The Sun.
London, England, 1855-02-05 00:00:00

LATEST NEWS.

THE SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL.

The following telegraphic despatch from the
Crimea is dated Balaklava, Jail. 2 :

There is no firing on our side.
The weather is frosty at night ; very mild, and

fine cluing the day.

The siege works are advancing.

Th© army is still sickly.
Prince Menschikoff bas gone northwards.
The Russians make constant sorties, and con-

,inue firing upon the French lines and pickets.
Supplies are gone up to the camp in abund-

The French Eighth Division has arrived.

The British ship Sphinx has also arrived.
Lord Raglan visited Balaklava on the 24th of
January, and had an interview with Admiral
Lyons. Ho inspected the trenches on the 25th.
There are only eight Russian battalions near
Tchorgoun.

VIENNA, SUNDAY MORNING, FEB. 4.

The local papers state that Prince Menschikoff
has received orders to attack Eupatoria and Bala-
klav a.

On the 31st of January Ismail Pasha arrived

at Brailow.

BERLIN, MONDAY, FEB. 4.

A despatch has been received here from St.
Petersburg dated the 4th, and which states that
Prince Menschikoff had sent the following tele-
graphic despatch to his Government :
SEBASTOPOL, JAN. 28.
No change has taken place in the state of
affairs before Sebastopol.

From time to time the enemy throw shells and
rockets into the town, but the damage done is

unimportant.

We have received the Moititeur of yesterday,

which says :

The Minister of War has received the follow-
ing despatches from the Commander-in-Chief of
the Army in the East :--- -
BEFORE SEBASTOPOL, JAN. 24.
(Received at Bucharest, Fob. 3.)

The weather has become much milder and finer.
The troops have supported the trying days we
have just gone through with admirable courage ;
their confidence was never shaken for ono mo-
ment by the extreme severity of the temperature.
We have reason to hope that the depth of winter
in the Crimea is past.

We resume our work before the town with re-

uewed activity.

SEBASTOPOL, JAN. 28.

General Ulrich and the Voßigours of the Im-
perial Guard have arrived. The troops are ani-
mated with an excellent spirit, and are full of
enthusiasm. The weather continues fine—we
Itake advantage of it -to complete our works.

By a telegraphic despatch of the 27th, by way
of Marseilles, I inform you of the arrival of
General Niel and Colonel de Waubert de Geniis.

The Minister of Marine has received the fo'

lowing telegraphic despatch from Vice-Admiral
Bruat, Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean

squadron :

BUCHAREST, Fun. 2, 8.50.
AIONTEBELLO, Jan. 28.

The weather continues very fine. Our batteries
have received the order to ba ready to re-open

their fire. For some days the Russians have
ceased making sorties. 2,000 soldiers arrived
to-day (the 28th of January) on board the Caffa-
relli, Milan, and English steamer Ripon, with the
Voltigeurs of the Imperial Guard.

Vice-Admiral Commander-in-Chief BRUAT,

The Moniteur has also the following :
Some foreign journals have spread a report
that oue or more special commissaries would be

sent to Vienna to take part in the negotiations
which may take place at that capital.
The Emperor is too well satisfied with the ser-
vices rendered by Baron de Bourqueney not to
intrust entirely to him the care of representing
his policy in all its eventualities.

CONSTANTINOPLE, JAN. 26,

Riza Bey will probably be designated as repre-
sentative of the Porte at the Conferences of
Vienna. The French Guards have arrived.

VARNA, JAN. 27

Orders from St. Petersburg command a speedy
attack on, and the destruction of, Balaklava and

Eupatoria.

Osten gacken, supported by the Grand Dukes
Michael and Nicholas, win therefore probably
attack the Allies ere long, and whilst the weather