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THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 20, 1854.

not make it still more formidable. She may try
this policy ;—but we deny that she can be more
formidable to Europe through Poland alone. The
deceitful ashes of suppressed freedom are unsafe
soil for the tyrant to fight on, especially with our
fleets in the Baltic ; but the grand question then
arises, Shall she retain Poland as a kind of military
and continental Sebastopol, or shall Poland be made
to Europe what we hope Sebastopol will become to
Turkey—an outwork of its independence, instead
of a menace to its liberties ? This, however, with
the craven conduct and assuming deportment of
Austria, we must advert to speedily.

THE REGISTRATIONS.

LA,TEST NEWS.

THE CRIMEA.

PARIS, FRIDAY EVENING, 9 P.M.

Further telegraphic messages from Vienna con-
firm the accounts of the favourable disposition
manifested toward the allies by the Tartar popula-
tion of the Crimea.

The sanitary condition of the allied army was

excellent.

An official bulletin communicated to the Ambas-
sadors at Constantinople, and dated from the
bivouac at Old Fort on the 16th, announces that
the allies had intended the next day to attack an
intrenched camp of 10,000 Russians posted in the
direction of Sebastopol, but that the camp had
been raised in the night, and that the Russians had
fallen back upon the town.
Twelve thousand Tartars had offered themselves
to the allies as volunteers, and their services been
accepted.

It was reported that the attack upon Sebastopo
had been fixed for the 25th.

The Russian fleet had been reconnoitred in the
port of Sebastopol by the French steam-ship

Napoleon.

VIENNA, FRIDAY, SEPT. 29.

Advices from Constantinople of the 21st state
that the allies were marching towards the river
Alma on the 20th, and expected to reach the river
Katcha next day, where 8,000 Russians occupied
a fortified position.
Russian accounts of the 19th say that General
Canrobert has a fortified position at Eupatoria ;
that the main body of the allied army is on the
small river north of and parallel with the river
Alma ; 30,000 Russians were posted at the latter,
but with insufficient artillery.
Admiral Lyons' squadron and 120 transports had
left the Crimea to fetch the reserve.
Baron Hess arrived at Bucharest on the 23d in-
stant, and was received with every distinction by
Omer Pacha and Dervish Pacha.

A brilliant review of Austrian, Turkish, and
AVallachiau troops was held in honour of his

arrival.

' ligion, language, and mental development are the
same ; his costume alone is different. The Russians
have done their utmost to transform Lim into
a Russian peasant. The turban and flowing gar-
merit have been proscribed. in favour of the blim-
les3 lambskin hat and s'hapeless.uo;ft, but through
this disguise the Tartar fare is recognisable. The
arrival of the allies h:ts given them much satisfac-
tion, which they openly express. One man came
from his village to say that two -Russian familial of
great wealth were preparing to leave, and demanded
a few soldiers to be sent to arrest them. The
soldiers and sailors are on the best of term?, with
them, as I have already observed. :Probably from
ignorance of their family nameet, and fearful that
this trifling circumstance might interrupt their
cordiality, the inhabitants have br.,•zni indiscrimi-
nately christened by the soldiers by the name of
Joey. Consequently, if a Slow, native Tartar lies
in danger of being run over by a hasty dragoon, he
I is requested to " Look out for your eye, Joey ;"
and should another hesitate to take British coin in
payment for an unripe melon, lie meets the re-
proach of "you are an ass, Joey." Joey Tartar
has therefore become as historical a character as
Johnny Frenchman or John Turk. As long as
daylight would permit the landing continued.
The 15th of September closed with a magnificent
sunset, but long after night had crept on the ani-
mation of the camp continued. Horses that had
arrived late had to be picketed, and the men,
many of whom had been on the water since morn-
ing, were preparing their meals. For my own part
my feelings were peculiar. I bad been exiled for the
last eight months with the army of Asia, at Kars ;
and now in the midst of Englishmen, with nothing
around me spoken but English, and the bands
playing old familiar English tunes, to my heart I
lay down to rest, and felt that night as if I was in
a pleasant four-poster, sleeping in glorious, com-
fortable Old England.
And who would have thought, amidst the cool-
ness with which the landing took place, with the
merry, careless laughter about him, that we were
now in the Crimea, or Russian territory, and en-
gaged in one of the greatest enterprises ever under-
taken—the destruction of Sebastopol, and the
humiliation of Russia!

VIENNA, FRIDAY EVENING.
The Greeks have spread a report that the Allies
have gained a great victory near Sebastopol.
This is not yet authentically confirmed ; never-
theless the funds have risen considerably.

THE BALTIC.
D..A.NTZIC, FRIDAY, SEPT. 29.
The Basilisk has arrived. She left the fleet at
Nargen on the 26th.

Sir Charles Napier reconnoitred Sweaborg on
the 23d.
The Prince Regent, Neptune, St. George, and
Monarch have been ordered home.

RETURN OF FRENCH SHIPS OF WAR
FROM THE BALTIC.

NYBORG (GREAT BELT), Sept. 29.—The French
line-of-battle ship, Breslau, Rear-Admiral Penaud,
arrived here yesterday from the Baltic, and sailed
to-day for the Kattegat. The Vice-Admiral, Par-
seval Deschenes, is expected with the rest of the
French line-of-battle ships.

LANDING OF THE TROOPS.'
The following interest account of the landing of
the Allied troops has just been received :

KAL.A.MITA BAY, SEPT. IG.
On the 15th, at daybreak, preparations were
commenced to land the cavalry and artillery, but
had to be delayed in consequence of the violence of
the surf. Towards midday this impediment dimi
nished, and the bay soon became a scene of great
activity. Barges, laden with horses and artillery,
lined the whole beach, lazily waiting to be conveyed
by the surf on shore. Similar boats were hovering
around them, guiding their progress, lest they
should be washed beam-ends on the beach. This
caution was necessary, for two or three battered
hulks testified on the shore to the violence of the
surf. Smart men-of-war boats crossing to and
from the flag-ship added to the gaiety of the scene,
while the forest of transport-ships and steamers
transported one in imagination far from the Euxine
to smoky London and the East India Docks. The
Britannia was anchored at a considerable distance
from the beach, surrounded by the Retribution,
the Vesuvius, and other steamers. The Agamem-
non, bearing the flag of the gallant Sir Edmund
Lyons, lay, on the contrary, close to the shore.
The Vesuvius and another steamer had returned
from an excursion along the coast. According to
their report, the Russians had established two
camps, one composed of five thousand, the other
of ten thouiand men, between this and Sebastopol.
The steamers amused themselves with shelling the
tents, which soon compelled the occupiers to retreat
to a safe distance.
Some three hours elapsed before a fortunate
lull permitted us to land. Each barge, towed
by a man-of-war's boat, on approaching the
shore, dropped anchor, and allowed itself to
be washed forward by the surf. The anchor's
rope was but very gradually let out, in
order for the barge to approach stern forward. At
the moment she appeared about to strike, a dozen
sailors—chiefly, if not all, crews of merchantmen
—dashed into the water, and seizing her ropes,
dragged her high up on the beach, with all the
strange cries and noisy energy peculiar to sailors on
shore. A flap hanginc, on to the stern then formed
aplatform, over which the cannon were landed, and
where the horses were coaxed to pass. To land the
latter was rather a difficult task, for the poor ani-
mals, notwithstanding their long imprisonment
on board ship, one and all declined to walk the
plank, although terra firma was the reward. By
dint of pushing and pulling the sailors managed to
land the horses, and this part of the programme
seemed to afford them immense delight. It cer-
tainly enabled them to display that equestrian
science and profound knowledge of horse flesh
which, as everybody well knows, is a characteristic
of the naval profession. If now and then a horse
would roll off the plank into the water it was un-
fortunate, but this certainly did not occur more
than three times out of six. The only result was
a ducking for man and horse, which did neither any
harm. The horse would have a comfortable roll
on the dry sand, and join his place in the rank.
But if, as sometimes would occur, a stiff artillery-
man with a straggling moustache missed his footing
and fell plump into the water, then matters became
tragic. The surrounding sailors and his very com-
rades would burst out into thatdelicate and pleasant
laugh peculiar to Englishmen ; whilst the sympa-
thising crowd on the beach, composed of English,
French, and native Tartars, would re-echo the
jeer, and welcome the poor wight to Russian
ground.
If the sea presented a lively scene, it was cer-
tainly surpassed by the land. Here the small
breadth of space was crowded by a busy throng.
Artillerymen collecting their horses, officers can-
tering up and down inspecting the landing, foot
soldiers going to fetch water—all were mixed up
with a miscellaneous crowd of lookers-on. Now a
troop of horses would pass to collect forage, or a
body of native Algerians return from a successful
razzia of cattle and odd-looking country carts.
The beach was lined with bathers mixed up in a
delicious equality, the dashing hussar breasting
the sable wave as the mild-looking man of the
line, or a small drummer boy. Then on shore
were groups of French soldiers calmly look-
ing at the scones, and ejaculating a good-
humoured "sacre " when jostled by a too energetic
sailor. Some of the soldiers were endeavouring to
open a conversation with the natives, whom this
unexpected invasion had surprised. Although the
conversations in themselves were limited, they were
successful in making both parties laugh and shake
hands. The native Tartars—of course not one
Russian, the dominant race, daro show himself—
have much reeenablauce with, the Turks ILA re.

KALAMITA BAY, SEPT. 17.
The 'wilding of horses and heavy artillery has
proceeded all the morning, but the present state of
the sea prevents any further' labour.
A courier with despatches from Sebastopol to St.
' Petersburg fell into the hands of a French forag-
ing party. According to the despatches, it would
appear that cholera is raging with the utmost
violence in Sebastopol, and that a strong division
is about to reinforce the garrison of that place.
This afterhoon squadrons of the 17th, 11th, Bth,
and 13th, backed by artillery, have started a recon-
noissance. Yesterday Lord Cardigan, with the
11th Hussars, scoured the country, but without
encountering an enemy.
The health of the men is very good, consider-
ing the seeds of cholera sown amongst them at
Varna and elsewhere. Many deaths during the
passage have, however, to be lamented. The 88th
(or Connaught Rangers) lost 16 men. The Hima-
laya suffered also greatly. The change of climate,
combined with the mild air and the life of activity
now enjoyed by the troops, will, it is hoped, com-
pletely check all symptoms of cholera. The loss in
horses has not been very great. Several hare been
lost in landing. Lord Raglan has lost a fine charger. '
The Caradoc paid a visit to the village or small
town of Eupatoria, and experienced no resistance.
Foraging parties of both nations continually scour
the country in search of provisions and carts. The
progress of the army is greatly hindered by the
want experienced of the latter article, and a great
part of the baggage will, it is feared, have to be left
behind. Horses are also not to be obtained, and
many officers and all " special correspondents" will
be obliged to sacrifice tent and baggage, and tramp
with the army.
The English pay for everything they obtain from
the natives, and, as usual, at twice the value of
the article. The proprietors of the small carts that
have been obtained receive a daily remuneration of
ten piastres—a very heavy price.
The French Algerines are very active in their
razzias, and bring in daily large herds of oxen and
sheep, and numerous carts and waggons. Yester-
day a carriage containing two females was brought
in by these sturdy irregulars. A party of Zouaves,
to the number of twelve, paid the penalty of their
boldness, and fell yesterday into the hands of the
Cossacks. A skirmish took place, I belive, two
days ago, between the pickets of our light division
and some Cossacks convoying carts, and resulted
in the capture of the latter.
According to the most authentic account, the
garrison of Sebastopol is 40,000 strong, but all the
outlying divisions are being recalled to that strong-
hold. It is presumed that the passage of the last
two rivers approaching Sebastopol will be opposed
by the Russians, who, if not successful, will retire
to the forts. The whole effort of the allies will Le
directed against the north fort. This fort once
carried, Sebastopol is ours, for the whole basin and
inner fortifications are commanded by it. Here
the struggle will he desperate. The army will not
march before the 19th, if then.
The Himalaya returns to-night to Scutari, and
will ship the Scots Greys. Several transports will
leave to-morrow for Varna, where the heavy cavalry
is still lying. The French will advance on the high
road, forming the right wing. The Turks will '
occupy the centre ; and our army will form the left
wing. The troops are in excellent spirits, and
await with impatience the order to march.

ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
CAMP, NEAR KALAMITA BAY (CRIMEA), Sept. 18.
—On the morning of the 14th the allied fleet of
transports, with the convoy of men-of-war, arrived
in Kalamita Bay. The disembarkation began
about eight o'clock a.m., the French to the south-
ward of the English. When night came on
nearly all the British infantry was landed. The fol-
lowing day the wind was from the west, and there
was too much sea on to land anything. The next
day the wind was in the same quarter, but still the
disembarkation of artillery and cavalry was carried
on, and is still proceeding. The army is to ad-
vance to-morrow, and carry with it three days'
cooked provisions. For the first three days there
were no tents, no wood ; and water was very diffi-
cult to be got. The position of the army is on
a large plain, having a lake (called the Putrid
Lake) on its left. For the last two nights the
" alarm" has been given, and the army has
turned out under arms. The first time the
‘.` alarm" came from the side .of the French ;
last night it was caused by the accidental
discharge of tho firelock of a sentry. The
Cossacks hover round- us, and have been fired at
several times by the pickets of the Rifles. The
light cavalry, under Lord Cardigan, are in advance.
Sir George Brown, who was one of the first to
land on the 14th, went out to reconnoitre, and
foolishly without an escort ; he soon found himself
disagreeably close to a Cossack officer, with an or-
derly after him. He had to make a bolt for it, and
being well mounted got off all right ; but he ought
not to expose himself too much. He ought to have
taken an escort with him ; he is a brave old fellow,
and we cannot spare him.
. .

• The night we-landed was a dreadfully wet one,
and by no means a pleasant beginning of sleeping
al fresco, particularly as we had no fires. Sir
George Brown slept under a bullock waggon. I
have heard, but cannot vouch for the truth of it,
that we have taken prisoner on board ship the
governor or chief magistrate of Eupatoria, and
have landed 500 marines at that place. The day
before we came to Kalamita Bay we passed by Eu-
patoria and reconnoitred the town, sending some
ships close in, and then despatched a steamer with
a flag of truce. They were told that if they would
assist us with supplies and carriage we would spare
their town. It appears that some of the inhabi-
tants brought waggons the next day to us with
corn, and ou their return were imprisoned by the
Governor of Eupatoria ; hence his imprisonment.
You must make allowances for this letter. lam
lying down writing in an uncomfortable position,
and much pressed for time. The inhabitants about
here are Turks, and very civil. The pickets of the
13th Dragoons were driven in last night by the
Cossa-,.ks.

The exact position of the landing-point is diffi-
cult to describe. It occupies a part of the coast,
flanked by the sea and the salt lake of Kamishli,
the intermediate distance extending some three
hundred yards. Here is encamped the greater
portion of the infantry and cavalry. To the right,
in the direction of Stare° Uriplenie, or Old Fort,
rises an elevated plain, on which is the remainder
of the British army. Here also Lord Raglan has
established his quarters. In advance, on the samo
plain, the French army is encamped, and to its
left is the Turkish corps. The English light divi-
sion is ahead.

steamers and transports with the following order
to the Quartermasters-General of the divisiens
" ORDSRS FOR SAILING.
" WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
" The Light Division to be actually under way at 1
a.m. to-morrow roorniaZA
"The i'otirth division to sail at 2 a.m.
"The Ist division to sail at 3 a.m.
"The 3d division and the sth division to sail at 4 a.m.
"Steer S.S.E. for eight miles. llende2vous in lat.
45 deg. Do not go nearer to shore than 8 fathoms."
About 9 o'clock one black ball was run up to the
fore of the Agamemnon, and a gun was fired to en-
force attention to the-signal. This meant divisions
of boats to assemble round ships, for which they are
told off, to disembark infantry and artillery. There
was as I have said no enemy in sight, but long
before the French had landed their first boat's cargo
the figure of a mounted officer, followed by three
Cossacks, had fallen within the scope of many a
glass. The Russian was within about 1,100 yards
of us, and through a good telescope we could watch
his every action. He rode slowly along by the edge
of the cliff, apparently noting the number and dis-
position of the fleet, and taking notes with great
calmness in a memorandum book. He wore a dark
green frockcoat, with a little silver lace, a cap of
the same colour, a sash round his waist, and long
leather boots. is horse, a fine bay charger, was a
strange contrast to the shaggy rough little steeds of
his followers. Th ere they were, "the Cossacks,''atlast I
—stout compact-looking fellows, with sheep-skin
caps, uncouth clothing of indiscriminate cut, high
saddles, and little fiery ponies, which carried them
with wonderful ease and strength. Each of
these Cossaks carried a thick lance of some 15
feet in length and a heavy-looking sabre. At times
they took rapid turns by the edge of the cliff in
front of us—now to the left, now to the rear, of
their officer, and occasionally they dipped out of
sight, over the hill, altogether. Then they came
back, flourishing their laces, and pointing to the
accumulating masses of the French, on their right,
not more than half a mile from them, on the shore,
or scampering over the hill to report progress as
to the lines of English boats advancing to the
beach. Their officer behaved very well. He re-
mained for an hour within range of a Minis rifle,
and when the Highflyer stood in close to
shore, while he was coolly making a sketch
in his portfolio of our appearance, we all ex-
pected they were going to drop a shell over himself
and his little party. We were glad our expecta-
tions were not realized, if it were only on the chance
of the sketch being tolerably good, so that the Czar
might really see what our armada was like.
Meantime the English boats were nearing the
shore, not in the order of the programme, but in
irregular groups ; a company of a regiment of the
Light Division, the 7th Fusiliers, under Lieutenant-
Colonel Yea, 1 think, landed first on the beach to
the left of the cliffs ; then came a company of the
2d Battalion of the Rifle Brigade, commanded by
Lieutenant-Colonel Lawrence; a small boat from
the Britannia, commanded by Lieutenant Vesey,
had, however, preceded the Fusiliers, and dis-
embarked some men on the beach, who went down
into the hollow at the foot of the cliffs. The
Russian continued his sketching. Suddenly a
Cossack crouched down and pointed with his lance
to the ascent of the cliff. The officer turned and
looked in the direction. We looked too, and lo ! a
cocked hat rose above the horizon. Another figure,
with a similar head-dress, came also in view. The
first was Sir George Brown, on foot; the second we
made out to be Quartermaster-General Airey. The
scene was exciting. It was evident the Russian and
the Cossacks saw Sir George, but that he did not see
them. A picket of Fusiliers and Riflemen followed
the General at a considerable interval. The Russian
got on his horse, the Cossacks followed his example,
and one of them cantered to the left to see that the
French were not cutting off their retreat, while the
others stooped down over their saddle bows and
rode stealthily, with lowered lances, towards the
Englishmen.
Sir George was in danger, but he did not know it.
Neither did the Russians see the picket advancing
towards the brow of the hill. Sir George was busy
scanning the country, andpointing out variousspots
to the Quarter-Master-General. Suddenly they
turn, and slowly descend the hill—the gold sash dis-
appears—the cocked hat is eclipsed—Cogsacks and
officers dismount, and steal al mg by the side of
their horses. They, too, are hid from sight in
a short time, and on the brow of the cliff appears
a string of native carts. In about five minutes
two or three tiny puffs of smoke rise over
the cliff, and presently the faint cracks of a rifle
are audible to the men in the nearest ships. In a
few minutes more the Cossacks are visible, flying
like the wind on the road towards Sebastopol, and
crossing close to the left of the French lines of
skirmishers.
As the ships of our expedition drew up in lines
parallel to the beach, as nearly as possible as set
forth in the general directions I sent you some days
ago, the French fleet passed us under steam, and
extended itself on our right, and ran in close to
shore below the cliffs of the plateau. Their small
war steamers went much nearer than ours were
allowed to go, and a little after '7 o'clock the first
French boat put off from one of the men-of-war ;
not more than 15 or 16 men were on board of her.
She was beached quietly on shore at the southern
extremity of the red cliffl have mentioned. The crew
leaped out ; they formed into a knot on the strand,
and seemed busily engaged for a few moments
over one spot of ground, as though they were
digging a grave. Presently a flag staff was visible
above their heads, and in a moment more the tri-
colour was ran up to the top, and fluttered out
gaily in the wind, while the men took off their hats,
and no doubt did their " Vive l'Empereur !" in good
style. The French were thus the first to take posses-
sion and seizin of the Crimea. There was no enemy
in sight. The most scrutinising gaze at this moment
could not have detected a hostile uniform along the
coast. The French Admiral fired a gun shortly after
8 o'clock, and the disembarkation of their troops
commenced. In 22 minutes, they say, that they
got 6,000 men on shore. This was very smart work,
but it must be remembered that nearly all the
French army were on board line-of-battle ships, and
were at once carried from their decks to the land by
the men-of-war's boats. The Montebello carried
up wards of 1,400 men, in addition to her crew. The
Valmy had in all 3,000. The Ville de Paris and
Henri Quatre were laden with men in proportion ;
and all the line-of-battle ships and steamers had
full cargoes of troops. In fact it was found that
their small brigs and schooners were neither safe
nor comfortable, and that they were better suited
for carrying stores and horses than men. The
fleet of French men-of-war carried more than

20,000 men. Their whole force to be landed

consisted of 23,600 men. Our army amounted to
27,000 men, and were embarked in a vast number

of transports, covering a great extent of water. But
they were carried in comfort and safety; and, though
there was still much sickness on board, it was as no-
thing compared to the mortality among the closely-
packed French. Perhaps no army ever was con-
veyed with such luxury and security from shore to
shore as ours in the whole history of war. The in-

stant the French had landed a regiment, a company
was pushed on to reconnoitre—ski rmishers or pickets
were sent on in front. As each regiment followed in
column, its predecessors deployed, extended front,
and advanced in light marching order en tiraillcur,
spreading out like a fan over the plains. It
was most curious and interesting to observe
their progress, and to note the rapid manner in
which they were appropriating the soil. In about
an hour after their first detachment had landed,
nearly 9,000 troops were on shore, and their ad-
vanced posts were faintly discernible between three

and four miles from the beach, like little black
specks moving over the corn fields, and darkening
the highways and meadow paths.
In our fleet the whole labour and responsibility
of the disembarkation rested with Sir E. Lyons.
The Admiral remained, as I have said, aloof, and
took no share in the proceedings of the day.
When we landed we heard that Sir George
Brown had a near escape of being taken prisoner.
He was the first to land, and pushed on without
sending videttes or men in front, though ho took
the precaution, very fortunately, to bring up a few
soldiers with him. The Cossacks who had been
dodging him, made a dash when they were within
less than a hundred yards. The General had to
run, and was only saved from capture by the fire
of the Fusileers. The Cossacks bolted. The first
blood spilt in this campaign was that of a poor boy,
an Arabjee' who was wounded in the foot by the
volley which dislodged them. Meantime swarms
of boats were putting off from the various ships to
carry the English troops to land.
The Light Division got on shore very speedily,
and were all landed, with the exception of a few
companies, in an hour. The First Division landed
simultaneously with a portion of their friends of
the leading division, the Duke of Cambridge and
his staff being early on the beach with their men,
and the Brigadiers Sir C. Campbell and Major-Gene-
ral Beutinck preceding their respective brigades. As
each regiment landed, the brigade was formed in
contiguous columns at quarter distance. The Light
Division on the left, the First Division the next,
and so on in order towards the right. The Second
Division was under way ere the whole of the Light
or the First Division had landed. Sir de Lacy
Evans got on shore with his staff about MI. By
11 the Rifles and Fusiliers had been inspected,
and were marching from the left of the line, along
the front of the other regiments, towards the
right. They ascended the slope of the hill over
the cliffs, py
.the pickets and sentries who
had been placed on outpost duty by Sir George
Brown, and marching straight on over the plain I
have described inland. It may be as well to re-
capitulato oux force Light DiViaioa, Sir