The Sun.
London, England, 1854-10-05 00:00:00

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lately reinforced by gio4AoX'soviithdrairti frepia
forte of the Black Sea. ,
To sum up, the following is,perhaii; the colspissition:
of the collective force now in the Crimea _ _ •;,-01

Ist brigade of the 14th' division; itbninutnded .0
by Major-General Shabokrinski, and comprising a aBT al
the regiment No. 27, Volhynia, Col..Chruelieff,f a .zit
and the regiment No. 23, Minsk, Col. Pilliod ;
kin ; say 8 ba.ttalions at 1,0'06 each - • g,OOO-
- • a
17th division -Major-General Leubimoff).
comprising the regiment of the line, 15T0..33,
Moscow, Major• General Kartyanoft, and the,
regiment No. 34, Busirsk, Col. Feodoroll
The regiment NO. 33 of . light infantry,:Bora ,
dino, Col. Verefkinshelusa, and tlaa regiment, C
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110. 34, ditto, Tarulin,Major-General Volkoft B,OIH
ca Tight diviSigin': -the
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Second brigade of _the
Itussar regiment N`b. 11, Kief (Grand Duke
Nicholas-MaxiMilianovitch), And NO:112, Inger.
manland (GrandDukeOrSaxeyVein*),-Colonele •
Charletski and Batovitch, say 16.squadions 3,200

coustols.
An exact estimate is difficult ; we think we
13 near the 'nark by putting them down as , 20,000
FIELD ARTILLERY.

Men.

Six batteries, 48 guns ..................... 1,200
Seven garrison companies ...... ....... : 1,400
Two light batteries
AFarines 20,500
,
i , 70,U0G
i We consider, then, that 70,000. men mpj bs.ve been
the effective strength of the Russian troops in the Crimea

the wornent our troops biaded. and.ou-ups-avi0......a.... _
t at reint:wcements could not Lave arrived. It is very
t ue the statement has been made that 40,0,00 men had
b en sent frond Odessa.i. put in the first place the ad-
irals bitvenev.er constoerea . the garrison of this place
s rcinger than Ig,Dob of lit th6St-120,P00 Inert, and it tel zr.l4
obablo these hate been rentoired; -*hen eipectiniri '
v sit from the Allied fleet, , As or, the main cam ad
rince Gortschakoff,:h.aving ts)maroh:acroes the steppes,
i could not arrive befove the end of Xoientber, and we
ed not therefore allude here further to it. ‘ . ' :
24"4--r-ust.---tliu clesvatches from our vietOrione

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my will 8004.1 et ng ltngw :rehat,yie are to thin,
Ispect.

THE FEENCn doIIEMLZABIAT.

_
- i In the Moniteur of yesterday is published a somewhat
lingthy, but interesting and instructive report from the
military intendant of the army of the East. The topics
reported on are the arrangements made for hospitals,
the provisioning of the troops, encampments, and trans-
ports. We subjoin that part of the report which relates
tb the provisioning of the army. •
These wants being well understood,' I set about sup-
plying them. I freighted at Constantinople all the sad.
ing and steam transports that could be found. I suc-
ceeded in getting a sufficient number of them, not merely
for the first convoy, but in order to prepare for the
second, so that it will be ready to sail the moment the.
steamers detached from the squadron shall come and
fetch them. Moreover, I got the admiral of the Otto-
man squadron to take onboard his ship 450 tons of
our provisions. Thanks to these means, the supplies of
provisions calculated for 30,000 persons drawing rations
are coinposed of—

Biscuit, 25 days
Ration for a meal and for soup.
Flour, 15 days
Rice, 45 days. Rations at 90 grammes each.
Salt, 55 days.
Sugar 50 days. Double ration. The navy will ne
Coffee j_ supply any.

Wine. 800,000 rations.
Brandy, 400,000 rations.
Salt provisions, 17 days.
• Fresh meat, 10 days.
Your Excellency will remark that the victualling in
animal food is relatively small. I could not possibly
procure a greater quantity of salt meat. Not one of •
the vessels sent from the English and French seaports
had arrived before my departure. I hope some will
reacb Varna before my second convoy puts to sea. As
for the fresh meat, I have not had shipped on board
more than 800 oxen, because there were no oa•stalls on
deck. However, Ido not think we shall run short of
meat. The navy is-to supply me with ,salted meats for
12 days. We shall...then hate' provisions for 39 days;
now, 39 days after the landing, we shall surely by that
time have received the second convoy. Besides, the
question of Sebastopol will =be decided, and it is probable
that we shall find cattle by that time for sale in the
Crimea.

The fodder question was the most difficult to be re-
solved in a satisfactory. runner ; neither, has it been,
except in so far as bailey is concerned. Not only is the
bay difficult to send for an'expedition of this nature, but
we had very little of it at Varna. The greatest part of
what was there has been distributed to the deck-stalls
and stables. There is hardly enough left for a week in
the convoy, but there is barley for about 40 days, taking
the ration at 5 kilogrammes. I hope we shall find hay
and straw in the Crimea. Tile commission sent by the
marshal to reconnoitre the coast saw plenty of haystacks
not very far off from the place of landing. If the Rus-
sians have not destroyed this precious resource, it will
remove the only serious difficulty of the expedition in
a • co`mmissariat point of view. This difficulty will'
always exist, Monsieur le Ministre, wherever forage
cannot be procured in the countries occupied by the
army. The transports by sea are so slow, so un-
certain, on account of the two straits they have to
sail through, that, despite the great resources derived
from Algeria, and which your Excellency placed at my
disposal, despite those, equally important, which I have
collected on various points of Turkey, I am always ex-
posed to a scarcity of hay. _ .

We only saved seven field ovens from the fire at Varna.
I take them with me ; the army will then, from the first
opening of the campaign, be able to receive bread every
third day. I carry with me besides iron and baking
materials for making twenty ovens. A ship laden with
bricks, another with boards and posts, are in the convoy.
Besides these, several ships have bricks in ballast.
The probable snot for lauding is completely bare.
No wood is to be seen for a certain distance around. I
bad to foresee the case, in which the resistance of the
enemy would not permit our divisions to take up imme-
diately their positions on the wooded grounds : I conse-
quently had some ships in the convoy laden with 6,000
cwt. of firewood.

TaBILTRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.—
Mr. B. T. SMITH respectfully informs his friends and the
l'ablie admirers of Mr. G. V. BROOKE that he has engaged that
eminent artiste to perform for Seven Fights only, prier te his depar.
tnre fer Australia.
Mr. G. V. BROOKE will appear THIS EvzsraG, October 4th,
In THE STRANGER.
Friday, 6th, in OTHELLO.
Saturday, 7th, in HAMLET.
AM Monday, 9th, in MACBETH; being positively his last
appearance.
Mr. SMITH has also engaged Mr. E. WRIGHT, the public
favourite and celebrated Comedian, to appear in his original Farces
every Evening after Mr. G. V. Brooke's performance.
The Box-oface is open for booking places daily, from Ten to Five.
is consequence of numerous inqniries, early application is solicited.

THZATBE ROYAL HATXARKET.
Under the management of Mr. Buykatone.
THIS EVENING, Oct. 5,

Will be performed THE IRISH AMBASSADOR. Characters
by Messrs. Hudson, Chippendale, Howe, Rogers, and Cullenford
Miss Reynolds and Mrs. Buckingham.
Followed by the SPANISH DANCERS in a NEW BALLET.
To be followed by THE IRISH LION. Principal character by
Mr. Hudson.
To conclude with A FISH OUT OF WATER.

THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHL
Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directroes, Madame Celeste.
THIS EVENDTG, OCT. 5,

Will be performed the popular Drama of THE DISCARDED
SON. Principal characters by Messrs. Selby, Murray, Bedford, and
Seeley: Mrs. Keeley, and Miss Woolgar.
Aftei which, MONSIEUR JACQUE3.
To conclude with NORMA. Principal character by Mr. Paul
Bedford.

STRAND THEATRE.
Sole Lessee Mr. F. W. Aileron.
THIS EVENING, Ocr. 5,

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be performed THE ILLITSTRIOUS STRANGER. Princi-
pal character by Mr. P. Honey.
To be followed by 'TWAS I.
After which, THE NEW WAGS or WINDSOR.
To conclude with THE MERRY MILLERS.
Stalls, 45.; Boxes, 28. 64.; Pit, Is.; Gallery, 6d.; Private Boxes
Al Is., to be had of Mr. Allcroft„ lb. New Bond-street.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke.

The SIEGE of SILISTRIA, with an additional Stud and Four
HUNDRED SUPERNUMERARIES, is in active preparation.

THIS EVENING,
The very interesting Equestrian Spectacle called, THE WOOD-
MAN'S HORSE; or, THE FALSE KNIGHT.
After which, a series of those brilliant and unique SCENES In the
CIRCLE, the invention and arrangement of Ur. William Cooke.
The whole to conclude with a Laughable Farce, called THE 'RISE
TUTOR.
Boa-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W.
West. Acting Manager, Mr. W. H. Cooke. Equestrian Director,
Mr. Wm. Cooke, Jun.