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THE ALLIES AT EUPATORIA.

The Moniteur of Thursday publishes the following des-
patch, addressed by Marshal Pelissier to the Minister of War :
HEAD-QUARTERS, SEBASTOPOL, Nov. 2.
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Monsieur le Marechal,—You are aware that towards the
middle of October I had sent to Eupatoria General de Failly's
division of infantry. On his side General Simpson had em-
barked Lord Paget's brigade of English cavalry for the same
destination. This increase of force would allow General
d'Allonville to sound the dispositions of .the enemy in the
two directions of Perekop and Simpheropol, to annoy the
main line of communication which unites those two points,
and to extend, if necessary, but with the greatest prudence,
his action round Eupatoria. To enable him to advance some
few marches in that arid zone, almost destitute of water,
conveyances and machinery of portable pumps, skins, and
engines necessary to turn to account the few wells of that
region were sent to him from Kamiesch.

In the great reconnaissance made between the 22nd and
24th of October, of which I have had the honour of sending a
report to your Excellency, General d'Allonville acquired the
conviction that it was to the south that the enemy had formed
his points of concentration.
To make quite sure of it, that General left Eupatoria on
the morning of the 27th of October, with 24 battalions of
General de Failly and of Muchir Ahmet-Pasha, 38 English,
Turkish, and French squadrons, and 56 pieces of artillery.
Having reached Sak at 2 p.m., and having only a line of
Cossacks supported by a few squadrons before him, General
d'Allonville placed en echelon the French and Turkish divi-
sions by the right in front of Sak, the right leaning upon the
great swampy ravine near that village, and with the whole of
the cavalry and horse artillery advanced on Tchebotar, about
a league and a half beyond.
The enemy's squadrons continued to fall back, following
the Simpheropol road, and when our cavalry had arrived
within 1,500 metres of the positions which cover the point
where that road crosses the Tchebotar ravine, the Russians
unmasked thirty guns of heavy calibre (32-pounders), the
shells from which burst over our whole line, killing four men
and wounding 18. General d'Allonville then endeavoured to
entice the numerous cavalry of the enemy to come to blows.
He advanced four Turkish squadrons on our left against ten
Russian squadrons, who did not await the charge, but
retired.

The enemy dared not, or would not, accept battle, and
General d'Allonville was not to be led to attack defensive
positions strongly armed with cavalry only. The day was
getting on. The General therefore resolved rejoining the
infantry, and took up a solid bivoucking position, his front
covered by Sak, and his wings by the two lakes in the vicinity.
Some light English and French vessels, anchored close to the
shore, were ready to give the support of their guns, if neces-
sary ; but the enemy made no attack.
It was probable that in presence of this demonstration the
Russians would unite, from the nearest points occupied, all the
forces at their disposal to aid inthedefence ofthe point menaced.
Thebetter to estimate the strength of those forces and the plans
of the Russians, General d'Allonville resolved to advance again
on the 28th. Sak and the lower Tchebotar ravine were in-
trusted to the guard of the Turkish and Egyptian infantry of
Muchir Ahmet-Pasha ; General de Failly placed himself with
his division one league in advance, and General d'Allonville,
with Lord Paget's brigade of English cavalry, the Turkish
cavalry of Ali Pasha, and the French cavalry under General
Walsen.Esterhazy, advanced easterly, taking the direction
between Temesch and Djamine, skirting, beyond range, the
Russian positions.
The enenly'i squadrons showed themselves on our right, and
followed our advance without molesting it, although our
cavalry was two leagues in advance of the infantry. In these
movements the Russians showed about 60 squadrons, and it
was possible to discern earthworks and troops assembled to-
wards Toulat and Alsu. After having in vain, by differ-
ent manoeuvres, endeavoured to entice a cavalry engage-
ment in the plain, General d'Allonville, who could
only find water at Lez, behind Toulat, fell back towards
noon on General de Failly's infantry, and in the even-
ing, without being followed, regained his bivouac of the even-
ing before at Sak.
The wells at Sak were nearly exhausted ; there was not
enough to drink for half the horses ; moreover, the essential
object of the operation, which was not to engage a serious
battle, but to make a reconnaissance of the positions of the
enemy's army on that side, had been accomplished. General
d'Allonville returned therefore on the following day, the 29th,
to Eupatoria, after having ascertained that on that side, as on
all the others, the neighbourhood of the place had been evacu-
ated; that within a radius of seven to eight leagues, the enemy
had made the inhabitants abandon the villages ; and that the
Russian army did not hold a single cantonment there.
I am, &c.,
MARSHAL PICLISSIER, Commander-in-Chief.

TELE GRAPHIC DESPATCHE S.

THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA.
I:IAMBI:MGR, Nov. 14,

A despatch from St. Petersburg announces that the Em-
peror left Nicholaieff on the 7th of Nov. for the Crimea, to
thank in person the army of Prince Gortschakoff.
The despatch adds:—
The Emperor found the brave troops in perfect condition.
The day before yesterday the Emperor returned via' Moscow,
to St. Petersburg.
Up to the 12th the enemy (the allies) hadjiot undertaken
anything in'the Crimea.

, GREAT VICTORY IN ASIA.
Runs, Thursday Night.
The following important despatches respecting the war in
Asia have just been received :
On the 6th of Nov. (the anniversary of Inkermann), Omar
Pasha beat the Russians in a. pitched battle, on the river In-
gour, in Mingrelia.
The Russians numbered 20,000.
The fight lasted five hours.
The Russians suffered severely.
A second despatch confirms this, and adds :
Omar Pasha forced the passage of the Ingour at four points,
against superior numbers.
The Generalissimo has pushed on to Kutais.

With respect to the foregoing, the Morning Post says:—
It will be remembered that immediately on the receipt of the
intelligence of the brilliant victory of Gen. Williams at Kars,
Omar Pasha set out at once, with considerable forces, from
Soukoum-Kal4. He appears to have proceeded by rapid marches
to the river Ingour, in Mingrelia, where he found a superior
force of Russians prepared to dispute the passage, which, how-
ever, he succeeded in forcing at four points, after a combat of
five hours, completely defeating the Russians, and inflicting
great losses on them. He appears to have pursued them, for
the despatches add that he pushed on to Kutais. We trust
we may now conclude that Kars is safe. From other sources
we learn that its gallant defenders still kept their communica-
tions open. Indeed, the Russians, even on the Ist of Nov.,
seemed to be making preparations to raise the blockade.
These movements would, no doubt, be hastened by the news
of the glorious victory of the sth of Nov., which adds another
to the well-earned laurels of the great general Omar Pasha.
Once at Kutais, Omar Pasha would have effected one-third of
his march on Kars.

THE WAR IN ASIA.
TREBIZOND, Nov. 1.
The Russians have sent from Kars to Alexandropol the
greater portion of their baggage.
This seems to indicate that they are about to raise the
blockade of Kars.
The besieged are able to keep open their communications.
Eight thousand Turks are marching on Kutais.
It is rumoured that the Russians have evacuated Kutais,
and have retired on Tiflis.
The Duke of Newcastle left Trebizond on the Ist for Con-
stantinople.

THE DANUBIAN PRINCIPALITIES.;
BERLIN, Thursday.
We learn from Vienna that the instructions brought by M.
de Bourqueney have led to the adoption of a basis for the
future conference at Constantinople on the subject of the
principalities.
Austria is to resign to the allies the positions they may re-
quire, in the event of a campaign on the Danube in the spring.
iThe anticipators of peace say that everything isin a train
for the renewal of negotiation as soon as Sir Hamilton Sey-
mour, the new English ambassador, arrives at Vienna.

THE CRIMEA.
The Invalids Russe has the following later dispatch from
Prince Gortschakoff:— _

THE CRIMEA, Nov. 5.
The allies continue to occupy the valley of the Baidar with
two divisions.
Nothing more to report from the Crimea.