EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE.

Lyttelton Times, Volume V, Issue 314, 3 November 1855, Page 5

EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE.

Tbe latest iiitelli_reuoe which has been received relative to tie memorable 18th of June before S ebastopol, contains some grounds for slight satisfaction, inasmuch as it shows that the affair was not altogeber a complete repulse, nor altogether unsuccessful. The positions gained appear to have chiefly fallen to the share of tbe English, while our Allies have gallantly held their own ground. Both tbe foot in the Cemetery and the Mamelon or hillock, at tbe gorge of the valley leading to the extremity of tbe south harbour, are obviously within the range of the English operations, and both,but more especially the hillock, must prove of great value in the further progress of the siege. The Allies, we are also informed,/are advancing llieir works and preparing to afrm them with heavier guns than those previously employed ;" but by shortening their distance, and increasing the power of their artillery, they must incalculably augment the efficacy of their cannonade/ The hillock is, in fact, the most advanced of the Russian positions, and one of the most important. It lies in the middle of ihe valley to the south harbour, a few hundred yards westward of tbe Quarries, won by our countrymen on the Bth, and ofthe Redan, unsuccessfully attacked on the 18ih. Though the loss sustained on the 18th is not so great as at first reported, still we suffer heavily, and our gallant Allies,-the French, still more so. From the official accounts tbe following heavy list of casualties has been made out:

Making a total of 4,750 including the large number of 217 officers killed and wounded, among whom we lose Major General Sir J fan, Campbell and the French Generals Mayran and Brunet. The Journal de Constantinople says— ■ " The Russians prisoners taken iv the recent affairs, and who have been brought to this city, have given interesting communication as to tlie present situation of Sebastopol. Some of ihe deiails have been kept secret owing to their importance; but it is generally believed that the Russian-, have, at this moment, 15,000 wounded soldiers in the place, and ihijt they cannot send them away from being so closely watched. It is known also that cholera is creating great ravages in the town ; and it is true, as previously stated, that all women, children, and old men have been sent from the town, and are now encamped beyond the citadel.— Sydney Empire.

Killed—Officers . . Men . . . iVounded —Officers . Men . Missing—Officers . Men . I Ciugitsh. ]8 J48 66 1,058 2 150 irencli. 37 1,544 96 1,644 17 1,442 3,338