The Sun.
London, England, 1855-02-23 00:00:00

"RGE OF SEBASTOPOL.

"`on ' , Second Edition of the Morning Berald.)
ENGLISH CAMP, HEIGHTS OF
SEBASTOPOL, FEB. 9.
4e:dual condition of affairs has changed very
litZlnY last letter, though the opinion that
hpirii7". a few days since, that the enemy were
letiex g to attack us, receives further confir-
i, each
4it day. At Sebastopol itself there
lam, very little .doing. The Russians occa-
tace4' °°'PloY a fine day. in perfecting their de-
Qttthelll further—stronger they cannot be.
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. Iranoli side all is in perfect readiness to
quit. all their guns are mounted, and most
14%4 ammunition is ready in the different
ktil ti,e'• As heretofore, they are only waiting
English preparations are sufficiently
1'44 t° support their attack. Pending this
1011'%Illildisit'; result, our Allies fire about 200
.fflattie,„ ay from their different mortar batteries,
Itiel/2;4_, into the town, sometimes into the bat-
ilth 4° sometimes across the harbour among the
*..tra forts. All our attempts to reach the
t lisrl'ing have
' care as yet most signally failed, owing to
Not and skill with which the enemy keep them
istateOver of the land, warping into fresh posi-
Nu: instant a new battery threatens.
kaki :a' mortar battery which it has been deter-
% ex 'erect over Inkerman was commenced five
,Stait:glats since, and a strong breastwork,
,)1144 ' to cover the working party, thrown up
'l,..%ttieents,e of a single night. On the following
‘ed he no Russians, perceived the attempt, and
%lei, "'IY, but have done no mischief worth
ga'etc),'. All the earthwork of the battery is
of construction,
and the beds for mortars are in
tlaiSis. „construction, but by the time these are
nt, lyviae guns mounted, and ammunition stored,
qee ,La, rtnight will have passed away. The
nail:•Lhe English lines only mount 14 mortars,
4411L""Ich 27 ;41 in all. The fire of these
alee;"4a„ itly produce much mischief, both to the
ildb._ L its southern defences, but if one may
NZ future by the past, we have no reason
..,*l°lts, •44,,,,g that it will be effectual in reducing the
NI *bra capture of Sebastopol is all but impos-
, Lete*-414614: the north forts remain in the hands of
Ow') sad towards the reduction of these we
:a
te„„taadfa one single step. That we shall ruin
714% „''' and destroy the Russian earthworks
pariell?erally admitted, but that the fire of our
Nteth,Tles will destroy the shipping or injure
fortifications of Sebastopol is said to be
e bee" question. The weather since my last
Na remarkably warm and mild, quite like
S.t,daYB of an English spring.
tater'°°Ps are very far from being in a condition
alk,',•;Uitional hardships. The sickness amongst
Zi ;4 continues with unabated violence. By
`._tle trge°lls, this melancholy result is attributed
1174,:°,Pa being still five days out of six on salt
litsein,rogh suffering from scurvy. Others (and
:iOllO,-,,,rtY) say that the stamina of the !pen is
rk the ,lil, gone, and the sickness will only decline
c
lit Cmbers of the army. It is useless dwell-
', • ow
hid
) the Guards have been reduced, for, as
Nt he' logy can hardly be said to exist at all.
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the three regiments can muster. It is said
Nior_ are to return, and be stationed round
ltilbj; ) but as yet they have made no move,
kata:tve the reason is because it is feared that
4/1141Pt were made to march them 5 miles, the
k. , tra:ta would all go into hospital.
.This is no
t, °II of their state. I am certain I. am
piZroark when I say that of the 400 still out
aot 50 are in health or fit for active ;nagsser-
-0 are very nearly as bad in other regi-
e ad I should be almost afraid to guess what
ltio-j've strength of the English army is now.
qb;ka, I sdielia, is steady and quite undiminished.
Letiki:'o remains of the English force is now
ratat, clad and protected, as it were, by French
0 •
heretokg, In* line has not yet been contracted
ttOort,:'V of the 2d division from Inkerman
'Oriff"4 log: 3d at head quarters, but the move-
tOtte,roted. each day. 15,000 French troops
CeNtthe heights o Inkerman in place of
4?ard4l2* By this change, and the change of
ktitlltli,:° Balaklava (should the latter take
zastst-inops will leave for some time the
Vial:" few wooden huts which their sick
the b4° 1,t4 t,
alloCckity'aow frequently seen prowling about
Irithh. 4 priqthe camp, and several have been
14' a-4c1% ;/rate in the cavalry, while on the hills
If Arge 'ands of the cavalry camp was attacked
it8,0_444.:"4.. r two nights since.
teiZresth;:ta FEB, 9.—lt is upon this village and
;110 all 54' the Russian attack is now, it appears
olio doubt, meditated. A considerable force
044117'J, to the number of about 18,000 men, ,
krgilth, ed and taken up permanent quarters
'1- cith:vm•ltl of the plain of Balaklava, and
%,,bere ' ago of Tchourgount. At first their
)k
tli, Were so skilfully concealed, that be-
,3 laic g'-",ral expectation of an attack no-
;atter - leatea that it was to take place on this
Att,t: On the nightlf
informed
ellietath, however,
to
~4 krt deserted,
._
ownlas collected in and
01,Onsiderabloanforcne
Lilit ~eliourgoum, and that an attack upon the
Mike'. our position was intended to takeploafce
'gatilitaornint,o• of the Bth at
.4 a.m. The result a
tiii_l4lrveillance by our picquets bore out much
lirort,rk's assertion, as it was evident that a new
Lrolli,"! enemy had encamped on the east of the
t4-'4lll-111„iroad. The utmost vigilance was ac-
ti.saer?Pted, and all the requisite measures
tne:ad, %athe enemy such a welcome a. s they.
P1ae64,4, aillterman. Without any previous in-
the ,„ "ere f,„'e troops on the heights around this
Irer.""ttieGrned out under arms at two a.m. on
prbLearefhia i°f the Bth. The guns in the batteries
glii-Xlie :,..7 laid to command the various ap-
1315+,4kare;bue works, and all the troops in the
tt,71,,t1i 0, and on sentry in the village, moved
tereede:eights with the 2d battalion of the 71st
°re. 4") Which had only arrived a short time
re v.
11-O:es •
ehar (Wins steam sloop landed all her men to
th,-ar wet of the town and stores, while Admiral
telqevra"," from transport to transport and had all
to he reduroed up and got under arms, in order
tfqt if ~--Y, to land and defend the houses of the
Olieee4len a step should be uecessary. The whole
'a the toning preparations were completed be-
e etilad i„, —• indicated for the attack, and all re-
ta_tll din a state of suspense, listening to hear the
1,47 e„°_t battle break forth each moment. But
kdeign
..4,i and five o'clock passed away without
° 4 4U.ne thick dark night changed gradually
Otef „"uleker grey morning, and in the broad
``res.d 4_"al., amidst a heavy drizzle, the troops re-
-4110,1'" their cantonments. But this vigilance
ei' entirely thrown away, for as the darkness
'lle t°ft; it was seen, to the astonishment of every
that the enemy had been at work during the
hti nd
ce It„, ,thrownup a breastwork a little in ad-
; mu• to the north of Kamara.Upon a nearer
4. ..,,,,,,,.
‘l,,,_'"ue Zr'e7d, one end of the breastwork was found
'in, be Y defended with two long and heavy
rlatete arliag upon the right of our position, at pre-
vl 20411 Pied by the Marines, Rifles, and a attalion
klileal'tel• During the whole of last night the same
'La lb was exercised by the allied troops, and
418.. ii.eYwere under arms at four a.m. this morn-
etiteci 0 attack was attempted by the enemy, who
tttar, at their trenches as before, and to-day the
tekrd extent of their extended operations can
4.7ltthi.3r divined. It is now quite evident that a
IptTatie attack on Balaklava is about to be at-
-4.i-4t:tra.
. --nritay at Balaklava is making most asto-
.ll4 "„ Progress. Already some of the filthiest and
''llnoisome dens where the poor Turks used to
Astute and die in hundreds, have been levelled.
Ak t the tramway has been laid down ; and Mr.
s"
thk ll Pbe
~, t he, ) I am told, expresses himself confidently,
"eted oro another month the rails will be corn-
'hit e r'n the foot of the plateau of hills on which
taoscteakP is situated. This will undoubtedly re-
l.", :1° °f the greatest and most trying difficul-
'"tts (I,enable us to transmit, if necessary, 500
'not and shell per day.
isinsips---
to

‘ltli,ll,NtiEß (UNIMOTIDED 11'01).—The amount
4arif'll(eltequer-bills raised, or authorized to be raised,
then the aids or supplies of 1855, to be provided
krtul- the present year, is 17,183,0001., as shown by ad
//Y tfl:ritreturn yesterday issued. This sum was vote
,tous
/161e,r •of Commons on Wednesday afternoon.
"IA (LONDON) Dock COMPANY.—At anleetirng
.4111 "InPany, held yesterday, Mr. C. Morrison pe.
1/414, the report and accounts were unammousl y
D,riej,°,4. It was explained that, although the pro-
h,e been relieved from the risk of commeßnctinteg
%Ili 11: uy the lease granted to Messrs. Pato,
4t -484 Y, still, as they are interested to the extent '
t f the sllrplu fits above the 5 per cent. guaran-
tak, th• director: have in co-operation with the lessees,
44 •otive part in the arrangements preparatory
PderTost'ing• Although no specific date has yet been
1.1%h opesin the chairman stated there WAS
,no
"fe that active businoss will have been cemmenk.ed
I,l6:othe next half-yearly meeting ix August.
CI~M-17}11-1: I/Vo of d
E FRENCHyes ester day y says—" BY G
sOvER-91ENT IN DEL-
GOoer TI french
th, ent has just caused proeeedings to be taken be-
'44tl "'wan tribunals, against a pamphlet published
C°adY at Brus . els with the following title On thee
Critillet of the b'o'ar in the East ; Expedition to th
1e
aj Memoir addressed to the Government of his
lutfte;Y the Emperor Napoleon 111. By a General
Thin We need not affirm that this memoir has not
kidressed to the Government of the Emperor.
thitia'Pr•ductio, the tendency of which is to libel the
644 e oft our
army, to exaggerate our.diffi.culties ape!,
give confidence to our enemies, is merely
)4%41 'st Pliblieheil in the interest of Russia, and falsely
.r
ts
cla„
- a en 0 car._