The Express.
London, England, 1855-09-10 00:00:00

LONDON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBAR 10.

Tut latest telegraphic despatches from the Crimea
are, in so far as the siege is concerned, of a more stir►
ring nature than the news from that quarter hashes.
for some time back, and are also encouraging in their
tenor. The batteries of the besiegers opened fin at
daybreak on the bth of September. The Rumba two-
decker Marian was set on fire by a shell from the
right lines of the French attack, on the night between
the sth and 6th, and completely destroyed. On
the 7th another Reagan frigate was destroyed
by fire in the great harbour. About one
o'clock or' the morning of the Bth a great
explosion—supposed to be of one of the magasioss
on the north side of the harbour—took place. Some
hours later a great fire broke out about the middle of
the town of Sebastopol, and lastly the long-disputed
Malakhoff has been taken and ociespied. It would ap-
pear that at Sebastopol, as at Sweaborg, the Russians
are being taught that their warlike storescre not safe
from oar destructive missile', even while their external
defences remain intact. The fortifications of Sebas-
topol have proved inadequate to protect the Black
Sea fleet, of which Russia was once so proud.
Sloops has been avenged, though the armada win&
there stole a victory over the Turks has stunted
from the avenging pursuit of the Allies. The
letter from ea English offieer, prisoner in Ile•
beatopok of which we this day publish some
fragments, would lead us to believe that the
Russian commanders must ewe long avail themselves
of the floating bridge, which they have recently
constructed across the 'greet harbour, to withdraw
their troops from the south side.
The news from the Pacific is of less conseqasnoe.
It only proves what was already gamed at with
tdlerable certainty—thit the exhasatiegeffide tale
by the Russian Goverment to retain its Wise the
Crimea were begianiag to be felt in the roman pelts
of the empire. When the allied fleets strived of Pe-
tropaulovski, on the 10th of last May, it was found
that the garrison had deserted it. This adds
to the regret ieepired by the recollection of the
baffled attack of last year upon that place. The
difficulty with which the communications of the
Russians with Kamschatka have been maintained,
eves in time of peace, ought to have taught
our commanders is the Pacific that the cmipi
thin required to make its capital fall tele
our bands was to wait and watch. The blow
deting attack upon it, in which so many valuable
lives were lost, was a pure work of supererogatims.
The watch, too, appears to have been but sleepily
kept, otherwise the Russian frigates, Aurora
Led Dwina, could never have been allowed
to escape from the Bay of Avatcha. There
is not much to be feared for our commerce fres
these ships ; still the commanders of the AMA
squadron in the Pacific owe it to their own evela.
tion to give a good account of them. Find eel hat
they have bungled affairs in these waste is sash •
feshios, that they need to do something to rep*
their damaged reputation. According to some .
counts they west to seek the frigates and the garden
of Petropeulovski in the Amur river. As nicht
have been expected, they found nothing thus. The
ooly Russian stations on the sea of Okhotsk, caw
the town of that name, and Ajar', both situated
to the north of the Amor estuary. From both of
these places communication is kept up with
Jakotzk, and supplies are to be obtained. But whets
the war broke out there was no Russian statics at
the mouth of the Amor, which is within the Chime
territories, as settled by the last treaty defining the
frontiers of China and Russia. It is true that the
Government of Bt. Petersburg has long coveted the
possession of the Amur ; and rumours have been ebb
'related of its having taken advantage of the revels.
tionary movements in China, to take possemille
the river; but these rumours have novae ben
eonfirmed, and Russia has of late bed 'yew►
thing else to think of than as ezieeelow
of her frontiers in that quarter. Ever since the time
of the Mandsha conquest of China the valley of the
Amor, which was the original seat of that race, has
been in a great measure depopulated—at least in the
immediate vicinity of the river. The Russian frigates
and the garde°. of Avatcha could obtain no supplies
of provisions or other necessaries there. It was there-
fore, to the last degree improbable that they should
have bent their course in that direction. They may
have instructed the natives at Petropaulovski to say
that they were gone thither, but only for the
purpose of misleading their pursuers and making
them loss time.

The report that Count NIMELRODE had obtained
the permission of his imperial muter to absent him-
self from the capital for a time, has given rise to some
premature speculation. Too little is known of the
circumstances in which the alleged permission was
given to admit of any reliable inferences being drawn
from it. Intelligeoce of an older date would
lead us to believe that Count NESSELRODIeII
leave to travel was given him a considerable while
back—before the death of the late Cwt. It may be
that he has only now made up his mind to
avail himself of it. This seems to us of little
consequence, for Count NISSILLRODE has had
little if any share in the conduct of the war. Like a
true courtier, he acquiesced in the policy that led to
it, rather than displease his master, though his perfect
knowledge of the West of Europe rendered him
better able to anticipate the consequences than any
of hie colleagues. But it ROA well known at Bt. Pe-
tersburg that he was averse to the war, and therefore
his ministerial functions—except for the commotion
of memorials and circular despatches—may be re-
garded as having been in abeyance sine, the war broke
oat. His absence will change nothing ; it has abso-
lutely no political significance.

Connected with th; affairs of Russia is the alleged
appearance of an Anglo-French squadron in the Bay
of Naples, of which intelligence has been received by
private telegraph. We are rather disposed to be
sceptical as to this report. The failure of the Neapoli-
tans to return the salute of a French man-of-war, and
the squabble between the Neapolitan Minister of Po-
lice and the senior attache of the Eaglish 'whimsy—
originating apparently in the polities of the cordless/
of the opera—call, it is true, for explanation and
apology ; but they would scarcely warrant immediate
recourse to so warlike a demonstration. It is hinted
that Bing Bownes underhand supportoftheltassian
has something to do with the alleged sppeszanes of
an Anglo-French squadron before Naples ; but to
adopt such esergetie measures against his petty oo-
vernment. while Austria, which is fully as had in
this respect is he if, is allowed to escape with bow

city, would materially demob front the Ossify of
France and England. It mina be another Dom
PACIFICO affair. We einem* trope that the settolestot7
may turn oat to Litre lien a stock-Jibbing canard.
The affairs of Ititty an-sat lciently embroiled; any
premature interference in them by France and Eng-
land can only do harm.