The Sun.
London, England, 1855-04-30 00:00:00

MAIL FOR THE CRIMEA.

This erening mails fur her Majesty's troops in Greece,
Turkey, and the Crimea, the Peet, and veFsels engaged
in the trauspli t service in the Black B,a, and the medi-
cal an 1 surgical staff, and sick ail wounded at Scutari
and Smyrna hospitals, will be despatched vita France.
Supplementiry mails for the ab.avementmned placer, to
he fOrwa,d,:d by the same route, will b despatched to-
morrow morniug. Letters must be prepaid.

LATEST NEWS FRONT MALTA.
A letter from Malta. dated tho 21st of Aprzl, says :
"On Thnr.3day last the Gr,ek prize Kliesova was soil
by public auction, and realised 7851. She was purclia,ed
by the house of Seickna and Sous, and at her fug value.
The Klissova was a prize to the Retribution steam-fri-
gate, was built in the year 1347, at Patra., and was of
(
the burden of 18J ton,•. She had Russians on board,
and liesp:tal stores. On Tuesday next, the Russian brig
Ertnina, a prize to the French frigate Descartes, sailing
in company with the Retribution and Niger, is adver-
tised for sale, together with her full cargo of salt, in a
separate lot. The Ermina was built at Yalta in 1847,
and is of nearly 130 tons' burden. The Klissova's stores
(medical) will be sold during the week.
"The following arrivals of passengers and ships have
tat: en place :

"19th.—Jeune Fannyfrom Marseilles, with 20 horses
and 20 troops (French). •
"20th.-. The Rockliff, No. 130, Duncan master, from
Constantinople ; Captain Harrison, 63d ; Lieutenant
Mirehouse, 71st ; Dr. Johnson and 114 inralida of dif-
ferent corps. The William Bucket, No. 204, with beds,
&c., for the Crimea. The Enniskillen, Johnson master,
from Marseilles, with shot, &c. ; Captain Brivans, Capt.
Vanlay, 17 officers and 22 troops. The Ocean Herald,
American, engaged by the French, with ammunition,
shells, &c., 182 horses ; Caphin Martin, 8 officers, and.
151 French troops. The Scamander Downes, from Con-
stantinople, Mr. Kennet 179, French soldiers bound to
Vendres and Toulon, for troops. The Colombo Penin-
sular and Oriental ompany, Captain R. Brethren, from
Constantinople, will leave to-day for Toulon with French
troops."

The subjoined naval and military news is derived from
Malta letters to the 24th inst.:—

" On the afternoon of the 21st inst. arrived the steam-
ship Gottenburg, from the East, with the following pas-
sengers :—Lieutenant Echalaz, 55th ; Captain Newdi-
gate, 2d Battalion Rifle Brigade ; Quartermaster Wat-
son, Veterinary Surgeon Dean, Lieutenant Williamson,
Royal Artillery ; Staff Assistant Surgeon Dickson., Mrs.
Glazbrook, four soldiers, and five nurses.
" On the 23d, the Independente, from Gibraltar, with
86 horses for the Crimea.
"Per Philippe Auguste, from Marseilles, Captain
Whitehead, East Kent Militia.
" On the 23d, the Camilla, Royal yacht schooner,
Captain Wheeler, from Constantinople.
" The Clyde screw steamer, No. 145, Captain Mac-
neil, from Constantinople.
" The Pactolus screw steamer, Captain Mille, from.
Marseilles. Count St. Jean d'Angely, Commandant
Robinet ; passengers, Lieut.-Gen. Monsieur D'Authier,
Captain Villiers ' • Legl Chef de Bataillon ; Colonel de
Vaudrimez, Lieut.-Colonel de Verely, Captains Andoine
and Laner, Adjutants Antonini and Goutel ; M. de
Bonne Chose, Mr. Claris, 48 men, 42 horses, 26 mules.
"On the 23d, the Alma, Peninsular and Oriental
Company's steam-ship from Portsmouth-1,031 rank
and file, 27 officers, 14 servants, 13 horses.
"The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship
Alma, under the command of Mr. R. W. Evans, arrived
at Malta at 4 p.m. on the 23d inst., with reinforcements
for -the Crimea, consisting of draughts for the three
regiments of the Guards, amounting to 1,032 rank and
file, exclusive of officers, under the immediate command'
of Colonel Drummond, of the. Coldstreams. This rein-
forcement will nearly, if not quite double the effective
strength of the division in the Crimea. Among the
officers (the list will be found below) are two who have
been already engaged in the war—viz.; Lieutenant-Col.
Hepburn and Captain Astley, both of whom were
wounded at Alma.
"Colonel Drummond, Lieutenant-Colonel Cocks,ara and
Captain Thelluson, were also out before in
sßicklgnesis., but
returned to England on promotion or from
in
the service
" The, men are all young, and not longfour
—so-me of them having entered three or
dmonths
and urivg. the
voyage conducted ,themselves in a
only. They are a fine-looking bodyi,d
manner.
"Two died on the
and were buried at sea on Sunday.tstouth on the evening
ghly creditable
Portsmouth
days on her passage.
aglesaftge from disease of the heart,
From Lisbon, a distance of 1,76 d
.she had encoun-
tered hle3tAh,lmwaa's which
hp
and
miles,dswhich
materially
retarded her. 'To Gibraltar
nine, against the unfavourable
tered a succession of strongh
eaberwainveriage speed was 10
knots, and from that pert
afterpassing
the Rock.
•
Guards.—Lieutenant-Colonel Wynyard ;
weather,,
The sheful l encountereda
wicruguaurffid su.e_rs L
" Grenadier
Captains Diaby and the liaornn..l;Wed.: Quinn ; Lieutenants
th Earl of Carrick and Malet and 414 rank and file.
" Coldstream Guards.—Colonel ,Drummond ;
Lieu-
tenant-Colonel Cocks ; Captain Thelluson ; Lieutenants
Lane and Adair ; and 307 rank and file.
" Scots Fusilier Guards.---Lieut.-Colonel Hepburn
soldiuenr..
Captain Astley ; Lieutenants Campbell, C. miay"
ande.
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Ensigns Eccles and Pla7trii e ; Staff-Surgeons Hadley,
M:A.,
Trtuhrukri,shanedonCtoinagetesnt_4g) ; Rev. Mr. Parker.
Mason. 14 servants, 1
wont: Cla3rhruotrhsegers. and Captain
Oa the 2ith the Great Britain, Grey Commeaoer,