The Express.
London, England, 1855-09-18 00:00:00

THE CRIMEA.

The Post eimpg Gasett• contains ths following par-
tioan relative to the taking of fiebastopcol t--14 The
IMaldtUff Tower was taken at die flrjt rob, and
without any very considerable lam I brit*. tiro as.l
Isueorosful attacks on the Redan and the central Fort
cost more men, as it was the me..intenance of these
two important works which cello wed the Russians to
retire into the principal forts of the north side. These
forts, constructed in the style of casemate'', are all
armed with three rows of minion, Fort Saint Nicholas
alone having 100 guns. The materials need in build-
ing these forte do not consist of granite, as appears to
be generally believed, but of good calcareous stone.
The guns of this fort are 68 pounders. Forts Alex-
ander, Nicholas, and Paul mount together 660 gnus ;
they command the port, the tows, and the fanbourg,
and the gnus have been arranged in such a manner
that the fire of 160 can be concentrated on a single
point."

A letter from St. Petersburg says Three iron
sloops, 80 feet long, were launched here on the 24th
alt. The greatest activity prevails in the naval work-
shops in order to complete the screw vessels without
delay. It was from the want of such vessels that the
Russian fleet was obliged to remain inactive in pro-
mo°e of that of the Allies."

A letter of the 10th, from Vienna, to the Weser
Gazette, says:
"That they have no idea whatever at St. Peters-
burg of giving up the Crimea is confirmed by every
letter coming from the Russian metropolis. Prince
Oortchskoff, it is said, soot to the Czar a short time
back a memorial, in which he not only explains the
necessity of holding the Crimes, but undertakes
also the task of maintaining this part of
the empire so long as it is the Emperor's
pleasures, provided the necessary military force is
placed at his disposal. On the receipt of this docu-
ment a conference took place at St. Petersburg, which
was attended also by Prince Gortchakoffs principal
aide-de-camp, who minutely explained the plans of
his chief. The conference consisted of the Em-
peror, his brothers, Count Orloff, Prince Dol-
goruki, Count Adlerberg, and Prince Meat-
chikoff, and the plans of Prince Gortcl....koff
were adopted. Ten fresh regiments have a r stly
been ordered to proceed to the Crimea, and dirt one
have at the some time been issued to concecb a
fresh army of 50,000 men at the Prnth, in old, r to
complete the entrenchments at Perekop. The Co.sack I
regiments from Little Russia are already raised to
their full complement, and are now in Simpheropol.
They are collecting a new and great park of artillery
in Warsaw, but nothing is yet positively known re-
specting its immediate destination; probably it will also
be sent to the Crimea. A letter we have received,
speaking of the fortifications round Slew, says that
they will be very shortly finished, and describeslthem
as being blth extremely solid and durable. Neither
money nor labour has been spared to convert this
fortress into a place capable of successfully resisting
a protracted siege. The ramparts have been repaired,
bomb-proof barracks constructed, and towers built
on the hills environing the town, which are called
the Maximilian Towers.*