The Express.
London, England, 1855-07-19 00:00:00

(Stamped ld. Additional.)

gable energy evinced is the precision of the arrange-
ments and the untiring efforts of Colonel Dies', the
commandant at Solielatadt, and his staff. Their eon-
bioed efforts have resulted in the bridging together
within the short space of six weeks a thousand men,
now actually present at Dover, all well eda-1
cated recruits, in the prime of life and strength,
almost every one of them drilled men --iit
one word, a thousand picked men. Indi-
vidual energy and exertion have thus, when left ea-
shackled by official routine, collected together and
transmitted to England, io this short space of
time, a very respectable body of recruits, at a
time, too, whim men ate not usually disposed. to
.18 it not, then, deeply to be regretted
, that this commission was not permitted to sot
months since, immediately after the Foreign En-
listment Act received the sanction of parliament sod
set free the hands ot government. A long sad dreary
winter thed lay before the Swiss peasant—the prise. cd
the aneesarms of 'life was almost
saps&
dasttadly high--w mach so that. the small. present
proprietors were isreedixonead away the moo they
had mega of them employed for years, and endeavour
to atone for the dearness of provisions by increased
ecuovay and a diminished household, added to extra
week cm the part of themselves, their wives and chil-
dren. Inhabiting the country myself, I can speak-to
the fast, for I was personally besieged by num-
hire of respectable labourers, thus thrown out
of work, most unwillingly, by the small pea-
sant proprietors, who daily offered themselves,
begging for employment, asking in return for
their day's toil only the food necessary for life.
AU these men would have joyfully flocked to the
English cell; for, independently of the necessity they
experienced, and their ',hope of gain, Prussian and
Russian policy is hated in Switzerland, and the time
has sever been known when the Switzer's heart has
not beat responsive to the call of liberty aid
freedom. The proof of this is self-evident, end
proclaims itself in the tact that the Legion
now musters one thousand strong at Dover
though the enlistment his been delayed by the
English goyermout trout month to month until, the
winter and its hardships over, a full harvest and full
work have given food and employment to the Swiss
•labearon, and lessened the inducements to foreign
service. It may not be generally known that Swit-
zerland does not prods), more urn than salami for
three months' consumption; and as France, from
which country it draws a great portion of its deficit,
was shut to its wants during the put winter, I think
I run no risk of overstepping the mark when I assert
that had the Betas commission been organised withib
a reasonable period atter the passing of the Foreign
Ealistmeet Act, every day would have brought five
recruits to head-quarters for every one now enrolled.
There Deems a kind of precision in error in this re-
spect peculiar to an English administration, and not
to be foetid elsewhere. Nor is this all. I have en-
deavoured to show by means of simple factr--the
truth of which can be tested by any of your readers
at the expense of a visit to Dover—how individual
energy has triumphed over every &Scatty
and gone far to remedy the procrastina-
tion of government ; but, even alter this,
procrastination still shows its baneful influence
over the future of the Swiss Legion. Oct of the
thousand men now at Doverohere are at twat five
hundred perfectly ready for service. Some of these
men have seen more than one campaign, others are
Neapolitan soldiers, or", as I should term them, Swiss
from the Neapolitan service. who, their term of enlist-
ment being over, have rpreferred entering the hug lie h
service to renewing their Italian engagements.
The number of drilled and trained men now actually
available in the Legion in question is at least flee
hundred, and I have reason to believe that the I
War-offlos is perfectly aware of the fact. TOW
public will therefore be surprised to be informed
that the reason these men an toned to idle away
their time at Dover, the ruses why they cannot
be allowed to take part with their English brethren
in the glorious struggle now going on, is simply
because England does net possess arms to plus is
the hands of the men who hive so quickly and ae
nobly responded to her call, and who now staid
ready, willing—nay desirons—to take their part in
the war for freedom, but who are doomed to inaction
and inactivity because England possesses not;, the-
means to arse them. May this fact be knows to
and appreciated by the English public.
Strasburg, July 17.

THE BRITISH EXPEDITION TO

MALLAGHEA.

(From the New Bra a May 26, a Siena Leese aper 4
The usual quiet of oar town wee converted into a soave
of onsternetios arid awe, on tharsday monis", by the
snivel of her Majesty's steamer Tosser from the tradi-
tion to Mallaghea, sent by the Airier Governor on Manley
evening last for the enforcement of puniest by Bombs
littlish Lati, the chief of that viten', of attain indemai;
ties to our merthaats in that river, JOr losses saitaind by
Sam threeph that thief In the latter pert of last year.
Teo Teem bad sanely authored when the appalling
oil reelmilleilliatelliguree !mad like wild firs through
Way pert deb, Owe that in the attempt of our troops to
estaphiss the datrisetbe of the town of Mallagba on Wed-
nesday (Ala bad bin partially elected on the preview
day) they were washed by thousands or the native., over.
powered, sad driven from the dare, with 0 lON of 73 era
of the let and 3rd West India Regimes. (of 150 rank and
Le
mat on the expedition) in killed, missing, ad wirabded,
wi b Wotan ale° wounded, who had maenad is getting
of is the ship ; ass naval editor killed (Acting Paymaster
Andrews), of the Tenn • Lamina% Wylie, killed; two
g=elessr7, on navil rarer sad throe teen wounded ;
isitplas, also severely wounded in both leis i
Linetweent asset, Red West ladia Regiment, *evenly
weemdal ; Lieetemase t, of the Sierra Leen* Militia,
wounded in the hack of the had and hi (but fortunately
met seriously) ; and Mr. Firth, Deputy Assistant Comma
WGereeral, taken primmer.
ho eireammawas *needing this distraming occurrence
en from int to last, as far as we have been able to smar-
t* (and we believe the statement orate Imilemeat may he
lolled a), as follows:
Seas goys after the departure et Gamma Fame& from
Nis enennweet, the Attila Governor rearing alettir hem
theisintdike Morse ementry, sad from Kingllaphon, of
Weekscoz, womplaini
h,d beer war=tit a Oak asello
Rbaetas tieiiblindy
la:,
Mita *Mal, mad some of 'their paper Mod Ill•f11, sad
dathedierlianwateder eta wear of people (also slava),
whisk ther Mead bad lase earned away. by us from the
Idaad of M~mag. 'lto satisfaction weld be given for
the capture et the slam, isameelt as Ake Shinto treaty
whit tide geneamset empowers es to seine all awes found
wi, h slaves ea WM& The surreeder of Maloodoo Tells' a
Foulah, who bad Ilse Wthie onstry, aas also demanded by
these chiefs; she slant that if be was sot given up, the
King of Foetal Instil immediately ekes tho roads.. This
demand was she trussed, as we have no treaty to deliver
up Finish. to rho 8000006, nem for willatelei tiaminiten In
the latter esiests7. The chide, diminished with the refuted
of this government to needs to their demands, arena
tartly ordered the British sad From* traden to lean the
rivers within ten dap, sitar which period they (the shish)
would act be responsible for the safety of tusk goods. No-
tre of this bevies bees given by our traders to this gram.
woos, day were ke
el
to slept each assesses fee. the
removal of their property as dins owe Micdx world PS-
:list, in the went of psailie messares faillag ; and her Ma-
jesty's steamer Prometheus aerates et the same the., it
was doused sehisabis to send named expedition to saloon
oar unties for the protection of orr commerce in the riven •
ad bet Majesty's vessels Dover and Britheart laving • ski;
arrived, with the Gambia contingent in thi Mpg Cast
war, a formidable-lases balsa la the aeloay, • rapid.
tion was made to the government to send these yank
to the lialiallholi, is complinees with which upward(
of 450rosik swift of the 3rd Won Leda Redtinfort, 'ender
the semasad. ef Carotids gookoy efr the Sidi )Mint .1014.
.regimeat, embarked. _ea Ars* lii• Wrap 'lab'
meadren baba wider the somaand of era
nue.
Tune:vodka:aloft this on the Wth 'Novels dims year ;•
illimilua*l arrived tad laded at lIMMII . llinialt ,
Lehi, the thief of that pima pm that as nitaittlies'
~11,140Selneat thetsjA be aural .. ihtth *it refeeillint i.
'sad ell indemuldisatioa far tka Usset,of the tr.4.1,4=1
Wad by the temend of their seeds; was the sole is
Mooned. The isidemaileatiem amounted to 1,030 dollars,
and was to be paid by the middle of Mirth last. The time
having elapaseL sad the promised muscat not bring forth-
eomia)t, theAuting Guersor deigned it advisable to make
seal uvritime sispaiag it. MA Daley his Bthellaal'll