The Sun.
London, England, 1855-08-28 00:00:00

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LONDON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1855.

We axe now on the eve of September. The
summer is rapidly passing away, and great anxiety
t, is naturally felt as to the result of the operations
in the Crimea and the Baltic. The letter from
the Emperor NAPOLEON to General PELISSIER,
which appeared in, The !San of yesterday, is of a
very satisfactory character, and goes far to prove
that sooner or later complete success will attend
the Allied arms in the East, and that there will
be no withdrawal from, or inactivity in, the Crimea,
until the "standing menace " to COnstantinople
and to Europe is completely demolished. The
EMPEROR requests his general to inform the
"brave soldiers who for more than a year have
supported unheard-of fatigue, that the end of their
trials is not far distant." Adding emphatically,
"Sebastopol, I hope, will soon fall under their
blows ; and. should that event be postponed, I ,
know from sources, which I believe to be sure,
that the Russian army cannot maintain the struggle
in the Crimea ditring the winter ! "
,We
have, therefore, - • unexceptionable evidence),
to show that implicit reliance may be pladed•i
the eventual. triumph of our arms, and that,
should the defendera of Sebastopol be enabled to
repel the, vigorous onslaughts to which they will
be subjected, they must inevitably yield to the
irresistible attacks of famine.
The EMPEROR, indicates a more brilliant as well
as a more speedy termination to their labours.
He hopes that, "Sebastopol will soon fall under
their blows;" and he gives expression to this
feeling with the ;full 'knowledge of the contem-
plated measures for the CoMpletti reduction of
" the contemptuous City.". That some energetic
effort will shortly be made seems certain. The
carrying of the,anibuscade on the glacis of the
Malakhoff. on Friday last, a telegraphic account
whereof appearo in our impression of yesterday,
may have been but " the beginning of -the end."
That it was regarded as' a matter of vast impor-
tance by the besieged may easily be judged from
the desperate attempt' to retake it, in which they
lost no less than 300 men ; and the simple fact
that the French haie. established a definitive
footing on-the glacis, and that the work has been
turned against "" the key' of their position," must
exercise no inconsiderable influence on the result.
But the greatest certainty must depend on the
failure of the *siipplio:' tithed°, Sebastopol has
been exempted from the ordinary fate of a be-
leaguered fortresS. ;It has, during the entire
period of the siege, .maintained undisturbed
communications. with the surrounding 'country
and the RUsslan army in the field, and received
all the stores 'that could be spared by them.
Until the:deithiction of the granaries at Kerteh
and in the. Sea of AZOif there. was no lack of pro-
visions—no less than '4,500 waggons per diem
were despatched from, these: districts,. for the use
• •
of the artny.in: the fiehland- Of:the.garrison-,-and-
, •
the blocking -up: of tha.t ''source 'must gave occa-
sioned coU;iderable Scarcity' in- both quarters. In-.
deed the .tlesperate and reckless attack on the
position of the.,l'aliernaya May be mainly attri-
buted to the. deficiency of the Commissariat, and
the necessilY. Of creating some diversion in favour
of the unde,r --fed troops and garrison. • •
The operations ,in.• the Sea of Azoff rendered
the deatrUlion; •Sebastopol _inevitable. , • ;The
struggle may:beprotracted, but 'the result is cer-
.• , •
tam; unleakthe Russians. can procure fresh sup-
plies, and render theila available, not only for the
besieged, but for the relieving' acct auxiliary
army... We have long felt that,
.with proper care
on the P4lle Allies, this-will be impossi-
ble, and the ',letter of the-EAP.sitOn affords the
strongest confirmation, of the view we have taken.
But now that the important conseluences of dinner took place in
ever.ing the Tradesmen's annual di
MANOR HOUSE TAVEEN WALWORT ll.—Oti Thursday
the expedition to ISertch and the Sea of ,Azoff the banquet-room on which occasion a highly respect-
have been clearly ascertained,, why,- we ask, have able party sat down to a first•rate entertain went,
served
a
not similar.ciperations'beeliatteinpted against the in good style., William Williams, Esq., presided
culilirman. Mr.' Taylor is vice, and were supported by
Cherson - a,iid • gicolaieff ? ,Why has there been several, influential neighb, urs and representatives from
uo cut Off' •
attemp,V.Made to the suipplies trans- ctline.,firivrmes.rg.
.rta• s
s of Messrs. Elliott and Co. Messrs. Seeger and
S and Co., Messrs. Burnett and Co.,
milted by the Isthmus of. Perekop 5.1,1-It has been. Mr. Barrein, wine-Merchant, &c: After .ample justice
clearly.:'T,444provided for
,uneqUivocally demonstrated that a thehad been dons
the
ethuse goodilotyh!ni gtfloaslibterawl
s were given and
resort tO tactics, in- the way
°f
deatt4jug
the eteemj?wresoiarcesi
• heartily responded to. The health of the Emperor and
de- -Empress of the, French was. recemived with great may produce the -moat
cisive rale.
esult's: We: Only-cut off the
.etteray's • vetuesrae,i ais,
or:
ware
then
sung
e. al,t4he
spsfr r. and
Appleby and Cave
supplies ..they must :Yield; • and the' greater their particularly delighted .the compari with 'their Scotch
numerical, the ; more speedy moiled
.be
.avkidieldrient'irealoldaitees,
hour, twhheeniP'
teah teste
company
their fa 11..:: Theta)ing of the tovru -by -storm loifßing for another opportunity of similar enjoyment,
would inActUestietia.tly be
, a more
brilliant b"sl3enustnl:RS,
animation
THO'l3 ortf OP T. tiere heel not
int he general business of the port
and glut conefusion.~ ißut; considering the of London during the past week. The number .of ships
"-
losses is.,• 3 ht ire ourselves sustained, we , are not, reportednumberious
cleared outward was 129, show-
and cap; 04::):;e,,,jostifia in disregarding-an increase 'of'-10 ..,Of those clearing outward, 21
- at- means we're in ballast.
that may :ipple•the'enemy':and. compel them to
-..RRIVAL OF SPECITC:-,-Thei specie. brought by the Asia
•• • •
make early I.lbOalSSlOll. We had. hoped -that the ye-iterdav from New V nikia I,6s,oool.;inaking, With the
policy "
sum of 90,000/. by the Ocean Chief f Sydney and
rich spared Odessa" had been long
8,000/. by the Candace from Africa, raM
total recei t of
since abandoned by our Government, and that the 263,0001. P

A fitting termination this to centuries of mis-
understanding and rivalry, a splendid finale to
the; inauguration of a union that we trust will
last for centuries to come. A union brought
about, not by dynastic, but by national and Euro-
peaii necessities, and founded 'on the most endur-
ing i basis a due appreciation of each other's
worth, and of the high part they are unitedly
called upon to play in the civilisation of the
world. A union to the permanency of which we
are happy to say the womanly virtues and graceful
deMeanour of our Queen, as to 'its inauguration
and institution, the sagacity and magnanimity of
NAioLEorr, have largely contributed. A 'union
the despots of the Cuntinent already tremble at
and cannot break, and to which the down-trodden
people look as to the star of their deliverance.
A union not of courtly protestations and hollow
ceremonies, cloaking festering antipathies, but a
union of policy and inclination, characterised by a
frank reciprocation of thought and feeling, accom-
panied by loyal action on the part of both
monarchs and people. A union inaugurated in

London and in Paris, in the Black Sea, the Cri-
mea, and the Baltic, and consecrated by the blood
and devotion of heroes and patriots. A union,
in a word, as perfect as the rivalry and bitterness
betNVeen the parties was previously intense, and
likely_to be not less .productive of good than that
which it supersedes was of evil. That it may be
so i 4 our ardent desire ; that it will is our confi-
dent belief.

ARRIVAL OF TROOPS FROM
ALDERSHOTT.

This
morning, shortly, after ten, o'clock, the neighbour-
hood' of the, Su,tith-Western Railway in the Waterloc-
road • was the scene of great excitement, in consequence
of the arrival of the detachment df Coldstream Guards
late') quartered at the camp. A great number of per-
sons accompanied the soldiers on their march to the St.
George's Barracks, as it was supposed by the Majority
of the crowd that they were to depart immediately for
the Crimea. At half-past one the same excitement was
occasioned by the arrival of the Scots Fusiliers from the
same place. The quarters vacated ,by the Coldstreams
and Scots Fusiliers, will be occupied by two battalions of
Grenadier Guards, who left London at about twenty
minutes to two.