The Sun.
London, England, 1854-12-29 00:00:00

MOVEMENTS AT CHERBOURG.

The Phare de Cherbourg of the 24th inst. ha a the
following :—" The frigate Virginie went into the :rotcle
yesterday and hoisted the flag of Rear-Adyniral
Guerin, who is to command the station of I (ndo-
China. Rear-Admiral Laroque do Chaufray, 1 Jorn-
wander of the naval division on the coast of the Br stills
and La Plata, who is to hoist his flag on board the fr igate
Poursuivante, now arming in our port, arrived at 1 Jher-
bourg on the 22.1. The steatn-aviso Lucifer, rhieh
sailed for rest on the afternoon of the 21st, reta irned
yesterday morning in consequence of the contrary I winds
she encountered since her departure. She was 71 nable
to double Les Casquets and lost one of her boats, -which
was swept away by the sea. The steam-aviso f Docyte
sailed on the 21st for Havre, where she is going t o load
iron plates for the floating battery Devastation. The
steam corvette Phlegeton is now coaling, and will leave
in the course of the week for Toulon. IVe hav a bad
for the last three weeks gales and westerly winds, a vhich
render the navigation in the Channel extremely dill icult.
A vessel was thrown on the coast of La Hague 3 -4 !ate
day morning, and another was wrecked near Cart egret.

We read in the Monitncr de la Flotte :
" During the last twelve months nine ships or the
line, one brig, and four steamers have been laun ached.
During the same period three ships of the line,
six steam frigates, thirteen screw transports 01 the
largest size, 20 steam-gun boats, five floating bath eries
and five sailing bomb vessels, were placed on the
stocks. The first result of the labours of our arse male
during the year has consequently been the launchii ,g of
14 ships, and the laying on the stocks of 52 m ore.
On the other hand, the naval department purchaa sd in
1854, for the use of the fleet, 11,300,000 kilogram Imes
of wheat, 7,520,000 kilogrammes of flour, 1,601 ~000
litres of spirits, 13,300,000 litres of wine,
1,7.P1
),000
kilogrammes of salt provisions, 523,000 kilogram! n es of
coffee, 397,000 kilogrammes of cheese, 553,000 kilo•
grammes of sugar, and 3,492,400 kilogrammes of dried
vegetables,—which articles cost the State 22,500,0 VOL

OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS FROM TI r$
ARMY IN THE CRIMEA

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GENERAL ORDER RESPECTING THE (COON•
DUCT OF FLAGS OF TRUCE.
GENERAL AFTER ORDER.

Head-quarters before Sebastopol, Dec 10, 185 4.
The following rules are to be strictly observed resilpect•
ing communications with the enemy's outposts :
No flag of truce is to be sent in to the enemy witNout
orders from the Commander of the Forces.
No letter or other communication is to be sent in by
a flag of truce which may have been ordered by the Com-
mander of the Forces, unless such letter, which mu st be
open, shall have been first transmitted to head-quar tore.
Flags of truce from the enemy must be received by
the officer commanding the first post at which they laity
arrive. The officer commanding the post is to receive
the flag of truce, or the officer coming with it, to take
from him the letter or communication with which he may
be charged, and to give him a receipt for it ; And be is
then to send him back to his own lines, taking care,
in no case, to allow bim to advance beyond the spot et
which he may have received him.

..
An officer employed upon this duty is required to con •
fine his conversation with an officer of the enemy entirely
to the subject on which he may have to communicate,
viz., the receipt of the letter or message from the email];
and he is to see that the departure of the officer deliver.
ing it is not delayed. By order.
(Signed) J. B. B. ESTCOUBT, Adj.-General.

The following notification carries with it its own Com-
ment, and illustrates some of the observations sent by
our own correspondents :
MEDICAL MEMORANDUM.
The French ambulance have promised to take 1,100
sick down to Balaklava to-morrow morning.; you will
therefore warn and have ready [number stated] of the
-- Division to put on the mules by 8 o'clock, so that
the ambulance may not be kept waiting. The men
should have breakfast and be dressed before that hour.
Each man will take his blanket and greatcoat with him,
and you will detain a medical officer to accompany the
party, mounted, if possible, who should carry aeme re-
storative with him, such as a portion of spirit or wine,
and a small drinking-cup.
(Signed) J. HALL,
Inspector-General of Hospitals,
Dec. 10, 1854.

In charge----

-, Division.

SUICIDE IN BETHLIIIAM HOSPlTAL.—Yesterday Mr.
W. J. Payne held an inquest at Bethlehem Hospital,
on the body of Martha Day, an inmate of the asylum,
who committed suicide by hanging herself. The deceased
was admitted on the 15th of June last as a maniacal and
suicidal patient, and was labouring under great depres-
sion of spirits. She had twice attempted the life of her
husband. Since her admission she had betrayed no in-
dication of making any attempt on her life, nor had ever
spoken on the subject of the past. Oa Tuesday night
she went to bed in rather better irits than usual, having
had a glass of wine and a pieces cake given to her by
the nurse of the ward. The nurse on going into de.
ceased's room at six o'clock on the Wednesday morning
found her hanging by the neck from the window frame,
To accomplish this object she had tied one of her stock-
ings and a silk apron together. The rule of the institu-
tion was to take all the patients' clothes away at night,
but this woman was allowed to sleep in her own stock-
ings, as she always complained of her feet being cold.
Vcr,liet, "Insanity."
" UNCLE SAM" is dead. His name was Samuel
Wilson, and be died in Troy, New York, in August,
aged 84. He first labelled Government goods "U. 5.,"
for which practice the soldiers originated his RAMO of
"Uncle Sam," instead of "Jonathan,"