The Sun.
London, England, 1855-09-21 00:00:00

THE FALL OF SEBASTOPOL,

different parts.

MARSEILLES, THURSDAY, SEPT. 20.

to Alexandria.

From Kars we hear that the investment stil

continues.

At the commencement of the action the Rus-
sian liner Twelve Apostles and a frigate were in

flames.

The Central Bastion and the Quarantine Bat-
tery were the first works which exploded.

The Russians are massed on the north side, be-
hind Fort Constantine.
M. Castagne, Fren3h Consul at Erzeroum, has

died.

Fuad Effendi has received from the Sultan the
Medal of Merit.

BERLIN, THURSDAY MORNING.

The Emperor of Russia has, it is understood,
abandoned his intention of visiting Poland.
It is now said that, accompanied by the three
Grand Dukes, he will proceed to Moscow and
Nicolaieff, on his way to the Crimea.

VIENNA, THURSDAY, NOON.
To-morrow; or on Saturday, the Emperor of
Austria will ecgrne here for two days.

HAMBURG, MIIRSDAY.

Private intelbligence has been received from
Vienna, to the elfect that Austria signifies her
willingness again t o undertake the work of media-
tion, and proposes :new conferences at Vienna.

Franco has intima vied a willingness to negotiate,

but only at Paris.

STOCKHOLM, SEPT. 16.

In consequence of earnest representations made
here by the British ei übassy respecting the quan-
tities of lead shipped to Finland via Haparanda,
a Royal decree declares.' lead to be contraband of

war.

MADRID, SEPT. 19.

The Cabecilla Tuvany has been killed in a ren-
contre with the Queen's troops, and the band he
commanded has disperse, I. M. Zayas was offici-
ally received by the MelQ:can Government on the
6filt of August.

LISBON, SEPT. 16, 5 P.m..

The solemn inauguration of the reign of Dom
edro V. took place this morning at the Cortes.

His Majesty declared his adhesion to the policy
o f the former Cabinet, and confirmed the Ministers

i a their portfolios.

On this occasion, for the first time, use was
:made of the electric telegraph in Portugal.

The accession of the King was received with

1 3nthusiasm by the people.

The English vessels of war Sanspareil, Nep-
-tx me, and Rosamond arrived just in time to salute
the new King.

FRANCE.
PARIS, THURSDAY EVENING.
General Canrobert has been summoned to Paris
6.7 telegraph.
It is rumoured that the General is to replace
31 arshal Vaillant as Minister of War; the latter
be ing obliged to retire from the Ministry on ac-
cc )unt of his health.

The journals of tho south are filled with details
f the despatch of troops to the Crimea.
The numerous transports assembled at Marseilles

Accounts from the Crimea to the 14th have
reached us by way of Varna.
On the 11th some small detachments of French
troops entered Sebastopol. They found the

streets full of ruins, and barricades erected in

On the 12th the rest of the troops began to
enter. Barricades and entrenchments extended
almost up to the Cathedral and the great square,
,but became less numerous beyond the latter point.
In the night of the 11th several small vessels
of the Allied fleets attempted to enter the port by
the side of the old Quarantine Fort, and the ob-
stacles at the entrance of the port were about to
be removed to admit of the entrance of the large
vessels.

General Bosquet, whose wound is not serious,
was the first to congratulate General Pelissier on
being named a Marshal of France.

It was rumoured in the camp that the Rus-
sians would not defend the northern forts.

By the arrival of the Telegraph we learn that
Marskal Pelissier's report was not ready when the
vessel sailed.

Said Pasha was ill at Malta, and has returned

General Regnault St. Joan d'Angely, Com-
mandant of the Imperial Guard, has arrived at
Marseilles, convalescent.
The Gendarmes of the Guard, who are to quit
the camp of Maslak on the 12th, will be replaced
by the 84th Regiment.
Admiral Bruat has occupied Phanagoria-Taman
with 1,200 marines.

Eight thousand cavalry, under Muravieff, are
at the defile of Sagharli-Dai. Provisions are not
as yet scarce. Bodies of Turks have also com-
menced camping in the vicinity of the beleaguered
city.
[Phanagoria-Taman (Telegraphed as Taman and
Fanagoria) or Tmoutarakan, is a town of antiquity
and importance, with a commodious haven and
fort, on the Eastern shore of the Cimmerian Bos-
phorus (Straits of Kertch), about 150 miles east
of Simpheropol, and 40 N.W. of Anapa. It is
the port of transit between tho Kuban and the
Crimea. The inhabitants of the neighbouring
mountainous regions, especially of Besslen, Temir-
goie, and Bjedoukha, resort here to trade, as do
the Circassians. The trade of salt from the Kuban
Liman, of honey, wax, butter, hides, wool, felt,
&-c., is concentrated at Taiman ; and hitherto
also is imparted Russian linens, printed cloths,
silks, Russia leather, iron, copper and tin utensils
used by the Circassians and other tribes.—Vsevo-
lojeky, Diet. Geog. _Hist. de Bussied
We give below our despatch from the Crimea
of the Bth, conveyed to Marseilles by the Indus.
A telegraphic message from Marseilles states that
the communication between the despatch steamer
and Kamiesh was cut off for four-and-twenty
hours before the boat finally left :
MARSEILLES, SEPT. 19.
It was on the sth of Sept. that the fire was
opened on Sebastopol. All tliA French mortars
were directed upon the Malakhoff, which was
carried on the Bth after four hours' fighting.