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losses at Eupatoria ; we only know with somethin* like cer- 
tainty that eight English transports have been wrecked 
there, and the French h> « has been considerable. As nearly 
as can be learned. 21 English transports are total wrecks, 
and about 15 were so much injured as to be temporarily 
unfit for sea. The following is the list of the losses at 
Boloklnva No 82 transport, Rip Van Winkle, ship, 1,400 
tons. 60 hands, all lost ; l’eltoua, 470 tons, steamer, 1,000 
bass* biscuit, crew saved, sunk in harbour ; No. 5, Resolute, 
powder-ship, 600 tons, 25 hands, all lost; No. 63, Wild 
Wave, ship, 600 tons, 25 hands, one boy saved ; No. 16, 
Wanderer, bark, 420 tons, all bands lost; Progress, 055 
tons, hay-ship, master and mate lost; No. 107, Prince, screw 
steamer, 2; 700 tons, 700 tons clothing on board, 300 tons 
powder, Ac., and 160 hands, only two saved; K1 Multi, brig, 
all lost ; No. 40, Kenilworth, sunk at anchor, all lost; Mary 
Ann, sunk at anchor, all lost. Injured. — Melbourne, screw 
steamer, flag of Captain Christie, lost fore and main masts ; 
Her Majesty's ship Retribution, threw guns overboard, and 
lost anchors ; Mercia, lost all her masts ; Lady Valiant, lost 
all her masts ; Sovereign, lost all her masts, figure-head 
much injured; Albatross, very much injured; Wild Irish 
Girl, lost mainmast, and hull much shattered ; Bride, lost 
maiumaat, hull much injured; other vessels injured more 
or less, At the Katcha the hurricane blew with incredible 
violence, with squalls increasing in force till about mid-day. 
About 1 o'clock the Pyrenees snapped her cables and drifted 
across the bows of H.M.S. Sampson, whose masts instantly 
went by the board. The Sampson was able to ease her 
anchors, and to this she owed her safety. By the concus- 
sion with the Sampson, the Pyrenees was rendered un- 
manageable, and drifted slowly on shore. This ship was 
soon after followed by a French brig, which went to pieces 
immediately. During the day and night, the Lord Raglan, 
the Rodsley, and the Gauges became total wrecks. Each of 
these is a first-class ship, worth between £1 5,000 and 
£20,000. Several of the French brigs went ashore at dif- 
ferent times, in all 13 vessels. The Tyrone was among the 
English transports. The Queen's boats rescued 80 persons, 
and the Fury received on board 20 more. One of the Queen's 
seamen was shot by the Cossacks, who lined the cliffs, the 
ball passing through the bonnet of a woman whom he was 
lifting into the boat. On the 16th and 17th a considerable 
part of the men's effects was brought ou board various ships, 
hut all the stores have been lost. The London and three 
French liuers have lost their rudders. The Turkish Admiral 
is completely dismasted. Each ship rode with three or four 
anchors. The sea broke over the decks in a perfect deluge. 
The Britannia was pumping for 11 hours. The loss of the 
Henri IV. and the Turkish line-of-battle ship at Eupatoria 
is confirmed, and it is feared that the crews are in the hands 
of the Russians. The total loss of British seamen at 
Balaklava and the Katcha is about 360.” 
The Morning Herald of Wednesday says : — “ The fatal 
disasters in the Black Sea storm of the 14th ult. are appalling 
to the most indifferent to the lives of our gallant, hardy, and 
much-neglected seamen. No less than 1,000 lives have been 
lost, and of these at least 600 of the best, bravest, and most 
skilful seameu on the ocean. Yet it would appear as if this 
dreadful calamity is considered of such little moment as hap- 
pening to sailors — sailors so often have only a single plank 
between themselves and eternity — that the wreck of their 
frail partition, and the dreadful alternative, seems to be re- 
garded as a matter of course. As we have stated, more sea- 
men have been lost in this Black Sea service than in the 
bloody battles of Iukerman and the Alma ; but no patriotic 
testimonial is raised for the beuefit of their widows and 
children, and no paragraph in the Speech from the Throne 
recognises the sacrifices the sailors have made to the exi- 
gencies of the patriotic cause.” 
With reference to the loss of the Prince, a letter has been 
received, by the General Screw Steam-ship Company, from 
Mr. Cotgrave, midshipman, who is the only surviving officer 
belonging to the ill-fated vessel. He writes from Balaklava, 
Nov. 15, and says; — 
“While lying at anchor in twenty-five fathoms water, with 
two anchors down, about half a mile from the shore, the 
wind blowing a terrific hurricane from the southward and 
westward, No. 16 Transport fouled us, doing us some damage, 
and we were obliged to cut away all masts. About niue 
a.m. the port cable parted (all hands being on deck at the 
time) ; endeavoured to steam ahead, but ou account of some 
of the wreck being foul of the screw were unable to do so. 
About five minutes afterwards the starboard cable parted, 
and the ship drifted in rapidly towards the rocks. 
“ Captain Goodall, who had been on deck from the com- 
mencement of the gale, called all bands aft, and with Cap- 
tain Baynton, R.N., Transport Agent, pulled off their coats, 
Captain Goodall at the same time saying, ‘ Now, my lads, 
I’ve done the best I can for you, every man must try and 
save himself.' 
“ About 9.15, a.m., the ship touched the rocks, and owing 
to the great force of wind and severe sea setting in at that 
time, in fifteen minutes after not a vestige of her was to be 
seen. After thumping about five or six times the ship broke 
m halves about amidships, and I jumped out. of the mizen 
chains on pait of the wreck, and being about ten minutes in 
the water was washed ashore. 
" After remaining ou the rocks about five hours, with six 
of the crew of the Prince, we were hauled up by parties from 
tbe Medway, Trent, Tonuing, and Harbinger (who had been 
engaged all day with life buoys and lines, endeavouring to 
save lives) over an almost perpendicular cliff, of about 250 
feet in height. 
“ Out of upwards of thirty vessels anchored in that place 
only three rode the gale out with masts standing, and I 
believe about ten were lost entirely. 
I have omitted to mention the praiseworthy conduct of 
some men in the life-boat (which I have since learned to be 
the Avon s under the charge of Mr. Hammond, second 
officer of that vessel), who went out in the severe mrt oftho 
gale to render assistance. 
roofless and windowless barns and stables for shelter. 
Three marquees alone stood against the blast. The air was 
filled with blankets, liats, great coats, little coats, aud even 
tobies aud chairs ! Macintoshes, quilts, indiarubber tubs, 
bed-clothes, sheets of tent-canvas went whirling like leaves in 
the gale towards Sebastopol. Tbe shingle roofs of the outhouses 
were torn away and scattered over the camp, and a portion of 
the roof of Lord Raglan's house was carried off to join them. 
The barns and Commissariat-shods were laid bare at once. 
Large arabas, or waggons, which stood close to us, were 
overturned ; men and horses were knocked down aud rolled 
over and over ; ambulance waggons were turned topsy- 
turvy ; a large heavy table was lifted off the ground, whirled 
round and round till the leaf flew off, aud thou came to 
mother earth deprived of a leg aud seriously injured. The 
Marines and Itiflos on the cliffs over Balaklava lost tents, 
clothes — everything ; the storm tore them away over the 
face of the rock aud hurled them across the bay, and the 
men had to cling to the earth with all their might to avoid 
the same fate. The face of the country was covered with 
horses which had torn away from the pickets. Inside the 
commissariat yard, over-turned carts, dead horses, and groups 
of shivering men were seen — not a tent standing. Nearer 
to us Hussar horses were dead and dying from the cold. 
Towards twelve o’clock the wind, which had been blowing 
from the south-west, chopped round more to the west aud 
became much colder. Sleet fell first, aud then came a snow- 
storm. The African soldiers seemed particularly miserable. 
Poor fellows ! several of them were found dead next morn- 
ing outside the lines of our cavalry camp. We lost several 
men also. In the Light Division four men were “ starved 
to death” by the cold. Two men in the 7th Fusiliers, 
one man in the 33rd, aud one man of the 2nd Battalion 
Rifle Brigade, were fouud dead. Two more of the same 
division have died since, aud I fear nearly an equal number 
have perished in each of the other divisions. About forty 
of our horses also died from the cold und wet, and many 
will never recover that fatal day and night.” 
REINFORCEMENTS AND STORES. 
Polish Volunteers. — The French Government having 
consented to allow the Polish prisoners to enlist in the 
Foreign Legion, the greater part hastened to enrol, to the 
number of 318 non-commissioned officers aud soldiers. They 
are to proceed at once to the depdtat Bastia; and, after being 
fully armed and equipped, they will leave for the Crimea, to 
be incorporated with the battalion of the Foreign Legion 
which forms part of the 2nd brigade of the 6th division. 
The Steamer New York left Havre on the 8tli for Con- 
stantinople. She takes out seventy-eight ambulance carts, 
waggons, field forges, hospital stores, clothing, camp 
equipage, provisions, dried meats, biscuits, vegetables, flour, 
&c. After lauding her stores the New York is to proceed to 
the Black Sea, where she will be employed in the transport 
of the sick and wounded. 
The two War Battalions of the 49th Regiment, forming 
part of the 9th Division of the army of the East, which have 
just left Toulouse, were expected to arrive at Nismes on the 
17th and 18tli, and wait there for further orders. The 10th 
battalion of Foot Chasseurs has arrived from the Camp of 
the South at Marseilles to embark for the Crimea. An 
immense quantity of munitions of war reaches Marseilles 
daily. 
Cracow, Dec. 4. — Ordnance, tumbrils, aud baggage- 
waggons, are continually arriving here. Twenty-two redoubts, 
each armed with seven guns, have been erected round the 
town; four citadels have also been built, which in some 
measure supply the place of ramparts, and will enable the 
troops to maintain the defence. In the immediate neigh- 
bourhood a fort has also been erected on the hill Kosciusko, 
and the hill Krakus lias now a wall round it. The old 
royal castle on the hill Wawel is being strongly fortified, and 
supplied with barracks aud magazines. 
A number of the 16th aud 49th depdts at Cork have 
volunteered for service in the Crimea. 
The 72nd Highland Regiment left Limerick on the 9th 
for Malta, to relieve the 14th, ordered up to the Crimea. 
The 72nd will take shipping from Cork immediately after 
their arrival there. There will not be a single infantry sol- 
dier iu Limerick when the last division of the 72nd are gone. 
A number of carpenters are now being hired by Go- 
vernment to proceed to the Crimea to assist in the erection 
of the wooden huts for the army. They receive £2. 6s. per 
week, and rations. 
The Himalaya. — From the time the Himalaya was first 
engaged in the conveyance of troops (February), she has run 
a distance of 22,000 miles, and carried from England to 
Malta and the Crimea, 5,527 officers and men, aud 1,684 
horses, with a loss of four only. 
The Admiralty received tenders on the 14th for the 
hire of two or three vessels of about 350 tons (u. m.) each, 
for the conveyance, from the Thames, of about 957 tons 
of heavy ordnance stores (shot), aud 66 tons of light stores 
(platforms, &c.), including about 35 feet of combustible 
stores, to Malta. 
Wooden Huts. — Up to the present time wooden huts 
have been sent from England to the Crimea, to house 10,000 
men. Many of these must be now arriving at Balaklava. 
Private energy and benevolence are actively exerted in 
all quarters for the relief of our gallant army in the Crimea. 
The ladies of Exeter, headed by Lady Duutze, have forwarded 
a large supply of flannel vests. Iu Northumberland, the 
ladies have purchased at prime cost upwards of £300 worth 
of blankets, &c., and the same thing has been done by the 
ladies of Penrith. Mr. Ellyett, of Southampton, des- 
patched a ton and a half of lint last week, having received 
contributions from all piu-ts of the country, aud this week 
lie has forwarded another ton. He has written to Miss 
Nightingale, undertaking to collect aud send out an ample 
supply of any articles she may require. A ton of liueu has 
been sent from the ladies of Kendal aud the Lake district. 
u n r , . .... Mr. J. Vickers, the distiller, is about to send twelve dozen of 
G S S S pft’mn onV« * E ’ * ate ”' 1 ,s, !'P man ginger brandy ; aud “a wine merchant” writing to the Tima, 
U.S.b.S. Company’s steamer. Prince ” I offers a hogshead of port, provided twenty others do the 
like. The ladies of Ireland have applied to the War Office, 
through the Primate aud Archbishop of Dublin, suggesting 
an organised plan, which has been approved by the Secretary 
at War, whereby contributions of clothing, &e., shall be for- 
warded to ladies’ committees in all the principal towns. 
I 11 Newcastle the ladies have established a Balaklava 
Company’s steamer, Prince. 1 
The Tim/s correspondent, to whom we are indebted for so 
many picturesque narratives of the incidents of the war 
gives a graphic account of the effects of the hurricane on 
shore. He dates from the camp before Sebastopol, Nov. 14, 
on which day the gale commenced about 0 a.m. We extract 
a few of the prominent details from his letter “ As the 
, . . - - rr* 1 — 1 -- - vuv vnujw. by Christmas, Many 
I? . rU8 “ 1D f> through the mud iu all directions in similar efforts arc being made. 
c aso o t eir e eets and clothes, or holding on by the walls j The Malta, (Austrian steamer), which runs between the 
1 tue enclosure as they strove to make their way to the j Ionian Islands aud Malta, has been actively employed in 
towing vessels with our troops from the Ionian Islands to off 
Cape Mntaban, cn route for the Crimea. 
The Peninsular and Oriental Company’s steamer 
Candio, arrived at Malta on the 3rd with 1,150 French troops 
also two French steamers ; they coaled aud proceeded on to 
the Crimea. On the 4th her Majesty’s ship Dauntless from 
England, and the Emu, with French troops from Toulon 
also proceeded to the Crimea, after coaling. The Edinburgh* 
another transport, sailed for tho Crimea, with stores. The 
Ripon and Thames arc to proceed immediately on to Cher- 
sonesus, being the French lauding place in the Crimea. 
Comforts to the Wounded Soldiers. — General Lord 
Strafford, commanding the Coldstream Guards, has pre- 
sented to the corps au iron machine, hitherto adapted to 
bedsteads, but now converted to a purpose by which the 
wounded may be easily lifted from their beds, and kept sus- 
pended without suffering, uutil their wounds are dressed 
aud their bedding changed. Tho inventor, Dr. Thomson 
has presented a second machine of the same kind, and both 
have been conveyed from England, one for the hospital for 
tho brigade of Guards at Scutari, tho other for Balaklava. 
The Marquis of Conynguam has placed at the disposal of 
Captain Lyons his lordship's fine yacht, for the purpose of 
conveying comforts to the British army at the Crimea. 
French Reinforcements. — The Nubia sailed from Mar- 
seilles on Monday with 17 officers, 1,093 soldiers, 24 horses 
3 tons of gunpowder, aud 270 tons of mat- ricl for the Artil- 
lery. The Indiana, which left on Saturday, took out 170 
officers, 1,016 soldiers, and 28 horses. 
TnE army of Lyons, under the orders of Marshal Cartel- 
lane, is to be reorganised, aud its effective force to be in- 
creased to three divisions of infantry and one division of 
cavalry. They are to be quartered at Lyons for the pre- 
sent, but to be in readiness to take the field at a moment's 
notice. 
The whole of the screw boats belonging to the South 
American aud General Steam Navigation Company have beeu 
chartered for the transport service. The Emperatriz, 1,800 
tons, is expected to be at Queenstown in a few days, the 
Bahiaua, 1,700 tons, is being rapidly fitted at Liverpool; 
and the Emperador, 1,800, expected from the Brazils the 
latter end of the month, will be converted into a troopship 
immediately on her arrival. The Lady Jane will sail from 
Liverpool for the Crimea in a day or two with 400 tons of 
hay. 
The steam transport Cosmopolitan left Portsmouth ou 
Saturday with a load of the wooden huts for the troops in the 
Crimea. She took out a large quantity of stores also for the 
Government depots, aud a good consignment of warm clothing 
and other necessaries. 
A French engineer officer arrived on Thursday at South- 
ampton, to superintend the embarkation of wooden houses 
for the French troops in the Crimea. Fifty waggon loads of 
prepared timber, for wooden houses for the English troops at 
Balaklava, arrived at Southampton on the same day by rail- 
way train. Sappers and miuersare erecting a wooden house iu 
the Southampton Docks, for the inspection of the Government, 
authorities. The Croesus steamer is to be chartered to 
proceed to the Black Sea. 
Special Pay to the Working Parties before Sebal- 
TOPOL. — The following order has beeu issued ; — “ The Com- 
mander of the forces has authorised the issue of working pay 
to the troops, to be henceforward employed as working 
parties in the trenches, according to the following rates. 
Non-commissioned officers, one for every twenty men, Is. 
by day and Is. by night ; rank and file 8d. by day and lOd. by 
night, provided the amount of work done satisfy the officer of 
engineers in charge. Although it has not been usual to issue 
this gratuity at sieges, the Commander of the Forces is 
induced to view the present as an exceptional case, in con- 
sideration of the length of the siege operations before Sebas- 
topol, the constant labour the men have been called upon 
to perform, the inclemency of the weather, and the cheerful- 
ness and goodwill they have manifested iu discharge of their 
duty.” 
The Navvies. — The Wildfire, purchased by Messrs. 
Brassey, Peto, aud Co., sailed on Wednesday from Liverpool, 
with railway plant and thirty or forty navvies, for Balaklava. 
MISCELLANEOUS ANECDOTES, INCIDENTS, AND 
MEMORANDA. 
The Empress of Russia. — By a telegraphic despatch 
received in Vienna on Tuesday, it is reported that the 
Empress is dying, and it is not certain that she was alive 
when tho account was transmitted from St. Petersburgh. 
“ Our Natural Enemies.” — On tbe arrival lately of the 
10th battalion of Foot Chasseurs at Marseilles-quay. several 
of the men, knocked up from fatigue, were obliged to fall out 
of the ranks. In an instant they were surrounded by groups 
of English sailors, who eased them of their knapsacks aud 
heavy rifles, which they carried to Fort St. Jean. There the 
sailors, after a hearty shaking of hands, took leave of our 
soldiers, who were greatly pleased at the feeling of good 
fellowship displayed by their allies. 
Working in the Trenches.— It is extraordinary how- 
few the casualties are amongst the seamen and artillery, 
who work the great guns in the trenches. While one of the 
seamen gunners was laying a gun for one of the Russian 
batteries, a round shot came through the embrasure and 
knocked the lock off the gun. The seamen ducked his 
head aud escaped intact. 
’Tis an ill Wind that blows nobody good.— During 
the lute gale, a whole flock of sheep actually deserted from 
Sebastopol and came over to the English camp, the men 
chasing them iu all directions ; and on the following day all 
the tent tables groaned with legs of mutton. Savoury 
odours arose from the slaughtered hecatombs of sheep. 
Narrow Escape of a Surgeon in the Guards — “ The 
whiz of the shot aud explosion of shell were incessant at the 
battle of Inkerman. While in the act of turning round to 
remount my horse a shot passed through the leg of my 
trousers, and when in the act of remounting a round shot 
came through the tent, and at the same instant my 1" 1 
horse fell, haviug beeu shot through the head, his brain- 
sprinkling my face. This, however, was not all. One of i,ur 
poor soldiers had just shown mo his hand, which 
smashed, and having directed him to make the best of j u - 
way to my field hospital, he was iu tho act of pickiug up hi» 
piece to do so, when, at the same time that my horse fell 
heard him cry out, aud saw him fall by my side shot through 
tho body.” The same surgeon adds : — “ The barbnrou? 
cruelty of our foe was not confined to the officers ; many 1 
tho poor soldiers suffered severely, and one poor fellow n n ' 
received a gunshot wound which would have beeu omenau 1 
to operative proceedings had he not beeu so severely mj ul *\ 
by bayonet wounds in other parts of his body, from tin 
