The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-01 00:00:00

Ci-t-mp, iSebastopol, April 15.
Sunday broke with a cloudless sky--a day completely
suited for the grand military spectacle which was to take
place; Few, however; hail been informed of the event,
and English bat-ponies were more scarce than usual at such
scenes. By 10 o'clock in the morning the initiated feet;
began to leave our positiOn for the northern heights by
tin co routes, viz., over the Inkernaan-bridge and causeway,
Over Traktir-bridae, and over the Sardinian-bridge. The
first and third were flee to horsemen and,",foot-passengers
d i'ring the entire day, but the,Trak.tir was closed, by order
of the French,. between 10. and '1 o'clock, to all who did
not accompany the allie,-1 commanders and their staff.
Tao road I took was by the newly-repaired woodeu Inker-
man-bridge, which leads to the carmenay,' at the end of
which the Ruesians to this day keep an advtipce picket in-
side a small earthen 'ambuscade. ' -Following the track
which leads to khe north-east, I ascended through steep
' wooded glens ere and
,there swept, by batteries almostconcealed. iii'flae brush wood, in roar Of% the Spur Battery on
the Conical-hill and the most advanced. Russian telegraph
to Mackenzie's Farm. OU arriving at this. point General
Luders, the Russian commander-in-ohicf, his aide-de-camp
Major Wohruian, and his chief. of the etaff (actiag), Gen.,
Nepoquvitchisky, a Pole, followed by n numerous staff,
several Russian carriages, ono captaining- the wife of a asp-
;taiit cf lancirs (Tinian), and also the wife of
.a lieutenaat,
of;the staff, were in the act of leaving the Tinktir-britigf to,
meet their gueets and escort thorn back to t 4,, head-quarters:
of the 11th division. The gttard attending them on the
occasion consisted of nine Cossacks of the oriniea,diesiad
in scarlet, holding long red lances ; 28 gendarmes dressed iu
bright blue, riding on grey horses; and. 20 Cossacks of tlhe
Dan, with long spears. mouated on their rough shaggy
posies. On this Is ntege arriving within view of the bridge
a salute was fired by our allies. This salute was repeated
by the Russians from their grand battery—Nos. 44, 45,
46, and 47—the moment the cavalcade appeared in sight
returning. An ither Lail hour brought them to the head-
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quarters of the 11th Division, wheio they were receiied •
b'Y LiaatenatiOesineral_reFialey, his three aides-de-ea rn p
—Lieutenant Yarottky,. Prince Cothouben, and Captain
Tcbernaief, Colonel on the Staff Sabler, a young engineer
of the Gaard, several other staff olicers. and a guard of
honour—three deep, drawn up in line-120 strong, fur-
nished by the 21st Regiment, being the first of the 11th
.Division. On arriving at this point the band played a
national ai , the guarepresentaal arms and cheered. Mat-
shal Pelissier, who was riding a superb black charger, with
long bang tail, the trappings being of gold ant the holsters
and saddlecloth of leopard :kin, headed the procession,
taking off his cocked hat on the occasion. Behind him
was General Luders, who likewise rode on a black charger,
bearing an Astrachan black saddlecloth, having the Em-
peror's cipher on each corner. This noted soldier is by
birth a German. With his helmet on he appeers about
40, but when I was nearer to him afterwards, in the mar-
quee, he struck me as being about 50 years of age. His
hair is short and thin, and of a greyish tinge. His figure
is stout, although he is above the middle height. On his
breast he wore six medals or crosses, and five stars ; and
here I may mention that the Russians appear to be deco-
rated for everything. Most of the soldiers wear from five
to eight , r lers ; some I saw with sixteen ; and they all
were rewarded with a Silistria cross and a Sebastopol cir-
cular medal, the ribard being the same for both. After
General Luders there fellow:CI in line Sir William Oka,
riugton, who was dressed, as all his staff were, in a plain
blue frock coat, with cocked hat and sword, General Della
Marmora, Sir Hugh Rose, General Windham, &c. Then
cause the different aides-de-camp, among whom I noticed
Captain Ponsenhy, Hall, and Earle, the whole winding up
with several officers, English French and Sardinian, who
were not on duty, and therefore ought not to have been
there—an escort of the 11th Hussars, about 15 in number,
a like n-unber of the Chasseurs d'Afrique, and the Russian
escort I have before mentioned.
"By this time the Russian troops had formed up in
close columns of companies, each containing 75 men, three
deep, with the exception of the last two, which were only
two deep. Each of the ten battalions had its standard, its
baud or bugles, its twa small banners, and consisted of 10
companies or 700 men. On the right was a complete field-
battery of eight guns, with eight ammunition waggons.
The horses were in capital condition, and the whole of the
fittings appeared to be in good order. As the comman-
ders-in-chief rode down the line, followed by a crowd of
horsemen, each band and bugles struck rip, the soldiers
presenting arms and cheering. After this General Luders,
with his guests, took up his position in front of the mud
huts quite close to the ruins of Mackenzie's Farm, so as to
allow space for the 7,000 infantry to wheel and march past
in open column, with sloped muskets, at a quick pace.
Each battalion consisted of live companies—four of them
being three deep or 150 strong, the sth company (Chas-
seurs) being only two deep or 100 strong. These Chasseurs
do not wear any different uniform, bet are armed with a
rifle which carries 1,200 yards. Heading the division rode
its general, Veselitsky, who has only one arm, and staff;
then followed the general commanding the let brigade,
Major-General Grotenplo, and his staff. This brigade
consisted of the 21st (Selenginski), and 22d (Yakulski)
regiments of the line ; and as the four battalions, each 700
rtrong, marched past to their bands, which were brigaded
together, one could not help being struck with the soldier-
like appearance of the men, the manner in which they
swung their arms, and the air of defiance with which they
strutted and pointed their feet to the ground. The 2d
(Chasseurs) brigade, which had an acting brigadier, was
foliated of six battalions, each 700 strong, not including
officers aid seneonts, and consisted of the 21st (Okhotsk),
and 22d (Kamtschatka) Light Infantry regin:.• its.
The office: commanding the second battalion had
a broken arm. As this brigade passed, one could
not help being struck with the large proportion of
cavalry officers, who commanded not only battalions,
but likewise companies. On inquiry, it transpired
that they were officers who had volunteered to serve at
Sebastopol with infantry. How different from our army.
A Russian staff officer, who spoke English besides five other
languages, having among other tutors had an English one
—Mr. Percy Beresforti—told me that the officers suffered
terrinly at the sieve, far more in proportion than the men
or our officers at Alma ; and certainly the best proof of
the truth of his statement was the scarcity of regimental
offisers at this review of the 11th Division, and what there
were being very young. As the battery of artillery which
belonged to the Ilth brigade of the 4th artillery division
went past, ono could not help thinking hoar it is that we
can never bring into the field more than six and nine-
pounders, and yet at Alma and Eupatoria the Russians
nut only had 32-pounders, but succeeded in taking them
away in their retreat ; for, be it remembered, at the former
action we only captured two guns, and we never made use
of any artillery but six-pounders. At this moment, out of
the whole of our 86 gnus in the Crimea there aro only 8
that come under the head of field artillery—viz., four 18-
pounders and four 32-pounder howitzers. On this occasion
the guns were drawn by four horses and'the two-wheel
ammunition carts by three ponies abreast. After the ar-
tillery came the 9 red Cossacks, 28 gendarmes, double ran k,
20 Cossacks of tb.3 Don, and four troops—each 30 strong—
of Cossacks from the Oural. The gendarmes are only armed
with a sword, but all the Cossacks have spears. One pecu-
liarity in the review connected with the officers was, that
none saluted except the mounted commanding officers of
battalions, and that all the senior company officers marched
in the centre instead of on the right, as with us. I have
omitted to mention that GeneralOtchakoff, chief of the 4th
corps d'arinee, accompanied General Luders.
' The moment the Cossacks had gone by the four comman-
ders-in-chief rode to the marquee close by to take luncheon,
and as by this time (2.48), the review having lasted fifty
minutes, they had been nearly four hours on dusty ground
I have little doubt that a glass of champagne was most
refreshing. Witnessing this curious scene, I noticed two
Russian ladies in a carriage, one English lady, Mrs.
B:ine, on horseback, Sir Colin Campbell, Lord William
Paulet, Generals Garrett, Barnard, and Cameron, several
staff, infantry, and artillery officers, and rather a large
number of Highlanders. The moment the commander-in.
chief had entered the marquee a crowd of Russian soldiers
and.mounted officers gathered round to listen to the three
Russian bands, each about 60 strong, which played ad-
mirably, and to look on at some dances got up by four
Russian soldiers—a clarinet, tambourine, and pair of
cymbals being the orchestra. One of these four, a Cos-
sack, stood beautifully on his head, the others dancing
round him. This feat was repeated twice after luncheon
before Sir W. Codrington. Inside the marquee, about 48
feet long by 15, which was white tipped with green, there
were three tables—two rectangular ones, and between them
in the centre, a small horseshoe table. At the centre of
this table sat General Luders, having on his left Marshal
Pelissier, and on his right Gen. Della Marmora. Next to
Marshal Pelissier sat Gen. Codrington. At the two other
tables there sat Gen. Windham, Sir Hugh Rose, and all
the staff. Sir Colin Campbell was asked in, but as he
had to come to the review uninvited he declined, until at
a later time he was again sent for, when he made his ap-
pearance, apparently much to the delight cf Gen. Ludt rs.
The marquee was lined with crimson ; in the centre, round
the pole, were bright-barrelled muskets, which the Rus-
sians always have. At one end was a shield, inatle out of
swords, with the spread eagle in the centre ; and at the
other end a similar shield, made out of bayonets. The
tables were made of deal planks, covered with white table
cloths- There were no chairs or benches, only camp-stools.
As the different toasts were drunk the bawls outside played
suitable airs ; but it always struck me that the soldiers
cheered at the wrong" time, although their guides were
four fellows placed close to tile mouth of the_tera.
All the eatables cud di inl.:ables came from B rkshi-Sergi,
.19,
where General Luders lives, and also the saars_ta.
who wore black coats and white waistcoats,,
Alexander's
Pelissier, in proposing tho Emperor 11
health, alluded to the bravo armies that werereenrvam\‘leesrob:liitl
are now friends. Two different kinds of b t
the table—the black ration bread and the white bread,
like cake. After the company had risen cigars were handed
round, and several officers who had been partaking of a
capital luncheon just outside, at the end of the marquee,
fi om the remains, together with others, were invited in.
It was close upon 5 o'clock before the allied commanders
again mounted their horses, when Gen.Luders and Mar-
shal Pelissier, who was smoking, led, followed by General
Della Marmora, Sir Hugh Ross, Gen. Windham, &c. - Sir
Wm. Codrington and his aides-de-camp keeping in rear
among
the escort, which was the same returning as
coming.

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A correspondent of the Bengal Hurkaru states that a
Suttee has occurred in the Sontal Pergunnahs. The pile
was prepared by the wretched woman herself, apparently
without assistarce, and the body was discovered only
half burnt. The Deputy-CoullniErioner has tonarnenced an
investigation.