The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-20 00:00:00

LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 20, 1854.

THE WAR,

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.
The Dauntless, 33, screw-frigate, Captain Ryder, is
alongside the jetty at Portsmouth refitting; she is reported
as peremptorily required to be ready for sea again by Sa-
turday next.
The Cnracoa, 31, screw-frigate, Captain the Hon. G. F.
Hastings, is fast progressing in her outfit at Portsmouth ;
she had her lower yards across yesterday, and her machi-
nery complete for trial.
The Swallow, S, screw-sloop, Commander Craufurd, is
all ataunt in No. 7 dock in Portsmouth yard, and is fitting
her running rigging. _ _

Tho Gladiator, G, paddle-frigato, Captain Broke, went
into Portsmouth harbour on Monday to repair a few
defects.

The Sphinx, 6, paddle-sloop, Captain A. P. E. Wilmot,
is taking in a large supply of war stores in Portsmouth
harbour for the Black Sea fleet, and will be ready to leave
about Friday or Saturday next.

The hired steam-transport Vifnedo has been laden from
the Royal Clarence-yard, Gosport, with several hundred
tons of provisions for the service of the British army in the
East; and on Monday night she shipped from the same
establishment 300 dozen of port wine of the first quality
for the sick in the same expedition. The Clarence-yard is
worked night and day, but even this unprecedented press
of labour fails to supply the wants of the service at home
and abroad, and a large quantity of biscuits for the navy
is being baked at a private establishment at Portsmouth
for the Government. Mr. Davies, R.N., Master-Attend-
ant, and Mr. Pinhorn, storekeeper, of the Clarence Vic-
tualling Establishment, together with Captain-Superin-
tendent Courtenay, are indefatigable in their attention
and supervision to get off the daily enormous shipments
from their admirably-worked storehouses.

THE INVASION OF THE CRIMEA.

FFICIAL INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED ON THE
3D INST. TO OUR TROOPS ON LEAVING

VARNA.

We are enabled to lay before our readers the "In-
structions" issued to our troops on leaving Varna.
They are dated Sept. 3.

INSTRUCTIONS.

1. The invasion of the Crimea having been determined
upon tho troops will embark in such ships as shall be pro-
vided for their conveyance, which will rendezvous at
Baldjik, and proceed with the combined fleets to their
destination.

2. In an operation of so much difficulty it is essential

that the arrangements made should be attentively con-
sidered and thoroughly understood by the officers who are
responsible for their execution, and should be strictly car-
ried out without any alteration or the exercise of discre-
tion by any subordinate officer. Otherwise confusion
would ensue, and the worst consequences might be appre-
hended.

3. When the troops are directed to land they are to
enter the boats in the order in which they stand in the

ranks.

4. They arc to sit or stand, according as they may be
desired, and when once placed aro to remain perfectly
still, as well as silent.

5. They are to take their knapsacks with them, but not
on them, and on leaving the boats they will either put
them on, or place them on the beach in the order in which
they stand, according as they may be directed.

6. The blanket will, in the first instance, be left on
board, folded, and labelled with the regimental number
of each soldier.

7. The regiments will form in continous columns, at
quarter distance.

8. They will not load until they have landed, and not
then until they are ordered.
9. The spare ammunition (first reserve) will be disposed
of as directed in the accompanying memorandum, and will
be in charge of an officer of the field train department.
10. The horses provided for the service will be landed
after the troops have disembarked.

11. Three days' bread and three days' salt meat, ready
cooked, are to be carried by both officers and men, and the
men will have their canteens filled with water.
12. The water bags will also be landed and placed with
the reserve ammunition, and the horses appointed for
them, if they can be taken, of which there is at present
some doubt, will be got on shore as soon as possible.
13. It is necessary that officers should take on shore, in
the first instance, such articles only as they can carry
themselves.

14. The servants of officers are not only ou all occasions
of service to be present under arms with the regiments to
which they belong, but they are to carry no more than
any other soldier, and they are to mount all picquets and
guards with their masters.

an empty vessel ; and when artillery ships haul down
their distinguishing flag, which intimates that they are
clear, the artillery ships of the next division to be cleared
are to haul their ensigns down from the gaff and hoist them
at the mizen, in order that the steam-tugs towing artillery
flats may have no difficulty in finding the vessels.
15. That all transports carrying artillery be marked with
the letter A, and the number of the division to which they
belong, in large characters, on both sides, amidships, in
white.

That all ships carrying infantry have the number of the
regiment, with the letter R, on both sides of the ship, amid-
ships; and ships with cavalry a large C, with the number
of the regiment.
16. The disembarkation of the infantry and artillery to
be conducted by one officer commanding each, two com-
manders for boats of ships of war, and a commander to
every 46 boats of transports, with a lieutenant to each 16
from the transport service. The boats of each commander
commanding a division, as well as the senior officer, to have
staffs of sufficient length to carry four of the usual buat's
signal flags.
The senior captain or commanding officer to bo in the
cutter.

17. All boats to carry tho ensigns of their division as-
signed, except the boats of transport service ; the infantry
flag in the bows, and to be provided with answering pen-
dants.

The ships carrying the divisional staff to hoist their en-
signs at the main ; the ships carrying the general staff to
hoist the merchant union-jack at the main.

MEDICAL MEMORANDUM.
The following memorandum, issued from the office of
the Inspector-General of Hospital, is of peculiar in-
terest, containing, as it does, most minute instructions
for the care of wounded soldiers :
The ambulance equipment for one division of the army,
consisting of two brigades of three battalions each—the
battalions being 800 strong, should consist of two large
store waggons, to be under the care of a purveyor's clerk,
at the head-quarters of the division. These waggons to
contain a reserve supply of medicines, materials, medical
comforts, tents, and bedding. Each battalion surgeon
should have a pack horse for the conveyance of his instru-
ments, a few medical comforts for immediate use ; such as
a bottle of brandy, :113. tea, 11b. of sugar, and 4oz. of
arrowroot, a few tins of essence of beef, some medicines,
and a supply of surgical materials agreeably to the pi inted
scale laid down in the regulations. A spring waggon
should also be attached to each battalion for the removal
of the wounded off the field, and for the conveyance of the
hospital canteens A and B, with twelve sets of bedding,
ten canvas bearers, and the hospital marquee, on the line
of march; or, when the spring waggons are either small, or
required for the conveyance of the sick and wounded, a
reserve waggon might be attached to each brigade for the
carriage of these articles.
Canvas bearers, with long poles and shoulder-straps, in
the proportion of two to every 100 men, will also be re-
quired.
2. Before a division takes the field, the principal medi-
cal officer should satisfy himself, by personal inspection,
that the equipments of surgeons of regiments is complete
in every respect, and it would be a necessary precaution
for him to see the pack-horses loaded in his presence, as by
that means he would ascertain that no straps, buckles, or
cords were wanting.
3. When an action with the enemy seems inevitable, the
surgeon of each regiment will make arrangements for the
removal of the wounded of his corps from the field ; and it
would be desirable for him to give instructions to the
bandsmen and others employed in that duty how to apply
a field tourniquet, how to restrain dangerous hemorrhage
until the assistance of the medical officer on the field can
be obtained, and for this purpose a tourniquet should be
given to each party of bearers. The bearers should also
each of them carry a canteen full of water.
4. While the troops are advancing, the medical officers
will follow with the spring waggons and bearers, and any
other conveyance that is available ; but when they deploy,
or form for action, all, except one medical officer per regi-
ment, will move a short distance to the rear, out of mus-
ket range, and will prepare for affording aid to the
wounded, and performing such primary operations as may
be deemed absolutely necessary. For this purpose the surgi-
cal panniers must be brought up, and instruments, liga-
tures, dressings, and cordials (brandy) got ready ; and,
above all things, an abundant supply of water provided.
For the safe and easy conveyance of which, the leather
bags or skins formerly recommended would be found most
convenient.