The Sun.
London, England, 1855-11-15 00:00:00

RUSSIAN MOVEMENTS IN THE
CRIMEA.

The Invalide Russe publishes the following re-
port of the Russian movements in the Crimea be-
tween the 20th and 24th of October, extracted from
the journal of operations of Prince Gortschakoff:—
" Between the Bth and 12th of October (20th to the
24th) the enemy kept up a slack cannonade against the
north side of Sebastopol. Our loss consisted in nine
men wounded.
" On the 9th (21st), on the left flank of our position,
the aides reade an offensive movement against the village
of Kerlin], and came as far as the villages of Otartchik
and Fots-Sala, but they then returned through the moun-
tain pass. A detachment of Cossack riflemen and dis-
mounted Cossacks followed the retreat of the enemy,
skirmishing with their rear.
" The commander of the Genitchi detachment has an-
nounced that only two steamers remained in the roads,
which, at intervals, threw shell into the town and bat-
teries, but without fining us any injury.
"The enemy left Eupatoria on the 10th (22d), in two
columns ; oae of them, consisting of 15 to 20 squadrons,
followed by dense masses of infantry, followed the spit
of land which separates lake Gulled from the sea, and
concentrating before, reaching Saki bivouacked on the
edge of the Saki ravine. Trio other column, preceded
by at least 20 squadrons, and also supported by a large
body of infantry, folio wed the north shore of lake
Gumlod, passed the village of Kotour, crossed in three
detachments the Karagout ravine, and established itself
between the villages of Aktatchi, Karagout, and Aran.
"On our side the advanced post at Saki fell back on
an advantageous position no:a the village of Tchebotar,
where the Dragoons also arrived with rrtillery.
"At the same time our light advanced guard, under
Lieut.-General Prince Radzivvill, who was watcuing
Eupatoria on the side of t,ie vi'lage of Ka❑ghyl, fell
back by Temesch. on Youehary-Djainiee, where it bi-
vouacked.

•
" Our advanced posts remained in sight of the enemy
in front of Temesch, and from thence to the sea in the
direction of Touzly.
" On the morning of the 11th (23d) of Oct. General
Schabelskoi placed a portion cif his cavalry, under the
command of Aide-de-Camp General Count Rjewuski,
upon the Tchebotar heights, on both sides of the post
road to Sitnpheropol. Three regiments of Lancers, with
a battery, took up a position to the right of Count
Rjewuski's detachment beyond the ravine which extends
from Tchebotar to Djamine. The dragoons, with the
artillery, formed the general reserve.
"The two enemy's detachments which had commenced
their advance at 8 a.m. from S ilti and Karagout, hav-
ing united between Saki and the Ternesch telegraph
reached Tchebotar at ten o'clock. There the allies
halted on this side of the village, and at half-past 11
they opened a cannonade against the cavalry on the
Tchebotar heights. A battery brought up by Count
Rjewuski's orders as far as the edge of the ravine re-
plied to it.
"The enemy, who at first extended from right to left
tower Is the village of Aschaga Djaniiiie, along the
heights dominating the ravine, then concentrating to-
wards their right in the direction of Tchebotar. Ob-
serving that they dared n •t cross the ravine to force the
heights occupied by us, General Sehabelsky sent Prince
Rivizt will with his lancers to turn the enemy's left flank
and sent Regiment 61 Count Orloff-Denissoff's Cossacks
towards the Temesch Lighthouse to take them in the
rear.

Scarcely were these movements commenced when
the allies fell back o❑ Saki in such haste that our troops,
who advanced at a trot, could not come up with them.
The enemy passed the night in position near Saki,
and on the 12th (24th), after th,str iying the village,
withdrew early in the morning on Rupat•iria y the spit
of land under the pr,tection of their steamers. Count
Rjewuski and Prince Radzi will were immediately ordered
t i resume their former po,itions, and to reestablish
their advanced guard as before.
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"In all our encounters with the enemy on the 10th
and 11th (22d and 23d), our loss was insignificant ; two
Cossacks were wounded, and some h“rses kilted. We
took a French soldier and a Bashi-Bazouk prisoners. In
the retreat of the 12tu (24th) a Turkish artilleryman
was captured.
"According to tl:e!r statement the force of the Allies
at Eupatoria is above 70,000 men.
"On the 10th and 11th ;22d and 23J) the enemy dis-
played about 50 squadrons and some Bashi-Bazouks,
and large bodies of infantry; however, owing to the die-
taoce, it was impossible to form a correct estimate of
the latter, but it could not have been less than 40,000
men in all.
" The advanced troops of the allies are not above
one march from Eupatoria. Their hasty retrograde
movement must be attributed to the news received by
them that strong reserves Were advancing to cut them
from the Simpberopol route."

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The Invalide adds—
,. under date of the 24th of October (sth of Novem-
ber) at 9 p.m., Prince Gortschakoff sends the following
Nothing new has occurred in the Crimea.
The enemy continuea to occupy the Valley of Bai-
dar, where-hey have two divisions."

HOW GORTSCH AKOFF DISPuSES OF HIS
ARTILLERY.

It may be remembered that General Gortscha-
koff, in his report of the retreat of his army fr.nn
the southern to the mirthern side of the harbour
of Sebastopol, stated that the only loss sustained
was 125 men, seeming to imply that in the confu-
sion nothing else was lost. The following letter,
from a young French sailor, published in the
Courrier da 13ar-sur-Seine, would lead to a diffe-
resnt opinion :

"I have to relate to you a miraculous fishery which
took place a few days ago in the pelt of Sebastopol.
Some French sailors, whilst occupied in looking after all
the, materiel that could be made useful, saw what ap-
peased a kind of box at the bottom of the water. Think-
ing that they bad found Gortschakoff's strongbox they
went. into the water and endeavoured to get it on shore,
but found it impossible. Further assistance was sent
for, and at lenzth, by means of a capstan, there was
dragged out a Russian field-piece, with all its accessories
and' the horses harnessed to it. • Where there was one,
the; .0 might be more,' was the idea which entered the
hew is of the sadur3, and the search was continued. The
resu.l.t was that a complete field battery of six guns, with
their Ammunition, was brought to land."