The Press.
London, England, 1855-11-17 00:00:00

THE WAR IN ASIA.

DEFEAT OF THE RUSSIANS BY OILER PACHA.
The last information we received of Omer Padua
was that he had started with his advanced guard,
from Soukham Kaleh at the latter end of October far
Kutais. It was not expected that he would be able
to penetrate far up the country so late in the year,.
but the intelligence of the battle of Kars appeal. to,
have incited the Padishah to great exertiions I4e•
pushed on by rapid marches, overcame eveity obstacle,.
and at length reached the river Ingour, in lfingrelia,.
where the Russians, drawn up in force, were prepare&
to dispute his passage. The brief telegraphic report,
received states the result :
On the sth of November Omer Nebo best the Russians.
in a pitched battle on the river Ingour, in Mingrelia.
The Russians numbered 20,000.
The fight lasted five hours. _

The linssians suffered severely.
A second despatch confirms this, and adds:—
' Omer Pacha forced the passage of the Ingour at. lOW
points, against superior numbers.
The Generalissimo has pushed on to lintels.

From Trebizond, up to November 1, we learn also
by telegraph
The Russians have sent from Kars to Alexe.ndropol the
greater part 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 communi-
cations.

Eight thousand Turks are marching on Kutais.
It is rumoured that the Russians have evacuated Kutais,
and have retired on Tiflis.

SIGNOR MAROCHETTI is at present at work upon &
design for a colossal military monument, which is to
be set up on the point of Scutari, in the burial-
ground purchased there by the British Government-
The situation is superb, and the design is described
as simple, pathetic, and imposing. The group will
be executed in West of England granite. Prince
Albert visited the artist's studio on Tuesday iu order
to inspect the design.

NO'VEMBEB 17, 1855.

THE BALTIC FLEET.
(From our Own Corrupondent.)

NAtozw, Nov. 7.
NoTHING of interest has occurred since I last wrote.
The fleet are just breaking up, and Admiral Baynes
with his squadron, from the Gulf of Bothnia, has
arrived here to take command of the blockading
sivadron when the commander-in-chief leaves,
which, however, he appears in no hurry to do ; in-
deed the old Duke is as well adapted for blockading
purposes as any vessel in the fleet. Rumour says
that he will leave in ten days. Admiral Seymour,
with Exmouth, Colossus, and JameslWatt, left yes-
terday for Kiel and England. Their stay at the
former place will be very short, so that the men will
have an opportunity this year to spend their money
at their homes, instead of squandering it in dissipa-
tion at Kiel.

The last few days have made a strange alte-
ration in the appearance of tLe Esthonian shores.
Snow now lays a foot deep on the ground,
sad the sharp frosts harden it into a mass
of pulpy ice. Revel has a most peculiar ap-
pearance in its wintry garb, and the Island of Nargen
is so altered in appearance as hardly to be recognised
6; the same place. Of course all cricket is at an
end, and daily we find the time passes in a more
monotonous and dreary manner. Thousands and
tens of thousands of wild fowl are to be sound on the
beach, but the weather is so stormy, and sudden
changes so frequent, that it is hardly considered sate
to leave our ships. The days are getting very short,
it being quite dark at half-past three. The last
transport has arrived (the Baron Humboldt), and
she is to be cleared immediately, and sent back to
England.
We bear that several enterprising merchant
skippers brag loudly about the manner in which
they will do the Britishers now that the fleet are so
much reduced. They bad better be warned in time,
or they may find their vessels under adjudication of
the Admiralty Court before they are aware of it.
There is plenty of ice inshore now, and Cronstadt
will soon, if the easterly winds last, be blocked up.
The Russian vessels of war in Cronstadt are dis
masted, and evidently prepared for the winter. In
Sweaborg there are this winter no vessels to move,
the only line-of-battle ships there being so damaged
by our fire during the bombardment that they are
perfectly unseaworthy. By the way, there are three
or four steamers of war there, but I fancy they will
prefer staying where they are.