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dominant wind, and interpose a barrier of temporary barren-
ness between Eupatoria and any besieger. I say temporary,
because it is the general practice to burn the surface in the
month of August, such a proceeding being considered ad-
vantageous to the growth of the young grass ; and, if a be-
sieging army is to come by land from the north in sufficient
strength to attack a force of 40,000 men in Eupatoria,
there will be plenty of time to get in the bay before its
arrival.
There is, however, together with these advantages, one
great drawback to the assemblage of a large force at Eupatoria.
The supply of water is said to be deficient in quantity and bad
in quality. I suspect it is derived from wells very near the
shore, and is Probably filtered from the sea, and brackish ;
but the town once contained a considerable population, as ap-
pears from the circumstance that when the Russians entered
it (and burnt it) in 1736 there were 2,500 private houses in
it, meat of them built of stone. Pallas speaks of it having
been formerly supplied by pipes from a reservoir at some dis-
tance from the walls, and says that the water was raised into
this by tke constant application of horse-power, out of a
" very good and deep well." Of this, however, he adds that
in his time (1794) scarcely a trace remained, and that the
wretched wells ix the town were the only available sources.
It occurs to me, sir, that here we English have au occas!on
on which we may advantageously put forth our peculiar
resources, by sending forthwith, before. the bad water has
ip.3gun its work of destruction in the camp of our ally, a regi-
ment of well-sinkers and pipe-layers to restore the old hy-
, draulic apparatus to efficiency, or supply its place by a better
one, worked not by the agency of horses but that of steam.
If we can preserve in an- efficient state that which is now the
only arm Turkey has left, we shall do-more towards bringing
the war to a successful termination than by any other possible
course. Commending this suggestion to the consideration of
our Governors, I will conclude this lengthy communication
with only one more remark. If they choose to 'do anything,
let them do it quickly and completely. Let an English
steamer carry out every appliance, and every man who may
be required. Let us have no borrowing of idle Turkish sol-
diers, or hiring of slippery Croats ; and let an ample supply
out of the " very good and deWwell," be brought;trktZteowts
face, and distributed thrOugh the town and camp at Eupato-
ria by the Ist of May at the lat-tst..—l am, sir, your obedient

servant,
March 1.

A ITURTFORDSIIIRE INcumBENT.

THE LONDON GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT.

BIICKINGHAM PALACE, FEB. 28.
This day had audience of the Queen :
The General Della Marmora, Commander-in-Chief of
the Sardinian Contingent with the Allied Armies :
The General was accompanied by the Marquis D'Azeg-
lio, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
from his Majesty the King of Sardinia:
Ta which audience he was introduced by the Earl of
Clarendon, K.G. her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs, and conducted by Major-General
Honourable Sir Edward Cast, K.C.H., her Majesty's Mas-
ter of the Ceremonies.