The Sun.
London, England, 1854-12-22 00:00:00

THE PRINCIPALITIES.

BUCHARBST, DEC. 7.—Mussar Pacha starts on
Monday or Tuesday. Thirty or forty thousand
Turks, and a hundred guns, are to be embarked
at Varna or Baltchik, under his superintendence.
Next week Omer Pacha, too, will start for
the Crimea. The 4troops will most probably
be disembarked at Eupatoria. The prospect of
entering on a campaign at this season is not very.
pleasant ; but, taking it for all in all, it is plea-
santer for me than this stupid life at Bucharest.
I have no doubt Omer Pacha's array will redeem
the character of the Turks. Under his eye they
are ready for anything ; which shows what they
would be were they generally well officered.
The Prussian Correspondence, which receives its
information from authentic sources, says that Ge-
neral Coronini has opposed the demands of Omer
Pacha relative to the ejection of Solomon, Floresco,
and other individuals in the principalities, who
have served and are notoriously implicated in
serving Russia.

RUSSIA.

THE AFFAIR OF PETROPAULOVSKI.

The following is the Russian official account of
the attack by the combined squadron on Petropau.
lovski :

"The first intelligence of a rupture between Russia
and England and France reached Rear-Admiral Zavioko,
military governor of Kamschatka, about the middle of
July. Measures of defence were therefore taken forth-
with, in case of an attack by the enemy's cruisers in
the Pacific. The Aurora frigate, and P wina armed
transport, which were in the harbour, were moored
in an advantageous position in the bay. Seven
entrenchments were also thrown up, and the civic
functionaries and some inhabitants were armed to sup-
port the sailors and a small detachment of soldieri. On
the 29th August the English steamer Virago, with an
Admiral's flag, appeared in the bay of Avatscha to re-
connoitre, and on the 30th she was joined by the Presi-
dent and four other ships. On the 31st the enemy put
out boats to sound, and threw shells. On the lst of
September he took serious measures for attack, neared
the coast, and opened a vigorous fire, especially against
batteries Nos. 1 and 4, which replied to the fire of 80
guns with eight only. Lieutenant Gavriloff having been
wounded, Sub-Lieutenant Gonbareff took command of
battery No. 1. The greater part of the men having been
quickly put hors de combat, and the guns dismounted,
the garrison retired to battery No. 2. Thereupon the
enemy landed 600 men opposite the latter, in which
Lieutenant Popoff had only 3 guns and 29 men. Pop-
off spiked his guns, and retired upon battery No, 2.
(This is not very clear.)

detachment of
,our sailors here assembled, ob-
serving a sudden stoppage in the movements of the
enemy, took advantage thereof, and rushed upon the
enemy, and routed him. The French fled to their boats
and withdrew from the coast in great disorder. During
this time the enemy s steamer twice laid itself opposite
the Aurora, to bombard it, but was each time obliged to
retire by the well-directed fire of our frigate. There-
upon the enemy's whole fire was concentrated on battery
No. 2, commanded by Lieutenant Prince Maksutoff.
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resisted the fire of 80
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The damage suffered by the enemy must be consider-
able, for they required three days to repair it. During
this time we also repaired our batteries. On the sth
the combat was renewed. The steamer towed the
enemy's frigates nearer shore opposite the battery com-
manded by Lieut. Prince Maksutoff, and No. 7, com-
manded by Capt. Coraloff, both of the navy. Both
commanders were soon wounded, the guns dismounted,
and the carriages buried in the earth. The enemy then
landed again with 650 men, who advanced against bat-
tery No. 6, en the Nicholasky.hill, north of the town.
Twice the enemy advanced, but was driven back with
grape, Several detachments of sailors under Lieut.
A nkudinoff and other officers of the navy, amounting in
all to 347 men, attacked the enemy sword in hand, and,
notwithstanding their bravery, routed and put them to
flight, so that they threw away their arms and one colour.
" A part of the enemy were driven into a ravine, and
the rest succeeded in getting to their boats under the fire
of our musketry. On the 6th and 7th the enemy buried I
their killed in Tarrinskai Bay, and repaired damage,
and •n the Bth put te sea. Besides the killed and
wounded on board the enemy's ships, he lest 300. We
found among the dead four officers, and made four pri-
soners. We have 37 killed, and three officers and 75
men wounded ; in all 115 hors de combat. Among the
officers, Prince Maksutoff is mortally wounded. The
damage done to our ships is trifling. In the town the
fish magazine is burned, and 13 houses and buildings in-
jured with shot.".
No mention is of course made of the capture of
the Sikta, and a small steamer which fell into the
hands of the squadron.

THE BALTIC FLEET.
The Arrogant, 47, screw frigate, arrived at Spit-
head, from the Baltic, on Wednesday night, and
anchored at 9.50. She left Elsinore on Wednesday,
the 14th inst.,
in company with the Penelope,
Dragon, Desperate, and others of the late Baltic
blockading squadron, anchored next day under
th© Sealy',
and remained 48 hours ; sailed again on
Saturday morning. She has made the passage
almost entirely under steam, in very inclement and
boisterous weather.
This serviceable frigate stands in need of exten-
sive repairs in her hull, and a thorough Lefit aloft ;
her head knee is started ; her false keel/and fore-
foot considerably damaged, from getting on shore
during her memorable trip to Eckness.
The Magicienne remains for the present in the
Baltic to escort a convoy from Elsinore to Memel.
The Basilisk is reported to be oruising off Born-
holm.