The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-11-21 00:00:00

THE BLACK SEA FLEET.

KATCHA, Nov. 3.—The greater part of our steam
squadron are lying at Balaklava to protect the transports.
The following vessels are in the harbour at Balaklava:—
Sanspareil, Diamond, Wasp, Caradoc, and two gunboats.
The Agamemnon, Gladiator, Sphynx, Valorous, Niger,
Simoom, Vulcan, and Apollo are round outside the harbour.
There are a few cases of small-pox on board the last vessel,
and the assistant-surgeon of the Simoom is sent to do
duty there during the illness of her own medical officer.
Dr. Ross, late assistant-surgeon of the Caradoc, is appointed
to the Banshee, vice Chapman, to the Britannia. The
Diamond is employed as a receiving ship for sick and
wounded seamen and marines, who are forwarded to their
respective ships as they become strong enough for removal,.
The inner harbour of Balaklava contains at present only
those transports the cargoes of which are in daily requisi-
tion, and a ship for the reception of sick and wounded
soldiers. Lame quantities of sheep and cattle are arriving
daily from. Eupatoria, where the supply appears to be more
than equal to our demand. A rumour reached us a few days
ago that the Cossacks bad succeeded in intercepting any
further supply, but English gold is irresistible here as
elsewhere, and our wants are well provided for by the
Tartars. The beef and mutton are as good as could be
procured in England. Immense quantities of onions are
also to be had at Eupatoria. The Leander is the only
English man-of-war lying there. French soldiers are
arriving daily, and a large Turkish reinforcement has also
arrived from Batoum. A •cargo of charcoal is being dis-
embarked for the use offhe army. The weather has been
very cold in the camp for the last four days, especially at
night and in the morning, but amid their discomfort our
brave troops appear happy, and the universal wish is for
the storm of the enemy's stronghold. The violence of the
gale has now abated, and consequently the cold is not so
great.

MIITINT.—A letter, dated Malta, 11th Nov., says

" On Sunday last, the new screw steam-ship Jura, after a
splendid run out, in which she encountered very rough
weather, put into Malta, the insubordinate state of two
companies (the 60th and 55th) having rendered the step
necessary. From the information we can collect, it would
appear that three or four men, who were serving a period
of imprisonment by sentence of court-martial, had their
sentence remitted on their wish to volunteer for foreign
service becoming known. They were put on board the
Jura with several recruits, and first showed an insubordi-
nate spirit by not saluting the officers. The example was
soon followed by the .recruits, and matters went on from
bad to worse, when the water-casks were broken into, and
the water let loose: Fortunately, the Jura, by her con-
densing power,-was enabled to keep np a supply of water,
but the disturbance had reached such a pitch that it was
deemed prudent to put in here, and report matters to the
general. In consequence, the two companies were landed
(one man had received fifty lashes on Friday last), and
placed under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Borton,
of the 9th, who, on their landing, drew them up and
addressed them in a very feeling and telling manner,
hoping that, ere a week was over, they would justify him
in maing such a report to the general commanding as
Would induce him to believe that the mere act of landing
them was the severest punishment that could be inflicted
upon them. The mutiny had got so much a-head at one
time that the guns of the ship were loaded with grape,
and the men of the 63rd were ordered to load with ball
cartridge, as a cheek upon the men. In their place the
remainder of Her Majesty's 62nd Foot embarked, the
head-quarters having gone on board Her Majesty's steam-
Miranda on the 3rd instant."