The Express.
London, England, 1855-03-08 00:00:00

" The troops destined for this operation applotehm
Eupatoria within the distance of 250 yardr, and opened
a cross fire of artillery upon the place.

"The enemy responded with a lively cannonade
from the fortifications which surround the city; never•
tholes, the aetion of our artillery was so happily
executed that in a few seconds five ammunition wag.
gone belonging to the Turks were blown up, and
several pieces of cannon dismounted.

"Carried away by this somas, the 3rd and 4th
battalions of the regiment of the Asoff infantry, the
battalion of Greek Volunteers, and three Bonita of
the regiment No. 61 of Cossacks of Don de JerotT, got
nearer to the town, and profiting by the shelter which
the locality offered, commenced a smart fusillade with
the enemy; nevertheless, Lieut.-General lihroldeg
being assured that the town contained nearly 40,000
troops with 100 pieces of artillery, and that
further effort on our part promised no result, gays
orders to the troops.to retire. This difficult move-
ment was executed with remarkable order.

" Oar loss in this affair amounts to nearly 500 men
killed or wounded. The loss of the enemy was ia all
probability much greater, for his troops, pent op in
narrow streets, remained for a long time exposed to
the terrible fire of our artillery—the projectiles of
which had clear range of the entire town."

PARIS, THURSDAY MORNING.

The Moniteur contains to-day the official report of
the attack by the Russians on Eupatoria on Feb. 17.
The Russian army amounted to 25,000 men. The
battle lasted six hours, and ended in the complete
defeat of the Russians, who lost 500 men killed and
2,000 wounded.

THE ARMY BEFORE SEBASTOPOL

We have received letters from our Special Corre.
epondent at Balaklava, bearing date Feb. 23. They
speak of the singular change of the weather from
oppressive heat to severe cold, and of the erection of
new batteries by the Russians—batteries which we
have since learned by telegraph were destroyed cm
the night of the 26th. There was a painful rumour
that an officer, high in command in the French army,
had been carrying on treasonable correspondence
with the enemy, acquainting him with the exact
plans of the siege works, &c. There wes a report
that General Canrobert had ordered a court-martial,
but our correspondent expresses his disbelief in the
criminality of the officer accused.

(PYLOY 283 SPECIAL

OF THY DAILY

X3WS )
BALAHLAVA, Fla lg.
The sirocco was over on the morning of the 161.
It was followed by a few hours' rain, and the rain in
its turn was followed by a cutting south easterly
wind, which has blown without intermission ever
since the afternoon of the l'ith. The sudden change
in the temperature has been very perceptible, and al-
most painful, especially at nights. The night from
Saturday to Sunday in particular reminded us of the
severest period of the winter. There was no keeping
out that sharp, thin air, which would go through
everything, and which more particularly seemed to
have the better of woollen and worsted pickets and
covers. borne time ago—a good while too late, by
the bye—a controversy sprang up in some London
papers as to the relative merits of furs and worsteds
in cold climates. Gentlemen who boasted of having
gone through periods of very low temperature fa-
voured the world with the results of their expo-
rience, and it was universally decided, even by
those who had managed to winter by far
nearer to the north pole than was good for
them, that worsted is the thing to keep
the cold out. Now, I cannot say what the
cold is like in the Polar regions, and what will and
what will not keep it out. But few of those who •
have passed their winter on Sebastopol heights will
disagree with me when I assert that woollen clothing
is of very little protection in the cold thin air of an
Eastern winter. Aad I beg to submit that the therm-
meter has very little to do with the question. I myself
have in Eastern Prussia and Poland gone through
winters, which as far as the thermometer goes, were
by far severer than this Crimean winter, worn leas
clothing, and suffered lees from cold. This is neither
the place nor the time to enter into an inquiry as to
the reasons why the cold air in certain countries
seems not to invade the system, but to suck the
animal heat out of it. Enough that the fact is on
record, and that the Crimean air has the very dis-
agreeable propensity I mentioned above. Nothing
bat fur seems to check its actions, and sad as the fact
may be, the woollen mite and comforters provided by
the women of England for their shiveriog countrymen
in the East are not near so comfortable and comforting
as fur gloves and stout sheepskin coats. Such coats
are Will being sent up to the regiments in the front.
Mat assuredly they get them late, and this season
will not wear them long ; but if they do service for
four or six weeks only, their coat will be amply
repaid by the saving of health and of lives. It would
have been better for all parties concerned if these
coats and the high boots that accompany them had
been served out in October, but even now in the
better half of February, and with Spring already
playin his boisterous pranks in the air, these far
coats pardon a camp phrase) are " not to be
sneezed at."
The roads are thoroughly dry, and so is the plain.
This strong steady wind promises a continuance of
dry weather. Yet the intended reconnaissance has
not taken place. For reasons unknown to any
one but the commanders, it is pot off from
day to day. It was rumoured on Saturday
that the expedition had taken place in the even-
ing of Friday—that 10,000 French and 1,000 of our
own troops had, in the silence of night, marched out
of our entrenchments, and ascended the Kaman
hills, with a view of attacking the defiles, and scouring
the valley of Baidar. Nothing, I should say, ought
to be more pleasing to our friends in England than
to find that the harsh realities of campaigning have
not impaired the poesy of our minds, and that our
inventive faculties are as fruitful' and vigorous as
ever. It is the triumph of mind over matter—the
fiery steed of our chivalry champing the bit, awl
with a fretful hoof recording actions which have
been fought—the creative faculty of the poet—
which fills the present void with the shadows of
events. Here is an apology for campaigning lies, if
such lies as some malicious people assert really stand
in need of an apology. I believe it is Byron's defini-
tion that a he is ' truth in dis.guise," and cer
tainly one of the last " stories" goes far to
prove that he is right. On Thursday it
was generally said that the Earl of Luca
had been relieved of his command. Every one re-
'
peated the story; few believed it. The resignation
"of every officer in command of anything, from the
highest to the lowest, has of late been almost daily
announced, and so great is the mania for inventing
resignations that the newsof the abdication even of the
Czar would excite small surprise, and merely tarnish
a few remarks for the breakfast table to while away
the tedium of waiting for the second hot rasher.
Lord Lucan's recall was quite a matter of mural
very natural, very proper, very creditable. Bat as-
aurally the camp were taken by surprise when the
news of the general's immediate departure was cir-
culated on Thursday evening, and when on Friday
it became known that his lordship had left that
morning.
The railroad is progressing with great rapidity..
It is now asoending the heights beyond Yadikoi._
• all feel quite at home, and consider it a bit of
or Birmingham to see these bluff, wow
esiiiiklosed "navies"—as yet not jaundiced, I"
tea aced by uncouth drawee of foreign mar
letbalong the heavy trucks loaded with rail!.
(*snot exactly me what the thing is
gad for, but now that heavy cartlowis are with ml
haled alone by a few men, the understenitly
=being opened to their minds. But 1r
we a intercourse with the Franke b*b 1
them with wonders. They admire the