, 1854-12-16


despite the censorship, the Berlin journal,
speak their mind pretty freely.
Two British steamers had been ordered
to proceed TO the sea Of Azof to bombard
a town on the coast Of that sea.
4 There is every probability that Sebasto-
ipol will fall, and perhaps speedily. But Il
by no means follows, that its fall will end
the war. Turkey is well nigh exhausted Of
recruits. France, it is true, has still 1850.
600 men to spare England has not SIN
gle regiment, unless she brings forward her
sepoys from India. Russia, on the con.
trary, has immense reserves, and may pro-
tract the war indefinitely.
LArER.-Oa. 2O-There is no later di.
rect news A Russian despatch Supposed
to be reliable) says that nothing of impor.
tance had happened on the Crimea to the
18th.
A private despatch from Bucharest, da-
ted the 9th instant, announced that the
bombardment commenced on the 18th,
Two hundred pieces of heavy artillery were
employed. Sebastopol was not expected
to hold out more than three or four days.
Thirty thousand Russians have crossed
the Danube into the Debrudscha. The
vanguard is at Babadach. Twelve thou.
sand Russians under Uschakoff occupied
the Danube ferries near Toultsch
The German press everywhere gives in
dcations of the approaching rupture be-
tween AuTtria and Prussia Great anxiety
exists at Berlin.
The London Chronicle, noticing that an
impression appears to prevail that 0mer
Pacha will Immediately assume the offen-
sive in Besarabia, says that it may perhaps
be doubted whether such a movement is
actually contemplated but even If the
Turkish commander should not cross the
frontier, the menacing attitude which he
maintains in its vicinity will be almost
equally eiicacious in OBTAINING In compul-
sorry inactivity large Russian army Of OBJ.
servation.
GREAT BRITAIN Parliament is further
prorogued from 10th October to 18th No
vember.
The English papers at length, publish .
list Of the killed and wounded, private men.
at the battle Of Alma.
! The amount of the national subscription
for relief Of the sick and wounded In the
Crimea, now exceeds 10000 sterling. A
regiment Of women has been organized as
nurses, and are to be Immediately sent to
the hospitals at Scutari.
There can now be little doubt that the
Baltic fleets will return home without at.
tempting any further operations. All the
smaller English steamers have already left,
and the whole of the French feet is on its
way 10 France.
At recent great ERE in Memel, the
whole place would have been burned down
had it not been for the exertions Of Amer
ican and English sailors then>in port.
Mr.. Upton, an Englishman settled in the
Crimea, and son Of an engineer Of fortif-
cations in Sebastopol, has been taken pris-
oner by the British, and Is sent to Lord
Raglan's headquarters to have information
extracted from him respecting the works.
LOUIS NAPoLEox TO VIsrr ENeLAxD.-
The Paris correspondent Of the Morning
ChrOniele says it is expected that Louis Ma
polson and his wife will visit the Queen in
November, and that Queen Victoria and
Prince Albert will return the visit about
the middle Of May next, when her majesty
will not only see the French Exhibition,
which will then be open, but see Paris in
all its glory.
Sin EDWARD BELcHER AND 0FFIcERs.-
The court martial on Sir Edward Belcher,
for having abandoned his ships in the Po-
lar Seas, has terminated. In the case Of
Captain Mcclure and the other officers
who acted under Sir f. Belcher, the yer.
dict was that they are honorably aequit-
ted !" and in each instance the sword was
returned, with a complimentary remark
In the verdict on Belcher the word "hon--
orably" was omitted and bis sword returned
to him In silence. The proceedings are re-
ported at full length in the London papers,
and the evidence ELECTED some interesting
particulars Of Arctic life.
FRAxcE-A statue Of st. Armand Is to
be placed in the gallery of the Palace Of
Versailles.
Stone bridges are to take the place Of
the Iron suspension bridges OF Arcole and
the Invalides, Paris, and are to be open 10
the public by the first May. ,g
The greatest activity prevails in prepar-
ing for the great exhibition Of May next,
which, II we may believe onr French friends.
will be the worlds wonder
There is no political news Of interest.
TIE ALLIEs AND PoLAxD.-There are
many indications, say numerous Paris cor
respondents, little in themselves but
amounting to something in the aggregate,
that the Courts Of France and England
have actually under consideration the prac-
ticabilty Of re-establishing the kingdom Of
Poland as an independent power. Such
stroke of policy, it is believed, is faforite
project of Napoleon ILL.,, who hopes there
by to cripple Russia's influence over the
German powers, and as the influence Of
Russia diminishes to build up that Of France