HASZARIYS GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 15.

‘HIE RETURN FROM SWEABORG. Nsaoau, Auo. 20.—-We are resting quietly on our ears after the glorious and successful bombardment of Sweaborg; feel- ing confident that so important a blow at the pride and power of the enemy will be appreciated throughout Europe, and that our services will be rewarded by the au- thorities at home. We have not as yet been able to arrive at the extent of the damage done; we can only make a roug guess, from seeing the arsenal, store- houscs, magazines, and other important ublic buildings in a blaze, that it must liave been enormous. A heavy shower of rain the day after we left was, without doubt, of great service to the enemy, and most likely stayed the havoc of the devour- ing element. Sweaborg must, indeed, be in a pitiable state now. The shot and shell fell round us like hail. One red-hot shot went into the magazine of a French gun- boat, and lodged between two cans of pow- der; fortunately the cans were of metal, and that, although the shot absolutely bulged in the outer coating, they had time to extract it before it could do any harm. The Exmouth has gone to Cronstadt. Ad- miral Seymour will take command of the fleet there, and Admiral Baines rejoins the ommander-in-Chief. It is reported that he (Admiral Baines) is to go to the Gulf of Bothnia, and that Admiral Dundas is about to make a tour of his station in the Duke, accompanied by one ot- two ships and some gun-boats. The weather is breaking up fast, and everything portends an early win- ter. After this grand triumph of mortars and gun-boats, I suppose we shall make preparations to give the “Rhoossians” another dose next year with similar wea- ons. There is no question but that if ive had plenty ofthis class of vessels we could make the Emperor shake in his shoes, even at St. Petersburg. For this season we have nothing more to do, except to keep up the strict blockade we have hitherto main- tained, and live in hopes ofgetting home in pretty good time. The Tartar has been destroying 19 more vessels in the Gulf of Bothnia, and has taken a small steanirr; cortaitily the enemy must wish us anywhere out ofthis, for in every hole and corner, both in the Gulf of Finland and Bothnia, they are harassed and nniioycd most exces- sively. From Cronstadt we hear that the Russian gun-boats make frequent sortics, under the cover of their batteries, but take good care to make all haste into harbour when any of our vessels make a move. A shell from Risbank struck the Bulldog the other day, when she was chasing these vessels back into their port. VVhenever a telegraph appears, it isfiknockcd down. The Russians declare tauntingly, that we are afraid to land. Ithink we may justly re- ply tn such a taunt by asking them why, in these dark nights, with 35 steam-gum boats at their command, they do not annoy us, the more particularly so as our guit- boats liavo all been withdrawn lately? I have just heard that the Cornwallis, Pem- broke, astings, and Ainphion, are to take a couple ofgun-boats each, and go to diffe- rent parts ol' the Gulf, there to be stationed until the break-up‘of the season. It is re- ported that the Duke goes to Burn Sound and Led Sound; and, lastly, to the neigh- bourhood of Stockholm, where the admiral is to linvc an audience of the King. The mortar boats have all gone home; the Euryalus and the Magicienne take them clear of the Baltic and then return. The Basilisk and the Princess Alice are also gone home. The officcrs of marine ar- tillery, who have by their intelligence and energy so mainly contributed to our suc- cess, are gone home, or rather one-halfare gone in the Basilisk, and the others follow in the Calcutta, which sails in a day or two. The Eolus and Volage are under orders to start immediately for England. The Cuckoo also goes to-day; so you see

our "‘ small fry” are fast breaking up.

riis Cl'u1\‘ll-IA. S1'.Pa'raasauita, Aug. 3! .—Prince Gorts- clnikoff writes from the Crimea, Aug. 28th: --The enemy continues to fire briskly. No new facts. Team, Au. 30.—The latest despatches from Gen. La Marmora state that the Pied- inoatese are fortifying their position on the

‘run vicroar or ‘run reuaaiun.

The Russians chose for their attempt the Feast of the Virgin, which is one of the great- est festivals in the Greek Church. The reli- gious ceremonies were invested with extraor-

inary pomp, and the preachers appointed on- deavoured to excite the seal of their hearers to fanatical fur . Fresh troops, who had felt neither the etliscts of labour in the trenches nor of the valonr of their opponents, were picked as far as possible, for the occasion. They march-

h ed out to the combat about 50,000 strong, their

force consisting of forty odd battalions of in- fantry, and six or seven thousand horse, with 250 pieces of cannon. With these superior numbers the Russians directed their attack againsta point where they would meet with but three divisions of French infantry, and General Morris's cavalry. One of these di- visions was that of General M-uyrsn, which suffered so terribly in the assaults of the 7th and 8th June, and should, therefore, barely reckon as half a division, as the vacancies in its ranks had not been filled up. in fact, the French had only 12,000 effective men to resist an army of 50,000, which had chosen its own battle-field, and leisurely made its preparations. The Russians again tried their Inkertuan tac- tics. Then they tried to eutolfa portion of the English army ; they now endeavoured to break the ranch line, by first separating General Morris from the infantry, and then makinga path into the intrenchments. Not for a single moment, however, did success smile on them. The movements of the French and Piedmontese were as vigorously executed as ably planned, and in three hours the Russians were in full rout. 'l‘he enemy have now learnt, by the se- vcrest experience, and after repeated trials on their part, that theirsoldiers and their generals are inferior to those of the allies in the open field, and the effect on the spirit of their troops and on the convictions of the whole Russian empire. must be proportionate.

THREATENJNG ATTITUDE or AUSTRIA T0-

WAIIDS PIEDMONT.

The jealousy of the Cabinet of Vienna is such that orders have been given not to nblish any news favourable to the arms of Pie mont. The war is spoken of with enthusiasm by the Italians, but the Austrian olliccrs are to a main Russian. It is irritating to hear them laugh at the (-'ovcru- ments of France and England for supposing that Francis Joseph would ever draw the sword against the Czar. A new loan and it fresh drawing of C:)lItlt‘|‘I[\lS are spoken ofns likely to take place in I:<Illll)$ll'\l_V before the end oftlte

car. A large camp is forming at Somtna, near the Piedinontcso frontier, at the foot of the Lago Maggiorc. The excuse given for the large number of troops in the Italian provinces is this camp, which is an annual allliir. So far there is truth in the apology ; but last year the camp was not formed on account of the cholera, which is worse this year than last in the country towns of Lombardy. 'l'ho Austrian (i'overninent ofcourse opposes the formation of our Italian Legion by every means in its power. The rich are threatened with sequestration: the poor are refused passes to move from one province to another, and, if very much suspected, are shut up in jail.

RUSS! A. A Berlin correspondent ofthe Ilaily ./Vcilrs writes: \Ve are assured in private letters

the war upon the Russian people during the last six months. The enrolment uftlie new militia of the empire or levy en massc has had a terrible effect. The organisation of this new corps has been pushed forward with a haste which tells volumes on the condition of the regular army. Although the first line of troops which stood opposed to Austria six months iigo has been with- rawu, it has been necessary to order to thc Ciiinea about 30,000 of the new troops, who can hardly yet have learned their drill. I7 Drushines, each ofthe nominal strength of 1000 men, entered the north camp of Sebastopol on the ltith, amid the ringing of bells. The order of the day by which Prince Gortscliakolf greeted them is most instructive. Theirs is no ordinary case of conscription. As the Prince remarks, the have left behind their wives and children, houses and goods, and marched down to the extremities of the empire. The pro- cess is bein repeated, and before long l00,000 families will have lost their heads. Did the safety of the country demand this? and if so, what has become of the great army which has for generations i-cprcssed the inspirations of the halfof Europe, mid been the hope and comfort of its despotic princes?

The Invalid: Rinse publishes a long re- port from General de Berg of the bombard- ment of Sweaborg. General do Berg states the loss of the Russians during the bein-

Tchernaya.

bardment to have been 44 men killed, two

superior oflicers, three subaltern oflicers. and U0 men wounded. In addition to this, 11 men were killed on board the iiian-of- war Russie, and one subaltern and as men wounded; and one sailor wounded on board the Ezecliiel. RUSSIAN CIRCULAR NOTE.

It is stated at Berlin, that Count Nessel- rode lias addressed a circular note to all the Russian ambassadors, in which the Count repeats the willingness ofthe cabinet of St. Pctersburg to accept honorable pro- positions of peace.

The St. Petersbnrg correspondent of La Pressr remarks, that the Government has formed this Imperial Militia instead ofor- dering a war recruitment as a concession to the landed proprietors. Serfs taken for the regular army are bound to serve for 25

cars, and surviving that term, become frceinen. Serfs taken for the new militia are to be restored to their proprietors, if living at the etid ofthe war.

Bniaaiiv IN R.USSlA.—-Tllt3I‘e is one thing that, so long as it lasts, will prevent Russia from taking her rank among the great civi- lized nations ofEurope, and that is the vast system of bribery that is carried on in all the public oflices. It may appear strange to say a system of bribery, but so it is. Bribery forms the rule, and honesty the exception, in all matters relating to the law or the Government, though, doubtless, there are some few honest and honourable men to be found in the Russian empire; but the number is very small. Peculation is again another very prevalent sin, and generally practised throughout the country, otherwise how could men live upon the miserable pittance allowed them by the Government for their services? All this, however, is not considered as it stain upon incn’s characters: on the contrary, as it prevails universally throughout the country, there is no (llSll0ll0lll' attached to it. man, a staff oflicer in the military service, holds a situation, the salary of which is about £70, and to be able to retain his place, he is obliged to pay foi- the protec- tionofanotber man, £1,000 per atiiitn! !

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that we can form no idea of the strain of

This he not only does, but keeps up it large cstahlisliint.-nt of servants, horses, &c. It j will be naturally asked, how cnii he do it? ' Why, by bribery, which renders his place worth to him about £4,000 or $5,000 a- year. Nobody ever thinks of inquiring about the salary attached to any ofliee, but how much can be made in it?

FRANCE.

DISAPIOINTDIENT A1.‘ rm: Bairisii EM- nsssv IN Aitis.—Great and expensive preparations hail been made at the Chapel ofthe British Embassy, as it was under- stood her Majesty was anxious to set an example before her British subjects ofpublic- ly repairing to hear the Litany ofthe Church of England where, alone, it was read under authority. But the fatigue consequent oti her late arrival from Boulogne in the first lplacc, and the incessant strain upon her time in the various liospitalities extended to her Majesty by her gallant and imperial host have prevented her fulfilling her intention.

The ititernal repose which France has enjoyed under the existing dynasty has been disttirbed by an insurrection at Angers so serious that it had to be put dowit by the military, mid human blood was shed on the occasion. The accounts from the French metropolis state, that the prefect of police had been blamed for allowing an account oftlio transaction to appear in the news- papers of the department, and the Paris journals had been cautioned not to discuss it in their columns. Louis Napoleon has not out-lived, it seems, his dread of news- paper criticism. This gagging of the press is the worst feature of his rule, and the act to which his enemies constantly point, as showing the utter absence ofaiiytliing like pfactical freedom under his sway. Consi- dering how amazingly France has advanced in material prosperity since the present Emperor ascended the throne, we should have thought the time had come, now that he finds his power consolidated, to relax the stringency which be deemed necessary, in the outset of his regal career, to impose on the literary mind of France.

The number of orphans now receiving

relief from the Royal Patriotic Fund is up- wards of 2200.

rue cniuu.

Prince Goitschakotf reports from Sebasto-

pol, under date of the evening of the

26th :--The enemy's fire is slack. Nothing

new.” And again, dating August 27, ha

states that “ Nothing fresh of importance

had occurred.”

From the Crimea there is nothing worth

recording. The opinion gains ground that the resources in Sebastopol are daily di- minishing, and that the place must speedily

fall. Preparations fortlie bombardment are constantly going on, and any hour may

bring us intelligence of the final assault.

A little aflair on the slope ofthe Malakhof was very creditable to the French arms,

and our allies will give a good account of themselves when the last effort takes place.

In the meantime ample preparations are

being made for another winter campaign in the Crimea. Huts on a large scale have

been sent out, with an ample supply of win-

ter clothing, and the timely cautions thus taken will prevent, it is to be hoped, a re- petition ofthe fatal suffering which marked the events of the last winter. These pre- parations may possibly be anticipated by the fall ofthe fortress, in which case our troops would winter within the city, but the surest means of success in war is to be prepared for every possible contingency— the best and the worst.

VVe hear of renewed negociations in the Austrian capital on the basis of the four points, but the time for entertaining non- sense ofthis kind has long passed away; and there will be no renewal of negocia- tions until the allies are in possession of Sebastopol. Lord Palmerston, who can intuitively guagc the national pulse, is much too shrewd, now that he has success within his grasp, to pause until he has secured it, atid the language recently held hythe French Emperor indicates his belief that we are at the beginning of the end. \Vc can readily understand that Russia in weary of the war, and would be glad to

atch up a peace on terms much more humiliating than those which she so scorn- fully rejected four months back; but as the English Foreign Minister declared in his place in the House of Lords, terms so favorable as those which the enemy refused to eiitcitain will not be offered again. In the meantime large reinforcements ofmen and munitions of war are daily leaving the French ports for the Crimea, and the eueigy and determination which the allies are exhibiting contrast favourably with the efforts of the enemy to protract a losing game.

From India come accounts of the insur- rection ofa mountain tribe called the South- als, inhabiting the district of Ragmahal, in Bengal. Descending with great force itito the plain, they committed the direst exces- ses, and robbed and murdered a considera- ble number of Europeniis. A force had

nish the offenders. As a set-oflto this no- pleasing piece ofintelligence, it is gratifying to state that the commercial position of In- (ha is improving. The import and export trade was expanding, and affairs in other respects were a healthy and even cheering appearance. China continues to be torn by the rchellioti, which is carried on with

the ferocity of savages. How lamentably

the Chinese are deficient in the higher traits of civilization will be gathered from I

record of the butcherics recently perpetra-

ted on the captured prisoners at Canton.

The mere reading of these horrid and su-

perfluous crucltics disgust and sicken, and

a dynasty which could enforce them cannot

be far from annihilation.

Spain has published the correspondence with the see of Rome, and challenges the judgment of the world respecting the con- duct ofGovernment in the matter of clinch property, out of which the dispute has arisen. The protest is spirited and to the point, and the Spanish authorilies make out a strong case against the Papal Court. The diplomacy of Rome, in thus solicting a con- flict with Spain, the opprobrium of which country is, that it has always been ultra-Ca- tholic, appears weak and shortsighted. The tidings from Rome itself are of the most painful kind. Arrests are consumly taking place, and the country is overrun with bri- gands and assassins. Another explosion

cannot be distant.

been sent forward to restore order, and pu--