The Sun.
London, England, 1836-10-06 00:00:00

CIRCA SSIA.

" A report was current a few days ago of a victory gained
by the Russians in the Caucasus. According to this re-
port, their troops, aided by their vessels, had made them-
selves masters of Sundjik-Kale, which was supposed to be a
place of very great importance. This intelligence, far from
being repeated in letters direct from the Black Sea, which
have reached Paris, is implicitly contradicted by the details
which they contain respecting Russian affairs. Their gar-
rison at Anapa, to which the fort of Sundjik forms a
sort of annexation, was not in a position to undertake
any enterptise, and orders have been given to strengthen
it. All their other posts on the two seas are so weak
that their power of defence is a matter of great uncertainty
so long as they receive no aid, and their blockading
flotillas could do nothing against the Circassian,. The
troops able to continue in the field, after repressing the
Kuban, are reduced to 7,000 or 8,000 dispirited men ; and
it is precisely to alter this state of things that 30,000 men
at the least have been sent to the Caucasus. But they
could not have reached there in the month of August and
have gained a victory. That announcement is at any rate
premature. But it has been since said that the Grand
Seignor is disposed to second every effort made by the Cir-
cassians. The Grand Seignor has no free will with respect
to this matter, and it might, with equal reason, be said that
he was disposed to make war against Nicholas. These
assertions are only intended to throw a mist over what is
going on, and whilst public opinion in France and England
is deceived as respects almost every thing done in the East,
Russia is strengthening her positions, pressing forward her
invasions, and is at the same time blinding our pretended
statesmen by giving them something to do here.—Courrier
Francais.

THEATRE ROYAL, DUBLIN.--This theatre
opened on Saturday night, and the performances were most
ably sustained throughout by Miss Kelly, who was so over-
powered by the two first parts of the performance, that at the
beginning of the third she became suddenly ill. Mr. Calcraft
came forward to pray the indulgence of the audience for a
few minutes. Very few, indeed, elapsed before Miss Kelly
reappeared, and in the character in which she was then acting
(Mrs. Parthian, a nonagenarian) turned the circumstance to
right good account. " I have, indeed," said she, in such a
tone as is rarely heard, except from a death-bed, " been
weak—very weak—the journey was long—and ill-health be-
fore the journey made matters worse.—( Cheers. ) But then,
I came among very indulgent and very kind friends."—(Con-
tinued cheering.) At the conclusion of the entertainment,
Miss Kelly came forward and apologised to the audience for
what she modestly designated the inefficiency of the perform-
ance, owing to fatigue and ill-health.—Freeman's Journal.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, OCT. 4.—We
hare had only a moderate demand for Cotton to-day. Sales
1,500 bags, without change in prices.
It is supposed that the Americans have attained the
greatest art in parrying inquisitiveness, because they are more
exposed to it ; but a well known civic wag, at a late political
excitement, maintained a defensive colloquy with a rustic in-
quisitive which could hardly have 132 en excelled by any Trans-
atlantic performer. Travelling post he Was obliged to stop at
a village to replace a horse's shoe, when the Paul Pry of the
place bustled up to the carriage window, and, without waiting
for the ceremony of introduction, exclaimed, " Good morn-
ing, Sir 1 horse cast a shoe I see. I suppose you are going to
here he paused, expecting the name of the place to be
supplied, but the citizen answered:, "Youl
i ye ; and no
Right again, Sir, I live are right, Sir, I ge-
=ally go there at this season.
doubt you be come from ---"
there," " Oh, ay, do ye? but I see it be a London shay.
Pray, Sir, be there anything stirring there?"
ay,
Sundayuf course ;. but what do folks
Yes, plenty
of other chaises." " Ay,
say ?" " Their prayers every_. " That's not what I
mean ; I wish to know if there is anything .new and fresh?"
" Yes, bread and beirinagsks." A nau, you be a queer chap.
Pray, Muster, may I your. name?" " Fools and clowns
call me Muster ; but .am m reality one of the frogs of Aria-
tophanes, and ray genuine name is Brekekekes Knoax. Drive
on, postilion.

ANECDoTE OF A BRITISH SAILOR.—A British
sailor, who had both his legs shot off while the Minerve lay
under the fire of the batteries at Cherbourg, in 1803, was car-
ried to the cockpit. Waiting for his turn to be dressed, he
heard the cheers of the crew on deck, and eagerly demanded
what they meant. Being told that the ship was off the shoal,
and would soon be clear of the forts. " Then d—n the leg', I"
exclaimed the poor fellow, and, taking his knife from his 17,occet,
he cut the remaining muscles which attached them to him,
and joined in the cheers with the rest of his comrades, When
the ship was taken, he was placed in the boat :o be conveyed
to the hospital but, determined not to ~Atlivo the loss of
liberty, he slacked his tourniquets, atlei bled to death,—.Capt.
Brenton's Naval History.