The Sun.
London, England, 1855-08-06 00:00:00

THE CRZMRA

KAMARA,Lv 24.
Omer Pac•kha has not yet returned from Constan-
tinople, and the idea is more and more gaining
ground that he will not again return to the Crimea.
But, nevertheless, he is expected back by the
soldiers with great anxiety. When he left he made a
kind of address to the soldiers, in which he told them
that ho was going away for a short time, but that he
would he back soon. The soldiers, in that free and
off-band way which characterises the intercourse of
high and low in the East, if there is not some dirty
interest in question, exclaimed—" Come back soon,
or else we will go off too." The poor fellows did not
reflect in the excitement of the moment that the
Crimea is for us au island, and that in our scep-
tical age the genii disdain, even in the East, to
build bridges over 150 miles of sea, or to carry an
army of true believers through the air. Fortu-
nately, the Turkish army is a school of patience,
and so every one is waiting quietly the decision of
his fate.

Yesterday the news arrived that Omer Pasha
had landed in Kamiesh, and horses were accord-
ingly sent down to meet him ; but they returned
in the evening. The whole had been a mistake ;
it was Abdi Pashi, the same who commanded last
year in Epirus and Thessaly, and who is daily ex-
pected here, who had arrived.
In the rear—for since all idea of an advance on
this side has been given uplve again form the rear—
there is nothing new, except that some English
light cavalry had been sent down to the Vale of
Baidar. They are detachments of the 4th Light
Dragoons, the Bth and 11th Hussars, and the 17th
Lancers, and they have occupied an open place
alongside an old Tartar cemetery? near the
Woronzow-road, where this latter begins to
ascend towards the sea. A little,beyond the
old cemetery there are some curious old graves,
very likely the burial places of Tartar chiefs.
They are of the most primitive construction, and
closely resemble those found in the, mounds in
the neighbourhood of Eunatoria, with. the, only
difference that these latter were imbedded in the
mounds, while those at Baidar are above-ground.
Both are formed of four roughly-split limestone
slabs without any polish or ornament, Three of
these slabs enclose the grave from north, east, and
south, leaving it open to the west, while the fourth
is placed on the others without any cement. Two
of these graves are constructed on a kind of plat-
form, surrounded by smaller stones._ All these
graves are in a row, suggesting the idea of some
family burialground. I asked several Tartars
about them, but all they knew was that they were
very old, a piece of information which we may
gather at first sight, without claiming any unusual
penetration.
The French have moved on to Tchouliou, near
the bridge leading over the Tchernaya. Here this
latter river forms our boundary. It is occupied
in its whole length from the spot where it comes
out of its native mountains, near the village of
Skelir, down to Inkermau. The only exception
forms that part of it where, leaving the Valley of
Baidar, it runs through a precipitous narrow gorge,
which defends itself, being only, and that w ith
considerable difficulty, accessible t) pedestrians
down to Tchorgoun, where it leaves this gorge.
Our outposts were, until lately, everywhere on the
opposite bank of the river ; but a slight change
occurred a few days ago in this respect.
The Russians had, for some time past, been seen
working on the road leading up to Mackenzie's
Farm. In the beginning it looked as if they were
fortifying, but it soon became clear that, on the con-
trary, they were repairing the road, where it had
been cut up, in order to make it inaccessible to any
advancing force. Lately they have come down and
repaired likewise the battery which commands the
ascent of the road, and which has been destroyed
by the French on the occasion of their advance to
the Tchernaya. In consequence of this movement
of the Russians the French outposts retired over
the bridge of Traktir.
All this looks as if the Russians had some inten-
tions to attack us, instead of waiting for our ad-
vance. Perhaps they are tired of waiting, which
would not be at all surprising ; although, on the
other hand, it seems scarcely credible that they
who hitherto knew so well where their advantage
lay should be carried away all of a sudden by an
untimely warlike ardour. However, as you say in
one of your latest numbers which have reached us,
" War is a tragedy of errors, and we must hope
that all the blunders will not be on ono side."

According to all accounts, a great deal of sickness
prevails among the Russians. In one of my
rambles in the neighbourhood of Baidar I found
in a solitary country house on the seashore, which
had been lately deserted by its inmates, several
letters from Simpheropol of a recent date—the be-
{4inuing of June—which were strewed about in the
rooms, and all of them speak of a fearful morta-
lity. As they were private letters, and left behind
in the hurry of a sudden departure, there can
be no doubt about their veracity. Tho Tartars
pretend that it is the plague, and that several
cases of it occurred likewise in the Tartar
villages, infected by the presence of the Rus-
sian troops. It must be a virulent kind of fever
which, like the epidemic last winter among
the Turks at Balaklava, is called plague by the
Tartars, for the plague season is over. In Egypt
and Syria, after the middle of June no case of
plague ever occurs. However, if the accounts of
the virulence of this epidemic are true, it answers
just as well as plague for reducing the Russian
forces. _ _ _ _

On the night of Sunday or Monday we had some
heavy firing in front. According to the accounts
which have reached us, the French were vigorously
attacked by the Russians in the Mamelon works,
but repulsed the attack. The Highlanders are
spoken of as having taken a considerable part in
repelling the Russians.
It seems as if the Crimean summer heat, which
everybody has hitherto been expecting ;with such
dread, has set in at last. For several days we had
98 degrees in the shade, notwithstanding all possible
contrivances used to establish a current of air, and
thus to mitigate the beat of the sun. As usual in hot
climates, the mornings, up to 11 o'clock, are the
most oppressive ; about noon the sea breeze springs
up and moderates somewhat the heat of the tem-
perature. The nights afford scarcely any relief ;
except the sudden chill which accompanies the
sunset and sunrise, and brings down the thermo-
meter by 10 or 15 degrees in a few minutes, there
is scarcely any difference between day and night.
The consequence is a nearly uninterrupted Rus-
sian bath, with a very moderate allowance of water
for an occasional douche. We have, indeed, the
whole sea before us, but the descent to and the
ascent from it over the steep cliffs more than
counterbalance any advantage to be derived from
it. The springs and wells in the neighbourhood
are very scanty, considering the number of men
who expect to be supplied by them. They are be-
sieged from morning to night much closer than
Sebastopol, and in greater danger to be soon re-
duced ; for, besides the Turks, there are numbers
of Frenoh and Sardinian fatigue parties cutting
brushwood for gabions and fascines, who refresh
themselves on their way to and fro.

for the construction of a flight of steps for the especial
The Southampton Dock Company have given orders
use of her Majesty's landing and embarking at the
docks.
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AUSTRALIA.—The advices from Australia to-day are
dated Sydney the 12th of May, being nearly a fortnight
later than those previously received. According to a
circular from Messrs. Prost, Kohler, and Co., business
was steadily improving, and the prices of several imported
articles, including most kinds of provisions and spirits,
had experienced a rise. Tonnage was less scarce. The
delay of communication was much complained of, the
February mail from England being still due. Immigra-
tion from New York was setting in, a considerable num-
her of persons having recently arrived by the Tropic.
ThP latsst departures from Sydney had been the Duke
, of Northumberland on the 20th of April, with 1,712
ounces of gold, and the Lady Wharncliffe on the sth of
May with 1,634 ounces. The accounts from Port Philip
were to the Bth of May, and the produce of the goldfields
was very satisfactory.