I-IASZAl{D’S GAZETTE. MARCH 28.

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GLEANINGS FROM LATE PAPERS.

THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE CRIMI-IAN F..\'.I’EDITION. _ Some remarkable stateriients have appeared in one of the papers attributing the expedition tothe Criinea to the Em eror of the French alone. It is alleged that xltlfslllll St. Arnaud. 0 day or two before the Council was held, pri- vate y sounded Lord Raglan arid Admiral ])un- . as to what their notions were respe tho prudence of invadin the Crimea. both expressed the roost ecided disapproval of the idea. 'hon Admiral Dundas did so, Marshal St. Arnaud remarked, with a sort of ahrugof the shoulders, “Our Admiral (moaning Admiral llainelin) is of the same opinion’'—— that is, that it wou'd be riiost imprudent to proceed at that particular time to the Crimea with the view of attacking Sebasto )0I. It was

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well known, that the opinions bot of Prince ; ingly good at present’ she may “My und“_m,_‘.,,

Napoleon and the Duke of Cambridge were equally adverse to the expedition to the Crimea and that General Canrobert had also cxpresse himself unfavorable to it, though not erliaps with the same fervour as the others. [in fact. before the day on which the Council was Iield, there was not one composing that Council that was not opposed to it. except Marshal St. Arnaud liiuisclf; and even he was supposed to have changed his opinions, when be ascertained that he stood alone in urging the propriety of an invasion of the Crimea. Great surprise was consequentl felt. ivlieii he asked for a (‘oiincil of “far to tliicido the point. 'I'lio Council was held. and the vote being put, it was found that Marshal St. Arnaud, Lord Raglan, General Canrobcrt. and General Bouquet. were in fa- vour of the expedition, and that Prince Napo- leon. the Duke of Cambridge, and Admirals Dundas and Ilanielin, were against it. Marshal St. Arnaud, we are assured, was taken quite a- back by the vote ; for lie tirade sure, froui the adverse opinions previously expressed in pri- vate, that he would stand alone in being in favour ofit. And it is even supposed that he was disap ointcd, as well as surprised, when he found t at Lord Raglan voted with him; for it is thought, that he imagined he would have ined great reputation for gallantry. in being nown to he in favour of it, while Lord Raglan

would have suffered from the sup iositiori, that-

he was devoid _ofcoui'~.ige or pluc because he liad voted against it. ’I‘|ie paniplilet ascribed to Prince Napoleon represents l.or iiglan as have given his assent to the invasion of the Crimea by an audible “ Yes!" This is It mis- take. Lord Raglan spoke not a word, when the question was lllb to the vote. llc iiiercly made a stiff formal how of his head, in token o his conciirrcnce. If it he true, that the expedi-

tion was exclusively planned by the Eiiiperor of

the French, liwlit isthrown on two circumstances which had hiilierto hceii enveloped in darkness. Our readers will reuiciiiber the uneasiness and perplexity which were caused in the public mind by the phrase “timid councils," made use of in Louis .\'apoleoii's letter of condolence to the widow of Marshal St. Arnaud, in refe- rence to the Crimea expedition. 'l‘lio expression was so osed to reflect on Lord Raglan or Admire undns, and it is understood that our Government demanded explanations. Louis Napoleon. in an ollicial article in the Moniteur, acquitted our cflicers. llut it now appears that the phrase WEB as up licable to at least the Duke of Cambridge an Admiral Dundas, as to Prince Napoleon, for whom the article in the Monilnur left it to be inferred tho reproof was alone intended. 'l'lic fact of Louis Napoleon being the sole author of the disastrous expedi- tion to the Crimea. satisfactorily esplaiiis the tcason why he has betrayed so great an anxiety to visit the Crimea in person, in the hope that by his presence there he might so evoke the -enthusiasm ofliis soldiers as to insure the cap- hire of Scbastopol. The failure to take Sebas- topol would necessarily imioril his throne; but far greater will be the danger to the Ein- pire, now that it is known, that the expedition was his idea alone, should the Allied armies fail to take the great Russian fortress.

Tin Iirvsiannn Sowisiis riioii rnii CRIIIRA.-— The recent inspections of the invtilided soldiers who have returned from the Crimea have aiirdcd most interesting, yet melancholy, proofs of the desperate nature of the late cam- paign. Nearl all those men bear too plainly the marks oft to fearful struggle in which they were engaged, and are unfortunately disabled from further service in the army. Several of them having been but a short time in the army will be entitled to only a ver small amount of pension, and the bare idea, t at riien who have performed such feats of valour in the service of their countr should be left to struggle with ponury and estitution, cannot be for it. moment tolerated. Many of these men, althcu h unfit for military service, are quite capable o duties ‘where stead habits of discipline, trustworthi- ness, and o edience are required, and would rejoice in any employment, that would enable them to maintain t eir independence. They are well suited to act as private watchmen, gatekeepers. porters, or warehousekoeperl, and II rters in attendance upon auengers at ways would be hi;-_?.l_v; mvefu . It is to be hoped, that the g:Il8I‘JIIB feeling smanifested in

innumerable instances by the public during the

iresent war will not fail to find employment for these noble fellows. We believe, we may add, that every 0 portunity of employing them in the Royal Parks will not be forgotten.

I)i~.PAR'I'URE or ruic I-Iiii-i~:noit or -ruii Fnr:.\cu.—- The Emperor set out on Wednesday. at one o'clock, for the camp at St. Umcr. It is said that he will return in two days. A hundred of his Majesty's horses were to arrive at Lyonfl. as well us a strong detachment of the Imperial Guard. All doubts and liesitatious as to the Emperor's journey to Scbastopol are now at an end. Ilis Majesty will decidedly leave. Even the day is fixed for the departure—it will be at latest, Monday, the 5th. The Empress will aecom tiny liiiu. A consultation of pliysiciunis has ta on place, as to whether or not it would be prudent for her Majesty to make the journey. The result is, that seeing her health is exceed-

to go with the Emperor. 'l‘he Emperor has nominated the personugos who are to attend him.

A LIFE SAVED BY A TEMPERANCE MEDAL

“ Camp before Sebasiopol, 20th Dec. I854.

“ By the bye, dear mother, I was just going in miss out the tnost ititeresiitig part of my letter. 'ou will mind the old badge which my father used to carry always with him, to frighten off (he used to say) his appetite for uliiskey, and which you presented to me two or lhree nights eforc I sailed, telling me to wear It in my jacket pocket, and b_v no ineansic b.-ezilt my ieetotalli.-i’s p edge. Now, moilier,I won't say, whether I never tasted spirits or not since I left, but at the battle of liikerman I got it broken for uie in fine style. A bullet front a Russian olI'icer’s pistol struck me about the waist; I felt it plainly tell at the lime, but iioi feeling myselfdisiibled. I gave him the contents of my rifle in excliange, uliicli produced a very different effect oti his system. I was fortunate enough to escape \\ iih one or two scratches and a few holes in my clothes, if such they can be called. for they just resemble a pro- fessional beggar’: Iiabiliineiits—lhat is, it they were put off. it would be diflicult to steer my limbs into them again. I had lost all recol- eciion ofbeinp struck by the ball I received in II'l~|ll till. on putting my hand iiiio my pocket for

the event of my being struck iliere back to my mind, and, oti tziking the diifereiit odds and ends out of my front receptacle, I was siirpriscd to see my medal wzuiting a large round piece on the top; lurid, following up the spam, as ‘Gordon Curti- lllllilfl’ would say, found the bullet and l)ll of my ‘llltftlfll sticking to llie lop hem of tiiy iroiisers. 'ou will recosiiizc it, as it has Ilie V|'()I(ls'8i)C1E'l'Y or" distinctly lettered on the outside of ilie part adliering to the bullet. also the mark of lhe liillc round hole that my father wore a string ilirongli. All I have to add is, that it has been the means ofsavimz my life, for it the ball had not been arrested in its course at that point, it would have landed sorrieivhere near my heart (at least, learned my heart was somehere ihereabouts when I was at the High School), and thus have spoiled Jessie’s briglitest prospect. So, dear mother, am indebted to yoti indirectly for saving my life —so, tell all the young chaps coming out here to fortify themselves with a teeiotaller’s medal, for mine has proved itselfa breasiplaie of proieciinii in more ways than this, as I have seen many of my comrades unnecessarily expose themselves from being over giddy in the head.——l remain. eic.,

-‘ Bii.i. Siiii-rii.”

Sir George Brown has joined the army and resumed the command of the Light Division. General Jones, ‘., has taken charge of his duties. The changes in the army are—Sir Col‘ Campbell to have the first Division. Sir John Campbell.the Highland Brigade, General Bentinck to command the Fourth Division, General Barnard a brigade of Fourth Division.

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DEATH 0!-‘ THE CAPTURID RUSSIAN PRINCE.

The Russian oflicer whom I mentioned in my last letter as having been captured by the French while leading an unsuccessful sortie on thsirlines, and about whose late so much interest was evin- ced by the enemy, has since died of his wounds, and his hotly, under a flag of truce. sent in to Sebastopol. Ilo was said to be a Russian prince

birth, and a aiile-de-camp to the Emperor t icholas. It is also rumoured here, that he was the Emperor‘: natural son. Whatever his real birili of rank may have been, he is represented to have led the sortie with the must daring courage and Ikill.—Morni'ng Herald.

A HIGHLAND DIVISION.

It is said, that a Highland division is to be formed and placed under the command of Sir Colin Campbell. If so, the 03d, 42d, and 79th, now here, will all require large reinforcements before spring. Though these regiments—stsiion- ed at IIalalilava—havo suffered none ofihs terrible privslions whlcli fell to the lot of those here in

sircrigili, and unitrd barel muster I900 eficciive soldiers.-—Monii'ng Hera! .

my snuff-box, my ftirefiiiger went through it small. hole, and rippi-tired to my isslonisliirierii, on the!

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out side of my jut-liet, which iinmediiitely brought;

camp, they are still much reduced in effective 9

THE ARMY OFFICIALS.

Mr Murdoch, of the Sansparcil, who has per- formed the operation of “ boucliing " tor fitting new vents into guns) on several lflflle Piece‘ "I ordiiani-.e in the trenches, has received the Ihalllil of Lord Raglan for his very useful labours. and his Lordship inspected the process the other day in person. lle gave orders, that some artillery- iiieii should be sent to meet l\Ir. Murtlocli on the following day. in order to be inslrucied in the process, and Mr. Mordocli walked up from hala- klava, and was in the appointed place at [0 o‘clock to meet them, but he waited for two hours in vain; not ii man came near liiui. He offered to leave the tools to perform ilie work on his own respon- sibility with the artillery. but somehow or other, no readiness iviis evinced to accept his offer. The value of ilie operziiinn pi-rforined on the spot on a gun whose vent. has been injured by excessive firing, is enormous. Instead of a piece of useless metal, in a few hours you have ii sun as good as iieiv, and ready for instant use.—Ti'nics.

JUNCTION or TIIE IIORSEFLESII EATERS WITII -rut: lti'ssi.i:v .-\iiiiv.—.\ regiinent of lluskirs has just asscd through St. Petersburg. These troops rave not been seen in St. Petersburg since 1812, when they carried bows and arrows. They are trite Ciiliiiuc-ks. with little eyes and flat noses, and eat horsellcsli. The yare now armed with a inuskct.

I.B'I"I‘EI'IS Fl‘-0l\‘I THE CAMP. Camp before Sebastopol.

My Dear Fallicr and Mother,—I hope to spend some happy days at home with you all yet. You need not despair of seeing either Malcolm or me, for I trust in Ilim who has saved me through all dangers, and whose protection I felt, when I was niareliing iii a Ilussizin prisoni.-r, who was shot dead IWEIIII‘. me. You say that Malcolm heard from Williziin, that I, in company wiili one of our (lrcnadieis, had taken a Russian prisoner. Well, if vou have heard it before, you need not say or think I am boasiiiig. On the 5th of November, when that hlnmly battle was fought. I was one of tho banil iii the heat of it. Our rcglmeiit, being nearest to IlII\Q‘I'lll7|ll, was ordered to advance; and out coiiinuiiiding oflicer, not telling the hand to go to the rear, I along with the rest, advanced Will] the regiment. :is I would scorn, without nrders,in stop behind iri_v regiment. e were met by a t-oltiinn ol lliis.-trans; ue waited, lying down, the eiieiriy lo :idv.ince no.-ir enough to as to give lII(‘llI a volley. uhicli, uhen the men did fire, or tried to do, their firelocks would not go ofl', but

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taken a large doiible-lieaded eagle, Wlilcll is I0 be presented to her Majesty ilie Queen, from the 30th Regiment; but, because it is not Ilie Light Di- vision, there will be nothing about the prize from liikerman. We have the bravest and most skilful Major—General, Iiliiiik, in the army. Ills name is well linoivn—G-eneral l’ennefaiher——biit all de- pended on ilie private soldiers’ bravery, which was well shovvii, as one of our Grenadiers was found lying dead with seven dead Russians lying round him, showing that ho had used the butt of his musket in grand style : but we have so well forti- fied our position, that we shall not have the plea- sure of a good Iiglit with them any more. Our men often say, when the day is cold, that they wis the Iluissians would advance, that they might warm themselves in it good light. Ifl live to go home to you, I will be able to tell you many little anecdotes of the viar. 'l he rumour is, that old 'ick is coming in icrnis of peace. But I would rather not , and, for spite, we would lake Sehastopol, it had to suffer a whole winter. They cantiot stand long. JOHN MURDUCK, Band. 30th Regiment.

HOUSE OI" COMMONS. MONDAY, Feli. 26. 1855. THE LATE Josaru IIUMB.

Lord PAIJIEIISTUNI In rising to move a new writ for the burgh of Montroso for the election of a member in the roost of the late Mr. Home, I cannot, in doing so, simply confine myselfto the bare motion I have placed in your hands. I think, sir, I should not be doingjustice to the feelings of the house, if I were not to express some feelings of regret which I am sure is shared in by all for the loss of that honored member whose place we are now going to sup- ply. It was said ot' an eminent man in former times, that he gave up to party what was meant for mankind. 'l‘lic very reverse of that might be said of the late Mr. Iluiiie, for the party, to which he devoted the labours of his

ife. was his country, and beyond it to the general interests of mankind at large. There may have been men who have . ined for them- selves a greater position in this house by pla- cing themselves at the head ofa faithful band of friends whose ohicct was to acquire political ower for the sa e of governing the country. Ir. Home was a reiiuirkablo iiisiuiiee ofa man who had not only giincd an ciuinent position in this house and in this country, but who had established for liiinself a name that may be said to have been not only European, but to

we set up .1 great cheer, and the Russians turned to the riglilaliout, and off. So, thinking I might lI:I\'e a cliuiici: of culling one of them oil‘ with my sword, I set oul in chase of them; but, as I got nearer to lIIt‘m, lsaw there vieie four, but one of our Greiiadiers, being near me, came to the charge. and we soon came up with the rem-axing fun. The Grciiadier ran one through wiilt his liayonei, and took another prisoner. I felled the other with mv sword; at my sword, bein so light, only siuuncd him. He fell, and l imme- diaioly snatched his loaded musket, and gave him a gentle kick with my foot to get up and come with me, wliicli he did, in as grcaia fear as though he was going to be shot; but I did him no fnrilier injury. So that made three out of four Russians —one being able to run quicker than the remainder. I was only sorry that I did not shoot down the one who was running away with the musket I took front the other; but. in such a scene, he is it very cool person who will not be confused, for the csn~ non of the enemy and our own were playing over our heads. both being on hills, while the in- faniry were in a hollow; but. a while after, I was marching my prisoner within our own lines, along with two others. and as we canto very near out of what we thought danger, oneof the Russians, who I was pointing to go on in front of me, when he as passin me, was shot through the spine, and fell. bleeding from the mouth and nose. our fellow, I don’t think he lived long after. He fell flat on the ground, roaring out with pain. I felt sure it was a Russian ball that went through him So, I had ii narrow escape. At. the sortie that

the Russians made on the 26th, we were ordered"

io lie down, to lot the enemy's cannon play over our heads. Ono ball, a six-pounder, flew close over us, and blew the head off a man of the 47lli Regiment. A few minutes after, Ijust got up to walk over to my comrade to speak to him-an I was not two pace: from ilie spot. when the men shouted, '* Look out, Jack ;” and a musket ball just lodged where I left. The musket hall rniikes a lighter whistle than acannon. and you can easily hear whether it is a shell or ball, after you are awhile listening to them. At the Battle of the Alma, all the bands were kept to the rear of the regiments, when the action was commenced ; but soon all the bands were ordered to advance to the front. with the stretcher: for the wounded-and ilie Russian artillery must have thought we were something more than hsndsmen, for ilicy sent. a shower of cannon balls at us. One hopped in the very centre of the 49ih’s, hand, without injuring one of them ; and the halls came whistling past its in tons, one passing between one of our men aml a horse. Out of all, there was only one wouhded in the service ; he belonged to the 79th Ilighland- rs. So, I escaped there. as well so at Iakermait

and ll~hi Clavi. Several of our band would not go to ital, but fought all day with what

have stretched even beyond that. limit, by exer- .tioiis wholly disiiitercsted, so for as he himself lwas concerned, and totally separate from any ‘attempt to iicqiiirc, by his own exertions or those of his friciids, political power in the country. c was a man of whom it may be said. that he took tliu lead in almost every rncasurc of iuiprovciiicnt, which has of late

ears been cui-ried into practical operation. Ile had an industry which nothing could tire or overcome. llis ncquirement spread over a wide range of those subjects which concerned the interests of the country and the general wel- fare of the coninit.-iiiiy at large. e in a perseverance which was baflled by no obstacle; and it is but due to his memory to say, that though in the whole course of‘ his pui'suits—in his attempts to carry otit his own opinions-he frequently had inuiiy opposed to him—.wgg , frequently exposed to those rough conflicts un- :avoidable by any in-.in wishing to enforce his iopinions—yet nothing that ever passed between

him and those iiiost opposed to his views over ileft one trace of i-c-.-eiiiiueiit or one particle of

bitterness in his mind. I am crsuade-d,that ,cven those, who most differe with him in opinion on lnl|tl.I‘I’r-' which he felt it to be his duty to bring before the house and recommend for the adoption of parliament, must do him the justice to admit, that he acted from the purest motives, and from a sincere desire for the tvelfaro of his country. I am sure we must look back with regret at the loss ofsuoli a :inan——a loss which no man more regrets than

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Fcsriiur. or -run LATE Jossru Ilcirs.-—On Thursday morning. the remains of this much esteemed gentleman were removed from his town house, Bryanstone-square, Marylebone, to Konsal-green Cemetcry,IIarrow-road, according to the wish of the deceased. The funeral arrangements were of a most unostentatious character. As the time for the starting of the funeral corlegc drew nigh, the square was tlirongcd with spectators. From an early hour in the morning. the minute bells of the various churches in the neighbourhood were solemnly tolled, and the trading establishments ware partially closed. Numerous applications yvcreriiade b several public bodies and private individuals or permission to evince their res- pect for the departed statesman, and their sympathy in the -vencral grief for his loss, by attending at tho luncral and forming part of she proct-.u-tori ; but it was intimated, that tho iibody was to be followed to the grave only by