rmszxan-s oxziarra. NOVEMBER 29. Progress of the War. hem Wilmer's European Times, Nov. ti. Certainly, not the least gratify’ feature in tho reco of th'u camps’ isuihs excel- . '4.’ _. lent feeling wliichiexisteubetween the French and English troops, for we read that the French, having established bake-houses end ovens of their own, had presented every lish oficer and private engaged before Se astopol with a loaf of the bread so made—-one of those scldierly acts which expresses somuch, because it was voluntary, and areas entirely from a feeling of mutual respect. Allies have fought to ether in other times who could with di culty be kept from cutti each other's throats, so strong was liIOnfiIt|‘Od, so bitter the con- tempt, by which they were respectively moved-; but thd cordial feeling amongst the allied troo in the Crimea has been reci- procatedt week at the Mansion-house, in the city of London, where the represen- tatives of each country iied in compliments to the cordiality of the alliance, and to the moral efl'ects which it must have on the future destiny of mankind. Indeed, the speeches onthis occasion, and the forth- coming visit of the French Sovereign, will do much, in connexion with this Russian war, to compensate for the blood and treasure which have been spent in punish- in': the aggressions of one insolent dictator. -Austria is again said to be cooling in her feeling towards the Western powers, and inclined, until matters in the Crimea take a more decisive turn, to wait.upon fortune. She is accused of temporising, but the time for doing so is past. N 0 course which she can now pursue will wipe out the memory of the deep ofl‘ence she has given at St. Petersburg,-—a fact of which she must be already aware. [five are to credit some ofthe accounts which come from Vienna, the Austrian authorities are anxious to pre- vent Omar Pacha from making a diversion in Bessrirabia, which he is anxious to do, in order to prevent Russian reinforcements from reaching the Crimea, and the inference is, that Austria in thus acting is favouring the Czar. Whatever the motive may be for giving this advice to the Turkish om- mander, supposing it to have been_ g ven , the reason assigned is certainly not the right one. A feeli ' of uneasiness nearer home is quite as like y to influence Austrian councils, for the rage of Nicholas against Austria is known to be houndless—the feel- ing with which people generally regard a professing friend by whom they have been betrayed. Besides, Omar Pacha is not exactly the man to listen to such advice un- less it coincides with his own views—an darkness. She was clopely supported by the Sanspareil astern, and later in the day by the Bellerophon on her bow. Latter-ly the fort (Constantino, Ithink) which they were engaged with was almost silenced, and the guns at barbell: wholly so. The eneral impression is that very little damage has been inflicted on the enemy; but, though all did their best, there can be little doubt that, had the other ships been able to close with a distinct object, and hammer at it as the A amemnon did at here, the result would ave been very difl'orcnt. She lay- close to her work, and would have breached it, but the fire at times had to be withdrawn to silence the small forts on the hill, which were hulling her meantime. On resuming the fire on the larger forts, of course the line of fire was altered, and more distribu- 3 Dr “ The Albion and the London were en- gaged with Fort Constantine before the Agamemnon came up. The ct ri.good deal out up, and withdrew. he Albion had a number ofmen and her captain with the ar , an was several times on fire while in action. We lay just outside, within fire, and not more than a mile from the Agamemnon, which was close in, and much nearer the others. The cannonade of the French appeared terrific and continuous. Enveloped in smoke, they kept up whole srilvoes, which looked awful, the smoke being lit up by the volleys of dashes, and the roar of cannon continuous. Tho ‘urks followed the French in this, sometimes in whole broadsides, again their fire running continuously along the line. here-was less of this with the English ships, particu- larly with tho Aganiernnon. The smoke arid roar were more awful, but the other was more business-like. Captain Christie, R.N., principal agent of transports, had his flag hoisted on board the Co ombo. ‘ “ Having expended the number of rounds ofpowder, which was limited to 50 each gun, at one time, the Sanspareil withdrew, and the forts on the hill directed their full eflbrts at the Agamcmnon- The Aga- memncn fired 70 rounds, and her broad- side is quite scorched the whole lcngtli. Sir Edmund Lyons, at the time occupied with the big fort, sent his flag lieutenant through a galling fire to bring in the Belleroplioii and to get the Sanspareil back. He. said ‘ Tell them to.cor_ne in; these forts will sink me, andI’m—ifI leave tliis;” and this is quite the case. He is ofthe truest stuff, fixes his mark, and then sticks to it. " The Britannia remained till alter dark steady a|so‘at her work, but she and the French were all too far off." The most tragic was certainly the fate of estimate of his character which must not be overlooked in the discussion of a mooted point like this. Nevertheless, the conduct which the whole of the German Courts have pursued since the commencement of this war is a melancholy commentary on the smallness of rulers who keep in check so rent a people. It is amazing how the spirit of patriotism has sunk in the German mind of recent years under the military code to which they have been subjected,‘ for the Prussians, as well as the Austrians, are known to e most inveterate in their hostility to the Czar and his system. SIIGE OI-‘ S.EBA8'l‘OPOL. The siege of Sebastopol is the engrossing event of the day. We therefore make no apology for.giving at the utmost length which our limits will permit the details connected with that important operation. Some of the incidents recorded in the followi despatches might at other times seem tri ing; but, in the presei§ state of public feeling, we believe that the minutest jiprticu are wi rused with interest. be following details complete the narrative of the fiege. since our last publication:— THE SEA ATTACK. Rivas. Kircin, Oct. l8.—The follow- ing is a copy of a few details of yesterday ’s ' cannonading of the Sebastopol forts by the fleet, which may be intercsting:— " Yesterday, the 17th, about half‘-past noon, the French fleet commenced the can- nonade, leading in from the south along the south forts, exposed at the same time to a severe fire from the north as well as the south forts, which was not returned until their position was taken up. A mire Dundas followed with most of his fleet, steering first southward and roundia up ai,n, tnkin position northward o the reach, the ritannia and Na leon being next ships, and plliced tower s the mouth of the harbour. e Terrible and Sampson began on the north side from the northward, the flrst interchanging a very lteev fire with the large fort on the north side (two tiers of guns and a third en bin-betle—l think Fort Constantine). The Terrible kept at it with her engines stopped. he Sam on, disregarding the lar e fort, direct her fire on two very misc ievous little forts on the para t of the precipice which overlooks the sea at northward of Fort Constantine ‘the Wasp and Telegraph forts. Occupied with these, she steamed right throu h the fire of the big fort, swept round in a auti- fhl manner, and again went straight at them. All the flre, hodvgever, which was directed the seaward, cog filth oeast southward, to where the Sampson andTe’i-rihle were engaged‘. It msrkinview. h the |eed,sheenshoi-ed y of'Fort Cenuantlae, and _she must have been quite pods‘ day. and here the As.- mesinenremsleed aearsaesst. w . dusk some vs the Albion and the Arethusa—the first forming part ofthe central, the second a part ofthe left division. Bold and undaunt- ed, they entered close to the northernmost, or so-called “ Wasp” battery, and had scarcely time to open their fire when the cables with which they were lashed to the steamers were severed by shot, and they became unmanageablejust at the moment when they were most exposed to the fire of the enemy. The Albion was set on fire in three places, and would certainly have gone on shore, as she was only in five fathoms of water, had not the Cambria, one of the steamers expressly kept ready for such an emergency, come up in time to rescue her from destruction, unfortunately not before she had lost I2 men killed and 70 wounded. To-day the Orinoco is going to tow her down to Constantinople. She is fearfully damaged, her mainmast much injured, and the mizen is totterin‘ and bars. The Arethusa, although she suffered less in men, having only 4 killed and M wounded, suffered even more in her hull. It is, be- sides, asserted that the dry-rot is in her wood. She went away yesterday evening, towed by the Emeu. Both these vessels, owing to this accident, quitted the scene of action after a short time. lfthese two vessels have been the most unfortunate, the Rodney may certainly be said to have been the luckiest vessel of the fleet, except perhaps in the shot by which she carried away the mainmast ofthe Retri- bution. She entered during the latter part ofthe action close to the forts, and went on shore on the shoal running out from Cape Constantine. Fortunately it was already dusk and the Colombo at hand, which got her oft‘ without -her having sufl‘ered great injury. Not so the Spitefiil, which was lashed to her. She was so much damaged that she was brought in a sinking state, .and could only be kept afloat by the efforts of the crew at the pumps. She is still alongside the Rodney and undergoing the most necessary repairs to enable or to go away and be refitted. _ Like the Albion and Arethusa, the Trafalgar could not long keep her place, or, rather, she never took it up pro rly, for the Rodney sent a Moorsom she l into the inainmast ofthe Retribution, to which the Trafalgar was lashed; it burst in it, the mast went down, and both vessels were unfit for action. The Bellarophon may likewise be num- bered among the ill-used, to other with the Sanspareil; fh st, althoug not without loss, esca d t%aratively unhurt. The cl Bi-itan is maintained her posi- tion, and was exposed to a hail of shot and shell. Poth she and the Furious, to which she was lashed, kept up a very good rocket practice at the batteries. 1 saw towards well-directed ones fly over. The Admiral imsslf narrowly escaped a shell, which burst on the poop. -He was sitting on the poop railing when it fell. The detached steamers on the left were decidedly the heroes of the day. To them was assigned the ' north of the slioe_l running out the Cape Fort. While the other vessels spent down outside as fhr as Quarantine-Be and then veered , nhsdeteehed reund‘end' r from their .."-ed" 3‘ steamed straight down inside, near the shore. ic first were the Sampson, Ter- rible, and Tribune," who ndvtlnccd like éclaireurs before the Agameinnon an-d the Sanspareil, which formed the main engtli ofthis division. These two, after Jiaviug tried the range of their long pivot-guns at the Wasp Battery, steamed right down to the fort on Cape Constantine—the formi- duble éaseinnted battery at the left of the entrance into Sebastopol, and engaged it. There you could see them nncliored, the Againemnonzit 800 yards,and the Sanspareil a little bcliiiid, enduring with imshnken firmness the heaviest fire of the enem , and returning it with great vigour, whi e the steiirn frigatcs, which could approach clo- ser in the shoal water, hovered around them, making the most oftheir independent osition. The situation of two screw line- of-battle ships was the most critical possi- ble. exposed as they were to a heavy cross re,‘ on one side from the nortliei'nm?ist batteries running along the shore, from the Star Fort side, and from the whole out- ward face of the fort on Cape Constantine. For two Iiours they had to encounter the whole fire of tlie_ enemy on that side alone, when the Queen, having left her first an- choring-place, where the Turkish flag- ship had come in her way, passed inside of the other sailing line-of-battle ships from the extreme right to the left, and came up alongside the two heavily-pressed screw steamers, and drew off part ofthe enemy’s fire from them —a movement which, as I told you, was acknowledged by Admiral Lyons hoisting the signal of “Well done, Que-enlf’ It was a marvellous sight to see such an immense vessel as the Queen passing the other liners inside; and both Captain Mitchell and Captain Powell, the commander ofthe Vesuvius, deserve the highest credit for the skill and enter- prise with which they took the vessel in as well as out. Unfortunately, the respite which she brought was only momentary, for, being in but six fathoms water, she was in danger of going on shore unless she anchored, 'wliile ifshe had anchored she would linve had to leave her anchors be- bind, and perhaps something more, for she had cnuglit fire from a red-hot shot; she was thus obliged to yield to the forza maggiore, and withdraw. - ' ‘ c Sanspareil, owing to her unwieldi- nose and the defects in her propelling force, which fails almost when most necessary, would have find a hard fate had not the Shark, a tiny little steam-tug", which attends the Sanspareil as a planet does its sun, or the jackal its lion, gone in and towed. her out. The skill and courage displayed by the comiiinndcr ofthis little craft, Mr. Balls, second mate, excited general admiration. It was a striking practical illustration of the lion and the mouse, to see the little Shark help out the colossal Sanspareil, -but at the same time it was a most gallant feat ofscamanship. It is reported that Admiral yons sent in the commander of the Shark with the words—“ Go in; you will find there a cottin ~or'your promotion.” Both the Agamemnon and Sanspareil were obliged to leave buoys for their an- chors, but they left also some heavy marks oftheir presence .on the face of the forts. Both ships did not quit their post until nightfall, for Admiral Lyons determined to be sunk rather than give in. The loss of the fleet in men amounts to 46 killed and 268 wounded. Now, you will wish to know what ~was gained by the bombardment. As I told you in my last letter, the batteries were never more than for a few moments silenced, so that it is difiicult to say whether this took place in consequence ofthe injuries sustained, or only in order to let the guns cool. The day after the bombardinenl, the Sampson went down to see what injury had been done to the forts. Well, they look as if they were marked with the small-pox; but I am afraid it is not of a very dangerous character, except perhaps on the northern face ofthe Caps Fort, where at one of the angles two of the portholes have been thrown into one, but a considerably larger one. There is, indeed, a rumour current that they were obliged to steadya part of the Cape Fort by buttresses; but l have not heard of _any one’s having actually seen with his own eyes the buttresses. Subsequent Siege Operations. October 2i.—It is now the eighth day since the beginning of the great conflict. No steamer has ‘made its a pearance from Sebastopol for the last two ays. It is said that one efl'ect of the naval diversion on the l7th was, that the allies were able to gain a parallel 200 yards nearer the Russian works, a considerable advantage, if the story be true; for such an advance might make all the difl'erence between a destruc- tive and an inefl’ectual fire against earth and stone. A person who left on the l9th says that the only efl'ect of the English and French balls on some of the Russian works was to make them seem speckled all over. The strength of the defencesis most undoubt- ed.But when once a breach is made the rest will be Olly. the Russian troops.are said to be disheartened. The sailors from the fleet work well, and are the principal artil- lerymen. Should the allies ones get in among them, the afl'air will not last a con le of hours, though it cannot be doubted t at numbers must fall before an entrance is effected. The loss at Alma is a proof of the difficulty of attackin a strong position, even when thou defen ing it are inferior in every way. It would be madness to attempt an attack without having made two or three practicable breaches, and, as far as our present iptbrmation extends, we are unaware of an such success having been aehiev . Pfowever, there is afither isoath flt fer _ratioiis, and there seems no reason to he eve, that any considerable -~ feiee Issstep place for some weeks to come. The troops fired at by an English steamer when cross- ing the Dniester did not appear to be more than ‘JL000 strong. and they can hardly arrive in the south of the Crimea for another month. . Oct. ‘Mi.’—Tlie British army mail, which left yesterday by the French. boat for Marseilles, will lie 14 days on its passage. It may be as well to give some account of events up to the last arrival from Sebasto- pol. VVe have news up to the 23d, which is on the whole satisfactory, although the progress of the siege, may not keep pace with the anticipations of the sanguine. the evening of the 20th, the Russians made a sortie, and spiked three of the French guns. They were, however, driven back ivilh considerable slaughter. Much harm is done to the siege operations by the in- sufficient solidity of the French works. It appears that they are much injured by the Russian fire, and the work of cannonnding goes on slowly in their part of the line. A spectator on the 20th compared it to cliild’s play, and said that the fire did not exceed a shot every five minutes from each bat- tery. This, however, seems to be an ex- aggeration. The town has been on fire several times; it is much cut about, and the loss ofthe enemy must be very great. A deserter who came out on the 21st said that no less than 5000 had been killed and wounded. Nachiinoff, the admiral who commanded at Sinope, was said to be among the dead. he accounts we receive are of the most meagre kind, as they are mainly furnished by persons who write a few hurried lines to their friends, or by naval officers who have been kept at a distance from the scene of action. It is, however, stated as posi- tive, that the British have advanced their works within 300 yards of the Russians, and are making a Eonsiderable impression. The Rifles linve been engaged in picking off‘ the Russian gunners, who are shot down in considerable numbers. There are several volunteers also armed with rifles who have joined in this part of the warfare. It is said by deserters that the greatest panic prevails in the town, which is almost in ruins. The soldiers are said to be kept at their guns by the swords oftheir officers, and many linve been shot for attempting to desert. . ‘There is good reason for believing that Austria and Bavaria have come to a satis- factory understanding. It is said that at the Council o'f War held by the commanders and iidmirals of the allies on the 27th October, it was resolved that the allied fleets should not be allowed again to partici- pate in the bombardment of Sebastopol from the sea side, it having been found that the ships are thereby exposed to severe injur ', with- out being able to render a proportional y olfac- tive service. At the special recommendation of Admiral Dundas, the batteries Nos. 1 and 2, erected near the sen coast, have been entirely manned by the marine artillery, whose services are beyond all praise. The gallant admiral has now proposed to furnish several other batteries with naval gunnery, to be worked by inarines and sailors rom- the ships-—sn idea which has been approved of and ado ted. The storming columns are to be forme by volunteers from the elite troo s. All the reinforcements of the allies, whici still arrive in the Crimea, are to be concentrated at the head quarters of Lord Raglan, the commander-in-chief. Tn: Poruurrioir or Si:sis'roroi..—l*‘rom what is heard from deserters it seems that the whole of the aristocracy. and indeed all the Russian popu- lation of South Crimea, have sought refuge in Sebasto of. So great is the concourse ofinhabi- tants, t at thousands sleep in the streets each night NEW BRUNSWICK. A part of the neighbouring Province was vieir with a severe rain storm, during last wee . The St. John New Bruaswicker says: ——“ The rain came down inoessantl for up- wards of flfty hours, and the rivers and streams have overflown their banks and deluged the low lands in every direction. he great Marsh in the vicinity of this city presented an extraor- dinary speotacle on Tuesday, bein completely _under water, in some places to t a depth of several feet, and all travelling was con uently suspen The -Paper Mill of Messrslsghilips, near the Reservoir, has been rtly carried awa , and the Reservoir ll«80ll}‘llIII been so rnuc damaged that a sup ly of water cannot be obtained for the city. ours. ‘I Flour Mills at Little River have also been considerably emaged. The Colbrcok Mills of M . Estabrooks dz Ring have been completely car- ried awa , and the dam at the Nail Factor of Messrs. ovil also dams . e new ‘ Mill at Musquash has also been much in'ured, and the road over the Musquash Bri go is rendered completely impassable. sssrs. Hawkes dz Power, at Black River, had several thousand logs swept out of their dam by the rush of water. which were carried down to th shore. The Bridge over Hampton River is swept away; and the Saw Mills of Mr. Wm. Davidson, at Salmon River, have also shared the same fatc._ Mr. D. has also lost 'a large quantity of logs. Bridges have been carried away in every direction, and the travelling both east and west is suspended exee t by water ; consequently the mails are all behind-hand. 1 Moss 9I'l_All IN ras Gui.r.—The new steamer , built and owned by Mr. Heard ofCher- lottetown, made her first appearance on our waters on Wednesday evening, 15th inst., and returned next da to Charlottetown. Her model and nera construction a pear to be well adap to the navigation of 5.. if, and her Cabins are spacious and comfortah e. Rosebud is commanded b ctou, ranking trips a week each wsy,_ Tits Ei._nc'-rioit iii hfasucInsar1's.—The Know Noilmigs have drawn everything into their great political mas ms. The Representatives elected to the In islt are: liaow Nothlegs Ill; Whit! D:me.ei'.nt" tee edvencetehelpthe pen: I theheeleil On 5!” The Circulation of the 31004 is the greatest ordination of Divine Ills! bearing engine, the. heart. it is its of the system, givin complicated machinery of whether we sleep or wake, the arteries and returns softl through the veins _Ilow necessary that it should be kept free from all W§l>'l|’|l.Vo lad yet he I‘ eat many are r ' this grept essential to the enjoyment of perfect health, Derangement in the Liver and Nerves is generally the rimery cause: and Jesndlce. Indigestion, and all t e harassing feelings attending Dyspepsia, which makes life a bullish r from it. Suicide would ' _if there was no cure. No if he is able to obtain a ham. . Pr-P-red plus. they rarely ‘justly nigqmga rovidence; b driven to 3| fail in efl'ecting a permanent csre. naszsnirs GA znrrz. . Wednesday, November" 89. 1864. Ir gives us sincere pleasure to be able to inform our readers that directions have been sent on from the competent suthorit at New York to have the Electric Telegrapibetween Charlottetown and that City, putinto proper working order. This will greet] facilitate the o rations of commerce under t e Recipro- c_ity esty, the benefits of which are b this time, we suppose. extended to Prince ward Island, as all that was wantin for that purpose was ofioial information at €Vashington that the requisite Act had been passed by our Legis- lature. How it happened that such information had not before been given it is out of our power to say, but we have understood thnt the Hon. James Warbuton has been sent to the Capitol of the United States with an authenticated copy of the Act. It remainsto be seen whether ‘the Government of the United States will recognize the authority of the Colonial oficer, or whether they will require that such infor- mation shall come through the medium of the Home Government, as being the other High contracting party in the terms of the treaty. We are in rest hopes that there will be no difliculty raised, and are the more sangujne, as the vessels of New Brunswick have en ad- ,is note mitted—we uaderstnnd—to land their cargoes in the orts of the United States, and the Treaty ' upon in those of the New Brunswick./ The News Sootia Le islnture is to meet on the 2d December, and aliliough there will be a good show of opposition,—for electioneei-in purpo- ses probubly—we cannot doubt but amt the requisite sanction will be given to the Tree . If we have been rightly informed by the pub in journals, the Administration of that Province is in fact, coniwromised in the matter at the conference hel at Quebec at the request of Lord Elgin. With respect to the working of the Electric Telegraph, it is to be hoped that a proper understanding with the Nova Scotia company will be efl'eoted so that a full and free intercourse may be had with the City of Bali- fax. That arrangements will be made here to procure the earliest news, and im rt it with- out delay to the people of the Island, we will not suffer ourselves for a moment to doubt. The cause of the discontinuance during the time the Telegraph was in o tion, was T . Charlottetown Harbour, and is “T at once of so miles be 8 season laced h . There pi on t a route between Charlottetown and ‘ilgois . hold “on MK.‘ 1. he‘ s tween int Prim and Amet Island is about chiefly, we think, because the cost of the tele- grams bore no proportion to the value of the information transmittted: this is not likely to be the case during the ensuing winter. THE 'Tl':‘.LEGRAPH. W_a take a great interest in ever exertion of‘ our inhabitants to render tliemse ves indepen- dent of foreign aid. Enter rise, however hum- ble. provided it tends to ut ity, will always be held up by us for public patronage and encou- ragement. Above all, we love to see that ‘capital which is raised in the Island, laid out in undertakings which, while they yield a fair remuneratioii to the capitalist, reflect credit on the community at lar It was with no small anxiety that we have viewed the endeavours of Will!-Im_H , , to procure foo us a Steamer in place of the Rose, which, all things considered, was decidedly the best, and the best iriana_ ed vessel ever put upon the line between Pictou and Charlottetown: and it is with _much satisfaction we announce that so far, hisvexertions have been crowned with suc- cess. Since the Rosebud's flrst trip, the funnel has been lengthened, and this has produced a very great improvement. and increased her qpeed considers ly. She made the pessa to moon on Wednesday, the2Minstant, in 6 hourp, and the return trip on the following day in 5 hours and 40 minutes from wharf to wharf. It should he romgmbgfgd ch“ up, Heard has had many dificultiestocoatead with, and many obstoples to overcome, and conse- quently, that a little time is n for that aice_n_djustment_ of the machinery which is requisite teobtain the greatest results. It is expected that when her engines are in complete w_orkin order, she will make the passage to Pictou in loss than_5 hours. We trust that in the future regulations for carrying the Mail, the claims o Mr. Heard—for we consider he has great claims on this communi ,—will not be overlooked, and that ' laid aside, rage merit displayed.—We would now turn our attention ‘and that of the public,ns to’ whether the time has not arrived when we should look out for a shorter and more conve- nient route for the conveyance of our mails, Chief Justice Archibald, for ovn latter was anxious to_get to Truro with the utmost celerity, and the vessel made as direct a course for the o posits shore as it was sei- for her to steer. r. Archibald waslanded some where between River John and Tatmegouohe, and we have ever since been puuled to ascer- tain the exact spot. Our attention has how- ever, been called to the sub‘ t ole nearer postal line then that now u , and oember 1828, the proper route for mail oomniuniation, end for amore extended accommodation for travelo- 1?’: "'.""°" ti “3""'..‘." ‘.1’. fl" .1. a .. us ness e no; 1; Bar-aehols flarbour. It lies in :dii::t lie: riou only 80 miles 50, making a saving by water, and enlltlln e and h w th across, while Plctou is teauier to shot a rfect ease the same da is at - . of water at, 0" "<10. so that no dilcal would exlst'on' the score ofs convenient lea ii place ' see by the map ofNovn Seotle y I ftltlmlli. :'.‘..{,°“'..a ih°'i«i° mrmim lbofos is es , we s on so eve , "mi down e the eiroumemnos of its bein seen between two hills. dlstsnee 18 miles t;Re)pshlieees(the list vseugeef vissil settietthlsls woaldhelle to ehee thsonlyspsee lawhich a-..‘» ilo v; are terhg ‘