The Sun.
London, England, 1855-04-20 00:00:00

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out. Colonel M'Murdo's administratioll .0
so far been attended with complete success. to
that the commissary officers attached- te°ol
different divisions have to do• is to gill sol
requisition for so many horses and rall,"3s'esd
at the appointed hour they are iu resxulite 110
the compatssary-office at Baaklava. The.oooll
commissary officer attached to the division
togo
them, and directs the loading of the necessarr ,
which are carried out to camp, and the noteceto
sioned officer in charge of the animals bri3oooll
back to the stables at Balaklava in the eittlo
with a written receipt for the stores. The:00101
in question are large wooden sheds, "of,
on the hill side towards Kadikoi. The %O.
went and direction of the railway has been uted fs
over to Col. M'Murdo, who has aPPin
officer to manage each terminus.
ril 51
THURSDAY) •---, P
o'ia opo
It was expected that our batteries w 0 that tt,
fire to-day, but it was soon ascertained ,
hopes of the impatient people wEre 01°601 ,
doomed to disappointment. A number ofecoge
crowded up to the front to see the pNcel.-er
and it was some time before they could 1.-
and oe ,
suaded that " the affair was not ccraillgoitlll
However, there was a divisional inspection
of
Light and Second Divisions in heavy alarchi4.loo°,
They did not mueterivery strongly; in fae..-0110,
not be forgotten that nearly 17,000 sick P.;,-tdo:,
been sent away from this army since wei:roer
before Sebastopol. The Russians amused tu" aids
by shelling the camp again to-day, but the I
harm. Yesterday, when there was a large '4O '
French-and English, including some of thertA
front of the picket-house near the Mortar P.:iiy
the Rrssians suddenly threw a shell whigo_A
right into the midst of the group. news F
part of the assembly threw themselves u°,,,c00,
rolled away on the grrnin I as fast as the'rs,
At last the shell bust with a loud rep fl"
one of the fragments struck and vrottecled%dri
sentry about fifty yards off. Then the clop
up and ran away. Led horses brokapleel
were let go and scampered off in all dieffe -
and as the few officers who had %es
remain and enjoy the discomfiture of therier j
were enjoying the joke, down came 913(4 t,Ol
into the very centre of them. The beles!"
not stand this, and in a few. minutes not s Ow
~.6
be seen near the ground. The Milital „NIS
lost his cap, owing to the eccentric e'eailli
of his friehtened quadruped, but be sP,,,e ue,j
covered it, and that was the only lose gir
the two shells, excepting the poor feller P
oi
de combat for the time. 1. tea'
It wasa lovely day, though somewhau 1,004
the idlers off duty ernp'oyed their leisuleviesl
gazing listlessly at the endless duel b° frog
Allied batteries and the Russian work's
mounds in rear of the trenches.

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SAinlrof.Al°
*A strong party of the Guards, consi°tin-iistr' f
t' e available men of the brigade, and -aiaollt
about 450 men, were ordered to be in r°s
go up to the front to-day t,) work in 0,71,00101
They will be taken up on the mules P.l3`-' rieJ
the Land Transport Corps, and wall be otiribob
to their camp outside Balaklava by the Ito Py'il
The ravages of the small-pox in the 100 01
not decreased. The St. Jean d'Acre
need]
obliged to go into quarantine, and has 4,"
crew near Kamiesh, with many cases ef ' Ad
among them. Several men-of-war hose P„„a,io
to cruise for a time. The Triton went r°, j
Balaklava to Kamiesh to the fleet to- the Or
a vessel laden with coal for the use of t" 4
ships. f
rtbr
We have now nearly completed our fotlf ty1:010
lel. It is within 60 yards of the rifle pits.,?, obi
sians, and it will speedily be armed N,b,nbe 7
which will make the pits too hot to bc''' IS P
fa I
men. A battery has been thrownuP 154
press purpose of clearing the ground of pi Or)
of the Redan and Round Tower, and it ilia
Li,l
to open this evening. The enemy, hilrkioB. re
out the value of the Mamelon, are vir,r„°'-r.
night and day, though they must surat
_,,° of,
from our fire. There was some notion t3'; -P",
sians, who have been very busy tosoli`',.,,"ogat
lately, would attack Balaklava this v0—,07,00
the weather was certainly what theibroVii
such enterprise3—very dark and
ar foggY ;tifeeti
such intention existed on the pt of
n.OlOl
they changed their minds. Our outliiiii; Vr,ftl
the plain observed some movem-mts of tiog,
oteo
towards morning. The Russian w°r„ohe, till
over the Tchernaya, close to their inrei; an. wujol
are busily engaged in making gab° jOctl'ild
watchfires are distinctly visible fro 10,,41
Balaklava every night. One of the im be 'vo
by the railway accident yesterdaYbnay b : 0
amputated, and is doing well. '-o:,, VA ".,
~_clearect up, but all the forenoon " Os(
litaeli4ten. fog. o...te` 1
Steam-ships arrived in ItalakleleeC e‘il
the Terming, and the Eillingworth i her) I,g,'" ti
ship Triton, Lieutenant Fletcher, toft'l'esv•,i
mondsbury, laden with shot and shell; `,„5407
and the Severn, with convalescents ft°' 1
Brandon, &c. ii‘lol ild
The harbour is now tolerably clear; i--i. fortol
are fewer ships in it than I remembe• ifis 0
months past. Sickness is diminishing.„„i if.
sending down 1,200 men a-week io-Sel."' f,
despatch, on an average, 250.

EUPATORIA. prilsli
A 1 I
Eur &Toll-, oee
There is no change in our position, elooo,ll,
,ince the affair with the Bashi-Bazoilics; ii Oif
know from my last letter, the Rus°:-cie q
'lave retired to the ride on the other BitioellAi
creek, and the valley which forms thei.°°°.fill
i)
•4* it. They left only a few men in the 4i
Niamai, the scene of the fight pith
be ti
Bazouks. They have even abandoned the
iii
The day before yesterday the Bashi-,,1304‘. V
nit again towards the village of •I'-`3' rel
Russians were, however, on the alert.;
fto
men in the village fell back toward 4 tbe;,ttet;
and three squadrons of regular 1t'159„,'-ve:dri
with a host of Cos,acks before thelliCa'esT '
the ridge. Some of the Bashi-B001165fn-geili
village, but nothing whatever Was rto .iy
Omer Pasha had given the order 11°,,vuirtT
.in engagement, the Bashi-Bazouks roll),
valley leading to the creek drew s',°oo , f
right, followed by the skirmishers o' AO .
who were parallel to them on the "tit
Several of the Bashi-Bazouks pas'el,-0 r
without being molested ; and the vi'—'l6l
`o the town. 017'
A.11),4y

„.4
Since last night the whole state iodlty
altered. It seems to be taking tve
There was to have been a reconnaisse4o
ing, but it was countermanded. AR ~eboo/
arrived late last night, bringing desP'ta 17, t!!
Pasha, in consequence of which severreill
got the order to hold themselves
embarked in the evening They are 09.
troops. In the forenoon five Frenehto tayAi
steamers came in, who are destined ~,yerisi
to their destination, which of course ;b'iogjg
but there can be no doubt that sou-T.l'oo 0 I
must soon take place. An order ot,i
issued to the troops destined to 5'4.101,0f/
Marshal expressed his hope that ”
honour to the Ottoman army, as the 003 T
rope will be fixed upon them, and that 0
himself will be among them, and share
401
w6'l, and woe. /
Tvis order of the day was receivea
with enthusiasm. They seemed to hed4P0,199!
confidence placed in them, and betnifriki"
their preparations with as much joY Elhe
going to a feast ; but in the forenoouust Ofr.
came so strong and the sea so high t'ir-
0,0
A? ) embarking was given up.
111_41
The expedition which was so su-leord rei
upon yesterday seems to be ass-timing ber
tions. A considerably greater unelittli„°i
have got orders to sail than was at fil'tootr,f.
Colonel Simmonds, who went 1,,e9,.00P0Z
immediately after the arrival of the itee,
to Kamiesh has returned this morli,l-00°
remained high the whole day, so thnf tlisoff
tion could take place, but numbers,a-ogepfi
dready on the beach, ready if any 0'1;i trio,
Two other French men-of-war caraejn-glio_i
tined likewise to take troops, Au •''n or
arrived with despatches, and went eh"
diately.
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FRANCE. ffeef/9
We have received the Monitor °' "the iff
It publishes long extracts frollitbeir ,/10/
journals of the reception given t° AitslBl I.
Majesties, and the following short t1;00t
"On Tuesday night there was a gra.° b
attended by the elite of English societl. o'o to
" Shortly before the review of the Qtrittel
Lord Mayor and Aldermen were sal-oil:at
pence of the Empercr and Empress wit'deol"
the city of London to invite their g t
ajee- ASA',
o" ( '
on Thursday. ert/r rts
"On Wednesday morning the EMI) At, 10 )1?
walk in the park with Queen Victora'rlarte,ri,
the Emperor received the Order of the L" 000,,
40/
of the Ministers, Knights of the Order, Ls.
taries of the Crown. 00 a,a
" The enthusiasm of the people
~1"a00 4r,
The means of transport between L°,'„,os ifo
no longer suffice. Every correspenu,,e-0
ing that nothing ecinals theetnthuso-
for their Majesties." ye' f;
We have received the following
e
phi() despatches : eqe
VIENNA, 17th (evening).--The A 0 /f
speak of a tsanggivary battle: '