The Government despatches supply the details of the expedition to
Kertch and of the last storming operations at Sebastopol ; show- ing the importance of the expedition,—which oppears to grow e*n upon the commanders in the Crimea,—and the value of the Id- vances last made by the invading force in the Sea of Azoff. Ra- tions for 100,000 men for four months have been seized; and as 1500 waggons, each conveying about half a ton, were sent off daily to Sebastopol, it is evident that this line of supplies was of great value to the besieged. It is now cut off. From the ground thus occupied the British obtain forage and fresh meat ; and a useful ally has been brought into more active play. Captain Lyons has been parading round the sea, visiting Taganrog, and showing his flag at Geisk ; while the Russians suddenly fly from Anapa, afraid of being permanently enclosed, and the ground they had possessed is occupied by the Circassian. Among the other seizures, was a despatch from Prince Gortschakoff to General Wrangel, who had sent to the Commander-in-chief for reinforcements : Prince Gortschakoff answered, that he could not send them, but on the contrary required that the General should send him his cavalry : a proof at once that Gortschakoff was get- ting short of hands, and that he anticipated an attack ; while another order to prepare places for vast numbers of wounded is still more ominous.
These facts, drawn from the Kertch peninsula and the opposite coast of Asia, give additional interest to the storming operations at Sebastopol on the 7th and 8th of June, important as they were in themselves. After bombardment and a bloody encounter, the Allies drove the Russians within their original lines, acquired a greater command over the strongest parts of the old works, and secured a position from which they sweep a great part of the har- bour.
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