The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-16
STATE OF THE MAR ETS,
&C., &C., &c.

day the Goth ult.
The Hermann arrived at Southampton on Monday, tho
30th ult.
Since the sailing the Baltic nothing has occurred 10
alter the position Of Affairs. Indeed the continued alb
of news and the unsatisfactory condition Of tho
AustroPrussian and Germanc relations with the West
ern Powers gave duh and heavy tone to everything
Another sore Of the Russians, of Mr. Roebuck was
much wanted TO relieve the tedium. Dispatches frou
the Crmea are to the 9th Of July and announce no.
thing new"
Gortschakos account the general posture Of affairs
at sebastopo to the 10th Of July TO- So, states that
the besiegers opening trenches, raising tho
heights and increasing the strength Of the parApets
of their batteries, and opening embrasures; and
that the other hand his loss had been moderate and
that the sores Of the 7h and 9th very successful
Hamburg letter Of the Oath Of July, in the Indepea
dance Beige, says
The Russian Admiral Nachimof who lately died Of his
wounds at sebastopol very well known at Hamburg
He repeatedly visited city his way from Russia to
England, whore he sent by the Emperor Nicholas,
ton and armament practised in the government dock
yards. That mission lasted nearly Ave years. During
his residence in England the admiral acquired perfect
knowledge Of everything connected with the practices
and theoretical administration Of the royal navy. On
his return from London be was appointed by the mpe
ror SUPERINTENDENT Of the naval construcons at Niche
lae He belonged to plebeian family, and his brother
is still at this moment schoolmaser in the town uf
Ekaterin0saw.
The Russian government, having ordered an immense
quantity Of gunpowder to be conveyed from wilma t.
Perekop has offered very advantageous TERMS for that
purpose to the Polish owners Of horses and cars II
engages to allow silver roubes per pood {about
SO lbs). nearly IS 3s per cw The contractors must
engage to deliver the gunpowder in 81 days at Perekop
The Paris Constitutional has IN article considered as
intended to prepare the public mind for raising the siege
of sebasopol in case the Rezt attack should fail s.s.s
opo, il is said commanded by KamIesch, which holds
it, so to speak by the throat cannot be henceforth of
any use to the Gar.
An address presented to Sir George Brown at Lea
mingon 2th July In bis reply he deprecated any
change in the mode of offering the army, for it was pre-
csely because the officers gentlemen that the men
were 30 attached to them He wished that the commit
tee Of inquiry had examined French officers who
had associated with the English troops and they would
have found the allies formed very different estimate Of
the merit Of British troops from that which had been
formed BY some of their own countrymen.
The Scotsnsan (Giasgow) Of July 18th, says
Another change in the command in the Crimea has, No
hear on good authority become inevitable. General
equal for his duties and the facts irresistible that
already he holds the command only till successor can
but has been excused on tie ground that there Is NO
call for such sacrifice after bis great services and
doubtless also because his vgor which had previously
posed TO have been sim further impaired b. the extreme
anxietes and labors Of the last few months.
The United Service Gazette (London) has the followinR:
AI letter from Edinburgh from an old ecer says:
sonf " and as the question il probably asked In
yonr part Of the world also send you answers gven
with the new military meteor. A gentleman Who had
formerly served with, under simpson, In India but
who now :i5a degree lately told friend q
Of the highest talents hardheaded Scotsman and the
very person to bring the campaign to successful termi
the Generals family In the country being congratulated
the promotion Of her former friend replied with the
an aw Sss IT, S %s ~ o nae CO
ony we can get frae Jimmy simpson,
The Liverpool Post of July 81 has the following Items
The Hansa, steam transport, arrived at spithead
saturday afternoon from the East with invsds amongst
Eedan the 18th inst. One Of these brave soldiers
Lieut. COL Lowth, who In moribund state when The
the most competent authority removed in o stretcher
through the streets to his lodgings where he died in half
an hour afterwards.
Omer Pachas journey to Constantnope created some
gossip and the Paris correspondent Of the Post says that
the Austrian telegraph Immediately set to work to
tell the world that he had given in his resignation Al
though the intrgues of the Divsn never At an end
Is difficult to believe that this brave and faithful cham
pion Of Turkeywould quit his post at a moment when
his valuable services are much demanded The sct
H. Omer Pacha was called to Consantinope to be con-
suited on the threatening aspect of affairs in Asia
The report Of General Simpsons resignation gains
ground.
Lieut.. General Simpson has been promoted to the sub
stantivc rank Of Lieut. General with the local rank q
General in the Crimca and Turkey
The United Srrce Gdzd,e understands that General
Simpson eIegraphed to the Horse Guards to the effect
that he declined the services of General Knoys to sue
anJ hsxr~ rl. -
Of experience from the STAG already 10 that country.
Major General Barnard has been Appointed
HE fiedmontese troops were In good health in the
crimeA. They would be reinforced BY 5000 men.
In the House Of Commons on July 90 Mr.. Peel in reply
to Lord Goderch stated that il Was intended 10 eonst
tute an Italian legion.
LORD raimerston said there we're reasons wEch he
'noo'o mol dwe upon that rendered ID very desirable
mat the session should be closed somewhere about the
sth or 18th OF August There were great many votes
supply yst to DO taken; and II was Impossible to state
low long the discussions upon the motion. nov before
ne House. before going into the supply would take h.
therefore,, appealed 10 the hon. gentlemen not 10 prrss
hose motions, and moved that tomorrow the order n
he day should have precedence OF notices OF notou
nth the view q going into supply.
Mr.. Redingtop misunderstanding for Ireland and NJ
cremah Dunno brother TO the member for the ou.e,,s
ouny are spoken oil as likely TO contest the Representa-
ion Of New Ross on Mr.. Duay's retirement
letter from Crsccv says the Austrian sroc,e have
cen collected in two masses Of which Il s,a,o..S
Bohemia snd Mcravis, and the other IN Syria The
ssembiing Of an Austrian army in Bohemis and M,rs
Is proves that sAc relations between Austria ssd Ru.-.
re not Jet perfectly clear; ssd she shsr hand az.
ne that the troops IN ths rrincpstes haze bees re-
aced A % tae army in siyris, II IA cydsally oaly.
se-ve for the arm, o. Italy, which has .ey been n,
,soreed
fnsxesce hss reached London Of the sraoss total toss
sae 6ae coitctos Of antiquities which the sx.ats q
|. trts.5 scv-rnn'rt bare teea .npaoypf for SON,