The Sun.
London, England, 1855-09-10 00:00:00

ROYAL STRAND TREATRE.

Under the direction of Mr: Payne.
THIS EVENING,
Will he performed LOVE'.; FRAILTIES.
Followed by SALLY SNIART ; or, The Clockmaker'e Hat.
With a New Ballet.
After which, WANTED 1,000 YOUNG MILLINERS.
Folkwed by THE GALICIAN FETE.
To emciude with FOUNDED ON FACTS.

.ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
T.(,4C,, and Manager, Mr. Wm. Cooke.
THE LAST WEEK OF MAZEPPA !
Tins EVENING,
Lord Byrm's MAZEPPA and the WILD HORSE, which, notwith-
standing its powerful excitement, must be withdrawn next week
for attractive novelty.
After which, those Gems of Equestrian Art, the EVOLUTIONS in
the ARENA, invented and arranged by Mr. William Cooke.
To conclude with a laughable farce called the SECRETS of WAR !
nox-ornca open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W.
Wee-. Acting Manager, Mr. Nelson Lee. Equestrian Director,
'AL r. W. Cooke, jun.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.

TiR DAY--Morn. 33 min. aft. I.—Evening 51min. aft. 1
To-Moßßomv—Morn. 6min. aft. 2—Evening 21min. aft. 2

THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, Sept. 10.
THERMOMETER, IN TILE SHADE.
68— bigbost eince noon yesterday.
54-10-west this morning and during the night.
60 --this day, at noon.
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BAROMETER, 30'20.
WIND, E.—Light, with finQ weather.

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LONDON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1855.

At length the Malakhoff has fallen. The " key
of the Russian position " is in the hands of our
gallant Allies, and there seems to be no reasonable
doubt that both the "Redans" and thewhole of the
south side of Sebastopol will speedily share the same
fate. The despatch of General STMPSON, in which
this satisfactory intelligence is communicated, is
very brief, and our natural exultation is some
what alloyed by the statement that " the attack
of the English against the Redan did not succeed."
From the more detailed account of General PELTS
SIER we learn that the English " had carried the
works of the Grand Redan with their usual
vigour;" but that, "like the French at the Redan
of Careening Bay, they were obliged to give way
to the artillery of the enemy, and to his powerful
reserves." It would, therefore, seem that our
brave soldiers had been successful in the first in-
stance, that the impetuosity of their onslaught
had overcome every obstacle, but that they had
been unable to hold what they had so nobly ac-
quired, and were compelled to withdraw for a
time ! That it will only be " for a time " seems
certain, inasmuch as the works are completely
commanded by the Malakhoff, so that the moment
the guns of the recent acquisition can be turned
against the minor forts they must be evacuated.
In fact, they will be just as untenable by the Rus-
sians as they were on Saturday by the English. The
expression of General PELISSIER is too clear and
unequivocal to admit of doubt. He says, " Our
solid installation at the Malakhoff will soon cause
the fall of the Redan of Careening Bay, as well as
the Grand Red= ;" and Day person who has made
himself acquainted with the position of these forts
will require but little evidence to satisfy him of
the accuracy of the assertion.
These are, indeed, satisfactory tidings ; and
although we must be contented to wait patiently
the full particulars, the simple fact that the eagles
of France are now floating over the Malakhoff,
which had previously offered so stubborn a r,
sistance, is more than sufficient to compensate for
former disappointments. The Allied losses must
necessarily have been severe, but (we again quote
from General PELISSIER'S despatch) " they are
amply compensated by the taking of the Mala-
khoff, of which the consequences will be immense."
It appears that the batteries opened fire at day-
light on Wednesday morning, and that the bom-
bardment was continued vigorously during the
whole of Thursday and Friday. During the first
day (Wednesday) a Russian frigate was set on fire
in the Great Harbour and completely destroyed ;
another Russian frigate was likewise destroyed on
Friday ; and a large fire was burning on Saturday
about the middle of the town of Sebastopol. A
fearful explosion had also taken place, supposed
to be one of the magazines on the north side, at
a few minutes after one o'clock on the same morn-
ing,. Great damage was thus inflicted on the
enemy, who must have been thrown into complete
confusion from their serious losses. Under such
circumstances the final assault was made at noon
on Saturday, and, as we have stated, was crowned
with complete success. Its redoubts and the
Redan of Careening Bay were speedily carried by
our Allies ; while the English, who made what was
probably a simultaneous attack on the Grand Redan,
accomplished an equal triumph. Both the latter
were, however, necessarily relinquished in conse-
quence of the severity of the fire from the positions
by which the latter works were commanded. The
Malakhoff was, however, effectually retained, and,
consequently, the Russian Fleet and the South
side of the City must speedily fall before our fire.
This brilliant triumph must soon terminate
any doubts respecting the progress of the War.
The Sebastopol problem has been virtually solved.
The Northern Forts are still in the hands of the
enemy, but they can now be completely environed,
and the communications with the covering army
entirely cut off. Famine will then speedily ac-
complish our work, and the standingmenace to Con-
stantinople and to Europe be razed to its founda-
tion, so that not one stone will be suffered to remain
on another, nor will a single vessel of the once for-
midable Euxine Fleet, whose brutality at Sinope
attracted such universal condemnation, escape
retributive justice.
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