The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-15 00:00:00

REINFORCEMENT FOR TFIE CRIMEA.

It is intended to send to the Crimea ono more battalion
of the Guards, the 97th Regiment from the Pirasus, the
62d from Gallipoli, the 31th from Malta, the 71st from
Corfu, the 82d from Edinburgh, and the 90th from Ireland.
There will bo no difficulty, we understand, in obtaining
the services of any amount of militia that may be required
to do garrison duty in the fortresses thus left ungarrisoned,
so that this very .considerable reinforcement can be sent
without running any risk, or stripping the empire of any
of its necessary. defences, nor are the means wanting of
supplying this great additional drain on our resources. Not-
withstanding the Peace Society, notwithstanding the in-
creased demand for labourin all trades and occupations, we
are recruiting at the rate of 1,000 men a• week, and have as
little fear of wanting the raw material of soldiers as if
we had a legion of spies and a whole army of crimps to
enforce the utmost rigours of conscription. The martial
and adventurous spirit of the nation is roused by the stir-
ring tidings which almost every post brings to our shores;
and the service has regained in the midst of a bloody and
desperate war that popularity which it was in some danger
of losing in the piping times of peace. The cavalry regi-
ments at home will not be sent abroad, but will serve as
training schools for the recruits of the regiments on foreign
service. It is intended to raise each troop to 75 men, and
to add two troops to each regiment, which will give a total
increase of 1,500 sabres to the force in the Crimea ; and,
besides, all deficiency occasioned by casualties is to be made
up. It is proposed to purchase for the use of the cavalry
seasoned horses instead of three-year-olds, as better able to
hear the fatigues and privations of a campaign, and less
liable to injary by a long voyage,
The total reinforcement now proceeding to the British
army in the Crimea, or on the point of embarkation, is
about 7,000. It is anticipated that a considerable addition
will be made to that number.

THE TRANSPORTS FOR THE CRIMEA.. •
PORTSMOUTH, Tuesday.—The impatience and anger de-
picted in every countenance at the slothfulness and inac-
tivity of the Government, in not sending out the reinforce-
ments so urgent at the present moment, are sufficiently
manifested at this port.
The same question is put by every one—" Are our gal-
lant and hard-pressed troops to porish without succour and
timely support?" Why we have at this port the Ajar,
60, screw, which could carry 800 soldiers; the Dddaunt 500 ;less,
screw, which could carry 600 ; the Leopard, pale,
the Hocla, 300; the Dee, 300—between 2,000 and 3,000
men within twenty hours. Why not, then, 1,000 of our
heavy cavalry, the household troops, be instantly for-
warded to the Crimea?
The Southampton noble merchant-steamers could take
out the whole of the horses, whilst the war-steamers could
receive the men. Not an hour ought to be lost, more par-
ticularly when we have the means at hand.

Orders have been given to fit up arrangements for 1,000
troops as soon as the Royal Albert, LI, screw, arrives at
Portsmouth.

Tho large ocean paddle-wheel steamer Europa, forming
ono of the Canard Company's British and North American
mail steamers, has been taken up by Government for the
conveyance of troops to the seat of war. She will proceed
to Dublin at the end of the week for the purpose of embark-
log the 90th Regiment, at present stationed in Ireland.
The screw-steamer Alps, forming one of the Cunard
Company's supplemental vessels, has been despatched from
Liverpool to France, for the purpose of embarking French
troops at Toulon for conveyance to the seat of war, whither
she will proceed direct.
There are several steamers at Liverpool undergoing in-
spection, preparatory to their appropriation as troop-ships
for the conveyance of soldiers to the Crimea.