The Sun.
London, England, 1855-08-16 00:00:00

RUSSIAW NEWS FROM TEE SEA OF

AZOFF.

LOSS OP A SCREW GUN-BOAT IN THE SEA

OF AZOFF.

The Joupital dc St. Petersbourg of August 7 contains
the following news from the Sea of Azoff :
Lieut.-General Khomoutoff, Ataman locuas tenons
of the Don Cossacks, sends the following details, in a
report dated July 31 :
"On the evening of July 23, a screw gun-boat, be
longing to the enemy, approached Taganrog, and fired
upon the city. While vespers were being chanted in the
cathedral, a large-sized ball struck the wall, but occa-
sioned no further damage than causing a piece of stucoo
in the interior to fall on and bruise the Archpriest
S6laoff. The Divine service was not interrupted, and not
one of the faithful left the building.
" At nightfall the gun-boat went in the direction of
the point called Krivaia-Kossa, and on approaching ran
aground within 40 sagenes of the shore.
"On learning this, Major Afanassieff went immediately
to the spot with a sotnia of the regiment, No. 70, of Don
Cossacks, made his men dismount, and sheltering them
by means of the ruggedness of the ground, opened a
fusillade against the gun-boat, in order to prevent its
crew front pushing it off. The enemy directed a can-
nonade against our Cossacks, but his fire was not of long
duration. Owing to a violent east wind lowering the
level of the water, the boat got more and more aground,
and completely settled on its side. One of the enemy's
large steamers then drew near to lend assistance,
and approaching very near to the coast, opened a violent
cannonade against the Cossacks, and made every possi-
ble effort to save the stranded boat.
In the meantime Lieutenant-Colonel Demianoff, com-
mander of the No. 70 Regiment of Cossacks, had
brought two more of his sotnias to Krivaia-Kossa, and,
making them dismount, opened such a fire of musketry
that the enemy could not keep at work on the deck of
the gunboat. After a long fusillade, the crew, despair-
ing of saving the boat, got into their small boats, with-
out even being able to carry away their flags. Twenty
Don Cossacks then threw themselves into the water, and
fighting against the billows, and in spite of a redoubled
cannonade from the steamer, gained the boat, and after
taking from it the flag and Union Jack, and two 24-
pounder brass cannons, set it on fire, and it burnt to the
water's edge.
"This gunboat had three masts, and was nearly 1205,
feet long. When the Cossacks reached it the enemy 5
steamer left.
" That portion of the boat which escaped fire
soon covered with sand. The Cossacks triedtalicuities
off the machinery, but there were
is
cannon
onlybe sent
tt the e
Nwo three
fitorebr wasing A
Ichlcrk
havek
. ordered Thanks
thatto tGh?edt gaw-roeeacthaandn_
Cossacks wounded during the tf:
themselves before
the enemy's steamers have shown ,
ecs of saving the
probable with theojo•
" I have this moment receivardainrOtice that seven of
Krivaia-Kossa,
remains of their boat.
preesent report the flag and the
Union Jack taken by
" I senti with tb-e.
our Cossacks."

INCREASE OF BOUNTY TO 15/.—lt having been found
difficult to obtain a sufficiency of artificers for the field
the horse and rocket
/. to 151. for the en-
listment of farriers, shoeing
considered it
assmainth sin. d
uTe
expe-
dientbbatteriesri,T adt ro. i Roartoobefertehßaes increase
todhy
eso of Artillery,Ordnancebounty
fofrom
iados
smiths, wheelwrights, collar
ctohlelsare
m ayk e r ss,
as al
sdodhl eeresn,
jaoncdr e
acsoeadc,h
e rate of daily
pa has
classesAitm rtoovr RoluEnstiv..E.....The
new
spatch of an army of reserve from India to Cairo has
reached the Punjab, and rumours
of the ladfl
formaoatas to
portion w at
force. The 60th Rifles, the 10th, 52d, and 70th
fro were !spoken of as the regiments most likely to go, since,
, being stationed so near the Sutlej, their transport
to Kurraehee would be a matter of comparative ease. If
all the Royal regiments spoken of as destined to join the
army of reserve be really going, and its entire strength
is only to be 15,000 men, then the native infantry por-
tion of it will be very small, or possibly no sepoy corps
will be eent at all, and the force will consist of British
infantry only, with Company's Artillery and irregular
cavalry, and possibly some regulars, and the 14th Light
Dragoons. We suppose that we may shortly expect to
receive some intelligence of a somewhat more definite
nature relative to the assembling of this army of reserve
at Cairo, and the despatch of an expedition to the Per-
sian Gulf, if one really be destined to proceed to the lat-
ter locality.—. Bengal Ilurkartt, June 28.
The grouse shooting season was inaugurated on Mon-
day, and the weather being fine, many of our White.
haven sportsmen enjoyed themselves to the full. The
quantity of game varied in different districts ; but, gene-
rally speaking, there was a good supply. Birds Were in _
prime condition and strong on the wing, which we:
L
Javonrabli for . inexperienced ..shooters-; - but, 0
wa7
whole, the sport was excellent. Several good I
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Naval and Military Intelligence.

MALTA, AUG. 11.
•
The Emerald Isle arrived frem Pert mouth- 'on tile
. Bth, having on board Lieutenant Griffith and Ensigns
Forbes and Moffat, 19th ; Ensign Frank.. 30th ; Capt.
Jones, Lieutenant Bailey, and Ensigns Grieve and Mayo,
38th ; Captain Daubeney, and Ensigns Bower, Roger?,
and Melhuish, 44th ; Assistant-Surgeon Wyly and 208
non-commissioned officers and privates of the 19th, 38th,
and 44th Regiments.
Her Majesty's screw steam cavalry transport Hima-
laya arrived from Kingstown on the 9th, after a passage
of only 8i days, including the stay made at Gibraltar,
losing only one out of 328 horses during the voyage,
although for a couple days the weather was very bois-
terous. She brings also 25 mules and Lieutenant.
Colonel Spottiswood, Major Weare, „Captains Nisbett
and Seeger, Lieutenants Anderson and Donovan,
Ensigns Cunningham, Gunter, and Wall, Paymaster
Smith, Quartermaster Bradbey, of the 50th ; Dr.
White, 12th Lancers ; Lieutenant Wall, 2d Dragoons ;
Cornet. Veterinary-
Richardson, 4th Dragoons ;
Burgeon Barker, Capt. Kerr, and Lieut. Gillett, 13th
Foot ; Staff-Assistant-Surgeon Anderson, Capt. Ingle-
field, R. 11., appointed to command the Firebrand, and
Bowden,
Mr. Edgeworth, a naval cadet, the Rev. Mr.
375 non-commissioned officers and privates of various
commissioner
in Mr. G. S. Nicholson, appointed
in the Levant in British prize matters, and Mr. Owen,
his assistant ; a police constable (aile, d
the wife) forwife of the
service
in Malta dockyard, and -Mrs. Web
le,
of the Himalaya, which steamer left on the mine
evening for the Crimea, after landing the two officers
and the draught of the 13th Regiment, receiving in their
place some 60 supernumerary seamen and bop, in
charge of a Lieutenant for the Black Sea Fleet, who
came out by the Powerful ship of the line, which leaves
on the 18th, on her return to Plymouth with unservice-
able stores. The rest of the supernumeraries brought by
the Powerful have embarked in the Pride of the Ocean
sailing-transpoet.
The screw steam-transport the Countess of Dur-
ham, with ammunition and provisions, arrived from
London on the 10th, and on the same.day the Wigrems,
from the same port, with Government stores for Bala-
ktivea, bringing Surgeon Lauder and Messrs. Hobson,
, Manley, Spring, and Stringer, of the Commissariat De-
partment.
The schooner Pillgwenlly, with provisions for the
Naval Victualling Department, arrived on the Bth, and
on the same day the Oromocto, from Leghorn, with 609
tons of bay.
On the Bth and 9th inst. no less than 14 coal-lader
vessels arrived from ports in the United Kingdom, bring-
ing 750 additional tons of the article, which is conse-
quently without buyers, save speculators at prices not
even covering the freight.
The Lion steam-transport left for England on the Bth,
having on board Lieut. Freemeeitle, Rifle Brigade ; the
Rev. Mr. Levi, and Messrs. Ainslie, Tuerney, Wake-
field, and Wilson.
The Clyde ecrew steam-transport, which left for Eng-
land on the 7th, conveyed Commander Bathurt, R.N.,
Majors Littlebrailes and Wolfe ; Captains Churchill,
Legge, M'Kenna, Rogers, and Smith ; Lieutenants
Blunte, Mtinro, Rice, ',estrange, Waddilowe, and
Walker; the Rev. Mr. Freeman, Assistant-Surgeons
Alder and Favey, and 215 non-commissioned officers
and privates of various regiments, invalids. Besides the
passengers already reported who left by the Alma screw
steam transport for Malta on the Bth, for England,
Captain Peel, R.N., invalided from the trenches before
Sebastopol, also embarked at Malta.
The Cameon, English brig in the French transport
service, sailed for Constantinople on the Bth with a
cargo of flour, biscuit, and other commissariat stores.
The French corvette Caravane arrived from Toulon
on the 9th with provisiens for the Black Sea fleet, and
bringing 200 officers, non-commissioned officers, and
privates.
The English sailing transport Pedestrian, with 130
mules, hay, and beans, for the Crimea, arrived on the
9th from Genoa, bringing Signor Talchero, intendente,
4 other Sardinian commissariat officers, 12 non-commis-
sioned officers, and 108 muleteers. On the 9th the crew,
chiefly 1111altese, refused to weigh anchor and proceed on
their voyage, -alleging that the master had ill used them
and put them in bodily fear from the use of fire-arms,
when several jumped overboard in the offing of Malta
and swam for the harbour. The matter having been
investigated by a magistrate on the 10th, the men were
considered to have received sufficient ill-usage to justify
their refusal to proceed, and were allowed to leave the
ship accordingly, which will no doubt detain her some
days, as seamen are scarce. Indeed, the muleteer, also
refused to proceed, alleging like ill-neage at the hands of
the master, who appears to be a man of a very vio-
lent:temper.
The Talavera sailing transport, conveying 11 officers
and 500 non-commissioned officers and privates, in tow
of the Cleopatra steam-transport conveying other 22
officers and 600 non-commissioned officers and privates,
draughts from the Malta reserve, left for Balaklae a on
the Bth.
The Sinai, French mail steam-packet, arrived from
Constantinople and Smyrna on the 7th bringing, among
other passengers, Lord Paget, Captain Bferel, and 37
French officers and 29 privates invalided and wounded,
and prcesded on the following morning for Marseilles,
when the Nicholai 1., English steamer in the French
transport service, arrived from Karniesch, bringing Sur-
geon Reel, in charge of other 104 military invalids, with
whom she took her departure for Port Vendres on the
9th. The Lillie,s, English sailing transport, left on the
Bth for Marseilles.
The French steam-frigate Eldorado arrived on the 9th
,from Constantinople and Gallipoli, bringing 9 officers
and 102 non-commissioned officers and privates.
The Tynemouth screw steam transport arrived from
Kazatch on the Bth. bringing Surgeon Lynch, Ensigns
Neville, of the 30th, Hancock, 44th, and Utterson, of
the Madras Native Infantry.
The Imperial and Baron Von Humboldt, screw steam
transports, arrived from Balaklava, on the 9th, the for-
mer bringing 80 navvies, the later 40 muleteers, invalids.
The Euxine, from Alexandria, arrived at one o'clock
this afternoon, bringing the India mails, the overland
portion of which leaves in the Vectis at three o'clock for
Msrsedles.
The Baalbec screw steamer arrived from Liverpool
and Gibraltar on the Bth, and left. for Smyrna and Con-
stantinople on the same evening.
The Meander screw steam-vessel arrived on the 20th
ult. from Alexandria, with a cargo for Liverpool, whence
the Tamaulipas, belonging to the same owners (Me-srs:
Moss), arrived on the same day, with a cargo for Alex-
andria' to keep up the line.
The British Queen screw-steamer, from Smyrna (which
port she left on the 6th), arrived on the 10th with a gene-
ral cargo for Liverpool.
The Marlborough, 131, new steam-ship, was taken
into dock at Portsmouth yesterday, and a committee of
naval architects, with Mr. Watts, Assistant-Surveyor of
the Navy, at their head, commenced an investigation
into the cause of her accident on launching.
The Raleigh, 50-gun sailing-frigate, was taken nut of
the repairing dock at Portsmouth yesterday, and placed
in the fitting basin.
The Horatio, 24, Captain the Hon. Arthur Cochrane,
C.B ~ will leave Portsmouth to-day, if possible, for the
Crimea, in charge of the Glatton steam-battery.
The new screw steam storeship Urgent, Commander
Phillips, arrived at Sheerness yesterday morning from
Blackwell.
The Alban, 4, paddlewheel steamvessel, Lieutenant-
Commander W. E. Fisher, left Sheerness yesterday for
Heligoland.
The steam transport Trent sailed from Southampton
yesterday with troops and horses for the East.
The Elizabeth schooner, laden with shell, for South-
ampton, and found damaged when off Erith, was yester-
day inspected. It was considered unnecessary to land
her cargo, as she was in a fit state to return to Woolwich
after a little patching. The Rajah sailed yesterday. Her
Majesty's screw steam-ship Urgent, 2,000 tons burden,
was towed down to Sheerness yesterday by the Mosace,
and the Adder to be fitted for sea. The Alps, Captain'
Moody. passed 'down the river to Greenhithe yestere y
from Deptford, to have compasses regulated for ee:i.
She has a full cargo of ammunition, and will sail in a
day or two for the Black Sea.
• The Meteor steam battery, 16 guns, Capt. Seymour,
accompanied by the Rhadamanthus paddle steamer, ar-
rived at Falmouth on Monday in order to fill up with
coal, on being supplied with which both vessels will with
all despatch proceed to the Mediterranean.
The quantity of provisions in store at the Royal Wil-
li Liam Victualling-yard, Plymouth, has been overstated.
" There are about 4,000 casks of pork left unissued, and
out of 588, the number examined last week, when Mr.
Jamieson was there, only seven are lost to the Crown ;
these which are deficient of pickle will be made good by
the contractor. The officers of the Victualling-yard,
under instructions from the Admiralty, are very parti-
cular in their inspection of provisions for the Crimea ;
every tenth cask is opened before shipment.
George Turpin, second master, has been appointed to
the St. Vincent; Wm. D. Smyth, Assist.-Surgeon to the
Rosamond (confirmed),;, James C. Megger, Assist.-Pay-
master, to the Alecto ; G. H. A. Cox, naval cadet, to
the Alarm; E. W. Warren, midshipman, to the He-
van nab, -
On Monday Lord Seaton, the Commander of the Forces
in Ireland;--reviewed the troops on the Curragh, and
afterwards made a minute inspection of the camp. He
was accompanied on his tour of inspection by the adju-
tant and aseistantaojotant-generals, the quartermaster
and assistant quartermaster-generals,Captain
and the barrackmaster. Lord Seaton expressed himself
highly gratified with the manner in which the camp was I
conducted, as well as with all the internal arrangements.
The day was exceedingly fine, and the entire camp pre-
Dented a most brilliant appearanCe as the troops defiled
before his lordship and staff. The militaryroad intended
to be made from the main road round the camp will be
commenced immediately. This encampment is fast ap-
proaching to completion. Five sections, calculated to ,
provide ample accommodation for 5,000 .
men, are al-
ready in the hands of the military authorities. The ee.
rnaining five sections will be handed over by the con-
tractors to the, Government within a fortnight, The
troops at present- -encamped are the 60th Rifies/thel
North Cork, Westmeath, and County of Dublin M.
litia Regiments, numbering 2200 rank and file, and
180 officers. Besides these, there are 50 married soldiers
who have recently returned from the Crimea, who are
daily employed as a working party. Additional contrite a
have been taken•foe the erection of 106 huts, including
Catholic and Protestant ohurches and schools, Plans and
drawings have been-prepared got lighting the camp with
gas, which are now ,ready. Ample accommodation has
been made for the largtehody of troops expected at the
Curragh immediately. The Leitrim and South Down
Militia regiments are expected, and hefore'the 24th inst.
it is said that 7,000 men will be encamped on. the Cur.
ragh. •
171 men for the-Foreign Legion arrivedhka,veata ttellli
a Dover't'it he
by the Dover Royal .Mail ComPaLiYo pket
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