The Sun.
London, England, 1855-09-22 00:00:00

THE FALL OF SEBASTOPOL.

The Pays, referring to the intelligence convtyed
in General Pelissier's last telegraphic despatches,
makes the following brief observations :

" The preservation of Fort Nicholas and of the Qua-
rantine Fort renders the batteries of Fort Constantine
of no effect, and nadds much to the obstacles which the
Russians would have to meet with in establishing them-
selves in the Northern Fort. Besides, the rumour was
generally accredited at Vienna that on the 17th Prinee
Gortschakoff had been informed of the retreat of the
Russian corps encamped at Bakshi-Serai and Simphero-
pol. It is not, however, impossible that, in place of
proceeding towards Perekop, the road of which could
be intercepted by the Turkish army at Eupatoria, the
Russians might endeavour to reach New Russia by
the lagoons of the Putrid Sea, where the allied army
could not pursue them. Whatever, may be the exacti-
tude of that intelligence, we still think that the Russian
army has 01 o t any other reasonable course to adopt, as
Sebastopol was its only point d'appui in the Crimea. A
stay of a longer or shorter continuance at Bakshi-Serai
or near the forts on the north exposes it to complete
destruction when the allies resume the offensive. Besides,
Sebastopol being lost, and Eupatoria, Kamiesh, Bala-
klava, Kertch, Jeni-Kale, and the Biack Sea occupied
by. the allies, what advantage could the Russians hope
to derive from a longer delay in the mountains of the
Crimea." •

Spenier's G'cOectte of Berlin, of the nth, makes tLe
ollowiiig remarks on4be fall of Sebastopol :

" Had Sebastopol been taken a yes' ago, the Russian
fleet of the Black Sea and the establishments of the Rus-
sian navy would no doubt have bee❑ destroyed as they
are now, bent the taking of Sebastopol would have been but
a lucky stroke, and would have produced no greater effect
than lucky strokes generally do. But now this great
maritime fortress has fallen by one of the most remark.
able sieges of modern times. Its fall has cost a struggle
which has lasted nearly a year, and in which both lcs-
sia and the Western Powers have put forth all their
strength. To obtain a decisive result, three battles and
three great assaults have been required ; and as this re-
sult has turned to the disadvantage of Russie, on her
own soil,, we may conclude that even on land Russia is
no match for the Western Powers, and that the con-
tinuation of the war would but entail new disasters
upon her. This explains why the news of the fall of
Sebastopol has produced se deep an impression through-
out Europe, and will not produce an inferior one in
Asia."

A private letter from Stockholm adds some details to
the accounts already given of the joy manifested in that
city by the news of taking of Sebastopol. The principal
citizens at oncelassembled to decide on a place for a gene-
ral illumination, which took place, and an immense
crowd paraded the streets, bailing with their bravos
those houses which were the most strikingly decorated.
One house alone was plunged in deep obscurity. "It
need not," says the writer, " be mentioned that this was
the Russian legation, and in passing by this dwelling
%he crowd hastened their steps, as if to leave an accursed
oPot"