The Express.
London, England, 1856-01-05 00:00:00

BREAH•DOWN OF THE TRANSPORT

SERVICE.

(=TRACT 07 ♦ LIITTZI.)

CRIMEA, Die. 21.

A very arbitrary order, as we think it, has caused
our private bi, bones to be taken for the public ser-
vice, in consequence of the break-down in the Land
Transport Corps. My two oast 231., so it is not
pleasant to ran the risk of giving them up to the
tender mercies of public employment. If there had
been a general order, saying there was a temporary
need of transport, Sta, and officers were requested to
lend their animals for the general good, of COOrse
every one would give them willingly. But it
is done in a mach lass gracious manner than that.
" Send them, or we'll stop their food," is the gist of
the order. Some regiments have remonstrated to the
General, but the reply is—The order oomes from
headquarters, and cannot be avoided. In the great
difficulties of last winter, Lord Raglan ruled that offi-
cers' private horses could be sent for their own forage,
of sourer, but not to carry public stores. Besides, there
is the wear and tear of the saddles and gear, and shoe-
ing—no small expenses herein the segregate. At the
present time we are all anxious to keep our bit ani-
mals safe and sound, for we depend on them chiefly
for bringing up the fuel for our tires. The fuel issued
to us by the commissariat is only a nominal amount
compued with the quantity necessary for use ; and,
as there are uo public conveyances, all private sup-
plies from Betakes, Kedikoi, Ae.. are brought op
on the officers' private intimate. While the frost is
severe a too heavy load, careless balancing, or a slip
or fall, quickly lead to strains or soreness of the
back, and the animal is for some time disabled.'
The animals of the Land Transport Corps will
be all in sheds soon, and I suppose the survivors will
then be in working trim again. It is said in the
whole corps they are now losing from deaths and loss
by straying 100 animals per diem. I cannot exactly
understand why one hears so seldom of an officer's
what' bit horse dying, or being lost from s'raying,
exesWiog on the supposition that the pnbl:c animals'
are km attended to; bat there is no reason why
they should not be as carefully looked after. What
an Item of expenditure this transport, by sea and
land, will be! There is one transport—the Queen of
the South, I think—need sea magazine, which has
never been out of Baleklava Harbour since this time
lest year, lam told. Fancy what her hire has cost.
I hear that Sir Colin Campbell is coming out again ;
we are all glad of it, and look on him as a pillar of
strength. He first went to Lord Hardiest, it is
said, and told him he had come to give up his com-
maad—afterwarde to Lord rename, the sense. Lord
Panniers argued, but it was of no use, the resigsa-
don was given in, and Bir Colin Campbell left, think-
ing himself a free man. Then tame a command to
the Palm*. There all was attention, a suite of
rooms given up, and at dinner he was directed to take
in the Prisons Royal. Afterwards a Highland
piper played behind hie 'hair, " The Campbells are
coming." The next morning the Qom saw Sir Colin
in Prises Albert's study ; and who could resist the
gracions desire which followed? At any rate, Sir
Colin will have pined Court favour, whisk ha never
had berm.