The Sun.
London, England, 1855-03-09 00:00:00

r PRICE 5,

THE BATTLE AT EUPATORIA.

THE FRENCH ACCOUNT.
We hay° received the Ilioniteur of yesterday,
which contains General Canrobert's version of the
attack ou Eupatoria. It is as follows :

"CRIMEA, FEB. 19.
"Monsieur le Marechal, —Yesterday, the 18th, au
English steamer corning from Eupatoria kought the
news that the enemy had vigorously attacked that place,
and had been repulsed. That vessel left Eupat'ria
without taking the despatches of Commandant Osmont,
and I was without details. _

"To-dad only I received a report fLom Commandant
Osmont containirg the precie details, which I subjoin :
" In the night between the 16th and 17th the Rus-
sians, taking advantage of the darkness, established
round the place, the circumvallation works of which are
not quite completed, a sort of irregular parallel, consi,t-
ing of earth mounds thrown up, intended to cover their
artillery and rithmen.
" On the 17th, at 8 a.m., SO pieces of artillery opened
their fire. Behind this artillery there was a mass of
25,000 infantry, commanded (according to Commandant
Osinont) by General Osten-Sacken. There were also
400 horse. .

" After a cannonade of nearly two hours' duration
the enemy made their preparations for an assault on the
north-east side, where the smallest number of guns are
mounted. Five battalions of infantry, provided with the
necessary materials for crossing the fosse and scaling
the walls, advanced to within 400 metres, protected by
a fragment of wall belonging to an old cemetery. Two
of these battalions were then thrown forward. This
column arrived within 20 metres of the fosse, but, re-
ceived by a brisk fire, was compelled to retreat.
Brought up a second time to the attack, it was vigor-
ously repulsed by a Turkish battalion, which, making a
sortie from the town, attacked it boldly at the point of
the bayonet and routed it, while the small body of Turk-
ish cavalry charged it on the flank. This column left
150 dead in the cemetery.
" Meantime the cannonade continued along the
whole line. The fire of the enemy was chiefly concen-
trated on the hill, so-called, of the Mills,' where the
Egyptian General of Division Selim Pasha, and the
Egyptian Colonel Rustem Bey were killed, nobly fulfil-
ling their duty.
" 'At 10 o'clock the Russians began to waver, and
were soon in full retreat.
" The defence of Eupatoria confers the greatest
honour upon the Commander-in-Chief, Omer Pasha, and
the troops under his orders. It inaugurates in the hap-
piest and most brilliant manner the debut of the Otto-
man arms in the Crimea.

" Commandant Osmont estimates the loss of the
enemy at 500 killed ,and 2,000 wounded. Writing at
the very moment of the event, he had not received the
official return of the losses of the garrison. He esti-
mates them at about 100 killed and a proportionate
number of wounded.

" ' Our little French garrison of about 200 men
of the 3d Regiment of Marines and a portion of the
crew of the Henri IV. figured honourably in the
defence, under the orders of their commander, Chef-
d'Escadroa of the Staff, Osmont, whose inteiligence and
firmness are known to you. We bad four men killed
and eight wounded ; among the latter Lieutenant Las
Cases, who had command of the marine guns. His
wound is not serhus. He is a distinguished officer, full
of vigour.
" The steamers in the roadstead, among which I
must mention the Veloce, Captain Dufour de Mont
Louis, rendered good service to the dofence of Eupatoria
by a well-directed fire.
" I ani, M. le MarSchal, &c.,
" CNROBERT. "
General Canrobert addressed a letter of congratulation
to Commandant Osment, Governor of Eupatoria, saying
that he should send a report of the gallantry of himself
and garrison to the Emperor.