The Sun.
London, England, 1854-05-27 00:00:00

LATEST FOREIGN NEWS,

THE WAR.

RUSSIAN ACCOUNT OF THE CAPTURE OF
THE TIGER.
The Russian Invalide gives the following report
from General Osten-Sacken, relative to this cata-
strophe, in a supplement to its edition of the 19th
inst. :

" I hasten to lay before your highness (Prince Paskie-
witsch) the flag and jack of the British steam-frigate
Tiger, of 400-horse power, It ran aground, was set on
fire, and blown up, as it was impessible to get it afloat and
bring it into the harbour, because two other steamers
prevented the attempt. The following are the details :
This morning, may 12, the frigate, which came in the
direction from St. Sebastopol, got ashore near Kartazzi,
about six wersts (4f miles) from Odessa. Two position
field pieces (18 or 12 pounders) of No. 2 Battery, 16th
brigade, under Lieutenant Abakoumouff, arrived from
Lustdorf colony before the other two steamers could
assist the Tiger, and, supported by two companies of
the Dnieper reserve infantry regiment and a platoon
of Lancers of Count Neketine's regiment, opened their
fire with such precision, that, after the vessel had re-
ceived several shots, and its captain had lost his foot,
she was forced to surrender. The enemy's shot flew harm-
lessly over the battery (evidently from the vesel lying on
her beam) the colours were hauled down, and the lieute-
nant, who had taken the command, presented himself be-
fore me and declared his crew prisoners of war. By my
orders he sent his boats and crew ashore, and laid down
his and their arms. They and their wounded, five in
number, were sent to the quarantine. Meanwhile eight
pieces f the light position battery No. 2 (12-pounders),
and the horse battery No. 11, arrived from Odessa, with
a battalion of the Sonzdal reserve regiment ; and the
reserve battalion of the Ukraine light infantry, with two
squadrons of Archduke Ferdinand's lancers, reached
the shore. The enemy's wounded were not yet re-
moved before two enemy's steamers were observed
through the fog. As no means were at hand to float
the surrendered vessel, and get her into port, and
as more enemy's vessels might also arrive at any
moment, I ordered the stranded ship to be set on
fire with shot. The two steamers of the enemy came
within gun-range, and opened their fire upon our bat-
teries. Colonel Granowiteh maintained such a well-di-
rected fire during two hours with twelve pieces, that the
enemy's ships were compelled to retire out of range
much damaged. Two men and three horses of the re-
serve battery were killed. Colonel Flerisky and Lieu-
tenant Snairnoff, of the 2d light infantry and 10th bri-
gade, received contusions. We have made prisoners
Captain Giffard, 24 officers (and warrant officers), with
201 seamen and marines. The Tiger was armed with
16 Paixhans. .At half-past seven p.m. she was com-
pletely burned."

GERMAN POWERS.
THE NEW VIENNA PROTOCOL.
A telegraphic despatch from Vienna confirms the
fact of the signature of a protocol by the represen-
tives of the Four Powers, asserting their determi-
nation to maintain the integrity of Turkey. Aus-
tria and Prussia will now, it is said, demand the
evacuation of the Turkish territory, and accord-
ingly a draught of a note to Russia has been sent
by the Conference to Berlin for the approval of the
Prussian Government.