The Sun.
London, England, 1853-12-22 00:00:00

WEDNESDAY EVENING CONCERTS.

The ninth concert of this series, given at Exeter-hall
last night, was as well attended as any former one, and
the performances were, on the whole, very successful.
The programme consisted chiefly of selections from
Mendelssohn and Balfe, the two most popular composers
of the day.

The principal feature of the first part was the Mid-
summer Night's Dream music, which was admirably
executed, the " Wedding March " being encored, in
spite of the rule against encores at the Wednesday Con-
certs. The Bohemian, Girl furnished its chief morceaux
for the second part, and the airs " The heart bowed
down," " I dream't that I dwelt," " When other lips,"
and " The Gipsy Chorus," were heartily applauded by
the audience. The solos were sung by Mr. Lawler,
Miss Messent, and Mr. Perren, and all the principals
lent their voices in the chorus. Madame Amedei gave
two songs, "In si Barbara Sciagura," from Semiramide,
and anew ballad, "The Rose in its Bloom," composed
expressly for the lady by F. Praeger, the words by E.
Fitzball. It is a pleasing composition, and well
suited to the display of Madame Amedei's rich voice.
She was encored in both pieces. Mr. Genge sang a
pretty ballad of Lover's, " The Fairy Tempter," with
his usual sweetness and expression. Mr. Rowland
played a solo on the double bass, and displayed great
command of that unwieldy instrument. The rest of the
concert consisted of songs and ballads, sung by Miss
Messent, Miss Wells, Miss Alleyne, Mr. Perren, Mr.
Lawler, and others—most of them very familiar to the
public.

THE NEW HOME SEORETARY.—It is generally be-
lieved that Sir James Graham accepts the office of
Secretary of the Home Department, and that Fox
Maule (Lord Panmure) is to be First Lord of the
Admiralty.—Morning Herald.
• The steamer damaged that put into 'Plymouth on
Tuesday was not one of the Peninsular and Oriental
Company's steamers, but one of the screw-vessels of the
new Peninsular Trading Company.
TOTAL Loss OF THE HUMBOLDT STEAM-SHIP.—The
wreck of this fine first-class steamer has created some
sensation at Lloyd's, on account of the heavy amount of
insurances that had been effected on her cargo. which is
reported to have been worth upwards of 300,0001. The
Humboldt was a most powerful steamer, nearly 1,400
tons burden. She was commanded by Captain J. D.
Lines. She arrived off the entrance of Halifax harbour,
from Southampton, on the morning of the 6th of the
present month. She had been twelve days only out from
England, and getting short of coals, Captain Lines
bore up for the harbour to obtain fuel, and on arriving
off it, hove to for a pilot, who shortly came on
board, and undertook to take her into the harbour
without delay. A dense fog prevailed shortly after, but
the pilot persisted in going on, and in attempting to
make the harbour ran the vessel on to a formidable reef
of rocks, known as the Sisters. It was about six o'clock
at the time, and although she was not making more
than four knots per hour, the force with which she struck
'was most severe. She was immediately backed off, the
pilot supposing she had not sustained any injury, but on
sounding the pumps she was found to be making water
so rapidly that it became necessary, for the safety of the
passengers and the-lives on board, to run her ashore near
Portuguese Cove, situate about twelve miles from Hali-
fax. By the aid of several small steamers which wore
sent to her assistance, the whole of the passengers and
crew were taken off in safety, together with most of
their baggage and luggage. Very little of her cargo,
however, was saved, and towards night the sea broke
completely over her. By the last accounts it seems that
her machinery had sunk through her bottom, and the
vessel was a total wreck. Captain Lines is stated to
have an interest in the vessel to the extent of 10,0001.,
and, unfortunately, he was not insured.

LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.

RUSSIA AND TURKEY.

By electric telegraph as late as Wednesday even-
ing, we have received the following important in-
telligence from Vienna :

"The combined English, French, and Turkish
fleets entered the Black Sea. on the 10th. It is
supposed that their destination is Sebastopol.
" Three ships from each sq•a adron halie been left
to guard the approach to Cons tantinople."
We learn from Paris that tbllegraphic intelligence
had reached that capital from Constantinople down
to the 13th inst. The courier who conveyed the
Collective Note and Circular• Instructions of the
Vienna Conference had arrive, i, and the Ambassa•
dors of the Four Powers proceeded at once to take
these documents into consider ation.

A strict inquiry has been wdered into the causes
of the destruction of part of the Turkish fleet at
Sinope, which is attributed to the neglect of the
Turkish authorities iu not re calling those vessels
after they had been warned to do so, or to the
want of timely information tat the Russian fleet
was cruising off the coast of Al iia.

The following important Tul ekish despatches have
been received. If correct, of: which there is little
doubt, considering the source, from which they have
been derived, they place mattors in the East upon
a very different footing to then Russian bulletins :
" ERZEROUM, Nov. 16.—Mehemet Pacha, Gene-
ral of the Division of Bayaziet, has penetrated the
Russian territory, and occupied several villages
situated near the frontier, in the province of Eri-
van. Anxious to profit by his first successes, he
immediately advanced upon the City of Erivan.
At his approach, the principal persons and autho-
rities advanced to meet him in a body, and de-
livered the place up to him. The Russians had
evacuated it.

" Mehemet Pacha, thinking it unwise to enter
Erivan at once, for. fear of stratagem, took up a
position in the environs. This event proves the
sympathy of the inhabitants for the Turks, and it
is more than probable that the Russians, having
abandoned so important a place, will also evacuate
the whole province.

" On the 14th of November, a yavert (an aide-
de-camp) passed through Erzeroum, bringing intel-
ligence of an engagement at Goumri, a town situ-
ated on the frontier near Alex' andropol, where the
Russians have a large custom -house.

"After a desperate fight (combat acharne), the
Turks, led by Ahmed Pacida, President of the Mili-
tary Council of the army of Anatolia, repulsed the
Russians, who took refuge in the citadel of Alexan-
dropol. Not having cannon of sufficient calibre to
lay siege to the citadel, Ahmed Pacha took his
position, and fortified himself in the town of
Goumri.

" At the Immo time, Zarif Mustapha, in command
of the corps d'armee of the frontier of Akhaltzik, at
the head of the Bachi Bouzouks, and of several
battalions of regular troops, seized upon Paskoff
at some distance from the fortified town of Akhalt-
zik, whither the Russians h6,d retired. He intended
to fortify Paskoff, and, leaving a garrison there to
hold the Russians in check, to push farther into
the province, of which the inhabitants are well dis-
poser to the Turks."

There is now little doubt as to the course in-
tended to be adopted in consequence of the disaster
at Sinope, by the combined fleets of England,
France, and Turkey. The Paris correspondent of
the Times, dated last night, says :

" The entry of the British and French fleets into
the Black Sea may now be considered as a fait
accompli ; and the French Government is in daily
expectation of receiving the official announcement
of the fact from its Ambassador at Constantinople.
General Baraguay d'Hilliers has instructions to
send to Marseilles the Caradoc steamer with dis-
patches announcing the execution of the order for
the entry of the fleets, the manner in which the
Collective Note of the Four Powers has been re-
ceived by the Porte, and the effect produced on
the population by it ; the official details of the
Sinope massacre, and the actual state of the public
mind in the capital of Turkey.
" We yesterday alluded to the manner in which
the tidings of that calamitous event were received
by the Emperor Louis Napoleon. What we then
stated has been confirmed since in a quarter in
which reliance may be placed. A burst of indigr
nation first followed that announcement, and for
one whole, day the Emperor was fully determined
to undertake alone, if necessary, the task of pro-
tecting the Turks from future outrage in the Black
Sea, if not of avenging those they have already
endured. A personage of some distmction, though
not a political character, having very recently
mentioned to Louis Napoleon that he had heard
of the entry of the fleets, and wished to know if it
was true—' Yes,' the Emperor is said to have
answered, I hope so, and if they have entered
you may rest assured that they shall not quit it,
except with the Russians from the Principalities.'
He has d eclared on another occasion that, in the
Eastern question as it stood, there was but one
course for him to follow, and that was le sentier
d'honneur—the path of honour—and that he was
determined to do so, even if he did it alone and
unaided. .

"The effect produced on the English Cabinet by
the disaster of Sinope has not been less than that
in France. Despatches have been sent to Lord
Stratford de Redcliffe, communicating the approval
of his conduct in sending the frigates to the Black
Sea after the affair of Sinope, and in giving the
order for the entire squadron to enter. We men-
tioned the determination of the Emperor to send a
corps d'armee, if necessary, for the relief of Turkey.
The orders that were then, or soon after, given,
have been since renewed, and Marshal St. Arnaud
could, at the present moment, detach no inconsi-
derable force to the East at a very short notice.
" The Emperor of Russia has hitherto regarded,
or affected to regard, the Black Sea as a Russian
lake. When he hears that that lake is occupied by
two mighty fleets, and that their flags float in sight
of those shores he believed closed against Western
Europe, how will he feel, and what will he say ?
He is understood to have declared more than once,
and to have announced to foreign Powers, that
the entrance of a single ship of war into the Euxine
would be considered as a declaration of war. Will
he now make good his threat, recall his Ambas-
sadors from England and France, and proclaim
hostilities 7 The first object of the combined fleets,
once in the Black Sea, will be to protect the coasts
of European and Asiatic Turkey from outrage, and
render impossible another collision between the
Ottoman and Russian squadrons. What they will
do if a Russian Admiral repeat the boast attributed
to him of sweeping "the Turks and their abettors"
from the Euxine, it is not difficult to guess. Sinope
is not the only harbour in that part of the world
which may witness the destruction of a fleet and a
fortress.

" Other letters from Constantinople speak of the
general discontent at the inaction of the fleets. All
accounts concur in doing every justice to the gal-
lantry—the desperate gallantry—of the Turks at
Sinope, notwithstanding the. immense odds against
them. Not a heart quailed, though destruction
from water, fire, and cannon balls was inevitable,
for the Russians were inexorable in their cruelty.
Yet Sinope, disastrous as it was, will not have
occurred in vain, for the Ottomans have proved
there as on the Danube, that they have still, as it
were, the gristle, and may again be hardened into
the bone, of manhood.
" Various accounts have been received in Paris
from the Danubian provinces, but it is difficult to
discover the truth amidst such contradictory state-
ments. One letter announces that the Russians
attacked the intrenchments at Kalafat on the 4th
inst., and were repulsed with the loss of 4,000 men.
Parties generally well informed, however, affirmed
confidently, that the Russians forced the Turkish
entrenchments at Kalafat, and that great slaughter
ensued. Two Russian steamers, having four gun-
boats in tow, are said to have cannonaded the
Turkish position near Matschin on the 13th inst.,
but the result is not known. Omar Pasha, who
had quitted Schumla, was at Rustchuck on the
10th inst."

The Osservatore Triestino contains some details
of the battle of Sinope. On the 30th November a
steamer, sailing under a foreign flag, entered the
harbour of Sinope, and after examining the position
of the Turkish vessels went out to sea again. Early
on the following morning the sea was calm and
covered with a dense fog which made it impossible
to see beyond a certain distance. The Turkish sen-
tinels perceived something looming through the
fog, and to their consternation this something
turned out to be a Russian line of battle ship, which
had already entered the harbour, and was fol-
lowed by a second vessel towed by the steamer
Medj ue Tedjaret, a Turkish vessel, which a few days
before had been captured by the Russians. A third,
fourth, and fifth line-of-battle ship followed in the
wake of the former two. The whole squadron con-
sisted of three three-deckers, four highbord vessels
eight frigates, several steamers, and a couple of
smaller ships, which anchored opposite to the

tO de
Turkish fleet, and closed up the entrance
harbour. One of the large vessels hoisted a'
fhg, and upon this the Turkish batteries opelt'uof
fire upon them. The Russian ships were in frog
a low strand battery, which was intended to cOi
ma-nd the entrance to the harbour, but which COl,
nat be brought into action, as its fire would hay°
damaged the Turkish vessels.
The Allgemeine Zeitung states, that the Turkiik.
vessels which were destroy
nally intended to convey an expedition to CrireT.
ed at Sinope were nrl!
but that the Russians, having been informed of t."
plan, and measures having been taken accordinA
the Turkish War-office altered its plan, and resolved
to send certain stores, monies and troops to Sur__
port the mountaineers in the 'Caucasus. The a,
pedition was sent from Constantinople with g.ree!t'
secresy. The combined Turkish-Egyptian nier
entered the Black Sea at the same time, in ore
of
to deceive the Russian Admiral as to the object
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the above-named expedition. After a cruise
18 days, the large fleet returned to Constantiaop,
without meeting with a single Russian vessel, an
it was confidently believed that Prince MenscLik°l'.
intimidated by the fleets of the Western PelieT
kept his ships in the harbour of Sebastopol. d 3
appears, however, that the Russian Admiral ha
full knowledge of the intentions of the Turks, foe,.
he paid no attention to the three divisions of t.
Turkish-Egyptian fleet, but the strictest watch
kept on the movements of the expedition w 1,1,1,63
proceeded along the coast of Trapesant. veij,
Turkish Admiial, being informed of this suing
lance, ran his division under cover of the battertie
of Sinope ; he could not, however, avoid his fa
his vessels were destroyed, and he himself c6'''
tured.
M. de Fonton, late Russian Consul-Generid_iiil
Servia, has gone to St. Petersburg. Ile
probably be sent on a special mission to Persia. of
The Sultan's reply to the Collective Note nu
the sth inst. is expected to arrive at Vienna v
the 26th.
M. Pouillade, the French Consul at Wal(l'
left Galatz on the 4th inst. on board a ble
steamer, which was bound for Constantinople. tb
Russians stopped the steamer at the Sulina 03°11
and compelled her to proceed to Odessa. ve
• From St. Petersburg we learn that an ordin3the
has been published, with the signature of ,e 1,4
Finance Minister, declaring all merchant yes,'3.,
laden with or carrying munitions of war to b 0
ful prizes, although sailing under a neutral p7r
A Te Deum has been sung in the Czar's chants
the victories of Akhaltzik and Sinope. -vre-the
have also been sung in all the churches of 110
capital. , The news of the " victory" of SinnPrrei/or
caused the utmost joy and enthusiasm. A,
ish flag has been paraded all through tni%rd
escorted by squadrons of the Imperial
whilst the cannon of the citadel thundered- ''4, A letter from Constantinople, of the ~b
he
says the Patrie, ,c gives some details respectinito
situation of Persia. That power had not at 'lll3if
date declared war on Turkey, as was errenej sof
stated everywhere in Europe by the emissa,',effer
Russia ; but it appears that a very marked too
ence had occurred between the Court of
and the Chargo d'Affaires of England. ll°:,,eaf
this latter had not, at the date of the most rv:'011
news, quitted the country ; he had merely gl
in
his Government advice of the state of things
Persia."
~003
The St. Petersburg journals have anll°-4.1ecl
that the Russian Baltic fleet has been distean,,;
and that the crews-have been sent to their hrthis
In order to fully understand the bearing Otio
measure it is useful to mention that the P'-ry,
fleet, which has the best sailors in the Russian ,1115401:
were transferred three months since to the Biped
Sea fleet, and only fresh levied seamen 013133;0
at Cronstadt. It is these men who have been the
to their homes for the winter season, when, the
fleet of the Baltic cannot move on account 0'
ice.

Letters have been received by a mercantile fled
fir°zl
from correspondents entitled to full credit, ", rto
Erzeroum, the 17th of November, which rele bo,
the progress of the war in Asia Minor, and areolitif
lieved to contain the latest and most exact aceo
_,40
that have yet come to hand. From these it aPribi
that the series of successes already reported (31104
part of the Turks have not been much overra4
since, although none of them have been of a
extensive or decisive character, their aggregatpei
suit has been such as to induce the main be ?oh
the army to cross the Georgian frontier and So ai o,
• upon Tiflis. The capture of the fort of St. Ni°
the first important event of the campaign, is stiaoso
to have been effected by a surprise, and to r
been attended with great slaughter, the nUlubeoo,
Russians killed and wounded being stated at 111) of
while only 80 were made prisoners. A large atoc.6-oo
flour was found, which was much needed, and col
place has since been occupied by a division of
Turks. Subsequently, about the 3d Nov., a heui,io
irregulars and some cavalry, headed by 113111„,6.,
Bey, were attacked by a body of 5,000 Russi—tio'
encamped at a place called Valee Doozee, but ford
Turks carried everything before them, and
the Russians to seek 'refuge in the fortress e 0
Achek, the surrounding population harassing tPtile
in their retreat. In this action, however, 000
Turks, who had only light troops, lost about tent,
men. Immediately upon hearing of the aof
Ali Pasha, commander of the Ardaban divisioi ,o,
the army, crossed the frontier into Ge°',/t
and occupied the site of the late Russian came' si
few days afterwards another skirmish took plwgso
Hussoon, a village in the vicinity of Bayagifilfely
on the Georgian frontier, near Mount •-n-l'-or
where Essat Bey, with 1,500 irregulars, via 50,03
sailed by a Russian force of 1,000 regulars, wet
succeeded in repulsing them, upon which Med),
and Selim Pashas, the commanders at 13a1 saa
forthwith advanced, crossed the frontier ilea
marched for Erivan. Meanwhile it trallePpot
that Selim Pasha (of the Batoum division)! ..010
advanced from Shefkatil, and after four asv,oo
had taken Urzughett, a strong military
about 12 miles distant from that place. tilsi
consequence of all these movements 101% 0
Kerim Pasha, one of the commanders of the
-body of the. Turkish forces, encamped at nsto,
urged a bold advance of the entire arnl9 Abal
Georgia. This, however, was opposed by -1,01 •
Pasha, the Commander-in-Chief, who is dese,,qeiss
as inactive and obtuse, on the plea that waiter
approaching, and that he did not wish cc to bed.
-fea,ted like Napoleon." Nevertheless, at a 81;0
quent council of war, that decision was eve°
•
and on the 12th of November the camp was 0010
ingly broken up, and the army, consisting of 00°
23,000 men, commenced' heir march, leaving 1;05
men to watch Goumri, or Alexandropol, 3 13,,riA1;
fortress nearly opposite Kars, and in the Gero'oo
territory, which was understood to be garrlsor
by about 10,000 Russians: In an action a fey o the
later the Russians were forced to retire into 1,
fortress of Goumri, and the Turks occupied the 005,
which was not commanded by the Russian, §ile,j
These are the whole particulars known s"s
roum up to the 17th, and the future accoull,'opoo
detail the critical results of the advance Tier
Tiflis. Thus far the Turks had been 11e
sally welcomed by the Georgian populati°i'Tha
large number of whom had joined the arnlY•
total of the Turkish forces, according t° coo'
advices, consists of about 75,000 regular
80,000 irregular. Of the regulars, about 30 at
were at Kars under Abdi Pasha, 10,000 is:de
Batoum, 6,000 at Ardaban, 5,000 at BaYa°l CUle
the remainder at Erzeroum and elsewhereiteriag
trooPs,ooo
great want they experience is that of bait Cole
trains, some heavy guns which were sent fro' °U,4',
stantinople to Trebizond having stuck in the,re thel"
tains between that place and Erzeroum, whet
mast remain till the spring but it is said 000
every engagement hitherto ?the men have
great courage, and that if well led there wn are
full reason to expect they would conquer-, G
et
misgivings, however, seem to be entertain;oooo,l•,
sequence of the alleged inefficiency of the ti,°
der-in-Chief. With regard to the reportea_aid
of the Turks at Akaltzik, where they were 7to
have lost 4,000 men, no such tidings aPPeatrhe
reached Erzeroum, and the same s sithengt
with the Persian declaration of war, tireniel,
the news had transpired of the re.oespec.
of the English Charg6 from Teheran. ,
ing the movements of the Circass.ln,socal.
Schamyl nothing was known, except thatihat o,l°
templating a junction with the Turks, and that
principal force of the Russians was recl2l:ooiCat,
keep him in check. To facilitate the.e°lfthe ST;
tion between the Turks and the Georgians birth'
tan had sent Sadullah Pasha, a Georgian.o ni?auic
to co-operate with the army, with t_nd that, ~
Governor of Georgia, and it is averr.: r;
though it had been expected the peep! woubtolora,
the moment any great victory had been
by the Turks, the manner in which thegeerenabseyote
ward on the slightest sucoess is altogeFinally,
us,
anything that had been anticipated.d
that the Rd
strongest convictions are expresse sraall, of
to time °f
sian forces in Asia are comparativ.go
that the accounts circulated from tl
been 'is
the arrival of large reinforcements have_rked, is,or
fictitious. "Altogether," it is reP,l,3 oepared for
quite marvellous to find. them sp I°-1 Theeslitiv.
•e--Iriteu•
defence, so easily beaten and di p
h theY
tility of the population by whic the true bled
rounded is regarded, however,
88
they are ° ssee,
nation of this state of affairs, since
forS
to scatter a large number of. menaus iii /
al
while the movements of the Cir
their vigilance in the field.
says dr date„,°,f
ed to order,. every t'. 0
,T,TheheJoEumrnpaerlodre
tea to hi' inforillati°
the 3d, that there shall be presented
axe ook
hSats. Pdeeigteri:
on withoutthe wantingva eforQi stpheecolailucoorrdseof
tt7tiot a

Sea killed in combat, in order that measures calculated
to relieve the lot of those families may be taken."
The Grand Duke Constantine Nicolaievitch,
Grand Admiral of Russia, addressed the following
letter on the Ist to the retired Privy Councillor, J.
Jeleznoir

" John Grigorievitch ! It is very painful to me, the
first time that I happen to write to you, to have to speak
to you of the misfortune which has happened to you. The
glorious death of your son, who fell at the taking of the
-Egyptian steamer Pervas Bakhri by a Russian steamer,
has the more afflicted me, from my Laving known Lieut.
Jeleznoff when he was only a midshipman, and at the
beginning of his service, and from my having since
Placed him in the number of our most distinguished
naval officers, who are always likely to be most useful
by their capacity, their zeal, and their good conduct.
Your paternal heart will find consolation to your grief
in fervent prayers to the Lord, for the victim who fell
on the field of honour ; and as a Russian and a faithful
subject, you will certainly find consolation in the idea
that your son has gloriously fallen in fighting under the
-
Russian flag, andin a combat of which the annals of the
Russian fleet will preserve the souvenir. • I have given
orders to place the name of Lieutenant Jel,znoff on the
marble tablet, in the chapel of the Corps of Marine
Cadets in order that our officers of the navy may aeon-
tom themselves from their infancy to pronounce this
name with respect. I beg of you to receive the assur-
ance of the part which I take in your grief, and I remain
for ever your affectionate,

" CONSTANTINE."
The Journal of St. Petersburgh of Dec. 11 pub-
!idles two extraordinary supplements, containing
the official reports of Prince Menschikoff and Ge-
neral Prince Woronzoff on the battles of Sinop°
and Akal-Tsiche

NAVAL OPERATIONS AT SINOPE.
MYesterday (November 20 0.5.) in the evening his
ajesty received the following report from Aide-de-
Camp General Prince Menschikoff
" The orders of your Imperial Majesty has been exe-
tnted in the most brilliant manner by the fleet of the
Black Sea. The first Turkish squadron which dared to
present itself in battle was destroyed on the 18th of this
month by.Vice-Admiral Nakhimoff. The Turkish ad-
Mira!, Osman Pacha, who commanded it, was wounded,
Made prisoner, and brought to Sebastopol.
"The enemy was in the roads of Sinope, where, sus-
tained by the land batteries, he accepted battle. We de-
Stroyed seven of his frigates, a sloop, two corvettes, a
steamer, and several transports. He only saved a
steamer, which escaped through its speed.
"The squadron, it appears, was that which had been
armed to seize Sukhum-Kali, and carry aid to the moun-
taineers (of the Caucasus).
"We lost a subaltern officer, and 33 sailors killed and
230 wounded.
"I have not yet received written details ; Aide-de-
CamP Lieut.-Colonel Skolkoff, the bearer of this report,
Will be able to give many particulars."
For this brilliant feat of arms, his Majesty the Emperor
has deigned to confer the following distinctions and re-
compenses :—To Vice-Admiral Nakhimoff, the Order of
St. George of the second class ; to General Korniloff,
the Grand Cross of the second class of the Order of St.
Vladimir ; to Rear-Admiral Novosselski, the Order of
St. George of the third class ; to Rear-Admiral' Pamplii-
lclff, the Order of St. Vladimir of the third class to Cap-
tains Istomire and Kouznetsoff, commanders of the
vessels Le Paris and Rotisloff; the rank of
ral ; to Captains Baranovski and Yeromyscheff, corn-
Manders of L'lmperatrice Marie and Le Grand Duc
Constantin, the grade of Captain of the first rank ; to
tieutenants Bondistcheff Spitsyne, Von Kern, and Von
Stoffreger, commanders of the frigates Koulevtcha and
Kargoul, and of the steamers Odessa and Chersonese,
the grade of Captains of the second rank ; to Captain
Koutroff, commanding the Tri-Sviatialia, the order of
'St. Vladimir of the third class ; to Captain Protopopoff,
commanding the steamer Crimee, the order of St. Anne
of the second class • to Lieut.-Col. Skolkoff, the rank of
Colonel and the title of Aide-de-Camp of the Emperor ;
to the superior officers of each vessel the order of St.
Vladimir of the first class, with the rosette ; and to the
crews ten decorations of the military order per company,
'and a year's pay to all the sailors who took part in the
engagement.

INTELLIGENCE FROM THE TURKISH FRONTIER AND THE

TRANS-CAUCASIAN REGION.

A brilliant affair of Major-General Von Brunner near
Atskhour on the 6th of November was the only prelude
of great success attending the Russian arms.
His Majesty the Emperor has to-day received the
report from the Aide-de-Camp General Prince Woron-
zoff, of a decisive victory gained on the 14th of Nov.,
bear Akal-Tsiche, 71 battalions of the 13th division of
infantry with 14 field pieces, 9 sotnias of Cossacks, and
17 sotnias of militia over the Turkish corps d'armec of
Per& Pacha, 18,000 strong. In this memorable battle
the Russian troops were commanded by Lieut.-General
Prince Andronnikoff, whose original report, transmitted
to his Majesty the Emperor by Prince Woronzoff, is
here brought to the knowledge of the public :
"Copy of the Report of Lieutenant-General Prince
Andronnikoff, the commander-in-chief of the corps of
the Caucasus, dated Nov. 15, 1853.
" Having arrived on the 12th of November at Akal-
Tsiche, I proceeded to reconnoitre the enemy's position,
and ascertained that he occupied an inaccessible terrain,
extending from the town of Ab as far as to Soupliss.
Moreover, the position was fortified by a great number
151 epaulernents and batteries.
„, "The situation of the town and district of Akal-
xsiche rendered it necessary to act in a decisive man-
lier, the more so as I learned that the enemy was re-
ceiving reinforcements, and expected more from Arda-
Adjar, and Kars. On the 14th, before the dawn,
I caused a column of four battalions of infantry, with
14 gun; to file off, to attack the front of the enemy
bear Lower Soupliss ; and another column of three bat-
tallions and a half, with three pieces of artillery, nine
sotnias of Cossacks, twelve sotnias of the militia of
Tiflis and Gori, three sotnias of Ossitie and volunteers,
and a detachment of noble volunteers, was directed
towards the enemy's left flank along the river Poskhoff-
Tchai.
"The combat was commenced by the artillery, the
fire of which was kept up without interruption, and
with the same vivacity at all points, until half-past 11
in the morning. The obstinacy with which the enemy
defended his position demonstrated the necessity of
assaulting it, and terminating the combat with the
bayonet, although it was strengthened both by nature
and art, and notwithstanding the depth of the Poskoff-
Tschai. The enemy defended himself most desperately
in his entrenchements, in the houses, in the gar-
dens, and on every point offering the least chance of
/flaking resistance. Under the fire of the enemy's grape-
shot and the discharge of his musketry, our infantry
crossed the river, the water reaching up to their arm-
pits, and sprang to the assault, with such impetuosity
and so much compactness, that notwithstanding all his
Obstinacy the enemy was obliged to give way. The
first backward step was the commencement both of the
defeat of the Turks and of their total rout. At Soupliss
we took from the enemy nine guns, and near the hamlet
of Pamatch, three other pieces. The streets, the gar-
dens, and the road from Soupliss to Pamatch, were
strewed with the enemy' slain.
" While the principal position was the scene of a
hand-to-hand conflict on the right bank of the Pos-
koft-Tschai, another combat took place on the left
bank.
"On this side of the river about ten in the morning a
Strong corps of the enemy composed of infantry and
Cavalry was hastening to the succour of the Turks by
the heights of Abas-Touman. Six sotnias of Cossacks
Were sent to oppose this detachment, and at two o'clock
in the afternoon an engagement took place. In order
to support the Cossacks a platoon from the mountain
battery No. 4, and two field pieces taken from the
Turks were posted on the right bank of the Poskoft-
Tseha,i, to play upon the Turkish auxiliary detachment.
These six sotnias of Cossacks were reinforced by a de-
tachment of noble volunteers, sent from Soupliss, pre-
cipitated themselves upon the enemy, defeated and coin-
Pletely overthrew them. More than 200 killed of the
enemy remained on the field ; the rest fled, but were
linable to join the principal corps. The combat ended
at sunset ; the enemy had entirely disappeared.
"I cannot help considering this combat as one of the
most extraordinary, and, I might say, unprecedented
feat of arms. A strong cannonade of five hours dura-
tion, a violent fire of grape and musketry, lasting two
hours, and finally a combat, with sword and bayonet,
for four hours, and during a pursuit on the mountains,
and over broken ground, could not be sustained with
honour, but by the valour and indefatigable intrepidity
°f Russian troops, and prove that there exists no obstacle
for warriors animated by the Orthodox Faith, who at
the voice of the august monarch have taken arms for
religion, sovereign, and country. Nor can there be ob-
stacles for an army which repeats the wards of its
Monarch, 'ln to Doming Bperavi ; non confundar in
ceternum
"I shall have the honour to transmit to your Highness
details of the brilliant exploits of the troops which were
entrusted to me as soon as time shall permit.
"So far as I have been able to ascertain at present,
our loss in this combat, so hot, so embittered, which
was prolonged from the rising to the setting sun, con-
sists of one officer and 39 soldiers killed, and 179 soldiers,
With six officers of all grades wounded. Among our
wounded are Major-General Freitag (slightly), Lieu-
tenant-Colonel of the Staff Freigang, and Lieutenant-
Colonel Vizakoff, of the 21st Regiment of Don Cossacks,
2_4 present the loss of the Cossacks, the artillery, and of
'4lB militia has not been ascertained.
"The loss to the enemy must have been very consi-
derable. They left more than a thousand bodies on the
field, 120 men of the regular infantry, cavalry, and ar-
frY have been taken prisoners, and are now in the
to tress. Among others are a Mollah, aKasmadar.
0.„1111lig the battle ten pieces of field artillery, two parks
rtillery, several flags and standards, and an immense
store of provisions, with the enemy's
into our hands camp, have fallen
`*
I
cannot sufficiently express to your Highness my
tp-atitude to the generals who commanded under my
vpiloehs,a to the officers of all grades, and to all the troops
ye participated in this affair."

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.2'or this brilliant victory his Majesty has deigned to
—"llfer on Lieut.-General Prince Andronnikoff the order
of St.
all George, of the third class, and various recompenses
t°
number every company of infantry, and a proportionate
of the same decorations for the sotnias of Cos-
6aeks and militia, and to the artillery.
.7
ib. he Ramburg papers publish the following
sia 1178'4. rt bulletin of the military events in Lesser
-.A :
' After the brilliant action at Bainder on the 14th of
November,tin in which a Turkish oorps of 30,000 men,
11
Arct9l3 t
, , Qs Abdil Pasha, was driven back upon
hei4l, S
the TUrkii made another offensive movement

against the frontiers of Gurien and the district of Ar-
mend, to the north of Alexandropol. They were re-
pulsed on all points, and their losses were grievous. On
the 16th Nov. Lieutenant General Prince Beboutoff de-
tached to the militia, under Colonel Prince Orbelian,
against the Turks, who, after crossing the river
Arpatshal to the north of Alexandropol; had taken up a
position in the village of Ali-Kiliss. Colonel Prince
Orbelian divided his corps into two columns, one of
which he marched straight up to the enemy, while the
second took the direction of the Arpatshai river for the
purpose of cutting off the retreat of the Turks.
"Thus assailed, the Turks, leaving their baggage and
booty behind, dispersed in every direction. We took
24 prisoners and found 20 men killed on the field of
battle, while on our side there was not one man killed or
wounded. On the 17th and 19th of November the militia
on outpost duty on the frontier of Gurien repulsed the
attacks of the Turks on the Sessi river, and in the di-
rection of Legwa and Kakuta upon Tshelokski. The
losses of the enemy were most severe. Not less suc-
cessful was the division of Erivan, under Colonel Kohl-
bakin, in its reconnoitering expeditions, in which it was
twice attacked by the Kurds. On the scond occa-
sion the flying Kurds left 55 killed the field of
battle, and seven prisoners remained in our hands. At
this moment the corps of Erivan is operating under
Major• General Nazaroff, in the vicinity of Etshimiaddin,
which place is the centre of their operations.
" A more detailed report of the action of Asehur con-
firm the late accounts of the bravery of our troops, four
companies of whom (two of the regiment Bialystoek, and
two of the regiment Bresi) were attacked by a superior
Turkish force. Our soldiers held Aschur, which protects
the communications between Akhalzik and the moun-
tains, since it commands the defile of Borshom. Col.
Tolubejen, the officer in command, when informed of
the advances of the Turks, took up a position covering
the defile—the only road on which a force can advance
to the mountains. The Turks understood the necessity
of forcing that position ; and, as darkness had set in,
they thought it an easy matter to despatch so small
a force of Russians ; but on approaching our line,
they were repulsed at the point of the bayonet. In
the course of the night our troops were reinforced
by one company of the Bialystoch Regiment and five
sotinas of Grusin militia. Major-General Brunner, the
commander of the Brest grandiers, had meanwhile been
informed of the movements of the Turks, and hastened
up from Borshom with three companies of his regiment ;
but the Turks, too, had been reinforced with foot, hone,
and two pieces of artillery. Major-General Brunner
reached the field of battle at 7 o'clock a.m., and attacked
the enemy with the bayonet. The shock was dreadful.
The Turks lost ground, and when Major-General
Brunner led his reserve to the charge, the Turks
were completely driven back, though still fighting
over seven versts of ground. This victory was
solely gained by the infantry, without any help from
the cavalry and artillery. Our troops took one
field piece, four standards, three flags, a lare number of
muskets and great quantities of stores and ammunition.
Ninety Tut ks remained on the field of battle; the num-
ber of their wounded it was impossible to ascertain. Our
own losses amounted to six men killed, and three officers
and 30 soldiers wounded. The Czar has been pleased
to bestow' upon Major• General Brunner the order of St.
George, and Colonel Tolubejen has been presented with
a sword of honour. The commanders of companies have,
by the order of the Czar, received the order of St. Vla-
dimir of the fourth class, and three medals have been
awarded to each company of soldiers and militia."
The following is the text of Menschikoff's des-
patch, as given in the Journal of St. Petersburg :

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Hier, 28 Novembre, dans la soirée, S. M. l'Empereur
a re9u le rapport suivant de l'aide de camp G6n6ral
Prince Mcnschikoff :

" Les ordres de Votre Majest6 Imperiale ont ete
executes de la maniere la, plus brilliante par la flotte de
la Mer Noire. La premiere escadre turque, qui a ose
presenter au combat, a cite a detruite le 18 de ce mois,
par le Vice-Amiral Nakhimoff. L'Amiral Turc, Os-
man Paella, qui la commandait, a etó blesse, fait prison-
nier, et amend a Sebastopol,
" L'ennemi etait dans la rade de Sinope, ou, soutenu
par les batteries de terre, it a accepter la bataille. Nous
lui avons detruit 7 fregates, 1 sloop, 2 corvettes, un
steamer et plusieurs batiments de transport. Il ne lui
est reste qu'un steamer, que la, vitesse de sa, marche a
sauve. _

" Cette escadre etait, h ce parait, celle qui await
ete armed pour s'emparer de Soukhoum et dormer la,
main aux Montagnards (du Caucase).
" Nous avons perdu un officier subalterno et 33
matelots tiles et 230 blesses. _ _ _

" Je n'ai pas encore de details &nits ; mais mon aide
de camp le Lieutenant-Colonel Skolkoff, porteur de ce
rapport, pourra en donner beaucoup de vive voix."
Pour ce brillant fait d'armes, S. M. l'Empereur a
daignd conftsrer les distinctions et reScompenses sui-
vantes :

Au Vice-Amiral Nakhimoff, chef de la 5 division de
[a flotte, l'Ordre de Saint Georges de la 2 classe.

A I'aide de camp g6neral Korniloff, la Grande croix
de 2 classe de l'Ordre de Saint-Vladimir.

Au contre-amiral Novossilsky, chargel du commande-
ment de la 4 division de la flotte, l'Ordre de Saint-
Georges de la 3 classe.
Au contre-amiral Pamphilofi, l'Ordre de Saint Vladi-
mir de la, troisiZme classe,

Aux capitaines de vaisseaux de premier rang Isto-
mine, commandant du vaisseau In Paris, et Kouzuetsoff;
commandant du vaiseau le Roti:Asa, to grade de contre-

amiral

Aux capitaines de vaisseau de second rang Baran-
ovsky, commandant du vaisseau I'lmp6ratrice Marie, et
Y6romyscheff, commandant du vaisseau le Grand-Duc
Constantine, le grade de capitaine du vaisseau de pre-
mier rang.
Aux capitaines-lieutenants Boudistcheff, commandant
de le fregate la Koulevtcha, Spitsyne, commandant de
la fr6gate le Kagoul, de Kern, commandant du steamer
la Chersonese, le grade de capitaine de vaisseau de 2

rang.
Au Lieutenant Ostreno, premier adjudant de la 5
division de la flotte, le grade de capitaine-lieutenant.
Au capitaine de vaisseau do 1 rang du 32 equipage de
flotte Koutroff, commandant du vaisseau le Tri. Sviatit-
alia, l'ordre de Saint Vladimir de la 3 classe.
Au capitaine de vaisseau de 2 rang Protopopoff, com-
mandant du steamer la Crime; I'Ordre de Saint-Anne
de la 2 classe.

Au lieutenant-colonel Skolkoff, aide de camp du chef
d'4tat major-general de la marine, le grade de colonel et
le titre d'aide de camp d l'Empereur.
Aux officiers superieurs de chaque vaisseau l'Ordre de
Saint-Vladimir de la 4 classe avec la rosette, et aux
equipages : 10 d6corations de l'Ordre militaire par com-
pagnie,•et une ann6e de solde h toes les matelots qui ont
pris part au combat.