The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-27 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON; SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 27, 1855

Later intelligence, however, would seem to
put an end to all doubt about the matter. The
blockade, by all accounts, is not raised, the Rus-
sians continuing to iivest the place, in the hope,
probably, that OMER PASHA will be unable to
reach the scene of action in time to raise the
siege and prevent the harassed garrison from suc-
cumbing, not to the force of arms, but under the
pressure of famine, which impended over them.
How far General MIIRAVIEFF may be warranted
in his calculations time will show, but we must'
confess to some slight degree of anxiety for the
fate of the beleaguered town and its heroic
defenders.

03IER PASHA, by the latest accounts from the
eastern shores of the Black Sea, has not yet set
out, but is preparing, as fast as he is able, to
march into the interior. A force of 10,000 men,
it wovad appear, is collected under his command
—6,,000 at Batoum and 4,000 at Soukum-Kale,
wb:lch, under incessant drilling, begins to look
*Active, and probably will prove so, led as they will
be in part by a number of Polish and Hungarian
officers, who are joining the Turkish standard, and
directed by so able a commander. The vigour of
the General, unfortunately, it would appear, is not
seconded by the authorities at home, for OMER
PACHA. is represented as making the most urgent
appeals that additional troops and the means of
transport should be forwarded to him. If this
be the ease, knowing what we do of the apathy
and lack of patriotism, to give it no worse term,
of the Turkish Government, we find it difficult to
resist the conclusion that the garrison at Kars
must rely on their own stout hearts, under PROVI-
DENCEI exclusively for support—our relian 0 3 being
that the report current of preparations being
made by the Russians for a renewed assault may
• prove correct, and that a secend and a decisive
victory may rid the garrison entirely of their per-
tinacious assailants. That such a result may
fairly be anticipated, the brilliant victory an
nounced by General WILLIAMS, and the ante-
cedents of the garrison during the siege, are a
sufficient warrant. We would fain hope, how-
ever, that OMER PASHA, with the 30,000 men
he was to have at his command, may overcome
the obstacles with which ho has to contend, and
moving rapidly on Kars, alone, or what would be
better, in rsonjunction with the garrison, give bat-
ik to the. Russians, and scatter them in irrecover-
able defeat. One cannot but sympathise with the
ballast garrison and our heroic fellow-countrymen
their head, and feel desirous that a period may
'ne put to their exertions and an endurance which,
while they have crowned them with immortal
honour cannot long be continued without danger
of the most deplorable results.

vast plain I have already described. The turf over
which we road is thickly studded with flowers and
aromatic herbs, the last fragrant as the horses' hoofs
bruised them. Quantities of the purple autumn
crocus, a few hollyhocks, southernwood, heliotrope,
and blue nemophila are among the plants wild here,
but cultivated in English gardens, and there are
many others that might be so cultivated with ad-
vantage. Flights of quail, with plover, larks, and
other birds, were seen in great abundance ; and
every now and then the tedium of the march was
relieved by a coursing match, as a hare started from
her form, and was chased by the wild dogs whose
instinct or experience led them to follow the army.
Poor puss had usually the worst of the race, and
presently dangled from the saddle of a dragoon, or
increased the multitudinous appendages of a Bashi-
Bazouk.

OC'rOBR ii.

This morning Capt. Hamilton, R.N., cf her Ma-
jesty's ship Diamond (who had arrived in harbour
lrst night), officially informed the Mushir, Achmet
Pasha, that two regiments of English cavalry and
four divisions of horse artillery might be expected
here forthwith, and the Mushir immediately ordered
the necessary arrangements to be undertaken for
their reception and encampment.

FRANCE.
PARIS, FRIDAY EVENING.
According to despatches lately received,- the
Russians have rendered the approaches to the
Dnieper and Bug impracticable, by sinking vessels
and infernal machines. Nicolaieff contains a gar-
rison of 14 battalions of infantry. Large bodies of
troops were centring on this spot. It was sup
posed that the enemy might attack the Allied
troops which occupy Kinburn ; but nothing was
feared from such a movement, as the shipping
would be able to shell the enemy and materially
impede the advance of the troops.
Despatches have arrived which state that Gen.
Prince Gortschakoff is expected to risk a battle.
The new Ministry in Greece is not expected to
last. The brigands continue to commit the most
cruel outrages.
The Duke and Duchess de Brabant went yester-
day morning to Meudon to call on Prince Jerome.
At three o'clock the Emperor and Empress, with
their Royal Highnesses, left St. Cloud to visit the
Hotel de Ville and the; manufactory of the Gobe-
lins. In the evening their Majesties and their
illustrious guests honoured the Theatre Francais
with their presence, the pieces performed being
Les Fausses Confidences and La Ligne Droite.
The government has received additional reports
to the 17th of September, from the Governor of
French Guiana, on the situation of the peniten-
' tiary establishments in that colony. The yellow
fever which had caused some ravages had, he
states, entirely ceased in some places, and was on
the decline in others.
Cardinal Wiseman has arrived in Paris.
A letter from Constantinople, of the 15th, in

the Presse says :—" Accounts-from the Crimea an-
nounce that General d'Allonville recently made a
razzia in the neighbourhood of Eupatoria, and
took 700 head of cattle, and that Marshal Pelissier
had just sent him a division of infantry as a rein-
forcement." .

The Siccie thus concludes an article in which the
more recent operations of the allies in the East are
examined :
" We see the army of General GortschakofF menaced
on its hft flank by means of a movement, slow, it is
true, but rendered certain by the construction of good
roads ; menaced in its retreat to Perekop by the army
of Eupatoria, in its supplies and recruitment by the ex-
pedition now accomplished in the Sea of Azoff, and in
course of execution at Kinbourn. We mention these
fact, and 'cave to the public the task of extracting from
them a favourable augury. Peace is dear to us, but
when we consider what Russia has lost in refusing the
too generous conditions offered to her at Vienna, we
cannot, for the sake of civilisation, regret the continua-
tion of the war. After Kertch, Kinbourn ; after Tagan-
rog, Chetson ' • aft-r Sebastopol, if Russia absolutely in-
sists upon it, Nicolaieff. A victory which is favourable
to the principle of nationalities cannot be too decided."
BOURSE, OCT. 26, Two o'clock.—The market has
been very dull. The Bank of France has adopted
no new measures. It has not relieved the trade
by re-establishing the 90 days for the discount of
Bills. Tile Threes opened at 64f. 55c. and 61f.
60c., and went down to 61f. 30c. They have, how-
ever, slightly rallied to 64f. 40c. All other Secu-
rities were equally offered, with a fall of sf. and
10f. The Mobilier.; receded from 1,202 f. 50c. to
1,190 f.; the Austrian Shares from 732 f. se. to 728 f.
75c. ; the Eastern Shares from 917 f. 50c. to
912 f. 50e. _ _

Half-past Three.—The prices are about the same
as an hour ago. The following are the last quota-

tions :

Cash. fr. e. End of Month.
4i per Cents 9O 25 —f. —o.
3 per Cents 64 40 64 30
New Loan 65 55
Bank Shares 3200 Roman
Credit Mobilier llB7 50 Austrian
Belgian Fives ...... .. 95.} Spanish Threes —
Piedmont„ se B5 Home Debt 32

DEFEAT OF THE RUSSIANS AT KARS.

(From, the Supplement to the London Gazette of Friday,
Oct. 26.)

FOREIGN-OFFICE, OCT. 26.

The Earl of Clarendon has received a despatch
from Brigadier-General Williams, her Majesty's
Commissioner with the Turkish Army in Asia, of
which the following is a copy :
" KARs,Sept. 29.

"My Lord,—l have the honour to' inform your
Lordship that General Mouravieff, with the bulk
of his army, at day-dawn this morning, attacked
our intrenched position on the heights above Kars
and on the opposite side of the river. The battle
lasted, without a moment's intermission, for nearly
seven hours, when the enemy was driven off in the
greatest disorder, with the loss of 2,500 dead, and
nearly double that number of wounded, who were,
for the most part, carried off by the retreating
enemy. Upwards of 4,000 muskets were left on
the field.,

"Your Lordship can, without a description on
my part, imagine the determination of the assail-
ants, and the undaunted courage of the troops who
defended the position for so many hours.
" The Mushir will, doubtlessly, at a future mo-
ment bring before his Government the conduct of
those officers who have distinguished themselves
on this day,—a day so glorious for the Turkish
arms.

" On my part, I have great gratification in ac-
quainting your Lordship with the gallant conduct
of Lieutenant-Colonel Lake, Major Teesdale, and
Captain Thompson, who rendered the most im-
portant service in defending the redoubts of Veli
Pasha Tabia, Tahmasb Tabia, and Arab Tabia. I
beg to recommend these officers to your Lordship's
protection.
" I also beg to name my secretary,Mr.Churchill,
an attache of her Majesty's Mission in Persia. He
directed tl • fire of a battery throughout the action,
and caused the enemy great loss.
"I also beg to draw your lordship's attention to
the gallant bearing of Messrs. Zohrab and Rennis-
son, who, as interpreters to Lieutenant-Colonel
Lake and Major Teesdale, rendered very effective
service. Dr. Sandwith has been most active and
efficient in the management of the ambulances and
in the hospital arrangements.
"We are now employed in the burial of the
dead, and I will have the honour, by the next
messenger, of detailing the movements of this
eventful day.
" Our loss was about 700 killed and wounded.
" I have, &c.,
" W. F. WILLIAMS.
" The Earl of Clarendon, &e."

FRENCH ACCOUNT.
(From the Moniteur.)
The blockade of Kars, which place had been isolated
for more than three months from every other part of
Anatolia, had not in any way shaken the firmness of
the Turkish troops confided to the command of Vassif
Paella. Different attacks made at various times
against the works which defend the town had been
before repulsed with great vigour, but the favourable
turn which the operations of the allied armies in the
Black Sea had recently taken appeared to have deter-
mined General Mouravieff to make another desperate
effort. Two hours before sunrise on the 29th
September, the Russian troops, from 35,000 to 40,000.
in number, and formed in several deep columns, attacked
the works placed on the hills to the north of Kars.
The intention of the Russians was to gain possession
of these heights, which, once i❑ the power of the enemy,
would have rendered any further resistance on the part
of the garrison impossible. All the efforts of the enemy
were therefore concentrated on the redoubt of Tackmak
Tabia and the two others adjoining, called the English
and Arab redoubts. The first-named, which was consi-
dered the key to the others, was energetically defended
by Ismail,Pacha (General Kmety), whose bravery and en-
thusiasm completely electrified the troops. Four times did
the Russians gain po-session of the redoubts, and were
driven out at the point of the bayonet by the Turkish
soldiers, led on by General Kmety. Aftera desperate coin-
bat, which lasted seven hours, the Russians were compelled
to give way. It could not be even said that they made
a retreat, for they retired in complete disorder, followed
into the plain by the victorious Turks, who took 100
prisoners and one piece of artillery. The fatigue of the
troops and the want of cavalry would not allow of the
pursuit being long kept up. If only a small force of
cavalry bad been at hand, the slaughter among the
flying Russians would have been immense. Such was
the confusion among the enemy that it took them five
hours to collect their scattered battalions into anything
like order. On the 30th, the Turks bad buried 4,000
of the Russians, whose bodies filled the ditches
and the redoubts, and it is calculated that as many
more, in killed and wounded, were removed during
the action. The loss of the Turks amounts to
about twelve hundred, in killed and wounded, and
among the former are several superior officers, who
met a glorious death at the head of their men. The
highest praise must be given to the admirable arrange-
ments made for the defence by Vassif Pacha, in concert
with General Williams ; as well as to the skill displayed
by General Colmann, who directed the engineering de-
partment, and the daring courage and energy of General
Kmety and Abdul-Kerim Pacha, who headed the troops.
The account of this brilliant affair has caused the greatest
joy in the Turkish capital, and the news was announced
by salvos of artillery.
Another letter in the Moniteur, dated from Erzeroum,
October 5, says :—" General Colmann. and General
Williams displayed exeellent tactics, but Kmety was
the hero of the day."