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where last year we left a busy and thriviug town, hardly 2 vestige was loft—hcuses, temples, bridges, trees, every ‘thing piled bere and shere tm endleea. confusion and ir- retrievable destruction; miles up the valley from the Deach, new masses of ruin, shattered junke, piles ef wabbisb, broten furniture, masonry—everything but the firm hills—dashed to fragments. It was a piti- fui sight; and moving among ali were the heart broken inhabitants, lapguidly collecting some old tim. ber—tome broken piece of a once favorite home, or relic of a lost loved friend, or erecting from tae ruins @ miserable sheiters for their families. This earthquake, as we gather from the Japanese, has been felt over the whole island of Niphon. On the 24th December, at 6P. M., thirty-four hours after the de- struction of Simoda, es rushed in the same manner over the beautiful and wealthy city of Osaka, said to be the most beautiful in the empire, and totally destroyed it; the shocks were but slight, and the first intimation that the inhabitants had of great danger was the fear- fal influx of the gea. In Yedo Bay, at Yedo, and the numerous adjacent populous towns, more or lees damage and loss of life occurred, but partizalars are not to be ebtained from the close and politic Japanese. Calamity has not come single upon them; some six weeks ago, the palace of the Mikado at Meaco was destroyed by fire; this, with the advent of the American, English and Karsians, earthquakes, destruction of their Pope’s palace, for the Mikado is the ‘Japanese Pope,”’ to all interts and purposes, begin to awaken the Japanese superstition, and now they think that they are doing wrong in mating treaties with foreigners; they do not say so, but imply by mapmer and action, All who know the Japanese, know their procrastinating and temporising policy—this ‘was displayed to Captain Adams ip their expressions of surprise at hi t the Americans, unseemly haste to rality the treaty—at not keeping to its terms, which provide for the signing of the treaty within eighteen ‘months, for they cho+e to interpret it into, “at the end of eighteen months,’’ but the characteristic firmuess on our part, ‘to sign it, or lev it alone,’ brought them to terms with usual reference to Yedo and mystery, and the treaty was s.gned and celivered on toe 2let February. ‘The intercourse det ween the Americans and Japanese has been otherwise of a very cordial kind. The Japanese offer for sale various articles of their culiar manufacture, many of them very beautiful; at true to ther policy, the authorities place a taboe upen purchasers, by demandicg so exorvitan: an export duty—which they charge upon the tradesmen— that tew can afford to buy; for mstance, an Amert:an or ether doilsr they value nominally at 331; cents of their eurreney ; the customs Geman from the seller two-thirds of his sale, that 1s, two thirds of what he reosives in cash Thus the tradesman is obliged to sell an article valued at 33 cents for one collar, or three times what it 4a worth, to secure himself from loss; this policy the Ja- Papere seem determined to pursue, in hopes taat they ‘will prevent us from entering into commerce with them; ‘and they will sueceed, for a merchant would be crazy to rith a venture in Japan, As for coal, it cannot be ob- tained. Japan can never be am avaiable stopp ng Thee for Pacific steamers. The harber of Simoda '8 pértoctly worthiess and fesrfully unsafe. How Commodore Perry ever persuaded himself or allowed himeelf to be deluded in‘o accepting Simoda as one of the porta for Americans, ds a matter o: astonishment to ever eémiral refured the Darter Rpon si caps accepted it after months of survey. Since the earthquake, the holving ground has changed much for ‘the worre, though no difference ean be observed in the soundings; the mudoy bottom has been all washed or bors away. and nothing remains but a thin ashy deposit ‘upon the smooth rocks—it was found almost impossible to keep the Powhatian to ber anchors. steam had to be pid up and eheet anchors let go in very moderate blows. facilivies can be arranged to coal with despatch a wail steamer, even if the coal was procurable or of a good goalicy, whieh the Russians agree with us it isnot, During je Btay of the Powhatan at simoda unbounded hospital- pad was extended to the Russian admiral and his officers, who came over trom Heda, and every sympathy and as- sistance extended. A grand dinner was given by the ward room officers of the Powhaton, at whica expres- sicns of the warmest feelings were exchanged, and mirth apd good fellowship prevailed. What do you think of the icliowing or a tcast in Japan ;—‘ Russie and Ame- Tiea (tbe two pew nations resting upon the opposite the Pacific,)—the envy and watched of old jitber can stand a.one against it.’’ panese seem to be in great dread of the Rus- nceed ther shipwreck mey be of great future good, tor stancing 88 ® sort of accidental army ot occu- tiop, 00 well armed and brave men may drive a for- le wedge into the old customs of Japan—these 500 ignere living in a state of freedom im Japan for mapy months must have some effeet. You see Russia is side by side with us ip this part of the world—it is des- tiny | The English were repulsed at Nagasiki—so the Japenese aflirm—though they, the Japsnese, say they are new deliberating in their great council upon the question of opening Japan to the whole world. After the proper ceremonies on shore of ratifying the treaty were cenclu‘ed, a ational salute was fired 1rom the Powbat- tan When the commissioners visited the ship under a wecond salute, a handsome entertainment was served to them and their followers at the expense of the offi- cers, Judging of the Japanese taste for champagne, eberry cordial, mixed punch, and sweet liquors, it wouli be @ good investment for a ship touching here to take the hint and lay im a stock. Af- ter viniting and inspecting the Powhaten with great evrionty, the whole party went on shore, much pleased with their visit and their new allies and we mueb pleased to get rid of them, hopicg never again to seo them inJapas. Now, Sir, the ‘American Navy” baving brought this new feature of tha world into view, ana baving succeerfully finished the Japan Expedition, ‘ef which so many various predictions were made in the United States and Europe, it is to be hoped our country will give us some credit for use and ability, and that the many hardships and privations we have endured during its continuance will release us from the con- atant abure we receive from our loving countrymen. all wi it is wise and good"legi+lation and an opporta- sity to show that ‘ Americans, as naval officers, areas gcod patriots ond as able men as Americans, lawyers, or apy other trade—the name’s the thing, not the busi- ness.’ ‘Tne Powhatan left Simoda on the 22d February, and after encountering succession ofstrong head gules fr the West, arrived of Shapghse on the 4th March, es- tirely out of coal; thick weather ved her outside till the Sth instant. The Powhatan is a perfect steamer, carries 22 cays full cosl, is fast avd an admirable soa boat; her machinery is unimprovable and of the best eoratruction; not the slightest accident bas happened to % during the cruise in which she has steamed over #000 miles. EX(Le, BRITISH TREATY WITH JAPAN. NOTICE, Forrex Orrick, Loxpon, May 10, 1856. A treaty baving recently been concluded between Her Majesty and the Emperor of Japan, whereby the latter ‘agrees to the Japanese ports of Nagasaki and Ha- o¢adi to British ships, for the purpose of effecting re- pairs and obtaining fresh water, provisions, and other supplies of any sort thgt they may absolutely require, at they ave furnished with ven stamp or ad it the oertificate rms shail bear or copatiiute such «ta@p or license, the Loris of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade hereby give no- tice thet all certificates of registry, issued under the Merchant Shippiog Act, 1854, will be printed in [such form as to be recognised as bearing such stamp or ti- eenre; and that, for the purpose of meeting the cane of ships slready registered, a new end special form of cer: tificate of registry has been prepared, which will, on application to any registrar of shipping, be given in ex. change for the existing certideates of "registry, and will Bein soch form sa to be recognized by the Japancae e@uthorities. Our London Correspondence, Lonnox, May 8, 1855. Beforms in England—Great Meeting in London—Wor to the Knife—Austria Shirka—Sucorss of the Allica Be fore Sebastopol— Resignation of M. Drouyn de V Huys— Count Walewsky—M. de Persigny—Ministerial Crisis at Constantinople—Spain—Th» Black Warrior—The Baltio—Prussia— Misellancous—Pianori Sentenced to Death, You will have observed in the London papers an an- Bouncement that the question of administrative reform jw England has lately sesumed greater dimensions than for meny years past. The attacks by Layard on the mismanagement of the war by the government have given an fmpetus to the movement. Notwithstanding his anubdbing in the House, the other night, Layard ts resolved to pervist, and it is evident that he has s large portion of the popular sympathy on his side, The move- ment is assuming, however, a form which may tend to alarm the powers that be, if not the aristocracy, You will form your own judgment upon the public meeting held in London on Saturday last. It is true that there are no very ipfiuential names down; but it must aleo be emembered that {t is the first meeting, and that others are appounced to follow, not only in Loadon but in other ‘ttowns of England. Itis also worthy of observa- tion that twenty-dive gentlemen put down £100 each, aa '® proof of the sincere character of the movement. Some of the eprecher, more expecially that of the Chairman, were violent enough. I enclose you « fall report. ‘The followixg resolutions wore unanimously adopted :— That the disasters to which the country has been jeoted in the ernduct of the present war, are attribute- bie to the inefficient and practically irresponsible manuge- ment of the various departments of the State, and ur- gently demand a thorouga change in the administrative system. Mr, W. 8. Lanveat, M. P., moved the following resolu. tion: — That the trae remedy for the system of mal-adminis- tration which has caused #0 lamentabie sacrifice of la- bor, money, avd human life, is to be sought in the intro duction of ¢nlarged experience and practical ability {ato the service of the State; that the exclasion from office of those who possess in @ high degree the practical qualities necessary for the direction of affairs in a great commercial country is a reflection upon its in » oud s betrayal of ite interests; that while we disclaim every desire of excluding the aristocratic classes from ere in the councils of the pd hy feel oe iy tO protent against the pretensions of any section of the community to lige the fanctions of ad- ministration. MP? cd W. Trre moved the third and last resolution: — jat an association be now formed to promote, by all constitutional means, the attainment of admintrtretlve roferm. That the association be called the Administra- "tro Reform Atsocipjion, amd thet the following geatie- one. The Russian t, while the Ameri- men, with power to add to their pumber, be ted the commitiece, to collect furds, to prepare an ad ire. to the constituencies of the United Kingdom, and ge to carry out the objects of the ssrociation:—! . Beppoch, G. Busbop, Jr , R. Crawford, J. B. Gassiot, J. Hurcbiveon, W. J Hall, M’Gregor Laird, 8, Laing, W. S Loéeay, W. T, McCullogh, 8 Morley, R. B. Moore. H L. Morgan, W L Ogilvy, J. D Powles, J. I. Travers. N. Wilkinson, J. G. Frith, 8. amory, W. Lisier, W. Tite, D. Nicoll, J. Collett, §. Baker, B. Smith, Jr, and B Oliveira. The meeting separated with three cheers for the Queen, three cheers for the Emperor of the French, and three for the independent members of Parliament. In the House of Lords, ast night, the Earl of Ellen- borough gave notice of a series of resolutions, which be Proposed to move on Monday next, im the form of an addrers to the Crown, expressing the conviction of the House that the war must be carried on with vigor, sad that ite conduct bad been hitherto mismani a Reform has again become the watchword in England. ‘The promisec papers relating to the Vienoa conferen iN be ready for celivery to-day. We leara that the last attempt of Aus'ria to bring Russia to terms bas Juiled. It ia, therefore, now war to the knife! We slso learn from Viepna that éustria hesitates more than ever ip joining the Western Powers True, sbe will not go with Russia, but not agamst her either, The B>gleh and French governments are reeolved to carry on the war with revewea vigor The news from before Sebas- tepol, which 1s up to the 7th of May (yesterday), is ratisfactory. ‘Ihe Rucevan rifle pits bave be n taken by the 77th, under Col. Egerton, who fell; the Frepeh have blowr up the greater portion of the flag ataff hattery, spd are now within 60 ysrce of the walls; and such is the ardor of the troops that we daily expect to hear that an assault hae been attempted ‘The motive of the resignation of Drouyn de L’Huys, the French Minister of Foreign Affaire, is said to ve the followirg:—Louis Napolece found that be had erscedea more than pecessary at Vienna, and to no purpose, and received him cololy, When Drouyn de L’Huys resigaed, he cio rot wish to accept bis resignation, but the miais- ter was firm. He is suceerded as Foreign Min'ater by Count Walewshi Cullerte, French Ambassador at Londoa, Wale wes, ire. is a natural son of Napole- on the Great quandam factotum of Louis Napoleon, is appo'nted Ambarsador to London. Otber diplomatic changes bave taken place ia France, M, ‘Boouvenel is appointed Ambsraasor at Constantine ple, 0 the stead ot M Benedetti, who goes to Persia, ‘There,has been o sort of ministerial crisis at Coontan- tinople, Redschid Pacha renign=d becausa Mebemet Ali, the Svltaa’s brotber fo-law, had been recalled from exile Ali Parha, now at Vir nna, is appo‘ated Grand Vizier, and Redscbid Pacha will go a8 Ambassador to Paris, Lord Stratford has been to the Crimea. The first por- tion of the Sardinian contingent had arrived out, Toere was alo a mipisteriai crisis in Sardinis, but it is over, and the old winisters resume office. It arose on ths Con- vents Suppression bill. wee Madrid, under Cate of May 3, we have the fol. wing :— In the Cortes to dsy, the report of the committee on the propraition of Senor Labrador, to suspend the Cortes frem 15th June, waa read and la:d on the table. Senor Sag aels moved for papers relating to the Black Warrior question. Senor Luzur sated that the af. fair was settled satisfactorily, and said, in the course of his observations, that the people of the United States were not to be confounded with the filibusteros. From the Baltic we learn that the fleet had sailed from Kiel, and we shortly expect to hear of operations. It is generally thought that Pianori’s sentensé will bé Hon of the Prussian Chambers was closed on May, by s speech from Baron Manteuttel. You have, Lahdecoeey said the Minister, bestowed on the budget of this year, in all its items, a carefal and attentive examination, and the government cennot ao otherwise than derive lively gratification frem the cir- cumstenoe that it has been adop'ed by you without any curtailment. Tne anxious attention of the government ‘will continue to be directed towards maintaining an equi- librium between the income and expenditure of the State, and preserving in the administration of the Gnances that order end trustworthiness, by means of which Prussia’e credit has hitherto been assured so satisfactorily. government acknowledge with gratification the con- fidence with which you, gentlemen, by voting the addi- tions] taxation, have extended to the current year the credit that was opened Jast year for the extraordinary wants of the administration of the army. Whilst avail. ing ourselves of this credit, tbe general financial position of the country will not be los ‘ight of, ard as econo- mical # reserve be exhibited in the employment of these as is compatible with the obligations of his Ma- verpment to preserve the army in the requ! preperedness for war, 60 asin the present diffi- cult political complications, which have unfortunately not as yet met with @ pacific rolution, to be in a posi- tion to maintain Prussia’s independence, dignity, and porition a8 # great po Oar Paris Correspondence. Paris, May 10, 1555, The Procés Verbal of Pianori—The Circumstances Attend- ing His Arrest—Singular Conversation Between the French Empress and Mr, Mason— Ministerial Entar- rassments—The Five Dark Spots on the Political Horizon. The folly of a political assassin is equal to his crime. This has been so fully demonstrated that no political party ie, nowadays, lixely to incur the responsibility of arming the assassin. His act, if not entirely isolated, aa it often is, can be presumed to be known beforehand to but comparatively few. It is not surprimeg, then, that the searching examination of Pisnori, at his trial Jant Monday, elicited notbing which implicated other persons than himeelf. Unsatisfactorily as he acsounted for the money found in his possession, he divalged no proof of the complicity of political refagees in London in his recent attempt against the life of the Emperor. That he had confederates, however, (nearer, too, than Lon- dop,) is not impossible. And here 1 may state that, on the doy of the attempt, an acquaintance of the Baron de Seebach, the Minister from Saxony, mentioned to his excellency, as ‘sufficiently ominous,” the fact of his having just met, on the Champs Elysce, several of those sinister faces which he distinctly remembered having seen before cn the eve of political commotions in Paris, and which ora rerely visible except at such a mo ment. The visiter of M. de Seebach had not taken bis departure before a messenger hurried in with the news tnat the Emperor had been fired at. It is true that pot a few of the Corsican bravi who are at the beck of M. Piétri, the Prefect of Pol'cs, and who, as I have previously had oscasion to intimate, are liberally scattered alcng the route of the Emperor, whenever his Majesty fancies driving out “ without escort,” wear faces ugly and sinister enough to have’ alarmed M. de Seebach’s friend. He might easily have mistaken them for ‘revolutionary harbingers,’’ disguised as they were, some in blouses, and others ip broadcloth coats of the latest fashion, but none without o stiletto like that with which Alessandri twice struck Pianori. What became of the two bullets which Pisnort is said tobave fired? One is supposed to have lo3ged ins wheel of the carriage, which “unfortunately,” accord- ing to the record of the trial, hindered Alessandri from reaching the assassin before the second detonation. It has been suspected, groundlessly however, in all proba- bility, that the passage of this carriage was not alto- getber accidental, but was intended te facilitate the escape of Pianori. The second bullet did not, as was er- roneously stated, penetrate the hat of the Emperor. Hix hat, indeed, fell from his head, and was picked upand banded to him by a Jad who was standing near. The Km- percr’a horee shied when its rider was first fired at, and the latter, I] have heard it said, dro his bridle rein, and weil nigh lost his seat. But b acapital horseman. When Mr. Piatt, Secretary of the Ameiisan Legation, went, like bis diplomatic colleagues, but in somewhat lees of a hurry, to felicttate the Emperor on bis escape, he expisined the delay by the fact that Mr. Mason, tae American Mipister, had been momentarily expected to arrive from Nice, and personally congratalate his Ma- jesty. Mr. Mason arrived on tne evening of the day Mr, Piatt had made his bow as tbe Tullerws. On the follow: ing Sunday, after the Empress had recoived, politely enough, the felicitations of Mr Mason, she abruptly asked the Judge what be thought of ths Know Nothings, what are the Know Nothings, and whether the Know Nothings badn’t almost upret the administration of his Presicent. She had previously, you remember, exhi- bited o similarly lively curiosity about Cabs, and after the Roll ¢ renponees she hac received from the ow tured Minister, was thuncerstruck st reacing in the NzWw York BxuAt @ full, true amd particular account of the Ostend Conferenco— an account since confirmed by docn- ments and correspondence published ia the Unim itself, She incl nes now to the opinion expressed by Droayn de VHuys, when be became acquainted with the develope. ments of the Ostend conference—that ‘ Amerioan diplo- macy {s improving ”” Drouya de i’Huys has retired from the high position which he held at the head of the diplomacy of Western Earope; for, as you by the maiia of the stesm- er which leit Havre yesterday, we bave ut Paria aa well an at Constantinople, where hid Pasha has resigned and Mehemet Al recalled’ from exile, a ‘palace revolu- tion.” Only the minister‘al crisis at Paris wil! be othar- wise important throughout Garops than that at Constan- tinople. M. Drou pebble cag haat a found M. ¢e Buol too strong for them at Vienna, the French an¢ the = Minister returned in @ oom- plaisant state of mind towards Austria, and urged the acceptance of the Austrian proposition to renew nego- tiations on the ingenious basis of unit tae Mosoovite power to the number of sbips existing before the war, ‘They were content to return to the statu quo ante bel- lum, At first the Emperor had bis reasons for not being indisposed to cons'der this proposition: bat when tie pulee of public opinion in England had been felt, grave objections srose to the possivility of the Emoeror show- ing himeeif more pacifi: than bis ally acroes the chan- oel, And M. Drouyn de l’'Huys had nothing to do bat to resign when he discovered that Napoleon was intent upon a course which he regards as fatal to his own inte- rests, M. Walewkry, who repla the late Minister of Foreign Affairs, and is rapii as Ambassedor at Londom by M. Fialin (Count de Persigny), inherite the Napoleonic ideas which the Emperor believes it to be his mission to execute, and will doubtiees be more pliant in his bands than M. Drouyn de I'Huys. M. Walewsky is, you are aware, a natural son of Nay I. Other miniaterial chenges are autic(pated. ‘ou must not be surprised to bear before long that » new loan, anda new levy of perhaps 300,000 men, have been determined upon. i clouds of war seem gathering more and more Hrangely obscured of late. “NS las than five Sore spot ingely obscured of late. No five 8 have already blackened its disc — — 1, The rupture of the Conference at Vienna, 2, The ceasing of the firing at began od 8, Adjourpment of eine of the Exhibition. 4, Abandonment of Imperial vieit to the Crimes. 5, The attempt of the Champs Blygies, FIGARO, NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, MAY 28, 1865. Interesting from DEBATE IN THE CORTES ON THE APFAIRS OF CUBA. Stung of May 3.—General Infante im the chair. The sitting opened at balf-past one, The onder of the calla for the discussion of the project of jaw relative te the Alicant railroad. M Govralez de la Vega, the Secretary, read the cahier des charges of this copces+iop. Its reading lasted more then an bour and a balf. The Chamber voted almost without discussion the two articles of the project. ‘M. Oxpax ¥ AVECILLA presented a proposition Jemand- ing communication to Chamoer of the diplomatic cecumente relative to the affair of the Bisck Warrior anc otber difficulties pending between the government of Madrid and that of sohieaton, The orator express- Jy declared that be will withdraw his proposition, if the Minister of Foreign Affaire finds it at ald inopportune. M. LuzvRiaGa —The ip communicating the documents question. The affair of the Black Warrior is completely terminsged (Live- ly sepsation of satisfactio: It has geceived a solution entirely conformabie the hop @)' the two countries. The government would be, td)-fore, the first interested in masig the truth known as s00n as oaridle. Ni theless, | bave to observe to the Chamber still another affair penoing that of the El ado, with which the two governmen’ re) occupying themselves; the latter ts of a much less im- t character, and I am aple to assure the Cortes it will 61so be regulated to our mutual tion The rolution of which I speak will very speedily take place; I therefore thio that it would be detser to wait until then, in order that the Chamber msy be able to examine all the documents rela- bve to eur negotiations with the United States The greatest apx ety mapifested in our country in relation to there affairs has reference to the preservation ot the Islond of Cuba, At no price, and under no circum. stances, ar I bave slready stated, and I repeat it, bere, will we cors+nt to the alienation of the Island of Ouba M. Onpax Y. AvECILLA—After the explanations waich the lon minister bes just made, I hasten to declare that 1 withdraw my proposition. (Applause.) Now, | hope | may be permitted to add a word in the name of my own tarty. 1 thank the minister for the sentiments that he han juet uttered concerning the preservation of the ivland of Cuba. We. the deaocrats of Spain, have been long accused of having had on this sudject, in Madrid even, relations with em agent of American diplomacy. ‘Abie isa calumny against which we have already pre- tested, ana | seize with eagerness this fresh opportunity to incigpantly repel it. (Applause ) ‘The Chamber then resumed the discussion of the third constitutional basis, relative to the liberty of the preas. ‘The Marquis D’albaida developed to about forty inem- bers an amendment tending to abolish the money depcatt, and to except the public functionaries from tbe Legiala- ive disporitions on the press interdicting the apprecia- ion of the acts of private life. At half. past five the Chamber rose. FINANCES AND PILIBUSTERS. A letter dated at Madrid, Mey 2, says:—The bankers of Lcndop and Psris have formally declared that they will not make any loan to Spain, unless some arrange- went be made with 3S to the rejected coupons. According to letters from Cuba, the persona engaged in the recent conspirscy bad sueh a iatge commend of money, that after purchasing arma, hiring véssels, Aa paying slibuaters, Shey had 300,000 piastres (1,500, 0001 ) in band, which sum bad been seized. The correspond: ence between the conspirators and their agenta in the United Stater bad also, it is stated, fallea into the hanis of the authorities, THR }BW SPANIGH MINISTER TO WASHINGTON. The Macrid correeponcent of the London News, writing on May 9, —M. Santa Alvarez has been sp pornted Spamsh Minister at Washington. i everal propositions for a lean. de Montpensier have arrived The War in the Crimea, PROSPECTS OF THE BESIEGERS—SPAKING THE TOWN OF SEBASTOPOL. [From the London Chronicle, May 12} igantic defeat of Inkermann, preceded by the failure of General Liprandi at Balaklava, doubtless im- pressed upon the Russian commanders the hopelessness ‘of any general attack on the allied positions, and has led to the ac option of partial sorties, in which the assail- ant posserses a decided advan' This new system of offence bas been scarcely less unsuccessful than the mere importart operations, in which the superiority of the allied troops, both in steadiness and activity, over their antegonists, was so clearly defined. Notwithstand- ing repeated failure, the garrison of Sebastopol has never ceared directing nosturnal assaulte on the ad- vanced trenches of the A'lies, and the perseverance dis- played by the Russian troops in thus encountering al- west cériain destruction, with scaaty bopes of obtain. ing even trivial success, deserves especial mention. A telegraphic despatch, received by the Munister of War from Lord Ragisn, published in our second edition of yerteroay, announces two furth+r attempts made by the enemy, on the morping of the 10th, to carrs the British right advanceo trench. The sorties were made in grest force, and by the gallantry of eur troops were repulsea immediately. The Joss of the enemy, says the derpatch, wes serious, and, from the nature of the e: gagement, coula not bave been otherwise. The adv: tage pontersed by the assail.ng body in a sortie is coun- tervalapced by the terribie fate faite it in the event of a repulee and a retreat. ‘The Rursien comm: bled to concentrate their aassiling colum: ot their advanced en- trenchmente, and then direct them rileatly on a feeble point ot the allied lumen, Perkaps the covering party to whom the defence of work is entrusted have been wenting in jance, and sre sud- by & vastly superior force. Here- the advantage of the enemy. Should, , the sentinels have given timely warn: ing of the advanes of the foe, and bave thus enabled the guorcisns of the trenches to prepare for his reception, then the result of the ortie mes a very different feature, A momentary check sustained by the enemy’r columns throws them into copfusion. The arrival of re server strengthens the jorce io the entrenchments, and the dirorder spreading im the ranks of the assailsnts de- generates into a bacty retreat, in which the earnage in- fivcted by the victors on the ang mass is maturaily im- The rame wignal failure awaited the last two made by the garrison of Sebastopo! to destroy tne daily contracting lines of the Allies as had been ex- pertenced by the enemy in every similar undertakiog, and it may be dsubted if even the great devotion display- ed by the Russian soldiers and the enterprise of toeir officers will not be cisheartened by such conetant unsuo- ceetes, accompanied by such slaughter, With the exception of the arrival in the Crimea of 4,000 Ssrdinian troops, forming the advanced guard of the Sardinion Contingent, under the command of Gene rai De ls Marmora, no intelligence of great interest has been received {rm the seat of war. The batteries on both sides were nearly silent. The amunition of the French ané the greeter part of that poseossed by tae British bad been exhausted, and ths second bombard- ment of Sebastopol had virtually terminated. Fresh bat- teries were, however, bemmg constructed in advanse of the fcrmer lines and immense supplies of shot, shell, and gunpowder were being conveyed to the front, is anticipation of a renewal of the allied fir gineero have learned by ezperience that t! at dis- tanze which separates the principal British works from the Russian detences renders apy decisive result being onccipatec from the fire of our batteries, armed ai Dave been, utterly hopeless. Ship guns of s heavier metat bave therefore been lanuct from the fleet, and will replace the inferior armame>t hitherto mounted un the british batteries. In anotuer fortnight we may expect the recommencement of the cannonade, but past diesppointment and the facilities porsessed by the enemy forbid even the most sanguine mind to entertain very great hopes of the third bombard- meht of Bebastopol beirg more successful than the two that preceded rt. Sebastopol, we have repeatedly maintain ed, ts not fated to fall by cannon or mortars, Those en gines of destruction have failed imgloriousiy. The Minie Gnd the bayonet will be more successful, A subject connected with tne late bombardment has attracted universal sorprise, not jess in this couatry than in the ranks of the Pritish army in the Crimes, We allude to the inetructions said to have peen issued by lord Raglon to the effect that the town of Sebsstopol it self was to be spared, ané that on no account was the fire of the British batteries to be cirected on the barracks and other prominent buildings of the place. ‘A gunner of the naval brigade, if we remember right, ubjected to punistment for having allowed his zeal in one case to conquer bis obedwnce. At the same time that we are mace acquainted with thie unascountable order, snother piece of intelligence of #o contrary & na- ture reasbee us tbat we have comp etely failed to recon: cile the two accounts. Every nignt, we are told, one or two steamers of the id fleets silently approach, un- der cover of the darkness, to within range of the town Then suddenly a tremendous broadside issues from the ports of the steamer, whicd shifts ite position, in order to ercape the reply of the granite batteries, ‘and then re peats the operation, If, therefore, it in considered ud- vinable to risk the existence of our steam squedron in inflicting damoge on the town and entailing destruction or appoyance on the garrison, we opine that the same desirable wesult might be greatly facilitated by the co- operation of the land batteries, and also that the mea- sure adopted of eparing the town has been dictated either by w short-sighted policy, or by a mistaken and misplaced sentiment of humanity. ‘The public buildmgs, the barracks, and even bee vate touses of Sebastopol, afford a refage to the garrison of the place, besides furnishing » conven‘ent depot for provisions and ammunition. It is, therefore, evident that in sparing the town we are entailing serious disad- vantages on ourselves, aod are committing # suicidal blunder. It can scarcely be motives of humanity that bave prompted the commsnd iseued by Lord a the whabitenta proper of the town have long de. ferted their threatened homes, and the greater the harm and Joes that can be jinflicted the armed forces of the enemy, the neaser do we approach the termination of the wi If the order on which we comment has been dietatea by military policy, we nevertheless question the judgment of the measure. Our batteries command the Breater part of the town of Sebastopol and the en- tire faubourg. To reduce the whole to rains would be the lator of a ay ors night. It may be argued that ‘by Geet e town we afforl means of defence to ho might take advantege of the ruins to fence in oase of an assault. These rains, this brokep ground, would, however, equally agora pro: tection to our troops in the event of the latter operation being undertaken, whilst the present barricaded streets and loopholed houres would oppose, and probably with success, the advance of the Allies, ‘We fear that Lord Raglan bas been animated be the same short-sighted policy which apared Odersa, and transformed that towa into an important military position, occupied by the ene- my, The ipstructions issued to the batteries, according te the letter of our own febastopol correspondent, have proved unpslatable to the troops, and e@pecially to the paval brigade, and they will scarcely be appreciated in this country. NEW PLAN OF OAMPATON. A letter from Covatantinople, in the Courrier de Mar- seille, gives the following sketch of the new plan of cam- paige tatd to be resolved upon by the allied generals:— According to the yet f credited rumor, the arm of Constantinople will land at Kaffa, where French frl- getes have recently made s fresh reconnoisance. It is po indy inte rs gee pe Lai ree in baer ds fener Boaquet w ‘COTps observation cross the Tchernaya, and meet them in that . Omar Pacha at the same time, having been reinforced by a French division, will advance from Eupstoria, passing elope to theontzonehed camp of the dime, py these ; ton of the preponderanee of Russia ig three simultaneous movements the allied ay od bope them in a Sut aatetaneyeees Lerd "s Speen on the Prosecution of the War by Ei In the House of Commons, May 11th, Mr. Fauncu said that the honerable and t mem! for Abingdon House to the critical position of public affairs, but as the bonorable member for Aylesbury had taken up that round, be thougnt the honorable and gailant member lor prraee would de well to postpone his state- ment. Major Rexp did not think there was any similarity be- tween bis motion and that of the honorable memb+r for Aylesbury. The motion of that honorable member partook of the character of a vote of want of cenfidence, ‘while bis desire was to obtain from the noble Jord at the head of the government some statement that would sa- tisfy the anxiety felt by the country under 1 oir cumstances. They all knew that when Aberdeen resigned, the noble lord the member for Tiverton wes entrusted with the formation of another government, and that the country approved of him as the fittest man for the office. He regretted, however, to say that the country in that opinion had been most wofully deceived, and tkat the noblelord hed not taken that position which the covn' ticipated. The noble lord might bave defi vunts of his opponents, if he had ealled to bis acministration men in whom he confi- cence, The noble lord failed to do so, and as an ini pendent member, desirous to support the noble lord in extremity, he called on the noble lord to make a de- zon of his future intentions, that would satisfy the wishes of the people, and give to those who sup; hin rome excuse for doin; Aleugh.) It the no- ble Jord did rot do so, bis day: re numbered. In the Iapguage of Milton, he would, therefore, say to the noble loré— Awake, arise, or be ever fallen, —(A laugh.) rd PALMERSTON said—%r, the honorable and ant member is, think, perfectly justified by the opimon of the House and the country in the course which he has taken. I find no fault with him, but om the contrary em ready to do justice to the motives which have in- duced bim to rise on the present occasion. It is per- fectly true, as etated by him, that when it was her Ms- jerty’s pl re to authorize me to form a government putiie expectation bad inceed risen high, had— it I may 1% allowed to say so—perbaps overrun the bouncs of reasonable expectation. At that time I felt It to be my duty to endeavor to obtain the asristance of those persona whom | thought most capable, from their ponition in Parhament, to make a strong and efficient government, I wes actuated by pone of those considera- u which bave been without cause imputed to me of private partiality, or family connection, or regard for aunk, My object was to look around me, and see who were the men most diftinguished in public life—wbo were the wen who had shown themselves most capable, by the part they had taken in public affairs, and whose opipions sere most in conformity with my own. That L apprehend to be the duty of a person called oa by the Sovereign to form an administration for the conduct of afairs, I know it has been frequently said and felt by many, that, instead of taking those who had been, by then £X0erience and knowledge, distinguished in public life, it Way the duty of a person placed ia my position to g0 "eleewheré, AG {07M ® government of persons em- ployed in business or commevetai sraneactions. My an- swer in plain and simple, Those pétdody Who have de- voted themaelves to business or commercial pataust#, to which they bave given their entire time and talefits, have made it impossible for them to abandon those ursuits for precarious situation of @ po tical office. bh * by Much has béen a 1 am happy to say that very successful results have already been attained. If we take the army, that branch of the public service which, from sent nnlortnnate circumstances, has attracted’ pecu- har atten’ \appy to say that the army now ip the Crir versal consent, inas perfect con- dition tieh army ever was. (Hear, hear) I say t erely on the testimony of officers who write cir (riends—on the testimony of official psr- sons— 1 say it onthe unsuepected testimony of the commander of the army of our ally, who has ren- dered honorable justice to the positon of the Britixh army in the Crimea, (Hear, hear.) I will state what bas been done, and also what is going tobe done. inthe first place it is in vain to conceai or deny tbat of which everybooy is aware, that when, after @ forty years’ pesee, we untertook a mihtary expedition on a great scale and ot @ great distance, and uncer circumstances of considerable cifficulty, great mischief was occasioned by the raugements took place, and that those who were emp'oyed to execute those azrapge- ments were not conversant with them, and did indeed many . (Hear ) Indeed, it could hardly be ‘The difficulty might perhaps have been leas, culties did certainly exise wa great degree. an were productive of consequences which we muat all la- ment. 1 wil begin with the commisciariat. That depart rent was placed under the treasury, That arrangement ex. inted before the time of Lord Aberdeen’s ge vernment, and ‘wae continued under the present admmistration. Bat now the commisssriat 18 uncer the Secretary of State for the War Lepartment. lt is 2 military department, end ought theresore to be under the command of a militasy ebief. It ovght to be administered by an officer of the state, whose cuty it is to regulate the milivary details of the publi vice With regard to the detsile of that depertroent abroad, Sir J. M’Neill, a most able man, has been rent out to the Crimea for the express purpose ot orgenizing the service, for the carrying of them into ex- ecution. entieman has acted wich great success, and I ve commiseariat arrangements in the ea sre now as complete as the nature of the service will admit. B. s s 1 will now state what are going to do. It bas struck everybody who has av tended te military seattors, that the park of Gar military arrangements which consists m the separation of many important branches of the administration of the army, sbould be reformed ; ano that it is desirable that the present highly ipconvenient arrangement of having the orcrapce reparate from other branches should be pat an end to. (Hear, hear). My noble friend, Lord ranmure, bas given bis spxious attention to improve the arrange- ment on that head. The house will feel that there must be more difficulty in remodelling a department of the poblie service when mportant public service is going on, than when there is, comparatively speaking, no pres. sure on the time and attention of those who are to re- mocel it. (Hear, hear) When every hour of tue day- almost every hour of night—is taken up with bi ners, the beads of the department must have a difficalty in findirg time to mature their arrangements, and a still greater difficulty to mature them without interfering with the discharge of the current affairs of the depart- ment. (Hear, bear.) We intend to remodel the. Board of Ordnance, to abolish the office of Master-General and the Boa:d of Ordpan: a reperate establishment, the srtillery and engireers will, as military bodies, be i in point of distipline, under the same authority as that which superintands the diet pline of the army at large. (Hear, Leer.) I never coukd understand the principle upon which the line should be under one military chief, and the artillery and engineers under another. \ (Hear, hear.) Some are of 0} that centralization ought to be carried further, and that the Minister of War ought to be, what be is in rome countries, also Commander-in-Chief. I am not of that opin- jon, I think there would be great objections to such a consolidation—- objections with regard to toe interests of the army, and objections belongieg to other feelings con. nected with the working of the coastitution. (Hear, bear). For, while this country is onder pariiamentary government, the government will be liabie to be chang: ec from time to time, and if the Minister of War was also to be director of the discipline of the army, he must be 8 military man; for I think it would be fatal to the dis- cipline of the army to entrust it toa civilian. I do not think the army would feel the same respect for a chief who was not # soldier, I think they would regard his praise as of httle value, and his censure of no great weight. In order that the discipline of the army should be efficient, I think it ereential that ite head should bea militery men, capable of judging of the merits and de- merits of every soldier and officer Init. It would not be poesible in sll the changes of our government to find a military man who, cevoting himself to political mat- ters, should be regarded as 8 proper representative of the army in the cabinet. It is undeniabse for the in- terest of the army tbat such an arrangement should be made. Besides, if the whole patronage of the army into be dispensed by a member of the government of the Gay serious objections will arise. 1 think that the present arrangement is one that ought to be maintain- ed, and that there is a great advantage in having the cutcipline of the army superintended by # military man pot a member of the government of the day; and that the patronage of the army rhould be dispensed by # man un- connected with the political etd who happen for the time to be at the head of a! ear, hear.) We know that it is only by the a that war—bdy im ite in the public rervice—that apy government who may be honored with the confi- dence of the Crown, and the eupport of Parliament, can eye te Qeserve eivber tbe. ene or the other, 6 9 render iteelf worth; 16 approbat of e nation. (Cheers Yes, J om bound to ray that this House as afforded to the government all the means which they have sought at ite bande for the prosecution of the war, and has, by ro doing, presented to Ear and to the worki s most robie Shiclale of party feelings thrown overboard, and of party strife merged in the earnest desire to promote the national welfare, and to carry out effectively the ser- vice of the State, Iteel bound to make this acknow- \edament to the House, of a bope that the forbearance which both the House and the country ha’ own in waiting for the announcement of the reforme ir military system which we are about to propore will still continue to be afforded us when the marked change for the better in the condition of our Iready been effected, and the improve- our intention at once to introcuce into en omelet thee yey that re taken into secoun' din it ie The question Zavolved in a . jon favo! bos Li ann ie the concession of tor simple question of an: of Wore spice oe oer ey ane #0 Veg A discal 4 The Wberties rope and i work! are deeply at stake. The members of the human race have their eyes fixed on the contest in which we are now moages: ere axe arrsyed upon one side of that mighty contest two great nations—-(hear, hear)—upon the otlier stands & gigantic and colossal power; and the issue of the struggle between them hangs not upon questions of minute errangement. Upon that iseue it depewis whether England and France shail continue to holt among the kingdome of the earth the high position which they now cocupy— (hear, hear)— whether they shall sink down to the cenastion of inferior and second rate States, or whether the enemy, agavnst whore aggretrion they are #0 gallantly contending, thal be the dictator of Europe amd the domi- nant power throughout the world, (Cheers) The Vienna Conference—The French Plan of Indepenaenee in the Princtpastues, (From ‘he London Times, May 12.) Altheugh the Allied Powers have failed in their at. tempt to procure by diplomatic negotiation the assent of Bi to the conditions which are regarded an te dispen- sable preliminaries to the restoration of peace, her aa- sent is not required to give practical effect to those cor- dithon: On the contrary, we have asked for nothing which we sre not able, as pone om Russia by force and without her consent; and, abe refures to acoept these arrangements as the terms hich peace might be made, she must endure them the results ef the war she bas prolonged. Thue, the conferences at Vienna were broken off the Hmita- Binge Bea. thore waters, to ‘Three Powers om Saar huss exclu a sista im the navigation Haguished ox every orher part ofthe tingu: on every other Seaard the Baltic are alike closed it her. In bke manner, it is in the the passage and free the nat we regret that mere ene! cites towards ite own ago been taken for this purpose, and even royalty fe tubliebmente on the Swisa wland have been destroyed, gravamen of the charge force of gunboate ought to be able to com: | and it is lawful for ber untaxed mand the lower channel of the river. jonas the | ed, the most scandalous ac: Albed Powers agreeo by the tourth point to obtain from | and the most Inter imputations against political the Otteman gevernment the confirmation and observ- | but if an American ‘M presume, by +] or the religious privileges of the ing, to call in question the toe communities of the Otto: ter, or the domestic institutions of the nation—if hint that @ government ich decidedly ‘to ph; labor « superiority over intellectual ¢ap bad while preaching non-intervention to us, sends to European countries, under the name of Ambassadors Consuls, is of insurrection and , he is taugbt to bow to the will of the majority, and to that even in the land of liberty freedom of disvassien| all subj js Dot permitted. From this democratic worship the press of England is exempt, it is tberefire no wonder that our American eou should hear with impstience from writers abroad tra{ that they will not tolerate from journalists and stat at home. The next ground for pympath; the hittle credit by of foe American peop & of its Christian subjects Had Russia accepted the terms offered she would, of course, have participated in this negotiation, and turned it as tar as possible to her own ‘t, since she has rejected this overture, Powers are fully entitled to proceed to the completion of these important arrangements without her. This observation spplies with still greater force to the first of the stipulations which lately occu) the Confe yevce at Vienna—we mean that which relates to the fu- Prineipalities. That ub. yy the plenipotenti- It was admitted on all hands that she state of ted urder the old Russo-furkish trea- end, anda plan for the future gov- f ‘these provinces was agreed upon by all the ibject to the assent of the Porte, ana to the ulterior arrangements which may be required to carry it into efiect. Whether the Russian government chooses to be a party to there srrapgementa or not, isa matter of comparative incifference; but ,it canoot for a moment be conten that these unfortunate provinces are to endure all the vile of @ provimopal government and a foreign a tien during the whole period of tne continuance of war, when there is no longer any obstacie to the re-es- tablisbment of a regular, legal, and permavent form of government. It is highly {eprodable that the Russian forces will at any future time in this contest recross the Fruth, since that has been made a casus belli by Austria, m Russia is the belief of some people that England ond France were, und pr of succoring Fpain, meditating » Crimean expedit} to the Western hemisphere Such am expeditj could only be caused by aggressive policy om d now, when we iw an life is so sacred in ber eyes that no cr prospective danger justifiss war, and th interference is an ‘ili pa:d trade,” there san iF correspondent’s own rbowing, no ple for such an intervention. We conciuds, then, that correspondent has given no reasonable or consist grounds for Ameri:an sympatoy with Rassia; but Delieve that thore grounds for which such p exists are not difficult to find The slavehold sympathize with the Czar as « slaveholder, the ing factions admire, as they wouki imitate, if they 0 the vast scale of his aggressions; and democracy, that ite will sould be above all law, sympathises and would answer ne strategical purpose; bat if any ad: | & men whe hes established for himeclf the same @ citional guarantee be required for this portion of the Ot- | exemption; and both are led by their several creeds| toman territory, it would pe found im the establishment | contrary | ape 80 identical in fact, te hat of a definitive Wallachien government, scknowledg- | country where law ascerts her supremacy over the apg the sovereignty of the Porte, and having the support | of the mapy or the few, and where the absolute of the Ailied Powers. of mankind is vo part of toe political Bios present condition of the py omg is in the ve item, h fore serves as an excuse ueithor to the deapotiam of i it degree umeatir facto: They been impov- | one, ner the tyrann; exlshed to cheese by four ausseeuive Gary eceupetions : aires in the course of the last seven years, the present The Resignation of M1, nm de PHays, French Minister, [From the Lerdom Times, May 8.) * . . *. * * * MM. Thouvenel in particuler, who was appoint supply bis (ee VPHuys) place during the mission of ‘Minister to Vienma, hac eo much reason to resent treatment he received from his official chief, placed his tion afew days ago in the d the Emperor. The result, however, was, that M. vene) was raised to s far bigh post by dein, the Em at Constantinople, M VHuys withdrew from office within 48 hours after, return to Paris. We co not, however, suppose that dispute is the sole, or even the princi ca oe resignation of the Foreign Mimster of France portant a orisis, As long as Lord John Rusgell rei at Vienns, the harmony continued unbroken bet: the plenipotentiares ; but in the courie of three days subsequent to the departure ef British ‘Plempotentisry M. Dro de PH appears to have ciecussed and arranged with Count & proposition of terms of peace widely different fj that on which tbe allied courte had previously rr) This acbeme, whatever it may be, was umhesitet sovecsriest as occupation by the Austrians, though made in pursuance of a treaty with the Sultan, is nota whit less onerous or oppressive to the inhabitants than those which have prececed it. For mili urposes it is useless, for civil or political purposes it is mischievous, and we hold it to be for the interest of the provinces thomeelyea, of the Porte, and of the Western Powers, to termfate the Apstrian occupation, by establishing ® government ca- poble of Teatoring peace, Orie, and independence to the Gouaityy. Shere no rearon tbat Moldavia and Walla. chia should not revert to the comparatively peaceful and bappy condition which Servie bas preserved throughout the war, aud by securing the neutrality and iadepoad. exce of these provinces we should obtaim the best bar- rier that can be raised against the ag; of Russia, They are, in fact, as we once before remarked, the low countries of the Danube, and their political position and importance on the map of Europe bear « strong apalogy to those of Flanders and the country between the Meuse and the Rhine. If such a government can be established now, Russia at the peace will simply have to t she cannot prevent, and indeed she a to the op of some such ar- present the miserable, arbitrary, and corrupt administration of Prinve Stirbey prolongs all the abures of the old system, without even securing the in- dependence of the territory from foreign occupation. The generals exercise an uncontrolled and unssra- uthority, in so much that by the last sscounts ‘eneral Coronint had actually ded to place the town and district of Krajova, in Wallachia, under mar- vial Pen becaure the Jeane ry eo the inso- Jent and overbearing conduct o ustrian garrison; | precured on these terms ; but, as this was not and tbe condition of the people is truly lamenteble. Bia of the govwcamtal Which Be, ter ‘On the 26th of March Baron de Bourqueney read at | of the government with which ke the conference an able paper, which is annexed to the | gcting this difierence of policy led to his ®xth protocol, on the future government of thes» Prin- | tin ment from office on the termination of his Vi cipatities. The French Minister recommended in thestrong- | mission, It ie pet only on the ground of the inadeq: est terms the creation of @ State which would serve as @Na- | o¢ there terms thut we are satisfied the Western Po: tural barrier on the confines a, Russia, and for this pur- | eovid not with honor or consistency accept them. pose he proposed the unton of the two provinces, whose Com- | Geristtrom the war without having succeeded in Lined population would amount to 4,000,000 souls. The | odicet we propored to attain by the expedition government by Horpocars, either nominated for » time ais and without having materially lessened or for life by the Porte has proved a visious and de- | po, d pride of Russia, would simply be to ‘iner structive system. which ought to be superseded by am | her influence torovghout the Rast and the central hereditary government, such a8 was granted by the Sul: | of Europe, and to lower the reputation tan to the Milosch family in Servia, and is still in foree | Which Hitherto claimed the first ra: in the Poshatle ot Egypt. But in the opinion of the French | Snd‘naval warfare To tuat result the people of government, it would be more desirable to select the head a, and we beheve that we may add the peop off such a Statefrom one of the reigning familics of Eu- | France. are not prepared to submit; such a rope, and not ‘from those Boyare or “Hunariote fami- | be fatal to the governments by concluded, for it would be ji ot #o mi lies “whose intrigues and corruption have done 30 jedge’ of, the terms we might actually obtain rom Rue! much injury to the country. ‘The sovereignty of the Sultem would still be paramount, put, a8 M. | failure toenforce those consitions which bi ce Bourqueney obrerved, ‘the importance of ‘the new Wa be candutbal 00: tne-faniee aseeet pire and of Kurope. —- in Principality, frem ite political position as wel! as from the srount of its popalation, would secure tos Chris- | esting these terms the cabinet of Vienos tien cypasty sufficie: great advantages for vassslage pot to be a decided objection.” Possibly a sort of fede- ral union or elose ee with Servia might still fur- ther increase the commercial prosperity, the military torce, and the politioal :mportance of such a State, If this plan be s good one, as it appears to us to be, why thould it not be put at once intoexesution? It would relieve the Porte from its present unsettled and upproductive relations with these winces, in ex- yavgement. rejected by the head of the French as it was made known in Paris,and the were equally satisfied that no honorable concluded cm such a basis, for th ef this eo} tion waa barely to limi: the navel strength of Ra the Black Sea to the force ehe already possessed b the ontbreab of the present hostilities. M Drou VHoys appears to have thought thet peace migh appear to bave essed any assurance that they w) beacot pted by Rout of st. Peter n, and the Powers we thus have seemed to Drouyn’ ¢e l’Hoys, the Emperor of the French Queen of England had no alternative but to rej a proposition and to prosecute the war until fresh o tures sre wade by the sudmission of the enemy. incident is in reality Bo more than the @ conference of Vienna. and it disposes of the last ill which that negotiation may have change for a tized tribute and a valuable protection. At Pio would be enabled to withcraw her troops a faire from ition, in which she can neither menace 8 nor secure the welfare of the inhabitants, Loss of the Ship John, of Quebees PARTIOULAKS OF THE DI¢ASTBR—NEARLY HUNDRED PERSONS DROWNED—ALL THE 0. PASSENGERS LOST. {Plymouth (Eng., a ) Correspondence of the ebester Times } On faturday, May 5, shortly before the clos! Lioyd’s, a painful sensation prevailed by the recei| a telegrapbic mesrage from Falmouth, announci dreadful sbipwreek on the westward of that port, rant ship going ashore on the rooks off St. with 360 emigrants oa board, and that nearly pareengers were drowned. ‘Subsequent telegraph tages received on Saturcay evening from Falmouth tollowing details respecting the lone:— ‘The Jobn, it appears, sailed from !ymouth on Ty day afternoon, with 210 emigrante, for Quebec, countered a heavy gaie of wind from the the westword of the Badystone, and got closer warcs the land than the captain was aware of, making for the Blackhead beadland, he ran gerous reef of rocks called the ‘ ort distance from the coast, and bet} th tion by the Danube, these provinces wou'd rapidly be- come @ flourishing State. Although Russia has with- held her asrent to the conditions of peace, the success of institutions planted on the very scene of that ‘mate- rial gusrantee’’ she attempted to wrest from the Porte would be & moral victory over ber influence not inferior in importance to the most signal trivmph of our arma, and it would afford s pledge to the Eastern populations < petite (ey: the Nathan Cm Powers is identi- ied with the progress of eivilizat and goou govero- ment. On these grounds the establishment of a permanent administration in the Principalities, in with the view s already made known to the Conference of Vienna, would te a result of incalculable advantege to the security of the Porte, and to the political influence which stands opposed to the encroachments of Russia. The brapegtin a ie Position of [From the London Times, May 11.) ‘We adverteo cursorily on « former occasion to a letter which appeared in our columus from an able corres- pendent, well known to our readers under the signature, not ina; pplicable to bim im either sense, of a “States ee The object of our correspondent is not what we sbould have hoped it would have been—to clear the free ptain foand d men of America from the stigma implied in the charge 1 stove m her bottom ; amd as the} that the sympathies of America are not on our side, | chance of saving life, he rau her ashore, where she To the great mass of men, who judge matters on | down within 200 feet (rum the coast. The wi their first aspect, and have neither leisure nor | shallow, the deck wasapove water, but inclivation to sourd the depths of political ques- | which was about two-thirde flood, was fast n tions, there ts something shocking, and even revolting, in | and would soon cover her up to nearly her mainto, the aamission that, though policy may keep the Unital | great number with the crew took to the rigging, but States neutral ‘nthe present contest, and interest may | bulk of the unfortunate passengers were swe) plead as loudly in favor of Russia as of England and | wreck by the fearful seas that rolled over, and it ‘France, the feelings ‘and sympathies of America, the con- | way itis understood that nearly 200 met with a the nation, which are not under the rave, and ject to considerations of Stat: M Karly on Saturday morning the coast guard met covered the wreek from their ‘+ Jook-out,” ani mirol of interest nor subji policy. "eth the Poser of the Bat tn tei preaed sixty or seventy people clinging to the rigging. P “ . ing assistance, receeded to the ae bh decdly struggle with the Powers of the West. ‘Yo those who knew America only from the overstrain- or) of the Manchester school, who look upon her | wreck was lying, and, by dint of greatefiorts, in takin, of the mgging the whole of the Among them were sev temales, and Capt. Raw! ae rod riper hal poor, the land of high wages, vote ig crew. The ship is su; to be am entire lom. She universal pufirage, no State endowments, eap newspapers, and abundant supplies of ardent spirits, it seems almost impossible that the asylum of t hberty, the boasted fountain of the future civilization of | very old vessel, and we find by Lioyd’s Register jhould in feeling, if not in act, be closely | she was 466 tons register, and was ouilt at Ct tion and a government tne ‘whole mission 1810, ane bas long otased to be classed. She of which seems to be to live in darkness and | bave undergone repairs in 1847 and 1 c emselves, and by war and desolation to spread | property of Mesere. Rawle end Co, alee, ‘kness and misery over the face of the whole | mon' habitable globe. We wisl rot offend the susceptibility In regard to the eause of the awful fatality, it of our eorrerpondent by offering to him again argumeots | that jperously till about half- past intended to induce the prople of America to reconsider | night. made the Falmouth light, the thia question, and to show that duty, honor and interest | bimee) inting it out to one of the passengers on urge them alike to desire, and, 10 far as their traditional | Jurt at this tame the seoond mate was tryiag pokey one nom will permit, to contribute to the lor & success 4. the all The first reason m by our correspondent fi Philo Russian feeling in America is that a struggle be- tween Christian nations im arms is disgrace to the nineteenth century. We hope that this statement is correct, ond well would it be for the United States, and well for the destinies of the humen race, if such doe- trines bad taken firm joesescion of the misd of the cople of America. The preaching of the Peace Society b+ failed ip England, because the common sense of her people tells them thst peace ts not a matter like free trade or a¢ministrative reform, which it is #ithin their own power to take or reject, but ® dlensing which is held, from its very nature, at the will of others, which may be lost by the will of a madman like the Emperor Paul, and by om as in the case of the same Paul, by the dagger of an assassin. But toe Unived States bave realy before them that very option between peace snc war which is denied to members of the an confederacy, and, if they would only act on th im attributed to them by our correspondent, Powers. they had seen the captain, and on br anked wanted the eaptain ior, he said he (the mate) t they were s desi too nigh land. ort); the captain came om deck, and what the mai statec—' that they were getting too close on wen reported to him; the captain pooh-pooh report. Soon afterwards some one d sas ‘reebs,”” ond almost immediately the vessel with violence, #0 much #0 that u the rock, and then struck with still ter rocks further in; the captain was them dist to call out yum her eground,”’ The vessel ell nail on her and great way, as sho was, accident beppened. going eight or nine knots, and run spround, the rea washed ber off again, an: some An att might intain peace among themselves and with | cown tbe coast for Glatance. ‘world, The recent aggressive war om Mexico, | then wade to bring ber up by letting go a Ss cd aststance len’ by American citizens Wo the Oa. | when she grounced heavily, Brosdaide on. At ed posta retellion, the Sap eaien 4 Srexonen, and be doctrine recently promudgated by the Gmerican Ambassadors with regard to the seizure of Cuba, seem to afford some proof that our correspondent is minteken ip his est ite of Ameri feeling, or that the United States consider themeel ver an exception to the rule they apply to their neighbors, and believe that the slanghter of ‘ God’s chief pandiwork on earth” is only unjustifiable when wrought by European hands. Our corrtapaeeens furtiey 8 ed ss Dep towed F deetruction of Ruesian preponderance in the Blac! — ia unwite, taettainahy and indefensible, and that were ‘The passe: Kusela to submit to such # proposition ehe would show | nc they pu wan then directed to the boatse—of which she op beerd, three om deck and one over the side—th| tain, four sesame: nd one pawenger ju ti ip was found there was no plagin thatabe waa witboutthole pins While they were to supply these deficiencies, Ber tackle became e boat drifted off from the vessel wit! ‘be men put their knives in for er hia German pipe for a like out to ee to round @ point of| herself half fool, half coward. But he f that to | over wh ee ree her Suen alt Wot this very object Rursia has herself formally consen hed be 58 and that, if euch consent bas not been out into | » lace, they called aloud for jormal treaty, it is only because that & series of the es vate pe Ny the bon Of Leontahent ai mont diereputable quibbies and evariona Russia has a 4 inted out @ inj iberately eluded the consequences of s principle whic! e coant iad a she bas berretf, in the most solemn and categorical man- | rm wae spread that admit! basis tion. The i$ | *el bad struck on the Manacles, An Te omen to thle—tbat Sagrice aympathizes with Rus- | then made to pull ogt tome of