The Sun.
London, England, 1855-12-08 00:00:00

ItUSHAN VERSION OF TSB PASSAOE

OF THE INGOU1?.

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We have received the St. Petersburg journals of
the 29th of November.
The Invalide Russe publishes the following,
under the heading " News from the Eastern Coast
of the Black Sea" :
"In the second half of the month of Octol er the
Turkish troops landed at Soukuni Kaleh, under the
command of Omer Pasha, commenced an offensive move-
ment against Mingrelia, advancing in two columns, the
one on Anaklia, by the sea coast, and the other towards
the lower course of the river Inetour, following the
Roukh•road by Otsartsa The total force of these troops
amounted to about 28,000 infantry and 2,000 cavalry
with 26 pieces of artillery.
" On the 17th (29th) of October flying detachments of
the enemy showed themselves on different points of the
right bank of the Ingour, but received by the fire of our
pickets placed along the left bank, they withdrew.
" Meantime, Major-General Prince Bagration-Moukh-
musky, leader of the Gouriel detachment, concentrated
the main body of his forces in the Roukh position to
await the enemy as soma as he had crossed the river and
give him battle, turning to account the advantages of
the ground, which were favourable to defensive operations.
" On the 25th of October (November 6), about noon,
the Turks near Otsartsa opened a violent cannonade
against our position at Roukb, and, after two hours
violent firing, advanced a portion of their infantry to-
wards the ricer. Our well-directed fire forced them to
withdraw hastily.
"Simultaneously with this demonstration 25 hostile
battalions, which had crossed the river below Roukh
(at from 15 to 20 verts) near the village of Koki, at-
tacked two battalions of the line of Georgia, which wets
stationed at that point. At the very commeacewent of
the combat the two commanders of those battalions,
Colonel Josselian and Lieutenant-Colonel Zvanboi, were
killed. Oar reserve, on arriving on the ground, con-
tinued the combat for some time, but, after an obstinate
struggle of six hours duration, in which the enemy
had four times been driven back into the river,
the Turks, eight times their number, and, as some of the
artillery horses bad been killed, our detachment was
under the necessity of sacrificing three guns. Accord.
ingly, after three murderous rounds of grape fired into
the dense columns of the enemy, our gunners, according
to order given beforehand, dismounted the guns, and,
having rendered them unserviceable, abandoned them.
"To cool the ardour of the enemy's attack, Prince
Bagration-Moukhrausky (who had arrived on the field
of battle) ordered the 11th battalion of the Black Sea
division to advance once more ; the Turks were driven
back ; they, however, maintained their footing on the
left bank of the Ingour in the intrenchments which they
had erected. Darkness put an end to the combat.
" Our loss, an exact return of which has not yet been
made, was considerable ; that of the enemy must also
have been heavy, for, as already observed, their troops
were four times driven back into the river.
"On the 2Gth of October (7th of November) the
Turks occupied the village of Zougdidy, having pushed
on their advanced posts to the river Djouma, ; our forces
are concentrated on the river Teiva, which falls from
the right aide ii,to the Rion, at about 40 verats from the
I mouth of the latter."

TILE MARCO PoLo.--Liverpool, Dec. 7.—The Marco
Polo floated off safely with last night's tide, and, having
fortunately sustained no damage, she proceeded on her
voyage this morning,