The Sun.
London, England, 1855-02-28 00:00:00

RUSSIAN VERSION OF THE ATTACK

UPON EUPATORIA.

BERLIN, TUESDAY, FEB. 27.

Advices from St. Petersburg of this day's date
state that the following despatch had been re-
ceived from Prince Menschikoff, dated the 19th
of February :

On the 17th a portion of the troops encamped
in the neighbourhood of Eupatoria made a recon-
naissance against the town to within a distance of
250 yards (toises).
They opened a cross fire of artillery, and in a
short time succeeded in dismounting a portion of
the enemy's. guns and in blowing up fiye caissons
of ammunition.

Having assured himself that Eupatoria was
defended by 40,000 men and 100 guns, General
Chruleff, who commanded the detachment, gave
orders to retire out of range, which was done in
perfect order.

At Sebastopol the siege does not make progress.
The Artillery and sharpshooters continue to
annoy th© enemy.
On the 13th we blew up a powder magazine in
the French trenches.

BERLIN, FEB. 27.

Lord John Russell had an audience of the King
of the Belgians on Sunday. He sleeps at Magde-
burg to-night, and is expected here to-morrow.
Privy Councillor Titoff, the Russian Plenipo-
tentiary to the Vienna Conferences, has arrived
here.

Baron Prokescli von Osten has been appointed
second Austrian Plenipotentiary to the Vienna

Conferences.

A Russian Imperial ukase declares the Govern-
ments of Woronesch, Kursck, and Tchernigoff un-
der martial law, and places them under the com-
mand of Prince Gortschakoff.

VIENNA, FEB. 27.

The local papers publish the following intelli-
gence, from a Russian source, dated Sebastopol,
Feb. 18 :

A tkaw has begun in the Crimea.
Omer Pasha has his head-quarters on board a

steamer off Eupatoria.
The garrison of Sebastopol made a sortie
towards the coast, but was repulsed.
Numerous desertions had taken place from the
French Foreign Legion. English deserters desire
to enter the Russian service, and demanded to be
treated as prisoners of war.

The Frenuleh, Blatt publishes advices from
Balaklava of the 12th of February.
It says that an order of the day had been
issued by General Canrobert demanding 10,000
volunteers for an assault upon a portion of the
fortioss. The w"40..) siege corps reported itself
ready and win!

lIIRSEILLES, FEB. 2'7.
The packet has just arrived with news from
Constantinople of the 20th.
Lord Lucan las arrived hero from the Crimea,
and left this waning by a special train for
London.
He will demald a court-martial.

General- Nie] has returned from the Crimea,
and expresses gloat confidence as to the success of
the siege.
Some desorteis affirm that the Emperor Nicho-
las is expected at Sebastopol.

The sorties of the Russians are loss frequent
since the Allies Lave established an improved and
effective system of signals.

The health of I.ho troops has improved.
General Vivian is appointed a general of divi-
sion of the Turks, with full powers to organise the
army of Asia.

Circassian ♦olunteers to the number of 40,000
have submitted themselves to regular discipline.

Omer Paella has lost his sou-in-law at Eupa-
toria, by an attack of typhus fever.
M. Koller, the Austrian Ambassador, has ar-
rived, and been received in a very flattering
manner.

The allies bad decided in blockading the north
side of Sebastopol. •
A report was current at Constantinople that
the blockade of the mouths of the Danube was to
be raised in order to remedy the dearness of pro-
visions.

PARIS, WEDNESDAY, 8.30 A.M.

A despatch from Pera, dated Feb. 19, pub-
lished in the Moniteur, announces that General
Niel was to return on the following day to the
Crimea.

Different vessels had arrived on the 17th and
18th, with troops from Africa and France.

On the date of the 17th the condition of the
French arniy was excellent.

FRANCE.
PARIS, TUESDNX EVENING.

The arrival of Colonel d'Olberg, aide-de-camp of

General Wedell, was noticed yesterday. Every
one is anxious to ascertain the result of his journey
to Berlin, the nature of the despatches of which he
was to be the bearer, and, in a word, whether' the
long-expected treaty, which, now more On m a
week ago, was oa the point of signature, has 1, 'pen
received. Up to seven o'clock last evening noth Ling
positive was known, and, though another day las
passed, the latest accounts are nothing more than tl 5 is,
that there are reasons for believing that the Kit ig
of Pruisia desires an arrangement. The opinio n
here is that the Conferences will open in about sigh t
or ten days from the present date, and that anothea
Note will be presented to Prince Gortschakoff yer'3,7'
soon after, with the conditions already propo sea;
and a categorical answer demanded without eielay,
Remonstrances of:a very decided kind hay :0, it is
said, again,been received from more tb
.an ono
foreign Government—Austria is men tione d in par-
ticular—against the projected journey to the
Crimea—with what effect remains to be si ;en.

We read in the Nouvelliste Vaudois
"The enlistment for the French service b as become
very popular among the military in Switzerland."
The'Toulennais states that from the 10 January
to the 23d February, 7,417 men erabarke din that
port for the East. The numbers convoy ed by the
following ships were—the Caffarelli, 53i ) ; Sitars,
435 ; Darien, 746 ; Louis XIV. 1,061 ; I 'abrador,
13 ; Christophe. Colombe, 1,008 ; Aigl e, 160 ;
Prince Jerome, 1,021 ; Hercule, 607 ; Lucifer, 89 ;
Ulloa, 653 ; Syrene, 381 ; Provencal°, 76 ; Semil-
lante, • 394 ; Gasp endi, 25 ; Cameleon, 2G ; and
Gorgone, 18, &c.

Accounts from Athens, of the 24th inst .) state
that a , battalion of French marines only re; alained

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at Athens. The English troops stationed there
were hourly expecting orders to embark for the
seat of war.
A rumour is afloat that several arrests have
been this day made in Paris, and the names of some
well-known persons are mentioned. Persons of
some rank are also spoken of.
The Aroniteur of yesterday contains a despatch
from Batoun, of the Ist inst., confirming the an-
nouncement in yesterday's San of the repulse of a
Russian force at Laghva, an advanced post of the
Turkish army of Asia. Laghva was defended
solely by 800 bashi-bazouks, without artillery.
It also publishes the following despatch, dated
Jassy, Feb. 11 :—" Au electric telegraphic line is
being constructed between Jassy and Czernovitz,
in the Bukowina. It is hoped that it will be
finished iu May next."

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