The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-13


NAPoLEoN's BAND IN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES TO
THE EASTERN ARMY-LoRD JOHN RUSSELL ON THE
wAR-MADAME ST. ARNAuD AND THE EMPEROR~-THE
ENGLISH NURSES TO THE CRIMEA. 81
We have little to relate beyond q few scraps of
The grand concert In the 6ydenham Crystal
Palace IN aid of the fund for the wounded had
Of the regiment Of Guides was the main Atsractio
Of the programme. The loss by the recent fire ia
Aolyneaux's warehouse, Liverpool, is set down a.
Admiral Arthur Is dead, aged rs. He entered
the navy in 1888, as captains servant. 4
An anti Mormon society has been organized In
DuIinr the performance OF vorsnio in the s,utb
Psriah Chapel, Cork, cry arose that the gallery
was falling. A rush was made for the coor, and
twenty eight persons were badly injured by being
Reinforcements to the number Of 1000 were to be
rent nom England within week, October 500 to
make mp for the casualties OF the campaign. This
vain brings us the British contingent TO IL:
strength c,.-ssina,ly sent ont, namely, 10000 in;
fsn.!s, with the us:sI proportion Of cavalry ava
"beDg too much disposed TO take gloomy yisw Of
the subject, il 10 impossible to deny that great
casualties must have taken place in an army Of
little over 80 600, from war and pesience, to re-
deficiencies caused in the ranks. So 1t is however"
The regiments lately arrived from Canada muster
no more than SEQ 20 600 men, and must be recr9ied
during the winter, so as to be ready by spring.
TIE bounty on enlistment Ia now GO sterling for
cavalry aoldiers aud ca los. sterling for infantry,
and the standard Of size is reduced one inch.
Lord John Russell had been entertained at o ban.
qpet. by the city Of Bristol: In his atter-dinuer
rpeech he gave detail Of the various steps that
have been taken in the war, and concluded by say
ing-"lt is no he, at present, to speak Of peace,
until in the course OF war we have the means of a
peace which ~ilI be safe and lasting"
Among the nurses sent ont with Miss Nightingale,
to the hcspsa at Scutari are the Hon. Miss ErsSine
and other ladies Of high so cid position.
A letter to TIE Times finds fault with the Empe.
ror Nepoeons expression ia his letter of coincidence
to Madame st.. Armand, that .sSt Arnsud, in spite
Of tinid c0unges," &c. "Itmid counseIsu the writer
Urges, can only apply to the cosnels given By the
British aamras :. gcrerals," md he calls On the
Bfi,ish government to cems.""a an expiration.
Latest from China.
CONTINUED SIEGE OF CANTON CnxNcEs or BOTH |
K PARTtEs--BANDlTTI AND rrRArss-PLwSIPors ~,
IIAllEs EN ROUTE roE PEgl,s GaE TRADE or THE |
lsNG-TsE KrANG no 81: OPENED Up, i!
BY the mai from Hong I'm, aaot. lfth ,;Tor
er;,, Ms "a @s ~ntoy Is eth hid by the I'm
i,h rs,s Dus .rstant fighting lad been going on
that -sg success. It was tionght however,
-se mperialists might be able to retain the
.,ty, 13s ss so. 81 as
Fabian was yet 10 the hands OF the insurgents.
The province was wholly Infested by bsnditti,
acting in separate bodies, and interrupting I'll in
ternhl trade and Intercourse. Attempts were made
ping places en- the river, bnt without success, IS
,f@Te wire mary different parties - treat With,
and, alter OIL, no real security, ana consequently
there had been fresh arrivals OF tea. Ihe river
vas fuIl OF pirates, and some CT the forts we're ip
The hands Of the insurgents. l.t|
Trade in inn orts was pletely at stand stll.
From SbaDghae dates are to the 26th August, at
which tine the insurgents bad f1 possession Of the
city; there gas activity in tse expert trade. Mig
20, August 70, was also quiet. At Fooch3g'foo
the export OF teas WAS actively goirg fer ward nnd
several fbics awaiting cargoes. TbeTo was NJ ap
pearance of trOublc In the interior. Teas were adj
yancr 6 In price, and the crop was not 80 ahondsDt
ss AZ one time IL ives reported 70 be. At Annoy all
was quiet, and al Nanoa affairs were calvlny a.
two OF the rebel chiefs had recently died. Il yas
MI deratood thatthe plsDposertiaries Of tho three
Powers would SIS ont imms dlatsJy for p. kir. Il
was also reportsd tias an attempt wouli be made
to open MP trade on the Yan.tse-KiaDg ANA 1t Nan
kin with an armed force. r
On the 25.h August. the British Admiral Stirling
was at Wosung, with the ship Winchester and
steamers Encounter and Blrracoutra, Intending 70
proceed to Japan. The Russian squadron hal been
ct Quelpsest, but had sailed north. Commodore
Perry went passenger TO Ssutham ton In TIE mail
steamer. The clipper ship Comet had arrived from
Liverpool At Hosg Kong, In eghtylve days.
N LA ro Cape Of Good Hope. eis4
BY the steamer Dee, at Plymouth, we have later
advicea nom the Cape Of Good Hope. With the
exception OF some desultorv cases Of cast'e
~ me Cass the colony was perfectly t.a. s''a
psr oOpPer mines In Namsoua 80. ;ylii
wsIo found TO be ysuAn,s h ana a. Walwis'
cywB. Os80n, from CavJo- Ing cuppor ~ ar