The Sun.
London, England, 1855-01-06 00:00:00

TIIE VALOROUS AT SEBASTOPOL.

An officer of her Majesty's steamer Valorous, Capt.
Buckle (son of Admiral Buckle, of Bath), gives the fol.
lowing description of the engagement with the Russian
steamer, which lately came out of Sebastopol :—" On
the afternoon of the 6th ult. we were at anchor in a bay
called Kamiesh (which is about four miles to the south.
ward of Sebastopol, and just inside Chersonese Point),
with our boats out, getting bread from a transport. At
2 p.m. two large Russian steamers came suddenly out of
the harbour Sebastopol, and commenced a heavy fire of
shot and shell on two small French steamers at
anchor in a creek about two 'Tulles distant from us),
which were landing provisions for the camp.
We luckily had our steam up, and slipped our
cable, and ran for them, in hopes of cutting theta
off before they could get inside the forts. They
stood on for some time to meet us, and when we were
about a thousand yards from them we exchanged several
shot and shell ; they, finding us closing them, up helm
and ran full speed fur the harbour ; we folioß ed them to
within eight hundred yards of the batteries, where we
were evidently not expected ; and, luchy indeed it was
for us, as nearly all the shot and shell which were
fired were discharged from five heavy batteries at the
same time. They all tell over us. Had we been two
hundred yards further hut, our small craft must have been
sunk. The Russian steamers got into pert, and we made
the best of our way out, having perfectly succeeded is
driving the enemy in, he being two cowardly to stand
out and engage us in proper style, which, if he had
done, we have hll the vanity to think that be would have
been astern of us now, with the Union Jack floating
over the Russian ensign. Now, we ought to be truly
thankful that, amidst the shower of shot and shell on
both sides of us, not a life was lost, nor a man on board
our vessel touched. The damage done to the ship is very
small ; a part of the main rigging (two foremost shrouds)
was also cut through, as also were several rope% and one
shot went through the jack in the ensign. The ship's
side is struck in a few places by shell and rifle bullets.
Our captain behaved (as he always does) in the most
gallant manner possible, being on the paddle-box the
whole time. This is the fifth time we have been in
action with the batteries (in the Baltic four times; and
here once), and have experienced no casualties. We are
one of the guard ships off the mouth of the harbour of
Sebastopol, looking out for the enemy coming out, as
well as for fire ships."—Bath Chronicle.

MR. OLIVER'S BANKRUPTOr. —Yesterday (Friday)
afternoon, at one o'clock, a sitting took place at the
Bankruptcy Court, Liverpool, before Mr. Commissioner
Stevens, at which it was understood an application would
wasb a elnadlaerge numberbyof
i‘'l rl4Evans to set aside the already expressed
adjudicationr. Edward Oliver's bankruptcy. There
of merchants and others present, all
of e
appeared to be deeply interested in the pro-
e
they expected to take place ; but, notwith-
standingewdhinog ms
their desire to hear the arguments on both sides,
the court was cleared, and the point at issue was dig•
cussed with closed doors.

The horse of a captain of the 10th Cuirassiers, quer.
tered at Proving, ran away with him last week witk
such rapidity that be could not pull it in. The animal
dashed against the window of a shop, and killed its
rider by forcing his head against the woodwork.. The
animal in its course knocked down a little girl of seven
years of age, and killed her instantaneouely.—Parif
Paper.