The Sun.
London, England, 1855-05-28 00:00:00

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whole will not have been a gainer. We have, or
we may have in the course of another month, suffi-
cient land transport to enable a couple of divisions
to take the field with a French force, but, from all
we can see at present, there is as little chance of
the English army moving as Sebastopol. When a
move does take place, the major part of the force
must be French ; English cavalry would, of course,
accompany. Whether it be decided to force the
Tchernaya and the heights of Mackenzie's Farm, or
sail round and land at the Katcha, a strong besieg-
ing force in either case must remain to cover the
movement by pressing a fierce attack on Sebastopol.
Of one thing your readers may rest assured, that
when we do move we shall have to fight battles
compared to which those of our previous experience
are slight.
The Europa and Hydaspes arrived to-day at
Balaklava, with a large contingent of Sardinian
troops. Mr. Upton, the English gentleman whom
we took prisoner when we arrived in the Crimea,
leaves Baliklava with his family for England on
Saturday next. If examined, he will prove a
most important and valuable witness for Mr. Roe-
buck's committee.

MAY 16.

The trenches were undisturbed by a single sound
last night. Barely any guns even were fired—
though our working parties were busy the whole
time. This change in the disposition of the enemy
is, doubtless, to be attributed to the many and
severe checks they have lately met with. The wea-
ther, also, has something to do with it. The rain
has, at ast, ceased ; the days are fine, and the
nights, though dark, are clear and warm. A sortie
would be detected before it had left the Russian
works five minutes.
Our advanced trenches are entirely marked out,
and, beyond strengthening in two or three places,
completed. Most of these works are armed with
the 10 and 13-inch mortars, which have been moved
for that purpose from the right and left attacks.
As yet even rumour does not mention the day on
which it is possible we may open fire. However,
as I remarked-yesterday, it is not likely to be at-
tempted until at the same time a movement can
be made upon the north side.
It is slid that General Canrobert, Lord Raglan,
Omar Pacha, and General de la Marmora are
shortly to make a grand military inspection of all
the allied forces now in the Crimea. When this
inspection takes place, it will be the preludel to an
immediate move.
Cholera is showing itself with severity ; 10 or 12
fatal cases now occur each day. At present the pest
is almost entirely confined to the regiments which
have lately arrived here. Not more than one or
two attacks have appeared among the troops who
have become aclimatised.
The Naval Brigade is to be broken up, we hear,
in consequence of Sir Charles Wood having acci-
dentally discovered that it cost the country 31. per
man per day, or since it was formed about 700,0001.
With the departure of the Naval Brigade, when it
is disbanded, we lose the services of the most
efficient gunners that ever worked a battery.
The blue jackets have done their duty in such
a complete manner as to raise up for themselves
many and powerful detractors, but on the whole
they may safely leave their cause to the judgment
of all impartial military men out here. Rather
over one-fourth of the Naval Brigade have been
Ikilled or wounded since the commencemqn of the
siege.