The Express.
London, England, 1855-05-24 00:00:00

PRINCE OORTCHAKOFFS REPORT FROM
THE CRIMEA.

The Involute .Russo publishes the following report
from Prince Oortehakoff, dated the 6th of May :
The enemy, makieg extraordinary efforts, ens softiies
(wording to the amounts received) considerable lessee,
pushes forward his approaches with obstinacy. Resist
taken by assault the lodgment in front of the Central
Bastion, he has approached his works up to the fortifications
of the place; however, the new batteries emend by us, and
which strengthen in an important manner,the defence of the
point attacked—the immediate repair daring the night of
the damage done by the enemy in the day—the precision of
the fire of oar artillery, which on the 6th end 6th of May
blew up three pmder magazines. and finally the complete
success of our mining operations, all united, give the hope
of delaying the advance of the works of the besieges',
which are executed under a most heavy fire within a very
short range of the fortifications, and must ocresica them
great loss.
Already, to evade loss, the enemy has only occupied the
trench abandoned by us en the let of May by a small
number of riflemen, and has not erected any works there.
As regards his firs it is directed chiefly against the Flagstaff
and Central bastions, and against the Schwartz redoubt,
situate between the two latter, as also against the Mar
Week end Voihynia redoubts, but does not do us mash
harm.
To the above Prince Gortehakoff adds the fol-
lowing details:
Oaths 30th of April, at 230 p.m., we twice attempted to
amok* out the enemy in the entonnoir to the left of the
Flagstaff bution. The effect of the explosion was so
plat, that from the fortress men were seen blown up into
the air.
la the night between the 30th of April and let of May,
laving driven beck a detachment of the enemy, which had
lett the trenches to storm our approaches, we made a small
eerie in the direction of the entoomin of the enemy, situate
in front of the Flagstaff banks, to attract considerable
loess to that point, where flu mine, were ready for firing ;
the conches was attended with ocesplete seems, the works
of the beriegore were destroyed, and after the second as-
plean, the cries of the wounded were heard in the second
wswasais.
Oa the let of May, at 10.30 p.m., the enemy, having
ameadded nearly 10,000 men, left the trenches, preceded by
shoat SOO volumene, sad with hurrahs threw themselves
the ledonents in advance of the Central bastion.
a hang Ire of monhatry. and a charge with the
hopeast by two lostralleas of the °glitch Chessman, the
smog moupiod the Iddereats, and than adviuseed against
the liskwarts rorleabt, bat were stopped by a heavy fire of
ormAt daybreak the mossy returned to the trenehm,
only a few volunteers sad riflemen in the lodgments
they had taken pa:anion of.
The lass of the amailaats meet have been very consider-
able, firs, something to the staterooms of prisoners, their
PININIPOS mem up India range of the grape of oar eannan ;,
Me toonstme were fell of cameos of the enemy.
Oa en Sad of May, at 11 am., we fired two aims, the
implode* a which destroyed the works of the besiegers
meant to crown the entonnoin in trout of the Flagstaff
bastion.
Ti make amnia of the umber of men the enemy bad
in the trenches evacuated by us ea the let of
placed
wo nude • strong romasaisance at 3 p.m. ; 130
velantoess, supported by a battalion of the ielytha
Olmiesem. end by a battalion of the Wiadimir regimen,
essapied to trench nearest to us, and tionspelled the French
to Isms it. This receanaisseam made as aware that the
advanced trench was ocenspied bye ceasidershie force of the
enemy, and consequently the thlustes's were recalled.
Oar losses in the combat on the night between the let,
and 2nd of May consisted is one ramie: taw, nine sub.
alters officer, and 288 men killed ; two superior °Korn, 13
subalterns, and 640 am wounded.
On the 3rd of May e move seat was visible in the enemy's
lest. At 6 a.m. &Sweat thuds approached Balaklava •
mega were embarked, sad homes put an board two of the
woods. At 6is the evening all the steamers got up their
eleus, and about 7 the womb with the troops embarked
stood out to sea in a west north-westerly direction.
la the eight bennen the ltd and 4th of May, the enemy
Made no hither albstelat against the Central and Flagstaff
bardses. Oa Mr rids. we eciestneted four new batten's on
that Nees i the ramparts of the old works were strength.
used, and ea woe points heightened. The mining works
were wide* matinaet; nowhere could we hoar the enemy
at week in the Was.
Oa the 6th of May, at 1 p.m., some well dinned shells
blew u two er claw I. the French eight gun
the .sullen* deader the Ceanal bastion. The fin
of wee disused.
la the acmes* the 6th and Bth of May we Glade
WO Wale sorties in frost of the Bedew. We took
oalloglbla Moor aad three men primes's.
Oa IN SO of May, at 110. am., the ire of a battery near
the Flealle, beet= earned a videat implodes in the
ismites bassevy ; the commotion it orested was vary great;;
some altba men were hurled ant of the battery. and beams
mei Mass throws up into the Mr.
laltigeibet, during the period from the 30th of April to
dim lON Map, suloss was amok lees dna during the first
.41.0,4111ah=fit bat we bye to deplore the loss of
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