The Sun.
London, England, 1854-10-30 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 30, 1854.

By the latest intelligence, which appeared in

the Moniteur of yesterday, we learn that Prince
MENSCHIKOEF for once told the truth, in an-
nouncing
the commencement of the bombardment
on the 17th. We now learn that at half-past one
p.m. on that day, the fire of the land batteries
was opened against Sebastopol, and that at the
same time the Allied Fleets attacked the forts
at the entrance of the port, the English those
on the left, and the French those on the right,
and that similar success attended their exertions,
inasmuch as our jolly sailors blew up the outer
fortifications, or the fortifications on the left,
while their continental brethren succeeded in
completely silencing the Quarantine Fort on the
extreme right of the harbottt.
These were not, however, bloodless successes.
We cannot, of course, know what is the Russian
loss on the occasion, but we may fairly assume
that a considerable number of the 500 admitted
to have been placed hors de combat on the first
day fell under the deadly fire of the French and
English vessels ; but it is said that we lost from 90
to 100 killed, while nearly thrice that number were
wounded. It is said that the Agamemnon, the
flag-ship of the gallant Sir Edward Lyons, whose
intrepid and daring spirit would induce him to
seek the post of honour and of danger, suffered
most severely on the English side, while the Ville
de Paris, the flag-ship of the French naval Com-
mander-in-Chief, obtained a similar distinction
amongst our Allies. It is said that the Retribu-
tion, whose gallant captain would fearlessly brave
the hottest fire, lost a mast during the contest.
It is also stated that the Allied Commanders felt
perfectly confident of success. Everything
corroborates the statement that we put for-
ward last week, that " never was a more
powerful attack organised against any town,
and—humanly speaking—the result cannot be
doubted."
One statement of the veracious MMTSCHIKOFF
appears to have received singular confirmation,
although in rather a different sense from what ho
wished it to be understood. It will be recollected
that he said that "the fire from the fleets had
not continued." But why ? Simply because the
battery and the Quarantine Fort, to which they
had been opposed, were completely silenced.
while our men are exhibiting such
unflinching us, then,chigand undaunted bravery hear no more
of " timid counsels," or the withdrawal of our
troops from the Crimea, until every Russian
soldier has been expelled, and due provision made
to prevent the possibility of their return. Let
this be done, or the parties responsible for the
grievous error will have to answer heavily to their
justly indignant country.

TEa IMPERIAL REGIMENT " LIZE GUIDES."—The band
of this regiment will play from one to tour o'clock to-
morrow afternoon in the garden of the residence of the
French embassy, overlooking Hyde-park. in the
event of the weather proving favourable, this will afford
a good opportunity for hearing their admirable per-
fol manses.

THE FIRE IN LAIINCELOT'S HICY, LIVERPOOL—On
Friday afternoon about seven o'clock the exertions of
the firemen were crowned with success, and the fire com-
pletely got under. The agents of the different insur-
ance companies met on Friday at the Royal Insurance
office, but as the fire was still in progress, no estimate
coi:ld be made, and the loss could only be estimated by
a rough guess. They set down the goods destroyed in
Mulyn-aux warehouses at 80,0001., and the buildings
themselves at 10,0001. Mr. Crump's warehouses and
their contents they estimate at about 30,0001. in all
about 120,0001. Since then, however, it has been dis-
cos erect that 20,000 bales of cotton have beendestmyed,
so that the loss will not fall much short of 200,0001.