The Express.
London, England, 1855-09-12 00:00:00

by the Allies until Ruda
peace en their own
time on the part of
tartly rejected. We

ma Government is

" negotiation" throw
never hear of Englielk

mordant:idled to our mind

ie made by Bcorr to cddrees to her moos after
homing that ber husband has been entrapped by hie
amortise. " You say read your father," said Hamm
ItackGazoos, turning to her sons, "in what this
yang lazes tells us. Wise only when the bonnet
is se la iaad ea the sword is his bend, he 'never
enelhaeges the tartan for the broadcloth, bat be runs
himself into the miserable intrigues of the Low-
lenders, and becomes again, after all he has suffered,
their agent—their tool—their slave." And even so
it is with JOHN BULL in his foreign policy. lie never
desists from a victorious war to negotiate, but he
allows himself to be outwitted. This was the ease
with hint in 1812 and 1816; and was very nearlyl
being again the case with him at the late Vienna
Conferences. In the battle-field he is irresistible; in
the diplomatic salons he has uniformly earned for
himself the sarcastic description of BlrliON-" the
fond ally, who bleeds for all, and ever bleeds in vain."

Jaa. 26, DM.
I h•P• to nosh*. as eel dips gager, authority to ex
ra *amp the tilionlawretills Wady Of the 16th, esetlag to
the altars of Wiliam !Ys is the great asses of sir
mew dysasty. Boglamd mese goes slug with us, mid has
the seams Stares se we ewe. The other pawns would
him desalts us. If *key da met amassed is that we aro
safe, aotwithstaadiog all our dilkalties ; Utley do mooed,
Ido not believe that we sea stand. The other power ap-
pear to approach as at Case : this is pare tales
!nod: at bottom our existence displeases ties; aad
Se is the moos that their Cabinets attempt 1011111-
thing every swans that say lead to a oases between
us sad Beglamd. Charles X. sought, sad we right is
seeking, support is Spain, to Austria, and is Basta; our
support is her. Ss how Lori Abortions snack us; that
se his pees. • • • • •

To return to politics. Metternich is tryiag to emba►.my
Its. As steel, he holds three differ's% laspages... nil
aim is to embroil us with 'inland. sad to emmiliefA Bush
to himself, by eoujimiset up before her the mu osmium
of revolution with which he mutable& the pose bop' of the
Emperor Alszaader. • • • •

CEEMORNE AND SEBASTOPOL.

THE .EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 12, 1855.

increased, perhaps from the same cause; bat it had
been gamely believed that an intention existed of
driving back a Russian pioquet in advance of Ole
proper right curtain of the Malakhoff, which impeded
the progress of the new works tending in that direc-
tion. Tide attack was not made. At the time of the
explosion the moon was shining, but there was a
considerable haze over the surface of the ground,
which rendered objects very uncertain and indis-
tinct. As might be expected after such a
catastrophe, and the sudden occurrence of so many
casualties, there was some temporary confusion li
among the French troops in the Mameloa Vert,
and in the approaches on the Malakoff. The extent 1
of the mischief was supposed to be greater than it
was in reality. Nothing was more probable than
that the enemy would take advantage of the cir-
cumstance of each an explosion to make a sortie.
The French General, therefore, requested the assist-
ance of the English in making arrangements to
repel an assault of the enemy, should one occur.
To meet this demand, a body of the Rifle Brigade
was thrown out to the right, aid took up a position
near the advanced works of the Allies on the Ma-
lakhoff hill. No sortie was, however, made. The
French Engineers say that within three days
the magazines in the Memelon Vert will be fully
restored, and the supply of powder and ammunition
as large as before the explosion.
The fire was very heavy all night, both in our ad-
vanced works and those of our allies. A constant
musketry fire was kept up by our sharpshooters, to
keep down the fire from the enemy's embrasures.
Large numbers of shells and grenades were thrown
by the B.ussiass, and the discharges of grape in the
direction of our working parties were numerous. In
spite of the fire, and the disadvantages of the moon-
light, progress was made with our sixth parallel in
the right attack. Behind the salient angle of the
Redan, and extending in mid-distance across it
towards either face of the work, the Russians have
raised a commanding " cavalier." This earthwork,
which is covered at top by rows of sandbags, and is
particularly conspicuous, not only has a commanding
position, but affords an almost secure protection for
the Russian sharpshooters against the fire of oar
riflemen. They fire through the openings made in
the ordinary way between the sandbags. From this
cavalier the Russians kept up a constant rifle firs
during the night. Oar casualties were numerous,
and it is intended to destroy this work by the fire of
our heavy guns to-day.
The French have made a considerable advance also
in their approaches toward the Little Redan and
Korniloff Bastion. During the last two nights
another parallel has been commenced from the right,
and already extends half way in distance of the
length of the parallel last oonetructed. The
approaches are now so high up the incline that no
harm can be done to them by any flanking fire
which the Russians have it in their power to use.
The large guns of the bastion have been silenced long
since, and, it they existed, could not be depressed
against these advanced works. The shells of the
Allies and the constant fire of heavy guns prevent
any active opposition against the approaches from
the nearest part of the enciente, and the enemy is
now chiefly depending on the destructive effect of
mortar batteries established in rear of the old works.
Lord Stratford de Radcliffe and suite, Admiral Sir
Edmund Lyons, General Rose, and others visited
the front of the camp to-day. It is understood that
the Ambassador will return to Constantinople to-
morrow. The Duke of Newcastle has been visiting
some of the camp hospitals, and has expressed him-
self much pleased with the arrangements made for
the sick and wounded.
The Highland division still remain in the plain, a
short distance beyond Kamera. There are still
rumours of another attack being contemplated. The
Russian camps on the north side, stretching from
Khutor Mackenzie heights as far as the Belbec river,
are still on the increase.
The new earthworks between the Wasp Fort
and Fort Constantine are progressing. Thirty-six em-
brasures have been pierced, but no guns have
yet been brought to them. The bridge forms a
constantly frequented thoroughfare between the two
sides of the roadstead. The military purposes for
which it may be employed are doubtless carried out
at night. All the waggons and carriages which are
observed passing along it appear to be in private em-
ploy. Not unfrequently carriages pass, similar in
form to those in use at Constantinople. The horsemen
and foot passengers are always numerous. The carts
are usually drawn by two horses; occasionally waggons'
pass with four horses attached. No swaying or move-
ment of the bridge can be noticed with the aid of the
most powerful glasses. It appears to be most sub- I
stantially constructed in every particular. It is said
that it has been struck by a shot from a sunk gun on
the left attack, and several passengers knocked over.
If true, the damage to the bridge was very quickly
repaired, but the fact of the alleged occurrence is very
doubtful. As seen by the naked eye at the distant*
of the battery in the left attack alluded to, the bridge
shows little more than a narrow ribbon across the
spacious water of the harbour, and a mistake
in supposing it to be struck might be easily made,
even when observed by a telescope. Some of our
engineers doubt its being able to withstand the in-
fluence of a strong wind blowing from the westward.
An active fire has been kept up in the batteries.
The sand-bags of the Cavalier, within the Reda°,
have been scattered in all directions, and the work
appears to be greatly disabled. The night is very
clear. A strong light from the moon illuminates all
the works.

Aug. 30.—The usual fire was kept up in front.
Our casualties were less numerous than on the pre-
vious night. Our sixth parallel, notwithstanding the
light, made progress. The French have also pro-
ceeded actively with their approaches. They have
not extended their last parallel farther to the left,
but have connected it by a direct sap nearly at right
angles with the parallel immediately behind,
at the same time that they have commenced
two boys% one on the extreme right, the other near
the end to the left, towards the abattis. Oar
Allies have already a way into the ditch. The Rus-
sians had in front of the abattis a rifle pit, the entrant*
to which was effected by a subterranean passage for
the fors. The ambuscade has been sapped up to by
the French, and the passage to the ditch was found
•o be still open. The perseverance and courage of
our allies in thus completing their approach, under
the disadvantages to which they have been exposed
in respect to the terrain, and heavy fire from the
enemy, deserve every praise.. Their working parties
can now be seen to be busily occupied in deepening the
new approaches which have just been effected. In
the direction of the Little Redan the approaches have
also been carried almost to the ditch. Already oar
allies are so close in their direction that from it they
eon ire in reverse into the Korniloff bastion. The
Little Redan itself is a mere ruin. The pas of
position are all destroyed; field guns, charged with
grape, are occasionally employed. Milers it is
intended to wait for the arrival of the mortars, which
are expected daily by the French, the assault cannot
now be long delayed. Oor nightly Woe mob the
men impatient for its occurrent*. We hops soon to
haverhe Barabolnain in our possession.

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