fortsgu and tulouitl.

FitaNce,--Tit its report on the bill granting the now taxes, the Com- mittee of the Legislative Body recommended that, instead of voting these taxes indefinitely, they should be limited to the years 1855 and 1856. The•Committee expresses a hope that by the end of the latter year the Government will find other ways and means should the state of the public serviee•still require the additional revenue now to be voted.

In addition to General Sore brigade from Lyons, amounting to about 1000 men, from 15,000 to 20,000 more are expected at Marseilles in the course of the next ten days. These troops are to be encamped iu the neighbourhood until the order arrives for their embarkation.

GEHMINY.—The Emperor of Austria returned on Monday from his tour of inspection in Galicia. It is stated that Austria addressed a circular to the German Govern- ments on the 28th June. The journals publish what purports to be its terms. Li this circular, the Austrian Government explains that as Aus- tria and the Western Powers cannot agree on the.practical application of the third point, the motives for a participation in the war on her part have ceased to exist Nevertheless• the recognized aims of the alliance remain unchanged, and she will still cooperate for the plain and effective realization of the four points. The Austrian Government was about to instruct its Minister at Frankfort to submit these propositions to the Diet. " That the existing situation does not compel the Confederation to take new engagements or to extend those already existing ; but that the interests of peace and of German union impose on the Diet the neces- sity—while preserving its present attitude and referring to its former re- solutions—of decreeing the continuation of the war footing of the Federal contingents."

Ittessio.—The blockading squadron sent te•the White Sea are likely to have their mettle tested, if we may believe the Inde'penclance Beige.

Up to the 26th, says that journal, "no English vessel had shown itself at the mouth of the Dwina, where Russian military genius has established several artillery batteries. This passage must be forced before entering the little gulf which extends before Archangel, and the navigation of which has been otherwise rendered impracticable to vessels of war. A certain number of light vessels and gun-boats will therefore be indispensable both to get at Archangel and to cannonade the place. Archangel istiow in a perfect state of defence. Its old fortifications have been restored;, new ones have been added on both sides of the city, and these are armed with eighty-two guns. There are also in the environs large numbers of Russian infantry, two field-

batteries, two rake of Cossacks, and very nearly an entire regiment of light cavalry stationed in villages near the coast. The merchants of Archangel appear to feel but little anxiety as to the results of the attack, more or lees near, on the part of English cruisers."

Tics Bottre.—The station of the main body of the fleet is still off Cronstadt. Some of the ships are actively engaged with the enemy.' Captain Vansittart reports to Admiral Dundee that with the Ruby gun- boat he penetrated to the very end of the Bay of Werolax, on the 30th, anchoring the Magicienne at the entrance of the bay. He found a large granite quarry with nearly 200 men at work, who ran off at his ap- proach. He also found thirty large galliots; twenty-nine of which were laden with granite, and these he burned.

Captain Yelverton, of the Arrogant, states that on the 20th June he destroyed large Government buildings, with barracks for twoo- men, stables, hospitals, and storehouse; on the island of Katka ; and that on the 21st he blew up the fort at Rotsinshalm.

Count Dolgarouki has officially notified to Admiral Dundee and Admiral Penaud that no flags of truce will in future be received except at Revel, Cronstadt, and Sweaborg. The Admirals accept this ; remarking, that if any evil consequences arise from thus restricting the means of communi- cation, the responsibility will lie with Russia.

The journals of St. Petersburg report furth r acts of hostility. On the night of the 2d, the gun-boats of the Allied fleets destroyed a large num- ber of Finland vessels near Grosaischra ; and on the morning of the 3d, Xraanaia Gorka was bombarded for five hours, and the Telegraph bar- racks almost entirely destroyed.

Tim Cancm.—The intelligence from the seat of war, which has not been plentiful, shows that active operations are continued with unabated vigour. General Pelissier writes as follows to the Minister of War— July 8, 10p. m.—The works of the batteries of Careening Be,y are pro-. greasing, despite the very heavy fire of the enemy. Every man displays the greatest energy at the work."

" Sebastopol, July 9.—On the night of the 8th the Russians made a grand' sortie against the Mamelon Vert and Rifle Pits. The enemy were repulsed with great loss. The losses of the Allies are very trifling." " July 10, 2 p. m.—The firing has been very brisk all day between the English and the Great Redan. This evening that work is sufficiently silent. In consequence, our Allies will be able to advance their works."

Lord Panmure has made public two despatches from General Simpson. " Crimea, July 9.—Tomorrow I intend to open a heavy fire on the Redan. The health of the troops is satisfactory. Prince Gortachakoff proposes to me that we should exchange prisoners of war at Odessa." " Crimea, July 11, 1855-4.45p. m.—Our fire yesterday had good effect on the Redan. Cholera is decreasing, and the health of the army is satisfac- tory."

The letters and official despatches by the ordinary mail add little to what is already known of the state of the army. The works in progress, alluded to by General Pelissier, consist of two parallels uniting the Mame- lon and the works on the Careening Bay, prepared for batteries; and the strengthening and arming of the redoubts on Mount Sapoune. These works, it seem; are under the fire of a heavy 12-gun battery established on the verge of the cliff on the North side of the great harbour. In mm341 right attac4. and in the Quarry, new batteries had been constructed. A great storm, which occurred on the. 23d June, besides drowning sheep-and cattle, and, it is said, men, in the ravines, tore up a part of the railway, and thus partially intercepted the supplies of shot and shell for a time. The water was in some places five or six feet deep. Its best effect WAS in replenishing the water supply ; its worst, the uncovering of the dead at Balaklava, and the washing-up of much corruption.

The Turkish troops continued to make constant movements into the Baidar Valley. They found the Tartars well-disposed on all sides; but for their manifest sympathy with the Turks, those who have any geode suffer at the hands of the Cossacks and Greek volunteers. Omar Pasha and General Pelissier had both ridden with the troops into Raider. During a reconnaissance in the same direction, the Tenth Hussars lost Captain Bowles, "an officer of great merit, who served in India with die- filiation," said the last despatch of Lord Raglan. He died of cholera.

Lord Raglan and Dr. Hall report favourably of the prompt treatment of the wounded after the action of the 18th, in the fixed hospital esta- blishments. With regard to the health of the troops Dr. Hall, writing on the 26th June, says- " Cholera and bowel-complaints still prevail, and have been on the increase within the last two or three days ; but neither the admissions nor the deaths have been so marked as to attract special attention, though numerous enough to create uneasiness. Taking the whole force, the admissions to strength during the week have been in the ratio of 10.52 per cent, which is very high ; but the deaths to strength are in the ratio of 0.68 per cent, which is more moderate ; but it must be borne in mind that 1659 of the a.dmissions during the week were from wounds alone. The Sardinian contingent has suffered much more than the British troops have done since. the epidemic first made its appearance at the end of April. Great attention is paid to the cleanliness of the different camps ; and on the first appearance of cholera the attention of medical officers was drawn by me in a circular memorandum dated 30th April, to the great importance of detecting and arresting the premonitory diarrhcea which generally, precedes the more formidable stage of the disease."

In a despatch, dated the 30th June, General. Simpson states that Lord Raglan "expired without any suffering, in the midst of the officers com- posing his personal staff." General Simpson announced the fact to the Army on the 29th in a brief Order of the Day. The total casualties- between the 25th and 28th June inclusive were ten men killed, and one officer and seventy-three men wounded. The officer was Lieutenant Cubitt, of the Sixty-second Regiment.

The following changes of commanders in the different divisionaare re- ported— " 1st Division.—Sir Colin Campbell ; Brigadiers Major-General Lord Rokeby, and Colonel Cameron.

"2d Division.—General Barnard; Brigadiers Colonel Lockyer, and beta- nel Trollope. "3d Division.—Sir R. England; Brigadiers General Eyre, and Colonel Barlow. "4th Division.—General Bentinek ; Brigadiers Colonel Spencer, and Colb- nel Garrett

"Light Division.—General Codrington; Brigadier' Colonel Van Strome ' benzee, and Colonel Shirley. "General Barnard has hitherto commanded a brigade in the 3d Division, and takes the 2d.Division on account of General Penuefather having gone tie England from ill health. Colonel Spencer is promotid from the command' of The 44th Regiment to a brigade in the 4th Division. Colonel Van Straw= benzee, who is Colonel of the 3d Buffs, and has commanded the Reserve Brigade, consisting of the 3d, 31st, and 72d Regiments, is to have the let brigade in the Light Division, in place of General Codrington, who com- mands the division. The Resrve Brigade is attached to the 2d Division."

A letter from the French camp, dated the 30th June, gives some in- teresting details. " Mortars on a new system, the range of which is exceedingly great, have been placed in the Genoese Fort to the left, near the Quarantine, and their fire begins to annoy the eight Russian line-of-battle ships, and the four steamers, which are now anchored, in two parallel lines, from the military port to that of Severnaia. This new kind of investment will be completed by the works executed on the right attacks, on the Malakoff attacks, and on the slope of the Careening Bay, which belongs to the Allies."

According to a letter from Warsaw, published by the CONstitutionnel, General Gortschakoff has made serious complaint to Prince Paskiewitch through M. de Kotzebue.

" The reinforcements both of cavalry and infantry, and supplies of pro- visions passing through l'erekop, were advancing but very slowly ; but in consequence of the want of water in the steppes, where the thermometer at times stood at 34' Reaumur, (93' Fahrenheit,) it is necessary to have the troops followed by an immense number of vehicles carry ing water. These reinforcements were decimated by disease on their march ; and the re- mainder, on arriving at Sebastopol, only served to fill the hospitals. Sim- plieropoi and Baktschi-Serai are so full of sick that it has been found neces- sary to establish ambulances under tents. The mortality, owing to the ex- treme heat, is described as frightful. The town of Sebastopol is said to be in a desperate state—not a house but has suffered from the shot and shell of the Allies. The Russian army at Sebastopol has been weakened by 10,000 men by the affairs of the 7th and 18th June, without reckoning those who have died from cholera and other diseases."

Prince Gortschakoff issued the following triumphal order of the day immediately after the failure of the Allies on the 18th June.

Heights of Inkerman, June 19.

" Comrades—The bloody combat of yesterday, and the defeat of an enemy in despair, has again crowned our arms with immortal laurels. Russia owes you her thanks, and she will not refuse them. Thousands of our companions in arms have scaled with their blood the oath which they had taken, and so have kept safe the word which I gave to the Emperor, our common father. Thanks are given to you for it, comrades!

" Comrades ! considerable reinforcements are marching from all parts of our sacred Russia; they will immediately be with us. Oppose, as you have hi- therto done, your manly breasts to the murderous balls of our impious ene- mies, and die, as thousands of your comrades have died, with arms in your hands in an honourable contest, man against man, breast against breast, ra- ther than violate the oath which you swore to the country—to preserve our Sebastopol.

" Soldiers ! the enemy is beaten—driven back with enormous losses. Per- mit your commander to repeat to you his thanks, in the name of the Empe- ror, our august Monarch, in the name of the country, our holy and orthodox Russia. The time is at hand when the pride of the enemy will be over- thrown, when his armies will be swept from our territory like straw be- fore the wind. Until then, have faith in God, and fight for the Emperor and country !

" This order of the day will be read in each company and all the horse squadrons of the different bodies of troops.

(Signed) " PRINCE GORTSCHAKOIT." Prince Gortschakoff states that "the enemy has again bombarded Genitachek, but without causing damage."

TVIIKEY.—The campaign in Asia has commenced in earnest. The Invalide Busse published an account of a report from General Mouravieff, the Commander-in-chief of the Transcaucasian Army, of the invasion of Turkish Armenia. This operation was commenced on the 5th June. On that day the right column, under General Nyrod, marched

from Gumri to Agdja Kaleh ' - on the 7th, the centre column, under Prince

Gagarine, marched towards Kamyly. The right column, placed under Kovalevsky, moved from Karzakh on the 9th. The three columns were directed to effect a junction at Zaim. Kovalevsky was instructed to take Ardaghan. Before he could reach it, Asian Pasha, commanding the garrison, retired—the place being open and commanded from the right bank of the Kour. The Russians blew up the walls ; and on the 13th Marched upon Zaim to join the main body. Mastra, a few miles from Kars, was held by about 500 Bashi-bazouks and regular lancers. On the 13th a strong reconnoitering party, 3000 or 4000 strong, with eight guns, moved upon Mastra, and drove in the Turkish horse.

The enemy has also commenced operations in Mingrelia.

The Turkish army at Kars was well armed, but ill paid and worse clothed. Colonel Williams joined this army early in June, when the effective strength was not estimated at more than 12,000 men. The Rus- sians attacked the outworks on the 16th, and were repulsed with loss and driven back to Agdja Kaleh.

SPAIN.—The news from Catalonia is of a more favourable character. The workmen who struck on the 1st July have not returned to their em- ployment, but they have committed no further breaches of the peace. It appears that when the factory-hands struck, the Carlist, Maisel, entered the town with 150 men. He was immediately attacked and driven out, and he escaped with a few men into France. The men have sent a de- putation to Madrid.

The Cortes have adopted a bill authorizing the Government to raise a loan of 230,000,000 reals, by open and voluntary subscription ; but if the required funds do not come in, then they are to be obtained by a forced loan.