The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-02 00:00:00

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Captain Crealock, 90th iZeftiment, is appointed to-thINI i '37,
raff of tlai•A ;.rrny, and will act as Deptity-Assista.lt Ad-11 atnet-Genera:, or Deputy Assistant Quattermaster-Ge•
oral, as 1418 servicea may be reluired, until her Majes-
fs pleasure is known. He will be attached to head-
vuarterd.
Leave of abrencd is grar,tsd at recommendation of
niedical hoards tl Lieut.-Colonellftxwell, C 1.8., 88th.
li!egiment.

The following graphic letter, says the Cork Eca-
'tiller, is from a private of the 88th, a nativ'o of
'orb, and the son of one of the oldest and bravest
1 the Peninsular officers now living :
"Camp before Sebastopol, Sept. 9, 1855.
"My dearest Father,—Through the mercy of Ged I
aro been me of the few that returned safe after the
readrul cal nage of yesterday. We marched down yes-
relay at about seven o'clock in the morning • the French
'ere to storm the Malakhcff and the light 'division the
',Klan. I think it was about eleven o'clock when the
rench attacked in beautiful style. They advanced in
emsands, the tricolour waving before them—almost
ithout a shot the Russians fled, and the flag of France
oated proudly over the battlements of the Malakhoff.
fur fellows then advanced, the 97th, I think ; and two
tilers, the 19th and ours, were the supports. Wo saw
Our fellows advance beautifully up to the Redan, and we
ilmost thought we would have nothing to do, but while
vte Saw them still struggling we got the order to advance.
We doubled up through the trenches until we got to the
aiivancsKl one, right opposite the Redan. We leaped
tlt ,e parapet there, and we had a clear ruq of about two
I cdred yards from that to ehere the fellows were climb-
ilg up the aides of the Redan. If I were to live for a
ousand ye;srs .1 shall never forget that run with
grape fixed
' yonets. We were decimated with and canister
fore we wire half way across. I den':, know how I
,caped. Then when we got up there was a deep ditch
dug all round the Redan. We crept down the ladders at
one side and up at the olers, and here's where the grand
leistake was made. The first regiment that got up, instead
of jensp;ng over the gabions and running in through the
embrasures, stepped outside, so that when we got up the
:.elders we w, re all rube(' together, 710 one to lead us.
When I looked rourd there were only two or three of
rey own corps near me. When the Russians fled from
tire Malakhoff they ran into the Bolan, and there they
pt up a meet frigatful fire upon us. I never expected
come, down off .the parvet Wire ~,iipi
~e ep :were
I f link round nee like the leaves larX-ntrimnl'it ei
iicl thOugh.
they eould'nt advance, they wouldn't retire, so that the
1 tarn age was drew:fa). One officer of the Rifles rushed
up the parapet in through an embrasure. There were
about six of us followed him. We bad scarcely ad-
vanced into the mouth of it when the Rifle officer was
shot. He tried to get back, but he fell dead down the
parapet ; three more of them were knocked down also.
I cannot say whether they were killed or not. I got a
liox of a stone myself, and fell down stunned in the ems
brasuro. I was pulled out by two of our own grata-
diets. I came to shortly, got a rifle that was lying be-
side me, and e nnmenced to fire away. I think by this
time we had been nearly two or three hours exposed is
this a readful manner, when the Russians came in thou-
sands, and rolled immense stones upon us through the
embrasures. A battery in rear opened on us ; they
terew hand grenades at us, and the slaughter was ter-
rific. A panic seized the men ; the word was given to
retire, and many, very many, were killed by jumping
down into the ditch on the top of their own bayonets.
It may look like boasting, but I am sure you will give
me credit for not telling you a lie in a case like this.
After the rests became general, one officer of the 77'h
and I stood almost alone on the ground which we
hid held so lone and paid for so dearly. He was
crying nut, 4 Shame, • shame l' and I had my forage
cap waving on the top of my bayonet, but we might
as well hhve tried to stop the falls of Niagara.
He turned round end asked me my name. I told
him He said he would recommend me to my colonel.
Po,-T follow, he had scarcely spoken when a shower of
rifle-bullets fled past us, and he fell down into the ditch.,
"Tis near in 7.7 time to hook it,' cried I to myself, awl
once again I crossed that field unhurt, though men were
falling all round in sections. The Highlanders were sent
v; re'ieve us during the night. The Russians evacuated:
the Redar, and there were continual explosions during
the night, but we are now in full possession of the south
side of Sebastopol. Whether they will show as good a
fight on the north side I cannot say. No matter what
the papers say, the men did their duty. They cannot do
impossibilities, sending hundreds instead of thousands to
attack a place like the Redan. I can fancy the state you
most all be in. and how eagerly you looked over the
long. long list of killed and wounded. I hope my name
didn't get down in a mistake. It was melancholy to see
our regiment on parade this morning—nearly all killed
or wounded. Give my love to mamma and all friends.

Under the heading of "First impressions on
reading the intelligence of the abandonment of the
south side of Sebastopol," the 11 orthern Bee con-
tains an interesting article, which, though not wear-
ing an official character, deserves attention. The
author first gives a resume of the progress of the
siege, and then goes on to develops the causes which
led to the fall of the place. The following is the
concluding passage :
Oronstadt has been demonstrated to be impregnable,
Sweaborg withstood successfully a long and severe bom-
bardment, and Sebastopol held eut a whole year.
Noither of the two countries can say—" I have con-
quered Russia and taken her fortress," for with their
united forces clmbined they were but just able to take
it. Besides, the enemy had many advantages on their
side ; for whilst Russia was attacked at her most dis-
tant frontier, and every pound of bread, every bullet,
each piece of meat and drop of brandy had to be sent by
land hundreds, and in manyinstances thousands, of mile;
through uninhabited steppes and difficult mountain
gorges, the enemy were enabled to land any given quan.
tity of stores on any particular point by means of their nu-
merous fleets. In the enemy's camp the intelligence of
all Europe was concentrated, whilst in Russia it has
existed scarcely fifty years. Notwithstanding all these
disadvantages Russia bravely withstood the attack, and
her heroes have covered themselves with glory. We have
abandoned only a heap of ruins, for Sebastopal no longer
exists. The -whole affair is reduced to this, that the
enemy have gained possession of about 50 square wersts
of land where some naval establishments and part of our
fle
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ets were stationed. But with the south side of Sebasto-
pol the enemy have not conquered Russia. This country
has withstood more dangerous shocks, and seen more
dangerous times. We have seen Russia overrun by
French, Mongolians, Swedes, cad hordes of other na-
tionalities, and yet we have succeeded in repelling every
invader. The fall of Sebastopol is certainly a national
calamity ; but it is sent by God as a judgment, to punish
us for forgetting the Divine precepts in our endeavours
to attempt the introduction of what the enemy call civi-
lisation.

From the above it is evident how deeply the loss
of Sebastopol must be felt in Russia ; notwithstand-
ing the attempt to represent it as a circumstance of
no importance, and which can have no possible in-
fluence on. the progress of the war.