The Sun.
London, England, 1855-03-10 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 10, 1855.

THE ANTICIPATED ATTACK ON

BALAKLAVA.

A letter from before Sebastopol, of the 24th, in I
the Constitutionnel, gives some details of the pre-
parations which had been made to repulse the an-
ticipated attack on Balaklava. It says :
" For several days before the 20th a considerable corps
of Russians had again shown themselves on the heights
of Balaklava, which had been for the second time aban-
doned a short time before by the division of General
Liprandi. The English ordered all the transports to leave
the harbour and anchor in the offing, and having embarked
all their sick prepared for a vigorous defence. They
besides sent a despatch to General Canrobert, to inform
hina of the movement and demanded reinforcements,
which were immediately sent. General Bosquet, who
had gone to make a strong reconnaissance in the direc-
tion of the Tchernaya, received orders to return in haste
to Balaklava, to command the Frenck troops destined
to take part in that action. The Orenoque frigate was
sent away to Constantinople with 453 sick. The Rus-
sians afterwards appear to have given up all idea of the
attack, on finding that the Allies were prepared to
give them a warm reception. The weather is still un-
settled, with alternate bad and fine days. The nights
continue wet and cold. A slight increase [of dysentery
has lately made its appearance. The sick and wounded
continue to be sent to Constantinople• The Imperial
Guard encamped on the 21st at head-quarters. The
General-in-Chief has during the last few days frequently
held conferences with General Bosquet, and whenever
that takes place we always expect to have something
new. God grant it ! for really the weather is not too bad,
and the troops are animated with th 6 very best spirit.
Menschikoff, the Grand Dukes, and all their suites
are still on the north side of the port. The Princes
frequently visit their troops on the other side, the
battaries of Inkermann, and sometimes even the faubourg
on the side of the English, but it is said that they pru-
dently keep away from the town. We still receive many
deserters, particularly Poles, and they relate things to
us not much in favour of the Russians having received
large reinforcements. In fact, the roads from Perekop
to Sebastopol are covered with the dead bodies of horses
and oxen. The Russians are in the greatest distress for
want of provisions, and under such circumstances they
cannot increase their effective strength.

EXPECTED TISIT OF HER MAJESTY TO
PORTSMOUTH-THE ROYAL YACHT.

Her Majesty is expected at Portsmouth em route to
Osborne on the 15th inst., and it is supposed will inspect
the Baltic fleet prior to its sailing from Spithead. An
advanced squadron of steam-frigates, denominated the
" flying squadron," was ordered to proceed to Kiel, but
whether this intention of the late First Lord of the Ad-
miralty will be carried out by Sir C. Wood is not known.
Captain Rundle Watson, C. 8., of the Imperieuse, was
intended to be the senior officer in command of this ad-
vanced flying division of the Baltic fleet.
Orders have been received at Portsmouth dockyard to
remove all tanks, ballast, &c., from the Queen's steam-
yacht Osborne, Captain Crispin, which were to be, to-
gether with her state furniture, &c., returned into store
for the purpose of converting so much as could be found
fit for the new yacht Victoria and Albert. This removal
was to be done by lighters, so as not to have the vessel
removed from her moorings, as much would have seen
destroyed by this process. The new yacht not being
ready for such fitment, the order was countermanded,
and the tables' &c., which had been taken out, are now
being replaced, as it is said to be probable that the
Osborne may be required to attend on the Court on their
approaching visit to the Isle of Wight (about the 15th
inst.), in anticipation of which the Fairy, Master-Com
mander Welch, and the Elfin, Master-Commander Bal-
liston, are also being prepared for service.

VISIT OF THE QUEEN TO WOOLWICH

The Queen and Prince Albert went to Woolwich yes-
terday morning, to inspect the troops quartered there,
and also the artillerymen wounded and disabled in the
Crimea.

Her Majesty and his Royal Highness left Bucking-
ham Palace at half-past nine o'clock, accompanied by the
Princess Royal and the Princess Alice, and attended
by the Viscountess ;Canning, the Hon. Mary Bulteel,
Major-General Bouverie, Colonel the Hon. C. B.
Phipps, and Captain Du Plat.

The royal party occupied three carriages, and was es.
corted by Carbineers.

A guard of honour was on duty at Woolwich, and
received her Majesty with the usual honour.
Sir Hew Ross, Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance,
and Major-General Whinyates, commanding the garri-
son, received the Queen and the Prince, and attended
them to the Common, where a troop of Horse Artillery
and a battery of Foot Artillery marched past, and were
inspected by her Majesty.
The Queen and Prince visited the hospital, and in-
spected the wounded men and invalids from the Crimea
quartered there, and received a report from the medical
officers in charge, which was presented to her Majesty.
The Queen and Prince Albert on leaving the Ordnance
Hospital proceeded to the Royal Arsenal, and alighted
at the Dial-square, in front of which one or I..aneaster-•
68-pounder guns of 65 cwt. was stationed, mounted on
a siege gun carriage, and presenting in all respects the
appearance of a most powerful engine of destruction.
In the Dial-square boring department her Majesty hal
an opportunity cf inspecting the beautiful machinery,
much of it sell-acting, and invented by Mr. John Ander-
son, chief engineer, who was present to explain its vari-
ous movements, and the result attained by its operation.
The Queen, passing through the boring department,
entered the place where the self-acting machine was at
work in making Minid balls, and watched the whole of
the process very minutely.
The Queen then went across the avenue to the labora-
tory department, and witnessed the whole of the process
of making percussion caps, from the rolling out of the
metal until charged with the percussion powderand being
rraiy for service. The beautiful machinery for these
operations appeared to be highly approved, and all that
was brought under her Majesty's notice in the depart-
ment. From the laboratory the Queen proceeded to
the carriage department, and there witnessed the re-
markable quantity of work performed with the greatest
precision in the working of timber into the various arti-
cles required in the service. Her Majesty and Prince
Albert left the Royal Arsenal at half-past one under a
royal salute, and proceeded by the Greeawich-road en
route to Buckingham Palace.

LATEST NEWS.

BERLIN, FRIDAY EVENING.

General von Wedell left here for Paris on
Wednesday evening. The King wishes the ne-
gotiations to be suspended for a while, but con-
sents unreservedly to sign the Vienna Protocol of
December 28.

BERLIN, SATURDAY, MAROII 10.

Advices from St. Petersburg, dated yesterday,
state that the following despatch had been re-
ceived at that capital from Sebastopol :
" During the night between the 28th February
and Ist March we erected a second redoubt in
front of the former one, and the enemy (the
Allies) could not prevent us completing the work."
There is nothing important from Eupatoria.

Acconnts from St. Petersburg state that the
taking of the oath of fidelity to the new Empe-
ror, and in general all acts of homage to him,
have been marked by a total absence of enthu-

the use," they say, " of all the expenses made by
each state to place the half of its contingent on a
war footing if the contingents he not formed into a
corps d'arrnee according to the federal act ? It
would have been better, in such a case, to have
left the military forces of the Germanic Confedera-
tion in the state in which they were placed before
the resolution of the Federal Assembly.'