The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-22 00:00:00

THE CRIMEA.

Accounts from the Crimea to the 11th reached
Vienna on the 16th, via Varna. According to
these despatches it was thought that a grand en-
counter between the two armies would take place
about the 20th (this day), for it appeared quite im-
possible that the Russians were able to prevent the
French from advancing against Bakshi-Serai. Gen.
Gortschakoff had therefore only the alternative of
either accepting a battle, or making a retrograde
movement behind the Belbek, to endeavour to
reaehiSimpheropol. The journals trace out also
numerous plans of campaign, all probably as pro-
blematical as the news of a great battle on a fixed
day. They also speak of an account said to have
been received, in a letter from Bucharest of the
9th, of the appearance of a number of gun-boats
belonging to the combined fleet, off Ismail. The
bombardment of that strongly-fortified place of
Bessarabia is said by that account to have com-
menced. The journals, however, add that this
news has nothing of an official character in it, and
we can ourselves say that letters have reached
Paris from Bucharest of the 9th, which are silent
on this subject.
We read in the Post-_4mpt Gazette :—" Accounts
have been received from Odessa to the 14th. Up
to the 12th gun-boats and transports full of troops
were daily joining the fleet. Great uncertainty
still prevails ai to the object of the expedition ;
and no one can help feeling that in consequence of
the most recent movements made by Marshal Pelis-
sier, it has become impossible for the Russian troops
to move from their central positions of Odessa,
Nicolaieff, Kherson, Perekop, and the points
which they occupy in the interior of the Crimea.
For this reason the perions near the Emperor
have approved of the measure recently adopted
by General Gortschakoff of removing part of the
troops which had been posted near Mackenzie's
farm into the valley of Bakshi-Serai. This
movement was the more necessary as Marshal
Pelissier had succeeded, although with great diffi-
culty, in getting up 120 pieces of artillery on the
heights of Tchuliu, in order to support his opera-
tions in the Valley of the Baidar. It is probable
that Marshal Pelissier, when master of his position,
may send considerable reinforcements to Eupatoria,
so as to bring up the force at that place to 60,000
men."

SURRENDER OF KINBURN.
FRENCH OFFICIAL DESPATCHES.

Yesterday's 31oniteur contains the following de-
spatches, in which Admiral Bruat narrates the facts
attending the surrender of Kinburn to the Allied
fleets :
The Minister of Marine has received from Ad-
miral Bruat the following despatches :
" KINBURN, OCT. 17.
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" The fort of Kinburn and the new works erected
on this peninsula are in our power. Our loss is un-
important.
" KINBI7RN, OCT. 17.
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"On the morning of the 14th of October the
squadron left the roadstead of Odessa as soon as
the heavy easterly winds, which had checked their
operations since the Bth of Oct., had ceased. In the
evening of the same day they anchored off Kinburn.
"In the night four French gun-boats—the Ti-
railleuse, Stridente, Meurtriere, and Mutine—sent
by Rear-Admiral Pellion, under the orders of Lieu-
tenant Allemand, of the Cacique sailed, with five
English gun-boats, through the pass of Otscha-
kow, and entered the Dneiper.
" The next day, Oct. 15, at daybreak, the troops
were landed at about 4,500 metres from the place
to the south of it. In the afternoon the bomb-
ketches opened their fire ; but they were obliged to
suspend it when night fell, on account of the swell,
which rendered the aim uncertain.

" The entire day of the 16th was nearly lost for
us, as the winds had veered round to the south-
west. The troops were occupied in entrenching
themselves and making reconnaissances towards
the south. The gun-boats in the Dnieper were
alone able to annoy the place.

" The wind having shifted to the north during
the night, we were engaged early in the morning,
Admiral Lyons and myself, in causing to be put
into execution the plan of attack arranged on the
previous evening, agreeably to the soundings taken
by Captain Sprat, of the Spitfire, and Lieutenant
Cloue, of the Brandon, assisted by Messrs. Ploix
and Manen, hydrographic engineers. At twenty
minutes past nine the three floating batteries, the
Devastation, Lave, and Tonnante, opened their
fire.

" The success they obtained on this day has an-
swered all the hopes of the Emperor. The ram-
part they battered presented very speedily and on
several points practicable breaches.
" The French and English mortar vessels opened
their fire at 45 minutes past nine. Their aim,
rectified by the signals of the paddle steamers,
was most admirably directed. I attribute to them
in a great measure the quick surrender of the place.
" The five French gun-boats, the Grenada,
Fleche, Mitraille, Flamme, and Alarme, sustained
by six English gun-boats, took up their positions
nearly at the same time as the mortar vessels.
Their aim ricochetted very advantageously the
open batteries (a barbette), which were contending
against the floating batteries.
As soon as the tiring of the place had slackened,
our gun-boats advanced, at the signal given by the
Captain of the Grenada, M. Jaureguiberry, to the
line formed by the floating batteries. They were
accompanied in this movement by the English gun-
boats.

" Precisely at noon, the ships, followed by the
frigates, corvettes, and paddle-steamers, got up
steam. The ships formed on a front line ; they
cast anchor and lay with their broadsides to the
forts at a distance of 1,600 metres in 264 feet of
water. At the same moment, six English frigates
commanded by Rear-Admiral Stewart, and three
French frigates under the orders of Rear-Admiral
Pellion, the Asmodee, Cacique, and Sane, made
for the pass of Otschakow in order to take the forts
of Kinburn in the rear. The English ship, the
Hannibal, advanced to the middle of this pass.
Generals Bazaine and Spencer brought up their
riflemen anti field pieces to about 400 metres from
the place.
" These bold manoeuvres and the imposing front
presented by the nine French and English ships,
broadsides on and bowsprit to stern, thundering
with all their guns, had a decisive effect. At
thirty-five minutes past one, observing that the
fort of Kinburn fired no longer, although the
northern works continued still to make use of their
mortars, Admiral Lyons and myself thought it
right to respect the courage of the brave fellows
we were fighting against ; consequently we made
the signal to cease firing, and hoisted the flag of
truce, sending a French boat and an English one
on shore.

" The forts accepted the capitulatiox offered.
The garrison left the place with the honours of war
and gave themselves up as prisoners. Our troops
occupy all the Russian works.

"The capitulation, ta-tipulated that the place

should be given up to us in the state it was then
in. We take possession, therefore, of the enemy's
stores and munitions. Admiral Lyons and myself
are sending the surg•eons of the two squadrons to
tend the Russian, wounded, numbering about eighty.
" The number of prisoners is from twelve to
fifteen hundred. We are going to occupy our-
selves with forming here a solid establishment."

DESCRIPTION OF KINBURN.

Yesterday's Moniteur contains the following :--
" The waters of the Bug and the Dnieper de-
bouch into the sea by a single branch. After
forming a lake, where they blend, the two rivers
flow together, between Otschakow on the north,
and Kinburn on the south, through a narrow
channel of variable depth (15 feet the minimum),
much nearer Kinburn than Otschakow.
" Otschakow, on the right shore, is built on the
top of a cliff of middling height, advancing in an
acute angle straight to the south, and throwing out
a low flat on which rises a fort of Genoese origin,
in a very dilapidated state. A battery of nine guns
of large calibre, recently erected on the cliff out-
side the channel, taking it in enfilade, but at a long
range, completes the defence of this side, without
presenting any serious obstacles.
" It is on the left shore, on the tongue of sand
formed by the alluvial deposits of the two rivers,
that the citadel of Kinburn is built, commanding
the passage much nearer, as its guns act both out-
side and inside, constituting in a word the sole de-
fence of the mouth of the Dnieper.
" The citadel of Kinburn is a hornwork of
masonry, with earthen parapets, surrounded by a
moat wherever it is not washed by the sea, con-
taining barracks and other buildings, the roofs and
chimneys of which are visible above the rampart.
It is armed in all its faces, having one tier of guns
covered and casemated, which tier is crowned by
a battery a barbette, the whole possibly presenting
some sixty guns, half of which sweep the sea out-
side, from the south-east to north-north-west.
" Kinburn has the war-flag always flying, the
sign of armament, and contains a garrison of two
thousand men, not including the military colonists
settled outside, in a village regularly built, to the
south, and within range of the fort guns. Two
fresh batteries were lately erected to the north-
west of the fortress."

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THE ALLIED ARMIES.
(Prom, the Times' Correspondent.)

CAMP OF THE ALLIED ARMIES ON THE TCHER-
NAYA, Oct. 7.—Favoured by the most beautiful
weather, the expedition to the north sailed this
morning from Kamiesh, which had been chosen as
the general rendezvous for starting. The embar-
kation took place partly in Balaklava, partly in
Kazatch Bay.

The time of starting was kept as secret as every-
thing else connected with this expedition. The
order was for everybody to be on board on Satur-
day, at 2 o'clock p.m.

The rumours circulated by the German papers,
which seem to have originated in Europe the idea
that the Russians were preparing to leave the
Crimea, seem rather suspicious, considering the
sources from whence they come, principally as they
are not confirmed by the actual movements of the
enemy. Large camps are still seen on the plateaux
opposite to us, and the country up to the head of
the Belbek is still occupied by them.
In connection with the expedition to Oczakoff,
another is talked of from Kertch towards Genitchi
and the head of the Tchongar road recently con-
structed by the Russians. This road leads from
Perekop over the old road going round the northern
shore of the Sea of Azoff down to Kunnillo ; here
it branches off to the Genitchi road, passing the
villages of Kiutshu, Buraki, Oclii, Kashkishken,
and Taroshik. At the neck of the peninsula of
Tchongar the new road begins ; it crosses the
peninsula in its whole length, and leaves it again
where its southernmost point makes a bend to the
east. By a bridge of 171 Russian fathoms in length
it goes over to the peninsula opposite, and runs
by Kirk, Bakush, Osmak, Kitoi, Turkan-Surrak,
Kirleut, Chokrali,Ax, Schambalde, and Kadaga, to
Kopchak. At Sheik-ell it enters the road from
Perekop to Karsa-su-Bazaar, but leaves it again at
Konrat, and then goes by Tashli-Dair, Baran, Itak,
Akesh, K. Kabash, Bulatch, Bailar, Kermashi,
Biaten, down to Ispat, where it crosses the Salghir,
following from Bulatch the old Perekop road,
passes Tshounk, and there unites at Karakiat with
the great Perekop road .
The distances are froth Perekop to the Tchongar-
bridge 18 hours, the Tartar travelling hour being
about the same as the Turkish one, that is three
English miles ; from Kashkishken to the bridge
there are three hours, from the bridge to Simphero-
pol 20 hours, from the bridge to Kara-su-Bazaar
the same. At Genitchi there are two ferry boats,
each able to contain 24 arabas, which keep up the
communication between the spit and the main
land.

The Turkish Contingent is said to be destined for
Kertch, and is supposed that it has arrived.

TUESDAY, OCt. 9.

On the Sebastopol side of our line (for now
there is no more front and rear as when the siege
was going on) everything remains in, statu quo.
The Russians are still busy throwing up entrench-
ments oh every available spot of the north side of
the harbour.

The siege guns have nearly all been removed
from both our and the French lines, as well as the
platforms, gabions, and fascines. The French have
even begun to throw down again their old trenches.
Roadmaking is progressing favourably.
On the Tchernaya line drilling is the order of
the day, and target shooting.
It seems the Highlanders will winter on the spot
where they are. The material for their huts has
arrived, and they have set to work. The Turkish
artillery, which hitherto has occupied the spot
where these huts are to be erected, have been re-
moved a little further, and the digging has now be-
gun. The two battalions of the Ist Royals, who are
destined to form part of the second brigade of the
Highland division, have come up likewise, and are
encamped a little below Damara.
The Sardinians are likewise still busy with
hutting.
Another Turkish regiment has left in the Great
Britain for Asia. Part of the English medical
staff went likewise in her to Souchum Kaleh,
whence they must find their way to Sinope.
I went the other day over the French position
beyond Baidar. Theroad leading up from Ourkuska
is nearly finished. You can overlook from the
heights the banks of the Upper Belbek. The Rus-
sians have abandoned a kind of intrenched camp,
which they had constructed on this side of it, but
they send occasionally cavalry over, and while I was
there I could see plainly about four squadrons in a
field near the river side, and some suspicious-look-
ing objects which seemed very much like guns,
although it was impossible to make them out
clearly with my glass. The French nearly every
day make reconnaissances in the direction of Aito-
dor, and towards the river, but without meeting
with any considerable force of the enemy.
The Light Cavalry Brigade, although under or-
ders for embarkation, have not yet done so, but a
battery of horse artillery, Capt. Thomas's, went on
board yesterday at Balaklava.

FRANCE.
PARIS, SUNDAY.

No news has reached to-day from the Crimea.
Private letters, written by officers of the French
army, state that the Russians will avoid as much as
pclsible giving battle in or out of their entrenched
positions. Some of those officers are even of opinion
that Prince Gortschakoff, seeing no possibility of
keeping his communications open and regularly re-
ceiving supplies, was actually preparing to evacuate
the Crimea. A confidential letter, addressed by the
Russian General-in-Chief to Prince Paskewitch,
at Warsaw, is said to mention such a movement as
probable, if not unavoidable.
Important news is expected here before many
days are over from the Crimea. Despatches which
have reached the French Government announce
that Marshal Pelissier and General Simpson have
commenced great operations.

The two important decrees which
timberhaveich
andjusth
tape-
peared in the Aloniteur, allowing
other matters generally employed in shipbuilding
to be imported into France and Algeria on the pay-
ment of a duty of 10 per cent., calls forth the fol-
lowing remarks from the Courrier du Havre
This is such a decision as was to be expected from
the Government of the Emperor, for no Government
ever understood better the wants of the country. It
knows that the navy is destined to become one of the
most considerable forces of France, and that, conse-
quently, it has need of all the development that can be
given it. These two decrees satisfy all the demands,
and all the hopes that commercial men in France have
entertained for many years back. This great measure
will, above all, prove profitable to Havre, so admirably
situated for receiving cargoes of the kind spoken of. But
all the ports of France, and consequently all the com-
merce of the empire, will be benefitted by the measure in
a very decided degree. This measureofttrhaedeGovedrnis mentis an immense step in the path to free
an-
other proof of the great attention which the a nEmperfotrh'se
Government pays, not only to the general
interest o
country, but to the glory of the nation ,with respect to
the other countries of the world."
Count de Morny, President of the Legislative,
Body, has just received from the Sultan, through:"
the hands of the Turkish ambassador, the insignia

of the Imperial Order of the Medjidie of the firs
class.

BOURSE, OCT. 20, Two o'Clock.:—A telegraphic
despatch, confirming the news of the fall of Kin-
burn, produced a favourable feeling at the opening
of the market. The Three per Cents. obtained a
slight rise to 64f. 40c. The Mobilier advanced to
1200 f., and there was a general improvement of 10f
and 15f. on Railway Shares ; but as the monetary
crisis continues to excite uneasiness, prices soon
receded, and the Threes are now quoted at from
04f. 25c. to 64f. 30c.

Half-past Three.—The prices of the Rentes
looked up at the end of the market. There was a
report that Marshal Pelissier had begun active
operations in the Crimea. Many purchases were
effected for Money in the Shares of the principal
French Railway Companies. The following are the
last quotations :

Cash.. fr. e. End of Month.
4i per Cents 9O 25 90f. 25e.
3 per Cents 64 35 64 45
New Loan 65 40 --
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Bank Shares 3200 Roman
Credit Mobilier 1195 Austrian
Belgian Fives.. 954 Spanish Threes 3B
Piedmontese Bl 50 Home Debt 32