The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-16 00:00:00

THE BLACK SEA_

The Siecle has the following on the expedition to
the Crimea :

" The delay which took place in the departure of the
first part of the expeditionary army to the Crimea is ex-
plained by the violent winds which prevailed in the
Bosphorus up to the 27th ult. On the 29th only,
the north-west wind suddenly changed, and the in-
habitants of Constantinople had before them the
imposing spectacle of 300 transports passing the
Bosphorus by the aid of towing-vessels, and car-
rying stores, ammunition, and provisions of every kind
to the troops who are to land on the coasts of the
Crimea. The question of supplying an army carried to
a country which the enemy has had full time to devas-
tate systematically is of so great importance that it can
very well be comprehended that the Generals-in-Chief
were unwilling to precipitate anything. We conceive,
therefore, very well that, in order to give confidence to
the country, the official journal published -yesterday this
long detail of all the measures which have been
taken to prevent the army from running any risk of
failure from a want of material means. Not merely
provisions, medicaments, clothes, linen, and shoes
are necessary for the army ; it wants also field artil-
lery to fight, heavy artillery for siege, sand-bags, ga-
bions to entrench themselves, fascines to fill up the
ditches, ladders to scale the breaches, and, in fine,
thousands of hollow or solid projectiles, the latter
to beat down the walls, and others to carry disorder and
death into the enemy's ranks, and fire into his buildings
and fleets. It is a grave affair to transport, ready for
combats of every kind, an army of 80,000 men to a terri;
tory where an adversary equal if not superior in number,
and long prepared for resistance awaits it. All who are
farniiiar with the military history of the last sixty
years know that the siege of St. Jean d'Acre failed for
want of three or four guns of large calibre. Bonaparte
had ordered Admiral Perrd to bring some. The Ad-
miral was killed when endeavouring to pass through the
English fleet, the guns did not arrive, and the eastern
world did not receive that great modification, calculated
to conduct it 50 years ago to the material and moral
progress which the armies of France and England, then
euemies, but now firm friends, are bringing to it."
Advices from Odessa, to the sth inst., have come
to hand. The communication with Sebastopol
was uninterrupted. Prince Menschikoff was under-
stood to be unwell. A landing appeared to be an-
ticipated at Ozakoff or Cherson ; the preparations
going on there for the reception of the enemy are
reported to be most formidal•le.

THE PR ENCIPALITIES.
The intelligence from Bucharest reaches to the
Bth inst. Count Coronini was going in a few days
to Luczawa, from whence the Imperial troops will
enter Moldavia. A great number of deputations of
the inhabitants of Bucharest have waited on him,
and were received in the most friendly manner.
The Austrian troops are mostly guar tered in private;
their discipline and good conduct are much lauded
bythe Wallachians. The civilauthoritiesaredirocted
to refer all matters relating to the occupation to the
Austrian commander. The proclamation of Baron
Bess to the Wallachians was posted on the walls
of Bucharest on the 4th inst., and has not since
been removed. Omer Pacha, Dervish Pacha, and
Count Coronini have exchanged visits. The best
understanding exists between the Austrian and
Turkish commanders, and all the reports that have
been spread to the contrary we now understand to
be without foundation.