The Sun.
London, England, 1854-01-17 00:00:00

THE BATTLE OF CITALE.

A telegraphic despatch from Orsova, dated Jan.
15, mentions that after the engagement on the 10th
inst., between the Turks and the Russians, the for-
mer retired to KalaNt. It adds that the Russians
remained in their position at Citale.
The account we published yesterday stated that
the Russians had fallen back on Krajova, which is
more likely to be correct.

We learn by a communication from Bucharest,
dated four days prior to the commencement of the
battle on the 6th, that General Audrep had
marched from that place for Kalafat with 25,000
men, his intention being to attack the position of
the Turks at the latter place, and that Prince
Gortschakoff had gone in the same direction. The
probability, therefore, is, that the Prince was pre-
sent during the bloody conflict on the 6th and
subsequent days, which ended in the total defeat
of the Russians with enormous loss.

Kalafat is a town of 2,000 houses, is surrounded
with walls, has a quarantine, a town hall, a cus-
tom house, three churches, and a cavalry barracks.
It is the chief place of a sub-administrator's dis-
trict. The redoubts raised by the Turks are of
great extent and very strong. They are partly
raised on two high hills on the plain of Kalafat,
about a mile distant from each other, and have a
numerous artillery. All the neighbouring country
is dominated by these hills in such a way that no
approach to the Danube can be made. In 1828
these hills were occupied and fortified by the Rus-
sians. Between Widdin and Kalafat the Danube
is little less than a mile wide, and the course of it
is very rapid. The island in which the Turks are
fortified is situated near the left bank ; it is partly
covered with wood, and is defended by strong en-
trenchments in earth, bearing large artillery.
Above Widdin the Turks have constructed a new
citadel, according to all the rules of art.

LORD REDCLIFFE'S MESSAGE TO THE
RUSSIANS AT SEBASTOPOL.

The following is said to be a literal translation
of this document. It is addressed
" TO THE GOVERNOR OF SEBASTOPOL."

Ccnformably with the orders of my Government,
the British squadron, in concert with that of
France, is on the point of appearing in the Black
Sea. The object of this movement is to protect
the Ottoman territory from all aggression or hos-
tile act. I apprise your Excellency thereof with a
view to prevent all collision tending to disturb the
amicable relations existing between our Govern-
ments, which I am desirous of preserving, and
which, no doubt, your Excellency is equally
anxious to maintain.

To this end, I should feel happy to learn that
your Excellency, animated by these intentions,
had deemed it expedient to give the requisite in-
structions to the Admiral commanding the Russian
fleet in the Black Sea, so as to obviate any occur-
rence calculated to endanger peace.

REDCLIFFE.
(BARAGUAY D'HILLIERs).
The letters of both Ambassadors are precisely in
these terms, and with the last word underlined as
above. The Retribution has conveyed them to
Sebastopol, with a French officer in charge of his
own Ambassador's despatch. There are, besides,
two prisoners British subjects—the engineers of
the Medari Tidjaret and Egyptian steamer, cap-
tured by the Russians—whose extradition has
been formally demanded by our Ambassador.