The Sun.
London, England, 1855-09-12 00:00:00

Russians); not of these four a-Laks one alone appears
to have entirely failed that on the Grand Cents al Bas-
tion. Two others had at first succeeded, namely, the
Recian of the Careening Bay (7'..4-o. 1), and the Salient of
the Grand Reclaim (No. 2) ; but these two works could
not be retained. In spite of the partial failures, it must
not he forgotten that the two works were taken by as-
sault and occupied for some time. The occupation of the
Malakhoff compelled the enemy to evacuate them on the
following, day. The grand assaults, made simultaneously
in Open day on all the front of the siege works, were
facts calculated to produce a deep impression on the de-
fenders of Sebastopol, at the same time that it had a
contrary effect on the'allied army. According to the de-
spatch, the Malakhoff was taken, with its supplementary
entrenchments, into which the defenders could when
pressed retire from a bastion or a great work to main-
tain themselves there, if possible. The ulterior progress
of the French shows that all the defences of Malakhoff
were carried the first clay,"
The Debate then proceeds to examine the bearing
and importance of the intelligence contained in the
second despatch. It says :
"The despatch relative to the Karabeinain is very
succinct ; facts only are mentioned, and explanatory
details are omitted. But almost all readers having
Present before them or in their mind the plan of
Sebastopol, it is easy to imagine the affair in its
enseinble while waiting for more precise details.
The Malakhoff Mamelon commands, as we have before
Enid, the Karabelnaia, faubourg, and the ground declines
to the port, which gives us a material advantage. The
tower the Korniloff bastion, and all the supplementary
defences having been carried by the French on the Sib,
they bad all the night to fortify themselves there, as
Well as to mount guns and mortars which opened fire on
the 9th, while the siege batteries rained shot and shell
On the faubourg over the heads of our soldiers. The
enemy being mutilated and disorganised by the bombard-
/client, the French must have advanced towards the in-
terior of the faubourg ; and the Russians, being discou-
raged by the loss of their principal fortification, could
not have stood against their irresistible enthusiasm.
Then they blew up their mines—a proof of giving up the
defence—and those mines could not do us much mischief
a 9 soon as the first had given warning of the others.
Gentral Gortechakoff, panic-struck by our boldness and
progress, hastened to set fire to his steam-vessels, as
Well as to the barracks, the arsenal, and the immense
establishments of the Russian navy, accomplishing with
has own hands the work of destruction which the Allies
bad in view on those shores. But, according to the third
despatch of General Pelissier, which flout the hour indi-
cated in the date should be the second, and, according to
that of General La Marmara, the success must have been
Stillgreater and more unhoped for than could be be-
lieved. It is not only in the Karabelnaia that the Rus-
sians blew up their works of defence. 'lt was the same,'
!sys the General-in-Chief, before our left attacks,' that
18,, to say, the bastions of the town itself. What we have
already said as to the great advantages which we should
Immediately derive from the commanding position of the
Malakhoff, by facilitating to us the capture of all the
faubourg and the port, explains the measures of destruc-
tS adopted by General Gortschakoff, in despair of being
able to defend the place any longer. Sebastopol will,
therefore, have fallen by the capture of only one of its
bastions , and after a battle of two days carried on by our
soldiers in the Faubourg of the Marine, with a fury
Which rendered them irresistible. This great fortress of
Sebastopol must have, at length, buried itself in its own

The following is the language of the Constitu-
tion/le/ :
"For some days past hopes had been excited in the
Public mind, which waited with lively impatience for
aer,ounts from the Crimea. These hopes have been
,it°l2aptly realised, as wonderful success crowned on
"ue Bth the efforts of our heroic army. The allies gained
i2"session of the Malakhoff Tower, where they firmly
established themselves. The constqaences will be im-
bilease,' said General Pelissier, in the despatch in which
e announced this triumph. Immense, certainly, for
ieBcateely had the news of the taking of the Malakhoff
'aver become known in Paris than a fresh despatch,
tlaearded by the Government at the Bourse, made
it,"wri the simultaneous destruction of the place and of
fleet. Thus are our prognostics realised ; the Rus-
aa fleet no longer exists except as a souvenir. The
zar refused to limit it ; it is now destroyed to its last
v
"lel. The place also is burnt, before the eyes of the
tutison, and is now, doubtless, a heap of ruins and of
,ers• The language of Gen. Pelissier clearly enough
tZulcates that the allies may now consider themselves as
tr Masters of Sebastopol, and that they can enter Allen
,;eY choose into that fortress, which has been for so
11'°3' years the bulwark of Russian domination in the
ta.ele Sea. The triumph has been long waited for, but
e victory when it came bas been as rapid and terrible as
Vtilanderbolt. Within a few hours' interval, the whole of
learn
struck with astonishment and admiration, will
the
the capture of the MalakoffTower, thedestruction of
, Russian fleet, and the fail of Sebastopol. It is a glori-
ous and decisive success—it is Russia struck in the
'eart of her power and in the centre of her force. It is
(32e of the most brilliant feat of arms, one of the greatest
'unitary episodes that modern history has ever had to
!iltegister. France England, and Sardinia will be
Proud of the part which they have taken in it."
Our contemporary then pays the following well-
deserved tribute to the gallant conduct of the
"rave men who achieved this noble feat of arms
" Honour to this heroic army, which, after having
fraternised in the fatigues and claw-Ter, now does so in
triumph
and glory. Honour to thoseb illustrious gene-
rals, to those valiant officers, and to those brave sol-
diers who, in the midst of the perils and fatigues of a
the siege, have so nobly done their duty ! Honour to
.3 allied flags, which personify on the soil of the Crimea,
1114
ot Only the bravery and the patriotism, but also tlee
%,"Pendence of Europe and the civilisation of the
01.1(1 ! Honour to the governments who have known
„au" to place such an army at the service of such a
k, ?”

I,The Pays merely makes the following short re-
-.arks
he flag of France floats over the song rns of
-eh The Russian fleet no longer existsui ; the
eeBB,els of war which had escaped our bombs have been
N,4K by the enemy themselves ; the town is only one
„..-
mass of conflagration. Thus this great enterprise
148 arrived at its final denouement. The valour of our
ietra,_3' has in a few hours achieved a success which it
1115," a year of heroic efforts to prepare. Reffsctions on
for
an event are useless, for the glory of France speaks
r itself loudly enough."
The Siecle expresses itself as follows :
14.1` The fact of the tbree simultaneous attacks on the
7alakhoff, the Redan of Careening Bay, and the Redan
apposite the British army, is explained by the circure-
e ce that these three fortifications mutually support
tri, other, especially the Redan and Malakhoff, and that ,
e success of the three should, within a short time,
vp°,lcPensate for the check which might possibly be met
e lth in the two others. This calculation has proved
irreet, and fortune, less favourable on that day to the
A,,t1„4,1b,h, our worthy rivals, has caused our flag to float
ti;'" On the defences of Sebastopol, now turned against
14,, enemy. This affords a just cause for national
le.,;!t' and joy to every French heart, whatever its
esltical convictions. To those who are not quite
gran "Mated in military science, the words of the
Iverte despatch, our strong position at Malakoff'
a sure pledge of an impending solution, with
1.-Vect to the southern part of Sebastopol, and the
eZncant of the Russian fleet in the Black Sea. Indeed
had scarcely taken up the pen to state our hope of
C4eitive success when a second despatch arrived to con-
vitte it. It is now no longer a hope, but a certainty of
Itet°ry that we possess. The tenacious courage of the
t',Bsians, seconded by the most powerful artillery ever
todected in any fortified place, hag been forced to yield
li„,,the scientific audacity of the allied armies. What
cost sixty years of preparation, has been overthrown
wil'eu or eleven months. The Russians have destroyed
th,3a't they could not hold. That is the consolation of
defol'acquished. We may observe, that this spirit of
h. 'ruction which, with the aid of a winter of unusual
—verity
saved Russia in 1812, in the present instance
sve de
the only enemy they have to fear is the tempest,
ear4nce an England are in no of what eir adver-
all burns.d Sails and steam,want which haveth brought us
set, tibat was requisite for conquest also brings us
ie requisite to enable us to profit by the vic-
tatY•—sTo-day we have no room for aught but the exul-
s.wich of triumph ; to-morrow we shall have to register
to,' bewail the losses which that triumph must have
els t, for God has laid a heavy price upon the glory of
le Until Until grateful France can salute their names, let
and teas those who have died in fighting for civilisation,
whose exploits, as Ajax prayed, have been bril-
"tlYilluminated by the light of day."

'(3llril L nREAroILYE GARDENS.-713E

LATE WELLINGTON FETE.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
shall feel obliged by your inserting the en-
-or-Bed letter, some misconception having gained ground
La, the Subject to which it alludes, and many inquiries
been made in reference thereto.

I am, Sir, your most obedient servant,
THOS. B. SIMPSON.
Royal Cremorne, Sept. 11, 1855.

"Thistle Grove, Bromptnn, Sept. 6, 1855.
eke ear Sir,—l beg to acnowledge. the receipt of.yor
diej:2-„" for 8491. 178.11 d., making, with the sum paid or
of the a total of 1,1061. 14s. Od. as the proceeds.
tticreffeee given at CI emorne Gardens on the 13th ult. in
,e%pr°e`athe funds of the Wellington College, and I have to
,!3 to you the thanks of the committee for your
th,'4"tY and public spirit in giving on that occasion
te ,R.ratuitous use of your gardens and the variosusbeeeni;
rLain,
reeii nlents, by which so handsome a sum has
for the benefit of the college.
alei(i" have also the pleasure of inf, inning you that the
of the" Which occurred to the soldiers on the evening
Ilet °fele, and which the committee are satisfied was
I,4ltributable to any defects in the arrangements or
seri °f care on your part, has proved to be far less
fie,,,:tle than it was represented at the time. No bones
teth4oken in, any case, most of the men were able to
41,4'11 to their duty in a few days after the accident,
the others, it is expected, will soon be able to do so.
lana, dear sir, your faithful servant,
e; "GEORGE CHANCE,
To Scretary to the Wellington College.
ll° 11. Simpson, eEs q., Proprietor of
Cremorne Gardens."

is Tittered, from the Cape of Good Hope, hail an
Col oni vie
l7e w with Sir Wir. Moleswo:th yesterday at the
•fece.