The Express.
London, England, 1855-10-02 00:00:00

OUR ARMY IN THE CRIMEA.

(FROII OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.)

CAMP BEFORE SEBASTOPOL, SsrT. 18.
The French held a religions fete on Sunday morn-
-Ibig' the 16th instant, to offer thanksgiving for the
success of their arms against Sebastopol. High mass
was celebrated at an extempore altar raised on the
heights near to the point where the Woronzoff road
descends into the plain of Balalava. The altar was
decorated with military trophies, and the tricolour of
France and union jack of Ragland waved side by
side. Some flags were hoisted of immense dimensions.
The ceremonial must have been plainly visible to the
Russians on the lokerniann and Mackenzie ranges of
hills. General Pelissier and a great concourse of
general and staff officers were present. The number
of troops assembled must have been about 16,000.
Cannon were fired from several of the FrenCh bat-
teries. As a spectacle, the effect was highly imposing
and impressive ; and the site selected for the celebra-
tion, overlooking the plain below, and many of the
ranges of mountains rising in the distance beyond, in
no small degree assisted in producing the result men-
tioned.

Much of the accumulated dirt in the Karabelcais
is fast disappearing, under the direction of the com-
mandant, Colonel Windham. The French have
already established depots and commissariat pep-
sine', and allotted and marked various offices in their
aide of the town. English fatigue parties are actively
engaged in diking and filling up the holes and irre-
gularities in the Woronsoff road, ss it palms along
the Lett Ravine to go into Sebastopol. The shot and
shell which are so thickly strewn along this " Valley
of the Shadow of Death" are plead among the broken
stones intended to repair the road, and as loess soil
or clay, or whatever may be at hand, is afterwards
laid on to make a smooth surface, it appears well
enough just now. What the horses may think of the
slippery shot, when the clay is converted into mud, is
another matter. At, present the weather continua
dry, though very chilly.
The expected abandonment of the north side, con-
sidering its comparatively unimportant character now
as a military position to the enemy, must not be
looked upon as any indication of an intention to
shriek from future contest. A Russian naval officer,
who was superintending the removal of the wounded
from the Strabelnais to the north side on the 10th
instant, was addressed by an English officer, after a
slight conversation between them in the French lan-
guage, with the remark—" Well, I hope now we may
look forwird to a cessation of hostilities between us."
" What! with that behind us (said the Russian,
pointing to the burning city); no, depend upon it,
peace is farther off than ever." This may be taken
as a sample of the feeling of the Russian officers on
this subject, for it was evidently said in earnest.

AFFAIRS IN SMYRNA.

(PROM •

SMYRNA, Barr. 22.
The fig harvest this year has proved unusually
abundant. The quality is also very good, though
not so superior as was expected. A remarkably fine
Drop was looked for, but some unexpected ream
LT:einjurious. The quality, however, is a very
rne, and the quantity coo above it.
Large quantities have been siciady Wp, led, bat
peeking goes oa nu briskly as ever. Between six
and saves hundred tans hays been brought into the
Itnors Ewing the pent week, The Delos obtained in
din nowlort hem varied from 10s. to 275. the honored-1
weight; &wording to quality. The kind called Elem.,
a very. chiles article, has fetched from 235. to 335.
This is the price paid by the brokers, acting for the
merchants, who peek and export the figs. The out-
deacon simply gather the ripe fruit, scatter it round
the trees, and allow it to dry in the man. When
dry it is collected into large. packs, sod sent into town
on camels. The roads and principal streets are thronged
all day with long strings of these animals. The fig
market is an animated seen. Hundreds of begs of
figs are wagged las sort of square, where the arri-
val and outmoding of camels, the tasting of buyers,
and the bargaining with sellers, are perpetual. When
a purchase has been made, the bags are conveyed to
the packers, tug after beiag sorted into baskets are
squeezed into shape by dirty women and children,
and then packed into the drama or boxes by men.
This pewees. is a very disgusting one to look at, end
it is said that no one who has seen it ever eats • fig
again. The residents boy a yearly stock, aped have
them peeked at home by their own servants.
The *ewe of the capture of the Malakhoff and eouthl
side of Sebastopol led, to very penal rejoicing here,
and as Sunday last there were salutes,lirtworks,
and illatoinadons, thanksgivings in the churobes,visits
of toossule to pacba and paoha to consuls—indeed,
the sober-alluded Tasks seemed. for ones to have
become quite hilarious. The Greeks, on the other

hand, did not attempt to conceal their rage and man
titivation. One French sailor was eassainated by
some low Greeks, and a French soldier was severely
I wounded. The offenders are in custody.
The Cape of Good Hope, steam transport, left this
week for England, with sixty invalided soldiers from
the British Hospital, Mr. Horridge, one of the ser-
goons, dangerously ill, and two of the lady nurses,
whose health has failed under their exertions. Only
twenty patients remain now in the hospital. A kilo
pet of the medical staff areaway, for the most
doing duty in the camp hospitals, es volunteers. It is
fortunate that the hospital is not crowded, for
some deagerous cues of fever have appeared,
whisk the native. doctors call the peruses
fever of the place, but which some of the
English medical men declare to be yellow fem.
Orie of the chief civil (settees of the hospital died at
it, after a very short illness, a few days sines. .It
seems that the establishment is still to be kept np foe
500 patients, with eight medical officers, NV
I suppose only to be occupied when the. he,.
Orals at Suiten and the Dardanelles are. full
,Whether it will be thought necesaare• to
I keep up the present expeasive staff of a colonel-cow
sentient, a major, four captains, an adjutant, a pay. •
ester, an assistant commissary-general with kit,;
deputy and clerks, a purveyor and his staff, so ego.,
ginner and his—to say nothing of a medical 'opens,
tendeot at 2,000!. a year—is more than I can say.
would be easy to decide if the management of Idaho-
at home were under the direction of a company
serahants or practical men. As it is, however, it is•
useless to speculate.
The money of John Bull thrown away hen is •
nothing compared to that swallowed up by the
beebi-bazooks and the Turkish Contingent. The
former gentry alone consume 30,0001. per month at
the Dardanelles. The recipients of our cash are a
singular set. Many of the cfficers are perfectly
innocent either of military education or knowledge.
One lieutenant-colonel, !putted as having been a
major in the Egyptian service, never served in any
army before. Hie sole qualification for the appoint-
ment was a knowledge of Arabic, picked up while
serving as a clerk in a steam-packet office at Ales&
dria. Another lieutenant-colonel is a Smyroict,
who enjoyed an uncomfortable reputation
here u • small broker and lodging-hose
keeper. He owed his advancement to
clever speech made to a body of the bashi-basake
who threatened revolt and desertion. Au ingenious
German mechanic' has just gone up Jul a captaind
engineers in the Turkish Contingent, with a com-
mission to expend large sums in the purchase of
horses in the Danubian provinces. Theis ass
only a few of many similar examples of the tour
who are receiving large pay and princely allowances,
aodare keeping °piles horsrsand dressing iogo.rgese
fancy costumes on the produce of our doubled loom
tax.

A very destructive epidemic has appeared smog
the horned cattle, mostly in Northern Anatolie,
however. It is said to be contagious typhus fem.
Many thousands of cattle have died already.
The robbers are still bard at work In the Seta -
rounding country. Last week a government courier
waa robbed near Magnesia of 2,0001., and he sad
two of the guards who attempted to defend him wars
killed. It is not known whether the robbers cos.
sisted of Luke's band, or of the deserted bashi.
bazouks from the Dardanelles. Luke is a Croat,
of a very savage, revengeful character. II
is said that he has sworn to avenge the &whir.
Simon, and that the first person he catches wlomi
ransom is not paid within 24 hours shall be impaled".
or flayed alive. It is to be hoped that an English a,
volver may end this amiable rover's career. The paths
has been very energetic in his proceedings, and the
principal consuls and General Storks have signed as
address expressing their satisfaction with his coodook
and admiratioa of the manner in which he condostsd
the examination of the prisoners taken up on oar
picion of abetting Simon and his baud. He really is
a first-rate cross-examiner, and would have made his
fortune had his lot made him an Old Bailey barrister.
In his reply he expresses his regret that Luke is still
at liberty, but hopes soon to have him in his power.
Daring the examination of the country people who
I gave food and shelter to the band seine very curium_
facts were brought out as to the organisation sod'
resources of these bands of robbers, which 1 *ill
detail on some future occasion.

THE WEST INDIA MAIL.

(IT =ECM° TELIOMEL)
(max ova OWN 0011NOPONDINT.)

• BOUTHAMPTON,Tompwridammw
Arrived the Magdalena with the west Li&
mail
_ _

She left St. Thomas on the 16th ult.
She hu brought 99 pamengers, amongst whom
Commodore Henderson.

She has on board 1,369,489 dollars in specie.
She bring' intelligence that Judge Backbones hill
been murdered at Havatanah. The event had owl
great excitement. The real assassin had not beet,
discovered, but some of his accomplices had.
Santa Anna had arrived at St. Thomas. He es•
poets to be re-called by the Mexican people.
Yellow fever is on the decrease at Barbadoes.
At Demerara the reform bill for amending the cos
stitutiokof British Guiana will be passed in time to
be sent home by the next wail.
The sugar crop of 1856 will fall below the aversge •
of several years. At every town new disturbances
have arisen between the Transit Company and Col.
Kenney.
At Jamaica the sugar crop is a good one. The .
bland will be greatly in debt at the end of the Linos
cial year.
Marine disasters are reported on the Paella side.;
Sixteen vessels had been driven ashore at Port Cos.
stitution.
Trade is good in Chili.

LETTER FROM AN ARMY SURGEON.

[The fellowiog letter from the surgeon of the regireila
I. the fatter of Lietitrnant Goren, of the 19an, wiU rm'g
to tranquillise the minds of missy relatives of them awe
who have been wounded in the Crimes. 1, Mons "Id
the wounded are the object, of great care and unmask*,
medical superietendence. Lieutenant (three ins May'
Seined in ooajunction with Lieutenant flolesworthr is S'
letter published some days back, as having displayed**.
most reckless bravery in the assault on the Seder. The",
are both mere youths. Lieutenant Goren nay been In tbfki
trendies from Ootober, 1854, to September, 1855.]
"Camp above Sebastopol, Sept. 10,1855.,
"Dear ffir,—A Rao frost as wilt whops row ONO it
year analogy rveyoutieg duo saadition of your see Gems/
of my regiment. He has received a dangerous wand, bey
oonoidariog its severity, his symptoms are exceed'
favourable. While at the parapet of the Roden end
the men to follow him, a ball (market ball) snuck him
the upper part of the bur. It penetrated the left bkailk,
boner and made its exit in front by the left aide of the chalk
not very far from the armpit. The left lung his Wei
wounded ewer its upper part, but 1 hope, from his syntlo=
toms, that the wound is not of a very grave chancier. Tba
expectoration of blood has ceased, and the difficulty e 4
breathing very greatly diminished. He appeared to MO.
lost a great deal of blood, bat in his ease this is not a Tole
unfavourable circumstance. TIAN morning (klonda7)?
his symptoms are still mere improved ; his spirts are gOOnt
pulse moderate, sad constitutional irritation comperstersig
eight. I write a short note, tor my hands are full— '
officers out of 14 who went into action wound,
dangerously), and 27 killed and 148 wounded am ,
men. Make your mind nay about our having eve
neoMeary tot the treatment of your son ; my hospital u
provided with every requisite, surgical and medical. I haw'
also at hand all that is needful in respect to diet. Your oil,
is in a tent by himself, and you may be assured he will rah
mitre every care and attention. He behaved most gailamit
in the field of action.—Believe me, very truly yours,
.. THOMAS LONGHORN, Surgeon, 191 Kegs.
"J. Gores Est."

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SURREY SESSIONS.
THIS DAT.

sy • xiacawiT's mum.

Oyu pries, 28, emideatlal risk to Kr. Noised Tacker,
atil•aloth iserebeat, Welingtowereet, Loadawbridge, was
indinedi for feloniously esabesdiag upwards of 2001., the
sealse of Iris nester.
The prosecutor stated that the prisoner had bait la his
employ about tour years, so ooneslosual dark sad sobeetas
sad to mead seawall to the Mainees. It wee bb
duty to weave all maim from the matmers. sad
ester thus ia a book met day. Whams, b 011.11101117, 916,
meted bis that be my seldom looked is that book, bat
at Mess be esesiaid the ledger to see whether the books
aim kept all sight lie had as easpiaba as to the prisms"
homy until about a (*might ass, *hat be hawse& to
sell oa a onsioner, sad then be essartabiod that tin primes
bad swim' the meows which be hen sot eating laths
hook. Is sealoqames of that he was Wawa to bribe
farther laquirito, mina he fed that thispetemes had en
mired sere the 200 L. sad had aet aisamatied he Is Bs
this sand la a maistable sad gem bat lab asetidy.
The ism bead his Guilty, and the mart senteasni him
to twelve meads: hard laborer la Wisdoms* Mast of
Correction.

£UUAVLTIIm ♦ POLICII-OONSTMILI.
R. Ms Jay, O. sawyer, was imitated for walawfally
sissaltiag Juan Campbell, a oterstabis of the Ketropolitaa
relies Form, wit► latest to prevent his lawful apprehea-
elm at Liaptorpos Maass. The prboasr le a very bad
&smarm, sad bas boas foe a lost time a terror to the
pike about Levu.. He was la Ms oastody at the pro•
smator, sad la his endeavour to snaps from him sarsalted
►iss la a very violist maser.
Tho jury fogad him Gusity. and the wart sinusoid bias
to two aseatlie ►ard labium.