The Express.
London, England, 1855-10-17 00:00:00

DESPATCH FROM MARSHAL PELISSIE

THE CAVALRY ACTION ON THE 29TH.
(From the Amides► et ragas')

The ldanhal Minister of War has lost received
from Marshal Panda the following report :
4' Cisosral Hsed-qaarters at Sebastopol, Oct. 1.
_ _ _

al Monsieur le MareOhal,—ln informing your Ifs-
allow, in my despatch of Sept. 29, of General
d'Alloaville's departure for Rupatoria, with three
regiments of his cavalry division (4th Humors, Bth
and 7th Dragoons, and a horse battery), I expressed
the hops that the skilful activity of this general,
zealously seconded by the Mashir Ahmet Pasha,
would smog in driving back to a distant* the troops
kept by the Russians round Rupatoria, and ulti-
mately threatening the enemy's grand line of com-
munication between Shapheropol and Perekop.
A brilliant cavalry combat, fought on the 29th ofl
September at Koughill (five leagues north-east of
&Work), in which the Russian cavalry of General
Korff was completely defeated by ours, inaugurates
very auspiciously the series of operations of which
Rupstoris is to be the pivot.
" As had been agreed upon between Ahmet Meath,
Pasha and General d'Allonville, three columns left
Rapatoria on the 29th, at three o'clock in the morn-
iag, to march spinet the enemy.

-s; The first column, directed to the south-east, went
to take op a position at the extremity of the isthmus,
towards Saki. It had only a few 'Tiarass before it,
and these it easily kept in check, assisted as it was
by two gunboats.
"The second, commanded by the Mashie in per-
see paining through Om Atehia and Teiech,
advanced on Djollchak, destroying cm its march all
the enemy's stores.
4, The third, at the head of which was General
d'Allenville, consisted of 12 squadrons of his division,
of Armand's battery (horse artillery), with 200 irre-
gular horse and 8 Egyptian battalions. This column
wowed one of the arms of Lake Bsaik, and marched
through Chiban on Djollchak, the joint madman,
where the two other columns arrived at about 10
o'clock in the forenoon.

14 Mx two latter columns had driven before them
some Russian squadrons, which had fallen back suo-
cessively on their reserves. General d'Allonville
was having the horses baited, when be observed a
movement on the part of the enemy ; the latter, with
18 squadrons, several sotnias of Cossacks, and some
artillery, was endeavouring to turn the general's
right by advancing between him and the lake.

Geeing d'Aliinville. whom the Mashie caused to
be supported in the rear by two regiments of Turkish
cavalry and the six Egyptian battalions, immediately
proceeded towards the end of the lake, in order to for
round the enemy. The promptitude of this movement
enabled the 4th Hussars, led on in the first line by
General Walsin &forting, to charge the enemy with
drawn sabres, while General Chansperoe, with the
Bth and 7th Dragoons, in the mound and third lines,
dashed at the Russian Chiang, and drove them into
headlong flight, harming them for more than two
league&
" As the enemy kept his ground at no one point,
sad was flying in all directions, General d'Allonville
caused his squadrons to halt, picking up, before re-
tiring, all that remained oo the field of battle.
" This day obtained torus six pions of ordnance
(three of them being guns and three howitzers), 12
chests, and one field forge, with their teams; 169
prisoners, of whom cue is an raker. Lieutenant
Prooopwitch, of the 18th Mans ; and 260 horses.
" The enemy left oa the ground about 60 killed
among whom was recognised Colonel Andreooaki, of
the 18th Chian% of General 'Lorre division, who
commanded against us on that day, and who was
considered in the Russian army to be an officer of
great merit.

"Oar lame are, in comparison, extremely trifling.
We had 6 killed and 29 wooded. Messrs. Pajsdio
A.D.C. to Ormond W. in, and De Olken de Con
mlllon, ordnance diem to the same general, sre
smog the latter.
"This fine affair doss the greatest honour to the
regiments engaged, as likewise to Generals Welsh'
mid De Chaniperes, and to Oland d'Alleaville, who

hos bad reason to praise highly the susiebuice given
his by Algid Mashie Naha end his Ottoman corps.
• Deign to swept, Monsieur le Marimba, &a,
"fl. Marshal Commanding in Chisf,
" PELD3SIBIL"

IFP'S VERSION.

The following is Prince Gortohakoff's aoseant of
the above affair, published in a supplement to the
Invalids Bum : _ _ _

6, On the 19th of September, at break of day, the
enemy, consisting of a considerable faros of infantry,
cavalry, and artillery, went from Eupatoria in the
' direction of Tegesoh.
" Oar detachments of observation were thus dis-
posed :—LienteGeneral de Korff, with a regiment of
Lancers of her Royal Highness the Grand Duchess
Catherine Mikhailovna, and the light battery of
horse artillery, No. 19, at Tap Mamai and Orta
Mamai, and Major-General Terpelevsky, with the
regiment of Lancers of the Archduke Leopold. at
Tegesoh.
" In accordance with the instructions which had
been issued for the case of an attack by the enemy in
superior force, these two detachments were to fall
back, the first on Busgourt, and the second on Boa
Gem. Major-General Terpelevsky executed this
orders and Lieutenant-General de Korff, before ar-

riving at Haregourt, having lost sight of the enemy,
who was marching in pursuit of Major-General
Terpelevsky, halted between Kouroulon-Xeneghtz,
and Kaughyl, made his men dismount in order to
raise the guns from their fore carriages, and did not
dispose his advanced posts in convenient order, and
at the requisite distance from his position. The re-
sult was, that a great part of the enemy's cavalry,
numbering from two to three thousand men,
making a rapid movement to the right, appeared
soddenly on the right flank and the rear of Lieutenant-
General de Korffi who, after that had no time to
draw up for battle or 'prepare for a combat. The
regiment of Lancers were compelled to disperse, and
to fall back upon liaragourt, fighting with ,the
enemy. Six please of the Horse Artillery opened
firs on the appearance of the enemy ; but they had
lost the opportune moment for attack, and they were
surrounded and captured. Two other pieces which
were not loaded were replaced on their carriages, and
carried off at a gallop.
" Oar loss consists of 150 Lancers, one subaltern
officer, and the six pieces, with a part of their attend-
ants."