The Sun.
London, England, 1855-09-26 00:00:00

MARSHAL PELISSIER'S GENERAL
ORDER.

The following is the text of Marshal Pelissier's
general order announcing the taking of Sebastopol
to the army :
" Soldiers !—Sebastopol has fallen ! The taking of
the Malakhoff decided its fate. With his own hand the
enemy has blown up his formidable defences, set fire to
the town, the etor ehonses, and military establishments,
and sunk the rest of his vessels in the port. The boule-
vard of Russian power in the Black Sea exists no longer.
You owe these results, not alone to your brilliant cour-
age. but to your indomitable energy and perseverance
during a long siege of 11 months' duration. Never before
did land or marine artillery, engineers, or infantry, have
to overcome such obstacles as in this siege ; and never
did the three services display more valour, more science,
or more resmution. The taking of Sebastopol will be
your eternal honour. This immense success, while it
augments the importance of our position in the Crimea,
makes the maintenance of it less onerous. It will now
be permissible to Rend home to their hearths and families
such of you a., having served their full time, have rot
remaieed with is from necessity. I thank those soldiers
in the Emperor's name for the devotedness of which tht y
have never ceased to give proofs, and I will take sere
that they shall very soon return to their native land.
ldiers ! the Bth of Septetnber, the day on which the
English, Piedmontese, and French flags were unfurled
together, will ever be a memorable day. Yea have in-
vested your eagles with a new and imperishable glory.
Soldiers ! you have well deserved of France and the
Emperor.—The General-in-Chief,
" A. PELISSIEIL

"Ilead-quarterg, Malakhoff Redoubt,
Sept. D, 1855."

"'hued that one of Marshal Pe-
lt will be reinen-
,o.ke of General Gortschakoff
' ''-e. and nothing more lissier's despatches ±....
hating naiad for au armist,-_, •.,ce. The Con-
has been hbatd about the matter 8., details
of
stantinople Journal gitiel tho following .

the circumstances
:
"At half-paFt 9 o'clock on the 9th a shell, the only '
one that the Russians fired that day, was shot forth
from the Quarantine Fort. At the Fame moment a boat
with a white flag put out from the shore, And spoke
with a boat from the French admiral's ship, anti after-
Wards bad a similar meeting with an English boat. As
soon as these conferences were over Admiral Lyons
went to bead-quarters, when; Ye remained a long tiluof
and on his return to the Banshee received orders to put
to sea with a despateh for Lord de Reßliffe!.
All this while the Russians, vrho bad completely evacu-
ated the southern side of the port, were drawn up in
order of battle behind Fort Constantine, on a plgat The
flag of truce continued to float all day, and the Russians
remained motionless contemplating the flameswhich
devoured the town. At 10 in the evening the Banshee
started for Constantinople, where she bad orders to
take
on board Captain Drummond, of the Albion (anchored
at Beicos,\.. This officer left Constantinople for the
Crimea in the Banshee on the nth.' -
L sass that Prince Gortscha-

that he liad great confidence in Ids elpa-
city and dlscretion, aid that he particularly
w: hed
to make use .of his, ministry to confer, with the
Allies. • •

During tlifi assault General de Salies IVAA struck
by a Lail on the right thigh. Flo had trou-
sers pocket a number of the Constihttionirct and
another newspaper, and these so broke th© force Of
the bill that his wound is only described its a csm-
tusion.

The Constitutionne/ says the 'g,rancl 'result was
S obtained at the cost to the French army of 8,000
men, among whom were about 1.5 _general officers.
Of course it ' must be intended to include the
wounded as well as"' the killed in this estimate.
i The staff suffered severely. Four staff officers
! Lieutenant-Colonel. Citssa4ne (General Pelissier's
! aide-do-camp),
,Commandant Lefobvre, and Cap-
tains Ducos de . Labia() sad de Laboissiere—
were all burielin one clay at the Cominander-in-
Chief s head-quarters. At their funeral, which was
I attended by very many cfficiers and men, General
Ifelisaier, standing on the brink of the four graves,
Iprouounced the following discourse
Gmtletnen,—liowever great. may be a triatilph, how.
ever splendid a success, they are always painful when
5!,...11 great sacrifices. The staff to which it is
1 bonaht by
my pride to have belonged Las just suffered very cruel
losses which we cannot too much deplore. Captain
Laboissiere, Captain de Llititte, Commandant Lefehvrp,
1 and the brave Colonel Cassaigne, all four young officers
full of promise, have-faiieu in the flea of the enemy,
victims to their devotion to duty. W lament them ail,
g,.".,tlemen but . permit me to deplore more especially
t...ioionel Cassai -Ile,
g who was my aide-de-camp —Cassaigne,
who was with me ever since I was a general °facer, and
who would have continued to follow me throughout my
n'll'tarY career, Csesaigne, whom 1 loved like a s„n,
and who should one day have closed my eyes, and who,
alas! I now come here to bury. The death of Colonel
Cassai.,'ne is not only a heavy blow to my heart, it is a
great loss to the country, • and a
great calamity for the
army, in which his eminent qualities must have raised
him to high command, and enabled hint to render im-
portant services.

Here the general, stifled by emotion, could only
add, "Let us all weep for him, gentlemen ; we
must now separate.

On the Bailie day General do Sales pronounced a
funeral oration over the I.Wies of Generals Rivet
and Breton.

LETTER FROM A FRENCH SOLDIER PRE.
SEN.!: AT THE TAKING OF SEBASTOPOL.
Dear Parents,—Since I mite you see I am not
k:lled. I have been slightly mauled, for when my re-
giment mounted to the assault I was in one ache three
companies that blazed away for upwards of two hours
on a gang of Russians who obstinately defended a mortar
battery. We were all the while over a mine arid did
not know it. At last the devils set fire to the mine, and
blew us up. Several of us, anti I among them, went up
8 feet into the air, and when we came down again some
200 men found themselves up to their middle in the
earth. I found myself buried under some eight or ten
men, who fortunately were not hurt, otherwise I should
not have been able to get out. But I forced my way
to the upper air, and found that I had inerely
a contusion on the left shoulder and at:tether
on the right arm. You see it is nothing, since I can
do my duty and write; but it will be carried
to the account cf my set vices in the regimental books.
Well, at last we have taken this Sebastopol, so much
desired. It has cost us dear, hnt I promise you we have
-paid off the Russians well. We did as we liked with
them, and if any one amongst us has not killed at least
his four met), it is because he did not choose to do so.
You should have seen how they ran away in closely
Packed masses, and did not dare to look behind them.
We knocked them about with our butts, our bayonets,
and kicked them besides till we were so tired that we
did not know which way to have them. We tare been
down into the town. It is handsome. We have seen
the theatre, the cafts, and all the storehouses, and we
have bought some fowls and cabbages wonderfully cheap.
The shops were all open, and there were no shopkeepers,
so you may guess how cheap we bought our poultry.
This is enough for to-day ; I will tell you more in au-
other letter. Thank God for having preserved and pro-
tected me. I embrace you with all my heart.---Your
son,

TILE SOCIETY OF ARTS AND THE
EMPEROR OF TEE

On the 23d inst. the Emperor of the French received,
at the Palace of St. Cloud, the deputation to present the
address from the Society of Arta of London and its as-
sociated institutions. The exciting news of the taking of
Sebastopol, and the pressure of state business thence
arising, had unavoidably delayed its reception.
The original deputaticn consisted of Earl Grey, Vis-
count Ebrinetou, M.P., General Buckley, M.P., J.
Brady, M.P., E. Ball, M.P., W. E wart, M.P., IL Ste-
phenson, M.P., Sir Charles Fox, Edwin Cnadwiele C. 8.,
Henry Cole, C. 8., Dr. Booth, F.R.S., J. Glynn,F.R.S ,
P. Graham, J. C. Macdonald, J. Scott Russell, F. R,S.,
T. Twining, jun., T. Sopwith, F.R.S., the Rev. M.
Mitchell, C. Wren Hoskins, Dr. J. Forbes Hoyle,
F.R.S., A. Redgrave, E. C. Tufnell, J. Jobson Smith,
R. L. Chance, J. G. Appold, F.R.S., G. Cruce, Dr.
Farr, F. S. Cary,
J. Scott Smith, with the follow-
ing representatives :—E. Heath (Liverpool Chamber
of Commerce), E. Baines (Leeds), T. Woelcomhe
(Devonport), W. L. Joynt (Limerick), R. J. Spiers
(Oxford), with representatives from Manchester, Hull,
Halifax, Durham, Darlington, Chelmsford, Cirencester,
Lynn, Nottingham, Glasgow, Coventry, Lincoln, New-
castle, Oldham, Dover, Swansea, Brighton, Salisbury,
Ely, Gateshead, Sheffield, Stoke-upon-Trent, Warring.
ton, Windsor, &c.
Lord Cowiey introduced the members of the deputa
tion present to the Emperor, namely, Lord Ehrington,
S,r Cane. Fox, Mr. Chadwick, C. 8., Mr. Cole, C. 8., Dr.
Royle, Mr. F. Bennoch, Mr. Ceauce, Mr. F. Chance,
Mr. Simpson, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Lucy, Mr. Hollins, wits
Mr. Le Neve Foster, the secretary, and Dr. Booth, the
chairman of the council, who placed the following ad-
dress in the hands of the Emperor :
" Sire,—May it please your Imperial Majesty, wo the
council and members of the society instituted at Landon
in 1754, for the encouragement of arts, manufactures, and
commerce, together with the representatives of the literary,
scientific, and mechanics' institutions throughout Great
Britain and Ireland associated with us, beg leave to ap-
proach your Imperial Majesty with sentiments of the most
profound respect. In accordance with the recommenda-
tions of his Royal Highness the Prince Albert, our illus-
trious president, who founded the Exhibition of 1851, in
whose success our society took a deep interest, we have
visited this magnificent city to judge for ourselves of the
effects of such displays of industry in accelerating the pro-
gress of arta manufactures, and commerce, as also carefully
to inspect those splendid public works which adorn the
capital of France, and refleot a lustre on your Majesty's
name that will be as lasting as themselves. Since our ar-
rival we have regarded with feelings of admiration and de-
light the manifold features of this great exhibition. We re-
joice to be enabled to express our decided opinion that the
contents of its several compartments afford the most COD-
viuciug evidence of the marked and rapid progress which
has taken place in arts and manufactures during the last
four years. The sublime conception of inviting all us'
tions to contend in friendly rivalry with each other
for the promotion of the material welfare of mankind
is fully developed and once more realised in the French
Universal Exhibition. This grand display of the vast and
varied results of genius and industry assures us that the
waste of war will be in some measure compensated, and
that beneath the peaceful banners of an onward civilisation.
the nations of the west will achieve victories not less glo-
rious than those which, under Providence, the justice of
their cause and their own enduring bravery have. won for
their united arms. While the impulse thus given to the
That
cultivation of the arts of peace has multiplied the rela-
tions and strengthened the bond of union between France
and England, their political alliance, consecratedhas by the
blood of the bravest and noblest of their sons, ripened
anee
and
intoblood thehas cordial sympathy
as our
nati.foonra.lwefrihenodldshi•pt.
England is the one sure guarantee
been shed
deepest conviction that the zohdafriortythoef
conservationFr
bestpromote
we further believe that they may _ their
and advancement of the civilisation of the world. And
ad freer interchange of the pro-
ductsnsolidate their alliance by
mutualofproinspdeursittryy
industry.
whose it th
progresse spe.
uniting their exertions to give a wider development to arts,
manufactures, and commerce,
Mal object of our satiety to advance. As the faithful and
unswerving upholder of that alliance and the conservator of
your Majesty receives from us and from our fel-
low-coun
trymen of every class and grade the spontaneous
civilisation,
homage of an unquestioning confidence. We pray your
raccitouasnlydtouancfceeigpntetd admiration.—Gives
humble tribute
iration._Givett
Im-
perial
profoundunder our common seal this Bth day of September 1855.
Majesty r respect
" JAMES BOOTH, Chairman of the &Linen.
" P. LE NEvE PeeTEE, Secretary."
His Majesty received the deputation most graciously,
expressed his regret at having been unavoidably com-
pelled to delay the reception of the address, and con-
versed in excellent English With the members of the de.
putation.
After shaking bands with the chairman and other
members of the deputation, the Emperor withdrew.
The interview lasted nearly half-an-hour.