The Express.
London, England, 1855-11-15 00:00:00

OUR ARMY IN THE CRIMEA.

(Pzoicovit SPECIAL COBRESPONDINT.)
CAMP, SEBASTOPOL, Nov. 2.
There has been absolutely no occurrence in this
part of the BIM worthy of record during the put
week. The monotony of the camp lila has not been
broken even by the arrival of the usual mail from
England, which was due yesterday. The steamer
which ought to have conveyed it has arrived, bring-
ing • French mail ; bat, from some accident, the
English bags did not get to Marseilles in time to be

with two black niggers, arrived, which was the
signal for a general rush round it. Beer was to be
obtained at 2s. a bottle ; sandwiches, two for 6#1,1
cakes sad tarts, ls. each; mince pies, 9d.; claw
passe. 7s. a bottle. On the first day five races well
contested, two of which were afterwards disputed.
Oa the second day there were the Redoubt Stakem
entrance, 151. added, for which seven horses rear
three-quarters of a mile heats. Balsklava Sweep, ik
entrance, 201. added, one mile; three horses, all
foreigners, started, ridden by English officers. Settee.
topol Stakes, 21. entrance, 251. added, three-quote,
of a mile beats; seven ran. This race caused agreed
deal of excitement, as most of the horses wee
thoroughbred, and were valued at 1001. ode
about, and three of them, Blacksmith, Kate, sai
Zonave—the last a newly-arrived anintal,thepropeet7
of an engineer officer, were supposed to be mess
matches for one another. Both the first and mad
heats were won by Kate, ridden by Major Weirdo/
the Staff, Zonave being second. After this a bed
mole race took place. The sums added are to its peg
to the winners on the sth of November. Neer tbe
Col de Balaklava, not far off from headquarters, sum
old foundations have been discovered, supposed by
some to be of Grecian origin ; by others, an old ms
nutery ; and again by others, an add cook-hcees,
The lower basement contained some Genoese lum
and an immense quantity of pottery. These min
were discovered about 12 days ago, by some an of
the 39th Regiment, while pulling up stones for the
/zit..
road. Since then a permanent working part of this
regiment, under an officer, is told off each ,he
the purpose of excavating. I am told that •
Colonel Munro, who commands the 39th, spuds
almost his whole time there. Anyhow it has sew
great interest, for it is visited daily by hosts el
officers, and it is known by the name of the "Tem*,
The army is doing but little, and the Remises
lately have taken to firing into the dockyard, whiles
the other day they wounded two Frenchmen,who were
employed in carrying on the demolition of the docks,
The English work at one half, and the French the
other. The latter have now placed a sentry with owe
ea the Dockyard gate. Amongst the usual number
e/ shaves, or, as the French call them canards
about the camp, there is one that Sir Edmund Lyme
t• pp home to our government, and the Freak
*dm' to his, about destroying Odessa. The replies
were, from England, By all means; from France,lip
no means. The navy are very proud of their me.
omen at Kinburn, but it is a pity that we had is
floating batteries, and that all was left to the this,
French ones, who no doubt did great execution. They
all say that it would have been impossible to hats
gone up the Bong on account of the high cliffs on lea
side, which would have enabled the enemy to flee
right down on the decks. Part of the expeditka.—
the 17th Regiment—bee returned, and is now lying d
Balaklava. There is some rumour of an expeddira
to Kaffa. The cavalry are quite uncertain as totheir
movements, but the general belief is still that they
will go to Scutari. The remainder of the left fiegs
train of artillery, about 200 strong, have joined tis
right siege train.

put on braid.
There has been a rumour the lest day or two that
an expedition was to start for Kaffa, with the inten-
tion of securing a position there during the ensuing
winter. A small body of French troops has left and
proceeded in an easterly direction, and it has been
surmised that there was to be another attack on
Fort Arabat. With Arabat and Kaffa in our poems-
sion the whole plainest' of Kern* would be secured :
the enemy would be excluded from a district from
which be is still said to draw many supplies; and
Haifa would afford an important basis for future
operations. The movement against Life has been
very generally talked of, and the Fourth Division
has been named as the part of the British form likely
to be sent. Brigadier Spencer's Brigade has re-
turned from 'Unborn, but has not yet received orders
for disembarkation; it has been supposed, therefore,

that these regiments would go on without landing,
sad Lord Paulet's Brigade, with General Wiadham
in command, at once join the expedition se a rein-
forcement. What truth there is in the rumour of this
undertaking remains to be seen ; no orders on the
subject have yet bees issued.
The firs from the north side has continued very
active. Yesterday, the let instant, an explosion oc-
curred in the part of the town occupied by the French.
The report was compressed and loud, and the rever-
beratioa was so strong se to lead to the implied=
that some considerable magazine had been exploded;
let some Frenchmen, bringing up a wounded man to
me et the ambulances, declared that it was loses
powder in an ammunition waggon which had been
mmideatally fired, and that two or three injuries to
hystanders, and those comparatively slight, were the
'sly ill-effects resulting. Oar allies are not very
communicative on such matters. The Russians evi-
dently concluded that they had blown up one of the
magazines of the mortar battery behind Fort Nicholas,
not far front which the column of smoke which fol-
lowed the explosion appeared to rise, for during the
remainder of the day they concentrated a heavy
skalliog fire in that direction. They also kept up at
Intervals during the night a fire against the game
position, ea if with the intention of annoying working
parties. Today a truce was held for a short period,
detwen two and three hour.. A boat from the Rus-
sian side crossed early in the afternoon, but what
was the nature or object of the ooestnuoication has
not transpired.
Some et the huts for winter nee have arrived, and
fatigue parties are busily employed in unloading the
ships in which they have been conveyed. The troops
eve still working at the roads. The other prepara-
tions to meet the exigencies of the outing winter,
accumulation of stores at the central and divisional
.depots, erection of stabling, construction of kitchens,
draining, &c., are in active progress. In spite of the
opposition made by the enemy from the north side,
large quantities of cut stone, roofing, bricks, timber,
sad other building materials are daily brought up
from the rains of Sebastopol. The weather has for-
tanately continued very propitious for these opera-
Boss. No rain of any account has fallen, although
en tire 30th of October there wee every indication at
approaching change in this respect--and the roads
and beaten tracks have remained firm, sod in a fa-
vourable condition for the passage of transport mules
and vehicles. Since the 31st of October the tempera-
ture has been remarkably mild. The wind has been
Mowing from the south sad south-east, and has been
assimpanied with all the unpleasant and oppressive
alessaiterieties of a Mediterranean sirocco.
The traps continue very healthy. A few nattered
eases et &elms have occurred in various parts of the
camp. The General Hospital in rear of the Third
Division is to be broken up, as there is no likelihood
of this establishment being required during the
winter. It has proved very useful is relieving the
eigimeatal hospitals, whoa, from sudden smergeasy,
their sesommodation and resources have been msequal
to the demand made upon them. The civil surgesse
who have been assisting in its duties will probably
have their services transferred to the general hospitals
at Belehlave, or the Monastery, or to those on the
Beephens. The huts vacated will be useable
for the reception of some of the troops ; whets*
eately, as is the case with all the other huts is nee
dads( the past summer, the felt covering the roof
has house rotten and pervious to rain, and the thin
wood limmins their aides seamed and warped, so as be
tesdre this very imperfect as mesas of sheltie
against either sold or continued rain.

THE WAR.

A letter from Yenikale, of the 18th ult., in the (is.
stillulaweel, says:
Ike little expeditionary corps bivouacked at Atha
omberkad on tits 4th, on board the flotllla ; oa the maths
mum a sharp fire of musketry at the adnneed paY hi
to the belief that the eaemy had oommessed a swim
attack, but when they saw that preparations were nails to
roosin them, they but a retreat. In the night all tke elms
gthboats! sailed from Kerte* for Hanissas. The kw
Anglo-Tark Contingent, which has bees dieted isp
almost anywhere, probably theme it ins semi anal
lath to do with it, has at let begun to win bon. 'As
ellestive of the costingent appears to be KAO, MI
about 8,000 Dave already disembarked, sad has
taken up their quarters near the English sum Wm
the protection of the French works. Nobody on my
what asses troops are daunted for. 'rutin% bad es semi
of roiaforosments, and especially of ouch sc they as;
they are perfectly Ignorant and undiscipliosd; sad loud
say late walks in the port I witnessed acts of the point
ionthordinatise. The principal cease of diem& as ms.
Attlee is the dit3ealty, and frequeet/y the ispenibliiti
ender width the English °facers labour of =Wig Ma.
salvos understood, as they do not 'peak rakish, sad sos
obliged to have amours, to interpraten—a presseileg
which sasses delay, sad deprives their mamma of met.
rity. Tits English odious themselves 'manlike di Bit
but to they maim szaudingly high pay—a soils, Ise
instaam, km 32 shillings a day—they put ap with twit
position. Gen. Vivian is expected every day; plasm I
a display of severity he may effect some isprovisest, bet
that will be difficult Bench is protected by sate%
almost all of whom are encamped on the nespyresiells
heights of St. Paul. The polies of the town is maishissi
by two ampules of infantry, and they will be ea
dent to protect the Tartan from assumes by ile
Turks. The weigher is generally fist, sad tine isms
dews sickness, see any sign of epidemic compishin
lh
Emffidek oar votes Vesuvius arrived here on the 11* its
Takashi ; she reports that nothing of importaus lads
plea ea that point. Four English and two Freak Iwo
were still oesepied in watching the masts and the cilia si
Aruba. The Rarity won fortifying tbauslas nand
mere serenely on the smith oust end it was innate' •
peeved them doing so, owing to the want of water mil,
dent depth to enable tho vessels to approach withis
oantain Osborn, of the Visions, says that squalls of
likseffssupshassetse bate begun to be !squat in he bun
of Axel, and that already small gunboats ate male to car
vigats it. Ws have heard some rumours of a repeal sc.
pedition on Haifa ; it is not improbable, es petal nen
portent operations destined to surround the Samba sal
which keeps the field. According to all military nee, 0111
army Is lost to Russia, if it does not evacuate the CAS&
(FROM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.) A letter from Sebastopol of the 30th alt., is de
CAMP BEFORE SEBASTOPOL, Nov. 3. SemaPhors of Morosilleet says:
asaddialltioathatowdorutz
Great exertions We being made to have the army There is now only one regiment left to oebeesapy; tit floe_
butted and the road* completed before the wet
weather, and one may say winter, sets in; but the The regiment is enyeamped in the gorge of tba fetid
inereasse
general opinion is that the hutting is being lost sight battery, where the men are somewhat shelend fron
of the place wale* on its beck;
of
thole
omooso ow
of too much, and that too many men are employed cars of the northern form ; the officen take up their WI!
each day on the roads, which latter are becoming far in say of the keens near which may milt their fun. 4.1:
too numerous. Besides the main roads there are Rumiaas are bristling the heights on the north side ;
division roads, regimental roads in each camp, and batteriitees.Fort Yestecrodfahyoflowe,
88•111): Ig :Lad myself by I.IW
also miss leading from the Commissariat of every opposite was going on with a iipi.fos„. A Eames sir
division to each regiment. If only 9,800 men are and at last we WWI
wee at the same time spying at me,
employed on the road', one cannot understand where seek other as politely as possible. Other Ilussise
fists
the remainder of the 30,000 men are. All the differ- afterwards cams forward, and other salsas veto
eat camps are quite empty, and for en officer to get chseged. I was standing up on the top of tobeetteve;!.!:
a fatigue man to assist in building his hut is imps- might have formed a good target for them, sew__
was made to fire. I know Dot whether the MAI lew
sible. I have known many corps who are actually supply of provisions for the winter ;if ow, they will P°
obliged, in order to make up the requisite number, to bogy soon maks a moss towards pstekep—at leans,
a poi
Deem their band and drummers. But our system is part of thin—for the road by the steppes is issfleet.'""
so faulty that if a regiment was 730 strong, 150 would in winter. It is, however, to be prieumed that the re°
lbe taken away for differeot duties not connected in part of their supplies was in this place, for ad the
kW!
I any way with the fialiting position of the army. are full of seeks of that horrible biscaitbread, whir:
"Pill
aa°
On nquiry you will find men attached to the ambu- staff that it emu not with any clammy be gives
i
tenor . land transport, or else they are at Balaklava or I am told that a terrible bombardment of Fort Caddell
lime burners. In addition to all this, there have to fa to take place soon, in which the floating batteries eg
be deducted servants, batmen,
sick, orderlies, mkt, take part. I cannot guarantee the authenticity a Oat
loonvalescents, acting sapper', so that instead of are- Pte.for Marshal prar„i„ is more ear et than oasis St
giment having 750 men fit for duty, it only can have lauded my/amts.
300. In short, about one-third of a regiment ea-
glishee by different methods. The number of aesist A letter from 'Unborn of the 22nd, in the Maas.
ant engineersday, each employ.ed on the is to F/014e• saY• las,
main roads or highways, really astonishing. If We continue enplaning the environs of this p
they were made " superintendents " they would tasking recounaimae" the direction of Mss soli!:
only receive 4e. a day, and even then they would be the Deism and the Bong. The other morning sissisie
well paid, for in nine cues out of ten they know no boat leave the vessel commanding the huh°l6 1.4 feed
more of read-msking than a cat. All they do is to with sem et trace towards 0 taiskoff. It bore the
tell off the parties with a certain quantity of shovels, to a missive from the Russians inquiring law titiWl st%
pickaxes, hammers, or hand-barrows. Nothing can the prisoners made at }Unborn. The reply was
exceed the beauty of the weather. It is coldish at festrilve wounded Rosana were taken good ems if.
night, but very warm duriog the day. There 01118 be that the French general regretted not to be able te,
little doubt that the Almighty has given every oppor- ems. st the Ramis* onions orb* were still in Is ITy
busily for this army
.to make itself comfortable in Tea an aware teat after, as duties an soda, it 17.
every way fee the winter. difficult matter to distinguish the Rosales onearioff:a;
The Sewed Division races came off on the plateau Print* soldier. When the beet charged with turfed W
near headquarters, on the 31st October and following arrived near its destination, a Russian f
day. Although there were by 2 o'clock each day two soldian, wee forward to meet it. The asse!
about 100, mid by 4 p.m. 200, mounted officers pre- ties were esehasged, sad the seism having Mot etr:
sent, still there was a scarcity of ladies and generale, is, the best returned to Me ship. The Maisie 4".
but certainlynot of Staff. hive. fleskole, of Jamaica always bunts, semethisit Of other i.the 1.111
and Crimea notoriety, case on the ground attended Otehakel; so that, al ens of our salon domed,
by her spirit bearer, a coloured boy with drinkable'', net be a levy eseepatiou to act as peppier after the selt.l
about two. and was received with all honours by his the Cur. It shame seems a if the Russiscs orrA
Roy=
.amm Prime Vied! Hugo, lieutenant of scialletely abandoning the asigtibierhood of OtseM
lbe
la la sheet lima her tw°4lBl4 cart, As well as esa be saga, ths semairi beeves* did r-