The Press.
London, England, 1855-10-20 00:00:00

THE WAR.

From our own Government this week two tele-
graphic dispatches only have been made public, both
on the 14th inst., one containing the news of the re-
pulse of the Russians from Kars, and the other
acknowledging intelligence to have been received by
Lord Panmure " that Sir Colin Campbell had been
sent to Eupatoria with a considerable force of
infantry and artillery." However silent to the public
the French and English lines of telegraph may be,
we still continue to gather a considerable amount of
information from that of St. Petersburg. Hence we
learn that the expedition which arrived off Odessa
on the Bth remained there quietly at anchor till the
14th, and then sailed to Kinburn (about seventy-five
miles distant), when the ships anchored within three
miles of the shore. On the 15th a small force
was disembarked near the fort, and the
town bombarded for a short time in the evening
by a squadron of steamers. On the 16th the bom-
bardment was renewed by the gun-boats of the fleet,
and up to that date no further movement had taken
place. In the Crimea the French would appear to
be slowly working their way found the Russian posi-
tion, towards Baktcai. Serai. The latest despatch
from the Crimea, via Paris, states that on the 13th
the advanced posts of the aides were within five
leagues of Baktcbi.Serai, and that the Russians were
retiring upon their line of the Delbeck.
TELEGRAPHIC DESI'ATCHES.
Paris, Oct. 18.
By accounts of the 13th from the Crimea, the advanced
posts of the allies were, on the 12th, within five leagues of
Baktehi•Serai.
The Russians were retiring slowly.
Everything led to the belief that General Liprandi in-
tended to defend the line of the Belbeck, and to rest upon
the corps commanded by Prince Gortschakoff.
St. Petersburg, Oct. 17.
A despatch from Nicolaieff, of this day's date, says that
up to the evening of yesterday nothing had• taken place
beyond an exchange of cannonade between the fortress of
Kinburn and the gun•boats of the allies.
The latter had attempted no further movement.
Wir Department, Oct. 14.
Intelligence has been received by Lord Panmure that
Sir Cohn Campbell has been sent to Eupatoria with a con-
siderable force of infantry and artillery.

OFFICIAL DESPATCHES.

Sebastopol, Oct. 6, 1855.
Marshal Pelissier having signified to me his wish that
the cavalry force under General d'Allonville, at Eupatoria,
should be reinforced by some English cavalry, I at once
acceded to hie request, and have ordered the brigade of
light cavalry, under Brigadier-General Lord George Paget,
composed of the Caribineers, 4th and 13th Light Dra-
goons, and 12th Lancers, and and troop of the Royal
Horse Artillery, under Captain Tbomas, to be sent for this
service
I am in hopes that transport will be found to convey them
early next week.
I have the honour to transmit to your lordship the copy
of a report I have received from Lieutenant Colonel Ready,
with the details of an expedition undertaken against a fort
and buildings on the Island of Taman. The object was
entirely carried out, and the troops have been enabled to
Mipply 'therhaelves with a large amount of firewood and
building materials. "`''
Since Haat had the honour of addressing you I hays
seen Lieutenant-General Vivian, and I am happy to inform
your lordship that he quite approves of the decision I had
formed of uniting the Contingent at Kertch. Some few
thousand men have already arrived there, and every exer-
tion is being made to insure them their supplies of food
and Awl for the winter.
The corps of General de Sallee have, during the
past week, pushed forward their advanced posts to the high
ground on the left bank of the Belbeck, overlooking Foti
Sala.
Their supports occupy a ridge from this place, stretching
towards the south to Markul.
The main position of the army is on high bold ground,
extending from Aitoda to Markul, with the reserves posted
between the village of Urkusta and the bridge of
The corps is further to be reinforced with the view
next week of making a strong reconnaissance of the ground
from Foti Sala towards Wyenbash, on the left banks of the
Katscha.
I have omitted to report that Lieutenant-General Mark-
ham has been compelled, by illness, to return to England
for a few months. He sailed on the 29th ult.
Jabuts SIMPSON, General Commanding.
The despatch from Lieutenant-Colonel Ready
merely contains the details of the expedition alluded
to by General Simpson. Three companies of the
71st and six companies of French infantry started on
the mornicg of the 24th ult. in four English and
nine French gun-boats for the opposite coast. The
disembarkation of the troops was effected rapidly at
Taman, and a strong body of Cossacks, about 600,
kopt at a safe distance by the fire of the gun-boats.
The troops moved on to Phanagoria, took possession
of the fort and buildings, captured sixty-two unser-
ticeable guns and four mortars, and remained in the
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