The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-19 00:00:00

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sth corps, 24 battalions, 32 squadrons, ,
112 guns,. or
122,000 bayonets, 16,200 sabres, 9,060 artillerymen in
all 147,260 men. In adding to that number, 20 pulks
of Cossacks, or 10,000 men, and 3 regiments of sappers
and pontoniers, or 4,500, the total of the army of the
Danube, without taking into account the losses of the
campaign, amounts to 161,760 men. Army of the
Reserve, at Kiew, on the Dnieper : Imperial Guard-
-36 battalions, 104 guns ; Grenadiers-12 battalions, 36
guns ; Cavalry of Reserve-96 squadrons, 64 guns,
or 48,000 bayonets, 16,000 sabres, and 5,200 artil-
lerymen, or, m all, 69,200 men. Army of the
Crimea : A brigade of the sth corps 8 battalions,
24 guns ; a division of the 6th corps-16 battalions,
56 guns ; reinforcements arrived, 6 battalions, that is to
say, 30,000 bayonets, to which are to be added 6,04 artillerymen or local troops, 2,000 Cossacks or horsemen,
20,000 men of crews of the fleet ; or, in all, 58,000 men,
who most probably have been increased by new rein-
forcements lately sect to the Crimea. Thus these six
armies are composed as follows :
Army of the North
ft Centre
ff Observation
Pf Danübe
If Reserve
ft Crimea 58,000 ~

Total

" These estimates are made, as stated above, from the
official returns, but it is weli known that these figures
are never kept up, particularly in time of war; so that,
in order to be exact, one-fourth ought to be deducted
from the above amount, so that the real number of the
Russian forces in Europe cannot be more than 428,471
men. To that number must be added, however, the
reserves, composed of men called to serve after 12 years'
service, and men belonging to the new levies."

LORDS LYNDHURST AND CLANRICARDE.
THE WAR MIETING AT NEWCA►STLE.

At the recent public meeting held at Newcastle-upon-
Tyne, on the subject of the war, besides agreeing to a
memorial to her Majesty urging a more decided and
energetic prosecution of the hostilities against Russia on
the part of England, a resolution was adopted expres-
sive of the gratitude and respect of the company present
towards Lord Lyndhurst and the Marquis of Clanri-
carde for their able exposures of the perfidy and ambi-
tion of Russia, and of the necessity of repressing the
domineering and aggressive policy of the Czar, in the
House of Lords in the course of the late session. The
Mayor of Newcastle, as chairman of the meeting, was
requested to convey the compliment to those two noble
lords, and he did so in communications of which the
following is a copy :

" Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Sept. 1, 1854.
" My Lord,—lt is my duty, as chairman of a meeting
of the inhabitants of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, held on the
29th of August, to convey to your lordship, in accordance
with the terms of a resolution there adopted, an expression
of gratitude and respect from the meeting for your lord-
ship's able exposition in the House of Lords of the perfidy
and ambition of Russia, and of the necessity of effectually
curbing her power. And your lordship will allow me to
add, that I heartily concur in the terms of the resolution.
—I have tine honour to be, your lordship's humble servant,
(Signed) " RALPH DODDS, Mayor."
To this letter the Marquis of Clanricarde replied as fol-
lows : " Killarney, Sept. 6, 1854.

~,
" Sir,—l have the honour to acknowledge the receipt
yesterday of your letter dated the Ist instant, informing
me of a resolution passed at a meeting of the inhabitants
of Newcastle, approving of my conduct in Parliament, in
reference to the war in which our country is engaged.
"I feel ♦ery sensibly the honour conferred upon me by
so highly respectable and influential an assembly, and I
beg leave to thank you for the personal expressions upon
your own part with which you accompany that communi-
cation.

" I have no doubt that hostilities might have been
avoided with honour and advantage, and the designs of
Russia been ohecked by timely decision ; but now, in the
conduct and the issue of the war are involved the best in-
terests of England, as well as of the Continent, of commerce
and civilisation, and of freedom.

" The meeting at Newcastle and the forcible speeches
there delivered cannot fail to have a salutary and impor-
tant effect, and to give energy and influence to sentiments
which, I believe, are generally entertained by the British
people.

"I have the honour to be, sir,
" Your most obedient humble servant,
(Signed) " CLINRICARDE."
Below is the reply of Lord Lyndhurst :
" Turville-park, Sept. 9, 1851.
" Mr. Msyor,—Sir,-1 have the honour to acknowledge
,he receipt of your letter, communicating a resolution of
the inhabitants of Newcastle-upon-Tyne respecting the
part_l have talc= in Parliament upon the j.nsidious and
aggressive paliEy of Russia.
" It is a great satisfaction to me to find that my public
conduct on this interesting and important subject has met
with the approbation of so numerous and enlightened a
portion of my fellow-subjects.
"I beg to express through you the grateful sense I enter-
tain for this distinguished mark of their favours. Pray
accept my best thanks for the courtesy of your communi-
cation.—Sir, I have the honour to remain your faithful
and obedient servant,

(Signed) "LYNDHURST.
"The Mayor of Newcastle."

THE EXPEDITION TO TEE CRIMEA.

We have been favoured with the following
.etter :

" On board the Transport, Bay of Varna,
4th Sept.
"In my last I stated that I hoped to date my next
from the Crimea, but I do not like the post of the 4th to
leave without telling you where I am, and how we are
progressing. We broke up our encampment on Thurs-
day last at 5 a.m., and at 9 we were all on board. Our
general is with us and all his staff, and with ourselves
we number more than 40 officers—a pretty large family
party it is. The embarkation has been going on for more
than a week, and such a scene I never before witnessed,
nor indeed has any one here, for the expedition is on a
more gigantic scale than ever before attempted. Inde-
pendently of our fleets, the hired steam fleet is the wonder
of every one. These are filled with troops and stores. The
Himalaya, Simla, Jason, and Victoria have each more than
a regiment of Dragoons on board. Every large steamer
has its regiment of nearly 800 strong, while others are
filled with stores of every description. The scenein Varna
Bay during the whole of the last ten days has been one of
.unparalleled magnificence and exciting in the extreme.
On one steam-tug you will see artillery wending their way
to their ships. Then an infantry regiment crammed on
board a small Danubian steamer, putting along to a tran-
sport with its living cargo. On the way a ship, with her
troops already embarked, is passed, and then there is such
a cheer set up—and so ship-load after ship-load is em-
barked ; and at this hour the last corps are awaiting the
return of the tugs to be taken on board. They are the 13th
and 17th Light Dragoons, and the 38th and 50th Regi-
ments of Foot.

" The Turkish fleet sailed yesterday for Baltchik
Bay with 12,000 men. The French aro going there as
fast as they are embarked, and by Monday shall all be
rendezvoused there. You will find the place in the map
as Kavarna Bay. I can give no adequate description
of the scene which is now occurring, anything I could
say would fall so short of what it is in reality. The
magnificent display made by the mercantile marine
strikes every one with wonder. There are sailing ships
from 700 to 1,600 tons burthen. Our transport is 1,400
tons, and a noble ship she is.
" A sad accident occurred yesterday morning. As
the tug was taking two boats full of French troops to a
transport, a small French steamer ran into them, and
32 poor fellows were drowned. I have seen a plan of
operations, as far as regards landing. I believe we shall
disembark at a place on the east of the Crimea, about
20 miles north of Sebastopol. We are to make good our
landing, entrench ourselves, and then send back our
steamers to Varna for 10,000 more French. We go in all
at first nearly 60,000 men. The originalplan was to land
seven miles from Sebastopol, but as we made no secret
of our intention, the Russians have thrown up works
to oppose, and it is feared it will be too hot for us. We
are very much crowded on board, and the water is
very bad—a drawback of some moment in a voyage,
however short. We are only allowed to take one
horse each, and have been obliged to leave the others at
Varna. None of the heavy dragoons go with us, and
as soon as this business is over we all clear out of Varna

for winter quarters. I hope that mine may be in dear
old England, for every one here says that peace will fol-
low the destruction of Sebastopol. This object, we think,
cannot be attained unless the Russian fleet be destroyed,
and the place made an open port. Lord Raglan em-
barks to-day, and, lam sorry to tell you, our French
allies can only furnish about 23,000 men, to the as-
tonishment of all.

" What will be said at home to the following affair l
About 4 days since, a Russian steamer came off the
place under false colours, lowered out a.boat, which ran
amid our ships, and saw all that was going on, and then
returned to tha steamer. The fact became known by a
master of one of our steamers—a trader—having recog-
nised in the boat, as it passed, an old Russian capt in
with whom he was acquainted at St. Petersburg. The
affair caused great consternation. Two French steamers
were immediately sent in pursuit, but, strangely enough,
were soon recalled. Our general dined with the admiral
yesterday, and when he returned to the transport he
said, " There seems to be some truth about the Russian
' steamer and boat." There has been no effectual
blockade in the Black Sea, and there is general dis-
satisfaction about Dundas and his fleet. Admiral
Lyons has all the management of the embarkation.
Re is next to Dundas. I have just seen a sketch
been
of the plan of attack on the Crimea. One lyts in
given to each ship, transport, and man-of-war,
order that they may know their positions. W e are all
The light
to land in boats together—tugged on
shorhe way for us.
division goes, of course, first, to clear. t
lieutenant. We sail to-day.
rders are out for the
The plans have been drawn by Admiral Lyons'
"Since writing the above, the
invasion of the Crimea.
, We laud ° exactly as the plan
first