The Sun.
London, England, 1855-04-16 00:00:00

RUSSIA.

We have received the St. Petersburg journals of
theGth of April.

The Invulzcle Russo publishes the following from
the Crime, including the Russian version of the
sortie of the night of the 22d of March.

The Invcaide says :

" Aide-de-Camp General Prince Gortschakoff reports,
under the date of the 13th (25th of March), that the
siege works of the enemy against Sebastopol make very
slow progress. The state of the ramparts of the fortress,
on the contrary, improves daily, notwithstanding the
almost incessant fire of the enemy. Their mines are
always destroyed by us with the same success.
" The Turkish troops which occupy Eupatoria sre
strictly blockaded by the detachment under Lieutenant-
General Baron Wrangel.
"On the 9th (21st) of March the Turks, to the number
of 18 squadrons, and 12 field gunS, with infantry and
foot artillery, left the town and attempted to cross the
stone bridge over an arm of Lake Gniloi but, received
by our horse artillery, they were compelled to retreat
before nightfall.

" Witii.this report came also the following acscoun,
from Prince Gortschakoff of a sortie made by tint gar-
rison of Sebastopol in the night between the 10t.th and
11th (22d and 23d) of March :
" 'On the 27th of February last (11th of March) we
commenced constructing, on a tumulus situate at 290
sagenes in advance of the Korniloff bastion and only 180
sagenes from the second advanced parallel of the mealy,
a lunette which received the name of Katntschatk.i, from
the regiment employed in its construction.
" 'The object of this construction was, on tlte one
hand, to prevent the enemy from gaining a footi rg, by
means of rapid sap volante works, upon the hivh 'round
opposite the Korniloff Bastion ; and, on the other hand,
to form, in connection with our counter approach ets the
Selingbinsk and Volhynia redoubts, tin advanced line of
defences.

" 'On the 9th (21st) March the lunette waft com-
pletely finished and armed, after which it became im-
possible for the enemy to continue his approaches except
by regular mining (sapie pleine), although still at: a dis-
tance of 470 sagenes from the principal defences. of the
fortress.
con the 10th (22d) March the fire of the a rtiilery
and riflemen of our lunette forced the enemy to in terrupt
their works, but it was to be preputned that they would
make every effort the following night to repair the lost
time and advance rapidly a la sape volante.
‘" To prevent this a strong sortie was made (taring

the night between the 1r),I. 11+1, on,t.-, r,

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" This enterprise was entrust,.d to Lieutenant-
General Khrouloff, with a detachment consisting of 11
battalions of the 44th Marines and a detachment of the
35th.*

" ' These troops formed in columns by companies on
each side of the lunette, and advanced boldly in front ;
overcoming the terrible fire of the enemy, they seized
upon the most advanced approaches, and despite an oh.
stinate resistance, forced their way into the principal
French trench. All the works of the besib.7,,,rs were im-
mediately destroyed by the bailors of the 33,1 and 44th
divisions,

" e A sanguinary hand-to-hand fight lasted during the
whole night, until the French, who had defended their
trenches with great obstinacy, were driven back to their

first parallel.
" 'Lieutenant-General Khrouleff then gave the signal
to retreat, which was done in perfect order.
" 'Simultaneously with this attack, and to divide the
forces of the enemy, two other sorties were male at
a greater distance to the right and left of the Kaont-
schtaka lunette : the first was entrusted to Capt. Bond
istcheff of the navy, with 4 companies of the Greek
volunteers of Prince Mourouzi, and 260 volunteers of
the 38th and 41st Marines, and of the 6th battalion of
the reserve of the Minsk Regiment of Infantry.
"'The other sortie, eonsii-ting of 475 vo unteera of
the 30th and 45th Marines, of the Okhotsk Chasseure,
land of the 6th battalion of the reserve of the Volhynia

Regiment of Infantry, commanded by Lieut. Biruleff, of
the navy, entered the Eaglish trenches on the heights
in front of the southern bay, spiked a mortar, destroyed
a battery which the enemy ha.l commenced constructing
on this point, and took an English captain of engineers
and 6 men prisoners.
" Our enterprise was thus crowned with success on
every point ; the enemy were driven from the trenches,
and all the works executed during the few previous days
destroyed. 'We took from the French 64 prisoners, of
whom two were officers, and from the English 14 pri-
soners, of whom two were officers, and we spiked three
mortars.
" But this brilliant affair cost us dearly ; in the sor-
ties we had in all eight superior and subaltern officers
and 379 men killed, and 21 superior ani subaltern
officers and 982 men wounded.
" According to declarations of peisoners it had been
the intention of the enemy to take, at all cost, during
the night of the loth-nth (22 1.231) the Katnschatka
redoubt, and to execute important works, a la gape
volante.
" 'With this object six battalions had been placed in
the advanced trenches.
"'This circumstance, which compelled General
Khrouleff to call up the greater portion of his reserve,
explains our heavy loss.
"'The loss of the enemy must have greatly exceeded
our own when we consider that whilst retreating the
French troops that had been repulsed were exposed to
the cross fire from the nearest batteries. Among the
slain the body was found of Lieutenant-Colonel Duaias,
of the Staff, who had the direction of the French
trenches.
"'During the whole time of the combat the town was
briskly bombarded. The enemy threw nearly 2,000
shells during the night, which did very little damage to
the troops under shelter.
" 'ln rendering testimony to the heroic courage of all
the troops engaged, Aide-de-Camp General Prince Gorts-
chakoff makes particular mention of the following as
having particularly distinguished themselves :—Liter-
tenant General Khrouleff, who commanded the principal
sortie ; Lieutenant-Colonel Radomsky, who comma riled
the Dnieper Regiment ; Captain Bondistcheff of the
Imperial Navy ; Lieutenant Biruleff, ditto; the Chief
rf the Greek Volunteers, Prince Mourouzi, and the
Vlonk-Priest, Joanniki Savinoff, who during the whole
combat was at the head of the troops with cross in
rand, encouraging them on, and consoling the
sounded."'
Tire Danube, an Austrian journal, publishes the
following order of the day, addressed by Prince
Gortschakoff to the garrison of Sebastopol on his
arrival there on the 20th of March :--
"Soldiers !—His Majesty has deigned to appoint tn•
to the command of the sea and land forces in tine
Brave warriors, all Russia is proud of your heroic
courage, and our great Emperor Nicholas I. on his
death-bed turned his last looks towards y with grati-
tude. His worthy successor, his Mpje.ty the r-ig ing
Emperor, Alexander II , has deigned to expre-s himself
as follows in letters addressed to me on the 3d and 7th
of March :3
" Tell the brave defenders of Sebastopol, in the
name of our immortal benefactor, that the Emperor
Nicholas was proud of them, and that be thought of
them on his death-bed in sending them, through me, the
expression of his last and cordial gratitude. Tell our
brave soldiers that I thank them in his name by these
letters, and that I am perfectly convinced that they were
always worthy of his paternal solicitude.'
" Soldiers ! the most difficult time is over. The
roads are better, transports of every description arrive
easily, and considerable reinforcements sent to your sup-
port are on the way. In taking the command of this
army I am sincerely convinced that, with God's bles-
sing, success will finally crown our efforts, and that we
will certainly justify the hopes of our august Sovereign.
Adjutant-General Osten Sacken, who directed the de-
m.w u.h.set-r-t and his com-
panion the brave Admiral Nachimoff, resume to-day
their former functions."
The Czas, of Cracow, has a letter dated from St.
Petersburg, the writer of which alleges that the
authorities have destroyed the granite bridges over
the lo wer course of the Neva, in order to render
the stream unnavigable to large vessels.
Accounts from Odessa state that fresh detach-
ments of Greek volunteers are on their march to-
wards the Crimea.
A letter from Cracow of the Bth says :—Gene-
ral Paniutine has been summoned to Warsaw
from his head-quarters at Lublin, in order to come
to an understanding with Prince Paskiewitch, pro-
bably as to the movement of the troops, which for
some months past have not left their winter quar-
ters. Gen. Rejtern, who commands the first divi-
sion in the government of Kielce, has arrived at
Warsaw. The Emperor has renewed all the orders
which had been given in the month of February,
last year, relative to the Baltic and to that coast.
The 'landmarks on the coasts of the Gulfs of Both-
nia, Finland, and Revel are to be immediately
removed, and the lighthouses have been all extin-
guished.
The Military Gazette of Vienna contains a letter
from Odessa of the 30th ult., which says :
" We learn here that Prince Gortschakoff has left at
Simpheropol only two divisions of cavalry and a brigade
of infa•itry. All the rest of the troops, amounting to
75,000 men, are so disposed on the Belbec, the heights
of Bakshi-Serai, and the upptr part of the Tchernaya,
that they may be concentrated on any point required is
any exceedingly brief space of time. It is in that posi-
tion that the prince will await the attack of the Allies,
being determined not to assume the offensive unless in
roost favourable circumstances. The prince, finding
lately that the left wing of his army of operation, posted
at In kerman and its neighbourhood, Ras somewhat in
danger from the large reinforcements which the Allies
had reeeived, gave orders to have it immediately strength-
ened by means of troops from the centre towards Bakshi-
Serai and the right wing towards Simpheropol. The
deficit so caused in the ranks of the centre and right will
be filled up with troops from Perekop."
In addressing his troops, lately, Prince Gortscha-
koff made use of an expression which has been much
talked of. " Work on, my children," he said to
them, "work on for twenty days more, and then
an will be over and you will return to your homes
to repose from your fatigues."

* The•re were four battalions of the Kamtschatka Chas-
sours, oof our Ouglitch Chasseurs, three battalions of
infantry of the Dnieper Regiment, and two of the Volhynia
Regiments

FRANCE.
(PROW OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

PARIS, MONDAY,

The lroniteor publishes the following as the
words addressed yesterday by the Emperor to the
Deputies :
tc Messieurs mes Deputes,—l wished to bid you
adieu before leaving, and to thank you for the sup-
port which you have.given me in all the important
laws which I have presented to you during this
session. .

"My absence will be of short duration . I think
I shall lbe your interpreter, by assuring the Go-
vernment of her Majesty the Queen of Great Bri-
tain that you appreciato, as I do, all the advan-
tages of the alliance with England. (Yes, yes.)
'We all desire peace, but on honourable condi-
tions, and only in such case. If we are to continue
the war I count upon your loyal support.' (Yes,
yes.)
The Emperor and Empress left Paris yesterday,
after hearing mass in the Chapel of the Tuileries.
Their Majesties arrived in an open carriage at the
station of the Northern Railway. The Emperor
was accompanied by Marshal Vaillant, Minister.of
War and Grand Marshal of the Palace ; the Duke
of Bassano, Grand Chamberlain ; General de Mon-
tebello, Colonel Fleury, and the Marquis de Ton-
iongeon, his aides-de-camp. The Empress was ac-
companied by Princess d'Esling, Grand Mistress
of her household; Countess de Montebello and
Countess de Malaret, Ladies of the Palace ; and
Count Tascher de la Pagerie, First Chamberlain
to her Majesty. Fifty Cent Gardes and a detach-
ment of cavalry formed the escort. The 50 Cent
Gardes will follow their Alajesties to London.' All
the Ministers, the President of the Council of State,
and the President of the Corps Legislatif received
the Emperor and Empress at the station. Baroli. de
Rothschild took his seat in the Imperial train,
which left the station at 45 minutes past 1 o'clock,
under the direction of M. Petiet, the chief engineer.
A.n immense crowd had asi.;ernbled at the station,
and enthusiastically cheers d their Majesties.
We read in the Connie? de Marseille, of the 14th
1

" Yesterday, 600 men of the 80th regiment of the line
arrived here by the railway, and to-day a battalion of the
lat regiment and a company of the waggon train are
expected. To-morrow a detatehraent of the let regiment

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BELGIUM.
The following circular, dated Brussels, 31st o'9
has been addressed by M. de Decker, the 13°1;1
Minister of the Interior, to the Governors 0
provinces :
isi
" I hasten to inform you of the formation of a Min,til
in which I am ca+led, by the confidence of his INbies'i
to the honour nf fitting the functions of Minister
the Interior. The idea which presided over thB
formation of this Cabinet is openly avowed--s cosiplle
inise among all moderate opinions. This comPr°llll
effected with good faith, is in ace.-xdance both The
the widies and the interest of the nation.
Ministry has a right to require that the bs-inibe
conciliatory views which will guide it ill;;Ite
general direction of affairs shall. also anis.
'.hose who, representing the Government and to
posing of its influence, ought in their adininistratil
reflect its spirit and second its action. I expect 'r°,„a.
your patriotism a loyal and active co-operation, os7l
lated to give to the internal government of the ealr,),""er
that harmony and unity without which it has nell'te
dignity nor force. On my side, I shall know be/
it
recognise your devotedness, and I shall respold tf„
by an impartial appreciation of your acts and by s'."o
merits of ki dness which, while rendering our relatio_.,
more a retaLle, will facilitate the accomplishment do,
common task. I beg you to acknowledge the receipt7f
the present circular, and to communicate the tenoor
it to the c.onimissaries of arrondissements of your Prceo
vi lice. %Wen the letters of acknowledgments shall 13601
been addressed to you by those functionaries, 9°ll ill
be ki -d enough to forward them to me without deesio;
I eagerly avail myself of this first opportunity "'a
offers itself to me, Monsieur le Gouverneur, to Pre9.-
. to you the expression of my best feelings.
Pit Ditalcit'

SPAIN. •fea,
The Madrid journals of the Bth bane
or
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but they contain nothing of much importanusi
The Gazette announces that the Queen, 95 ttsciet
in Holy Week, had ordered that a man 11—the
sentence of death for murder should bay° life,
penalty commuted to imprisonment for for
and that five other men, about to
the same crime, should, in the event of :eh
viction, have the sentence of death, to net'
they would be liable, commuted to one c'` rwo,4
petual imprisonment. The Pope's Nuncio the
endeavouring to arrange the affair betviee!: 0$
Bishop of Osma and the government, but 'med.
not considered likely that he would $11°:0clo
Extensive military preparations had been,e—nce.
to quell with rigour any attempt at distur7/00
The last two numbers of the &Wan°, „ of
cional had been seized for th.) publicai% be
seditious artieles,'and the responsible editor i 5
oA'
be tried,
0.
prosecuted. It is stated in a letter that Lurcl
den had declared to the Government that 1° the
perfectly willing that what ho had done inati,
affair of the Protestants at Seville shoulcl,be,atili
mirted to Lord Clarendon. The Bth being Pu..-
the Stock Exchange was not open. „urjrich
It was stated in a letter from Lisbon, via "'',.'"-„f
that the Duke of Saldanha has on account' of
that
health, resigned the Ministry of, War to Irisei the
de Luz, but that he retains the presidonni °
council and the command of the army.

THE CAPE OF GOOD 11°19'

PLYMOUTH, 'MONDAY M"141
The ship Royal Albert, Captain Norris, 0.4
ing to Messrs. Wigram and Co. of Lond°Tj'froas
off Plymouth yesterday. She is 126 days, spa
Calcutta, with a full cargo.of seeds, sugar, 1;_l th°
cotton, and has landed here Captain Clark
24th Regiment. the Cilria
The Royal Albert was several days at t
of Good Hope and left on the 17th Febru/A
same day as the Pride of the Sea. She con .the
that ship's account of the pacific condition
of the ~
colony, which now bids fair to become olliroige-
most important appendages to the Britishhis
The new Governor, Sir George Grey, is
popular. Nvlrell
The expected outbreak in December, to 0
73d Regiment was sent from Capeilriolonig.
arrta°
frontier, has entirely died away, alla,a in ell.
are most actively and profitably eine; work'
eating the land and in continuing the -
the coppe mines. ar, ato
All the bubble companies are exploded,
bona fide undertakings are prospering. to
tb
A train road from Namaqualand, 80 pail::isti,ol,
sea at Rubber Bay, is in the course of folTur
to save the great cost of conveyance W
waggons. y
The suspicious-lookingiship off the Ca
pe t
31.
L. 0. tazicv- ft Wm' ofter
of 300 tons, from Liverpool for Melbourne;
wards put into Table-bay. ,
The greatest anxiety is felt among the co
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Dutch as well as. English, to obtain inte/PbOtis
from England. The latest dates are to tktoof
November, brought by the steam-ship Faa'7. 00,1
the 30th December. On her arrival, so grea;l9o6,
the desire for information that upwards of "bgr
people were waiting ashore to receive the Port
tarn on returning from his official visit.

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The Eclipse arrived yesterday from the f elroi
Good Hope, whence she sailed on the 22d °OO.l
rnary. Her advices do not contain any Deg I'
interest. The screw-steamer Autelope arils" tiost
the Cape the day the Eclipse left. The Ent°l IV
(); Captain Collins sailed for England Ab
15th of February.Oti

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hag had a good passage. ff"
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