The Sun. — 1855-10-29 (London, England)

THE POSITION OF GORTSCHAKOFF AND HIS ARMY.  The Paris correspondent of the Morning Post says: "It appears from various reports of the German journals that the troops which entered Odessa, when that town was threatened by the allied fleets, have since been marched off again to Kherson and Nicolaieff. The Emperor himself is directing the disposition of his forces, and the defence of the two remaining grand depots of the Black Sea, these points evidently immediately occupying the attention of the enemy. It is to save the marine resources of the empire that the Czar Alexander, like the Czar Nicholas, is most anxious. The defeat of an army is not so much felt as the loss of a ship, and those maritime resources on which the traditional ambition of Russia must depend for future conquest. Now, as I have before ventured to remark, judging from the various public information which reaches Paris through the German journals, it is very questionable if the Allies will trouble the enemy at all at either of these two points. It is clear enough that the allied generals' game is strategical, and the enemy is so situated that he must fall into one or other of the traps. If Gortschakoff leaves the north side of Sebastopol and. retreats on Simpheropol, he can scarcely hope to cross the Belbek and Alma without risking a battle ; and it is Fro• bably on the wisdom of an operation of this nature that the grand council of war was held the other day in the presence of the Emperor. But supposing again that the Russian General succeeds in reaching Simpheropol with tke wreck of an army, the Allies will yet cut off his comcouni, cations with Perekop by the advanced troops which we know have pushed on from Eupatoria. Then, again, our position at Kinburn paralyses the connecting gut of the peninsula, and will certainly prevent the Russians from advancing to secure the beleaguered army corps of the Crimea. Then, again, the winter is rapidly approaching, and the steppes of the Crimea will become __seine but a huge grave-yard for any troops which may attempt to u“..s them. On the whole then we conclude the allies are in a favourable position and the enemy in a very deplorable one. Meanwhile, what is Russia (Leine The militia of the vast empire is brought up to the scene of action to fill the gaps of war and disease in the disheart. ned Russian army. The Russian generals ofthe Crimea proclaim to the Muscovite legions that "they will not retreat whilst an enemy is on Russian ground." The north forts of Sebastopol discharge their shot and shell ; new works are thrown up, and convoys are seen leaving Prince Gortschakoff's present position ! Probably then it has been decided within the last few days that the army cannot hold its ground, and when the last long line of carts are winding their way in the stillness of night through the gloomy gorges of the Belbek, the Crimea will he shook with another state suicide as the northern forts are blown up, and scatter the ground with the fragments of barbarian ambition. Public attention will then be directed to the advanced French lines on the Belbek ; the forces which are closing in from Eupatoria, and more especially, perhaps, to operations of which Kinburn will be the central point.  Row: