The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-20 00:00:00

RUSSIAN FORCES IN AND AROUND

SERILVTOPOL.

We are enabled to lay before our readers a de-
tailed statement of Prince Menschikoff's disposable
force, both for the defence of the fortress and for
offensive operations outside. These details are
drawn up with great care, and are in most instances
confirmed, as far as names of regiments are con-
cerned, by Russian official reports from the Crimea,
and by statements in the Invalid and St. Petersburg
Journal. We shall be glad to see our details cor-
rected, whether in plus or minus, by either of the
above journals, observing at the same time that
from the nature of circumstances the amount is
daily subject to rapid deductions, both from the
sword and sickness ; and further, that in making
the recapitulation we believe we have rather over
than under rated the amount. _

...--
The following is a detail of the forces at the dis-
posal of PrinceMenschikoff, after being joined by
tho remainder of General Dannenberg's corps on
the 3d of November.
FOUB.TH CORPS (GENERAL DANNENBRRG).
INFANTRY.
10th Division (Lieut.-General Soimenoff).
Brigades. Regiments. Battalions. Bayenets.
Ist Ykaterinburg, 19th line 4
Ist Tobolsk. 20th line
2d Tomsk, 19th light
2d Koliwah, 20th light
11th Division (Lieut.-General Pauloff, or Popoff).
Ist Selenginsk, 21st line
lst Yakus, 22d line
2d Oschotz, 21st light
2d Kamschatzka, 22d light 4
let Azoff, 23d line
Ist Dnieper, 24th line
Ukrain, 23d light
_ . . .. . .

,
Odessa, 24th light
Ith Rifles

49 29,400

CAVALRY.
4th Light Division (Lieut.-General Nierod).
Brigades. Regiments. Squadrons. Sabres.
Ist Bug Lancers, 9th.. 8 BOO
Ist Odessa, 10th 8 BOO
2d Ashtir3k Hussars, 9th 8 BOO
2d Alexandroff ditto, 10th .... 8 BOO

32 3,200
ARTILLERY, RAPPERS, AND TRAIN.

One division-4 brigades, 14 batteries of 10 guns
each, equal to 140 2,800
Sappers and miners, 1 battalion
Train, ambulances, &c.

RECAPITULATION.

Bayonets
Sabres and lances

4,400

Artillerymen
Sappers, train, &e.

..29,400
3,200

. 2,800
_ 1,600

Total 37,000
FIFTH CORPS (LIEUT.-GENERAL LUDERS, WHO IS IN

BESSARABIA.)
14th Divisiont (Lieut.-General Moller).

Brigades. Regiments. Battalions. Bayonets.
Ist
Ist
One brigade of reserve battalions ... 8

16

ARTILLERY.
1 brigade, 4 batteries, equal to 40 guns, 800 gunners,

RECAPITULATION.

Bayonets
Gunners, &c.
SIXTH CORPS (GENERAL PRINCE GORTSCHAKOFF).

INFANTRY.
16th Division (Lieut.• General Ywitinsky).

Brigades. Regiments. Battalions. Bayonets.
lst
Ist
2d
2d
Ist
Ist
2d
2d
6th Rifles

33 19,800

CAVALRY.
Gth. Division (Major-General Chaletski).
Brigades. Regiments. Squadrons, Sabres,
2d Kieft', 11th Hussars 8
2d lngermannland, 12th Hussars 8

16 1,500

ARTILLERY.
3 brigadeg; 10 batteries, equal to 100 guns, 2,000

gunners.
3.ECAPITI7LATIOY.

Bayoxets
Sabres

Gunners, &c.
Sappers and train

19,800
1,500

2;000
1,400

Total 24,700
CAVALRY DESIGNATIM AS lESERVIL

Divisiva of Lancers (Lieut.-General Korff).
Brigades. Regiments. Squadrons. Lances
Ist ...... Archduke Leopold
let
2d
2d
Combined (Lieut.-General Ruifsoff).
let
lst

8
8

Total 4B 5,400
Don and 'Ural Cossacks, 8 pulks, 48. sotnias...s,ooo

RECAPITULATION.
Reserve Lancers 5,400
Cossacks
Gunners 960

Total..

11,360§
TIOMME ARTILLERY (LIGHT AND HEAVY.)

5 batteries, equal to 48 guns, with 960 gunner.

MARINES.
The force of this arm allotted to the divisions of
the fleet at Sebastopol amounts to 8 battalions
of 1,000 each on paper, but they do not muster
more than 550 each
A battalion of Black Sea line Rifles has also joined,
and is about 600 strong 6OO

Total..

arcAriTc-LITION.
INFANTRY.

5,000

Divisions. Brigades. Regts. Battalions. Bayonets.
4th corps 3
sth corps .... 1
6th corps ..... 2
Black Sea (Tchernamera) Rifles 1
Marines ... 8

Total muskets
CAVALRY.
Divisions. BrigaciLs. Refits. Squaclus.
4th corps .__ .. 1 ... 2 ... 4 ... 32
6th corps 0 ... 1 ... 2 ... 16
Reserve
Lancers....... 1 ... 2
Combined
Lancers.— ... 0 ... 1
Cossacks .. 0 ... 0

. C 3,800

4 ... 32

. 2 ... 16 ...
. 8 ... 48k ...

Sabres.
3,200
1,500

3,600

1,800
5,000

Total sabr©s 15,100
~t3,TILLERY.II _ _

Guns, Gunners.
4th corps, 14 batteries
sth corps, 4 batteries
6th corps, 10 batteries
Cavalry and Cossacks, 5 batteries 48 ... 960

328 ... 6,640

SAPPERS AND TRAIN.

Sappers, 3 battalions
Train

3fen.
2,400
2,400

4,800

GENERAL RECAPITULATION.
Bayonets
Sabres and lances
Gunners, &c., with 328 guns, subject
to be reduced to 248 if Dannenberg's
eight battteries have not arrived ... 6,400
SajDpers and train

General total of all denominations ... 90,100

* Averaging battalions at 600 effective bayonets.

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t The 13th division is in Asia Minor. Half of the 14th
and the 15th and the whole of the 4th divisioa of cavalry,
and 4th Rifl• battalion, are in Bessarabia.

T. The 2- divisions of this corps were the principal suf-
ferers at the Alma, and we overrate the numbers in giving
them at 600, as the Journal de St. Petersburg affirms that
no battalion on that day had more than 700 men.

§ It is nob quite certain whether a brigade of the reserve
Dragoons drilled to fight on foot have or have net joined.
If they have, 2,800 sabros must be added.

II We give the amount of guns and men approxima-
tively as they belong to the corps and divisions, but there
is every reason to believe that the batteries belonging to
Dannenberg's 10th and 11th divisions, that is, eighty
pieces, have not yet arrived.

THE STOE3I AND THE TELEGRAPH.—Besides the tele•
graphic line between Vienna and Cronstadt, that be-
tween Vienna and Berlin was damaged by the late
storm on the 16th, and electric communication between
those two capitals was interrupted.