The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-28 00:00:00

THE WAR,

THE BRITISH EXPEDITION.
We learn by our correspolidenee from Malta of the
19th that the Peninsular and Oriental Company's screw
frigate Himalaya arrived there on the night of the 18th
inst., in three days from Constantinople, being the most

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rapid passage on record.
The Himalaya, which left Malta at 7 p.m. on the
10th inst., with the 33d and 41st Regiments on board,
in number 1,850 souls, reached Gallipoli on the-13th
at noon. Soon afterwards the Emen arrived with the
4th Regiment, and in the course of the day the Cambria
and Indus. Brigadier-General Adams immediately
landed, and visited General Sir George Brown,
who ac-
companied him back to the ship, to which orders were
conveyed to proceed to Constantinople- Having re-
ceived on board Deputy-Assistant-Quartermaster-
General Captain the Hon. A. Hardinge, Coldstream
Guards, and 24 women of the 33d and 41st Regiments,

the Himalaya left in consequence at 10 p.m. of the same
day. In the Sea of Marmora she encountered very
severe weather, accompanied by heavy snow showers.
At 11 a.m. of the 14th she anchored at Constantinople.
On that day it blew a gale of wind, and the thermometer,
went down to 38 degs. General Adams proceeded
at once to Lord Stratford de Redcliffe, and shortly after
returned with orders to cross over to Scutari and dis-
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embark the troops. Early on the morning of the 15th
the Himalaya went across and anchored close in to the
Aare. At 9 a.m. the disembarkation commenced with
the 41st Regiment by means of a small steamer and
large boats. The arrangements made by the officers of
the commissariat department (A.ssistant-Commissary-
Generals Smith and Strickland, with their staff) were

excellent, and by 3 p.m. all the troops and baggage
_End mobt of the stores were landed and housed in com-
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f...,. „.
s barracks, capable of containing from 8,000 to
10,000 men,
By 6 p.m. the horses were landed, and the officers
of the two regiments having returned to take their
last dinner on board, shortly after took their leave of
the captain, to whom they expressed themselves in
the warmest terms for the comforts they had enjoyed,
and the liberal manner in which they had been en-

tertained.
The weather was intensely cold, and the troops
under canvas at Gallipoli, and in the vicinity, are
said to he suffering sever,ly from the inclemency of
the weather. There are there, or in the neighbourhood
encamped 20,000 French and 5,000 British
Brigadier Tyiden, R.E., is reported sick at Therapia;
Major Dickson, R.A., with Lieutenant Burke, R,. E., and.
Lieutenant Wellesley, Coldstream Guards, had just re-
turned from a tour in Bulgaria. They saw Omer Pasha
at Shumla, and passed the Balkan. While proceeding
along the banks of the Danube, they were frequently
fired upon by the Russians at their outposts with Minie
rifles. Lieutenant Burke was nearly hit on one occasion.
Deputy Inspector of Hospitals Linton, with another
medical ofliser, is on a tour in Bulgaria and Roumelia.
On Monday night, off Zea, the Himalaya passed the
Niagara, with troops, bound upwards ; and at Gallipoli
a man-of-war steamer, with troops, was seen, which is
believed to have been the Cyclops.
The troops to remain at Gallipoli, under command of
General Sir George Brown, are the 4th, 28th, 44th, 50th,
ind Rifle Brigade. All the remainder are to leave for

Scutari.
On the 2-Ist, from Malta, we learn that the three bat-
talions of the Guards, after having waited the arrival of
the Caradoc from Marseilles, with Lord Raglan, were
ordered to embark—the Grenadiers in the Golden Fleece.
the Coldstream Guards in the Vulcan, and the Scots
Fusiliers in the Kangaroo, an order which was carried
oat with the utmost reenlarity. At an early hour on
the 22d the Golden Fleece and Vulcan put to sea ; the
Kangaroo followed some time after. As the vessels
moved out, the adieus of the troops left behind were
given in the most enthusiastic manner.
From want of room in the ships to convey the whole
of the men, some few were left behind to proceed by,
the first opportunity ; these amount to not more than
70. Their immediate destination is Gallipoli, on reach-
ing which place they are to be under the temporary
orders •of Sir George Brown, who, it is " expected,
will send•them on to Scutari, without allowing them
to land. • . •
The vessels that bad arrived at Malta within the few
days preceding the 22d were the Niagara, with the 88th
Regiment ; the Trent, with the 23d Fusileers ; the
Orinoco, with the 7th Fusileers ; the Tonning, with the
staff of General Sir Colin Campbell ;-the City of Lon-
don, with Brigadier-General Sir De Lacy Evans, and
his staff ; the Medway, with the 95th Regiment ; the
Emperor with the staff of Lord Raglan, Sir Robert Eng-
land, Brigadier-General Cator, and part of the 19th
Regiment. Besides these, the French had increased
their contingent by two fine bodies of cavalry and horse '
artillery. All the vessels except the Tonning arrived
without accident ; she, however, suffered some damage
to her paddle-wheels ; her floats had been taken off, and
she was towed by the Trent to her destination. No
delay ad, therefore, been incurred.
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On le afternoon of the 20th, by the. Prencli, steam-
cervet e Roland, from Toulon, . arrived his. Imperial
Highness Prince Napoleon, accompanied by a brilliant
staff, am:•ng whom were Colonels Desmarets, Braniski,
and Roman, General Prime. end his Excellency Salih
Effendi, the Turkish Ambassador. Signor Dulong, a
celebrated artist, accompanied his Imperial Highness.
At five o'clock the Prince landed at the Customhouse,
and was received by his Excellency the Governor, in
full uniform, wearing his hard-earned medals. A guard ,
of honour, supplied 'by the Buffs, received his Imperial i
Highness, who, having entered the Governor's carriage,
proceeded to inspect the fortifications, and did not reach
the Palace till after six o'clock, where was another guard
of honour, supplied by the 68th Light Infantry. After
remaining a few minutes at the Palace,. the Prince, at-
tended by his Excellency the Governor and his staff,
visited the splendid church of St. John. , On his return
he dined with his Excellency, and at 10 o'clock ho-
noured the Opera with his presence. He retired at the
end of the third act, and on leaving was vociferously
cheered by the crowd that had assembled.
The Prince and his suite embarked at midnight for
the East. On his arrival, two Royal salutes were fired
—one from Fort St. Angelo, and one of the flagship.
The Cyclops, towing in the Vesuvius from Gallipoli,
arrived on the morning of the 22d.
The Carackic had not been: telegraphed from Mar-
seilles.
The Valetta, with part of the India mail sent through
France, had just arrived.
Another letter announces the forts of Odessa to have
fired on a flag of truce, carried by Lieutenant Alexander,
of the Furious. On a report made to Admiral Dundas,
and on his resolution being known to weigh for Odessa,
the ships manned yards and three hearty cheers were
raised. It is resolved to destroy all the forts on the
Circassian coast.

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

The Admiralty have decided that all prizes sent home
from the Baltic shall proceed direct for London, and not
(except under peculiar circumstances) be brought into
the Medway in future. The Admirals commanding in
the Baltic will have this notified to them in their
general orders.
Vice-Admiral the Hon. Joceline Percy has returned
rom leave of absence, and again hoisted his flag on
board the Waterloo, 120 gun; Captain Lord Frederick

Kerr.
The Portland, 50, Captain Chads, flag of Rear-Admi-
ral Moresby, C. 8., arrived off PortsmoutW4esterday
morning, and was immediately signalled to proceed to
the Downs, without anchoring. She will there, it is
supposed, transship her crew to the line-of-battle ships.
The Penelope, 18, paddlewheel frigate, Captain Caffin,
left Spithead yesterday morning for the Downs and the
Baltic.
The Centaur, 11, paddlewheel frigate, Captain Har-
vey, went into Portsmouth harbour yesterday to refit for
a new commission.
The Alecto, 6, paddlewheel sloop, Commander Crof-
ton, went into Portsmouth harbour yesterday to refit
for a new commission.
The Prussian corvette tranaporterdMerc mornur, Captain
Baer), arrived at Spithead yestay ing from
Cadiz, and saluted the national flag and the Port Admi-
ral. She lift Alexandria on the 10th ult., and Cadiz
on the 9th inst. During her passage from Cadiz she had
fine weather and easterly winds, and passed many Eng-
lish vessels on her way, by whom she was saluted. She
came accompanied by the frigate Gefion, 46, and is
bound to the Baltic tor Dantzic. She sailed at 1 p.m.
for the westward.
It The Hannibal, 91, Captain the Hon. F. Grey, C. 8.,
48 is progressing fast in her equipment at Chatham. Her
'"" topmasts are pointed. A number of excellent merchant
seamen have joined her. She has entered few " blue
^ jackets," but it is expected that she will be ready to
leave for the Baltic in the e Commande
rt June.
The Brisk, screw, 14, de Seymour, was
placed in No. 1 deck at Port-enouth yesterday, for
im-
tine hate refit for the Baltic.
The Eurydice, 26, sailing frigate, Captain Ommanney,
will he removed from lock to the fitting-basin at Ports-
mouth this morning. She is now complete in her rigging,
and is shipping all stores necessary to complete her "for
special service in the North Sea.'
The St'aiark. 8, Lieutenant Fenwi,k, troirdn7 brie, of
the naval apprentices in, the Victory, IN 410st:oohed
to hi Channel
•,.) cruise the •- - • ,!,,
could pick up in the way of prizes.
Tile Gladiator, 6, paddle-frigate, Captain Broke, is
swinging in Portsmouth harbaur, for the adjustment of
her cethpa6!se3.
Orders have been received at Sheerness to prepare for
taking the Nile, 91, screw stitin-hip, Commodore
Henry B. Martin, into the fitting hasin. in coneequenee
of a slight derangement in one of the keys connecting
the crank shafts to the main shaft. For this purpose it
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the weight of which requires a powerful tackle gear,
and it is intended to place her under the masting shears
are run direct.
Fore Cabin. Saloon. for that purpose. To make good this derangement will
only occupy a few hours, when got at.
The African steam-vessel returned to Sheerness yes-
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City morbing, from Dover, with several new rowing
Fat and miperior Packets to be Let tor 1' zeurcoun. ~pply to
Company', SW Office, Fenchurch•
Mr. '4V. Morgan, Agent, Star galleys,
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