The Sun.
London, England, 1854-10-02 00:00:00

the French fleet to sail ; Admiral bundas
made the same signal. to the English fleet.- The two
squadrons were taken iu tow by the steamersl Your
Excellency can scarcely imagine that such a manoeuvre,
rendered so difficult by the crowding of 250 ships which
composed the combined fleets, could be effected without
accidents and even serious damage ; and yet, thattlis to
the skill of the French and English captains, note oc-
curred.

At 7 a.m. the Ville de Paris anchored at the post as-
signed to it ; the rest of the squadron followed the ex-
ample without delay, every frigate showing the greatest
alacrity in discharging the part assigned to it in the
order No. 339, which I had the honour to transmit to
your Excellency. I now transmit the joarnal kept from
hour to hour by First Aide-de-camp Lieutenant Gar-
naud. By glancing over it your Excellency will see
that the directions of this order were almost literally
carried into execution.

Though no enemy was seen on shore, I deemed it ad-
visable to Cause four barges of our three-deckers, armed
with guns and congreve rockets, to anchor immediately
south of the landing-place. I also sent a frigate and
twe swift steamer 3 to cover the landing of the troops-in
case the enemy should appear.
The moment these arrangements for covering the
landing had been made, at a quarter past 8 I ordered
tbe operation to be begun. All the various descriptions
of boats, filled with soldiers, principally of the Ist divi-
sion, pulled for the shore, where the French flag was
already floating, General Canrobert and Admiral Bonet-
Wiilaumez having planted three flags to mark where
each division was to land.

It is now half-past eight, and the landing of the French
troops with their field artillery continues uninterruptedly,
and with prodigious activity.
I transmit to your Excellency a sketch, which may
convey some notion of the scene on the beach.
It is now 9i a.m., and the disembarkation of the Eng-
lish troops is in active progress. A cannonade is heard
in the direction of the Kartcha, three leagues to the south
of where we are. It is a false attack made by five
French frigates or steam corvettes, having troops of the
4th division on board, and three English frigates.

Half-past 12 Noon.—The three divisions and 18 guns
are on shore—that is to say, almost the whole of our
French troops. Every effort is being made, by my
orders, to get ashore a squadron of spahis, the rest of
the field of artillery, and the horses of the staff. The
matshal, who has superintended all these movements on
the deck of the Ville de Paris, will then disembark with
his staff. _ _

It is night, the Fourth Division has arrived from the
Kartelaa. To-morrow morning it will be set on shore,
with the Turkish troops, although the surf which the
west wind causes to break on the shore interposes great
difficulties. The French and English troops are estab-
. .

lished in position between Old. Fort and the point
marked on the map which I transmit to your Excellency.
To-day we complete the landing of the horses and
stores requisite for the army on its march along shore
towards Sebastopol. It will probably start to-morrow,
and I will follow with nine ships of the line and as many
frigates and steamers. The rest of the squadron
returns to Varna to embark 9,000 men and 900 horses.
It i$ probable that the combined army will have its first
combat with the enemy at the passage of the Alma, and
its first battle at the passage of the Balbek. I will
support the operations of the army with the artillery of
our vessels.

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There were no Russian soldiers at Eupatoria, and the
town surrendered at discretion. I have stationed the.
Jena there to make sure of water for the squadron.