The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-06 00:00:00

CONVEYANCE OF TROOPS TO VARNA.

The Journal des Debats says
" The number of transports of every kind col-
lected for some time past in the waters of the
Bosphorus of the Sea of Marmora, admits of no
doubt that a considerable body of troops can be
conveyed at once, and be landed at Varna in three
or four . days after their departure. From that
place, eight or ten days' march could, if required,
bring the troops to Silistria. It is not improbable
that before long we shall receive important news."
The following is an extract of a private letter
from a gentleman who accompanied Marshal de
St. Arnaud from Constantinople to Gallipoli, on
his return from Varna. It will be seen that
Marshal de St. Arnaud has gone to Gallipoli, to
hasten the march of the French army, And that
the utmost exertions are now being made to get
the whole of the allied armies up in time to re-
lieve Silistria, and to prevent that important
place from falling into the hands of the Russians :
" Gallipoli, May 26.—Marshal de St. Arnaud, who
left Yeni-Kioi last evening, on board the Berthollet
steamer, which was placed at hisdisposal by the Ottoman
Government, arrived here this morning. His object in
coming is to hasten by his presence the departure of the
troops for Varna. The squaron under the command of
Admiral Bruat, which is in the roads of Gallipoli, is imme-
diately to embark the first division of the' French army,
under the command of General Canrobed ; and the second
div4ion, which is under the command of General Bosqw t.
The third division, which, as you are aware, is under
the command of Prince Napoleon, is to proceed to Con-
stantinople by land. It will proceed by easy marches
along the banks of the Sea of Marmora. The orders
given are, that the troops shall not be over-fatigued, and
that their maches shall not exceed four or five leagues
per day. It is thought they will arrive at Constanti-
nople on the sth of June ; but they will remain in the
capital only for a short time, as the intention is that they
shall follow their comrades by sea to Varna, as soon as
the necessary number of transports can be placed at
their disposal. The brigade of cavalry, under General
d'Allouville, the military equipments, the train of artil-
lery, and the medical stores, will take the route by
Adrianople towards the Balkans. They will not be able
to join the rest of the army before the 15th or 20th of
June."

Other letters state that since the visit of Mar-
shal de St. Arnaud to Schumla, he has expressed
great admiration of Omer Pacha; and confidence
in his talents and energy as a general ; but as
respects the Ottoman army, he found it in the
most deplorable condition, and wanting all the
necessaries for a campaign. A division of the
English army was to embark at Scutari on the 26th
of May for Varna, while the French army was to
proceed to the seat of war, partly by Adrianople,
and partly by Constantinople and Varna. Both
armies were still in great want of artillery and
cavalry. Up to the 25th the English and French
armies united could not muster between them more
than forty pieces of field artillery fully equipped,
which would not be sufficient for an army of 20,000
men. At Constantinople the general feeling was
that Silistria must fall, for that Omer Pacha could
not succour it, and the English and French armies
would arrive too late.

CRUSADE AGAINST NEWSPAPERS IN THE

EAST.

It is understood, says a Constantineple letter, that
the commanders of the army have expressed their
determination to have no reporters in the camp.
The French have in a manner ousted the repre-
sentatives of their own press ; it is thought that
the English generals 1! dmire the practice, and think
it worthy of imitation. Vague assertions like these
give rise to the most malicious remarks. It is said
that our generals are afraid of publicity, and re-
solved to tolerate no reports of their doings, ex-
cept such accounts as it may suit them to send
home. These rumours we mention chiefly because
they have obtained a degree of credit which they
certainly do not merit. The officers who command
this expedition would ill-deserve, and certainly
forfeit, the confidence of the nation if, as chiefs
of a muzzled profession, they were to remove from
the scene of action the half-dozen gentlemen whom
the great journals of England have commissioned
to report the incidents and fortunes of the cam-
paign. There could be but one explanation
of such a measure. Its authors could plead
no colourable excuse in its favor. For to say
that reports sent from Adrianople and the Da-
nube, and published in the London journals,
would inform the Russians of our movements, is
a flagrant absurdity, of which none but the igno-
rant in military affairs can be guilty. It is quite
as absurd to say that the presence at head-quarters
of half-a-dozen civilians would impede the move-
ments or shorten the provisions of the soldier. Half-
a-dozen men neither occupy whole villages nor do
they devour the substance of the provinces in
which they abide. But the half-dozen men whose
expulsion and removal from the scene of action is so
lightly talked of, represent, in the present instance,
the millions at home who with anxious hearts
watch the fortunes of the war. They represent
the failing hearts; the sick with hope and anxious
thought; the parents, brothers, sisters, wives, and
brides, whose hopes, whose wishes, and whose fears
hover over the broad expanse of the British camp.
To remove the public correspondents would be to
withdraw from these the most legitimate, the most
sacred subject of interest, and give them in its stead
the obscUre phraseology and tardy and partial pub-
lication of an official despatch.