The Express.
London, England, 1856-03-25 00:00:00

OUR ARMY IN THE CRIMEA.

(vaox as oolusionar, 001111OPONDINT.)
CAMP, 81BASTOPOL, Mason 11.
The English officers and soldiers feel terribly the
prohibition contained is the general after order
of the 9rd instant— that which prevents their
crossing the aqueduct; and the more so as not only
do they see the French officers and troops talking to,
the Buenas in large numbers and exchanging gifts
on the banks of the Tohernaya, but they are forced,
if riding, to travel on the side of a hill, instead
lof enjoying a good gallop as they used ea
I the flat turf between the aqueduct and the river.
In this latter stream the French, particularly the
Zoning, wash all their clothes, and, if one migkt
judge from appearance, there is no doubt that they
keep their linen much cleaner than our soldiers do.
Yesterday I met an Englishman who had actually
crossed the Tchernaya over Traktir-bridge, and had
walked some distance up the Mackenzie Heights,
about 400 yards beyond the monument which hu
been erected about a party: of a mile beyond the
bridge to commemorate a victory the Russians won
over the Tartars. On this gentleman—Dr. Barton,
late surgeon of the transport steamer Ottawa—arriv-
ing at the burial-pound where the Romians interred
their killed after the battle of the Tchernaya, he re-
turned to under the Spur Battery. The road up he
reports to be but a mere track sufficient for a cart. The
Russians took no notice of him, and as he had in his
possession an old French pass, our allies allowed him
to roam about. The Russians now graze their camels
in the valley jut below the hills.
During the last week the French, I regret to say,
have suffered terribly from the cold, especially those,
who are encamped on the bills between Balaclava
and the Tohernaya. At headquarters it is stated
that they have been losing, on an average, for some
time back, 145 a day. One can scarcely credit this ;
but I am informed that Colonel Mackenzie,Assistant-

Quartermaster-General, stated that they had lost this
winter nearly 19,000 men. If these figures at all
approach the truth, they show what bad clothing,
bad feeding, and bad housing will bring about. Last
winter we suffered in the same way, but this winter we
have lost fewer in numbers, with the exception of the
Land Transport Corps, than the usual per centage
amongst troops in England, clearly showing that the
Crimea is one of the healthiest military stations in
our possession. I attribute the sickness and deaths
amongst the men of the Land Transport Corps to the
same causes u the great sickness and death
amongst their mules, Spanish horses, and camels,
viz., their being young and overworked, and not
properly hutted until late in the season. There
was scarcely a public mule under any sort of
cover by the 15th of December, and not a large num-
ber by the 15th of January. Even now their stabling
is very inferior, after making every allowance. The
first thing an officer did who had last winter's expe-
rience was to build a kind of stable for his charger or
bit pony ; after he had done that he built a sort of
cook-house, and then, if he had the time to bring up
on his posy some Sebastopol timber and collect some
stones, he hatted himself. In case he had not the
time, labour, or transport to do the latter, he con-
tented himself by living in a double tent, with, per-
haps, a fire-place chimney going underground, until
he obtained a title to a sixteenth portion of an officer's
but, which in all probability he got into by the
middle or end of December.
The Sebastopol Spring races are to be postponed, on
account of the weather, from the 17th March, aid it
is very probable that, unless it holds up very fine, the
Crimean games will not take place to-morrow. Next
Thursday the Guards act, "Diamond cut Diamond"
and the " Critic." This brigade has only acted twice
before. but it is famous for its suppers after the per-
formances, which are provided by Fortnum and
Mason in tins—from mock turtle soup to a collared
tongue.

The draft of the Guards that disembarked from
the Indian en Saturday looked a remarkably fine body
of men. On Sunday drafts for various regiment'
landed from the Colombo, having come up from
Malta, and on Saturday 800 odd men of different
corps arrived from the same island in the Imperador.
The last two rumours are that the Imperatrico, with
the 17 siege train companies on board, has foundered
between Malta and Gibraltar, and that the Empress
Eugenie has given Franco an heir to the imperial
throne. The first 'amour, although generally talked
about, cannot be true; bat it is just possible that
the last information may have come to Varna by
telegraph, and have been brought sorts' in a
steamer.

The army estimates for 1866.67 mats provision for
9,020 Land Transport Corps and 24,000 mules: at
present this force is about 130 officers under its
strength, although, including staff, it employs 280
now. As the names of the officers commanding the
14 organised battalions, showing what divirion of
the army they an attashed to, may be interesting to
many, 1 annex the following table :
LAND TRANSPORT CORPS.
Division of
Cznasaibi Oder. L.T.C. Arm y
two
Wised to
1 Major Shoolmeten, Capt. 46th Foot 0 1,4
Robartana, dept. 31rt Foot D 2nd
Diar*antim, Cut. 47th Foot B 3rd
4 „ Disk, Lest. 71Ith Foot F 4th
6 „ reett. la la B Highland
sow
„hew.' Est. A Light
76 311
Cavalry
11 Capt. Peer" MM. Sidi Reit N Bittern
9 Major Butts% Ospa Xegt. H „
10 „ Cray
I I Carper .ta
12 ~ niter L „
13 capt. Gem, Copt nth iegt. C
„
14 Capt. Col
STAPP.
iagweed, Cmit. SW Rest. I „
C.B , asatterkei
Raginteat.
„dose! Evans, 1M
Feed. Herbert, R.N.
_—Major Ireland, Cattail' 3rd
...asaater-Outeral—Major Co, 13th LOS
Fivi Gibers of the Coldstream Guards proceed to
Hyland to join the 2nd battalion, via, Giptalas
Hesse., Blaskstt, Whitest!, Wigram, and larabtam.
Deputy Amietant-Commiseary-Geeeral flatbeds.'
goes bens on sick leave. The mails are all to band with
the empties of yesterday's, and the weather sins*
Sunday morning has become finer and milder. On
Saturday the snow was nearly all off the ground, bat
the thalweg', daring the day stood at 11 digress,
being 21 degrees of frog.

NoWWllltalian:
Naval Aasistast.

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A letter from St. Petersburg says, " I can give
Jet same date& es the Ant obit of the Imperial Gully to
the Orted Tbeetre duos the death of the late Emperor.
It was es the sth of Kara, end ate piecs represestod was

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011 Taman." All the places wets occupied by the
higher classes, who Inn la bethisat toilette.; sad the
fonlge Malian were to he 'sea la the boxes. The Qom'.
Dowager of the Netherlands, the thread Doke Niebolas sad
We bride, the Dread Doke Cautaatise sod his (head
Donbas. the Grand Duke Ilkheel, the Dread Duchess
Mary, the Primed Oldenburg, sad the Uwe Amman
of Wartemang, acieempealed their Meiaties. Ou the ar-
rival of the Zimmer, lead cheers were raised, sod they
GI ' anti sal Intl! the caked lima, 'Bosch. area Zara'
protect the Cur !), wee stank up by the arms
Wit the byes wee I/retested, the hunks nessesseed,
sad id met Geese until after the rielsg of the earesia."

According to corroopoodont of tho indepoodanco
Belp, the =tastes of the slitter el the Plenipotentiaries at
Pants are litkosrsplted, twenty five espies bele, takes ail
see► report. The preens takes plow at the Foetus
Ministry, the two platers employed being under the rigid
sarvelllenes of a trustworthy and venerable employi.

(now ova owx

MALTA, Masts 19.
The Alhambra, with the India mails, did not
arrive off Malta till the 18th, at which time it was
blowing so hard that she ran to the lee of the island.
Her captain attempted to land the government des-
patches at a place some ten miles from Valetta; but
red tertian is so powerful here as at any place in the
world, and the soldier, only following the example of
Ids betters, would not let the despatches pass till he
Mat to town for orders. The Alhambra was off the
Wand at 10 a.m. on Sunday, and did not get in till
Monday morning, although other steamers, not
packets, did. The letters were not delivered till 3
efelook on Monday. The Peninsular and Oriental
Oespany are losing their prestige, and are being
beaten by the French company, whom steamers got
in well, and delivered mails first of a later date
than those by the Alhambra. Had this hap-
pened to • government steamer, we should
have justly had all the press censuring those be-
longisg to her. Probably a quiet hint will
not be lost on the Peninsular Company.
The Alhambra proceeded with the Indian mails on
Monday, the 17th, but on Tuesday, the 18th, she put
back damaged ; after much trouble through the exer-
tions of Sir Houston Stewart, the Clyde was seat on
with the passengers and mails, bat with great incon-
venience to the publics service, for the Clyde being a
transport, her government passengers had to be
turned oat, part going on board the Horassia, and
part landing at Malta, either alternative being in-
convenient to than. These things make us remem-
ber that the Peninsular and Oriental Company made
the government pay very heavy for taking the Hima-
laya and other steamers off their line to convey
troops. The India mail did not leave Malta till late
on the 18th, this will detain Sir Michael Seymour and
the passengers by the Euxine, as well as the mails,
some days in Egypt.
On the 16th, about 4,800 men from the depots and
Italian Legion were inspected by Sir John Penne-
father, assisted by the governor. The Italian Legion
showed a much finer body of men than had been ex-
pected; they are all in the prime of life, and I never
saw a large number of men so nearly of one stater!.
In proficiency of drill and the correctness of their
evolutions they were less to be distinguished from
the English than by their very superior dress. This,
I regret to say, causes much annoyance to the Eng-
lish soldier, who comments pretty loudly on the in-
contest able fact of the clothing of the legionaries
being so very much better than theirs. Why should
the quality, the shape, indeed everything about the
clothing of these troops, be better then that of our
soldiers ? The Italians have yet to be tried against
an enemy. Our men have been tried, and proved
brave to a fault. Oar countrymen feel and say that
it is pot fair play, and I assure you it is creating a
jealous feeling against them. This is to be deplored,
for the Italians are a fine set of fellows, and appear
likely to prove good moldier..
The Foyle, with her cargo of cffieers, left for Bs-
laklava on the 17th, all in good spirits, and hoping
the conferences would soon break up. The Rajah
steamer, with a cargo of bullocks, came in on Mon-
day from Genoa, and the Borussia and Clyde from
the Crimea with officers, looking as healthy and
hearty as possible. The Borassia prooeeded to Eng-
land, and the Clyde to Alexandria. The Argo left
this day for the Crimea. Captain C3mmerell, of the
Snake, takes passage in her.
The officers of the Royal Albert gave a public
breaxfut and dance on board a few days ago, which
was numerously attended.
Sir Henry Pottinger, who died here on the 18th
instant, is to be buried on Saturday, but it is believed
his remains will ultimately be removed to his family
burial ground at Mount Pottinger.

(PROW OUR OWN

SOUTHAMPTON, TUZSDAY.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam
packet Tagus, Captain John Weeks; Admiralty
Agent, Lieutenant James Inglis, R.N., arrived with
the Peninsular mails.

Her dints are: Gibraltar, March 15; Cadiz, 16;
Lisbon, 19; Oporto, 20; Vigo. 21.
The Togas brings 45 pt as,ngers, amongst whom
are Mrs. Young, Mr. and Mr.. Alegre, sister, and
family, Mr. Thibaut, His Ezoellenoy Antonia da
Cunha Sotto, Mrs. Cowell and child, Mt. Finlay,
andsizteen distressed seamen.

Her cargo includes specie of the value of 1,3351.
Tuere is no political news of interest.
Ships seen or spoken with during the voyage :-
14th, pawed the steam transport Ripon, steering
W.N.W. Sailed from Gibraltar for the Crimea, on
the 14th, the steam transports Norman and Earl of
Durham; on the 13th, the steam transport Sarah
Sands. Arrived from England at Gibraltar, 15th, the
steam transport Hydaspes.
Movements of her Majesty's Ships.—At Gibraltar,
Cossack and Ariel ; the former arrived at 8 a.m. on the
16th from Barcelona. At Lisbon, Blenheim.
Movements of foreign ships of war.—At Cadiz,
Spanish steam-vessel Yukon°, and French steam-
yowl Sentinelle. At Lisbon, Portuguese steam-
vessels Mendillo, Don Luiz, and Conde To*.
Movements of the Oriental Company's Packets.—
March 10, spoke the Madrid, steering N.N.W., in
north entrance Vigo Bay; 20th, paned the Sultan,
steering 8. by W., Visas alt., 6 miles.

LISBON, MALCM IS.

In foreign exchanges, with the itzMidonWiltoieon
Lends°, there has been so material alteration. Oa that
plow the tate fell from 66 to 641 at 90 day., and left oil
with money over at the latter rate. The fallowing are the
quotations foe this ssekett—Landon. 30 days, 541 ; ditto,
90 days, 64}; Hamburg, at 3 months, 49j; Amsterdam,
at 3 months, 431 to 431 ; Paris, 100 days, 619 ; Osnoe, at
3 month., 617.
The dividend on Goverment Seearities has been an-
'mimosa for the half-yes, ending 30th of Jane nest; aid
the rate fir wagons, es dividend, is quoted from 41} to 42.
Bank of Portend skates are (rim par to 1 par out.
premium, a dividend having been declared for the half-
pear ending Slet of Decembir lad ; Bank of Open* shares
are from 10 to 17 per sent. premium.