Washington sentinel., 1854-03-01
forsian SatelIiaente.
War In the East.

ENGLISH PREPARATIONS FOR WAR.-N0t
minute is lost in any of the military depart
ments in eyoking the resources of the country,
and we are glad to perceive that the govern
ment appear to be fully alive to the necessity
of making such demonstration as shall leave
no chance for disaster or defeat The eyes of
the whole world are turned upon the gigantic
scale of our armaments and the alacrity with
which each department springs to the demand
for the munitions of war.
At the Horse-guards and at the admiralty, at
the ordinance office and Somerset house, the
work of preparation is incessant; early and late
the officials are to be found at their posts, and
everybody seems to be working double tides"
we trust with adequate remuneration Tor
their extra services
1t is now well known that considerable
number OF troops are to be sent to the Medi-
terranean and Constantinople forthwith. As
we have stated, the authorities have been in
communication with several steam navigation
companies as to the steam power they might
be enabled to furnish to convey the troops.
Mr. Cunard's company, we believe, cannot spare
any of the ships of their line but, as will be
seen by the following, from our Southampton
correspondent, the Peninsular and Oriental
company are likely to supply the government
with one or more of their splendid ships The
Ripon, it is said, will be one Of the number.
The great screw-ship Himalaya is expected
back in few days from Alexandria, and it is
not at all improbable that her services will be
put in requisition at the earliest moment.
There are also available, if required, cou-
pie of the $500 tons new screw-ships of the
General Screw Company, the Jason and the
Golden Fleece, and these four ships alone, it is
believed, could conveniently take 1000 men.
Give the Himalaya 1000, the Jason and Golden
Fleece 1900 each, and the Ripon l,400, and
these four ships, with their efficient steam
power, will, at the present day, do more service
than thirty of the sailing transports of the
olden time.
We have stated that battalion of guards
are under orders for service in the east. Re-
port sends them away on the 18th instant.
The precise army force, however, we believe is
not yet determined upon; but the commander
in-chief, Lord Hardinge, and the first lord of
the admiralty, Sir James Graham, met to con-
suit on the subject, at the Horse-guards, yes
terday.
1t has been also whispered that three bat
talions of marines, if so many can be mustered,
are to be sent to the eastward, whether to re-
ieve the troops of the line at Gibraltar, Malta,
and Corfu, so as to send $500 men-ofthe-line
further up the Mediterranean, or to be distri-
buted amongst Admiral Dundas's feet, for the
sacking Of Sebastopol, is uncertain. We in
cine to the belief that the marines will take the
place of so many battalions of the line at the
three garrisons above mentioned; for it is only
fair that the army should do regular shore
work, especially if the British forces are to be
brigaded with French troops.
The stores of the royal arsenal, Woolwich,
are now being picked out and fitted for active
service. That which was Mr.. Cobdens horror,
the great number of guns and gun-carriages in
store there, is now the country's best protec-
ton.
The navy, it will be seen. has treble duty.
Not only ships and sailors have the admiralty
to provide, but they have to furnish marines
coast forces, and transports for the conveyance
of the army.
The coastguard force is being collected from
the respective stations and berthed on board
the ships at present fitting out at the ports.
Clothing, hammocks, kit, &C., are to be pro-
vided for this fine and most efficient body of
of gunners and sailors. Here is the nucleus
of the compliments of ten efficient ships of
the line. No country in the world, Russia in
cluded, can match the ability, skill, steadiness,
| and pluck of these fine fellows.
To replace these men in the coast-guard the
Greenwich outpensioners are to be enrolled.
l.
| Piled with the necessary clothing. Fifteen
hundred only, we hear, are to be enrolled at
the present time, and we think it will be rather
difficult to scrape even this number up, the
majority of the most able men being in good
private service.
The feet, it is well known from our daily re-
ports, is being equipped with the greatest pos
sible haste, and we trust very soon to see in
the Downs or Yarmouth roads such a speci-
men of the gigantic strength of England as
will delight our countrymen, astonish our for
eign friends, ard make the enemies of the
peace of the world tremble.
London Morning paper.
1t is understood, It Portsmouth that the
queen will dispense with her yacht for enabling
more than one hundred of the finest sailors in
the world to enter war ship in defence of the
country.
Captain Sheringham, at their request, ad-
dressed a1arge number of watermen and sea-
men, and many enrolled their names for SER
vice; and it is thought that before a month
some thousands of powerful men will be added
to England's naval strength.
EVENTS ON THE DANUBE.-Priyate letters
from Varna, of the 10th ultimo, mention that
about 50 English officers, amateurs, had visited
that place within the last two or three months
from Shumla, and most of them speak in ia.
vorable terms of the Turkish army. One of
these letters contains the following passage:
"You have heard ere this of the victory of the
Turks at Citate, near Kalafat. Here at last
you have battle en- plein clamp, so that it is
not merely behind parapets that they can beat
the Russians. The true account of the Rus
slams lost, in killed and wounded, is between
$500 and 5000; and of the Turks, 800 killed
and 700 wounded" On the 18th Wallachian
general, with two or three American officers,
arrived at Shumla, to take service with the
Turks, since which several French and Sardi-
nian officers have joined headquarters as in
structors of cavalry and infantry. 1t appears
that the affair of Citate has created so much
JOY, and impaired such a feeling of superiority
among the Turkish troops, that they are now
confident that one Turk is able to beat three
Russians. Let US hope that this may be real
ized when thew peyt come To blows II ;u oo,d