The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-03 00:00:00

Despatch from General Sir W. Codrington

(From a Supplement to the Gazette of last Evening.)
WAR DEPARTMENT, MAY 3.

Lord Panmure has received a despatch, of which the
following is a copy, addressed to his lordship by General
Sir William Codrington, K.C.B.
SEBASTOPOL, Amur, 19, 1856.
My Lord,—On the 12th instant General Luders sent
an answer to my letter as to the entrance of our vessels
into the harbour. It was to the effect that he had re-
ceived orders to place nu impediment in the way of
vessels of any description entering the harbour of St.
bastopol. I accordingly informed Admiral Fremantle ;
and on the 14th instant he proceeded to the harbour,
with hii flag on board her Majesty's ship Banshee, and,
passing through the lines of wreck, anchored inside
the quay of Fort Paul. Having met the Admiral in
the dock-yard, we went up the harbour in a small
steamboat, and, passing also along the north side, landed
at Fort Constantine, receiving all civility and attention
on the part of the Russian officers.
General Luders had invited Marshal Pelissier, General
La Marmora, and myself to meet him at Traktir-bridge at
12 o'clock on the 13th inst., in order that we might ac-
company him to a breakfast on the Mackenzie Heights.
The meeting accordingly took place. General Luders,
with a large staff of Russian officers, was received in
the French lines by a Guard of Honour, and with
a salute of Artillery, after which, followed by many
officers of the Allied and and Russian Armies, we
crossed the river and the plain of the Tcberhnaya, and
ascended the heights of Mackenzie, at the road by which
our Army came to Balaklava on the flank march from
the Belbek in September, 1854.

About 6,000 infantry and one battery of Artillery,
the division of General Vassilitzky, were paraded and
marched past ; a short distance further on the heights,
a large and ornamented marquee had been pitched, in
which we were the guests of General Loden', and
nothing could exceed the courtesy and attention of all
the officers of the Russian army.
On the 15th General Luders came, with many Rus-
sian officers, to Marshal Pelissier's to breakfast, and to
be present at some races ; it is needless to say that their
reception was as cordial and the attention as kind as
that shown to us in toe Russian camp. The afternoon
was passed at the course in the neighbourhood of the
Monastery of St. George, where the races and a Car-
rowel of the Cbasseurs d'Atrique finished the day.
On the 17th, Marshal Pelissier reviewed the Frenoh
army on the range of heights near the Monastery of St.
George.

From all sides from Kamiesch at some distance on
the west, from the Fedachine, and the inner heights on
the plain of Balaklava, and from the nearer camps be-
low us, we saw the French columns, with their artillery,
pass over the undulating ground below to the concen-
tration upon their position on the heights.

At 11 o'clock we met Gen. Ludersat the Col-de-Ba-
laklava, and, riding up the steep hill above it, we passed
along the line of columns extending, in more open order
than we generally form, a distance of about two miles
and a half. The army then marched past, 88 battalions,
5 regiments of Cavalry, Siege Artillerymen, Sappers,
and 198 guns—the defile of this fine Army lasting till
tire p.m.

General Luders then came to luncheon at the English
head-quarters. The general officers of our army had
been invited, and Marshal Pelissier, with many French
officers, and General La Marmora, with Sardinian offi-
cera, were good enough to meet General Luders at this
house. Your lordship is aware that the Sardinian army
is partly embarked, and the remainder getting ready to
leave the Crimea.

The English army was formed at a short distance in
front of tuese head-quarters ; the Siege Train and the
Sappers on the right of the Infantry • 49 battalions in
contiguous quarter distance columns of regiments ; two
troops of liorhe Artillery and five batteries on the ri
of the line—in all 86 guns. Two regiments of the Land
Transport Corps were complete, and in good order in
rear.

General Luders rode down the line, accompanied by
a large assembly of Russian, French, and Sardinian
officers, and the troops also marched past him. I have the
satisfaction of assuring your lordship of the steady, the
good, the healthy appearance of the army ; of its very
apparant efficiency in every branch ; of the order, quiet-
ness, and regu►arity with whinl every regiment passed
by ; and it was a subject of pride to us all to feel
that such was tha appearance of the Army of England in
the Crimea.

General Luders returned to Batschi Serai, having ex-
pressed himself much gratified at the attention shown
him by the Allit u.--I have, &c.,
W. J. CODRINGTON, General Commanding.
The Lord Panmure, &c., &c.

Sporting Intelligence.

NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING.

FRIDAY.
Sweepstakes of 100 sovs each, b ft, for 3-yr-olds ; colts,
Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 21b. Bretby Stakes course (6

furlongs). 8 subs.
Mr. Combo's Pitapat, by Alarm, Bst 71b(Bartholomew) 1
Duke of Bedford's Walmer, Bst 71b (S. Rogers) 2
Mr. J. M. Stanley's Porto Rico, Bst lib ...(Ashmall) 3
The following also ran :—Plentiful, colt by Bird-
catcher, and Tyrius.
Betting.-5 to 4 agst Pitapat, sto 2 agst Porto Rico,
5 to 1 agst Walmer.
Won by a neck ; a length between the second and
third. Tyrius was a bad fourth ; Maid of Masham colt
was fifth, and Plentiful last. Porto Rico struck into the
beefs of Pitapat, near the chair, causing him to run out
at the finish.

Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 sous each, for 3-yr-olds and
upwards. DM. (7 fur. 201 yds.) 5 subs.
Mr. Payne's Boer, 5 yrs, Bst slb (Flatman) 1
Mr. W. Robinson's Newbold, 5 yrs, Bst 71b (Quinton) 2
Mr. Batson's Heresy f, 3 yrs, 7st (J. Steggleb) 3
Betting-6 to 4on Boer, sto 2 agst Heresy t, 4to 1
agst Newbold.
Won easily by two lengths.

The Newmarket Stakes, a subscription of 50 soya each,
h ft, for 3-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Est 21b • the
second to save his stake. D.M. (7 fur. 201 yds.) 13
subs.
Mr. G. W. Fitzvvilliam's Wentworth, Est 71b (A.. Day) 1
Lord Exeter's Peter Flat, Bst 71b (Flatman) 2
Sir R. Pigot's Prioress o, Bst 71h (J. Mann) 3
Betting-7 and Btol on Wentworth.
The favourite made most of the running, and won
cleverly by three•quarters of a length ; about four lengths
separated the second from the third.
Sweepstakes of 10 soya each ; for 2-yr-olds, Est 71b ;
3-yr-olds, Bst 71b; mares and geldings allowed 31b.
The winner to be sold for 50 sovs, if demanded, &c.
First half of Ab. Mile (3 fur. 215 ids.). 6 subs.
Mr. Watson's Speculator, 2 yrs, Est 71b (Plumb) 1
Mr. W. Day's Whiteface, 2 yrs, Est 71b (Fordham) 2
Mr. Swan's Hardwick, 2 yrs, Est lib (J. Rogers) 3
The following also ran :—Petrma, Goblin, and Little
Emma.
Betting-5 to 2 agst Speculator, 3to 1 agst White-
face, 5 to 1 agst Hardwick.
Won by a length ; half a length between the second
and third. Good fourth. The winner was claimed by
Mr. W. Day.
Sweepstakes of 300 soya. each, h ft, for 3-yr-olds ; colts,
Bit 71b; fillies, Bst Sib. Ab. Mile (7 furlongs 212
yards). 5 subs.
Capt. White's Falstaff, Bst 71b (Flatman) 1
Duke of Bedford's Tyre Bst 71b (S. Rogers) 2
Betting-5 to 4on Tyre. Won by half a length.
Handicap Plate of 50 toys.. for 3-yr-olds and upwards.
Bretby Stakes Course (6 furlongs).
Lord Clifden's Bishop of Osnaburg, 3 yrs, Est 41b
(Fordham) 1
Mr. Robinson's Alcyone, 4 yrs, 7st 71b ...... (Quintin) 2
Mr. Dugdale's lona, 6 yrs, 6st 71'o (Musgrove) 3
The following also ran—Cineas, Falcon, Glendower,
Icarus, f by Venison, f by Sir Hercules.
Betting-6 to 4 agst Bishop of Osnaburg, 4to 1 apt
Glendower, 6 to 1 agst Alcyone, 7 to 1 eget Falcon.
Won easily by a length ; a head between the second
and third ; Glendower was a good fourth, Cineas and
Falcon, well np with him, were next.
The weather was still very cold, but dry. The attend-
ance of company for a "last day" was exceedingly good.
The race for the Newmarket Stakes was the principal
feature of interest and importance. Wentworth, the
leading favourite for the Derby, achieved a victory in a
style which scarcely pleased the cognoscenti. After the
race he receded to 7 to 2 in the Derby betting.
The racing commenced at 12 o'clock, and terminated
at half-past 2. Most of the company availed themselves
of the "special" to town, which was despatched from
Newmarket about an hour after the last race, under the
superintendence of Mr. Watt, of the traffic department.
The journey was very satisfactorily performed in about
two hours and a half.

Count Montalembert has been authorised by the
Corps Legislatif to print and put into circulation the
speech delivered by him upon the affair of the electoral
bulletins ; the reproduction, however, is to be strictly
confined to the analysis contained in the proces•verbal
published by the Afoniteur.