The Sun.
London, England, 1855-08-31 00:00:00

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200 men armed with r rivs, Ore part of this bard
~r Id
its a reserve on th-e shore while the remainder
eeeeded t.) the farm.
f 4e" Al this motnerit, the horse reserve of that part of
_ coast troops of the line arrived from Dondangen,
ve
Lrlder the comas and of Colonel Von Stackelberg, of the
Z 6 client of lar.cers, of A. D. C. General Prince Tciaer-
°lien; Whr, concealed his detachment behind a mound,
04 awaited the approach of the enemy. The English,
.te:*hini; the three edifices near the coast, began to
;eat fare. At this sight, our Cossacks and our
is
dalhed at the mound and rushed like a torrent
bsdibre7eray- Ris advanced chain, thrown into dis-
h
to se: 'II th:le attack, no less bold than unexpected, took
a 4g ht in all haste towards his reserve, who, after Ering
did not wait for the attack, but re-embarked
Colo" talv into his boats, which began firing grape. Then
net Von Stackelberg, causing one part of his detach-
I; I to dismount, placed it in ambuscale behind some
pel es, and ordered it to fire on the boats. This coin-
ed
them to make for their steamers. These latter
aOlareached the coast, and cannonaded it sharply
110 Uri.
it
11341 t is difficult to estimate the loss of the enemy, but
witki) at have been considerable, judging by the disorder
ifte: 'which the men regained their boats. These passed
Aar, wards at 50 sagenes frv.m the hedge behind which
too d Planted our dismounted Cossacks; Thanks to the
the arrangements of Colonel von Stackelberg, and to
op raPidity of our attack, all our loss consisted of one
'sack Wounded."

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31.114-4" ZRUAT ON AFFAIRS IN THE

URII.IIEA.

(From, the Moniteur.)
OARD THE MONTEBELLO, AUG. 18.—M. le
lerniBtt ..e,—Yesterday morning I visited the head•qmr-
°..the army, from which the commander-in-chief
1114,!ced enough to conduct me to the battle-field of
Opt t'i''llernaYa.- The number of the enemy's losses was
tit, nen exactly known, but it was ascertained by the
that we returned to head-quarters that 1,700
:` • lar:'7lnd Russians had been found and taken care of,
• 44'44 400 prisoners had fallen into our power. T.
tivitra our ambulances, the general requested me to have
blin4f erred to the Bosphorus all the Russian wounded
iltti-o 'night with safety be removed to Kamiesh.
oh"e 8 the Montezuma, which carried 250 of our
apple r"utinded, I am this day sending to Constanti-
ttifie ' the ships Wagram, Charlemagne, and the fri
tietn''abrador, which will carry 1,200 wounded, 400
the tiers, and 600 gendarmes of the guard, On
the return voyage these vessels will bring to Kamiesh
1801 brigade, composed of about 3,200 teen.
seti, can to-day give your Excellency some information
ti;e:tfug the general impression which the victory on
tehernaya appears to have produced in our army.
at Leagagetnent has hitherto exhibited in a manner so
ng the superiority and moral ascendancy of our
It% •IA over the enewy. The arrangements made by tee
)10tin ns indicate a well-conceived and well-studied plan
80itielrriar was this time committed like that of General
eic. 111101 at the battle of Inkerman. The Russian divi-
eiti: attacked our positions at the appointed hour, and
14,1,4 Perfect knowledge of the ground ; they carried
Peet ridge Pf Traktir, arid forced the Sardinian advanced
0* Ito fall back. When Failly's brigade re,umed the
ett •
atve 1 500 2 000 Frenchmen hurled 8,000 Ras-
-see, or ,
slate- across the Tchernaya. An hour later, 45,000 Rue.
t, retreated before 10,000 or 12000 of the allied
'sops. ,
kr, in: engagement of August 16 was less a battle than
taense sortie, repelled with incredible vigour. The
did not advance out of range of his batteries of
hsitio
Ifte h ;he withdrew under the protection of the works
tbat Crown the Mackenzie plateau as soon as he saw
'l4l4,:tir tr'oops were not intimidated by the considerable
bid lenick he had deployed in the plain. Perhaps he
Nisi:lls4l to draw us under the fire of his batteries of
and engage us between the heights, where his
afeekt 's'• 'night have crushed us. The general-in-chief
kiramt"t allow himself to be drawn into this imprudent
Ledl3Y sending forward his cavalry he might have
a few fugitives, but be would have had to march
14-Ctuadrons over the Traktir bridge, commanded by
letPrniectiles of the enemy ; he must have sent them
e plain under a cross fire of artillery and musketry.
binll.l4gs to the wisdom of the general our Rucce3s
it 141118 intact and complete ; the enemy has returned.
14 ,
.'4 lines and the army of relief remains paralysed
14,,kiliege can be pursued in full security. Its difficulties,
attirtiess, are diminished very little by our victory ; it is
"'Work demanding perseverance and sy,tem ; but its
-91 e
%I, van no longer be doubted. Russia will have no
it as to rejoice over the
-prolonged resistance of Sebes-
th:l* gee armies and her finances will he exhausted in
441.4tt,e11113t to sustain, at the extremity of tie empire, a
1/46gte all the conditions of which are in our favour. If
kitZt°l3 1101 had fallen after the tattle of the Alma it
b0111;110re been said that it was but a surprise ; Russia
; have lost a fleet and a naval arsenal, but the pres-
Ski her Power would not have been seriously weak-
!el°, TO-day, on the contrary, her forces are consumed
ito4l and futile efforts ; her veterans have disappeared
464th e battle-field ; she sends forth more recruits than
brirt, risen ; the wounded we collect, the prisoners we
111, seem to be borne down with fatigue and insuf •
1,1t1" nourishment.
hetnle Russian Government, deprived of its supplies
441 the Sea Azoff, is unable to replenish its maga•
41(Z ; "read, salt, and water now constitute the entire
esl:4 its soldiery ; spirits are only distributed on days
ail tile, and meat hardly ever. When the autumn rains
abein-ave 'oroken up the roads, I do not see how the
44%1 call victual his numerous army. To me his situ-
ariveara most critical ; and in the attack of August
4sge%l/41 l'sriguidly pursued, I see a symptom of disc iu-
-1414,U rather than of audacity. A glance at the
sfk, • taught the Russians the necessity of a vigorous
-i; to us, on the contrary, it counselled prudence.
Orcletlterday morning the Cotninander-in-Chief gave
ItiseLlit° open the fire of our siege batteries. Should we
k:tl in extinguishing the fire of the enemy, our ap-
tolelleaseill be pushed forward with activity ; if we have
matt the arrival of mortar to obtain this result, the
ten °alit be less inconvenient to us than at any for.ner
hl4 We know by the admission of the Russian gene
tieti '"etnselves what losses our fire inflicts upon them ;
t laaaes cannot but augment, while their means of me-
-4:111g there diminish every day. During this time our
Isto? receives reinforcements and lives in great plenty.
it% 71thstanding the daily sacrifices it is called to make
till,rciara is sustained, and the facility with which the
l`plta 'can has just been covered, suffices to show it that
theyetiae will never cease to stand by it. The victory of
t`ehernaya appears to me, then, an event fitted to
the etll. the least confident ;itis a great and fine work,
.41144 effect of which will be to restore confidence to
Iston-cia:hera the check on the 18th of June may have un-
4111eicelve excellent news from the Sea of A zoff. The
all uutillae continue to range the coast, and spread
and terror everywhere.
belearl.es left yesterday for the straits of Kertch,
thttß"fter she takes 400 marines. The English are send-
. 4:41 risen there.
bse-.01,1nY request the General Commanding-in-Chief
111% Wi'eterl Colonel Osinont to concert with Com-
gsn'er Bonet, of the Pomona, to occupy Tamar. and
destit,:ria, during the time requisite for the complete
ip thuction of the edifices which the Russians have kept
riettfale-two establishments. The materials will be
ay ilnas of in constructing barracks on Cape St. Paul,
of illting timely precaution the garrisons of the straits
apse°rteh will be able to pass the winter there without
Vice-Admiral Commanding-in-Chief.

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.14•;111: RUDER IN KENT.—Up to last evening neither
"sPected men had been. arrested. Old Mrs.
7, ft!' though still in a precarious state, has improved
`lO4 -thlul to be able to answer questions. The rupee
she would be able to throw light upon the
gyiti,7,%l proved unfounded, as she is unable to afford
motti"l'luation on the subject. It is conjectured,
Lthil-46; that she must have been stunned by a blow
fttlleeP• Unless detected by some of the articles
Ll,444ltieto the cottage, there will, it is feared, be much
'lllactel in identifying the murderer, should he be
•Ziltt
.11[45 'loEistrClE TESTIMONIAL.—MEETING AT Snitr-
.),,,-"Ati.i:-.'• Public meeting for the purpose of promotingE.
*a,p'-°oded testimonial to John Arthur Roebuck,edeqee.,.
,tl4l ~,),,8 held in the Sheffield Council-ball W
1.-4tei-lling- The Mayor, on taking the chair, saihdethat
he began to take an interest in politics had
4,_tek;i'lr- Roebuck by repute as a gentleman devoting
(7Rett;e4tA and rare energy, with a somewhat rare
in-
f to the public service of this country. (Hear.)
,_.%ht-hY"Nhehad known Mr. Roebuck as connected
tibt„,-,„e representation of the bor iugh of Sheffield, in. a
"I CO: hich he thought was honourable both to him_
i °," constituency. As their representative he had
4lleicartrilem to exercisehisown judgment and his own con-
4, N,,,°71„i0 voting and speaking, and they on their part
41`°1's, 'nLaglY trusted him to do RO. It seemed, there-
%t 0;1. thaA they should now suggest some testimonial
ttit,,Aa mark the value put upon his energetic and
Public services through a long period of life.
fir' -„.titko. expressive of the valuable Parliamentary
sqlkliey"-dot.Ur. Roebuck, having been agreed to, it was
DNA", 6olded that a sum of m ney should be raised, to
)44114 Itfateltimimial to Mr. Roebuck, to be held by him
-41.1 t,) 41'1.Y after him ; and also that some likeness of
t4ook himself —either a bust or a portrait-8110914
1%44 dePoilitesi in one of their public 4110.