The Express.
London, England, 1855-02-08 00:00:00

roughest of weathers. But all minor detain are
looked upon with profound indifference.

PSOK ♦ SPICIAL

6P 2111 DAILY MIMI

CAMP BEFORE SEBASTOPOL, JAW. 22.
The weather daring the last three days has conti-
nued remarkably mild, and the snow is fast disap-
pearing from the surface of the ground. Should the
thaw continue for two or three more days, the steppe
will have completely resumed its former covering of
deep adhesive mud.

The ebony of temperature has been attended with
the advantage of arresting the number of cases of
frost-bite, which were becoming very serious. The
frost had attacked chiefly the men's feet, and many of
the soldier* have been lamed in consequence. Although
there has been no want of ammunition boots, the
numbers sent mat to the various regiments having
greatly exoeeded their present reduced strength, yet
they were of such bad quality, both as regards
the leather itself and the workmanship, that they
soon ceased to afford protection to the wearers.
The melted snow readily found its way to the
feet, in spite of greasing and all attempts to make
the boots impervious to its passage. There has,
been no time, nor indeed means, of drying the
saturated socks, or restoring warmth to the
chilled feet ; for, from picket or trenches,
the suid;er has had to journey to Bala-
klava and back, on fatigue, for planks,
clothing, (Jr rations, and on returning to his tent, if
be were cat again for duty, he has been glad to
escape from his wearineu and discomfort in sleep.
The consequently swollen and inflamed feet have sent
many fur relief to the camp hospitals, and in too
frequent instances the debilitated condition of the
patents. and the neceesary absence i■ the hospital
tents of many requisites, have led to the loss of toes,
or even larger portions of the feet. A speedy removal
from the camp would appear to be the only cure for
these sufferers. A few, but very few, of the long
boots have arrived. They are most desirable on
every aci °lnt, for, from their capacious size and im-
pervious nature, they are well calculated to prevent
the evils I have mentioned, and, from the reports of
the medical officers, would in all probability prevent
much of the diarrhoea and other illness which has
been pis \ ailing. There has been great difficulty in
obtaining the means of conveying the sick from
camp, the French mules, upon whose assistance
we have been almost wholly depending or
late, has ing been required by our allies them-
selves, tur the transport of their rations and other
matters. .

The number of effective men among the British I
troops hue become so materially reduced, that for
come time put it had become manifestly impossible
kr this diminished force properly to defend the long
thee of position from the heights above Inkermann to
the left of Greenhill. Had the Russians become
aware of the small force we have been able to spare
for the protection of some of the points of this line,
they would very probably have varied the direction
of some of their recent mortise. But now the French
have come to our aid, and from their numbers they
are well able to do 80. On the 21st inst, a certain
proportion ado pickets furnished by the 2nd Bri-
tish division, and those furnished by the first brigade
of the light division, were relieved by French troops.
The first end second brigades of the light division
will now together furnish men for the pickets, for-
merly furnished by the second brigade alone. Ru-
mour says that the French will take wholly the
extreme right, and that the Guards' brigade of the
first divi>ion and the second division will move from
the heights above the Inkermann valley, and be
=cuspid near the light division, so u to assist in
the defence of Frenchman's bill or Gordon's battery,
and neighbouring ravines. In other quarters, the
Greenhill batteries and advanced works were men-
tioned kis likely to be given up to the French troops.
A few of the buts are being erected in camp. They
have been brought up from Balaklava wholly by the
exertions of individual regiments. In some instances the
commanding officer has sent in the men in large bodies,
as large as could be spared from their duties in the
trenches, and each man has returned with one or two
planks, bit horses assisting in bringing up the heavier
parts. There are 33 horse-loads to each hut. Many
of the regiments have not yet been able to get up a
hut, the men having been employed in bringing up
clothing, blankets, or rations ; and from the Third
Division, on the extreme left of the camp before
Sebastopol, to the Second Division, on the extreme
right, no regiment, as yet, has got more than two huts
in course of construction. Very little of the warm
outer clothing has yet been issued; but the mild
weather which has prevailed the last few days has
rendered this of less importance. Buffalo robes have
been given out for use in the tents. It is a matter of re-
fret that the huts have not been sooner erected, if only
for the preservation of these and other valuable
articles issued to the men. It is almost impossible,
amidst the mud and damp of the tent ground, to take
such care of these things as their value demanda.
On the partial wooden flooring of the huts their pro.
tection could be easily arranged. The huts for the
officers have not yet arrived, nor has the warm
clothing intended for the officers. Officers, however,
have been permitted, by application at the Quarto,*
master-Oeneral's office, to obtain articles of the
soldiers' warm clothing instead of those ex Eselail tat
themselves, when desirous of doing so. TY SOW
missariat Officers have not yet been able to obl
a sufficient number of transport animals to enable
them to supply the regiments in camp with complies
rations of food or rum, nor have they yet been able
to comply with the general order desiring them to
furnish the troops with rations of charcoal or other
fuel and light. The troops quartered near &dahlias
have been so far fortunate that they have bees alit
by their nearness to the port, to avail themselves if
the abundant supplies in store there.
The representations which have been so fallibly
urged at home respecting the dire confusion prevail.
ing at Balaklava appear likely to lead to some are
orderly system, both u regards the arrangements of
the shipping in the port itself, and the means of
traffic and movement us the narrow streets and
crowded wharves of the town, and the roads ap-
proaching to them. Nearly all the shops ale to be
closed, and the Maltese, and Greeks, aid others who
have been making small fortunes by their exorbitant
charges for their wares, are to be turned out. They
are to continue their sbopkeeping, if they choose, at
the neighbouring village of Kadikoi. This will leave
the thoroughfares in the town more open, will clear
gases for the more ready transaction of business,
ennvent much of the crowding which has pre-
-M
interrupted the disembarkation and convey-
1111a stores. Two new piers are to be constructed,
Oki various other improvements to be effected, which,
If opeedily carried into execution, will cause much of
Ilbsisconvenienee and suffering which have resulted
bow their neglect up to this time to be forgotten,
mad ranked only among the things "drat were."
No (vent of importance has taken place with re-
during the last
ooth of musketry
constant and severe
1v in the directiod of
large number of
discharged from the
on the brow of
an West Light-
right. Upwards of
shell for the new
brought up to
4 completed, and
proper magazines.
1 England on ao-

Lient.-Colonel
the Rev. E.

. Division; Brevet
Highlanders; Captains T.
Dowiter, let Royal Rc.
' - 49th Regiment.
Captain[. His-
i absence to Eng.
Captain E. Legh,
A.D.C. to Colonel
ds the 2nd Brigade
Lieutenant-Colonel
h appointed to
as commandant

17th Regiment,
r as a Deputy
Quartermaster. General, ae-
attached to head-

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ll7e 7---4
re,
0,0, the
four pdrac7s.reas of %now:, siege
and heavy guns, has been very constan
during the last two nights, chiefly in ti
the French batteries on the left. A lac
shells and shot have also been dischar
Russian a ipping, and their works on
White Cliff, and near the Inkermann
, against our new works on the rift
thirds of our stores of shot and she
and mortars have now been I
p. The new French works are o
'r ammunition is at hand in the prop
The follovneg officers proceed to Et
t of til-healls:
Captain A. Marsh, 55th Regiment;
. Laubeney, C. 8., 55th Regiment ;
arker, chaplain to the First Divi
ajor A. Cameron, 42nd Highlanders
30th Regiment, and C. Dowksr,
'meat ; Lieutenants F. Oostling, 49
dG. Nevin, 7th Royal Fusiliers. Cs
h, Grenadier Guards, has Ma,e of at
nd, to retire from the service. Capt
MytergizetztLyhteenollwarinteddsAda
# the hecond Division. Brevetcilman Lien'
Marding, 22nd Regiment, has been
gocceed Lieutenant-Colonel Haines a
if Balaklava. Captain Lowry, 47
appointed on the staff to act either
Assistant Adjutant or Quartermade
lording to circumstances, Le attacl
suarten.