The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-24 00:00:00

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thehigiardi og the acreable deficiency little can as yet be au-
x -,,-'2IY. known ; but, from the dissatisfaction generally
tellitt`r,„.( r,',37 farmers who hay% put the matter to the test of
eie..7ug, there is reason to suppose that there will also be
3;e:eerie' falling off in that respect.
oldne esndiaetenol:siisdherations have had some influence with. holders
-in whheat, and the disposition to sell at present prices hasf
ed. Those parties who have still stocks o
Vow-% MARY conclude that the superiority of last year's
read, over that of the new will cause it to cemma. und(
new
hay ',sale irony period ; and, though fair supplies of _ k•,e 'men ught forward by the growers, they
.have re
-
the 1° sell except at enhanced rates. The increingly un-
allable
thei- reeorts relative to the potato crop have. also had .104, weight; and the trade has assumed a decidedly firm
\Vile
in ~ ther any immediate advance of importance will occur
t measure, on
°f wheat will probably depend, in a great
ma hon the weather ; but, however auspicious the latter
stuffa;rme, we feel tolerably sure that the price of bread .•
i\-ot
oust' later in the year, rise materially.
lies i„3l. is the crop short in this country, but the
.harvest
tnrou'en defective over the greater part of continental
taincr., In Holland and Belgium the fact is so well ascers
dee tnat tire
. mod it Government of the former country has
nuain, Prudent to reduce the duties on grain to the
Mto 13;4 Point; whilst all restrictions on the import of corn
Aiteloginos have been removed for a given period.
dam, An't3.,.. numerous orders have been received from Rotter-
are are f —err', &c•• and the moderate stocks of bonded corn
;,. e,y t-
. not exhausted
be sho.r' tly reduced into a very narrow compass,
nary e._ gusted by shipments to countries m hence, in ord-
of 001,Ts, we are in the habit of drawing some portions
artist
ex.ureign
°1.... supplies. In the Baltic ports Great Britaind
h, Black Peet to be
out-bid by the Dutch and Belgians ; and
3, whore ota wheat has lately been bought up
.to supply
It sewer the crops are stated to haveyielded indifferently..
in tili, "-8, therefore that unless prices advance materially
Ulitatf.nol,lutrY We are not likely to draw any quantity of
At h ',". abroad.
'last earl3' all the leadingprovincial markets held since our
I:earah-aceed rates have
..,een obtained for wheat. Up to
—4°4 3 th-re Was not much excitement; but since that
setieret; Later in
timilcy;'{)etnlntnerastblekanxiety has been manifested by all par-
il.ati-Y_s; s.tiriaT°4lranusiness was comparatively 17)ara.tively quiet on Tues.
4e of 2d. per Olb was established on
weekhe demand became much more
at
that and on un Friday e s eculative purchases were made
c(Zsb, anti iaalsnot‘in Only of wghepat, but also of oatmeal, beans,
pined • i'r heat commanded a further rise of 2d. per
artiel sold
1,. ..% rose . at Is. above previous rates, and all other
.he a to the same
qaraci„eemulta from noll,
proportion.
'tas a,.`7r, and though the tuorfn 'wfuaessdagayai,nsatrethneohtn;frera,
wheatlivelye
day, iZt general!,
quoted higher. At Leeds, on the sam .
the ;a' value 0 the article advanced Is. to 2s. per quarter
ittel
case th-rfierations eernent was, however, paid with some reluctance,
o -were on rather a restricted scale. , The Mrin,lta very different at Wakefield on Friday, ashen,
the 1.1 f) the unfavourable reports respecting the effects
to
Purci7L°ll the outstanding crops, the millers were eager highec7,?sand the rates realised were at least 2s. per quartertat
tlei aci,LuiAtthe prices at which sales were effected on h
t(i.ecttn _ to 2s. •
risionun the west and north-west we have also accounts of
cinP.rices. At Bristol on Thursday, the rise did not ext-
broo4,2B. to 38,
but at Bi 'ngham the improvement amoun -
per quarter and the whole of what was
Them forward was sold' '
eoesh upward movement has not been confined to the large
t
X44-.37‘111n0e is towns, the rise having been quite as great at
I e markets in the agricultural districts
.as at the
lualitenbu'e-
kin d late in
~ , named ; and, though the inferiority of the
down • "' the new wheat must tend to keep the averages
occur i_a material reaction in the duty may be expected to
the year. The last general return for the
celigH, (51s. ld.) was ls. 9d. lower than that for the pre-
(the duty ; and the aggregate of the six weeks, by which
the 3' is regulated, was just ld. per quarter below 565.
Ilia rate required to cause the duty to decline to 16s..per
atirte); there is, consequently, no chance of an immediate
wie not mout's'; and it is now pretty certain that importers
er for home consumption.
is 'n,,,e most important intelligence from Scotland this week
aatus"leestionably that which relates to potatoes. The
- e disea„
an ear; so Prevalent in the south has attacked the plant
the "nus parts of Scotland. This discovery, together with
accounts change of the weather and the animated
ee from the English markets had roduced much ex-
pe7rnn_ent. At Edinburgh, on Wednesday, wheat _ rose 2s.
41,,stuarter, and most other sorts of grain and pulse werea_so
ail at enhanced terms. At Glasgow higher prices were
wasl
colle,a; and pretty generally obtained, whilst a further rise
80111114141 y calculated on by the holders of corn.
the of our letters from Ireland begin tee express fears
but the crop of potatoes had net escaped in that country :
the re t h e
th_ por s t enc on theubject are not of so d fi i
.11 e -n-te a
I,:aeter as from other partse ofd the kingdom ; and we sti
confined to this side of the
~Pe that the failure may
i 44; aanel. The fine weather broke up there about the same
operations had been arrested
e as with us, and all harvest opera
1)41
,Y the
arrivals The of wheat coastwise
into London have been
moderate, the quantity reported up to this (Saturday) even-
iag amounting to 3,245 quarters.
, The show at Mark-lane by land carriage samples from the
qsree counties has been very small, and we are inclined to
thick that the supplies will for some time be trivial, as far-
INN must soon begin to think of preparing the land for
411141 n, sowing.
s2lWednesday
there were only a few runs from yssex. and
was exhibited either
tk', and on Friday scarcely anything
mtetit,llese or more distant counties. Nearl the whole
miler ion the fi st-named day was sold at prices ls.per
Whil t-ttl,bove those current in the beginning of the week.
,
Prot the sales subsequently effected were at a further im-
lilartee-reat, making the total rise since Monday Is. to 2s. per
I'6 ,
tlia'o 1.,!-:ondon average is Id. per quarter higher this week
'trade `‘,,, e though the sales comprised in this return were
;on eh,vetbre the late reaction in prices, as far as London is
have •"ett; therefore we are inclined to think we shall not
Tha lower average than 565., or thereabout..
ill th:r,,u has been a fair extent of business done since our last
rueitt- "her sorts of free foreign wheat, and a similar enhance-
% to that estaMished on English has been obtained.
to orrdnied Parcels have been in great request. In addition
tiv, era from Holland and Belgium, a good many specula-
on uPtpurchtases have been made, and the transactions have,
whilst
lowest 111.1131 e, been rather important. The rise from the
enart&Po. Pointe, of last week must be estimated at 3e. to 4s. per at 4Gs: , good qualities of Lower Baltic red having been sold
Per quarter in granary; Dantsic at from 445. to 485.,
I.„oiv 50n1,, anY holders of the latter have refused to accept be-
beside ' Pe, r quarter for only moderately good qualities.
have bee 'hat has changed hands on the spot, some contracts
shipr,,, !en closed for floating cargoes and parcels still to be
Until "u...at continental ports, a branch of business in which,
iii_tsis_ wee, very little had been done.
priceunufg the town millers agreed to fix the nominal top
liaa since flourt at 498. per sack on Monday last, the rise w tell-
fitettwern taken place in who has led many of the manu
article
baba
refuse to sell at that rate • the real value of the
under riday a VerY
,as certp therefore again become unsettled. Ship flour
gin --uIY is- per k
close than in the be-
ug of rho sac dearer at the
On p • e week.
brisk demand was experienced good bl°olt, and for flour
ran upwards of 12,000 barrels changed, hand',
P barro.43 of the United States readily bringing 24;
_;1 'a haat the val'
The t
hut hitlrieceiPts of
barleof
sea , .erte the htuu. y home growth have been small,
try for this grain has continue s
d lu •h •
fl-- (yug, neither E 11 of all other articles has been rapidly
as the"ign
it'L rue, bondeicisglish nor foreign free barley has improved
_
orders
.Parcels have been held above the limits of -.. 3' were th ' the sales have not been so extensive this
It
hm e previous lee kayo Measure ni"e4 °lf alo ee • barley tden iniluet vs_ ,r;
the
wIY, the demand having in. some
uiPint sc..). the continued dulness in
wen made.
"L Price, however, no variation has

'NE ItUSSIT----------------="----------
--N
THE
AN. i
CAMPAIGN
„ The
41, 6 CAVCASUSt
caul:ming:
the rah
give% from a letter dated from
- xhe bayin
written Oki °I
the
lack
Sea,"
,St C - -- ..Ac •,„ja,tleasug : '
Officer the following account ateocohuanyteof beenthe
o
trnh* Izooluist stAiln"lt°;..nlow has executed the boldest, but
rarratluty.
ti—tit: ilk thas-ro'nunatryY
.caumuptaiir :uthstatbeevceornafeßssuesdaittannfao
l'o's, tii', that the successes which have been obtained. are
lost ~,c:--mlPQnsation for the losses. The Russiarnes
some
`ver
cir.,e, than
3,000 men, amongst whom we
Ptti:avcitl: It'ottliitnehgn:uishe d officers. The bad weather accom-
of
as far as Andy. Ile
summit
south,
as alsoYntral chain was covered with snow to the
the
heights of Retchel. Notwithstanding
ferteir,e cold, the troops laboured at the embankmtheenetse,reto.
13;alli,Y,tht Provision .stores. The avant-posts,
.1,
ii,:. of Ausinia, and the militia of the Caucasus,
aostuewsnuetserlde,
otcit7itvation in face of the enemy t• they each
e.epuTisehde
Nistk etaelinaents which attempted to advanti:
Aricicle(! of
Rothe mountaineers during the march
_ upon
'jti\l'a3 vigorous. They did not attck
iherils le sword and bayonet, and frequentlys
enormous
block VQ3 with rolling upon our tirailleur
tli,,, s°l stone from rocks. It was thought at fcifirlsitotvheant
Were 3eppes short of ammunition. Some
persons
been
cA.,, it e'l that their reputation for courage ,
tc, Ite44tedtli The G eneral.-in-C hif f
annde
3 the,. ,
.e courage of his troops, ,
ca X terminated their labours. The temperature gtlheceteladttneorthsainngg
Zoie,,t'l°r favourable, and the order to meraartcuhrewbase-
'liraday
(j on the 17th of July. On the . . following r
eulume, including the native auxiliary cco pt
ltr exceed 10 and were composed exclusively of
d, h lhe Russians had with them only 400 Cossacks,
etir,tract great difficulty in passing through the wooded
s
coreprid over the steep rooks. The convoy
of
4raught and
only of the strictly necessary number
Se
Vthiell horses the
the soldiers had to bring only
under
c.;,,t1 were absolutely wanted. Each soldier
The
those
Pas Grabbe had to carry 601 b. of baggage.. Andy
and 'Fe °I the chain of the Itetahel, which `divides
4rttrila." country of the Gumbet d'ltschery from the
ee
.13,,,,,u Tschnetschaia, was gained without resistance.
1,,,J3 itl:1 the northern slopes of this wooded mountain
Larz [11,41 par go, the chief object of the expedition.
''lste has
b'eunie, since the destruction of Akulcho, Buie
11
hi,
ac retreats of Scha.inyl who had collected there
a m0r,(41,118,,' rthaunition, and' provisions. He has
d built
Les.
kitist,!a " ',Or the Auls driven from I)aghestan asn
the 7'-'° come to say their prayers and mak.i,
Priqat -IsPosition of the country ; Schamyl
.is _
both reports
a
tisane and a the
chief. The principal rar-
freglitrit,'3,ell,aolyl lso. make this their
.rendezvous. They
wai' a-- !3 "ange their residences, going to inflame
raisethe
~,ili gainst the Russians to collect the taxes, and
.-
fore,;rs' His army has 'been '
increased lately by.rein
4041
Intl from Icistes do I.lngitschesp, Avares, and evenn
Arid ;_lksginstan. The march of the Russians. upo
like Y41,1a,1 set the whole tribes in motion. Dargo is not.
e
Etad tiu,sglio, defended by steep rocks, but by lumen_ ,
iliN;uilck forests, which render access to it extremely
(Iblivout 'n every side. In 1842 General Grabbe !Tr'
faii,d, red to approach Dargo on the northern side, but
Nrik and this hazardous enterprise lost him both
, and f
1-r"lost ina acne.. When the vanguard entered, through_
4tseher Practicable gorges, into the dense forest of
great fie' the eneiriy attacked him on every side with
taiwilt,
nereriess. The Circassians had formed barricades
sire;rt-`os of the rocks and trunks of trees, which
kJilcler au'Y impedeti the advatiet: all
the Russian troops.
*ere eheic‘ver mimedese obstacles all their shots told, and
ellY at such officers as did not conceal the