The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-14 00:00:00

CONSTANTINOPLE.

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We have just received the following :—I write
to-day (Aug. 31) more to prevent a belief that any-
thing has occurred than to relate actual events.
Nothing has arrived from Varna since the Mar"
seilles mail left here yesterday, and therefore we
can but conclude that the embarkation is proceeding
with all speed, particularly as the weather is fine
and calm, not too hot, and the men are generally
restored to health, and in good spirits for the work
before them. The Duke of Cambridge returned to
Varna in the Caradoc yesterday evening ; he is
quite well now, but is still a little lame. The four
regiments which were stationed in the neighbourhood
of Unkiar-Skelessi have now embarked, and will sail
to-day for the rendezvous at Baltschik. The hill
sides, which two days ago were whitened with their
tents, are now brown and desolate; nothing but
the ashes of their fires mark the spot so lately occu-
pied. , The steamers which filled the Bay of Beico,
are gone also, or will leave to-day. The Orinoco,
Colombo, and Medway steamed out yesterday, and,
will be followed immediately by the Cambria and
Avon. In a few days the neighbourhood of Con-
stantinople will be qnite deserted, and those win
remain behind will live in breathless expectation w-
ale events which are occurring near them. Th°
unprecedented nature of the undertaking, the'
vastness of the convoy, the little and untruatwx'
thy information received by the commanders of the
defences and preparaticns of the enemy, inake,tts
anxiety intense, and the news which a for days
more will bring will elate or depress the hearts
of
thousands.
The following is a summa of Constantinople
news of the 31st August. Itry is confirmed that e.
plot for assassinating the commanders of the "Sou
dition has been discovered. It is said that wburtis
the communication between Bayazid and Ta.tiott
was interrupted the Persians took up a P,,,°81;„0,1
which forced the Russians to retreat. uell,l'ex-
Bebuton has been summoned by the Commanded
in-Chief, General Read, to Tiflis, which is menacio,
by the mountaineers. Ferhad Pasha (Stein) sha
seeds Kurshid Pasha (Guyon), and Ismael pad
takes the supreme command of the Anatolian ar 'l7O
instead of Zara Pasha. The Tunis coutingeut
said to consist of 2,500 men. •

• THE BLACK SEA..
THE EXPEDITION TO THE CRIAIEI'n
The Debats, speaking of the expedition ag°i- at
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Sebastopol, says
The debarkation will be effected at a point nor the
mouth of the river Katcha, where there is whoa 1(1'
fathoms water. It is the same point that was 01),tere
by General Canrobert and Genral Brown. As ttes
ships can approach very near the shore, their gtl-ad
will destroy all the land artillerwhich can be oPP„lni-
to the invading force. Once ashore, the troops wiLL j
mediately begin to entrench themselves, and they °l-0
repel with the bayonet all the assaults of the ilultle`
troops. The landing effected, the Russian army mlthts ,
beaten in the field, and possession taken of the he'lo.
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which command the city. The amount of the Rll. t
forces in the Crimea is unknown. It is possible; at
their plan will be to retire, ravaging the country as rut
pass through it, in order to destroy its resources- .00
the invading forces will be Provided for, and they wiszos•
in a climate which is the best of those regions. Tho.ii be
susian troops having been overcome, Sebastopol "'lwo
invested. It isossible that the Russian engineer,,bts,
constructed formidable entrenchments with reu'vp-
surrounding and commanding the city. But the
si-
des
sians have not the command of the sea ; and be 1
there are several points beyond the circuit of SebastoPci
from which both the city and the port are assailable. rt
appears that the besieging artillery can enfilade their°to
in a manner that will compel the Russian fleet eith
remain to be destroyed, or to go out and fight ; 50dwith*?;
pears also that the capture of fort Constantine, „itly
is not less pregnable than Bonaarsund, Will prom,- be
terminate the siege. Whether these projeSta callerA
more or less rapidly and exactly realised, the be
opinion is that the expedition, once commenced' mill
prosecuted with vigoiir and with complete success.tT _e_
The Wanderer has an anecdote, which, if
is of very great interest, and is given as follovrs
"Marshal St. Arnaud, in the course of a con h;
tiou with a French officer of Marines, asked • f
whether he communicated often with his fon en,'
The officer replied that he did so. Write, the,
said the marshal, that on the 2d of Septernber4t
embarked, that we landed on the 6th, took Fort
Constantine on the 10th, and Sebastopol on
20th."

ANOTHER BOMBARDMENT EXPECTED
AT ODESSA.
A letter from Odessa of the 30th ult., in a Fritei''''
fort journal, announces that the inhabitants were
afraid of a new bombardment, as for two days Pre;
viously ships of the line belonging to the ellere'
were cruising in the vicinity of the port.
The following is the proclamation of the GT'
vernor, an extract of which we have aLreau/
given :
Inhabitants of Odessa—The enemy has lately 811°W/1
himself again before our town in still greater force then
before. We are armed and well prepared. We will etraie
to
every nerve to defeat any attempt that may be wade
effect a landing. The ships' guns, with which the enerof
would bombard us, are of immense range. But fear skin,
even this may be remedied. Keep wel cloths and
516°
in readiness and throw them on the shells which the
enemy may fire into the town. Tubs of water must 1?!
on your roofs, in readiness to extinguish fire. Shoela
the enemy, however, under the shelter of his cannon,
obstinately continue the combat, we will reta
r tet to Tirie:
sopol; but that the enem may find no proection, wu
will first convert the town into a heap of ruins and a5llOOl

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