The Sun.
London, England, 1855-05-29 00:00:00

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THE WEATHER.—Sax Corms. May. 29.
TairamomEras, Tliz SIZADIC.
59--highest since noon yesterday.
45—lowest this morning and during the night.
54—this day, at noon.
BAROTEETEN, 29'98.
Wm), N.N.W.—Light, with dull, cold weather.
Two o'CLocK.—Wind, N.N.E.—Rather fresh, with
fine sunshiny weather.

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LONDON, TIIE3DAY,, MAY 29, 11355

" Better late than never !" At last it seems
as if the Allied forces in the Crimea and the
Euxine were permitted to display their unflinch-
ing valour against the enemy, as if they were no
longer prohibited from assuming the offensive and
endeavouring to achieve real successes. A new
policy has apparently been inaugurated, and we
already behold the auspicious results—results
which will do more to bring Russia to her senses
than all the conferences that could be held during
the next ten years. There have been triumphs
both by sea and land. The British fleet is no
longer inactiNe. The new Commander-in-Chief
of the French Army has already more than rea-
lised the most sanguine anticipations that bad been
formed respecting his activity and efficiency. And
what is, perhaps, no less important, the Ministers
of England and France have, albeit at the eleventh
hour, spoken out plainly and intelligibly. The
navies and armies of the Western Powers are no
longer waiting for the negotiations. Theyhave been
freed from the galling restrictions previously in
operation, and no time has since been lost. A
comparison of dates will show that we do not
speak unadvisedly, or at all events, that if the
operations in the Crimea have not been delayed
by orders from home, there has been a very
extraordinary coincidence between the newly-
begotten activity " ley land and water" and the
apparent change in the Ministerial policy.
Notwithstanding the positive assertions that
the pending negotiations would not in any degree
afect the operatiOns of the War, there was a ge-
neral impression that no very decided measures
could be adopted while there was a prospect of
an early peace. A weighty responsibility would
rest on those who forced on a sanguinary con-
test, at the very time when amicable arrange-
ments had. been actually concluded, or were likely
to be speedily decided. There was, in fact,
that palpable incongruity between " protective
diplomacy and aggressive war," so felicitously
pointed out by Mr. DISRAELI in his magnificent
oration on Thursday last, that would practically
prevent the Allies from adventuring on any deci-
sive measures. " The laborious inactivity" dis-
played in the Crimea forcibly illustrates the un-
toward state of affairs. The blockading fleet
merely watched the enemy, but did not take the
initiative in any act of aggression. The teleag,uer-
lag armies only defended the positions they had so
painfully acquired, but scarcely endeavoured to
attack the enemy. The mysterious expedition to
Kertch was suddenly recalled, as if the attempt was
premature, and might interfere with the expected
arrangements to be concluded. through the inter.
vention of Austria on the basis of the Russian
propositions--.or, in other words, the restoration
of the status qui).
A total change, however, took place in the
policy of the Allies. M. DROUYN DE L'IlErY'S
resigned his portfolio, which was handed to the
Count WALEwSXI. Shortly afterwards the well-
meaning, kind-hearted, and gallant CANROBERT
was succeeded by the more energetic and equally
gallant PELISSIER. The hour of expectation
arose is the camp. It was universally believed
that some daring attempt would immediately
follow, and, verily, that expectation has been

amply realised.
On the night of the 22d and 23d the French
I'i by assault the intrenched Russian camp
near the Quarantine bastion, which we are told
WWI defended by the whole garrison of Sebastopol.
The attack was desperately contested, but in vain.
Our gallant Allies carried all before them. It
was in vain that the Russians strove to resist the
fierceness of their onslaught. They were driven
out with fearful slaughter, and, after a contest
protracted during two nights, the French remained
tars
...f the important position, in which
mas
they have since fully established themselves.
The Russian loss on the occasion has
been estimated at no less than from five
to six thousand killed and wounded. This im.
portant achievement appears to have paralysed
the energies. of the enemy, and to have created a
panic similar to that which
On the 25th
followed the earliest
triumph o .Algs orr.the,„Alma.
the Fre at: li;ek ;possession, -most without re-
Biatan
js3' 6114 ItUssian lines n the Tchernaya.
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and it ' ' nci,'w' asearta
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ined that a comparatively
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