The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-20 00:00:00

LONDON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1855.

Kinburn has capitulated I The gate to Nico-
la.ieff and to Kherson—or rather one of its pillars
—has fallen into our hands. Oczakoff must
speedily follow ; and, late as it is in the season,
we may still hope for some very decided results
against what we are told may be regarded as
the present granary and arsenal of Southern
Russia. The official account of this highly im-
portant operation will be found in another part
of our impression. It will be seen that the three
forts on the Kinburn Spit surrendered, and are
now occupied by the Allied forces. The troops
bad previously landed to the southward of the forts,
and thus, from the simultaneous action by sea and
land, the arrival of reinforcements, and the retreat
of the garrison were effectually cut off.
This brilliant affair was happily managed with
very trifling loss to the assailants. The enemy
had 45 killed, and 130 wounded ; while the gar-
rison of 1,500 men, and the guns-70 in num-
ber—and all the munitions of war have fallen
into our hands.

We trust that the occasion may be improved,
so that the legitimate results may follow. It is
p(e iliarly important that both Nicolaieff and
Kherson, the earance whereto are commanded,
should be fully disposed of before the setting in
of winter affords a temporary respite
and an opportunity of adding to the
defences, and enhancing the difficulties of the
necessary operations ! As we have repeatedly
stated, we are quite satisfied to leave the matter
in Sir E. LYONS's hands, if be has only a carte
blanche to act according to his own judgment,
and to damage the enemy to the utmost degree.
After this work has been perfected there will
still be time sufficient to deal with Odessa, and
to teach the CZA.R. that the Western Powers are
really in earnest, and that he cannot hope
for extric itio a through the intervention or
intrigues of Germanism. Ho has already been
those sod-disant media-
sufficiently deluded by
tors. He must, even at this hour, know that
he cannot obtain peace save by a real submission,
and giving unexceptionable rnatterial guarantees
fir his future good. behaviour, and an ample
indemnity for the expenses which his misconduct
has occasioned to his inoffensive neighbour, and
to those who so nobly stood forward in the cause
of truth and justice, in defence of right against
might !

We are told on good authority that "King
LEoroLD of Belgium has lately been actively and
personally exerting himself with a view to the re-
eitablishment of peace !" We can easily credit
the rumour, which possesses a verisimilitude that
carries with it almost positive conviction. We
have already had occasion to allude to the strange
neutrality of the wily ULYSSES of the House of
COBURG—a neutrality perfectly diszraceful to
himself, when his close aid intimate connection
with the British Court, and the deep debt of gra-
titude
which he owes to the British nation, is
taken into consideration. But it appears that we
have something far worse than neutrality to guard
against. The pensioner of England, who, although
"tninally an independent Sovereign, think a it ad-
visaisle to retain his claim against the British
Exchequer, and to have Clatanont wait stained
for his exclusive
burdened tax- use at th© expense of the over-
Payers, wishes to play the
ga'.ne of Germanism, and, at the sugges-
tion of his new co I tussia
connexions, to save
from the humiliation and injury w„1,
she
has richly merited.
He an
opportunity of earwigging has unfortunate ly
the English Couri ;, And
exercising a very sinister influence over pg ,rawas
closely connected with our beloved SovEit mos,
,n(i there is but too much reason to fear th at he
it i availing himself thereof to the utmost e: ;tent.