The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-10-30 00:00:00

OFFICIAL DESPATCH.

DEFEAT OF THE RUSSIANS AT KARS.
FOREIGN-OFFICE, OCt. 26.

The Earl of Clarendon has received a despatch from Briga-
dier-General Williams, Her Majesty's commissioner with the
Turkish army in Asia, of which the following is a copy :
KARS, Sept. 29.

,
My Loup,—l have the honour to inform your lordship that
General Mouravieff, with the bulk of his army, at day-dawn
this morning, attacked our intrenched position on the heights
above Kars and on the opposite side of the river. The battle
lasted, without a moment's intermission, for nearly seven
hours, when the enemy was driven off in the greatest disorder,
with the loss of 2,500 dead, and nearly double that number
wounded, who were, for the most part, carried off by the re-
treating enemy. Upwards of 4,000 muskets were left on the
field.

Your lordship can, without a description on my part, imagine
the determination of the assailants and the undaunted courage
of the troops who defended the position for so many hours.
The Mushir will, doubtlessly, at a future moment bring
before his Government the conduct of those officers who have
distinguished themselves on this day,—a day so glorious for
the Turkish arms.

On my part, I have great gratification in acquainting your
Lordship with the gallant conduct of Lieutenant-Colonel
Lake, Major Teesdale, and Captain Thompson, who rendered
the most important service in defending the redoubts of Veli
Pasha Tabia, Tahmasb Tabia, and Arab Tabia. I beg to re-
commend these officers to your Lordship's protection.
I also beg to name my secretary, Mr. Churchill, an attache
of Her Majesty's Mission in Persia. He directed the fire of a
battery throughout the action, and caused the enemy great
loss.

I also beg to draw your Lordship's attention to the gallant
bearing of Messrs. Zohrab and Rennisson, who, as interpreters
to Lieutenant-Colonel Lake and Major Teesdale, rendered very
efficient service. Dr. Sandwith has been most active and
efficient in the management of the ambulances and in the
hospital arrangements.
We are now employed in the burial of the dead, and I will
have the honour, by the next messenger, of detailing the
movements of this eventful day.

Our loss was about 700 killed and wounded.
•I have, &c.,
W. F. WILLIAMS.

The Earl of Clarendon, &c.

TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCHES.

DESTRUCTION OF THE FORTIFICATIONS AT
OCZAKOFF.
ADMIRALTY, OCt. 23.

The following telegraphic despatch has this day been re-
ceived at this office from Rear-Admiral Sir E. Lyons :
OFF THE MOUTH OF THE DNIEPER, Oct. 18, 1855.
This morning the enemy blew up his fortifications on
Oczakoff Point, mounting 23 guns, which were assailable by
our mortar vessels.
THE CAPTURE OF KINBURN. _

PARIS, Oct. 23.

Marshal Pelissier has forwarded to the minister of war the
following communication relating to the operations of the
allied forces at Kinburn :

SEBA.STOPOL, Oct. 21, five p.m.
I have just received from General Bazain his report of the
capture of Kinburn.
The Anglo-French division of the army has actively con-
tributed to the success of the allied squadron.
Having been landed on the peninsula about 5 kilometres
from the fortress, it took up its position, and in the night of
the 16th opened the trenches at 800 metres from the works.
When the fleet commenced its heavy fire on the 17th, two
companies of Chasseurs, under cover at a distance of 400
metres from the batteries, were able to keep up a fusillade on
the Russian artillerymen at their guns.
The field artillery also played an effective part in the
operation.
We have taken 1,420 prisoners, including General Koiano-
vitch and 40 officers, with 174 pieces of cannon and a quantity
of ammunition and stores. We are now in full occupation of
an important position.
Such are the results to the allies of this successful expedition.
The Russians have rendered this success comPlete by them-
selves blowing up the fortifications of Oczakoff, on the 18th.
I send you the standard, with the arms of Russia, which
floated over the walls of Kinburn.

BERLIN, Wednesday.
Prince Gortschakoff telegraphs that nothing fresh had oc-
curred between Kinburn and Nicholaieff up to the evening of
the 22nd.
Some vessels had attempted to enter the Bug and Dnieper,
but soon returned.
VIENNA, Wednesday.
The Oesterreichische Correspondenz states that the Em-
peror Alexander has left Nicholaieff for Elisabetgard, situated

to the north of that place, and about 130 English mailes
from it.

MOVEMENTS OF THE ALLIES.
ST. PETERSBI7RG3 Thursday.

On the 2nd, about 40,000 of the allied forces advanced from
Eupatoria to Tulat.* The next day they reached the heights
at Schagadianin, but retreated beyond Andatotschi on per-
ceiving our (Russian) Lancers on their left flank.
[* A place of this name occurs on the map half-way on the high
road between Eupatoria and Simpheropoi.]