The Express.
London, England, 1855-05-19 00:00:00

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effect egaiost the enemy's works on the
north side of the great harbour. The
fire from both these attacks hes been very slack
the last few days, and the Malakhoff and Memel=
works have also been comparatively silent. The fire
from the French batteries on the left, and the Russian
works more particularly opposed to them, has con-
tinued very active. Among our casualties, which
have been on the whole remarkably few, are an offi-
cer of the 46th Regiment, Lieutenant F. Curtis, and
an officer of the Royal Engineers, Lieutenant J. Car-.
ter. These deaths occurred from round shot, and
took place on the Greenhill attack. An assistant-
surgeon is also named as having been killed by a
Minie ball, but as I have not heard this verified, L
forbear mentioning the name given. He is said is
have been on duty in the right attack, and that from
some motive he crossed by the covered way over to
'the Greenhill attack, and was struck by one of the
Russian riflemen as he went along. Lieutenant
Carter had only lately come out, but was an especial
favourite in his corps. General Jones and many
officer, followed his remains to the grave. His body
was brought over to the right siege train depot, near
to which a baryingplace has been laid out in a retired
spot, and with particular order and neatness, by the
Royal Engineers.
The bridge of boats which stretched across the
south port, from the marine arsenal on the town side
to a jetty btlow the barrack buildings on the other
aide, has been broken up by the Russians, and in its
stead another has been constructed at a farther du-
rance from our works. The new bridge is of very
great length. It crosses the Dockyard Creek and
mouth of the Admiralty Harbour, and is continued
on; bat its termination cannot be perceived on ao-
count of a projecting point of land, together with a
church and other buildings, which intercept the view.
Troops are constantly passing and re•passing ; for,
excepting boats, it forms the only means of commu-
nication which the enemy now possess between the
citadel and town, and the Karabelnaia suburb. Near
the centre of the bridge is a drawbridge, which,
when raised, leaves an extensive gap in the
roadway. This gap was left open for several hours
on the 2nd instant, the day after the French
attack is front of the Bastion du Mat, but for what
reason was not apparent. No vessel passed through,
and indeed the drawbridge, which opens in the
coldly, and can be lifted on either side, appears to be
more for the purpose of interrupting passage, if
necessary, along the bridge itself, than for forming
an openiog for boats to cross from one part of the
port to another. _

Another operation of the Russians has been the
making or destruction of the West Inkermann Light-
house. This small building, by being brought into a
line with the lighthouse, which still remains on the
hill to the eastward, formerly constituted the guide
to the Channel by which ships of heavy draught
were compelled to enter the great harbour.
No change is observable in the force or disposition
of the army on the north side.
Major-General Codrington takes command of the
Light Division. During the absence on special Der-
vice of General Brown, Colonel Shirley, of the 88th
Regiment, takes command of the 2nd brigade.
The weather has been dry and warm since the last
mail left. A strong wind was blowing from the
south and south west yesterday (May 4), especially
lin the early part of the day. At present it is a per
fact calm. The sun is now evincing great power.
and all the evidences of summer are manifesting
themselves. The buts are found to be of great ad-
vantage against the influence of heat as compared
with tents of single canvas. Various means have
been adopted to ensure a thorough ventilation by
means of small openings in the shies or in the roofs,
with proper protection against rain. The troops
who will have to remain before Sebastopol will de-
rive much comfort, and in all probability, unitary
benefit, from these wooden barracks.

(PROM TEN SPECIAL

KIWI.)

Op TEN DAILY

KADIILIO, MAY 4.
This letter will reach you a few days after the
great tact of the Kedah expedition has come to be
known in England, and that expedition will then
form the subject of conversation at home quite as
much IS it does now in the camp. It is the event of
the day. Everybody thinks and talks about it. his
the first real move we have made since we took pos-
session of Sebastopol height.; it is the first aggressive
movement we have made since we conquered our foot-
ing in the Crimes. It is a good in itself, and it holds
out a promise for the future. If successful—and none
here doubt of its success, it will shit up one of the
roads by which the Russian army obtains reinforce-
ments, and supplies of food and ammunition. If the
seizure of Kertch is followed by the seizure of Pere-
kop, we shall have invested Sebastopol for more effeo-
teeny than if our troops were established on the
north Bile of the harbour, and the road from Sim-
pheropol shut up against those enormous waggon
trains which now daily enter the fortress. If Kertch is
taken there is some hope of an attempt to seize
Perekop likewise. The success of the one under-
taking may possibly inspire us with the ambition to
make our triumph complete, by shutting up the other
inlet. Nay, there is no saying to what lengths we
may not go. Even the destruction of Odessa is confi-
dently talked of by the go-sphead men of the army and
navy.
The expedition left this morning from Bala's'''.
and Kamiesch—our own troops, of course, having
taken ship in the former, our allies in the last-named
port. The command of our troops is entrusted to Sir
0. Brown. The very selection of the general holds
out a hope of determined action. We have sent 5,000
troops, chiefly infantry—the French have sent about
8,000, most of them battalions of &naves and Algerian
infantry. Of our regiments, the 71st, 79th, and 93rd,
all Highlanders, have joined the expedition. The
character of the troops detached by either army marks
the undertaking as a raid or raszia, and every one ex-
pects that it will be executed in that offhand, dash-
ing, style, peculiar to ancient Highland and
modern Algerine warfare. The medical and commis-
sariat arrangements are said to be excellent. I hope
they will be found so. A detachment of the land
transport corps accompanies the expedition, and the
efficiency of this new branch of the service will now
for the first time be put to the test of practical expe-
rience.

Secrecy_ was the great object in starting the expe-
dition. Yet secrecy in a camp like ours is next to
impossible. The clearing transports for the reception
of troops; the storing them with provisions ; the em-
barking ammunition and regiments, cannot be dons
in a day, and the movement is too radical—it affect.
too many departments and branches of this large and
motley host, to escape observation and comment. The
Russian lines are very close to our own, and Greeks,
Jews, Levantioes, and hardriding Tartars, favoured
by the dense fogs, may any night ride over and come
back without exciting the observation of our videttee
in the plain. It is true that none of the above-
named worthies are deeply versed in the science of
war, and the information they are able to give is not
usually of a kind to be very serviceable to the 'tai-
lplane. But in this particular case, there was reason
to apprehend that our enemies might draw danger-
ous inferences from the reports of our movements, nor
have I the smallestdoubt that forams days past General
Osten-Sasken has been fully aware of oar intention
of detaching part of our forces on particular service,
sad sanding them away in ships. But there is also
meson to hope that he has been grossly mis-
led. Ever since we camped on Sebastopol heights,
the vulgar rumour of the wimp has, once a month at
lust, proclaimed the capture of Eopstoria by the
Itsmians. When Omer Pacha left us, a fortnight
ago, taking with him large numbers of the troops he
brought, his departure was immediately explained by
the rumour of some awful disaster which had over-
taken the forma at Enpetoria.
have since arrived from thr'
their associates believed,

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as be taken, by the Russians.
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