The New York Herald Newspaper, November 26, 1854, Page 2

Cocdingly. M. Drouyn de L’hnys protests against the residence of Mr. Soulé near the French Court; but he oxpressly recognizes his right, as Minister to the Spanieb Court, to traverse France. The diplo- | matic traditions which sanction the right of passage of a foreign minister to & neighboring country are v c 3 the slightest intention of showing disrespect to the diplomatic rank of Mr. Soulé, or to the Anercan government which has conferred it upon gim Mr. Moad: y, oa his way to Madrid, as Minister of the 1d States to Spain. This happy iesue of the Sou’é difficulty has calieved the apprehensions ot those Americans ani Freccamen who would have deeply regretted ar Interruption of the agreeable relations that have * oog anited the country of Lafayette with that of aabington. (t is but fust to attribute an honorable share in effecting this result, to the promp‘itude and eneray with which the Souté affair was taken np and treate at the American Legation in Paris. Mr. Mason can- not be ot! erwise than gratified by the expressions of confidence, which his cool but resolute comduct haa elicited from his country med here, without dis- tinction of Tye 4 Thaw d It said that Mr. Sonlé fntends to ad- dress a which be willssy that Ae is not surprised at the conclusion of the French governments to rescind the order deasing him the signt of traversing France on bis way to Madrid, but that Le cannot help beng gurprised at such a verion of “the facts in the cace’’ as is mace tne basis of the conslusion; that while there was a question between the two go- vernmes% he had coatijently left the affair in the bands of the United Btates Minister at Paris; bat ite proportions having now dwindled to a mere qu2s- tiou between the French government and himself, be cansot sefrain from expressiog his opiaion that & straage internal conditioa of things is revea'ei by the precautions which a government with an army a: Rome,an srmy at Athens, aa army in the Cri- a large standing army at home, judges ize éable to prevent @ siogle humble stranger | rym coming in cagual contact wit? its people. Not a ‘e+ Amerivans bere, who have forgotten tae c persgoal antipathies to Mr. Soulé, in a patriot- desi.e that his dipomatic rank should be duly | pected, and who heartily rejoicy that the point ies beea ivsisted upon and acknowledged, would nevertheless regret any sct on his part that might unseceasari y aggravate the ill feeling excited by the tea’ment te which he wa: exposed. They hope taat be wl be dissuaded by his own “ second sober taought, as well as by the counsels of his friends, from ony such manifestation of his talent for sir- cam as would win tor him (ess credit than such at cnoe more gene ud in better taste, afford to maintoin ; avd they will that he is ssid to nave expressed seotiment that he would prefer to be gad to | toe comm, » an occasion for weea his natiye rameat has formally jal hostility ic refer \ © to Spaia, it is per- b while to notice the eagerness ‘ain joursalists have sought to ejudices ascribed to it, by teisting otaer diplo- ts the cases ‘lading to Mr. F Kossuth, Mazaiai, 4, and other opesn revolutionists, 1 of the exclusion of the American com French territo jrich, ex-Consul ot the Ucited States at t left, with his family,to speud the 'y. Previous to his d ture nis Ame- rican ‘rieads were desirous of t ‘ying their re- gard ‘or ois odministative ability, no lesa than for 4 popular mame of “Peter Parley,” and a corres: > easued, of which Lannex the followiag Pants, Sept. 15, 1854, 1 of the good will ined. ae nd approval of iny vu in behalf of any A eted tokens d \y owledge and cl hh the compliment bound to say that 1 hat sl routine onsulate in Paris. but two ye: on were y house several thousands of my strangers in this city; yet the instances ly rare in which an American trespassed upon my timé or my feelings. On the contrary, I was, day by day, more than rewarded for any services render- ble intercourse of persons so universal- © little requiring, and ‘observing th hey are placed. oor countrymen, even though it may deprive me of all ciaims to the merit which the kindness of my friends sssign to my conduet, I have the honor to be. with great respect, yours, &e., 8. G. GOODRICH, Zo Frawuis WARDS, Esq. ‘Tae medallion is abont eighteen inches in diame. ter and preeerts in relief an aimirable portrait of Mr Go-drich. It isa beautiful work of art, exe- cated by Adam Salomon, famous for his head of Charlotte Corday. It isin what is called verme— trast is, it is in silver, overlaid with gold. Around is the followiog inscription:— 3. Goodrich, Consul of the United States of america, at Paris, and presented by his countrymen in that city. ‘The date is August 11, 1853—a few days before Mc: Goodrich lett the Consulate. 1G4B0. THE SOULE AFFAIR. The O@icial Explanation of the French Gove ecnment=Mr. Soule’s Departure from Eng land, &e. [rom the Parix Moniteur, Nor. 8.) About a year ego circumstances which made geome Madrid, attracted the atten ion of the vernment to this diplomatist. Since isited a certain part of Fraace, at Paria and in several towas of Mivister of the [nterio: was of opin- siderations of public order required that are these journeys suonid not recom- it his know!ecce, and orders were con- e ly sent to the frontier to preveut Mr. Soulé from entering the territ ry of the cmpire without the government being previousiy isformed. Mr. Soulé baving disemb’ on the 24th of the moath of October at Calais, commissary of police, coarged to examine passports, made known with @ po.iteness the ins*ractious concerning him, bere ag bim to wait for a time, announced that be would refer to Paris on the matter. These offers were not accepted, and on t’e day of bis arrival Mr, Soal¢ ce embarked for Lovdon, The Minister of tne id not the less send by telegraoh his defi- trnetions to the suth vrities of Ca ats. The; tS ¢o the effect, that if Mr. Soulé meant to remaia ia Prance. the privilege woalé not be accorded to him; bot that if he were simply to pasa through our ory to goto bis post at Madrid, his passport Cit’re de s ovage) would be vised for that ation. ‘Thus the read was free for the Mi sieter of the United States to Spain; but residenve wae int to Mr. Soult, in conformity with the discretiona: power which the law confers on the goverome with respect to foreigners withoat any exception, aad which by its nature is out of the reach of an: contestation, The same journals which mention the fact which'we have ‘re-established in its exact truth, have made contradictory and equally erroneous commeats cn the subject. On the one hand, it has been pretended that the governmeat had retracted (etait revenu sur) ita decision; on thé other hand it as been sffirmed toat the measure taken with ceapect to Mr. Soulé had caused between the Minis- tar of Foreign Affairs and the Minis'er of the United States at Paris an exchange of extremely bitter explanations. The goverrmect, nowever, had no Seow make in orders which conciliated the @ of its legitimate rights wish the public cha- racter ct Mr, Soulé. Asto the demands which Mr. (Meson may bave mace, and the repites he has re- ceived, they were both as mach in conformity with courtesy (/es convenances), ot which the Minister of the United States bas, as mach as anv one, the sentiment, as with the friendly nature of the rela- tions of the Empercr’s government with the cabinet of Washington. [ron the Southampton (Bog.) Correspondent of the London Times, Nov. 7.) i Tae United States steam frigate San Jacinto, Oapt Stribling, sailed this morning for Bordeaux, | Barcand the We sisbon, Cadiz, Gibralar, Barcelona, ead ecfembarkirg toat diplomatiss fora * Soain, in coreequence of the refasal ch govermment to permit his passage tea by the Frenvh government; and it dis- | Soulé is expected to arrive in Paris next @ letter to M. Drouyn de i’Huys, ia it be ued into a merely © instinctively © proprieties of every sitaa- pleasure in recording a fact so creditable to diev, ‘This fice steam frigate has been | devsined bere for some time, by order of Mr. Soulé, | the Americar Charge d’ Affaires to Spain, for the ] French territory on his way t> Madrid. threagh Mr. Sonlé bas recently been the guest of Mr. J.B | Croskey, the United States Consu! in Southampton; snd directly on hearing the determiaation of the cabinet of Louis Napoleon to withdraw the prohibi- tion to his takiag tho route via Paris, in conse- quence of the urgent appeals of Mr. Mason, the resident minister in Paris, be decided to leave at once, by way of Lordon and Paris, for Bordeaux, where the San Jacinto will mect him ard convey him to Santander, whence he wil! depart for the Spanish capital. {From the Emancipation of Brussels, Nov. 6.) Ths diplomatic agents of the United States in- | duige almost everywhere in revolutionary demon: { strations, which, if dictated or authorized their own government, must greatly tend to lower | the latter in the estimation of civilized Europe. Whilst the press of England, France, aad Spaia | charge Mr. Soulé with having, in violation of tue law | of nations, entered into a compact with the an-_ archists of those countries, Citizen Sanders, Con- sul-General of the United States ‘at London, causes to be published, with his signature, in the Nation of | Bruseels, an adress to the peop'e of France, written in a very bombastic style, well adap’ed to dema- gogues of all nations, and full of the grossest in- su'ts to Napoleon III, and his government. Citizen Savders ia not satisfied with violently abusing all the Buoraparte family, but also preaches open rebel- lion, and makes no secret of his sympathy for so- | cialist doctrines, which we cannot find room for in ovr columns. We allude to the libel of Citizen | Sanders aa a further proof of the obnoxious policy adopted since 1848 by the United States, This re- | public, to which peace is so necessary in order to immense territory requires, appears determined td pick quarrels with the entire world, and, of course, must rubmit to all the consequences. Spain. The following is the speech of her Majesty the Queen of Spain on opening the Cortes: Gentlemen—I come to-day with greater pleasure than ever to open the Cortesof the nation, wish places me in the midst of the chosen deputies of the ple. If, on ithe 25th of July I recognized all the truth which Ihave confided withou: res :rve to its nobleness and its patriotism, it is jast tiat on this solemn occasion I should seize the opportunity to thank it for its admirable behavior, a9 we'l as ail those who bave used their efforts to strengthen the new era of bappiness and prosperity which was then inaugurated for our country. I have remain- ¢d faithful to what I promised on that day betore God and the world; I have respected, as I shal ever continue to respect, the Mberty and rights of the nation. Ihave taken all pains, and have shown my determination to develope its resources, and to | realize its just aspirations. In ordaining and decraein, the funtadamen! law which hallows those rights an. sentatives of the country, with your bauds on your hearts and your eyes fixed on your consciences, will come to close tho abyas of strife and discord; your re- solution will be a decision worthy of your nob'eness, worthy of being accepted by your constituents, and worthy of beiog blessed and applauded by posterity. (ime can never efface the memory of recsat events; but it it be true that the heart beats and teavs fiil © eyes at the memory of misfortune, let as deriva vce an example and a lesson for that ne w political ich is opening before you. Perhaos we have al! been deceived; for the fatnre let all use every effort to succeed. Sach is my full and verfect oon- fidence that your patriotifo aud your endeavors will great and as fruitfal as the need of our Spain demancs; and siove ita destinies $ Surope, make Europe ad- mire you once more when it beholdsthe edifying pitcture of a Qucen who, withoot hesitation, has thrown b If into the arms of her people, aud of & while asserting its liberties, ra- decisions of its Queen, and shows it- avest, the noblest and: most chivalrous the world. nony passed over amid the most pro- nil f frat sees of the 2d states that the number of declarcd democrats who have been elacted to the Cortes ei ican leader, the Marquis de Albaida (M. Or- eLee. On the 4th inst. the Three per Gents were 33 90. OURAN SLAVE TRADE, 3) Correspondence of the London Chroni Iam informed that the Spavish government have returned a negative answer to Lord Howden’s de- mand that they would declare the slave trade to be piracy, and that the reason alleged for their refusal to do so is the impossibility they feel of dnng any- thing to udd to the discontent which exis:s in Cuba— a declaration which is considered tantamount to say- ing that the slave trade must continue, because the THE (Madrid (Nov. Coban proprietors require its continuaues, wales { } carry ong all the reforms and improvements its | 2° powibility of maki amongst them is the well-known | a the Constantine side, ‘The ong ol tye ir oul ve beet more table had placed ves between the Queen the 80 a3 to prevent that ship from jeging ‘until she bad changed ker position. was anchored ali along the left point of the ex- trance, ai a distance of shant 100 sass. ‘The Aga- memnon poured in an incessant on Fort Con- stautine, and at about 3 o'clock a explosioa took place inside, which no doubt ued great damage, for the Russian fire slackened considerably | for nearly half an hour. But from the distance of the vessels the shot could have little effect on the atone walls of the forts, and the British were exposed to a severe fire, not from them bat from other batteries, the work of last few moiths. It ap- toat the enemy have constructed a sunk bat- of great power beween Fort Constantine aud the hill which fies further in. The effect of this whon it cpened on the British line was very great. The Agamemnon sbout 4 o'clock was very much cut about, and was obliged to haul off, and her place was taken the Sanspareil. | The Albion received several shells close to the waterline, and was once or twice on fire. She is expected down here hourly to repair damages. The Arethusa experienced nearly as much dsmaze; her hull is very much injured. She has four men killed and twenty wounded. At about 3 o'clock the Rassiens had opened with red-hot shot, and it was from this that the chief damage arose, as many of the ships were on fire three or four times. Tae sunk battery was never injured, but Fort Constan- tine and the Quarantine Fort must have had many of their guns dismounted. Finding that there was fagany, impression on the forts from the distance at which the ships were placed, and that any effect was only temporary, and con- sisted merely ig driving the Russians from their fem it was resolved to retire, more as it was growing dark, and all idea of storming the e unsatisfactory ef the operations on ths land side. [Paris (Nov. 6) Correspondence of London Times.] A private letter from Constentiroole, of the 25th of October, specks a3 follows of the recent opera- tins before Sebastopol:— The fire opened on the 17:h. That of the Russians was in the early part of the day well supported, and €ven more active than that of the allies. Towards the evening the advantage was decidedly to the as- sailants, The attack by sea took pla e simulta- neously, but i+ must be admitted that.on this side the hopes have not been reatized. The French and English ships suffered @ fos deal. The [afernal andthe Albion are here for repairs. The Retribu- tion has lost her two masts. The Ville de Paris has been also much injured by two shells; the Captain and a Lieutenant have been wounded, and the second | in command killed. The Charlemagne, the Fried- guarantees those interests, you, the esteemed repre- | land, and the Montebello have been equally maltreat- ed. The fire continued on the 18thand 19th #ith sus- tained success, though slow. The breach was open on the 20th on all sides, but scarcely were the Russian bat teries dismounted than they were re established, 3> that there was some hesitation about giving the as- sault. Nevertheless, it is probable that tne first forts are taken at the moment I write. Ceneral Boquet is with his division at the rear, in order to guard against au atiack from without. Befoe he occu- pied the advantageous position which he holds at resent reinforcements had reached Sebasjopol-- | ut the exact number of troops the Russians hive we know not. It appears certain that the fice of the Russian batteries is directed by Prussian officers. The fire of tne enemy is of remarkable accuracy. As to the sorties which have been attempted by tie ba- sieged, they only ended in leaving prisouera ia the hards of the aliies. The Russians had desired to profit by the explosion of a Frenca powder maga- zine, to issue from the ramparts and to turn to their acvantage the confusion occasioned by that acci- dent. They were repulsed and driven back to the town in less than half en hour. The allies suffer from want of water and fuel. It is falsa that dis. micsals have taken place among the officers of the French corps of engineers, - The Fren-h government has received from Vice. Admiral Hamelin the following despatch :— VILLE DE Parts, (before Katcha,) Oot. 18, 1854. MonsievR Le Ministre:—In my leste: of the 13th of October I announced to your Excellency that I bad embarked with all my staff on board the frigate Mcgador, in order to anchor as near as possible to the Fiench headquarters, and arrange with the | Generalin-Chicf a Fbseobys attack by the land and fea forces against Sebastopol on te day when the fire of the siege batteries shouldcommence. On the 14th I bad an interview with Gen. Cansobert, whose views were in coaformity with mine. On the 16th a meeting of the Admirals of the allied squadrons - took place on board the oe Mogador, and the arrangements for the general attack were made with common accord, and were then submitted to the Generals of the land forces, who heartily agreed to have’ bead in fact roundly stated. The t uth is, | them. that no measure short of declaring that traffi: piracy, and treating it as such, will put a stop to it; and the interests concerned in Its continuance are very littl» affected by all that its oppanents can do short of tha. The only effect of the confiscation of slave traders and their cargoes by the mixed commissions ia to raise the price of slaves in the Cuban ma-ke!; aad corsequently to make the ventures more pro‘itable for the parties who succeed in evading our crnisers. It is a mere cage of smuggling,aud where large profits are tobe made the demand will always moet with & corresponding supply. The case would be very different were a cap! mho had made one or t 70 succesfal runs liable to be taken and hanged at the yard-arm as a pirate on the third. I have heard it stated that the mortality of slaves in Cuba isso great that in ten years the whole would bs swept off were their numbers not replenished by constant supplies, and that, in fact, the continuous supply of fresh slaves forms an indispensable elemen: of the prosperity which Cuba enjoys. The nt refusal of the Spanish government to comaly with the ro- quest of cur government, that they would give effect to their treaty engagements with us, which have hitherto been evaded, by declaring the traffic, which they are pledged and have been paid for utting dewn, to be piracy, shows how stcong are the influences opposed to British policy on this head, and weuld lead to the inference that it would be better either to abandon it altogether, aud thereby save the expense it entails on us, or to adopt more efficient ond adequate means of giving effect to it. THE WAR. THE NAVAL ATTACK ON SEBASTOPOL. (Constantinople (Oct. < aoe of London mes. Tha Are'husa arrived yesterday even’ with fuller accounts of the great events of the siege up to the 19th, and from it we are able to learn some- thing of the details of the naval action. In case ou should receive no better narrative of it from he spot, the follow may be interesting :—Oa the morning of the 17th, when the caznonade opened, it was intended to storm the works during the day, should the effect of the shot and shell on the Russians render the plan possible. Ono part of the scheme was, that the ficets should attack the great batteries at the month of the bay, so as to make a diversion, and draw a certaia number of tha Russian arti eae from their guns. Tne caanon- ade onthe land side commenerd a little b:fore 7in the mornirg, and for an hour all went well, aatil it became evident thst some of the French works were enfiladed by the Russians, and that the latter were able to keep up a fire much Ree ad than was at first eup;eaed. The terrible explosion which took place on the left of the Frea:h line throw eve-y- thing into confusion; many ot their guns were dis- mounted; and though tue loss by the accident was not more than 120 men, yet the discouragement pro- duced seems to have been very great. The d-tiils cf the action for the next few hours you hive siresdy learned; the main feataces of it werea vigorous fire on the part of the British, retara- ed by one Me tinate from the Rassian works, while French were only firing oc adoaal shots jon Ley of their line, and in some places their batte: were silenced altog itaer, About mid-cay the fleets stood in to the batteries at the mouth of the bay. Itis said that some dis- agreement took place between the French and British authorities, and thet Admiral Daaias gave in tothe views of his French colleague, whose pian was adopted. At ail events, the French went ia and engeged the batteries on their The fire of their vessels was as effective as bo expect- ed, and in better ci-cumstances the combined flecta might bsve won an easy victory. But nature inter- pored difficulties Per’ ‘ly insurmountable. water in the neighborh of the works on each side is shoal, and it is impossible for even « frigate to run in closer than from 800 to 1,100 yards. Atsuch a distance the action of shot upon tone walls is only trifing. The rence was, that although the enemy were several driven from their guns, of which not a few were dis mounted, yet the damage done tothe works which guard ‘the entrance to Seba: was Methane | small. The precise loss of 'rench we have yet learot. The Ville de Pi soeeged the Qua rantine bettery, and afteran hour's ficiog the Raa sisn gunners were driven off; they’ however, re- turned shortly afterwards and renewed the fight. At about 3 o'clock they seem to have begaa to oven with red-hot shot. Some time after this a shell | came into the Ville de Paris, aud blew away great part of her poop deck, killing and aire Enlist bea ome up withi of the bat e come uj ja range - teries on the left Shortly, before 1 o'clock. The Agamemzon eteamed in and cogaged Fort Usastan- tine with determination. Britancia was, I believe, towed in by the Retribution, then followed the Arethosa, Albion, and London. Tue Sphinx, Rewly arzived com the B:'ic, went im frag ber ‘or the enemy took especial ains to be rid of her, and the shot which fell round er kept the sea in s continual foam. Two or three of the Line alae wtved ia and Gre 4 mt the wounding @ con This general atteck was fixed for tho 17th, ths cay of the opening of the fire of tue siege batteries. With respect to the squadrons, they were to effect what follows:—The French squadron undertook to place itself towards the rocks to the south, and at about seven cables’ length, to operate agaicst the 350 guns of the Quarantine Battery, the t vo batte- Hi of Fort Alexander, and the batsery of the Ar- tillery. To English squadron had to attack towards the rocks to the north, at about the same distance, the 180 guns of the Constantine Battery, the fele- mw Battery, and the Maximilian Tower to the north. If your Excellency would imagine a line traced along the entry to Se! 1 from the east to the west, that line would separate into two paris the locality of the attack w devolved upon each &quadron. The Turkish Admiral, with two vessels, all that he retained at the timé, was to cast anchor to the north of the two French lines—that is to say, in an intermediate position between the English and French vessels. On the morning of tue 17th, the attack of the siege batteries commenced; but, as the weather was calm, it was necessary to attach the ships of the line to the steam frigates before developing ainst Sebastopol the line of the twenty-six ships of the allied squadrons. Never- theless, in spite of this difficulty, and the separation which had taken place between the shipe of the allied feligea ga apart of which had anchored at Kamisch, and part before the Katsha, I have the | satisfaction to announce to your Excellency that the ships of guy first line advanced about halt past | terelve in the day, uticét the Bre of the batteries of Sebastopol, which they stood against at first during mre than half an hour without replyiig. A few minutes afterwards they replied vigorously to the fire, which did not fail to incommode them, from their sma'l number. Afterwards, the other French and English vessels successively arrived, and the attack became general. Towards hall-past two o'clock the fire of the Rus- sian batteries slackened; it was stopped at the Qaarantice Battery. This was the exact object de- sired by the French squadron, but our firing was eo aa and continued witaout interruption till nigh At the time Iam writing to your Excellency I am not aware of what wasthe success of our siege batteries, whose fire had commenced before oura, preteilig attacked the Russian fortifications on the aide. If the Russians had not closed the entranse to Sebastopol by sinkiag two ships of the line and two frigates, I do nos doubt that the vessel's of the squad- rons, after the first fire, would have been able suc- cessful'y to enter the port and place themselves in commutication with army. Perhaps they would not bave lost ma@y more men in doing this than we have now to regret; but the extreme measure which the enemy a of sacrificing a portion of his ships forced us to confine ourselves to attacking for five hours the sea batteries of Sebastopo!,wita the object of silencing them more or less, of occupying 4 great many men of the garrison at the guns, an o giving thus to our army material as weil as moral assistance, To-dey, the 18th, I have only time to give a hasty eketch to your Ex:ellency of this affair, which, in ¥ opinion, does t honor to the French cavy. subjoia to this h a list of the men Killed and wourded on board of each ship. Wi:hout de Taball send a detailed report upon all the phases of the attack, and in reference to the part, ‘more or less active, which each ship took in it. At the commencement of the affair the enthusi- asm wasextreme. Daring the combat the tenacity of every one was not less so. Before commencing the fire I signalled to the paearon Meth her eyes be a ich was received with cries o! Vive | PEmpercur! Tam, with deep ngs Monsieur le Minister, ol your Excellency’s very jient servant, the Vice- Admiral Commander-in-Chief of the iosires of the Mediterranean, ta AMELIN. SITUATION OF THE RUSSIAN AND ALLIED TROOPS IN THE CRIMEA. {From the London Times, Nov. 3.] The Emperor of Russia is reported to have said that even supposing Sebastopol taken and the Cci- mea in the hands of the allies, Rass'a must even- tually win, inasmagh as the defence of her territor: Toust cost us ten 8 mach as it costs her. It is not our sent purpose to follow out that calou: lation to fature of the war, though we are very mach if we cannot bring our men and materials to the seat of war, as long as it lasts, as cheaply as the ‘or. It will be enough for the present to ly same priaciple of calcula- Hon'te the vlege est? the end whish would seem to be alzeady clear to thé anthor of this estimate, The siege may be @ very tedious sffuir, and may be prolonged by ae Ea desire to avoid uane ak . Tne difficulty of conve: ay from the port to the batteries, the arrival of winter, mgthen the p bn adn ly rc may le 5 can only ei % and that is by the capture of the bas a ‘e have the command of the situs ° getmp their sapplics at as we ours. tl p , food, and o' materisis —not Fay hint atoms nos » OY & m_ the scene action, is inextoastible; whereas the Russians cau whatever. Every 4 their total stock of of the sea. As to the been able to cut off their com- interior, ven hope ty have not | own chosen with We ace told that, uuable ap borhood of 3: F 80 utterly, that the irrisatei natives are floc! ing under the protection of our | to escave the further extortions and cruel! | the er por occupied by the army, is usually filled by besiegers. T precaations have been ro good condition, immediately in the field have either brong' LA a distance, or trust to the couatry, jh is sure to before long. It waa found so when Wallenstein lay about Nuremburg, thinking to starve out Gustavas Adol- and, more recently, when item, tain himself in the front of the Brivish fines in Portugal. The latter case is singularly in point, | sa and Bessarabia as entering the Crimes about a | asthe French had command of the t the lace that day had been given over on account of | of the sea, as in the present instance. nature If the forceof the enemy in the Crimea was very interior, and we determined, and fortunate, as could by the enemy were two or three thou- sand faw recruits, fresh from the Bosphorus, and it they gave way befors superior honor of beating off Stores must dimin- it is England and France. sians in Sebastopol might as woli be on some ore of our own rocky promontories in Cornwall or Wales, holding cut from mere odstinasy, but evi- dently doomed, as being entirely shut out from ball must eventually do their work, and Sobastopol We labor, indeed, want mep, not money. Had we Rursians at a mi ‘right flank and cavalry is obliged vantage, and the loss of a handred men becomes a great disaster, even though the Russians lose, as | they have lost, man for man. How far the want | capture of Sebastopol, following close on the victo- cf men will further tell when it comes to the | ry of the Alms, and thus concluding a decisive cam- aseault, and when we may é: the Rugsian ermy outside, we will not venture to Though we have not onough, however, for active operations in the field, and not enoaga for repelling See wins we have enough | ticipate a renewal of the strogg 3; but of this at the flank and rear, Our position is ¢ entirely our own, and so impregnable the field. The is, longer than we ata distance choose to wish it; | The depression everybody must remember the: at which a handful of Dutchmen ds against a large army, the best engi- neers, and abundance of materiel, di weeks. People thought tnat , Chiefly eo at the » The fhree the time that the citadel must | closed at 73f, 25c., and Four-and:a! id at last, and they were as npeasons 08 f. 900. e end of | atill held ve in at last, notwith- | courage of its de- | next month—but it must ndeniable skill and id the many difficulties RUSSIAN FORCES LY THE CRIMEA. From ostemen dears "4 was | pane we de that he shoald have been A acca: Russian accotints or | a8 chief of an slege Nov. 3, is an exact statement of the number of Rus- | Be of the aces ie at preseut in the Crimea, in the l, independently of those wh mi countries, After the battle of Alma, Prince Mensc the arrival of the troops of Gene- , Lipraudi and Korff, and comingup. Besides the men belong: | , there are at present at Sebastopol and in the neighborhood, the following regu under the orders of the Commander of infantry, Gan. Gortschokoff, III.; the 16th division of infant manded by General Knezinski, |, and com; of 16 the 17th division of infantry, com- likewise of 16. battalions manded hy Gen. Kiriak the 6th_ corps of infantry casus, Prince Gortschakoff [1l. has received in ita place a brigaae of tue 14th divison of infantry, commanded by Gen. Schobobrieski, and the 13th | posed cf four battalions with the 6th corps of icfantry, to which belong also a battalion of sharpshcoters and another of chass2urs, who are at 1. Theee troops, which for: 46,000 men strong, if eac! its full complement of 1,000 men. Bat asa portion of them have been on the Danube, and as wat and sickness have reduced the number, the battalions can be estimated{atonly from 600 to 800 mon erch. There is, moreover, the division of General Liprandi at Sebastopol, forming part of General , and also com ions. army at the di alof Prince Menachikoff at Se- 18th division of | is at present in the Cau- these must be added the artillery of 144 pieces. haa viii ceeany as of two regiments of sion o} o jussars, under the command of _ ae en eee of bape composed Tegiments, and a reserve o two Fo an Re ate el of gether at 60,000 effective men, including some small such as the squadron of Tartars, &o. The amount to 80,000, if the regiments had ‘plement, THE DELAYS OF THE SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL. stubborn ot hea the crater Beata rsa resources of the and have been jndiciously suit might have been reasonably presumed from the of the enterprise. There were that Sebastopol could never be ers who ptdicted that the utmoat ailied Powers would barely saffice for the achievemens; but nore who ventared to as- that it could be accomplished without @iMoulty in less than five weeks time, Gave at length a gew aud very different tara proved ren, 5 Dut sucha re- known conditions d, | out loss; we had encountered the Russians ia their | position, and driven them from it bya glorious victory. It was added that pauic had com- | pleted the work for us, and that Sebastopol was al: - seecy Cais This proved untrue; but the actual | troth was little less marvelious. Without any mo- | | leatation from the Sow ve had execated a flank bas- | march acroes # most at Eupa‘oris, | the town at the mercy of our batteries. Such neg | the advantages of our eituation and such the artil. lery force at our dispoeal that the place, it was garrison of | ssid, must either surrender at discretion or be ruin- Sebastopol, even for food. Indeed, this has been the | ed under the fire of our guns. If we now contrast the event with the prediction, | we do rot see that our disappointment need be very | serious, Snfficient allowance had not been made for | the difficulty of bringing up our a elapsed before the batteries were opened upon town. These three weeks eravled the garrison to strengthen their defences very considerably; their fleet, now sacrificed as to oe supplied hundreds of add tions! guns, the arsenals of the place were stored with muni of war, and large reiaforcements of men appear to have been in. What were the actual numbers of the troops thus bro up to the scene of action it is hard to say, but Prince Menschikoff’s despatches represent the succors from Kertch and Perekop as my within eight days of the battle of the Alma, those from Odes- week later. Altogether, it seems clear tha’ original garrison must have been joined by forces rendering it Sroptly superioe to besieging ar- my, according to rinciples of catculation in such cases estal . The proportion of the besi to the besieged ht to be at least as | 3tol; whereas it seems not improbable that the force di by Prince Menscnikoff for the de- fence of bastopal equal to that under the com- mand of the allied Generals. The consequence is that we are not merely conducting a great siege, dur cavalry wasexposed but engaged with an army as powerful as our own. for any considerable time to the fire of the Rassian | In bere , indeed, the rad rations of this re- artillery; but such disasters must be expe:ted when | markable en! the enemy cam choore bis own time and place for attack. The loss, we believe, has been aggerated. Instead of the almost completes destruc: tion ot three regiments, it appears that we only lost fore, the extraordinary privilege of free communi- 124men. With this exception, the affair was a sig- cation with the adjacent country. It is not pro- nal triumph, the British and French vieiag for the the foe, who was compelled at lest to relinquish the ground he had gained. The renewed attack the next dav, combined with a armed with heavy guns. There is a relieving army | sortie from the garrison, cost him a thousand men -at band, in addition to the garsison, and the forces | left dead in the trenches or on tue field. know the utmost danger in that direction, and may rest on the line of defences from the Tchornaya to Balaklava aa securely as the British army reposed on the lines of Torres Vedras. The city itself, therefore, is the only question, and that is a question of time, or rather of money, to bring it tothe Czar’s own estimate of war. Tae Russtans heve not inexbaustible sup} | cannot admit more men, even thou, munications ate open to the north, than they can tained with unexpected energy, but our own batte- feed. They cangct exvect avy more ammunition. hey are said to be suflvring from want of water, for which they have no remedy. Against these ter:ible wants no perseverance, no courage, not even despair, has a resource. ish, and courage is but ill displayed in usiog them | up faster than need he. Butafew months since | the Black Sea itself was virtually Rassia—now the chances of a surprise, failed of any material These 60,000 Rus- prise resemble those of field service geuerally rather than those of ordinary sieges. The greatly ex- | place is not completely invested; on north side it is perfectly open, and the enjoys, trere- te ted on the side of the attack by regular fortifica- tions, a breach in which might consummate the struggle, but is defended by large earthworks of both, owing to the incompleteness of the iavest- ment, may be combined for any operation either of | attack or defence. MWe may be called upmm at any | moment to encounter the whole Russian army in the Crimea, either under Prince Menschikoff in one quarter, or General Liprandi in another. If these circumstan:es are taken into considera- tion, we do not thick that any conclusions at all Taey discouraging need be drawn trom the reports now received. The fire of tie Russians has been maia- ries have been equally well served, and the relative advantages of our position are shown by the small amount of our casualties as compared with those of theenemy. From all we can learn, their losses must bave been more than six times as great as ours. Our position itself, too, has proved 80 se2ure that an attack upon it by 30,000 men, aided by success. Meantime, Y. the very natare of such operatiors, every day improves our prospects and injures those of the Russians. If our camp cannot be stormed or our batteries silenced, powder and il fall. In every fortress, however strong, the Such was the state of affairs at the last date, and | means of defence must necessarily be finite, and the it may be summed up ia a few words:—The attack was being vigorously pushed on, and the defences shell must, in the end, spread destruction around were secured. The French had advanced a battery them. Wemay win mciag within 300 metres of the walls, and we were on th? | —but ruin must come. point of mounting a Lancaster gun, where it would | It i:esults, however, from this peculiarity of cir- command the dockyard. Other works were nearly completed, and the Russians had been compelled to Sebastopol, move the ships in the interior of the harbgr out of | we batter th °P ; harm’s way, and where, consequently, they would | escapeon the other side; nor is it possible to sup- be useless for deferce. We are evidently making a | pose, whatever may be the execution done by reat end sure step when we cease tospend onr pow- er and shot upon earthworks, and can attack the dockyards, the arsenals, the shipping under one great dt for ultimate succe: incessant crash of the buliet and explosion of the beyond a heap of ruins cumstances that our work, even after the fall of still be leftincomplete. Even if lace to pieces, the garrison may our fire, but that a very large force of the | enemy will survive the capture of the town. We may siill have to deal with General Liprandi and Prince Menschikoff, even after Sebastopol is our but to save own, and it is fortunate that our command of the time, which in war is equivalent to life as well ag | seas will enable usto meet the contingency with we could keap the le distanse from our om Balaklava. As such facility. We are nearer our resour:es than | the Russians, even on Russian ground, and within our | a few hours’ sail of the scene of action is the { jisad- | Ottoman capital, with its large supplies of ron ‘ge supp! mea, | 7 and command to become | excellent soldiers. It is certainly possible that the | paign without a single turn of success on the side | of tae Russians, may so dishearten the eaemy, or | even alarm the Czar, as to hasten the terminstion of the war. Itis more reasonable, however, t> an- least wo may assure ourselves, that the capture of aware that they do not venture to attack Balakia- | sucha F are va, in which jth they would certainly bs taken in | Pontiog tela rentta. ee Cust hans ieee aud destroyed or made prisoners. the best that could have been selected, and, though some critics now assure us have done better on the north side, | atin Ste it is clear we should not have haia position so | STATE OF PUBLIC FEELING IN PARIS. oe | [Paris (Nov. 9, reaiing) Coteespontense of London e— | e Czat may diasemble hia | Convictions and prolong his resistance, but his power | in the Black Sea will be gone, and his desigas upon the Ottoman empire totally ruined. caused by the absence of news from the Crimea increases, and it the should last many days longer, without some marked Progrese against the enemy, we may expect a ral There were it. our per Genta for cust per Cente, at | they ask what exrerience be bas bad in strategy, | strongest {places in the world, The | military men Lere do not join in this outcry, but many of them express reget that the operations of the sie e were not confided to General Neil, in- stead of Bizot. ‘They acquit General Can- ve besa committed, caves cores eoreeer tee | an un} lent imprudence ing magazines of powder to tie of the pics bat | they say that the General has not sufficient will of hia own, and is tvo apt tolet other men have their way. Asto General Bizot, there is a rumor in the military circles that a misunderstanding as to the | sfege operations has at length taken place between him and the commanéer-in-chief, and that one or | the other must be changed. The only private talears) hic dispatch to-day is from ‘Hamburg; it brings the official Russian bul- letin of the last affair at Balaklava. The Russiaus admit their loss to have been six officers killed, one general and nineteen officers wounded, and 550 men put hors de AUSTRIA, RU: {Constantinople (Oct. AND TURKEY. 8.) Correxpondenee of London mes. Although Sebastopol is now the point to which every eye is tarned, and all other matters, even though closely connected with the final issue of the struggle, must appear insignificant, yet the affa'rs the Danubian provinces are becoming so impor- tant that public attention may fitly be ‘called to them. No one who has watched events during the last few weeks will be surprised to learn that the ill- feeling between Austrians and Turks is becoming stronger, and the alliance from which so much was exptcted is already dissolved so far as the sympathies of the two nations are concerned. course which Austria has taken may be regretted, but it is not unnatural. The feelings which prompt her actions are not difficult to divine. bas had all through but one end in view—to herself from the pres- sure of 4 that was almost se, and to extend her power in regions to which she fancies she has c which there is now people akin to that which in- contiguous territory in boii the Russian and Austrian empires. In Bessarabia the Romanic race is numerous, but in the south-eastern provinces of Austria it also forms a large part of the population. Hence there is a natu valty between the two empires as to which shall occupy the debateable ground and influence the semi-independent people who still call the Sultan their sovereign. The navigation of the ‘Danube is another cause of secret jealousy. Austria holds the head watera of the iver, of whic the Qzar controls the mouth. The lucrative traffic of the Austrian steaar companies may be at any time arrested by & Inovemont or even a threat of the Czar, and losses must an opportunity of aserting. The Moldo-Wallachian renin 08 in the last two years their ml have heen rey reat, So far, then, there is a natural hostility ween the too em: which cannot be entirely quenched usual iietig ations and common feere, But, ca the other head, Aus- triv w as much as Russia averse the relidguish ment of all protective sights. has ao intention that the provinces Ps ghicend py pee roi uw and regenrrate Ottomas 5 pas hd views be checked forever by treaties having the sanction Mord Eurort. It is now easy to understand policy of Francis Joseph throaga the whole contest. It ts to place himself in tae Of a mediator, to bring tain war tq A close ar to Tor rr | Russia. In the reception INAUGURATION BANQUET OF THE Li MAYOR OF LONDON, oe [From the Londen Thues, Nov, 10.} tbe inauguration fe Lord Mayer, & e ipan, a was usual, in the Guildhall. Besides the ed Etty santa d city whi fhe = companies ant m: ich have been ap agel an Seth Shae Gate aa sive mayoralties, an opporsant for artistic was afforded by the n0e of and Turkish governments in the war now pending, of which the to whose hands the decors- tion of the hall is intrusted were pot slow to avail rooms, also, cies were exhibited, representing the landing of the alban seapa in She Tm ae some of the brilliant feats by which they have since been distioguishe i. The Earl of egy greta through the hall on his way to the reception room, was cheered, and was immediately followed by Palmerston, who was received with cous! serene Lord J. Rassell.and the other Ministers od the banquet were also warmly greeted on their entrance. a4 French Ambassador, on his arrival, was Fra ineipal table ine hall, evi incl right, Tite Lord Mayor, the taaphonin ae 1 Chancellor, Earl of Specie Lord J. Rua sell, the Earl of Clarendon, Earl Mr. Sheriff Mi idge, Mrs. Mi oe Tae Hardinge, Lord , Sir W. Molesworth, the Swedish mintster, the Spanisn minister, the Sardi- nian minister, the Turkish ministar, the Portuguesa minister, the Brazilian minister, the Austrian mi- vister, the American minister, the Danish minister, the Peruvian Charge d’Affalres, Prince Gholam Singh, Prince Ferozeshab, Ernest Bruce. Lord Wodehouse, and Sir B. Hall. On the left of the Lord Mayor were, the Lady Mayoress, the late Lady Mayoress, the Marquis of Saltsbar; , Mr. Sheriff Crosley, Mrs. Crosley, the Lord Chiet eens Mr. Baron Parke, Vice Chancellor Stuart, Mr. Jus tice Wightman, Mr. Justics Erle, Mr. Baron Martin, Mr. Justice Crowder, and Mr. Sergeant Shee, M. P. After some other toasts had been honored, the Lord Mayor said it afforded him great pleasure to see atthe table the French Ambassador and the | other foreign Ministers who had favored him with their company (loud and continued cheering), and he regarded their attendance as a very high compli- ment to the citizens of Lonion. (Cheers ) He be; to give ‘The Foreign Ministers,” coupliag the toast the name of the French Ambassador. (The toast was received with extousiastis demonstrations of applause.) Count Watewskr, who was reocived with loud and prolorged cieering, suid—Je viens, au nom da corps eae ue, remercier Vhonoradle assem- biée, qu'il me soit permis tout d’abord de former un soubait auquel, j’en suis certain, tous mes colligues s’associeront sans réserve—c’est qne votre adminig- tration, Milord Maire, preane au milieu de cir- constances plus paisible quo celles qui signalent son avenement. ce qni n’est pas moins dé- sirable, c’est que la paix que nous appelons tous de nos veux les plus sincdves soit une paix durable, et pour qu’elle soit durablo il faut qu’elle repose sur des conditions de atabilit¢ en rapport avec le grand fait qui dominé notre époque, et qui l’'illustre, avec le granc fait quia changé, on- peut Je dire, Ia pois du monde, et qui doit rassurer sur l'avenir les plus timides comme les plus incrédules. Ce grand fait c’est l’union des deux penples qui mar- chent a la téte dela civilisation—s’est l’alliaace de la France et de )’Angieterre. (Lond cheers.) La bataille d’Alma, qui prendra place dans les fastes de Vhistoire, parmi faits d’armes les plus glo- rieux du sidcle; la prise de Bomarsund, les ports de Yennemi bloqués dans toutes les murs—cene cont 1a que des préludes, mais gut témoignent assez hau- eee eee Teac’ Geel peut faire et de ce qu’elle fera, ers.) sperons quau moment ov je fes drapeaux réunis de Pangleterre, et de la France, et de la Turquie flottent victorioux sur exes ou ae sur ruines de se ag ers.) Nous pouvons sans tr eomption nourrir cet ir; car toat dat sgn eal donner la confiance—la bravoure et le patriotieme @e nos soldats, la supériorité de nos - connaissances militairee, la noble émulation qui rogne entre les deux armées et les deux marines, et, pat dessus tout, la sainteté de la cause qu’elles défendent. (Loud and continued cheering.) The Lorp Mayon gave “Tse House of Lords,” which was briefly acknowledged by the Lord Chan- ‘The Lorp Mayor then said he felt the highest gratification in present the Prime this country, who had, with mavy of his co! been pleased to honor the city London presence on that occasion. (Loud cheers) He and there are various topics to which, haps, f might, without ity ee advert; but T wish to do co in a few , and to allude only fo iy) a t to preserve peace. (Cheers I know it is the tptnion o man; K M efforts were too long and that we ought much earlier to have had recourse to erbitrement of the sword. So far is that from being my opinion, that in interested otjects, Tam perfectly forse ed that disinter objects, [ am pei rsaa that retreat country, and tl ath; of Europe, had it not heen oc! arly seen sad fally edmitted that every effort was employed to avart the horrors of war. (Cheers.) I think it not im- a that many of those who havé been exger war may perhaps be found easily discouraged by those vicissitudes to which a state of warfare verbially Liable, but I trust that you wil! never Raa snytbing of that sort on the part of Her Majeaty’s Ministers. (Hear, and cheers.) We are deter- mined, under all circumstances, to persevere in the endeavor to perform our duties in such a manner as we think our acvereign and our country have a right to —— from us (cheers), kee) steadily in view the great objects of the war and looking to the rmanent interests of this country. (Cheers.) Act- , too, in strict covcert with our it ally, I can- not entertain a doubt that we shall be euabied to bring this contest to a happy terminatioa, Belgtam. OPENING OF THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION. The hn November 7 opened the Faretal ive one Belgian Chambers with the following iy Gentlemen— In presence bs the war which swt portion of Enurope, iam feels more vivid' than over ihe wales eae ed by the confid crgan! clees of edacstion. Onr artists honorably maintain the old Se pee CB Sa og Le al the exhibition of 1854 gave a ja talare bebo 1 gee justify, by their bo contested pr b encouragement given essing Providence for ven as the blessings of o fine narvest, I poy to ao- knowledge tue inflacace which events exercise upom the price of all articles of food. My government will brirg before you the measares it may deem beet suited to ameliorate the situation, and I trast that the resources of labor, and the solicitade af tae sicker ciasses, will eucceed in relieving the sufferings of eur excelient working classes. be Siterial commeice is generally in the ae- cendaat. A treety concluded with Mexico will in (ature