The Sun.
London, England, 1854-10-28 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY' EVENING, OCTOBER 28, 18 54.

T TF;ST
NFIITS

BOMBARDMENT
OF SEBASTOPOL.

VIENNA, FRIDAY, OCT. 27.

Lord Burgbersh arrived here yesterday. Ad-
vices have been received from Varna of the 21st
October.

The land batteries opened fire on Sebastopol
on the lith. The Allied Fleets did the same at
the entrance of the harbour, with success, but with
the severe loss of 90 killed and 300 wounded,

The Agamemnon suffered most. The Quaran-
duo Fort was silenced.

The fall of the city was expected to take place
about the 24th.

I have received this from a good source, but
send it with all reserve.

The Russian authorities here must have re-
ceived unfavourable intelligence, for Prince Gort-
schakoff yesterday admitted no one under plea of
sickness, although he was perfectly well.
On the 15th the reinforcements under Liprand
were still at Perekop.

The following despatch has been also received
from Vienna :

The 3d and Gth corps of the Austrian army,
stationed respectively at Treviso and Gratz, have
been placed upon the war footing, preparatory to
their marching into Galicia.

Advices have been received here from Constan-
tinople of the 16th October.
The Himalaya had arrived_ there on the 15th
with wounded.

Report says that the Allies will take up their
winter quarters at Scutari, aft:er the fall of Sebas-

topol.
Lord Raglan has prohibited Russians and
Greeks from residing at Balaklay.a.
A Council for carrying th& Tanzimat into exe-
cution sits daily at Constantinople.
Report says that General Luders has brought
13,500 men to Sebastopol. thers, 12,000 Rus-
sians hold the heights of Belle ck.
30,000 French, under the orders of General
Bosquet, have been ordered to cut off the commu-
nication between the north rand south sides of

Sebastopol.
6,000 Turks have just been: sent to Balaklava.

BERLIN, OCT. 27.
The following despatch has been received here,
dated St. Petersburg, 26th i :

"SEBASTOPOL, OCT. 21.
" The operations of the besiegers continue,
Their fire is effectively answe re x].
" The fortifications are little damaged."
Admiral Korniloff's death, caused by the frag
ment of a shell, is confirmed.

TREBIZ' ►NDE, OCT. 9.

The Abasian chiefs have r afused to receive
Schamyrs envoy. Hafiz Paeb has, consequently,
cut off all communication with ti 10 coast of Abasia.

THE BALTIC -FLEET.
ZIEL, Ocr. 27.
Her Majesty's screw steam—a hips Duke of Wel-
lington, 131, carrying the la; g of Vice-Admiral
Sir Charles Napier ; the lEtc >yal George, 120 ;
Princess Royal, 90 ; with the Vulture and
Locust, have arrived here.
The Princess Royal has been aground, but
without sustaining damage.

THE CRIMEA.
THE RUSSIAN CAMP.

cc opEss.A., Oar. 24.—,.41th0uq li, says the Vienna
Presse, the Russians are print ected by the hilly
nature of the country where th e y are staying, they
have made an entrenched camp to the south-east
of Bakshi-Serai, and so soon ; is more reinforce-
ments arrive intend forming a second entrenched
camp on the upper part of la to Belbeck river.
The road between Perekop, iimpheropol, and
Bakshi-Serai is quite free, and the small garri-
son of the Allies in Eupatoria is prevented from
attackinr, the Russian reinfore ements on their
march by''' means of a Russian corps of observa-
tion stationed at Orta Ablan. Other auxiliary
troops are on the way by the S€ of Azoff through
Arabad. and Kertch. The conirrxx tnication between
the Russian main body and th e fortifications of
Sebastopol is quite uninterrupted on the northern
side of the harbour, and the sa me is the case be-
tween the northern forts and th e southern across
the water. The Russian report expresses the hope
that Sebastopol will not be etss ily taken by the
Allies. Should detached works, or even the town
itself, fall into the hands of the e nemy, this would
in no wise imply the capture of ; Lll the forts. Such
is Menschikoff's vie vv, who adds that the destruc-
tion of the Allied Army stands in prospective the
moment the storms of the Black Sea put an end to
all communication with the Turk ish. territory."

The Journal de Constantinopli of Oct. 14, con-
tains the following details of tl se dashing recon-
naissance of Admiral Bruat, at S ebastopol :
" We learn that on the 7th Mimi ral Bruat executed a
very important reconnaissance to th e west of Sebastopol,
within a short distance of the forts NW hich defend the town
on the sea-side. Several boats fil led with men from
the following ships of the line, the Montebello, the Na-
poleon, the Charlemagne, and the dean-Bart, proceeded
on that day very early in the rn ()ruing to the Bay of
Scbletska, remaining cloFe to the shore in order not to
be observed. They were f9llowf!d' into the bay by the
Roland, which entered, in risking t h e fire of the batteries.
Admiral Brunt, accompanied by _A. dmiral Charnier, the
captains of the above-named ves se Is, several aides-de-
camp, and a colonel of the staff, .soot by the General-
in-Chief, landed with 600 seamen on the east of the
bay, and, protected by the inequalities of the ground
and parts of the wall, advanced to the heights com-
manding the Quarantine Fort, to within about 600
metres of the forts of the place. The ground was then
examined with care to ascertain whether a marine
battery could not be erected there. There exists, in
fact, a fort in ruins in a very advantageous position,
which it is possible to utilise. The Russians having
taken the alarm, directed a very sla:Arp fire on the de-
tachment. But a plan of the ground had been already
taken, and the object of the Admiral attained. The
boats again received on board every one, amidst a dis-
charge of hundreds of balls and shells, but without any
injury whatever being done. The boat of the captain
of the Charlemagne alone received a ball, which passed
between two rows of sailors, fortunsaJly without touch-
ing any one."

We extract the following remarks from a letter
received from Berlin this morning :
" Notwithstanding the flow of Russian bulletins,
which contradict each other with reckless disre-
gard to facts and probabilities, in all but the
chorus of All's well' and. ' Nnothing important
has occurred,' the op;nions of military men of
the highest position, even those devoted heart and
soul to Russia, are unanimous in the severity of
their criticisms upon the negligence, want of skill,
and preposterous self-confidence of the Russian
commander in the Crimea. Gortschakoff might and
could shelter himself for his defeats, unskilful dis-
positions, and absence of practical ability, beneath
superior orders, as little doubt exists that his
general plan was dictated from St. Petersburg ; hut
Menschikoff had in a certain degree a free hand,
and whatever bad use he might have made of a
large force, he is blamed, with just severity, for
not having demanded reinforcements, which might
have enabled. him to hold Balaklava with a strong
garrison, whilst lie might have taken up a
position, with at least .65,000 men, not on the
Alma, but diagonally, and with his left resting on
Sebastopol. Had he done this he might have ren-
dered advance on the north side doubly difficult,
and at all events completely prevented the change
of basis effected with such wonderful skill and