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annually visited by tempests of the most
destructive kind.
Another account says the expedition
will be made in two successive convoys-
The British and French Armies will be
very nearly equal in strength in the first
expedition. The French army will EN-.
bark about $4,000 infantry and two SQUAD
rons Of cavalry, 300 horses, for they have
not the same number of transports as the
British army. They have also suffered
much more severely from the epidemic-
The English will embark almost all their
infantry, $4,000 men, leaving only two
companies behind them at Varna, and
1000 or 5000 men who are sick and in
valided. The whole brigade Of light cav
airy, l,500 horses, under Lord Cardigan,
will be embarked. The brigade of heavy
cavalry will go by the second expedition,
which cannot reach the Crimea before the
end of September By the second convoy
the French will send 10000 infantry and
two divisions of cavalry now stationed at
Bourgas. A whole Turkish division leaves
with the first expedition, 10000 men,
among whom are 500 cavalry. Mashal de
st. Arnaud will take his passage on board
the Vile de Paris, together with the whole
Of his staff 1t is not known yet on which
ship Lord Raglan will sail perhaps he
may join the Marshal on board the Vile
de Paris. Gen. Canrobert will have the,
honor of landing first with his division !;
and he has expressed wish that an Eng
lish division should land at the same time,
in order that they might fight side BY side
with the men he commands. rct
The Nouvelliste de Marseilles has pub
lished the following letter from Varna
To-day the scourge has disappeared,
the losses have been repaired, and multi
tude of men and beasts are carrying on
board 400 vessels the most formidable en-
gines Of war that have been seen since 1879.
One hundred field guns and 10, 900 gabi-
ons have been already embarked. The
battering artillery Of the English and
Turks is ready. Ours is still on the way,
but is shortly expected. twenty-five thou.
sand English, $4,000 French and 5000
Turks will have embarked within week
on board 80 ships Of the line, go steam
frigates and 800 vessels Of all sizes, which
are to convey them-nobody knows where.
In this l am mistaken, for we all know
that the expedition is directed against Sc
yastopol, but it is only in my next letter
that shall be able to apprise you Of the
place OF landing. In the meantime here Is
the information l have derived from the
best sources, and which you may safely
publish, as ere this letter reaches You the
operations will have commenced. Tho en-
tire army, with the exception Of the cayal.
ry, which has been ordered to recross the
Balkan, is to sail in two divisions for the
Crimea, and to land three leagues to the
north of Sevastopol, on Hat beach 1900
yards in length, between two riyers-s
most eligible point, for the rest Of the shore
offers a succession Of cliffs. It has been
aseertained that the largest ships can ap-
proach within 100 yards Of the shore, upon
which, If the sea be not rough, in less than
three hours, and under the protection Of
1000 guns, $4,000 combatants viii have
been landed with muskets on their shouL
ders, and shovels and pick-axes in their
hands, who, by means Of gabious, will hare
marked out an immense fortress, which i
to receive twenty-days provisions, supplies
Of gunpowder, cannon-balls, grape-shot,
&c. After landing and organizing ambu-
lances. magazines &C., the army wiz
march straight to the citadel, commanding
the right side Of the extensive bay on which
the city is built. There lies the greatest
difficulty for once the citadel in our pos
session, the city, stretching along the
shore. within a distance of less than 9. 900
yards may be bombarded and reduced to
ashes, as Wen as that feet, invisible at sea,
but which really exists. boarded up at tie
extremity of the military harbor. behind
three formidable stockadess and proteoted
bv 100 guns ON the sth of sentamber
if we are favored bv wind and sea' We hope
to commence the attack. lal 6fR'so''s5ig-