The Sun.
London, England, 1854-05-11 00:00:00

past in slow and quick time, as though all were
sunshine above them. Lord Stratford de Redclitre
was to have been there, but cane too late, having
been detained by important affairs. About 9,000
bayonets were in the field. After having marched
past the Grand Seraskier, the army was formed into
contiguous columns at quarter distance, squares
were formed, and a few simple evolutions gone
through; after which they were drawn into a line,
which extended to fully a mile and a quarter. It was
a glorious sight to see so noble an array of British
bayonets on Turkish soil. After the review, Gen,
Evans entertained his distinguished guests at lun-
cheon. On the return of the troops to their quar-
ters, it was really amusing to stroll through the
long corridors of Scutari barracks, and see the in-
genious contrivances of both officers and men for
drying their drenched uniforms.

VARNA.
The crossing of the Danube, on the 24th ul-
timo, .by the Russians has had a much
greater effect on the mind of the Turks than
probably could have been anticipated by those
who knew them best. From Omer Pacha down to
the Turkish peasant, every one is on the look-out
for the French and English armies. Many of the
officers of the Turkish army, and all the soldiers,
are at a loss to account for what they consider the
backwardness and want of activity on the part of
their commander. The Danube was looked upon by
them as a barrier, which, once passed, their country
would be overcome, their towns besieged, and their
villages in flames. The prestiges won at Oltenitza
and Csitate made them feel capable of defending
such a barrier for a very lengthened period, if not
for ever. Now, that is all over. The Russians
have been permitted to take their batteries at
Tultscha and Matschin. The Cossacks have already
advanced to the south of the Karassu, to a village
called Jenikoi. The inhabitants of the Doubrutscha
have fled, and beg for admission into their strong
places ; and nothing remains now but to make
a good fight behind walls. The Turk is not a
strategic animal, though occasionally clever—or,
more correctly, cunning. He does not see that
from the beginning the Dobrutscha was indefen
sable; that it would have been the height of mad-
ness to dispute the passage of the river with any
~.force. The inhabitants of theDobrudscha are mostlyrefugee Tartars and Cossacks—with, of course, Bul-
garians and Turks intermingled. They have packed
bag and baggage on their carts, and may now be
seen by whole villages on the roads in the neigh-
bourhood of Schumla and Varna. The women,
children, and young calves are packed into carts,
with the household utensils and provisions. The
Men and boys ride ponies or walk, driving large
droves of cattle before them—either bullocks,
horses, or sheep. The Tartars, who appear to have
a natural failing in the way of cattle-lifting, pro-
fited by the general panic to drive their neighbours'
quadrupeds. They succeeded in their enterprise
Most wonderfully. The extent of it was some-
thing astonishing. Colonel Neale, her Britannic
Majesty's consul at Varna, wrote to Omer Pacha,
recommending him to try and cut them off. A
small party of cavalry was sent, and succeeded in
recovering 10,000 head. Basardschik, a town of
considerable importance, is completely empty—
nothing has been left but the four walls of each
house ; and most of the villages in the neighbour-
hood up to the Karassu are in the same condition.
General Bosquet, with two aides-de-camp, arrived
at 6chunala on the 20th, and on the follow-
ing day paid a visit to Omer Pacha. He ap-
pears to be a man of great energy, and just the one
to rouse the sluggish procrastinating Turks. He
caused considerable excitement at Varna.