January 21.] 
THE FIELD. 
63 
PORTSMOUTH.— 1 Tho engineering deportment of this arsenal is , to the island of Cuba, whither it is understood the IT"' 
engaged in deepening the moats of the fortifications of Gosport, was bound. The schooner was coramanded hv S w tr 
on which side of tlna Harbour it is proposed to erect a now barrack I ft.*-™ , , „. cornm . ed by E. M. Jef- 
for 1,000 infantry, with the necessary complement of officers. 
- — — mo (.uiuujaiiueu uy n. . . 
ferson, who, together with his officers and most of tho . 
Tho site pointed o'ut for this additional garrison "for Gosport* is ! yiag Bt * he coast ; The N ew York and Cali- 
near the double gateway within the lines. forma steamship San Francisco had been spoken at sea in a 
Tnoors ron Foreign Service— The freight-ships Sir George * ery , . ablc !| 6,atc - As 8,10 had upwards of 800 persons on 
Pollock and Orient have been taken up to convey tho G2nd Itegi- l DoBrt *» ‘ he Government were about to despatch vessels to 
mont from Queens-town to Malta ; the 49tb, from Malta to I look for her. 
Barbadoes; and tho 3Gtb, from Barbadoes to Portsmouth. Tho 
freight-ship Bussorah Merchant embarks a draught of the lltli I THE OVERLAND MAIL 
Regiment from Portsmouth, and tho 40th Regiment from Queens- (Continue,! p^onx' 
town, for New South Wales. | (.continued from Page 39.) 
TIIE NAVAL ENGAGEMENT AND LAND ATTACK ON 
roWvinvw. v I THE CITY 0P SHANGHAE. 
gwmamj JllW The ex-Taoutae early in the morning sent spies into the 
Commissions signed by the Lord-Lieutenant of tho County of Clty f°. teI1 tho rebels that his fleet was going to get under 
. _ Sussex. weigh immediately to proceed to Ching-kang-foo. In order 
S “““ Fret - ' l e ° e ‘7° *, h S ai . m0re th » did actually pro- 
Artillery Battalion of tho Royal Sussex Militia.— James Hayes Sadler, 7 8 ‘° rt dlsta » ce down the river, then suddenly turned 
gent., to be second lieutenant. round and sailed right up towards the city. The Clown led 
Commissions signed by the Lord-Lieutenant of the County Palatine the first division of the fleet and opened fire on the insur- 
4th Regiment of Royal LancJhiro A (Light Infantry) Militia— To be Thioh batten ® 8 before P asai °B clear of the foreign shipping; 
ensigns —Thomas Frederic Yeo, gent.; Hugh Auchinlcek, gent ■ C1 llie y ai(1 not therefore return until they could fire 
Acquilla Kent, gent. ; Thomas Boyce, gent. ’ without imperilling the neutral fleet. The insurgents as 
RfcS°u^r ilT i*} 1 , popular assembly took place at the soon as they were passed clear of these, opened fire from 
Shire Hall on Wed nesday— Learn , ngton Spa Courier . batteries at the Haewan or Chinese Custom-house in the 
suburbs, from those at the East-gate, and from the Snipe 
and Glenlyon, tho insurgents’ ships of war. Their fire was 
very effective, and did great damage to the Taoutae’s fleet. 
IMital. 
Royal College of Surgeons.— Tho following members of The Clown was so much injured, that she was compelled to 
tho college, having undergone the necessary examination, were run aground on the Poo-tang side of the Hwan^-ooo in 
admitted licentiates m midwifery at the meeting of the Board on order to save herself from sinking. One yellow lorcha was 
Ju”i8, s? sj« z\r lh r - r r ? y - ha -f d - •« ~ 
Collins, Stalbridge, April 29, 1S53; John James Trevor Law- r and f P.? 1 safety above tbe ca ‘hedral. 
rence, Whitehall-plaec, December 23, 1853 ; James Balfour Th ° *f C .? d dm81<m of th ® fleet now came up. When 
Cockburn, Guernsey; and William Edward Ferguson, Maccles- op P°? Ue the Glenlyon one of them darted across the river, 
field, June 5, 1846. running stein on to her, and threw a great quantity of stink- 
AroTHECAniES’ Hall— The following are the names of gen- pots from ber crows’-nests in the rigging upon the deck of 
tlemen who passed their examination in the science and practice tbe Glenlyon, so as to envelop it in such a dense mass of 
of medicine, and received certificates to practise, on Thursday, flame “nd smoke, that no breathing thing could live in such 
" w " k - e ssj bft 
of the memory E of B John llunter to 'b^deh vered^in^ho theatre opposition* th^GleXonl *7^** "'to* 
undertaken, at the request of a largo body of medical pr’aeti l ' es> and endeavouring to reach the shore for safety, were 
goners, to move for leave to introduce a Medical Registration ' T ‘° W ex P osed to l, ie murderous attacks of a number of 
Bill into the House of Commons, at an early period of tho ap- Im perialists’ boats, which pursued and speared them as they 
proaching session of Parliament. appeared above water — many thus met a cruel death and a 
Indictment OFTnE Proprietor of tiie Anatomical Museum, watery grave. The enemy’s junks and boats now-rushed 
—At the recoil t West Riding sessions, at Sheffield, a true bill of forward to attack the Snipe, which they took in a similar 
indictment was found agoinat Mr. Joseph Woodhend, proprietor manner, together with three of the rebels’ boats Three 
drawings, and divers .wax and other figures, uZ “he £ 
bill being found, a certificate wns given by tho clerk of the peace 16 Taou . ,ae s fleet > made several dashing attempts to 
tooneof the justices of the peace, who thereupon issued a warrant ca P ture the insurgents’ forts, but were 60 bravely repulsed 
to bring the party indicted before him, in order that ho might tbat they were at len B th compelled to retire. Being thus 
find bail to answer the indictment nt tiie next quarter sessions. ,0lled iu tbeir assaults upon the batteries, a number of the 
Mr. Woodhead appeared at the town-hall on Tuesday last, and enemy’s boats proceeded alongshore beyond the fortifications 
gave boil to appear and answer the indictment nt the next Pon- and landed a force at An-ko-ha-long (where foreigners 
L5msftlf 8 fn B inn; «« w ‘ Tl i® a ™lt 0f t t e rea< ?ff nizances was, ori g'nally resided on their arrival at Shanghae after the war) 
r£ls PeSk S 50 ■ commeuced Betting fire to that extensive suburb ™ 
1'n.ws: Mr - r— - T ? e ?, bject dre “ dfu ' «■»— • ™ £ 
Westminster General Lying-in Hospital— The annual be P“ r P 0 ®® of P llla g e ; The fire spread with such rapidity 
court of tho governors of this charity was held on Monday at the , U ’ ,n the cour8e °‘ tbe da y> reached up to the city walls, 
institution, York-road, Lambeth— Mr. T. Somers Cocks iun. and 11 13 calculated that not less than 1,500 houses have been 
M.P., in thechair. It appeared from the report of Mr. Hastings’ tbus rut, 'lessly destroyed, and a vast population exposed to 
the secretary, that during the past year the hospital afforded mise, 7 »nd want. The flames devastated the whole district, 
females in Jho time of travail, of whom 189 wore | frora ,1,e water’s edge right up to the city. The loss of 
merchants 
i neighbourhood. 
been in UtoZ 7 ' 7, VI I cor^" U.'w 
carried to the credit of the current year’s account. In the above ? Z Ju S ^ f .^ ovember the 14th 60me ^00 Imperial troops 
expenditure was not included the sum of 200/ invested in the ent ® red tbe “ ntis * 1 settlement to intercept some guns about 
names of the trustees. The probable income for the present rear t0 be conveyed, it was said, to the rebels, and were dis- 
was estimated at 1.495/. 12s. 5 d. The annual subscriptions for covered b y tha guard of her Majesty’s ship Spartan, which, 
tiie past year were less by 116/. 11s. than thosoof tlieono preced- w * tb tbe volunteer corps, who promptly assomblcd, drove 
mg it, and less by 72/. Is. 7 d. than the averago of seven years. l bem out. Two of the Imperial troops were killed, and 
Hie report was unanimously ndopted. several wounded. Her Britannic Majesty’s Consul com- 
I Pained to the criminal judge and commander of the forces. 
A reply was received in explanation, which has not been 
^jmuujjuiH* | published, mentioning the circumstance, but stating that 
From all tarts of Sweden petitions have been sent i-* 16 . troops were repulsed by a party of rebels dressed as 
in to the government, praying it to reduce the import duties ? 1 ’ eigner8 > antl tbat the y did not fi re, fearful that some real 
which for a large number of articles are so excessive as foreigner8 mi 8 ht be shot or hurt. This is perfect Chinese 
to amount to an absolute prohibition and which full upon di P lomac y > This affair places the settlement in a somewhat 
objects indispensably necessary to the people at lar"e. The eid f‘ CH l position, and has led to a notification from her 
Aftonblatt remarks, that the government would'aiso find Britannic Majesty’s Consul to the British community, dated 
in the union of Sweden with Norway a powerful reason for ^ 17tb inst \ . T1,e "'surgents in the city are said to be 
granting the prayer of the petitioners. “ In Norway ” savs 6 ”° rt ° f P rovision8 » a, 'd, as no sympathy is shown towards 
this journal, “ there is a far more equitable system for levvintr tbem by tl,e Imperialists, some crisis similar to that of Amoy 
the duties at the Customs, which gives to that country trreat " l0y ^ antici P ated J a » d , >f Shanghae bo retaken, fearful 
advantages that we do not possess, without taking into ve "S ean co will be dealt out to tho men in the city, 
account that a proper diminution of our tariff dues would most awful butchery of human life, terte- 
put an end to that perpetual conflict between tho two rival trated in open daylight, within only a few 
customs, wmch rages on the confines of the two kingdoms ; hundred yards of the British settlement at 
that it would supersede the heavy cost of keeping up a vast shanghae. 
wonM°m«H?L entiVe8 oloi ? 8: l 0U J . ld, monse boundary line ; A Ningpo boat was sailing up tho river on her wav to 
Sweden anlf Norw^^X! l ndu8t . rial relat ions between Shanghae. On its approaching the fleet of the Imperialist 
day boasted hero on shore of his skill in capturing the boat 
h£ li?e wR? n f Wh086 leg had be0 » 8bot off. they thought 
from Aa°n f «? -° M 0 "® , USe ’ 80 ,bey pitched him overboard 
...... / F ®** tbe others as they stood their examination 
backJ TickKh y »K a treated ’ their band8,ied behind their 
backs kicked about by every one on board ; some with broad- 
knivesZw.L^r ab ° Ut th0 ,ace ’ ^hers with TJ P 
tlZ to .r.L .1 Ro^t'on 8 , and before they would allow 
noor flurXv.rj 6 aCtUaHy CUtting at ‘heir ears. Some 
Tn h outdated, that they cried 
more •” inn nf tv • k UC 1’ me ’ ^ cann °t endure it any 
“joy® ’ ~ ten of their heads were cut off by the furious crews 
officer' T 0 ' 8 ’ a 1 d th ° other8 sent to a higher 
officei for a further trial ; so that it is confidently said 
but few will escape the barbarity of the Imperialists Samona 
it is said, was delighted at the capture, aud p^rSted 
gloriously in all. Honours are to bo conferred on the Euro- 
peans engaged in the cruel tragedy, and also on the Chinese 
engaged. The insurgents, still in possession of Shanghae 
had discovered a large quan tity of treasure which had been con - 
cealcd by the late authorities; they were making use of it iu 
hiring and arming European vossels, so that there will now 
be a mercenary fleet on both sides. A Mr. Reynolds who 
was taking a cargo of munitions oi war to the insurgents 
was lately captured by the Imperialists. His crew were de- 
capitated, and he would himself have shared the same 
fate had not tho Europeans employed in the Imperialist 
fleet threatened to resign in a body unless he was re- 
leased. He has accordingly been permitted to return to 
ohanghae. 
THE TURKS AND RUSSIANS. 
( Continued from Page 39.) 
Events have occurred which approach much more nearly 
to actual war between some of the Great Powers ot Europe 
than anything we have yet had to record. There is no 
doubt that the Turks commenced, on tho 6th of January on 
the left bank of tho Danube, a series of brilliant and success- 
ful operations against the advanced guard of the Russians 
which had reached Citale. The contest seems to have com- 
menced by the capture of two redoubts or fiold-works 
thrown up by the Russians, and to have continued with 
doubtful success, for mention is made of tho loss of some 
pieces of cannon on each sido. The Russian reinforce- 
ments were, however, beaten back with loss, and on tho 
following days the battle was renewed with uudiminished 
fury. General Aurep, who commanded one of tho Russian 
divisions, was severely wounded ; and on the 8th or 9th this 
long disputed battle ended in a complete defeat of the 
Russians, who were driven back on Krajova with the loss of 
several thousand men and four guns. It is stated that ou 
the 10th of January the Turks retired to Kulalat. Prince 
Gortschakoff, the Russian commander-in-chief, had recently 
received orders from the Emperor to remove his head- 
quarters from Bucharest to Krajova, and his plan seems to 
have been to attack Kalafat witli his whole force as soon as 
General Osten-Sackon and his troops came up. In ten days 
more everything would have been ready for a combined 
attack ou Kalafat by a superior force, and the 13th of 
January, which is tho Russian Now Year’s-day, was already 
designated for the purpose. But the Turks were on their 
guard. We know nothing of the part which Omar Pasha 
may have taken personally iu these operations, for when last 
lie was heard of he was still with the main body of the army 
at Shumla, which is 1G0 miles off; and the troops at Widdiu 
and Kalafat wero under the command of Ismail Pasha and 
Selim Pasha, the latrer being a European. But, according 
to one account, Omar Pasha had been gradually moving a 
portion of his army up the right bank of the Danuborto 
strengthen the position at Widdin. In the beginning of 
December the effective force in Widdin and Kalafat did not 
exceed 28,000, but to fight a series of actions like those 
which have just taken place, besides providing garrisons for 
Widdin and Kalafat, we must suppose that this army has 
been considerably augmented. 
Jtarip intelligence* 
THE WAR IN EUROPE. 
The Negotiation with Russia— (By International 
Telegraph, vid the Hague.)— The Turkish Note was pre- 
sented to the Conference at Vienna on the 13th of January, 
approved, and forwarded immediately to St. Petersburg. 
The Porte requires that the Note shall be accepted or 
rejected within 40 days from January 2 (Saturday, Feb- 
ruary 11). If accepted, the Principalities are to bo 
evacuated within 20 days ufterwards, i. e. the 3rd of March 
1854. 
A letter from Galatz, of the 19th of December, mentions 
that tho first division of the Russian flotilla of the 
Danube had just arrived. It was about to co-oporafe in 
an undertaking, which General Liiders proposed executing 
in person, against that town and Brailow. The Turkish 
troops there were ou their guard, aud had made their pre- 
parations. 
The Council of Ministers what was the matter. 
wa on the 12th, in deliberation on those notes, but had not gave chase after her, and as 
S LTn °" their answer - If ‘he result reach us in time, ceeded in passing tho greatei 
it will appear in our “Lutest Intelligence.” There seemed, from the Clown struck her t 
-- - a iiere sueuieu. 
however, little doubt that the ontry of the combined fleets 
into the Black Sea would be regarded as an hostile act by 
the Emperor of Russia, and the state of public feeling cer- 
land y manifeStcd great ir ‘ d ‘ a ti°n against France and Eng- 
staS E |W TC , HES t P1 T f N ? T w York, dated the 7th inst., 
It nI V beutGn ? nt 0f a f United States’ frigate had arrived 
CamK 11 ° r , • T C iarge ° f the Anie riean schooner H. N. 
mile^ ^ncli was captured in November last, sixty-seven 
Juma Bnl , e Co " g ? A ^ lve1 '’ and ei Bhteen miles from 
dorTlsano M 0 6 ", y , tbe ord01 ' 8 of Comma- 
aoro Isaac Mayo, who was on board the Constitution. On 
deoThad all . 6 H ‘i N 'i Q *u mbril , 1, U Wa8 f0und that ‘he *lavo 
iargVn,? n niif b0en r Uld ’ the oooking a PP«‘’ a ‘us orooted, and a 
sub g si^ q n « 1 t M° f u. atei ’ ttnd 8lav0 P rovl9lon8 * sufficient to 
o 1. 1 a considerable number of slaves ou tbo passage tbeuce 
Small boats from almost all the fleet 
she sailed very well she suc- 
greater part of the fleet, until a shot 
: her and took one poor fellow’s leg 
off, except the skin which kept his foot to it. The boat at 
la9t dropped its anchor and waited for tho result. As 
soon as the Imperialists saw that, they pulled with all the 
vigour possible, to try who should get first to the boat, 
aud the sight was really awful, for the horrid noise of the 
lorclia men and the poor fellows jumping overboard to 
save their lives, was heard and seen by a great many 
people hero. Those who were in the water were captured, 
not to save their lives, but for the ransom of ten or twenty 
dollars, as offored by Samqua. Those who were taken on 
board tho Agnes wero most brutally maltreated by all 
present, Europeans and Chineso i — tho Europeans employed 
by Sainqua as sailing masters of the different ships w’ero 
present, participating In all tho bloodshed, and claiming for 
themselves all the honour of having captured the unfor- 
tunate wretches— one especially, an Irishman, who has to- 
THE WAR IN ASIA. 
A letter frora Trcbizonde of the 16th ult. states that 
Schamyl is at this moment organising an army iu Daghestan. 
The Abasians had united with him, and will henceforth 
follow his plans. He has iuduced several Polish officers 
serving in the Russian army of the Caucasus to desert, ami 
he has by means of tho rifles received from Constantinople 
armed a corps of 1,200 riflemen, composed mostly of Polish 
deserters — excellent soldiers. Ho had, moreover, formed 
an army of reserve, with supplies of provisions aud ammuni- 
tion. 
Great quantities of coals aro boing bought up aud sent to 
Sinope, where the French fleet will have its depOt. 
Letters of the 9th, from Erzeroum, state that the Turks 
have experienced some reverses, all iu consequence of tho 
incapacity and negligence of the officers in command. It 
is to be hoped the Government will speedily supply this de- 
fect, during the couple of months of winter which will, iu 
all probability, suspend for the present all active operations 
between the two armies. A correspondent, writing from 
Erzeroum, December 9, says: — “The Russians have only, 
in all Georgia, a force of fifty thousand men, for the most 
part natives, and well disposed towards the Turks. The 
road to Tiflis is open, lined throughout with enormous 
barracks and stores, with all the necessary supplies for au 
army. The garrison of Tiflis does not exceed two thousand 
men. Tho Chieftain Schamyl has three powerful. (ojxaA y* 
within thirty or forty hours’ distance from tifil*. ** 
tress of Guranl contains about two thousand nieYL-pIil O 
tho wholo population invites tho Turks tq fako uoMe^ionV - 3 
and Abdl Pasha has remained totally iOflcliro Tbr suyefaj 
months lu Kars, entirely devoted to ph-ssuvo— a, iLouwiui 4 1 
phios on all the sacrifices the Government w* • \ ’L 
