Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-04
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
FRoM !, OUR LoND ON CORRESPONDENT.

ra NAllUNAL NlILLlUENoGIs'
FROM o OURLONDo ON CORRESPONDENT
LONDON, OCTOBER Is, 1854.
1Many a time and off, during the last few
months. the despatches contained in the I" LOalide
Russe . and the g Journal ,St. Pstersburgh" have
afforded amusement to the English people. The
reports of the glorious capture OF the stranded
" Tiger" and Of the defeat of the English naval
forces at Odessa are still fresh IN their recollection
Now. however. the tables are turned. There need
be no more Dragging about the truth of English
Journalism, no more laughing at Russian exaggera
ton A hoax on SO gigantic scale as that lately
perpetrated day after day. by the submarine and Eu
elegraphs has rarely been recorded in the his
tory Of any nation. :. The fall of Sebastopel with
$4,000 Russians slain and $4,000 prisoners, excited
boundess enthusiasm throughout the length and breadth
of England and France Queen VICTORIA eagerly unfold
ed her dispatches Bamoral and NAPOLEON THE THIRD
received the news in the midst Of his army at Bouogne
and, with uncovered head shouted, at the top of his
voice. s5astepos priss The rude throats" of the
French artillery and the guns of the old Tower of Lon
don simultaneously proclaimed the glorious victory r
Every country town. every hamlet every village nook
was gaddened by the tidings Of "great JOY" Bells
peaIed from thousand steepes, and iluminations in
nany of the principal towns gave ruddy brightness to
the smiling faces of assembled thousands But alas alas
for all this honest and heartfelt enthusiasm, the un
doubted confirmation Of the great news upon which it
founded first became doubted and unconfrmed then
avowedly every much exaggerated" then altogether
sdstrustcd" then "suspccted fabrication, then an
acknowledged "untruth" " and then "yile and abomi-
nable hoax" and lastly dishonest and unprncpled
ockobbing and commercial speculation" The author
of Trstram Shandy has something like the sentiment,
that every thing is big with jest, and has wit in it. and
instruction. too if we but find it out" We cannot
find either the wit the instruction contained in this
cruel and monstrous falsehood Would that could in
woke the spirit of Sterne to discover it for us 1t is
quite certain that the report did not arise from
aggeraton from accidental misunderstanding. The
intelligence came from many different quarters, and
was cunnngly corroborated by variety Of contem
poraneous teegraphs that doubt entertained of the
whole being premeditated falsehood. Enough, how
ever, yet remains to crafty the national and honor
able desires Of the Allies The splendid victory achieved
by them the Alma raises the reputation of the French
and English armies to the highest point and almost gives
Of the speedy reduction Of Sebastopol The
British contingent had their share Of the labor and danger
of the day. and have gained ample proportion of the
honor and glory Of the victory When it is considered
that nnetenths Of the British engaged in the battle Of
Alma had previously shot fred, except in
the way of practice amusement it becomes evident
that there is such thing innate coarage which, in
certain of men, may always be depended upon. 1t
also proves that although in the British army there may
not be that elaborate and organization found in the
military services of the continental States yet the dis
ciphne is excellent and the spirit Of both officers and
men makes up for any shortcomings Of system. The
British troops crossed valley, forded breasthigh
river, and assembled steep slope under tremendous
hre One of their regiments the 23d) lost large pro-
f. 80
they advanced with perfect coones and drove the we'll
posted troops Of the Czar from their batteries at the point
of the bayone The Russians were it is said convinced
that their position was anassaabe; and probably relied
the redoubts Of the Alma as on the Notifications
of Sebastpo They confess they expected be able
hold their position for at least fortnight and their fight
the combined result Of astonishment and terror
When they found their heights invaded and the shatter
ed bands of their assailants leaping up with cheer
their batteries they broke and fed Yet to dsparge the
Russian troops would be to cheaper the bravery Of their
opponents They fought WE'LL and regained part of the
credit which they lost at Citate and Sistria They
carried R their guns and hardly prisoner fell into the
hands Of the conquerors the ncompeteness Of the
cess beig chiefly be ascrbed to the of cavalry
The dsath of Marshal ST. AaNAUD on the 10Th Sep
tember has mixed up national mourning, both in England
and Frame with the joy occasoned by the late from
the East The Marshal had previously Ton the 27h)
signed The command of the French army Gen. CAN
ROBERT There is certainly something very touching in
the way in which the deceased French Marshal speaks of
his health in his despatch written the day after the
battle He was thought to be dying when he left
Paris Hsphysicans confidently predicted that he could
not reach Marseilles alive The change of climate and
excitement probably prolonged his life beyond the period
would have reached had he remained at home inactive
AT Alma, is said he held his horse by two dra-
goons, who rode each side Of him. The Marshal
was in the 53d year Of his age and had great deal
of active service and experienced much of the
hardships Of war.
Next to the war the trade is probably the most
important object of consideration The week has been
quiet one at Mark Lane but although operations have
not been important prices have been firm and probably
trfe in advance. The following is statement Of the
arrivals in that part Of London during the quarter which
ended 3Oh September last and also the corresponding
quarter of 1853: 1853 1854
Wheat, 497713 207 1877
Daiiey, qfs....,- i1S,95O 69,lI0
Uats, 47l,22 304 498
nean' z4,l5I "a, ,444
rsoe, " 4,50o 3,996
Eiour, ppis...-... S6,3Sl 81, 1893
Flour, sacks.............. ........ 39,898 31,801
The falling off is of course in the arrivals of foreign
grain; the foreign wheat arriving in the two years
ing 4535S9 and 1868 quarters respectively and the
foreign -four in barrels 38l and 3 1893 respectively
The National Balance Sheet = has been made up to
the 10th Instant and shows the following satisfactory