The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-02 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 2, 18b4.

LATEST NEWS.

BOMBARDMENT
OF SEBASTOPOL.

PARIS, TRURSDAY, 8 A.M.

The Moniteur states that, according to accounts
from Bucharest of the 30th ult., Sadyk Pasha
having marched on the Danube, Gortschakoff had
ordered the Russian troops which had not yet
crossed the Dniester to take up a position on the
Pruth and the Danube.

Achmet Pasha had received orders to join

Sadyk Pasha with 10,000 men, at the same time
that Iskander Bey entered the Dobrudscha.
The English steamer Trent, which left Sebas-
topol on the 25th, arrived at Varna on the even-
ing of the 26th.
The bombardment continued without intermis-
sion, and with the greatest vigour.

Some batteries had been erected by the besiegers

against the gates of the town.

The streets of Sebastolol were still encumbered
with the dead and wounled.

BERLIN, WEDNESDAY, Nov. 1.

The following has beet received here :

" ST. PETERSBURG, Oc% 31.—General Liprandi
attacked the enemies' entrenched camp on the

25th. He took four red)ubts and eleven cannon
The English cavalry was driven back, and los'
nearly 500 horses.

" The same day our fire destroyed a French

battery before Sebastopol.

" The defence was successfully continued. The

attack from the sea was not renewed."
Another despatch of the same date is as fol

lows :

" BERLIN, WEDNEa3A.Y EVENING.

"The Journal de St. Petersburg publishes an
official epitome of the events which have recently
taken place in the Crimea. Prnce Menschikoff
reports the Russian loss in killed and wounded at
the Battle of the Alma at 4,500.

"On the evening of the 17t1 ult., he states,
that the English had only two peces which were
capable of continuing the firing, and that the
French had been silenced' earlie%

"A powder magazine had exploded. Fort
Constantine had been much damtged by the fire
of the fleet, and Bastion No. 3 htd, had 33 of its

guns dismounted.

" Admiral Korniloff was dew, and Admiral

Nachimoff wounded."

THE BALTIC FLEET.

KIEL; WEDNESDAY.

Her Majesty's screw ship Ediaburgh, 58, car-
rying the flag of Rear-Admiral Chads, has

arrived.
The squadron is now complete.

DENMARK.
HAMBURG, WEDNESDAY.

The King of Denmark has poceeded, with his
suite, by the Berlin Railway to Reinbeek, tra-

yelling by special train.

THE CRIMEA.
THE RUSSIAN DES}ATCHES. •
As we are still without official accounts from the
army in East, the Pays, with a view to calm the
anxiety which exists in the pitAic mind, attempts
to show from the Russian accounts themselves
that the state of of in tie Crimea cannot be
favourable to the interests of kussia.
The Pays says :—" No nev official information
was received yesterday to enlighten us on the ope
rations of the siege of Sebastopol. The despatches
of Prince Mensehikoff remain then the most recent
document on the progress of the drama in the
Crimea. Whatever may be the just distrust inspired
by these despatches, several facts, henceforth in-
contestable, and all favourable to the allied armies,
stand out from the ensemble of news received dur-
ing the last few days. It is now certain that the
fire of our batteries was opened on the 17th, under
conditions evidently advantageous, thanks to the
precautions taken by the generals, in the prepara-
tory works of the siege. It is certain that on the
17th very important damage must have been caused
to the enemy, since he avows the loss of 500 men,
amongst whom is Admiral Korniloff, the hero of the
disaster of Sinope. It is certain that the bombard-
ment continued on the 18th and following days,
and that the effect of it was to silence the batteries of
the Quarantine, to destroy two outer forts, and to
open a first breach on the 21st. Finally, we learn
that the French have carried by assault the ceme-
tery which dominates on the south the Bay of the
Quarantine, and places our troops quite close to the
barracks of Sebastopol. Nuw, each one of these
acts is a great result obtained, and a step towards
the object proposed. Every day, owing to these
first successes, the line of action against the town
has been drawn closer, and the fire of our batteries
rendered more efficacious and more destructive.
Surprisei
ascribe is
expressedasibe at the inaction which the last
despatches to our fleets. This inaction is
the most decisive testimony to the success of
our arms. If the attack has been discontinued
by sea, it can only be because our fleets have done
all that was expected from them. And, in point
of fact, it is to them that must be ascribed the
silence imposed on the batteries of the Quarantine,
a silence which has probably rendered useless any
new attack by sea. We affirm, with all compe-
tent men, that when in five days such acts have
been accomplished, it may be said that the siege
advances with very great activity and with great
energy. To satisfy ourselves of this, we need only
call to mind the famous sieges of military history,
which, almost all, required entire months before
attaining the point at which our troops have al-
ready arrived. It is sufficient to cite the long
and ineffective works executed by the Russians
under Silistria, where a handful of soldiers defended
walls much less strong than those of Sebastopol.
It is true that a noble sentiment of national pride
causes us to consider nothing beyond the force and
bravery of our heroic army ; but in demanding
from it the marvels of which it has at all times
been prodigal, we mast not forget the difficulties
it meets with, and we must admire the promptitude
with which it has up to this day surmounted the
most redoubtable obstacles. Sebastopol is defended
by a veritable army, which has the courage of
fanaticism and despair. This army will not capi-
tulate without an energetic conflict ; it will at-
tempt unexampled efforts to stop our victorious
troops ; the besiegers are not only exposed to the
shot and shell of 400 pieces of cannon which are
on the walls of the Russian fortress, but also to the
sorties of the besieged, and perhaps to the at-
tacks of the army of Prince Menschikoff. They
are thus engaged both in a siege and in a battle ;
and the combat will have necessarily its incidents
and vicissitudes. But up to this day, thanks to
God, who protects just causes, we must admit tha
the results are in our favour, and that in the ex
cellent situation of the allied forces, their defini
tive triumph cannot be doubtful."

THE ALLIES AND THE RUSSIAN
REINFORCEMENTS.

The same journal,l;;;:ond article says :—"We
received last evening two telegraphic despatches,
which we publish under all reserve, because they
are of Russian origin--one announces that certain
vessels of the allied fleets have been damaged,
the other that the '_;reinforcements commanded
by General Liprandi have obtained a slight
advantage in an entrenched camp of the English.
Evidently this news, of which the Russian General
no doubt exaggerates the importance, requires con-
firmation. But, after all, the arrival of reinforce-
ments expected by Prince Menschikoff is probable,
and the different chances of the war render possi-
ble a partial advantage on an isolated point. But
is that a reason for feeling astonishment or alarm ?
The reinforcements of General Liprandi cannot ex-
ceed 30,000 men ; but we have under the walls of
Sebastopol 120,000 combatants, who can measure
themselves without fear against any force which
may offer them battle. As to the town, it is cer-