The Sun.
London, England, 1855-06-21 00:00:00

LATEST NEWS.

RUSSIAN DEFENCE OF THE
HANGO MASSACRE.

ALLEGED SURVIVAL OF
ELEVEN OF THE CREW.

BERLIN, THURSDAY.

The Invalide Busse of the 15th describes the
affair at Hango as in accordance with fair play,
the Cossack's boat having effected an hostile
landing, with all on board armed. The crew
were, it is said, suddenly attacked by a body
of Russians, secreted behind buildings. They
at first defended themselves, but were forced
to surrender to superior numbers. Five
were killed, and one officer, one surgeon, and
nine sailors caged, of whom four were wounded.
The boat was sunk, and the boat's flag, together
with seven guns and seven cutlasses, taken.*

* The Russians were thus unaware of the escape o:
the seaman Brown in the boat referred to.

COPENHAGEN, JUNE 20.
Royal proclamation, published to-day, dissolves
the Diet.

ALTONA, JUNE 20.

A Royal Proclamation has been published pro-
hibiting enlistments for the foreign legion. The
penalty for disobedience is eight years' imprison-

ment and hard labour.

CONSTANTINOPLE, JUNE 13.
J
Halil Pasha remains in office.
At Kars an attack of the Russians was consi-
dered inevitable.
The Turks have evacuated Batoum and Chou-
rouk-su. Nassif Pasha has advanced with his
general staff to Kars. The French Consul has
quitted Batoum.
The Russian forces have advanced and en-

camped near Red6ut Kaleb.
The recruiting for the British Legion pro

grosses slowly.

VIENNA, JUNE 20.

General Count Coronini has gone from the
camp in Wallachia to meet the Emperor in the
Bukowina, which may be considered as a proof
that his Majesty will not go to the Danubian
Principalities.

KIEL, JUNE 20.

The Retribution, Falcon, Cornwallis, Hastings,
Hawke, Pembroke, Russell, Biter, Stork, Sky-
lark, Growler, Grappler, Havoc, Carron, Belcon,
and Redbreast, sailed this morning.

PARTS, TUESDAY, 8 A. M.

The Moniteur announces the convention of the
Senate and Legislative Corps on the 2d July. It
adds that the Government had already notified
that financial measures would render it necessary
that they should meet soon.

VIENNA, THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 21.
Prince Gortschakoff has been definitively ap
pointed Minister to this Court.

M. de Titoff has been definitively appointed
Ambassador to the Court of Wurtemburg.

GRAND ATTACK ON THE
RUSSIAN WORKS.

GREAT LOSS OF LIFE.

(From the Daily News Special Correspondent.)
CAMP ABOVE SEBASTOPOL, JUNE 5.
A report is going about the camp that a Polish
officer of some standing in the Russian service has
come over and given important information. Ac-
cording to the current version of the story, the news
of the successes of the Allies in the Sea of Azoff has
produced a powerful effect on the Russian Comman-
ders. For some days past Councils of War have been
held, on two or three occasions twice on the same day,
at which there has been great diversity of opinion,
one party advocating a general attack against
the batteries and works of the Allies, another re-
commending that a passive resistance should be
preserved. A. general depression of spirits is said
to prevail among the troops, on account of the
great amount of sickness, both in Sebastopol and in
the camps.
A fire broke out in the town, on the left, this
morning, in a direction between Fort Alexander
and the Quarantine Fort, and the French have
been throwing shells for the purpose of preventing
it from being extinguished. It does not appear to
be spreading.
A little alter noon a long convoy of carts made
its appearance on the north side, coming from the
direction of the camp, toward Fort Sievernaia.
About an hour afterwards a sudden explosion took
place in the line, and two columns of smoke rose
in the air. As far as could be ascertained by the
telescope, two waggons, carrying gunpowder,
seemed to have been blown up.
The enernyagain commenced about 7 p.m., throw-
ing shot in the direction of the" entrance to the
middle ravine. A number of shots have also been
thrown on the open space in front of the First Bri-
gade of the Light Division. No casualty has oc-
curred.

JUNE 6.

7 p.m.—The bombardment opened at 2 p.m., and
atremenclons fire has been since directed against the
enemy's fortifications. About one o'clock long lines
of artillerymen and sailors were seen to be threading
their way along the ravines leading to the several
batteries. At that time all the guns on the right
and centre of the general lines of attack and de-
fence were silent ; a few guns only were being
worked on the extreme left. Some of those were
apparently directed from the sea-batteries against
four men-of-war steamers, two French and two
English, which had approached the shore off Fort
Quarantine; the two English vessels appeared like
the Queen and London. They were out of range,
and the latter was quietly engaged in target prac-
tice. The balls could be seen in the distance by
the splash of the water, ricochetting in a direc-
tion parallel with the coast. Fort Constantine,
from the guns on its roof, was occasionally throw-
ing a shell over the mouth of the harbour and
the opposite part of the town to the French ap-
proaches near the cemetery. The heat was
very great ; notwithstanding the refreshing breeze
which was blowing over the heights, the thermo-
meter, placed on the ground in the open air, indi-
cated a temperature of 95 deg. Farh. This com-
parative stillness continued until just 2 o'clock,
when the loud boom of a gun resounded from the
French works on Mount Sapoue. These were fol-
lowed in quick succession by other guns, the shots
being discharged against the Kamptscatka Redoubt
on the Marnelon Vert. The Russian redoubts on
Mount Sapone (east of Careening Bay) quickly re-
plied. The guns on the left French attack, next
took up the fire, then our guns on the left at-
tack, and lastly those on our right attack. The
combined roar of the artillery was fearfu'ly grand.
In a short space of time, from the French bat-
teries on the sea-shore, to their works on the
Inkerman heights, dense columns of white smoke
arose, so as almost to form one continuous cloud,
veiling every thing beyond from view. The wind
blew from the north-west, and drove the smoke
along the ravines and over the hills to the camp,
where the atmosphere assumed for some distance the
condition and aspect of a fog. The Russians had
this time the advantage of the wind being in their
favour. Very little could be seen, even although
spaces were now and then cleared by particular cur-