The Express.
London, England, 1857-04-02 00:00:00

PERSIA.

FIGHTLNG IN PERSIA.
General Ostrom has signalised his assumption of
the command at Bushire by obtaining a decisive
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victory over the Persian army under the Prince of
Shiraz. It had been known for some time in the

camp that a considerable force of the enemy was
established at the foot of the hills, as a nucleus, it
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VMS believed, for the formation of a large army to
recapture Bailin. The Bombay Times gives, from
its own correspondent, the following account of the
action, in which the designs of the Persian general
were defeated :

The general arrived on the 27th of Jeremy, and on the
evening of the 3rd of February, the 78th Highlanders and
the 26th Regiment having landed the day previously,
a force consisting of 420 sabres, 2,200 European and
2,000 native infantry, and eighteen guns, marched quietly out
of ramp in tho direction of the hills. The men carried only
their blankets and great-mats, and two days cooked pro-
visions in their havresacks, the commissariat being provided
with three days' more in addition. With the utmost seer's),
and celerity the force marched across the marshy ground
which separates Ilushire from the hills, through • perfect
deluge of rain, and arrived on the sfternoon of the 6th, at
the enemy's entrenchment at the village of Boramjcon. They
had failed to obtain any intimation of our approach watt we
were close upon them, when they hastily abandoned their
camp and fled to the bills, probably hoping that we might be
induced to follow them into their Semmes. It was impos-
sible to intercept their retreat, although they were in
eight, for so hasty had been their departure, that the
whole of their camp equipage, tents, ammunition, and
provisions weep abandoned to our force. It will
not be may for them to recover this blow to
their commiMariat and ordnance departments, and all appre-
hension of a serious attack on Busbies is dlmipsted for the
present. After remaining two days in the enemy's camp,
and destroying whatever it was found impossible to carry
away, the return to Dushite was commenced on the evening
of the 7th, end at midnight en attack was made upon the
force from all directions by the enemy. The confusion,
owing to the darkness, and the fact that tour guns of the
enemy had got the enact range of one troops, was frightful.
At the commencement of the attack, General Outram, while
riding rapidly in the dark, sugared a severe fall, his horse
coming down with him, and though he rallied a little from
the insensibility which it occasioned, the command was
obliged to be devolved on General Stalker. Had the
Pandang continued their fire, it is impossible to say
how meow might have been our position—for meet
authorities concur in the statement, that we did not
dare to return • shot lest we should certify the enemy that
they had our range. Happily their uncertainty led to • ces-
sation of the firing, and at daybreek they were found drawn
up in order of battle upon our left rear,6,ooo or 7,000 strong,
with five guns in position. Our artillery and cavalry dashed
at them at once, and the rapidity, precision, and heavy supe-
riority of our fire, made such fearful havoc in their ranks, that
in leer then an hour 700 dead bodies strewed the plain, and
their army was flying In all directions. The cavalry, con-
slating of the Potash Hone and 3rd Lancers, rode right
through, and nearly destroyed a whole regiment drawn
up In square, to attempt a check to the storm which
swept over them. Our infantry had not • chance of
nearing the enemy at all. Two guns fell into our hands,
a hundred prisoners, end the whole ammunition of
the force. Had we possessed another thousand
Horse (Jacob's Sindians bad not yet reached Beane% hardly
a man would have escaped to the hills. The rapidity of the
Persian fire has been much noticed their guns are said to
possess longer range than ours, and the bearing of this arm
of their force amply justifies the encomiums which modern
travellers have concurred in bestowing upon it. After the
engagement we buried our native deed on the field ; the
bodies of the throe Europeans who fell being carried back
to Meagre. Our loss was happily very amall—three Euro-
peans and seven natives being the number of our killed, end
the wounded but 62 in all. We ore sorry to snnounoo the
name of Lieut. Frankland, of the Divisional Staff, among
the former ; and of Captain Forbes, &d Light Cavalry,

Captain Mockler and Lieutenant J. Oreentroe, of her
Majesty's 64th, among the latter—the first and the
Let severely. The troops bivouacked for the day cloae to
the hattle-field, and at night resumed their march
cm the way back to Sullins where the greater portion of
the farce arrived about midnight of the 9th, the rem►ining
troops coming in on the 10th. It is seldom that a form to
called upon to perform so rapid end harassing a march es
that thus successfully terminated. Our men twice covered
• distance of between 40 and 60 miles in tho lame number of
hours, end this through a country all but impassable from
the torrents of rain that accompanied them the whole way in
going and returning. The result certainly is very satisfec-
torn end the expellee of the movement has been well recom-
pensed thereby. Bushine, in the absence of the force, was
garrisoned by a naval brigade landed from the ships,
and the intrenchod camp by compenies told off from
each regiment to the number, Including the sick left
behind, of 1,100 men, under the commend of Colonel
Shepherd. The brig Euphrates was moored high and dry
No as to amiraand with her gnus the passage which connects
the peninsula with the main land. An attack was talked of
es impending, but none tranirdred. Meantime our position
there is being strongly internal's& and fortified, in view to
leaving it with a simple garrison, that the forte may be
available for service elsewhere.
Since the date of our last, a part of the 14th Light Dra-
goons have embarked for the Oulf, end the 4th Troop Hone
Artillery and • company of Mauna Sappers and Minces.
The Setae Hone, from Kurrachee, must now be on their
way. It is supposed that five :other regiments of Native
Infantry me to be despatched also.