The Sun.
London, England, 1854-10-08 00:00:00

THE BALTIC.

A letter from Hamburg of the 2d, in the Inde-
pendance of Brussels, says :—" I have already in-
formed you that Admiral Parseval Deschenes had
sent orders to all the Commanders of the French
vessels-of-war in the different northern points
to join him at the anchorage of Kiel ; and
it was not doubted at the latter place that
the fleet will return to the Baltic to undertake,
in concert with the English squadron, some im-
portant operations against one of the fortified places
of Russia in that sea, or in the Gulf of Finland. In
consequence of the Admiral's orders, there were
this day assembled in the port of Kiel, ten French
vessels of war of different s z $ three of them vessels
of the line ; other vessels are shortly expected.
The Engllsh screw-ship of the line, the Alax, which
was also at that anchorage, put to sea yesterday.
The Fren&l ships are doing their best at Kiel to
obtain supplies ; several of them appear during the
last few months to have sustained injuries more
or less considerable. It is believed in the fleet
that Rear-Admiral Penaud, who left Kiel by land
for Paris, will bring to Admiral Parseval Des-
chimes the decision of the French Government
as to the future destination of the fleet in the
Baltic. Supplies for all eventualities are being
prepared at Kiel, and an order for 8,000 sacks
.of potatoes and other provisions had been given.
From the 20th to the 26th ult. there were violent
tempests in the Gulfs of Bothnia and Finland."
A letter from Copenhagen, 'of the 2d, says that
the Council of State has decided3 by a majority of

15 to 3, to send an address to the King, praying
him to allow the Council to have a decisive vote
on the Budget, and (,n the accounts of the different
States.

AUSTRIA.

The Lloyd of Vienna of the 2d says :--
" We have received details of the battle of the Alms,
some from Belgrade, and the others from Bucharest.
Prince Menschikoff had his right wing leaning on Baktchi
Sarai, and his left on the banks of the Alma. On the day
before the battle he had reinforced his entrenched camps,
which contained 30,000 men, by 20,000, whom he brought
from Sebastopol, and established his headquarters at
Duvankai, a village situated between the two rivers
Belbeck and Katcha. On the morning of the 19th the
allied troops, who had landed at Eupatoria, put them-
selves in march and passed the Alma at different points
where the river was entirely dry, and advanced as far
as Echba. About noon on the 20th they arrived near
Katchak, where the Russians commanded by Prince
Menschikoff in person, occupied a plain in front of the
mountains of Kalautai. Prince Napoleon first attacked
the Russian right wing in flank with a part of his division
and the 4th English division, while Lord Raglan, at
the head of two English and Turkish divisions drove
the left wing of the enemy from his positions. The divi-
sion of General Canrobert occupied the road leading
from Baktchi•Serai to Sirnpheropol, and drove back on
that town General Komutoff, who, with 4,000 men, was
advancing to the assistance of Prince Menschikoff.
While the enemy were retiring along the coast from the
Alma on the Katscha the line-of battle ships stationed
on the coasts threw shells among them with great pre-
cision and success. The Russians lost part of their can-
non during their flight. The enemy's cavalry did net
reappear except on the Kartscha to cover the infantry
while they passed the river. It only took three hours
for the allies to carry the entrenchments which the enemy
had taken six months to construct, and only half of the
allied troops who had landed took part in this short but
sanguinary struggle. Prince Menschikoff was in a square
formed by a brigade posted on the road from Kalantai,
when the English and French cavalry broke the square,
and he did not escape without difficulty, owing his
safety to the swiftness of his horse. The enemy's troops
continued during the whole night to make for Milie, and
at last threw up entrenchments in that place on the Bel-
beck. It is said that during the combat a great num-
ber of Poles belonging to the Russian army passed
over to the allies. The loss of the Russians amounts
to 6,000 men, killed or prisoners. Prince Menschi-
koff now finds himself reduced to defend the posi-
tion which he has taken up near Sebastopol, and )he
has transferred his head-quarters to that place. The
enthusiasm of the allied troops is indescribable. It was
only the right wing of the Russians which resisted for
any time behind its entrenchments ; the left wing gave
way at the very first attack. The Tartars of the villages
of the western part of the Crimea have sent deputations
to the Turkish commander, and have offered to form an
auxiliary corps."

MONTENEGRO.
The latest from Montenegro, of the 24th ult., is
that the Turks had put the fortress of Sputz in a
perfect• state of defence. Prince Danilo had
planted six cannon on the heights commanding the
fortress, but had not attempted an attack.
I
Fit AN CE.
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARIS, FRIDAY EVENING.
I did'not allow my anxiety for• good news to out-
run my judgment when the fail of Sebastopol was
announced. I may be permitted not to caution the
public against giving way to a depression which
would be still less warranted by the authentic ac-
counts that have arrived than the high degree of
excitement which was the result of the false news.
The feeling that pervaded I may say the entire
population of Paris the whole of the afternoon of
yesterday was one, not perhaps of consternation
but of the profoundest sorrow: You saw sadness
at the cruel disappointment depicted in every man's
countenance at finding the glorious tidings, which
each successive day brought us from all quarters,
so abruptly contradicted.
The Debats says :
It now appears from the latest telegraphic dispatches
that the news of the capture of Sebastopol, and
all the details relative thereto, which have been
current during the last few days are entirely erro-
neous. Confidence, which was excessive, must not,
however, be replaced by incredulity, which would
resemble uncalled for discouragement. Sebastopol
has not been taken in three days, but the operations
of the combined army are being carried on with
success, to bring about tho inevitable result which
is now only a question of time. Time is an ele-
ment which must always be taken into account in
siege operations, especially against a large fortress
defended by an army.

The Con-stitutionnel says—" The two despatches
which have been received, contain the sole official
and incontestable intelligence of the expedition to
the Crimea. They prove that the news sent by
the private telegraph had been either inexact or
premature ; at the date which these communi-
cations assigned for the capture of Sebastopol, that
place was not yet in the hands of the allies. At
present, let us know how to resolutely put aside
the illusion of a victory obtained always without
fighting, and confine ourselves to the legitimate
and serious hopes which the first results of the
expedition authorise. In a few days, perhaps, this
conquest of Sebastopol will have become a reality.
The Pays says, "If God has not performed for us
a prodigy, we can repeat with pride that the
heroism of our soldiers has accomplished in
four days acts and obtained victories which
will excite the admiration of the world.
At present, thanks to these first successes, we
are masters of the shore ; we are masters of
the sea ; we are only a few leagues from Sebas-
topol ; we have struck with apprehension and as-
tonishment our enemies ; and we know the number
of men of whom they can dispose. No, the final
success cannot be doubtful ! We have in our fa=
vour the superiority of number, the advantage of
strategical positions, and the enthusiasm of our
troops, which our first triumphs have decupled ;
we have above all faith in that Divine justice which
protects the honest cause, and which destroys by
the sword such persons as place the sword at the
service of their iniquitous ambitions."
The Moniteur publishes two decrees—one re-
d ucing the import duty on salt meat to 50c. per
100 kilogrammes, and the other fixing that on
sweet wines (vins de liqueur) either in cask or
bottle at 25c. per hectolitre. Both these decrees
are provisional.
The Three per Cents. closed yesterday at 76f.
10c. for the end of the month ; the Four-and-a-
Half per Cents. at 99f. 10c. ; and the New Loan at
75f. 85c.; Orleans Railway Shares, 1,217 f. 50c. ;
Rouen, 990 f. ; Havre, 567 f. 50c. ; Great Northern,
_B7lf. 25c. ; Strasburg, 840 f. ; New Shares, 652 f. ;
Paris and Lyons, I,olof. ; Lyons and the Mediter-
ranean, 855 f. ; Western of France, 657 f. 50c. ;
Bordeaux and Cette, 620 f. ; Great Central of
France, 521 f. 25c. ; Bank of Credit Mobilier,
757 f. 50c.