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Tint Criniza.---The latest intelligence from 'Sebastopol comes in the. shape of telegraphic despatches; one from ' General Canrobert to the French Minister of War ; another, which has found its way into a Ger- i:eat paper, purports to be from Prince Menschikoff. " Head-Quarters, before Sebastopol, Oitober 13, 1851.

"We opened the trenches during the night between the 9th and 10th. The enemy, who did not seem to expect us at that point, did not disturb the work, which we actively pursued. I hope We 'shall have -bythe-day after tomorrow (the 15th) seventy guns in battery. Since ten this morning,' a hot fire has been directed upon us at intervals, but without any sliced*. Our loss is almost nominal. The works of the English army proceed-on a parallel With our own.

"The weather, for a short time 'very had 'and very cold, has-fortunately turned out fine again."

The following was published at Vienna on Wednesday, as Official Rus- sian news, received via 'Warsaw, of the 23d.

"'Sebastopol, Otteber 16.—The garrison makes frequentaforties at night. Not a single Shell has yet fallen into the town itself. . " .Trarsaw, Oetober 24.—During the whole of the 17th, Sebastepol was bombarded by sea and land. The Russians also kept up a hot fire. The Russian fortifications hare suffered but little. Five hundred Russians .were killed or wonnded. and Admiral Kornileff [one of the commanders at Sinope] was among the killed. On the 18th, the bombardment was only continued by -the land b tteri " [Another noel of this despatch states that the *fella on the sea-aide had suffered:" very little."],

The letters of the "special" correspondents of the Times and the - Morning Chronicle bring the news down to the 13th instant. The Bret trenches were opened on the 9th and 10th. The French fell to work -at siineet on the 9th, on the extreme left of the British line; and by aline o'elock next 'arming they had finished a ditch, parapet, and hanquette;, -1200 metres long, at -ii distarite of 900 metres from the enemy's line., aFortY-six guns were placed:behind the "werk, ready to mount as abon'ttii-.. the sroluasuses were .constrneted and. the platforms ready,,,,On the same day, our men threw up, a, work for four Lancaster _and l0-ueb ,guns. The British ", leftattack," was begun on the 10th, under,Ceptaiii Chap- man, Royal Engineers; and riArench of 1200 yards- waaniade during the night. On the 11th, the "right attack" was commenced, under Captain Gordon, Royal Engineers. The Light-Division furnished a working party of 400 men' and- by the morning 363 yard e of trench were com- pleted and ready for batteries. It was intended that , a similar party should be employed On the left and centre; but the Sappers and Miners missed their way, and approached the enemy's lines. It was fortu- nate; for they stumbled on the van of a sortie. The Russians fired upon them, and by the light of the flashes the British saw some strong battalions of infantry moving silently forward. The alarm was instantly given ; the Second and Light Divisions turned out; the Russians opened a cannonade, and kept it up for half an hour. The -British brought up horse-artillery. The French turned out; and the whole 'line was alive with men.' At length the Eighty- eighth went down the hill upon the Russians, 'cheering as they charged, and drove the enemy in. The French were -similarly assailed on the 10th, by Cossacks and infantry, They laid an ambush, but were caught in their own trap, and sent flying.. Every day, and almost overY nights the Russian batteries kept up a constant fire. This had produced a few casualties : four or five men were killed; Colonel Waddy, -Captain Gray, Lieutenant Mangles, of the Fiftieth Regiment, and Lieutenant Rotheram; of the Twentieth, were wounded. The cholera had degreased on the 10th from 20 to 10 eases per day.

Thereat of the army has been secured, by scarping the main road and planting a heavy gun to sweep the Scarps: The Turks have also east up five ream-Minn the ridges commanding the Balaclava road; each redoubt to be armed with two, heavy pieces, and manned by 250 Turks. It ap- pearsahat the 9000 Mirka, coniposing 'the brigade,' are not veterans but raw levies : they were sent out without a commissariat; they begged biscuits of the Allies, and 'picked up a living no one knew how. But they are nowied By the British; and bravely as they toiled beforesthey toil with ton times more energy now. Behind the redoubts the, French have thrown tip earth-works, - completely closing the gorge of the pass leading to Balaclava.

The writers of these letters suppose that the:people of England sviTibe impatient of- the " delay " in opening the 'siege : but they remind us that the harbours for landing siege-guns are narrow ; that tq 'Conceive the -amount:of labour necessary to carry the guns into position, 'it must be seen &Ora day to day. But they, men on the spot,,probqbly soldiers both, were quite content with the Work done, 'and very cheerful at the pros- Ted before them.

Lord Ilagianliad been compelled to drive all the Greeks out of Bala- -clava ; having received information of a conspiracy to burn the tonal. The Allies were posted as follows on the I3th-

"The British occupy the centre and right: To the extreme right is en- camped the Second Division (General Sir De Lacy Evans), 'leaning towards the mouth of the Teliernaya ; toile left isthe First DiVETIOn (Duke of-Carii- bridge) ; hiving again on its left -flank -the Light Division it-' Gorge Brown), . The Light Division leans on the high-road which tonne* the harbour of Sebastopol with Balaclava. The Forirth Division (SieG.• Cath- cart) lies to the left of the I,ight Division-' and with the Third Divisien (Sir Riehard England) the British lines terminate. The French main strength extends from here to the coast. A French division is nested to the rear of the 'British, to cover the army from arty attack in that direction. Vis-a-vis to this division, occupying the heights which command the road from Belbek, lies the Turkish contingent. 'The British Cavalry' is stationed between the above French division and Balaclava. The Scots Greys, with Captain Maude's troop Of Horse Artillery, occupy a position 'ontside of Bala-

clava." -

There was some skirmishing at the outposts on the 7th, when four Eng- lishmen were killed. In the course of the dat, also,' a body of Rusairin trooper, consisting Of r4000 'Cavalry and 3000 infantry, trith-Cossacks in advariee, came 'from' the Eastward to about three miles from Balaolai,a. Cavalry and Horse Artillery were immediately sent:against them, and the Guards and Highlanders got under arms. They were fired into by

the Artillery, awl immediately retreated. • • -

It is estimated that the English have lost about 150 horses belonging to the heavy brigade. They were shipped on board transports at Varna, and encountered terrible gales. on their passage: the'ships laboured ex- cessively, the fittings and horse-boxes gave way, the horses got loose and perished.

An expedition was sent down to Yalta, a small town on the South -coast----the Brighton of those parts,- The object of the -erase was to look for provisions.- The men landed from the French and English ships, paid visite to the palaces' of some of the Russian. nobles, Woronzeff, Demideff, and others; and were "completely' thunderstruck by their magnificence," They left things as they found them, and obtained few provisions.; but, it is said, the French plundered some of the houses.

Russian gunnery was singularly illustrated on the 11th. An Austrian barque, laden with hay for British use, when close off Sebastopol, 'was be- calmed and drifted within range, and wenteshore Within 2000 yards of the forts ; the crew escaping from heir. Every gun wart brought to bear 'upon the barque for an hour and a half; but. she was only hit in font. plgoes. To the astonishment of the Russians, the Beagle ran in, covered by the Firebrand, took the barque in tow, and carried her safely out. Two Russian frigates made a show of coining out, but declined to fight the Firebrand, although she only carried six guns. The guns of the, Beagle had been landed for the siege. The Firebrand was only hit four times, and the Beagle not at all; though it 4 estimated that the Russians fired 400 or 500 shots.

Before the British army quitted the heights of Alma, Lord Raglan left Dr. Thomson of the Forty-fourth Regiment to look after the Russian wounded. The Doctor was instructed to appeal to the good feelings of the Tartar population ; and if the Cosaacks Game down, to hoist a flag of truce, and explain his position. This perilous task he nobly performed, Many of the wounded disd ; and Dr. Thomson and his servant buried sixty in one day. But, after narrowly escaping the Cossacks, he re- turned to the camp before Sebastopol, and, sad to relate, died of cholera, a few days after biaarrival.

The list Of .officers who have died in the Crimea is increased by Major Banner, of the Ninety-third ; Lieutenant Walmsley, Seventy-sevenths Captain Hylton Yoliffe, Coldstream Guards; and Staff-Surgeon Mackey,

774 Ar 491gro, 5,Pm.9.1ig_4 ql4OffiQUI.AQA:ftfoL0341K4kgraget tina Of the woanderrak theibilttle retrliAltnestlittddnfrhialwenadayit fieratagas i iss • - ....s str LiT.:101,gu ?.I ii.11,, -1-3-trursii... t ii 'I hue ;144 a btu; ..-iira•).; :., .. The isoust,agtRr--T,S-attesilaKerntAtn!tr;,tf,. rStiffittag satt lhari2th ieatanf,: talea a nometthat ,anstfte.,taeW of. eprobithilitieprintithe . Crimea. He profeeseel,ofbaeraltiastratiMents on '"the letters of Tenons whcslieve the .opportunityrand the knowledgnto judgeresereertlkiThriTS ar,1 1 '.., -." The chief enemy is oneSiteainst whichsne-a ourageser .skill eansareail. Sickness still continuee its ravages; and; though the then have newsiethived their tents; and are no longer exposed to the chill and daisies of an entinntial bivouac, yet the state of the army is far from' satisfactory. It is aaidson good authority, :that.the effective British infantry ' does not now 'exceed 111,00(1 men The probable loss in our part of the invading' forte from Cho- lera, fever, and the sword of the enemy, is about' 500(1-men, ; since the exPe- dition Bailed. 'f•Tots indeed; that such a number are Shad,- but that there are so many disabled by wounds And weakened, by disease;thattlie 'force of the army is lessened by mearlyra fifth; . Not'orityis such it number Of men sub- tracted from -the efficient strength of the army, but to attend upon them, and keep them in. seenritysrequires the servites of many of • the ablebodied; --so that Lord Raglan is Beriouslytindered by the preseadeof belargeittrain oaMek, and is deraireue to send them out of the country as feetraer possible.' • Tahentionetto some time-eince that.inany of those at:Scutari-were deemed ethiveleticent, and sufficiently receverecl' for actual service. A.-few days latier tvieiteamers full of them were sent tip to the • Crimea. • The men, ., Were' in gond, spirits, and except that they were. a:little pale, seemed to have perfectly reeevined from their late .prostratten i: abut the result has Proved low 'llttle• fit piny but the strongest and most, healthy - men are to bear . the hardships' ,Aielti the artily have to under'and how.vain.it is to trust theepptiataneeof etherCeilitthen the malady' has been of . so-depressing a: kind as Bnigariruiltver'ion?rtity dysentery,. Three-fourths _of the 'men rweres found' tailtirfer'eny arervtce whatever;, many ofthemr fell ill within a day sor tvisareftik tittles' foot on shore; and theysareilow swelling the sick 'list sin the 4earSof thaarrny, and to no sm all extent hampering its operatioter;liv bile -they spread' diaebtarug,: meat ,and, -apprehension amongsthose who remetn'Unteuehe&' i1'Y.The Ices Of the French is-Said Met,torbe.propOrtiotally, erstnarto One °Writ', ffit'llie it4 truth eanaet baknown with accuracy, for the Frendheffeetentear Sieiret in all that .eannesas. the internal :economy of the 1-ereeejlinder fh. thins mandandthe separation of the two armies preeltalei ellliteilititairof 4-

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"Two great difficulties arespoken of as likely to' delay success, or to cense it to ha mom 'dearly purchased. ,. It is :impossible- thettack- the plaie ' by reg, n- laralege ope,retioass.for the'statth ron-evetysaldewliSebairt*tialbiande less than a Mot thrdepth ; in seine plaeett thestrolidrOnriagilit fairl - below the:Beetled. atffh., quits dispoaessofdthiequeitrieti

and all the engineering techniesilitiessichteleacornertruideil lot lar rap prestahessarghonlyrentainif tisbattat thefrialfiddfir ait'W

and theta carepthellace! by sisiaraltssiffieseveaffittles. Mt be' id- possi bihtysofprosecuting, i a, regular liegyss theitheiesqte lac bf that 'at this

,seasenaif the.peaksinchoperationsWotild)extentlaavetiia tiro long to $s ventured :an witinesfirty toithaexpeditionell Thie ;Second diffre01 ensistsin

,thelset Of the grburid, nnagthiolded bytessitiesssso that the #o6narchiiw

uplotheeseaultivtillshe separatedsand thrliaiffetent bodlbbhrible,th tender

assistance sto. eathetherss ' The AMA isliss twine r, in . MATO* Plioricalis: sin six miles',.distenbafrom theirehipassindwIta have to'ditifg L1I Ifery end

seal:relies ithansBalaielavarbtieratrcreetry Avid, . will tan* it'll:ilk. They- hold the, summit 'of r es vidgrarrendiatoas leitg tang* Marker& effect onthelthisSien,outworrks; - 'initereithetisdeeterlds elf It' '

ill' broken, into Stith: .: or stlaree- parts i Aitihiteittiheasisyger sus

similarth that:Which'. destroyed so" manyiblaraelitte4 atit 'efeis

batteries.wilthe-silacedonsthe most ecesuiratidiere it4 kettle' -hoped that the execution -done by them' will be tuetries from their works end render r"thestreitatilt -less dange, iiitrtifithattiaat,g

. force.. The'FrenchendrTurks,S ontherlefts will be Ic t0eitiridtthitr efforts will be 'probablysditeotedteanaing a breach-in a htitilit- cures the Westerweide of •Sebaritepoli The litho*. Orettftalliearb '

been far inferior-to-our own. TIME/each testi:06'04ecli, eliaillerret .aira - within ' titres-Alga Of their shin sti patateali dth* rtliey rattly,' indeed, suffer from the fire of the garrison, but are protected, freifiltbeeltatits of the Russian ,armysvsineh-,holds,theratelds1scs al' ISTlinstenefarlititi-reiteblished a steanitferry between the town &lathe Northern uiderlifillithtlaiTicy ivliieh they can be reinfiircedbythetscrits'marretiediderisn fietlid - ar; or oc- treat whehtbe tearniisnoliingersteriable0 sarr.arsE aril riset a: i 0 - • -,-- : ' This -writer - estimates -; thetr *Atari ifittS 45000 'neiiirtitirelfulfnif 10,000 sailiwa;send he e,ateulateaAlialtitilithreeiLikby6u ° °It 'b tit:a '4,ge fiell. *14 aSS'a".0.1 Iodine. g stts Ylau sq The force in Sebastopol is so greq „ s ierewded together,: sought create confusiop,ssbet the crow diagsig sisantieditistikeeping ,onoshalf in the

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Northern viol . rss, Jell _Ter Aser sair "The strengt -of ;the Russienr artey; irhaeleffilislensthe Abltertittyte send -threatens the. British eentnautheationeseithiMalaelaingsrlisialtstieentattly known ; but the force of easalrstis,saids tq herlarges" and is Vie tildes refills 'gerous as in that arra the Allies tire rextremely weak. 'I More than 200 of' die horses of the hearssitrigadewere losteataineer thou after theirr arrival hi the Crimea. l'eslige.glas4e>extremely iseasersaaind ithe horses ,eveilief tenant officers are sufferintaineensequencer.rvrs. si• d'kkki So far as can, (bet iobserted,- the Russiani have .'about 300-rguesrits non at Sebastopol. .4401y-the half 'of' these:have been taken fee 'VW hips, and will he WOdlOd, by sailors, between whom :and the land trooPtless distinction prevails than in our -service.,'. . . . The 'necessity for cautiolie operations against a; platreWhicli is naturally strong,-.and shas- at least a tius merous and welisprevided garrison, , with ,a 'communication-with the suirs rounding country, is evident; and thapublioniust not her disepaiiiiited if the work-has continued lonsaer than :their sanguine 'frame ofsinind.ledItheril to believe. When once :the preparations. are, CompletedirandMteattaeksrorn: meiices, we may expeot. a, apeedys iseue, :It:is well; batten:4 -torrknOtfie

difficulties that are to be surmonntedsiti tkatethoh; w engaged:4day not be robbed of their well-earned reputation by I.hose envious critics who

find everything,extremely easy aftetitris,effee ' The reinforcer:heats) Whieb had rittilMl'ithri amounted to 3000 Frerichtiom Gallitibli; lkirts. ;ITT tirj

A staff-officer in the Crimea writea' oil the 3t0Cio

The:men-continue nonderftillinelhalPtlitri haidered ; hut' fit, Reiff sickness_ and 'subsequent casualties here tady Sddilt1ished -oinsininilibilire From our army of. 31,000 we have iibw upwards 040,1000 ineffeetiiessr- in three, Of. our brigade, which two months :agoravars nearly 3000 streit , the .Coldstreams have left fit fordal fifiOrrtheirenadiersh30,sitatt the Sot*. Fusiliers 520. The culdstremns ha; rots12rtsfficeresleft . to, do,dutynot even one per companasSandllia See Fin 2,etratentnot hotter offS's A writer in the' de:a, auctRuppmed to be kept well-informed by FteMili ,effeem,„ teasistagat.Atserempleteet: account Of the land fortificatieres Of Sebes raiddle-of Islosreniber, thecite4hi. The-nature of the ground, efittetrid`tfri favourable to the defence ; hilt-1000 today are of the sable stamp' is Thesite;oftsbegoixil4oiisitifte" ffieteKteiPolitrlir(n- s riWnini, hp aitto aeclivityleorn the h riernewtellglaihilis toltthla, . - oVerkit-tV, theld1htete#1 a( .malf3if the tokain-tilid.hittbeui."1 Mari-414 ' ' ' loLleabdatirleiiidble ; a league and a half, and frem the topof whictiWfolde4_the whole pane- sandlekesatheitopitificihnoiriasht rftert6 ,,' . iiiSIFePl'jP•iireelftlieSite .-aink,tleownitakthp leve14 theriadstead!andintihdirtaorAtatbfit earifigm- ration of the grodtulit-eownalci , p jporthot, the Anit n i builtielne part over the iRtulieriad) MAP M=_Olk■ainphif&- etre, IlikeAlgierai,kileal!better aeldfi ee its u4kuOt,111R:ikEtiNitgollootleaulddtirrinfrom.*790a ,-Tlaertraturvertreets,.'pa- 1,4 1,1sels..vp Aineorintunitate rith:.eselipther only bpatetp osoesit,s; 4:ktoAt AtTir tateentitim there are linere-of communicatioatneriess -abrupt oterafoeevelsieltes.7-enertiawnleottaina.seteral.montunmtisedind, Among erAilthe,..ellreherii, eatkprineipally: all' the buildinigh of the nary, 54siE thttettaerreelr%oand,theahospitids. The population is .about A Rffrin'tte,btieressefinchtding:-.26,000: +middens"or Sailors.. • The ditilebittt9U1Alt eatiPloydriefintIltkinds,—Tenrotte(frara the navy -,.--gf emereflnlidlegeesaifelv,shopiteeprets; and-some/Workmen and fisher- :. 1Pc,FIni. /ffilfiftt allearain miedotbia :feet, Ithat:Itot tiaLle e the great fortarttall•eUtchlt Me Mims', On the .harhour: eattprotect Jit against -Weeks by i, eioltbategradaio.leetteries,rif the.Quarriffinieinituatedeitthe levier part 6ft•In4 ot4lfer..4.4ruen4,": ermacitsid:irrits defence rdle Quaran- tine Bayaa, the AKItet 4the- extreraeleft,of the sittarld)afit defended by the double balderYPUtist *take Patna. Near.that spot isTertiskierauffirc; and by ; theside-o, fithat frgt,e...battery ,ettled dthe!Bettaty 40:Sebastopol?, because it . farms. part. of the-,tAiva itself, ,.1 From battery Irene stiermaellated wall for musketry, aboetAvereightlas,ef. atifffiglieh miledn lengtiv-vairich runs up . the steep.,hiiikothu,dep, where:41i a large. mound :fere with:twenty guns on . the-platform, ;aln4. lenrroanded below,byi at hattery,,dlie mampartof which is tweutY404-.41fike-5ht wellsued thehestion havem ditch in bon t, but thereis neeriorerechlaily iberzolacia in front ,,rif this 4lteh.1-4134 'French, being chargad-millt 4114eattethien the Left, will puobally.thakete 'bombard the fort; afterthei15.1illutauttuaantl the haritcrelL asethelituarrintine Battery, i, and cren..t4e,w. _4:444 dlhe Neeterwlsiple of the-thy/a,: 6: But -..they will have other obstaAltell• eimercerestebeforts.arrieing-Aeae. :iinalerthe pennon of-the rottp4 foNtrkffiktilated",latgetfontified-t-puritek,..whinh.has been:lately flanked byse iridAntifeNterIcalveiXreen that barrack runs awalbentirely.surround- i inK ftor.4111iftile2PO4 anti the ansentilitoleyend thecareening basin towards the, . Mina', # 4441:Pateirui4kwt:theuroaditead, which:eves* development of from three and three-quarters to five English miles, including the sinnosities. Thieve ia,t1tree f,e,eXaliollzi ientenellateel;and hasin• front a ditch, the earth cd..Ff1-9:114,kiPlikilemoillnimimin'ttout;ter Serail glacisoovqrffigthe masonwork in nt•41'51&1442,_, 1Jettlicie,not,terreced-ri-that ,i1; does root form *rampart anctiT r, Arlig4erfiltatn be Placed. r:.But on this•points where .. in a -re- Odes °OW ' trillseeweeldine bastione,!the :Russians hare raieed batter- Jetir, 4 eficfsnlierk,Aqingi above the wal -..The4lisartning of their 'hoe fitreiched them:with . the means of iproviding all their :Apr, 3vi llery ,efilawe,ealittre, mad they .hatre..withoatidoubt plenty of ...F.1.?fIli. 911ffir Ile nlv. Mete CR JO* expert 1:.Thisaraperfect,system of • fortifica- 9 zfrlInin41 enyesalue,; except.1).pth :e te & nacity, the .besieged, by

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eeetstut JA theaelokilavot.the engineers: The centre Afifendedsbyk,the,,fort of:Akhtiar, . raised:on..ahiglipoint StiOVII.Joilkla little diatance•from this fortcommence three MAP ittlemadateach VMS, make -West, terminates by the ; eturether,,in the:centres.- mitsithe to . into- two unequal -.PdtPt14ii ora the East, ,destendsvight to 'the. North to form the As be KfAionption, of Al:tattier* ravine into the sea.' •It isTrin- loweltepeniug of thieravitte, and on.the.Weeternfrtide of the „ tndtAillnulated .„ the Iditferites,-,.for--(even should the ships of the PP?. 4nrareill Ole Uttrretettitede atilL. important foi, ' them to prevent all efitAlltfe • teulat y.theteetthe falibottrg. of Terbelnara,. on the 3ff el)elsiegees enfhe•tight; the.Enelish,z.seize on-this fan- %%ill' 04442,1k.hfilVe.,tader themaelrea.masters of! the 0thend. fort, Ito p. , _.,. 441tfielfiloetotedm,two.dree; and :oo.'overiehelikied with WON- tar PA Rh 04.41,1132# tteigarrisonaiould.renitfia.thered Mut it iti.to it ifIllsditeon■eanttordhe forcetitoespittiliiteirinet,being block- -, rk ,40, [4.,tke 4-01s, ientvwiten-atftlitiend . of otheivefforts,in: the town, IllwaYff Aletibertkietesrasscthe roadedead,- atid take refugein- the forts

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, TI9filfirt0siiittd to defend the:ravine of the port, two greatbat- nerIAX40±003 erednentionectpa recent eonstreetion,,said. to be Pnfkilfkokt ofrfirtiorenat of :timetskreise'r. -..third-toWer at the the fort, the Russians haveiplaind-affirnesaf,turttle ship-to:perform dithrbp4tejas egineet0e4south,obtlief ravinete J ilesidery the, vitirks Aon2cone t ;and ..41aZi.:1_ ittgalticittterraPtioist.. ft edAb .i •Oieehalfof the. is tyl 44,b,444a.bi.aw

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tle55antine,e/Cr3tel derinfirlhollei4 . 10, ridfglit ereo, file approaches. neee lierhkeougetiqently,cishyihitighteabderediii7Maridiatthertewn within 500 or 600 yards of the place. But beyond that radius the IF:netting. occupied th $tangfediubtisseveraliflaisair pesitierrs,.whiiifhisityiloNieditlie besiegers 44.APete.t1redeenshereatitutrithusizirkdneence,Ift500, to 180041aties from the 411*f..4t rip said.Ri Althomiutheae pesitionelwetemilylatttfied,tketirthworks, .31111eFfeatlaudder stasaidt ringhtdie eattbropted,,, th istAilied.tkileidire quire ' pre. :Jared Operating, by nil* tersacrifieingf.geod •noldiere, -wheetAntooteciness and Ifra.Xerg Willheereetuired alt 3ater,pesiod fer;deeieive -bletasi,..,'The redoubts of which we are speaking were to have been.ffiattered'inablitich and-taken, etiantustesopet Whatcdatind That esilegifig.arraratill5ehert'..be pushed for- Vinecherk that.grnund brwmitkeitli trenehee egkintletlielilecetteelf. Ilowever, eutsitletnhaemellatundathettrueityvilbe.viseeoshryi#5it01iP4down and de- grepsenwarktprotetIg it. on •thelw.eakestponti.4lbe, all these lyeriseand onetutctons,mised thtete ,erinitehave RIC inability and re- eafganga obt.reallperimmentiortifierriderie'aftltholigh the-Reasitiride are pro- Wed Isithilargaieannonp suelvpierbegarkiJ riot, sufficient Withatlt--gotid ram-, liftSta.d/It it,- holiday proved by i thou esperitffist 4 iillifi.deelipitiffit'lhe 'fire of thsebesieging.pettrythnetbmpe an adstestagegreer filit 'ef1theiVi0 strongest kkpeiclietattee.the.firedoftthe-attakk isaihtaybOotivergentYWhferitirthat of the let.MbliOn.011.4haftontearylieliseirgekjb,faueirrie., aii or Olt D,11.1',i- . L' Liw nails amine) otod3 xd nowd.,,r+ honie6-11sw ...L,d3 le ft.. ' i 3i 19.11.1; 18W 7 Lig& ITU .

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obas Veen. 'made 1 it appears, however, quite possible that the Russian .tposiitton on -tlir Lower Danube should be Occupied -in force. " '1"teWs of litiaSitin disasters in Asia are reported by the telegraph via Paris— "Paris, Friday Morning.—In a despatch from Mossoul, dated the 25th, lififellir de Yan announces that the Ottoman army of 'Kars have taken signal revenge on the Russians. ,. The Turkish treops, attacked a corps which was 'covering,Gerori; ancredmretelydispersedit; 'capturing tents, beggsge, and thirty :pieces of i-Ceinnem., A Russian; .general was killed, The Turks then commenced ithe siege of .the ..eitadeL The Bussian army, sineh had been yietoeione before at sibagezid, having, on the rectiptof this news, ,set out for Elvis to deliver Gumri, was completely repulsed, arid shut .up in a defile, where it suffered considerable loss.' 4VA414.,-,-A lettg,e,frout St. Petersburg. describes the departure of the Guards, and the Emperor's appearance at the last review,---, ' . . till* Teserva of the Imperial Guard, compared of 30,000 men, has just been placed on a war footing. The kmperor hea,revisaed. them ; and has availed hireself of the opportunity to bless, at the head. of his troops, the two Grand Mikes Michael and Nkholae,.who, it is said, are to join the active army. The benediction took place with inuch'.pesup. The two Grand Dukes Went on their knees,to receive it, aud all the troops also knelt." - A despatch of the 23d inetant states that the Czar's eldest son, the Grand. Duke Alexander, had left. St. I'etersburg. to join the Guards on their march to Warsaw, their new head-quarters. The same city is ulso the head-quarters of the Grenadiers, under General Rudi0mr, and of the active arruyin 'Poland; tinder Marshal Paskiewitch. Aienria journa/ computes that on the arrivaief the Guards at their destination, the troops • teneeritreted on the Austrian frontier will amount to 160,000 men — :80;000 infantry of the line, 48,000 infantry of the Guards' 22,000 dte- riacliers, and 16,000 cavalry, besides the usual proportion of artillery. ' GmtmA.Ny.--The" Prussian Government replied on the lath. instant to the Austrian circulat of the 30th September. This .document, sighed "-Minteuffel," is Very .long, very Verbose, and very obscure. The gist of it, however, appears to be, that the Prussian Government still declines

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.to admit that the itary consacpienees cf the Austrian occupation of. the -Principalities come within. the previsions,. of the second article of the 'Anstro-Prussian treaty. The Prussian Government seems te . hold, that it is only bound to couperatq with Austria against Russia Lithe event of anunprovoke attack on Austrian territory. - It is expressly stated that the declaration, of Russia ought to make us look upon a fresh entrance of Russian troops into the Principalities as a remote contingency. With regard to "the four points,7. the Prussian Government avows that it .does not consider their adoptionessential, and that it does not regret that Itnisia refused to make them the basis of negotiations. Baron Man- teTel ul admits the fact that the two Cabinetsiliifer in the manner of leeihgpresent.eVents; a diff,renee that has . arisen because .Austria has takeicresoltitions without the concurrence of Prussia or that of the Diet. Prussia, Baron Itfanteuffel declares, will adhere to the second article of the treaty of April. 20th; but [die will reserve her deeisiona as to her fu- ture in the Diet respecting time-Austrian propositions: M. de rfortden, the,Eayarian Minister, has been on a visit to Berlin, with the view, it is supposed, of letting. the Prussian Government know that if it persevere in its present eourse, it will be isolated in the Diet. ,The,letest rumours represent the lesser •German Courts as having given

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'The Emperor of Austria signed, on Sunday last, a contract with M. Pereire and itf. Ernest Andre of the Credit Mobillier, Paris, and M. Shia and M. Eskeles of Vienna, by Which the Emperor, in consideration of the sum of 200,000,000' florins, grants to _Pereira and Corapany• 1200 kilo- metres of railways in Hungary and Bohemia, 1000 el whieh see worked' • 120,000 acres of forest, with power to clear a certain portion of it; an coal, iron, and copper _mines, forges, engine and cannon _foundries, Sm. The Austrian Government guaranteeti.to the company a minimum of 5 'per cent; .and although the contractors are allowed several years for the payment of the whole loan, they are to. enter at once into possession. : ...:FnAttiCE.—The.ifoniteue of Wednesday.nnnounees that a commission, appointed, on the qtlitSepternber,:.fisr the purpose.0I eb' lleeting.and.'pula- lishing the correspondence of the Emperor liapOleon, I; As snaking appli- cations to public. authorities And private peesotise.le : -.1 1 • .1. . • • - . • , "The Commission will receive with gratitude all documents of this nature- which arc communicated to it, either in the almpenf_oertified copiee.or ori, ginal maunseripts. The,se•will be faithfully returned to the public dep6:41 'from wheneethey havaireeeeded; or to the private persons to whom they belong. These documents may be addressed, . either direct or through the sliplainatie agents Of France in-foreign &Mt:Aries, to his Excellency Mar- libel Vaillant,-Bresident of the .001:111i1i68i0t1, at the4'uileries." . The mintiest sent to ,the East • under kiss Nightingale, thirty-seven-in number,'inet.with . a very kind reception at Boulogne, on Monday. The Ashwomen, 2,ettar1ed their , baggage to the railway free of charge; and the Proprietor and sertradts. of the :116tel des. Rains refused to receive any re= eauneritticin for the derricesi:loOdi asitl shtlter, enjoyed during their brief The Emperor Napoleon has granted a pension of 20,000 francs per an- num to the widow of Itlarshal.St. Arnaud, and has publicly-addressed 'to her a letter of condolence. - ._ G REECE. —Befote 116parfi'Og troth the Pirmus, the French and English troops in the . occopaticin of Greece' marched from their quarters into Athens and bask again. They 'defiled before the palace of the King, and the honeestf the French and English Ambassadors; and they were every- where well received by the people. The inhabitants of the Pirmus in- vited the officers to a banquet, in token of their sense of the services ren- ilerid-tb Greece bythe Allied troops, and of their good behaviour. UNITED STATFA. —The Atlantic arrived at Liverpool on Thursday, with taeieee fronyNew York to the. 14th. She brings full details of the sinking of the Arctic ; and pathetic accounts Of the' treat excitement caused by the loss of so many persons. The eininting-liOnse of the firm of Collins and Co., and other public offices, *ere beiriaged by relatives and friends of the sufrerers, efi.,...rly list-crying_ 93.,e+ertacrap.. of news, and departing elate with joy wlien told ,.,t ft safety uf their friends, or bowed down with sorrow et their loss, Brisinesa Wits partry sfripended, the coints'Were clOited, and the flags ,dloopml half=, mast high. The exact number Lac had not been aKertaine,0? hut a larger nunilfer.Ais-beenitared thaii WAS af Eist anticipated. ,ChP in Luce, it

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vivors; but the most striking and interesting ithe. narrative, of Peter M'Cabe, who waa picked up from a,raft, by a boat under Mr. Dorian, the third mate. M'Cabe describes how the raft was constructed of doors, barrels, yards, and spars, and how he helped. " Tremained on the vessel till she sank ; when I went down with her. I had been employed a few minutes before with two others, one of whom was

called • Tom the storekeeper,' in lashing some casks together, when I was driven away by the water, which was now rushing in with fearful impe- tuosity. Jumping upon the paddle-box, I sprang on the saloon-deck, and- in

an instant was engulphed in the surging waters, which soon closed over our heads. Down, down we sank with our noble vessel, into the bosom of the ocean; and the terrible thought took possession of my mind that I was drowning

—that I should never see my dear friends and my home again. I retained my consciousness, however, all the time I was under the water; and it was with a feeling of intense joy that I found, after about half a minute, that I was rapidly rising towards the surface. It was all darkness before, but now I could see a dim light above me, and in a few seconds I was on the top of the wat r struggling for life. Being a good swimmer, and having, besides, the support of a life-preserver, I succeeded in reaching a door, which was float- ing a few feet from where I rose. I looked around me, but there was no tsars of the vessel except a few loose timbers and the rafts which were float- ine about, some with and others without passengers. Finding I -could not -retain my' hold of the door with safety, I left it, and swain to a barrel which lay a few feet from me from this again I swam to the large raft, which had, as I have said, about seventy persons clinging to it. The sea, though not strong, was rough, and the waves as they dashed over it washed away a portion of its living freight. I shall never forget the awful scene. There we were, in the midst of the ocean, without the slightest hope of assistance, -while every minute one or more of our unfortunate fellow passengers were dropping into their watery grave from sheer exhaustion. 'Those who had life-preservers did not sink, but floated with their ghastly faces upwards, re- minding those who still remained alive of the fate that awaited them. In the midst of all this, thank Heaven, I never lost hope, but retained my courage to the last. One by one I saw my unfortunate companions drop off; some of them floated off, to be eaten, and gnawed by fishes, while others were washed under the raft, and remained with me till I was rescued. I could see their faces in the openings as they were swayed to and fro by the waves, which threatened every moment to wash use off. The raft at one time was so crowded that many had to hold on by one hand. Very few words were spoken by any ; and the only sound that we heard was the splash of the waters or the heavy breathing of the poor sufferers, as they tried to recover their breath after a wave had passed over them. Nearly all were submerged to their arm-pits, while a few could with great difficulty keep their heads above the surface. The women were the first to go ;.they were unable to stand the exposure more than three or four hours. They all fell off the raft without a word, except one poor girl, who cried out in intense agony, Oh, my poor mother aud sisters When I had been about eighteen hours on the raft there were not more than three or four left. One of these gave Inc what appeared to be a small map, but which I understood him to say was a sort of title-deed to his property : in a few mo- ments after I took it, he to unloosed his hold and was added- to the nuns, ber who floated about the raft. I endeavoured to get the paper into my Pocket, but found this impossible on account of my cramped position; so I placed it between my teeth and held it there till I was overwhelmed by a wave, when I lost my hold of it and it was -washed away. Another who had an oiled silk coat on, called on me, for.Heaven's ashy, to assist him, as his strength was rapidly failing, and he must fall 'off if not relieved. As he was about four or five feet front -me; it was difficult to reach him, but after considerable exertions I succeeded in doing so, and helped him with one of my.knees until I beoame quite faint, when I was obliged to leave him to his fate. Poor fellow, he promised me if ever he got to New York alivele would reward me well. He clung, with terrible. tenacity to life; but helm dropped off in his turn. I W88 now left alone on, the raft; not a solitary being was alive out of seventy; but still my hope continued strong. The night of the second day was about closing on-me, and during the whole time I had been in the water I had not eaten a particle of anything or drank a drop. My strength I found was beginning to give way, and my sight had become so dim that I could not perceive objects a few feet off—even the ghastly faces of the dead that looked up at me from under the raft were hardly discernible. I determined on making one more effort for life: I raised myself on my knees upon the raft, and through the dusk of the even- ing I saw, or thought I saw, a vessel. My strength seemed to revive, and in a few minutesi heard the voices of persons in a boat approaching. me, Ten minutes more and I too should have gone; but Providence had mercy on ine, and after twenty-six hours' exposure I was by itamerey preserved Iron) a watery grave. The boat, I afterwards learned, belonged to the Huron, and was manned by Mr. Dorian, the third mate of the Aretie„Captain Gratin, one of the passengers, and some sailors. One of the men caught hold of me by the collar, and dragged me into the bow of the boat; where I lay in the last stage of exhaustion till I was transferred on board the Huron ; from which vessel I was placed on the Lebanon, and finally on the pilot-boat Christian Berg, on board of which I arrived at this port.' Instances of heroic conduct are not wanting. A young man. named Stuart Holland undertook the duty of firing signal-guns: he could not be induced to leave his post; he fired his last shot as the Arctic sank, and went down with her. A man named Brennan, in charge of a boy, had an offer of escape; he would not quit the ship without the boy: happily, both were saved. Captain Luce is said to have behaved nobly; but there are complaints-that more lives would have been saved had the officers re- mained on board. America has produced another novelty—nothing less than a "National Baby Show." The scene of this exhibition was Springfield in Ohio; and . besides the Ohio counties, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania' Louisiana, and Indiana, sent baby representatives. No fewer than 127 babies contended for three prizes—services of silver plate. The greatest excitement pre- vailed, and the judges of the competitors, nine women and six men, were so crowded that they had to change their quarters. The show is to be held next year on a still grander scale.

AUSTRALIA.—The new Lieutenant-Governor of Victoria, Sir Charles Hotham, has gained the good-will of all parties in the colony. The Gee- long papers give sonic idea of the extent of his popularity by printing the replies he had given to addresses from numerous public bodies during a yisit to Geelong in August last. To the Mayor and Corporation he said, that the wants of the place should have the grave consideration they merited; but, he added, "you would think me a very bad man of business if "I

pledged myself to grant everything you ask. The natural advantages of Geelong," he more than once repeated, "dearly point it out as the future Liverpool of Victoria." In reply to the address of the clergymen of the Established Church, he expressed his deepest interest in its vrelthre, and promised that allits institutions, particularly its schools, should have the support of himself. and Lady Hotham ; but at the same time, he heard with pleasure that 'the aeley4teltsinied -no special' privileges; but4ere

context to be 1.4,a5spfrifito.like,c4iipt.,Qh4Siftla*Dmiaipoti9ps.7 the same way he paid compliments to the Magistracy, while he begged them to put the most favourable construction, on the measures of Government, and to explain them to the people. To the Chamber of Commerce he expressed himself in favour of railway extension.. Bodies of Masons and Foresters met with fitting responses. The Geelong Volunteer Fire Bri- gade were told how much he admired their particular expression of self- reliance ; and what great things self-reliance accomplished for a people, The Geelong Rifle Corps received this reply-- "Nothing could he more complimentary to the nation than to find Wks of its people preparing themselves, at their own expense and at considerable inconvenience, to defend its institutions. Such bodies as that You represent are highly creditable; and I must also congratulate you upon your appear- ance in the procession; of yesterday. Should the time ever come when the colonists of this country find it necessary to repel an invader, the Corpmander of the Forces and myself should look with confidence th the assistance of your body and others like it. I should like to see them extended upon a wider and larger scale throughout the colony. When I next come to visit Geelong, I hope I shall have the pleasure of reviewing you." '

The fifth session of the Legislative Council of South Australia was opened at Adelaide on the 2d pf August, by Sir Henry Young. In the course of his speech, Sir Henry stated that he had applied to England for arms and a man-of-war„ with a...view to meeting any attempt of Russia,—

though. the contingency is very improbable. directed that &bill for organizing volunteer rifle and artillery corps, and a general militia, should be laid before them. Turning to the internal condition' of the Colony, he described the finances as prosperous— "The remittances in 1853 for immigration were 140,1631., and in 1851 they will soon reach to 265,000/. ;' while the-remittances for 18&-i will pro- bably not be less than 162,000/. During the current year, 4344 Government immigrants have arrived. The,popalation of the colony is now 81,752; the increase during the last eighteen months has amounted to rather more than 13,000. The Crown moietyof the-land-fund, after providing for the survey and other local charges appropriate to that fund, contributes in 1854 in aid of the-general revenue-144,4/001.s and 185,5 the aid may be reckoned to be 60,0001, exclusive of the previo.usly mentioned, quota appertaining, to the emigration-fund. The general , colonial revenue • in 1851 will amount to about 190,8361., and is reckoned at 228,6511. for 1855. The estimates of re- venue and expenditure will be duly submitted; and I have directed a bill to be laid before you to constitute a trust for Port Adelaide to raise a loan ef 100,0001. f6r certain purposes Of improvement in deepening the harbour, and in removing its outer and inner bars, as set forth in an address which reached me at the close of last session. It is' proposed that; in the first instance, the loan should be provided. for out of the general. revenue, and afterwards be repaid by such-means as. may appear most appropriate and effectual. A bill will also be laid before you to raise 250,0001. for the construotionof a railway between Adelaide and Gamier Town." Sir Henry, Young also mentioned two other bills,—one to make the de- posit of, original deeds equivalent to_ registratan, and another to amend the Supreme Court Act. The fact that the Legislature did not meet un- der the new constitutionche attributed to delay arising out of important European events.