The Sun.
London, England, 1855-08-04 00:00:00

RUSSIA.

We have received the St. Petersburg journals of
the 26th of July.
Under the head of " News from the Crimea,"
the Journal de St. Petersbourg publishes the fol-
lowing :
"To complete the telegraphic despatches of Aide-de-
Camp Prince Gortschakoff, the following details are
taken from that officer's journal of operations from the
28th of June to the sth of July (10th to the 17th of
July) :--
" 'During that period of time the enemy limited them-
selves to the usual cannonade and to the fire of their
riflemen along the whole line of defence of Sebastopol ;
at times they conc,mtratediltheir fire on certain points,
and at night threw shells into the town and roadstead.
" The losses of the garrison have been moderate.
" The artillery of the place replied with success to
the besiegers, dismounting their guns, impeding their
approaches, and stopping them altogether on some
points. Our works for strengthening our fortifications
and for the internal defence of Sebastopol have been
completed, despite the proximity of the fire of the
enemy's musketry and grape.'
" To the above general summary Prince Gortschakoff
aids some details on the principal, operations on either
side :

" 'June 28 (July 10 ).—Duringithe day the enemy
kept up a heavy cannonade against •Bastion No. 3, and
the left face of Bastion No. 4. Those works replied ac-
tively to the besiegers. The operations of the latter
consisted in enlarging and deepening their trenches, and
their lodgments against the Korniloff Bastion.
" `June 29 (July 11).—On our aide we repaired the
damage done to Bastions 3 and 4, and constructed new
traverses and new blindages. The enemy worked at
their entonnoirs in front of Bastion 4, lengthened their
trench in front of Bastion 2, constructed a new lodgment
in the quarry above the Dock ravine, and tried to com-
plete their trench in front of Bastion 5 of 'the Korniloff
Bastion and on the incline of the Mamelon. The fire
from our works constantly impeded their operations.
" June 30 (July 12).—The enemy's fire was livelier,
and during the night they threw a great number of
shells into the town and roadstead. They also worked
with great zeal at their approaches nearest our line of
defence, where they succeeded in effecting a new. lodg

ment against the Korniloff Bastion, and they pushed
forward heir approach. ..s from C:areenho Bay towards
Bastion 2. It wits observed from the town that
large quantities of ammunition were being brought up
to all the enemy's batteries, and especially to those
erected opposite Bastion 4.
" 'July 1 (July 13).—During the day the enemy's
fire was violent At night, as usual, they fired shells
and rockets. The lodgment., of the besiegers on the left
flank of the advanced trenches of the Matuelon were
somewhat enlarged, and the height and thickness in-
creased ; our epaulemeuts in front of Bastion 2 were
again occupied by the enemy. The fire of the town
batteries was directed against the enemy's batteries of
Careening Bay, in front of Bastion 1, and on the ancient
Selinghinsk and Volhynia redoubts ; moreover, an unin-
terrupted fire was kept up from all the bastions and
batteries of the line of defence against the enemy's nearest
trenches.

" 'July 2 (July 14).—The enemy's fire was heavier
than usual, but did not so serious damage to our works.
About noon their fire was directed particularly against
Bastion 4 ; the concentrated fire of our batteries, how-
ever, silenced the French guns ; at the same three mines
were sprung from the entonnoirs against the salient
angle of Bastion 4, but they did us no harm. The ope-
ration of the enemy were confined to increasing the
thickness of the parapets of their advanced trenches.
" In the night between the 2d and 3d of July (14th
and 15th) three companies of the Sevek Regiment, pre-
ceded by volunteers and bysome Greeks, under the orders
of Major Lvoff, made a sortie from theKorniloff Bastion
against the Quarry and the lodgment made by the enemy
mar it. Although the French, who occupied that par t
of the trenches, had field artillery and fired grape, our
companies, by a vigorous attack, drove the enemy out
of the lodgment, which they destroyed, and made three
pr ist- tiers,

" On the 3d (15th) of July the fire of the enemy's
artillery was at times heavier than on preceding days ;
in the afternoon and at night the cannonade was very
heavy, and they fired an immense quantity of projectiles
into the town and works. No particular operations
were undertaken by the enemy.
"On the 4th (16th) of July a sharp cannonade was
concentrated by the enemy against Bastions 1,2, and
3, and against the Nikonoff Battery. On our side,
the artillery of the town, directed by Major General
Schedemann, succeeded in blowing up a powder maga-
zine situate beyond the Chersonese. At 11 at night we
fired smoke balls with effect from the mining galleries in
front of Bastion 4, and towards midnight the volunteers
who form the chain in front of Bastion 2 threw them-
selves, led on by Captain Gorlinoff of the Krement-
choukChasseurs, upon the lodgments occupied by the
enemy on the night between the Ist and 2d (13di and
14th) July, and forced the French to retreat precipi-
tately into their rear trenches, from which they opened
a heavy fire of musketry. Nevertheless, our brave volun-
teers destroyed a portion of the lodgment, and returned
to our works with two prisoners."

The lnvalide Busse has the following :

" From our left wing we learn that on the 28th of
June (10th of July), the enemy's cavalry, 10 squadrons
strong, showed itself near the village of Savatki. A por-
tion of these troops encamped near Baidar, and some
squadrons approached Bagha. On the 29th of June
(11th of July) this cavalry, and some columns of in-
fantry, advanced from Baidar on Ourkousta, where after
having crossed the mountain they redescended towards
the pass of the village of Koukoulouz.
"On the 2d (14th) of July, at daybreak, the enemy,
four squadrons strong, with a chain of riflemen, sup-
ported by two companies, left the valley of Baidar, and
advanced on the village of Ouzenba-chik ; the cavalry
was followed by two battalions of infantry. The Cossack
picket posted on the mountain pass fell Lack, skiemish-
ing, on its reserve, and the enemy having reached the
orchards of Ouzenbascliik, and having halted acre for
soul* time, returned to their camp. Four Cossacks
were wounded during the skirmish.
" On the 3d (15th) of July, we made a reconnaissance
to inspect the enemy's position in the valley of Balder
and the roads leading to it ; Cossacks, supported by
dragoons, approached the villages of Ourkousta, and
Ouzenbaschik ; the enemy, who occupied Ourkousta and
Bagha with three squadrons, withrew towards their
camp on the left bank of the Tchernaya, where there ap-
peared to be about 4,000 to 5,000 men of infantry and
cavalry. On the 4th (16th) they re-occupied the last-
mentioned villages. "