THE RUSSIAN SHIPPING- AT SEBASTOPOL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume V, Issue 308, 13 October 1855, Page 3

THE RUSSIAN SHIPPING- AT SEBASTOPOL.

(From the Daily News.)

General Pelissier's despatch of the 9th illus_ trates what has been said ofthe manner in which the capture of the Cerenage Redoubts affects the Russian shipping. The position in which these vessels have now sought shelter, Artillery Bay, opening from the Great Harbour, and indenting the town of Sebastopol proper, is the last refuge of what remains of the Czar's Black Sea fleet. The nearect French batteries, from which it is to be presumed that General Pelissier means to attack it, are those of the left attack, near the Cemetery, aud opposite Quarantine Bastion.

Vienna, Sunday, June 10. The " Fremden Blatt " has the following :— As the position of the Russians is now seriously menaced, Prince Gortschakoff will accept battle in the field. A letter from Kertch, of May 2Sth, states that the coal captured there has been sold by auction, and has produced a sum of 100,000 sterling, which is to be divided among tbe troops. Tbe Sun says, in tbe corn market it is stated that British merchants will suffer largely by the destruction in the Sea of Azov. One party had 40,000 quarters of wheat at Taganrog, purhased at 10s., a quarter, consequently there would have been an immense profit if the article could have been got away.

Sir George Brown writes to Lord Raglan from Yenikale on the 25th of May : My dear Lord Raglan,—The expedition to this place, so far, has proved entirely successful, and we have got possession of all we proposed without striking a blow, and almost without firing a shot. On leaving the anchorage off Sebastopol on the 22nd, the night became so fuggy that the fleet made but little progress towarls its destination, but the whole of the ships reached the rendezvous, four leagues off Cape Takli, soon after daylight, on the morning of the 24th, when it was speedily determined to run at once in for the spot under the village of Kazarch Botiruon. Although we bad observed some six or eight pieces of light artillery following us along the shore, no opposition was made to the disembarkation, and the first of the troops reached the shore at ten o'clock, which, as soon as they were formed, were pushed on to occupy the village on the rising ground, for the purpose of covering the remainder of the disembarkation. Soon after the disembarkation had commenced several loud explosions were heard, and it was soon discovered that the enemy bad blown up the magazines of all bis batteries on Cape St. Paul, and wus retiring by the road leading to Theodosia or Kaffa,

In the course of the evening several more I loud explosions were heard, and it was soon | discovered that he had also blown up and abandoned the whole of his works, here and along the coast between this and Kertch, aud spiked all the guns. He had also set fire to and destroyed some large corn magazines in Kertch, as well as two steamers in the harbour: and the Cossacks, as usual, burnt all the forage and farm houses in their way. The disembarkation of horses, guns, and material went on during the whole night, under the zealous and active superintendence of Rear Admiral Houston Stewart and Captain Sir Thos. Pasley ; and the whole force marched off their ground at six this morning,—the Turkish troops in continuous columns'of battalions, covering the rear of the whole, uniil they approached the precincts of Kertch. We managed to get in here hinvever, by one o'clock, where we were soon after visited by the three admirals, and found a large squadron of small steamers and gun-boats ready to proceed into the Sea of Azov, under the command of Captain Lyons, of the Miranda. The result of these operations, besides the opening of the passage into that sea and the destruction of the enemy's works, has been the capture of upwards of 50 of his guns, many of them of the largest calibre and the best construction. The success is mainly to be attributed to the judicious arrangement of Admirals Bruat and Sir E. Lyons, and to their indefatigable attention iv carrying them out, as well as to the able and willing assistance they have received from the captains and other officers of the French and British navy under their respective commands; nor must I omit to mention the invariable and willing assistance I have on all occasions received in the course of this service from General D'Autemarre, commanding the French division, and from Redschid Pacha, commanding the Sultan's troops. I omitted to state that in passing through Kertch this morning, observing that an iron foundry had been employed in the manufacture of shot and |shells, as well as in casting Minie bullets, I caused it to be destroyed, with all its new and expensive machinery. Yours, &c, George Bkowne. Field Marshal the Lord Raglan, G. C. B. &c,