The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-13 00:00:00

cers of the Commissariat and four of the Medical Staff,
as follows : . . .

_ .
93d Highlanders—Lieutenant-Colonel Ains je.
'Majors—Bunner and Hays.
Captains—Gordon, Ewart, M'Gowan, Shelton, Max-
well, Ross, Cornwall, and Cathcart.
Lieutenants—Middleton, Dalzell, Burroughs, Stewart,
Clarke, Dawson, Mannish, Turner, Sprot, Stotherd.
Ensigns—Crow Wemyas, Abercromby, Macdonald,
Ewart, and Clayhills.
Lieutenant Macdonald, Adjutant.
Quartermaster Sinclair.
, Paymaster Blake.
Surgeon Brush ; Assistant-Surgeons Sinclair and
Menzies.
892 rank and file, eight women, and four horses.
Assistant-Commissazies-General—Strickland, Smith,
and Mitchell.
Staff-Surgeon Mieklam ; Assistant-Surgeons Ander-
son and Lawson.

Paymaster F. L. Bennett, 44th Regiment.
The ships were all inspected by Staff• Surgeon Dr.
Tice.

Immediately on the arrival of the French steamer
from Marseilles on the morning of the 4th inst., orders
were received for the embarkation of a portion of the
troops, when the 44th Regiment, and three companies of
the 50th—viz., the grenadier company and the sth and
6th companies, made immediate preparation for pro-
ceeding by the Vulcan, Commander Von Donop.
By 5 o'clock the 44th had struck every tent at St.
Clements, and marched to the point of embarkation
under the most cheering auspices. Immense crowds
folloWed, the hand playing lively and appropriate airs.
The men were in high spirits.
The following is the amount of the force that left the
island by the Vulcan :-
44th Regiment—Lieutenant-Colonel the 13.0 n. A. A.
Spencer, Majors C. W. D. Staveley and R. Feilden ;
Captains W. M`Mahon, A. Browne, W. Spring, B.
Fenwick, %V. Faussett, 3. Robinson, J. S. Howard,
and the Hon. C. W. H. Agar ; Lieutenants Greene,
Cooper, Streatfiekl, Preston, Caulfield, Thornton, Flet-
cher, Hon. H. Handcock. and Hoskins ; Ensigns Ing-
ham, Eyre, Wood, Bradford. and Hercy ; Paymaster
Bennett ; Quartermaster , Walsh ; Adjutant Gregory ;
Surgeon Swetteoham ; and Assistant-Sugeons Thomson
and Gibson-923 rank and file.

-50th Regiment.-
- Major Wilton, Captains Hibbert and
Locke, Lieutenants White, Dashwood, and Macfarlane '
Ensigns lambus and Clarke, Surgeon Noott-259 rank
ai,,i file, and 10 women.
General Espinasse, one of the aides-de-camp of Prince
Low, Napoleon, and General of the 2d Brigade of the
French force, accompanied by a numerous staff (14 per-
sons), arrived here on the 4th inst., and left for the East
by the same vessel (Osiris) that conveyed them here.
A grand review took place on the 4th inst. on the
Florian Parade ground, but, owing to the very limited
space, no evolutions were possible, the work being
limited to passing round in battalions in quick time and
in order of review. About 9,000 men were on the
ground—viz., the Grenadier Guards, Fusilier Guards,
and Coldstream Guards ; the 4th, 28th, 33d, 44th, 50th,
77th, and 93d Highlanders, under Brigadier-General
Bentinck. His Excellency the Governor-General Fer-
gusson, Rear-Admiral Stewart, as also General Espinasse
and his suite, were on the ground.

THE INDIAN- ARMY IN TURKEY.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE BUN.

Sts,—lt has caused me some eurprise that, amid the
various communications and suggestions which have

from time to time made their appearance in the public
journals, no allusion should have hitherto been made to
the aid derivable from India in the present conflict be-
tween Russia and Great Britain.
The Government of France has set us a very fair ex-
ample by ordering corps of Spahis and Zouaves from
Algeria to the scene of action. Russia, it is to be pre-
sumed, will not -disdain to employ all the resources which
she can command. Neither will Turkey, or any of the
Powers who may eventually take.part in the contest ;
and, indeed, in the last century, when our military power
in India was inferior both in numbers and efficiency, aad
our p-isition in-that country fir more insecure than at
the present day, it was not thought beneath the dignity
of Great Britain to call in the aid of a large auxiliary
force from that quarter to Egypt. Let us suppose for a
moment that this point is settled, and that it is desired
and willed that a contingent of 60,000 men shall be fur-
nished by the Indian army.
I rnut leave to those better acquainted with minutiae
than myself the task of deciding at which port such a
force might best assemble previously to embarking.
Some would perh•:ps have them rendezvous at Bombay,
others at Kurrachee ; others, again, might prefer. their
embarking by detachments, partly from Calcutta, partly
from Madras, partly from Point de Galle or Colombo.
But, whatever be the ports of embarkation, I presume
there will be little doubt that Bussorah should be the
place of their common destination, . preparatory to com-
mencing their march to Erzerotim.
From Kurrachee to B•ssorah is somewhere about
1,250 miles, which, if steamers can be supplied in suffi-
cient number and tonnage, might be accomplished iu six
(lays ; from Bussorah to Erzeroum is a distance in a
straight line of 750 miles, which, allowing one-fifth for
the sinuosities of the road, would amount to 900 miles—
a three months' journey of very easy marches.
The local knowledge possessed by Mr. Layard,
Colonels Chesney and Rawlinson, aqd many ether gen,
tlemen of high talent awl intelligence, whose travels
have made them familiar with the tract in question,
would enable them to judge more accurately than I can
pretend to do of the nature of the difficulties to be
encountered on the march ; to me it would not seem that
they would be very formidable.

With due deference to these gentlemen, I should pre-
sume that 33 far as Bagdad the Euphrates and Tigris
might be found available for the conveyance, at least, of
the Ordnance stores and heavy baggage, if not of the
per.-onmel of the force. Arrived at Bagdad, I should,
suppose that, if sufficient energy be exerted by the Go-
vernment agents, an adequate number of camels may be
procured ; and, as it would be no part of my plan that
the force should be accompanied by a siege train, the
few wheeled carriages which would be needed, and could
not be obtained on the spot—such as ambulances, &c.—
might either be brought from India, or constructed by
the artificers attached to the park with such aid as the
country afforded.
,The difficulty of conveying horses from India would
be very great, but, as Bagdad and Bussorah are, to
the best of my remembrance, the places from which the
markets of Bombay and Calcutta are regularly supplied
with the finest specimens of these animals, it is perhaps
fair-to suppose that a very large proportion can be ob•
tainable there for the service of the artillery and cavalry
of the expedition. I suppose that 15,000 horses will be
needed, but this knotty point I leave to be solved by
those intrusted with the execution and details, remarking
only that the Arab horse is a peculiarly generous and
docile animal, and easily trained to anything.
It must be understood that all who accompany this
force are to march as lightly equipped as possible, and
all persons must be impressed with the idea that they
will be expected to conform, as nearly as the force of
circumstances demands, to the frugality of the foes whom
they go to encounter. The climate is very different
from that of India, where large tents and a throng of
servants are needed ; 'and the equipment should be re-1
gulated by an European, not by an Indian standard.
A very large proportion of the native infantry of
India, more particularly on the Bengal establishment,
cans:kite of Hindoos of high caste, who, with peculiar
prejudices and observances of their own, to which they
are inveterately attached, are nevertheless full of affection
towards those who know bow to deal with them ; leaders
whom they like and confide in they will follow for ever ;
under those whom they mistrust or dislike they are often
litigious, discontented, and even mutinous ; decision,
strictness, and justice, tempered by discretion, patience,
and kindness, are essential to the management of them ;
they are easily elated by success, and depressed by re-
verses.

Of all riflemen in the world I cannot imagine a more
efficie,it body than the Ghoorkas, and it was always a
subject of marvel and regret to me, that during the Caf-
fre war some 2.000 of this gallant race were not brought
to the scene oc action; but the Government of England
never seem to me to be half alive to the resources of
their Indian possessiOns. The Sikh regiments now en-
rolled in the i•idian ar:ny might probably be found very
useful also; 'and it would lie wise, if they can be induced
to embark, that a large proportion of them should ac-
company the proposed Contingent.
The native cavalry, whether regular or irregular, be-
ing chiefly- composed of Mahomedane, of the Punj-tun-i-
I- or sect, `-itiaiwould no doubt be eager to share in a
conflict Mier': the head of their faith is to be supported
against the Kafir Russ.
The artillery are always kept at their full complement.
and in a constant state of efficiency ; and as one-half at
least of the gunners are Europeans, there can be no doubt
of their availability. . _ _

Much the same may be said of the engineers and sap.
pers and miners; and I apprehend it will be found on
trial that neither of these corps need shrink from compa-
rison with their fellows in any other army.
European infantry and 1,000 European cavalry
irli.Ot i 0
tperhals be spared from India without inconveni
enc', and thns we might have an auxiliary force corn
posed as follows :
Artillery, 120 guns ~.
Gevalry, European
Ditto, Native Regular ...
Ditto, do. Irregular
lufanti y, European
Ditto, Native
Engineers, sappers, and miners, &c.

1;80
1,000

4,000

~ 5,04)0
.. 10,000
35,000
. 3,200

Total .60,000
This is but a rough guess, the intention of which is
more to attract the minds of those who direct such
matters to the subject than to enter into a precise detail
of
p9.rtiFulars. If the project be deemed feasible, there
will, it is to be hoped, he no want of able men to or-
ganise the force without my aid • if not, the less that is
said the better ; but I presume it will' be admitted on
all hands that. in an arduous contest with a powerful
enemy, wherein Great Britain will perhaps be called on
to make many sacrifices, it is better that she should ex-
pend her money in the employment of her own troops
and resources than in subsidising foreio•ners
But now for the results-- ' .
1. The advent of such a force as 1 propose at Bus-
sorah would soon settle the question of Persian alliance
with the Emperor of Russia, for the Shah would find it
much safer to keep up friendly terms with England and
her allies than with their foes ; from a dubious enemy
he would probably become an active partisan.
i
2. People's minds n India have too long been kept
on the qui vice by the cry, "The Russians are coming ;"
and our Hindoo subjects are constantly startled with the
erroneous notion that the Russians are an irresistible
race of giants, against whom the English will be unable
to defend them. The sooner this spell is broken the
better, and there is no method so sure as that of putting,