The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-19 00:00:00

'of humanity which the Government had proposed to
itselfhad been until now achieved.
At present, the circumstances under which these posts
had been built having changed, it became necessary to
consider that in consequence of their position they had
no land communication with each other, and that their
garrisons, therefore, left completely isolated from the
main body of our forces, could not be of any service in
the general system of our future operations.
On these ground, the Aide-de-Camp General Prince
Mensellikoff was ordered to suppress these posts, after
having withdrawn the garrisons.
Prince Menschikoff has accomplished this service with
the success which accompanies all the operations of the
fleet in the Black Sea.
On the 3d ottlarch he despatched from Ghelendjik
the steamer Molodets, under the flag of Vice-Admiral
S6t6briAeff, towing rowboats ; the Crimea, under the
flag of Rehr-Admiral Panflioff, towing the Mamai tran-
sport ship ; the Odessa, towing the Bzyd ; the Cherso-
nese, towing the Gostogal ; the Boiets, towing the Ko-
dos ; the Aitegoutch, towing the Ts6mes ; and the Argo-
naute, towing rowboats.
In coasting along the shores of Cir Cassia, and when-
ever they arrived opposite a post, they left the vessels
necessary for the embarkation of the garrisons ; but oie
approaching Navaghinsk two steamers, the one French,
the other English, were signalled. The embarkation
was suspended, and measures were taken to prepare
for action ; however, the enemy's ships remained in the
offing, passed before ours, and the embarkation was re-
sumed.

In the m eantime, opposite the post Wliaminoff, these
two steamers stopped the hired transport Bzyb ; two
officers hailed her and addresSed to her commander,
Lieutenant Tchebyscheff, the following qUestions :
" What steamers have you seen near the post of Na-
vaghinsh ?" Answer—" Some Russian steamers of war."
" What are they doing at that point ?". Answer--
, "There is an Admiral there, and he has not told me
his instructions.
" Who is burning the posts, you or the Circassians ?"
Answer—" We."
" Why do you burn them ?" Answer—" Because
such is the order given."
"Where in your fleet ?" Answer—"l don't know,
but I believe it to be at sea, and very near."
After hav'tng received these answers, the two steamers
departed, hri'ving described themselves as the Mogador
and the Sampson.
On the with the whole expedition anchored at Novo-
rosslisk, wh ere it disembarked the garrison of the posts
of Navaghirnsk, Golovine, Lazareff, Veliaininoff, Ten-
ghinsk, and Novotroitsk.
Storms h: id prevented the Squadron of Rear-Admiral
Voukotitch embarking the garrison of the post of St.
Esprit. The removal of the garrison took place between
the 9th and 10th by means of the steamer Gromouosseis,
aboard which was sent Colonel Skolkoff, aide-de-camp
of the Ernie iron
From all these posts, besides the garrisons, whibh
make up an effective force of 5,000 men, they embarked
all the families of the soldiers, the workmen, and a great
part of the :stores of the Crown. The rest, as well as
the buildings, were burnt, and the fortifications were
blown up.
Our milit try resources have thus been augmented by
importantan body of picked troops, accustomed to war
by long service in the centre of an unsubdued country.
This con Arms the news brought by telegraph to
London so me time ago, that the Russians had suc-
ceeded, while the combined fleets remained at
Beycos, in. removing their troops from the posts
established on the Circassian coast of the Black Sea.
It will be recollected that Earl Clarendon contra-
dicted, in -the House of Lords, the accuracy of all
the reports circulated to this effect.