New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-09-29
THE EXPEDITION TO sEvAsTOpOL.


key 10 be most useful in country whore the spoken
language bears much resemblance TO their own. II
lis probable that, should events require it, sdd-
ana force of French will be directed to the seat Of
n ~ from the other points where they at present
ktatOned. The smailness of the French contingent is
10 son extent the effect of the terrible ordeal through
(which the army of Marshal St Armand has passed.
Ube troops who left France and Algeria are stated
10 have attained the number of 73 900 men, Of these
n 900 are dead, and some 5000 more are unit for
eeryice. There are Getachments Of Athens, Gal
huol and few AZ AdrianOple, and q, 900 will
n la few days sail to meet the enemy. Those which
Eemao in the country will, however, form con-
siderable force, from which reinforcements may
he drawn the enterprise mGy require them
FIbe SPOT intended for debarkatl1n is stl secret.
Surposing the army Landed and unOpposed, il re-
mains to consider what it will attempt Should an
hmmod iate attack Sevas0po be the object of the
commanders it will be necessary at once to land the
heavy siege train which will be work OF perhaps
week The Midway, which arrived on the 26th, and
lis now in Becos Bay, brings out lO-inch mortsrs and
barge guns at the bottom of her hold These heavy
peces occupied eight or nine days IN the emOarKatOn
lat Woolwcb and equal length Of ii ne will prob
laby be necessary for the more difficult operation OF
raising them from Their present position But from
1psny cdeDts it likely that toe first operations
Iof the allies will be directed against the detachineDts
or earrsens in the vicinity Of SevastOpol it any such
lsre TO be found and that regular attack on the
ortress will be attempted while the enemy is able
IT, keep the field. The probability OF the Russians
Iopposing the landing is Of course very great 1t is
Iof much importance that the expedition should have
gained its destination before the great equinoctia
igaes sweep the Black Sea. Between the 18th aud
IS5th Of September these regions are annually visited
lby tempests of the most destructive Kind.
| Another account says the expedition will be made
lin two successive conveys. The British aud French
lanes will be very nearly equal IN strength III tue
Ifrst expedition The French army will embark
about % 900 infantry and two squadrOns of cavalry,
I3OO horses, for they have not the same number
Iof transports the British army. They have also
Ituffered much more severely from the epidemc. Inc
n bar nil iufa
men, leaving only two companies behind them at
yari a. and 900 or 1900 men who are sick and IN
yaided. The whole brigade Of light cavalry, 800
horses under Lord Cardigan will be embarked. Inc
BRIGADE of heavy cavalry will 90 by the second expe
ldon which cannot reach the Crinea before the END
of September. BY the second convoy the french
will send 900 infantry and the two divisions OF cav
lsry now stationed at BOurgaS. whole turkish dl-
vision leaves with the first expedition, 10000 men,
lsmong whom are 800 cavalry. Marshal de 81 Ar
maud will take his passage on board the lille dc fars
Together with the whole of bis staff IL is not known
vel on which ship Lord Raglan will sail perhaps ne
lmay Join the Mar hal on board the Vile de Paris
Gen Canrobert will have the honor OF landing hrst
with bis division; and he has expressed wish that
III English division should land at the same tme IN
order that they might fight side by side with the men
he commands.
The Noavelliste de Marseiles has published the fol-
lowing letter from NarRa:
To-day the scourge has disappeared, the losses
have been repaired, and a multitude OF men snd
Inidabe engines of war that have been seen since
Ilsl2 One hundred field guns and lO,ooo gaoiohS
have been ady embarked The battering artlle-
Inv of the English and Turks is ready Ours Is SIN
on the way' but is shortly expected. Twenty FIVE
Thousand English, 10000 French aud s,OOO turks
will ave embarked within week on board 80 SHIPS
of the ire GO steam ir gates and 300 vessels OF oil
Isyes which are to convey them-nobody knows
where. In this am mistaken, for we ell know that
fhe expedon is directed against Sevastopo but 1t Is
only in my next letter thatl shall be able to apprlse
Won of The place of landing. In the meantime mere Is
the information have derived from the BEST sources
and which YOU may safely publish as ere this letter
reaches YOU the operations will have commenced
The entire army, with the exception OF the cavalry,
which has been ordered TO recross the Balkan 10
sail in two divisions for the Cumea and 10 lana
fhree leagues 10 the north of SeyastOpol on Hat
btash 500 wards in length, between two rivers-s
most eligible point for the rest OF the shore offers
a succe ssion of cliffs. II has been ascer'ained mar
the largest ships can approach within I0O yards
ofthe shore upon which, If the sea be not rough,
in less than three hours, and under the protection OF
900 guns so 900 contestants VIII nave peeh ianue1
with muskets on their shoulders, euu snS s auu
piekaxes in their hands who, by means OF gaoions
vii bn, marked out an immense fortress whlcn Is 10
receive twenty days provisions, supplies OF guuPo"
der cannon-bails grape shot, &c Aiter iahoiig anu
or, AIMING ambulanees, magazines &C tue ~"
march straiph 10 the CITADEL commanding 'ne risu'
side of the extensive bay on which the cry L ou'';
There lies the greatest dhculty for once me c.auei
In our uossesson the city, stretching along 'ne
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bombarded and reduced 10 ashes as wei as ina, hee',
Invisible AT sea but which really exists boarded up at
the extremity of the military harbor, behind three LOT
midsbe stock ladies', and protecIed by IOO guns OI
the sth of September if are favored by VIM auu
sea we hope 10 commence the attack.
The Times has published the following e'ler iron,
the commander Of one of the steam transports, uaeu
| fNna Bay, the 18th Of August:
Preparations are gong on on glganuc scs.e,
We have now II line-of-batile ships IN Narna WIN
about 10 men-of war steamers cannot i'm sgle sum
crowd of ships in any bay before Inc Day Is treo
miles in extent aud yet ships are lying as close as ~
| the London docks. God preserve us from gaze oil
| wind blowing in Just now. Thursday is, oeneve,
fixed on for the eubarkaton of infantry; the artillery
| are already embarked and fancy about Sunday,
wind and weather permitting we shall make start
| 10000 is TO be the total force employed--Enghsn,
| French and Turks. The French artillery Is mostly
| embark ed in Turkish steamers. The plan OF
operations for taking Sevasopol is talked OF pretty
openly but its being open leads one to suspect the
sa'henticity. Such as report gives 1t will repeat
About SIX miles to the north OF SevastopOl is plain
REACHING from the beach far inland the approach from
sesyard IL clear and the shore be made bold with
t within 500 wards. Ii is proposed TO land the troops
here under cover of the guns OF men fwar stationed
alternately with the Transports the greater part OF
the feet 4 10 prevent the Russian chips leaving the
hsrbor. Well on the northern hill overlooking the
entrance is fort strongly defended this is 10 be
hten, and is in fact, the great thing TO be Done.
Tn accomplished the feet in the haroor lies az the
macy of our shells thrown from this hight, ana al