The Sun.
London, England, 1855-06-13 00:00:00

RUSSIA.

A letter from Odessa, of the 3d, in the Austrian
Gazette, says :—" It was only on the Ist that the
landing of the allies at Kertch and the occupation
of the Sea of Azoff were positively known here.
Fresh troops are proceeding by forced marches to-
ward the Crimea. Great fears are entertained for
the safety of the large supplies of corn, which are
collected on the coast of, the Sea of Azoff. The
weather is exceedingly hot here at present."
We have received the St. Petersburg journals of
the 3d of June.

The Police Gazette of St. Petersburg publishes
the following notification from the Military
Governor-General of that capital :
On the 19th (31st May), at 6in the evening, the
telegraph from Cronstadt forwardedthe subjoined intelli-
gence :

The enemy is at anchor, numbering 26 vessels, o
which seven are gun-boats.

The ,vesse!s are anchored across the whole width o:
the channel on both sides of the Tolboukhine (To'beacon:
lighthouse, 16 werstes from Cronstadt."

We have received the St. Petersburg journals o
the sth of June.

The Invalide Russe publishes the following ac-
count of the Kertch expedition :
Aide-de•Camp General Prince Gortschakoff
has forwarded a report from Lieut.-General Baron
Wrangel, Commander of the troops in the eastern
portion of the Crimea, dated 13th (25th of May),
relative to the occupation of Kertch and Yenikale
by the enemy.
It is as follows :

On the morning of the 12th (24th) of May the enemy's
fleet, numbering 70 vessels, appeared in the Straits of
Kertch. Owing to a fog it was not perceived till off
Takyl Lighthouse. I received later a report 4rom the
Commander of Theodosia (Kaffa), announcing the pas-
sage of a large hostile squadron, taking the direction of
Kertch, and a notification from Aide-de-Camp General
de Kotzebue that about 70 of the enemy's vessels had
left Sebastopol with 25,000 troops on board. The
enemy appeared suddenly off the village of Kamysch-
Bouroun their large vessels at sea bey and the
range of the Paul Battery, their steamers and boats
close within shore—and proceeded immediately to land
the troops under the protection of the guns of the ships.
While this operation was taking place one of the gun-
boats approached the battery, but a round of cannon
shot compelled it to beat a retreat. In the interval six
columns of infantry had been landed, which proceeded
to the rear of the battery. Ceding to a decided supe-
riority of numbers, the troops that defended the battery
spiked the guns and withdrew in the direction of the
post station of Soultanovka, having first destroyed the
ammunitions of war.

The enemy then with a portion of their steamers
advanced rapidly into the Bay of Kertch. In the evi-
dent impossibility of resisting this attack, I ordered the
immediate destrliction of all the flour and stores at
Kertch, and all the ships that were likely to fall into the
hands of the enemy to b• burnt. Consequently the war
steamer Mogoutchy, which was undergoing repairs, and
had no engines on board, was set fine to, as also the
private steamers Berdiansk and Donets. I am not
aware what has become of the steamer Argonaute, but
it is known that she succeeded in doubling the Cape.
The fortifications of Kertch and Yenikale kept up till
evening a brisk and successful fire against the enemy's
steamers that were making for the Straits of Yenikale ;
it was only at nightfall that the guns were rendered un-
serviceabre, and everything destroyed that was likely to
fall into the hands of the enemy, after which the garri-
son abandoned the fortifications under cover of the night.
All the troops which were at Kertch and in the Paul
Battery effected their retreat with scarcely any loss. As
regards the garrison that defended Yenikale, I have
learnt that it was obl;gecl to follow, not the Suultanovka
road, but a parallel road on its right nearear to the Sea
of Azoff.

I arrived to-day at the village of Arguine, where the
whole detachment concentrates, and where it will be re-
inforced by the Grand Duke of Saxony Hussars, the
Prince Emile of Hesse Dragoons, and the battery of
horse artillery No. 26. It was impossible for me to halt
nearer Kertch, owing to want of water on the ground,
and so as to be able to give support to Theodosia (Kaffa)
should the enemy attempt anything against that town.
When I shall have received these reinforcements, I
shall act accordinc, to circumstances.
A supplement to the Invalids Russe publishes
•
the following :

Aide-de-Ca—mp General Prince Gortschakoff has sent,
by telegrapb, from Nikolaieff, the following despatch,
dated Sebastopol, 20th of May (Ist of June) :
On the 15th (27th) of May the enemy was at Ber-
diansk, and burned two houses there, some coasting ves-
sels, and a large portion of the grain stores.
On the 17th (29th) of May, a squadron of 16 vessels
of war appeared in the vicinity of the Straits of Genitchi.
The enemy sent a flag of truce on shore to demand all
vessels and stores belonging to the Crown ; this having
been. refused, the squadron opened fire, and set fire to
some ships and the stores of grain situate on the beach.
A round of grape from two of our field pieces placed
near the Straits by the Emperor's Aide-de-Camp, Prince
Labanoff-Rostovaky, forced the enemy's gunboats, which
were setting fire to the ships, to move away from the
coast.

On the following day, 18th (30th), the enemy did not
atttempt anything against Genitchi.
From the 17th to the 20th May (29th May to Ist June)
nothing of particular importance took place before Sebas-
topol or upon the different points of the Crimea occu-
pied by our troops.

The Military Governor-General of St. Peters-
burg has issued the following notification :
The following telegraphic despatches have been received
from Croustadt

During the whole of the 20th of May (Ist of June) the
enemy remained at anchor at the same place. Only
two steamers entered the northern channel, and made a
minute reconnaissance. At 5 in the afternoon, three
vessels and one steamer with the French flag arrived,
and salutes were exchanged.
In the evening two French screw ships of the line,
and one French steam frigate, joined the squadron.
• An English steamer, with two trading vessels of ,the
same nation in tow, hove in sight.
May 21 (June 2), 8.52 a.m.—Since last night no par-
ticular change has taken place in the enemy's fleet, and
none is visible at the present moment.

May 21 (June 2), 12.42 p.m.—A screw-frigate and a
steamer have left the enemy's fleet, and have taken the
direction of the north channel.

THE CANALISATION OF TAE ISTHMUS

OF SUEZ.

The project for cutting a canal through the Isthmus o'f.
Suez begins, says the Paris correspondent of the Tenses,
to occupy so much the attention of the public, notwith-
standing the absorbing interest attached co our opera-
tions in the Crimea, that it may not be considered out of
place to say a few words respecting it. It appears that
in November last the Viceroy of Egypt communicated to
the Consuls-General accredited to him a firman, in
virtue of which M. Ferdinand de Lesseps was authorised
to organise a "universal company," to which the con-
cession of the construction of the canal should be ac-
corded. The terms of the firman exclude the idea which
had been entertained that the said concession was exclu-
sively granted to a single French subject, or even to a
French company. It was granted to an association of
shareholders of every country, to be constituted by the
person already named as the representative or negotiator of
the "Viceroy. M. de Lesseps at the outset gave com-
plete explanations to Mr. Bruce, her Britannic Majesty's
diplomatic agent and Censul-General in Egypt. In the
letter addressed from Cairo, on the 27th of Nov. to that
gentleman the negotiator expressed his earnest desire to
avoid everything which could give the slightest umbrage
to national jealousy of any kind. It is moreover,
affirmed, that he contributed in no slight degree to the'
completion of the railroad from Cairo to Suez, the con-
sequences of which have been so beneficial. M. de
Lesseps proceeded to Constantinople, and placed himself
in friendly communication with Lord Stratford de Red-
cliffe, and, through the Grand Vizier, delivered to him
from the Viceroy of Egypt an official letter, in
which the construction of .the canal was described
as most useful, he abstained from pressing for the
ratification of the Sultan the moment he perceived a
shadow of opposition on the part of the English Aanbas-
eador.

Lord Stratford having informed the Divan that he
was about to address a report to his Government on the
subject, and having demanded that no decision should
be come to until he had received his instructions, M. de
Lesseiis quitted Constantinople and returned to Egypt.

The Tuscan Government is said to be preparing a de-
fence of the judgment in the case of Cechetti.
The Journal de St. Petersbourg publishes above four
columns of "les passages les plus remarquables "in the
"(Regnant discoura " lately delivered in Parliament by
Mr. Gladstone.
According to the report of the Irish Loan Fund Board,
just published, it appears that during the past year there
were 115 societies in existence, circulating 870,0241.,
granting 208,917 loans, at a net profit of 7,2531.