The Sun.
London, England, 1854-10-26 00:00:00

THE CRIMEA.

The following letter, dated Constantinople, Oct.
12, has just reached us :—" Yesterday the Ajaccio
reached port from the Crimea, with despatches
dated 7th inst. from the commanders of the allied
forces. My last of the 10th instant informed you
of tl e respective positions of the armies. We learn,
moreover, by the despatches of the French steamer
that the whole materiel of the siege had been safely
landed—that a hundred and fifty pieces of artillery
were already in position, and eighty more of
large calibre disembarked from our fleets, and
to be served by ships' gunners. The health
of the whole force was excellent—their ardour and
enthusiasm indescribable, and the only subject of
disquietude seemed to be in respect to the facilities
requisite for supplying and provisioning so large a
force. On the 10th inst., at latest, all was expected
to be in complete order, and the attack to com-
mence. Our steam frigate, it is also added, had
cannonaded on the coast a body of 18,000 Russians,
proceeding in forced marches to Sebastopol. This
circumstance is of some importance, and an evident
proof that the conflict between Omer Pacha and
the Commander-in-Chief of the Austrian army in
the Principalities had favoured the retreat of the
enemy, allowing him to pass the Isthmus, and push
on to the rescue.

A Turkish reinforcement of 10,000 men. whereof
the half from this port, the other from Batoum,
was conveyed on the 10th instant to the Crimea.
A contingent besides of 12,000 Egyptians is hourly
expected to arrive in port, and also destined for
that object. These forces, if I am rightly informed,
are scarcely required for the immediate operations
of siege ; but it evidently proves that, in case the
fortress be reduced to ashes, as we fervently hop e
it soon will, there is some intention of finally oc-
cupying the Crimea and rendering it a suitable
base of further movements in the Euzine.

A letter from Varna of the 11th, in the Lloyd of
Vienna, says :—" A further number of 4,000 Tu-
' nisians and 3,000 Turks have arrived here to-day
from Constantinople. Part of them will be con-
veyed to Eupatoria and the remainder to Batoum.
The vessels which have arrived from the Crimea
give the most satisfactory account of the activity of
the Allied Armies. The fire, which was opened
on the sth and 6th against Fort St. Catherine,
and the walls of the fortess was to try the range of
the guns. The Allies have not lost sight of Pere-
kop, and a corps of 35,000 men, French and
Turks, commanded by General Bosquet and Ach-
met Pacha, are ready to repulse the Russians in
the event of their marching on Sebastopol. 5,000
French and English cavalry are to embark to-day
and to-morrow for the Crimea. The weather has
much improved within the last few dap."

AUSTRIA.
VIENNA, OCT. 22.
Baron Hess arrived early this morning.
This is another blank day as regards further
authentic intelligence from the Crimea.
The Austrian. Correspondence has the following
telegraphic despatches :
"72unIN, Oct. 20.—The Armonict announces the
arrival of a Pontifical note, which protests in a
friendly manner against any oppression of the
Catholic Church in Piedmont, and especially against
expulsions and the sequestration of estates to the
injury of religious foundations."
" PARMA, Oct. 20.—The State Council is defini-
tively installed. It consists of eighteen acting and
eight honorary menabars."
A letter from Vienna of the 19th, in the Nnrem-
burg . Correspondent, says : It may be affirmed
from a good source that Count Esterhazy has ar-
rived here, without being summoned, to make
known to Count Buol the views of the Cabinet of
Berlin. The overtures of the Count have not
caused a satisfactory impression, and it is said that
Count Buol has resolved not to continue the ex-
change of notes. We are assured that Count'
Esterhazy has endeavoured to mediate between the!
two Cabinets, and has warmly solicited the Aus-
trian Cabinet to be more complying ; but Count 1
Buol has strongly opposed these advances, and has !