The Press.
London, England, 1855-12-01 00:00:00

THE ADVANCE FROM EUPATORIA.

Eupatoria, Oct. 30.
I have the honour to report that the allied forces sta-
tioned here marched on the small town of Sak, on the
meriting of the 27th inst., under the command of General
of Division d'Allonville.
At the further extremity of the strand that divides the
sea from the Lake of Sazik Gualoie (by which route the
column marched ), the ground rises to the level of the steppe
land that universally prevails. On reaching this point the
allied cavalry and horse artillery made a rapid advance to
the front, for about five miles, in an easterly direction,
passing to the left of Sak.
We there found the enemy in much the same position in
which we had left them on the 23rd inst., though they had,
to a certain extent, intrenched themselves.
General d'Allonville from this point opened a fire with
much effect, which continued for nearly an hour, and
which was warmly responded to by the enemy.
Captain Thor..las's troop of horse artillery being sup-
ported by the 12th Lancers ; the Carbineers, 4th, and 13th
Light Dragoons being in second line in reserve.
The loss to the allies on this occasion was thirty killed
and wounded ; one English artilleryman having been
slightly wounded, two horses killed, and three wounded.
We then withdrew to the town of Sak, where we bivou-
acked for the night.
At daybreak, on the 28th inst., the cavalry and horse
artillery made another advance in rather a more northerly
direction (to the south of the village of Temesh ), in the
endeavour to turn the right of the enemy, or to draw him
into action, which, however, he appeared to show no dis-
position to respond to, and we consequently returned to
our bivouack at Sak, in front of which the infantry had re-
mained to secure our rear.
On this second night there was a total want of water, in
consequence of the drain upon the wells the night before,
and there was an absence of water for a circumference of
many miles to our front. The column, therefore, returned
to Eupatoria yesterday, the 29th inst.
1 beg to report that I have attached Captain the Hon.
Charles Keith, 4th Light Dragoons, to General d'Allon-
ville, during the time the troops are in the field, and that
I sent Captain Clifton, 12th Lancers, on board her Majes-
ty's ship Diamond, to assist Captain Hamilton, R.N., in his
operations.
GEORGE PAGET, Brigadier-General,
Commanding British Troops at Eupatoria.
CAPTURE OF RUSSIAN SUPPLIES.
Lord Paget, in a brief despatch to the commander-
in chief, explains the cause of the expedition to the
village of Tchotai—siz., a large collection of stores
by the Russians at that spot—and incloses the report
of Colonel Tottenham. In the concluding paragraph
Lord George states that "an attack of fever " had for
some days confined him to his bed :
Eupatoria, Nov. IL
I have the honour to report that, agreeably to brigade
orders, of the Ist fist., I proceeded at four a.m. yesterday,
in command of two squadrons of the 12th Royal Lancers,
to join the force under Ali Pacha, ordered to assemble in
front of the Turkish cavalry camp.
At daylight we marched through Alcbir to Tchotai, a
village about fifteen miles from this. The Turkish cavalry
were in advance, supported by the French and English
squadrons. We arrived at Tchotai about half-past eleven,
awl captured one Russian commissariat officer (as it is
supposed), one Cossack, about forty ambits, and about
3,000 head of horses, camels, oxen, and sheep ; three Rue-
elan carriages were also brought in, and a considerable
number of the inhabitants of the village.
We started on our return at half-past one, having set fire
to the village, and destroyed thirty large ricks of hay. We
arrived in camp about half-past eight p.m.: no resistance
was offered by the enemy.
W. H. TOTTENHAM,
Lieutenant• Colonel, 12th Royal Lancers
Marshal Pelissier has also reported to the Minister
of War at Paris upon this little coup de main,
corroborating the account given by Colonel Totten
ham.