The Sun.
London, England, 1854-12-07 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 7, 1854.

THE REINFORCEMENTS.

Detachments cif the 39th, 38th, 14th, and also about 80
of the Rifle Brigade, total about 264, embarked at Ports-
mouth dockyard in steam-tugs early yesterday morning,
and were put on board the steam transport Charity, at
Spithead, for passage to the Crimea.

At noon other detachments, consisting of mon from the
41st, 49th, and 88th, total 227, with five officers, arrived
at Portsmouth from Winchester, and were embarked in
the same vessel, which also carries out a large supply of
stores to the Black Sea.

Oa the departure of the 90th Light Infantry from Dub-
lin for the Crimea, the depot companies only consisted of
183 rank and file, and in the short period of 14 days they
have more than completed their establishment of 400 rank
and file by volunteers irom the 3d (West York), 48th
(Northamptonshire), and the 68th (Cambridgeshire) Regi-
ments of Militia, who cheerfully joined their ranks, toge-
ther with a great many recruits from this city and its
vicinity. Large numbers are still offering themselves for
admission into this gallant regiment ; but, having been
made up to their full strength, they cannot accept of any
more. It is expected that this depot will form a reserve
battalion for active service in the Baltic in the spring of
the ensuing year.

Yesterday morning 114 young mon arrived at the Horse
Guards from Guildford and the western part of the county
of Surrey, having joined the battalion of Guards; 100 re-
cruits for the Guards and regiments of the line also arrived
at the Staff-office, Delahay.street, Westminster, from Ips-
wich. Tie average of the Guards recruits was 5 feet 8
inches in height.

A telegraphici message was received at Devonport on
Tuesday ordering the draft of the 34th regiment, under
orders for the Crimea, to hold themselves in readiness for
embarkation at a moment's notice. It is expected they
will proceed to their destination in the St. Jean D'Acre,
hourly expected at Devonport.

Tke draft of the 17th Regiment from Kilkenny proceeds
to the East under the command of Captain Colthurst,
Major Cole having received leave to travel over land. The
draft of the 17th, along with that of the 89th, will sail
from Cork on the 11th inst., in the Leopard, and not in
the Clyde, as formerly stated. Tho skeleton depot of the
17th, remaining in Kilkenny, is under the command of
Captain Armstrong. It is over 200 strong.
On Monday the depot of the 59th Regiment, comprising
200 men, undtr the command of Captain Montmorency,
left Cork Barracks for Ballincollig, in order to make room
vas.
for other troops who had. arrived, en Mee to the seat of

The 82d Regiment in Edinburgh Castle, now under
orders for the seat of war, has received about 70 recruits.
It is understood that the 6th Carabineers and 7th Dra-
goon Guards will be sent to tke Crimea,

On inquiry yesterday at the Adjutant-General's-office,
Horse Guards, it was ascertained that it was not the in-
tention of Government to withdraw the 10th, Prince of
Wales's Regiment of Hussars, from the Bombay Presi-
dency, in order to augment the cavalry brigade in the
Crimea, as announced in a morning paper on Tuesday
last. It has also been stated that the 87th Foot and the
60th Rifles were to be sent from Bombay to the Crimea.
This has also been found to be erroneous.

The whole of the men belonging tothe 15th Hussars absent
on leave received orders on Thursday, the 30th November,
to rejoin their respective troops at the Exeter and Tops-
ham-road barracks, without a moment's delay.

During the last few days upwards of 200 horses passed
through the metropolis, in charge of detachments of Light
Dragoons, from the northern and eastern counties, en
route for the cavalry depot at Maidstone, where they will
be trained for the service. The animals are nearly all
three-quarters bred, finely shaped, and are principally bays
and browns, with a few greys for trumpeters ; they are
ietended for the re-mounts of the additional troops to
augment the several cavalry regiments in the Crimea. The
average price of each is 281.

Yesterday fatigue parties of the Royal Artillery and the
several detachments forming the garrison of the Tower
were actively engaged in shipping warlike stores, com-
prising Minie rifles, carbines, pistols, sabres, picket posts,
nosebags, and bales of bedding and warm clothing, in
lighters, for conveyance to Woolwich and Deptford, at
which places they will be transhipped to steam-vessels
about to proceed to the seat of war. The London and
foreign contractors for Minie rifles are exerting themselves
to the utmost to make up the deficiency caused by the
apathy of the Birmingham gunmakers, who are now seve-
ral thousand stand of arms in arrear. Contracts have been
entezed into for the supply of a number of rifle carbines, it
being the intention of the Government to arm two light
cavalry regiments (which will be termed Light Dragoon
Riflemen) with this formidable weapon.
Captain Joseph Clarke Child's company, 7th battalion
(recently Major Crofton's company, who is now promoted
to lieutenant-colonel), have receiveti orders to hold them-
selves in readiness to embark during the present week for
Malta, and to roniain there until their services are required
at the seat of war. The company is 140 strong, and eight
women are to be allowed to proceed with the company to
Malts.

in consequence of the difficulty experienced in procuring
proper forage for the cavalry and artillery horses in the
Crimea, the Commissariat are about sending out large
quantities of hay, and the Lady Jane transport is to sail
from the Mersey this day with 400 teas.

During the last few days nearly 800 recruits have been
enlisted by the regiments in garrison, and the recruiting
parties throughout Scotland. In tho Edinburgh district
the number of recruits obtained was about 240, in tke Glas-
gow district nearly 300, in Aberdeen about 75, Dundee
about 70, Perth 40, Fort George about 60, and Stirling
about 50. This has been simultaneous in most of the dis-
tricts with the raising of the Scotch militia, which, with
the exception of some counties where the enrolment has
progressed but slowly, is now woll adranced.

Tho Imporatrice steamer is ordered to proceed to Cork
to embark 1,000 rank and file for the Crimea.
The steam transport Cumberland, No. 151, left Spithead
yesterday with the first load of huts for the Crimea, ship-
ped from Portsmouth.

The Arabia put into Kingstown Harbour en Tuesday
morning for ammunition, and at once proceeded to Mar-
teilles, where she will receive troops on board, and then
make direct for the Crimea.

The screw steamer Metropolitan left Southampton yes-
terday, with lint, linen, and a variety of other articles, for
the hospital at Scutari. She also took wooden houses,
stoves, galvanised felt, shot, camp equipage, boxes of sol-
diers' winter clothing, and edibles for Balaklava.