Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-11-03
Russian forces I'm the Crimea.

The Moniteur of the Fleet gives the following
statement respecting the Russian forces in the Crmea
At the time of Prince Menchikoffs famous en-
bassy, and of what should call his expedition OF
the Golden Horn, the 18th division of Russian lntan-
try concentrated at SebastOpo awaiting orders
for embarkaton the Black Sea feet. in order to be
conveyed TO the mouth of the Bosphorus.
This demonstration, quite in accordance with the
Princes ways would either constrain, he thought,
the Porte to sign his defnitve ultimatum under the
pressure of twelve ships of the line anchored off the
Point of the Serago, and of ten to fifteen thousand
Russian bayones, insure the capture of Constant.
nople by bold coup de maen But the scheme mis-
carried and these very troops, collected on the coast
OF Mingrelia arrived just in time to prevent Titis
from falling into the hands of the Turks in the month
of September, 1858, at the time when the combined
fleets of France and England were at Bealka.
The 18th division then replaced at Sebastopol
by The lst brigade of the 18th division, coming from
Odessa, and which was conveyed to Sebastopol on
board the liners Selaphael and Urel, accompanied by
the fngates Flora and Kuteveka.
This brigade comprised, under the orders of Major
Gen. Slabobrinski, two regi mens of the line-the
No. 81 Volhynia, Colonel Crusnef, and the No. %
Minck, Colonel Prihodkn
AT the beginning of this year, the 18th division
Sd corps, Gen Tsheodalf, comprising four ents;
two being of the line and two of the light infantry
began its march from Moscow for the Crimea, where
il arrived in March April at the time as
two cavalry regiments of the light division of the 9th
corps, and tour or SIX field batteries.
The other corps of the active army at such a
distance from the Crmea that it is neither probable
nor possible they could have sent any Teinforcements
to this province, with the exception however, OF the
4th and 9th corps These two, under the command
of General Luders and Meyer, are stationed in the
garrisons of Bessarabia, Kherson, and Launda, and
they did send Sebastopo about three months ago
two brgades Of infantry, sixteen batallions in ALL
AS for the artillery force in Sebastopo used to
| consist OF seven companies. We must also add to
these forces certain number OF batalOnS OF Cos
sacks and regular infantry, and a local militia
Lastly, Sebasor has been lately reinforced by the
garrsons Withdrawn from the forts of the Black Sea.
TO sum up, the following is perhaps the compost
tion of the collective force now in the Crlmea.
lst brigade of the l4th division, commanded by Major
Gen. ShabObTinski, and comprising the regiment
No. n, Volhyna, Col Chrushen, and the regiment
No; %, 11insk Col. Prhodkn, say battaions at oo
Nth division (Major General Loubmof,) comprising
the regiment of the line, No. 33, Moscow Major
Col Feodoroff 5000
The regiment No 80 of light infantry, Borodino, Col.
Parun, Major Gen. Vokof.. ................. 5000
Second brigade of the 9th light DIVISION the hussar
regiment No. ii, kief (Grand Duke Nicholas Max
mianowitch,l and No; y, lngermanlar Grand
| Duke of Sake Wemar) Colonel Charleski and Ba-
tovtch say l6 squadrons 5000
COSSACKS
An exact estimate is difficult. We think we are near
the mark by putting them down 10000
FIELD ARTILLERY.
|
Seven garrison companies. ................1 140O
Two light batteries .....>............... 600
Marines. j.. 10 SOC
Total Observation-Disclosures. 10000
We consider, then, that 10000 men may have
been the effective strength OF tie Russian troops in
! the Crimea al the moment troops landed and on
! the hypothesis that reinforcements could not have
arrived is very true that the statement has been
made that 10000 men had been sent from Odessa
but, in the first place, the adm1as have never con.
Al nIn
or at the most 10000 men, and ii is not probable
these have been removed, when expecting visit from
the allied fleet AS for the main corps of Prince
GOrts3hakotf having 10 march the steppes, il
could not arrive before the end of November and we
need not, therefore, allude here further TO it.
i For the rest, the dispatches from victorious
army will soon let us know what to think ir
this respect.
Number Of G""s /" the Sebasopot Batc'tes the 9th
January, 1854
NORTH SIDE OF HARBoR.
Fort Constantine. 10
GtSGmaea batteries q
ono Fort Nortb' b''S enSt known d
Fort taHi .
Battery betwxt Fort st. Nicholas and Fort Alexander
Circular Fort at end of loopholed wall
Fort Alexander. 6
Quarantine Battery 5
Total (knOWn) IL
There were the time harbor three
of l30 and of 20 guns; of 81 guns each
figates 2corvetes, brig warsteamers and two ships
othene not fitted The number of ships has since bee
increased.
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