The Press.
London, England, 1855-08-25 00:00:00

THE WAR.

Further details have been received by telegraphic
despatch respecting the victory on the Tachernaya.
According to General Pelissier, the Russian loss has
proved more severe than was at first supposed. An
armistice of some hours' duration was conceded, by
request of the Russians, on the day after the engage-
ment, and renewed again on the subsequent morning,
in order to give them time to bury the dead. These,
it is announced, numbered 3,320, and, in addition,
there were a large number of wounded Russians left
prisoners in the hands of the allies.

A despatch from General de la Marmora state,: that
the number of killed and wounded in the Sardinian
Contingent, at the battle of the Tschernaya, amounted
to 600.

Prince Gortschakoff thus reports the affair in a
despatch sent on the evening of the 16th :—" To-
day, part of our troops crossed the Tschernaya, and
attacked the heights called Tediouchine. Having
encountered very considerable forces, we withdrew to
the right bank, after an obstinate fight, and there
awaited the advance of the enemy for four hours.
As they did not move forward, we returned to our
former position. The loss on both sides is con-
siderable."

The Moniteur makes the following observations
upon General Pelissier's despatch :

The losses of the Russians on the 16th were much more
considerable. that the first despatches of General Pelissier
hat led us to suppose. They assume a proportion rarely
exceeded in regular battles, yet we should not be surprised,
to judge from the news from St. Petersburg, if the Rus-
sians should simply call the affair of the 16th a recon-
naissance. The number of troops engaged, the materials
brought into the field by the Russians, their efforts to take
again a position which General Liprandi had occupied
during the whole winter, prove the importance they
attached to being victorious.

Respecting the reported renewal of the bom-
bardment against Sebastopol the Moniteur states:—

An error in a despatch has led to the erroneous supposi-
tion that the bombardment had reopened against Sebas-
topol. The fire was only that of our artillery, which
powerfully contributed to facilitate the advances against
the Malakoff.
Prince Gortschakoff telegraphs to St. Peterburg,
under date the 22nd, that, since the morning of the
20th, the fire of the allies has slackened, and that it
has caused but little damage to the fortifications.

The Daily News saye:—
According to advices of very high character, the dis-
tress of the Russian troops at Sebastopol is so severe that
the early evacuation of the southern side would not sur-
prise those who are best acquainted with the real posture
of affairs.

The Morning Post authoritatively confirms the
statement that Omer Pacha will take the command
of the Sultan's forces in Asia.

The Constitutionnel of yesterday announces that
Omer Pacha will return to the Crimea, but only for
the purpose of choosing a corps d'ilite, with which to
enter on the campaign in Asia. The Turkish Con-
tingent, under General Vivian, will replace the
troops thus removed.
The Moniteur contains advices from Rars down to
the 24th ult., at which date the town was completely
invested, and communication with Erzeroum could
only be bad single-handed. Kars, however, was pro-
visioned for ten weeks ; and, though Russia expected
to starve the garrison into submission, it was confi-
dently hoped dd, relief in troops would be obtained
before that time should expire, by which the Turks
might be enabled to make a successful sortie, and
thus cause the enema to raise the siege.
Advices from Trebizond of the B'l state that a
Russian corps, commanded by General Susulhoff, is
said to have gained an advantage over some Turkish
detachments at Kimpnkoi.
Information has been received at the Admiralty of
the loss of her Majesty's screw gun-boat Jaspar, on
the 25th of July, in the Sea of Azoff. No lives were
lost.

The following official despatches have been pub-
lished in the Gazette :

•
Before Sebastopol, August 7.
Since the sth instant nothing has occurred to form the
subject of a despatch.
I have the honour to inclose the list of casualties to the
sth instant. I regret to have to inform your lordship of
the death of Colonel Cobbe, 4th Regiment, which took
place yesterday ; he was an excellent officer, and is a
serious loss to her ANjesty's service.
Captain Layard, 38th Regiment, Deputy Assistant-
Quartermaster. General, died this morning of diarrlura, on
board the steamer Failh, in Balaklava harbour, to which
ship he had been removed in the hopes of benefiting his
health.
August 11.

I had the honour to acqnaint you that during the putt
week the army has been unceasingly employed in
strengthening and improving the advanced works, which

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are now so close to roachnemy that it is with the greatest
difficulty any appr can be made. By the casualty
return which T inclose, your lordship will regret to see a
large number, though the proportion of the wounded over
the killed is considerable.
Brevet Major Macgowan, of the 93rd, is supposed to
have fallen a prisoner into the hands of the enemy. I
have caused a letter to be addressed to the Governor of
the place, to ascertain his fate, but up to this time I have
received no answer.
The health of the army is, on the whole, good, although
the cholera still continues to take daily several victims.
JAMES SIMPSON, General Commanding.