The Sun.
London, England, 1855-08-02 00:00:00

" GENERAL ORDER;

"The enemy, closely invested in the place, make, for
several days past, efforts, by means of sorties, to fnter-
rupt our works before the Malakhoff. They have com-
pletely failed in their two attempts. On the night of
the 14th of July a Russian column of several battalions
debouched by the ravine of Karabelnaia, and rushed on
the gabionades of the extreme left of this attack, but re-
ceived with a well sustained fire of musketry by a battalion
of the 86th and 91st, the enemy had to abandon the en-
terprise and retreated carrying off their dead and wounded.
They left, however, some dead bodies on the field. That
engagement does honour to the Motterouge division ;
it has shown great intrepidity. Lieutenant-Colonel
Chabron and Major Tinier' who ably carried
out the plans of General 'Much, who commanded at
the/ trenches, have given proofs of capacity and vigour.
Two nights after, Gen. Vinoy commanding the trenches,
the Russians, after having made one demonstration
on our extreme right, which did not disturb the
sappers of the engineers nor the workmen of the 52d,
again made a vigorous attempt on the same point,
but were again gallantly repulsed. It was in vain that
their attacking column, which was supported by nume-
rous reserves, redo'ibled its assault on the three ambus-
cades which cover our works. A company of Zouaves
of the Guard and a company of the 20th of the Line
resisted these repeated attempts with a solidity which
nothing could weaken. Many Russian bodies remained
on the ground. The greatest praise is due to Captain
Dufaur, of the 28th, and to Lieutenant Chazottee, of the
Zouaves of the Guard, who has been wounded. The
conduct of Major Cardouw, who commanded on that
point during that night which was so honourable to the
Canrohert division, and of Captain Segretain, of the En-
gineer?, have been equally noticed by me. These com-
bats, sustained with coolness, and resolution, are a severe
lesson which our guardians of the trenches will give to
the Russians whenever they try by means of sorties to
arrest the irrisistible march of our works against the
place. . _

" PELISSIER, General-in-Chief, &c."

YENIKALE.

A letter from Yenikale, of the 17th ult., in the
Press d' Orient, says :
" The Allies are actively engaged in completing the
works of defence which, when finished, will be very
formidable. The arrival of Colonel Osmond, as Gover-
nor, has Oven fresh activity to the works, and it is ex-
pected that in a very few days the place will he, in a con-
dition to defy any attack. His arrival has also been of
material service in producing an improvement in the or-
ganisation for supplying the troops with regular rations
which had not been properly carried on, aed had caused
the soldiers much suffering. The Turks at Kertch hav-
ing continued their pillaging on the few inhabitants that
remained there, Colonel Osmond has caused some severe
measures to be adopted to put an end to such a state of
things. A few days ago, Colonel Osmond, his aide-de-
camp, an English colonel, and M. Bouet, who com-
mands the Ponaoce frigate, went to Tamar, on the coast
of Anatolia, in the English gunboat Mira. They landed
with a flag of truce. A Cossack officer awaited their
arrival at the beach, and before allowing them to set
foot on shore told them that, if they came with
hostile intentions, they had better return, as the
garrison were ready to defend themselves. Tamar is a
regular Cossack town, completely independent of Russia,
and in just the same position as the ida,rise Towns in
Europe. Colonel Osmond replied that Tamar had
nothing to fear on the part of the allies ; that they had
no intention to attack it, but only wished to open ami-
cable relations with the inhabitants, and to purchase
their cattle and productions at proper prices. The go-
vernor of the town, on the report of the officer, gave
Colonel Ormond and his companions the most flattering
reception, showed them over the town, which is well
fortified, and agreed upon the signals which should be
made to the vessels at anchor off Yenikale whenever
bullocks and other provisions were ready for them at
Tamar. The governor and all his officers spoke very
good French, and conducted themselves with the utmost
courtesy."