The Express.
London, England, 1856-04-25 00:00:00

OUR ARMY IN THE CRIMEA.

THE NORTH SIDE THROWN OPEN TO THE

ALLIES.
(PROM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT.)
CAMP, SEBASTOPOL, Aram 12.
On the morning of the 9th, the following general
order was issued to the troops:
The English Army is no bow restric•sd from pasting
the Tchtraays ; all officers are to he present is camp at
night, and all non-commissioned officers and men to be pre-
sent at the marl roll-calls, mottos they srs in possession of
written paws from their own commanding officer,.
This, as may be supposed, was most welcome ia-
telligence, and long before the afternoon, crowds of
well mounted staff officers, and several regimental
officers, on their baggage ponies, were wending their
way up the Mackenzie Heights. At General Luders'
head-quarters, which consist only of a small hut,
situated some distance to the north of the Spur Bat-
tery,a band, upwards of 200 strong, was playing to a
large concourse of Russian officers and soldiers. Gen.
Luders' married daughter was also present. This
band was evidently formed out of the different regi-
ments belonging to tke nearest division, and far
surpassed the French and Sardinian, as well as our
own English bands, even when they are brigaded
together. The Russian soldiers that were strolling
about in their camps, looked particularly healthy and
well clothed, but the camps themselves, even to the
inside of their mud huts, were disgustingly filthy—
far exceeding anything that the English soldier
expected, even atter taking into consideration all that
he witnessed in the Medan, Karabeluais, and Sebas-
topol. If one may offer an opinion upon such mat-
ters I should think that there might be a division
guarding the summit of the Mackenzie Farm road,
two divisions about the Severusia or North Fort,
which by the bye it is forbidden to enter, although
the ditch round it is narrow, and there might perhaps
be the strength of another division about Inkermann.
As a proof that it was never intended to fortify
strongly thenorth side,l may mention that there is only
one battalion of engineers still remaining, the officers
of which, previous to their departure next Tuesday,
dine with our engineers in their camp at 4 o'clock
this day. Most of the Russian soldiers appear to
be militia, and although they have lately been buying
up every thing in Kadikoi and Kamtesch, thereby
causing the storekeepers to raise the price
of their goods 10 per cent. over what they re-
duced them to on the intelligence of peace, they
still appear to have plenty of money, for they
are most anxious to buy either English mares or
English ponies, and likewise officers' chargers. Gene-
ral La Marmon gives it out, I believe, as his
opinion, that the northern heights might have
been taken with a couple of our divisions,
and now that these far-famed heights, with
their batteries,are open to view, many hold the same
belief, based upon two reasons : first, because the
Ruuian army is not numerous, is young, and prin-
cipally composed of militia; and, secondly, because
their batteries are some of them not only unarmed,
but others have unserviceable guns mounted, inch
as trunnion. broken, and so forth; still the faot
should not be lost sight of, that a gun minus a trun-
nion, if properly fixed, could be made most avail-
able for defending or sweeping a road, and that the
unarmed batteries could be easily armed and
rendered formidable by bringing up field artillery,
thereby giving the Routines the power, with a small
quantity of field gone, of defending any position that
might have been attacked. Several officers went
yesterday to &kohl- Semi, others to the North
Forts, by way of Traktir-bridge, returning by the
Rock Chapel opposite Inkermann. A large party
proceed on Monday down the coast to Yaks, a
steamer being engaged for the purpose at U. a head.
Sir William Eyre has gone to Simpheropol on four
days' leave, with his aitherle-camp, Lieutenant St.
Clair, 21st Regiment, who speaks Russian fluently.
The Third Division is in the meantime commanded
by Brigadier-General Trollope.
Last night the broken bridge over the Tchornaya
at the head of the harbour was pot into a complete
state of repair, under the superintendence of Lieut.
Gordon, R.E. This will enable en immense round
to be saved to those who wish to visit the north side
of the harbour or the Rock Chapel. This bridge was
broken up after Inkermann, but the wooden piles
have always remained.
A review of the whole army is talked of previous
to the departure of the Sardinians, 6,000 of whom are
under orders to embark the moment the admiral can
provide sufficient transport by ordering up all the
large steamers from Constantinople that are available.
The 700 Army Work. Corps which were to have
embarked yesterday fur England in the Cleopatra,
with the ten sisters of charity and Mrs. Bridgman,
do so to-day.
All the mails are to hand, the one due on Thurs-
day having come well up to its time. All tho dif-
ferent grave yards are being put in order, and
trenches and walls placid round. Unfortunately,
lime is scarce, and fresh water gives some trouble to
draw. Round Cathcart's Hill a stone wall is being
placed, but the prettiest burial-ground is one belcng-
ling to the 2nd Brigade Light Division, on the Wo-
ronz ff road, near the piquet-house. Here the
officers of the 19 b, 77th, With, 90:h, and 97th are
interred.

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By general orders several officers go to England.
The weather (noon) could not be finer, and it would
not be a benefit to have it any warmer. The Highland
division is still spoken of as the one to remain be-
hind, and the Light as the first to leave. The rail.
way is shortly to be taken up, it having been sold to
the Heraclean Company.
The submarine wire from the monastery to Rape-
tor's, has now been damaged since the 23rd of March.
The spot is well known, about fifteen mike from this,
but al y.t no attempts have been ma le to raise the
ruble. We do not suffer so much as our allies, as
they have a large force at Eupatoria. By the Wes,
accounts from that station the fever had pretty
abated. At present the telegraphic communication,
loth to Varna and Enpatoria, is broken, so that the
artillery officers in charge have an easy time of it.