The Sun.
London, England, 1854-10-28 00:00:00

ARRIVALS, &c., AT MALTA.

A letter from Malta, dated 21st of October, says
" Our dull island is once again animated by the con-
tinued arrival of troops from France, forming part of the
large contingent of 25,000 men, currently reported as
preparing for the seat of war.
" Her Majesty's sere vr line-of-battle ship Algiers arrived
from Plymouth on the 12th, and after taking in some
large fiat-bottomed boats fur the landing of troops, took
her departure for the Crimea on the 14th, followed on the
same afternoon by her Majesty's steam corvette Fury,
which returned on the 11th from Marseilles, whither she
conveyed the official accounts of the battle of the Alma.
The Longsor, French postal steamer, arrived from Mar-
seilles (having had to put into Hyeres from stress of
weather) on the 17th, and left for Syra, Smyrna, aryl
Constantinople, on the same day, having on board 358
rank and file of the French army. The Caire, Frenct.
postal steamer, also from Marseilles, arrived on the 17th,
bringing 443 rank and file, with whom she proceeded
to Constantinople on the 18th ; on which day the Nil,
another French postal steamer, arrived from Marseille,
bringing other 411 rank and file, and proceeded on the
same day to Constantinople.
"Among the English, the last few days has brough'
the stearwlip Faith, and this morning the Gladiator
steam-sloop, with artillery draughts. The former had
on board Assistant-Surgeon Protheroe, Messrs. Stewart.
Fernandus, Philpotts, and Moore, with 71 rank and
file, Royal Artillery ; the latter, Assistant-Surgeon
Johnson, 68th Regiment, Captain Younghusband,
Lieutenant Tucker, and 154 gunners, Royal Artillery.
" The screw-steamer Syrian, from Liverpool, arrived
in part yesterday morning, having made an excellent run
out.
" The arrival of the French mail-steamer yesterday
morning from the Levant brings us no news of any
exciting importance.
"The deadly effects of the gallant affair of the Alma
are becoming more and more apparent, and numerous
are the arrivals of the wounded. A few days age one
of the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ships
arrived with 600 wounded, under the care of two artny
and one navy surgeons, assisted by the medical officer
attached to the ship. An idea of the desperate nature
of the wounds received may be collected from the fact
that on the passage one of the medical officers performed
the operation of amputating the leg of 20 of the suf-
ferers.
" The Banshee reached Constantinople on the 15th,
with dates of the 13th from the Crimea.
"The Inflexible and Sidon (English), with the Caton
and Cacique (French), have been engaged at the mouth
of the Dnieper in cannonading the Russian forts, San
Nicolao, and another in the town. The Russians fired
hot shot at a distance of 5,600 yards, but the firing wat,
not good, falling generally short of the mark, but at
times the eliot fell near 'and passed between the mast
heads of the vessels engaged. Luckily the loss on our
side was nothing. One of their shot went through
the funnel of the Sidon. The principal object of tilt.
vessels taking !up the position was to cut off the
body of the relief marching towards Sebastopol.
In this they were quite successful, for they were turned
at the Lake of Dovinoski, and again at the lake of At-
jalik, and the squadron, following them along the coast,
has not only harassed them very considerably, but has,
as a matter of course, delayed from day to day the union
of the reinforcement to the besieged army in Sebastopol.

On Wednesday morning the Cork river steam-vessels
Prince, Prince Arthur, and Royal Alice, commenced
taking down draughts of the following regiments to the
Jura, transport steamer, Captain Wickman, bound for
Constantinople :-200 of the 55th (the Westmoreland),
100 of the 30th (Cambridgeshire), 100 of the 33d (the
Duke of Wellington's), 100 of the 41st (the Welsh), 100
of the 47th (Lancashire), 100 of the 50th'(Queen's Own),
80 of the 68th (Durham Light Infantry), 130 of the 49th
(Princess Charlotte's), 250 of the 57th (West Middle-
sex), 63 of the 63d (West Suffolk), all under the com-
mand of Captain M`Quarry. The draughts were all in
fine order, considering the circumstances under whicl,
they were embarked, many of the men being but a short
time enlisted. The band of the 91st Regiment accom-
panied them to the quay, and, before the steamer left,
three hearty cheers were given for the Queen. Twenty
medical officers sail with the troops. The Jura trans-
port is one of the longest and most powerful steam-
vessels afloat, being 40 feet longer than the Great Bri•
tain, and interior in size to none but the Himalaya. Her
engines are of- 500-horse power, and she is fitted up
with every requisite for her voyage. She is registered
at 2,100 tons, which is said to equal 3,000 tons burden.