The Sun.
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last heights of the Balkan, and whose rocky ridgefi
are covered with low, but thorny bushes. The
toads from the mountains are-Ist. The Kosan
road; which runs from the Balkan about four wersts
in front of Slivno, joins the Karnabat road, and
proceeds over an open plain to tho town; 2d. The
Jambol road, which leads through level and open
valleys to that town ; 3d. The Janisar road, which
meets the Jambol road about a werst from Slivno;
4th. A mountain road, which leads to Kasanlik ;
and sth, a road to Staroreka. The circuit of the
town i 9 extensive, and on the side towards Jambol,
where the enemy expected our attack, is defended
by intrenchments. After I had talten into considera-
tion all these localities, I so availed myself of my
means, that I cut off the enemy from every road by
which he might retreat with his artillery. For this
purpose I ordered the 7th corps, with the whole of
its cavalry and artillery, to march i❑ the night be-
tween the 30th and 31st of July (Ilth and 121 h of
August) on the Karnabat road to within eight
wersts of the town of Slivno. .

" The 6th corps marched at three o'clock in the
rnbrning. The sth division of infantry, under Co-
lonel Pah'ien, however, which had arrived during
the night, took a snort rest, and did not march until
six o'clock, to form the reserve of the Gth corps.
Major-General Sheremetiff's detachment, which had
marched from Jambol, approached Slivno-in that
direction, and halted at the distance of eight wersts
from the town. The Major-General was ordered
to advance at day break on the road to Janisar, and
to occupy that town.
" On the 31st (August 12) at six in the morn-
ing, when the corps of Lieutenant-General Rudiger
had approached the junction of the Kosan and Kar-
nabat roads, I detached thither the Gth regiment of
the Black Sea Cossacks, and at the same time or-
dered the 14th regiment of Yagers to take a strong
position OA the same road, some wersts from the
Balkan. I allotted the 2d brigade of the division
of Bug Hulans for a reserve, in order thereby to
secure our right flank from a sudden appearance of
the enemy on the side of Kosan. In the mean time
I made the troops march forward. As we ap-
proached the town over ground intersected with
vineyards, gardens, and woods, I ordered the whole
of the cavalry to make a flank movement to the
left, and to turn into the Jambol road, whither the
enemy had sent a considerable part of his regular
cavalry and infantry. Being certain that the pr►nci-
pal strength of the town lay towards the Jambol
road, I placed the whole of the infantry of the 6th
and 7th corps round the foot of the hill and on the
Kosan road, in order thereby, as soon as I should
obtain► possession of the town, to turn the whole
of the enemy's fortifications, and thus oblige them,
without firing a shot, to surrender to the arms of
your Imperial Majesty. All these arrangements
succeeded according to my wish. Scarce had Ge-
neral Rudiger pushed forward his cavalry, which
consisted of the Ist brigade of the 4th Hulan divi-
sion, and the 2d brigade of the 2d Hussar division,
with their artillery, and a company of Don Cos-
sacks, and advanced to the proper distance, when he
opened the fire of his artillery, attacked the enemy,
and drove him towards the town, and then into the
fortress.

" During the action on our left wing, the right
advanced rapidly; but Count Pahlen remained in
reserve between the right and left wings. The
enemy fired some shots from the cannon, to which I
opposed the 19th brigade of artillery ; upon which
he hastily withdrew his guns, and began to fall back
towards that part of the town. The inconsiderable
fire of the enemy did not retard the rapid advance
of the battalion of the 18th division into the town,
whereby the enemy were compelled to abandon the
fortifications of the Jambol road, and to fly in all di-
rections along the footpaths through the mountains
and cliffs. His principal masses retreated along the
Kasamlik and Staroreka roads, pursued until six in
the evening by our infantry and Cossacks. The
terror of the enemy is so great, that he has not the
courage to make any considerable stand, and it ap-
pears that in this respect the leaders of the troops set
the example. The trophies of this day consist in
the taking of the whole of the enemy's artillery, viz.
nine cannon, with all their powder-chests, six
standards, and 300 prisoners. The loss of the
enemy in killed and prisoners is very great. We have
besides found large supplies of ammunition and pro.
visions in the town of Slivno. Our loss in killed and
wounded does not exceed 60 men ; among the former
is one officer, among the latter two.

" In making to—your Imperial Majesty my re-
spectful report on this new deed of arms of your
victorious army, I have to add, that I send the keys
of this rich and populous town, which is considered
the second next to Adrianople, with the six cap-
tured standards, by sea to Odessa, whence they will
be conveyed to your Imperial Majesty by my Adju-
tant, Lieut. Andro, of the Yager cavalry guard.
" In conclusion, I have the happiness of observ-
ing, that on my entering the town of Slivno, a nu-
merous body of clergy of our faith welcomed the
troops with the cross and holy water, while the
people received them with tears of joy, and pre-
sented to them bread and salt. This sincere ex-
pression of feeling sprang from the honest hearts of
the Bulgarians, who are attached to us, not only as
members of the same religion, but in consequence of
our friendly conduct towards them. Though the
town was taken by storm, no outrage was committed
and our warriors, so terrible in battle, occupy, in
perfect order and tranquillity, their different quar-
ters, where they are treated with bread and wine by
the worthy inhabitants. "

COURT-MARTIAL UPON CAPT. DICKEN-
SON, R.N.-(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)

PORTSMOUTH, WIIDNESDAY-THIRTEENTH DAY.

The Court met this morning as usual. At the opening
of the Court a medical certificate was presented, apologis-
ing for the absence of Admiral Otway. The Court was
then closed, and remained so for nearly an hour. When
we were again admitted, Captain Dickenson requested that
the master of the Albion, now on board the Melville,
should be i❑ attendance, to which the Court acceded, and
then adjourned.