The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-26

All he places eyacunted and tue forts and MI
being .vcesbe), except Reaou Eaeh and PolS fror
which the Russian soldes driven by fre Vt III
Trench and Englfh ships they we Then esrri.
by bsstan OF Turkish sid or. Who with three .le.
pieces had heen previously bar ked bozrd our
sels az 81 Nicod (ch-fkeL) The Russians, about 70
o. 1860 mes, sapposed ~ hare gone the direciou
% ku'sS whore Also tAe garrison Of Suchum kxieh,
700 or a,ote, svylosed % have drects, its march
lac ssmreou n the ooast and last ught the
paIea ana t-s furkish rft Tor E-dout Kaleh
With ,;m', smasnition, and 2''e o. 80 Circassans.
,n ma sssr 70 .y ,sss there y an Of
J.w. n. DuNDAs Woe Ads.iraL
Tho seeystary of ths Admiralty.
AaAMsxox AT RisBevr KA,ns Mar q. 1854
SRI hlse great % asure In ling To you that the
sna squsdsu placed under my b, YOU and Ad-
mira Hamelu, has Lees the Of expetng the Rux
sian garrison fom tire osly plAoc this
with The exception of this OF Apspa
exempted from the gcoerd absnosnmsnt two moatts
ago.
at Suchum Kaleh learned that the Russian ms were
si 10 Possession Of Redont Ksleb. ani tina they
tacheu great importance I'll maintaining
long Iossibe In odeI forward Go tuee sry at
kutsi large quantity Of ammunition and stores still ia
tie msgsaiie and at the tine Intercept the
ions Of Sem Psoha Rt this critical jIu.,tare
Ant prevent his occupation Of favorable port Toe the
Ia reduction of supplies
g. u Q squadron left Sachum Kaleh the mornay OF
to 18th, anc we passed Reeout Kalea observed
q tucy OF about Thousand inf,n ry undrr
I IT ,be iew guns the o.feuces Il II
wa hso olened our broaisdes could have ooge the
10 recccupy he Iiace disappearing, and
fore went with the squadron fast po sibis Co
Cbauronksu In hopes Of inducing the general osnian
ing there 10 alo me With eucent lumber to occupy
ainisn the place. after should have driven
enemy out OF IL with our guns lie sent an express to
Selm PacEa whose reply arrived early the folio Sing
morning. and who placea at my disposal bal TALON OF
500 infantry anc thre fetd-psces; which imme-
oael embarked board the sh OF squa, with
. degree Of aacrity have surpasse sod.
A. At NJ tho squadron appeared oil Re lout Ksleh,
where the troops dsembarked, under the
H., nd n
the same time summons seut 10 the commanda Of
officer OF the French dvi Vt the squAdron and
under cover of flag OF truce and in charge Of
Aaxss, of this ship, BY whom 1t was delivered TO an Off
Ger who spoke French fuent and alleged as the
Why answer could not be given without consdersble
delay that the commandant was not on the spot.
g. After delay of nearly half an hour, Lieutenant
Maxse left the shore without answer queny
the Agaemnon and Charlemagne stood ia coseas the
the quarter coupled by the Russian troops we'll
on The sea defences which tried Intellectual fre
the hoas The enemy soon retired out OF reach Of the
ships guns ard the Turkish troops, adv inoing rapidly
lopg the beach, took possession of the batteries when
the ihing ceased r&E
O. The enemy ratreated 90 precipAately from under
the fire OF the ships, that he failed In his attempt to g
mite cobustbes which laid the destruction
o. tue military quarter but. when out Of gunshpt ana
the bridge he set Gre TO tho mag1zues and storehouses
and at nghtfal the conmercai town. which commenced
and half each bank vi the river was In blaze,
that In the morning the aours hing place Of the evening
Inhabitants, who had rends rcd themselves very OBJ
ncxous to the dsplesure Of he Turks having retired
| with the Russians
T. This devastation s no Doubt deeply to be deplored
bat is consolation TO have deprived the enemy Of
depot OF military stores snd to have driven him from
place Of 90 much Importance without any accident or
| any irregularify arising from success.
g. Nothing could exceed the cordial operation and
assistance received from my French colleague, the vi
ccmte dc Cbabannes, well from Commsndant Wall
y of the Mogac Captain Jones Of the Sampson Cap
tain symonds of this ship, and Captain Moore Of the
tOh1 nd tu1r frnun f1reri In
bned squsdrcn during this fAtguing day but should
be doing injustice to highly deserving ocer II uia
4 Aeasaempon Wniam Rae ROLAND "a hou.enant of thr
years standing, twelve OF which he has been In
and respcnsSity Of the day devovsd as he had the
management OF the emtarcaton and dsembarcston of
| the troops
o. Yesterday and to day working parties from the
bned squadron have been assisting the Turks in putting
the place in q good state Of defence and am highly
leased with the quantity OF work they have
pishtd; bur- the Russians probably not far dis
tsnt think would be prudent to leave Turkish
garrison without some support therefore venture to
consider it pleasure that my Quitting this
chorage onight in the further execution OF your
ders the Sampson should be left behind for that pur
pose and enclose q copy of the instructions have
| gyen to Captain Jones.
10. / have also the honor to enclose the copy Of
letter which the Vcomte Chabannes and have ad-
dressed to the Muchr Sem Pacha; and have directed
Captain Jones to draw his attention to Pot and Agysoo
the dependencies Of Redout Kaleh, which also set
| have, &c. EDMUND LYONS Rear Admiral.
| AaAsEMyoN, at Baltschk, May %, 1854.
SRWth reference to my letters of the 18th and 2lst
lust Nos 20 81 feel that my report of the visit of
the allied squadron under orders TO the coast of Cir
cassa would be very incomlete if were not to relate
that we're everywhere welcomed as delverers by the
| remarkable race by whom ii is peoplcd.
2. The weather dne and the water deep, ap-
preached very the land and always by daylight and
opened each beautiful valley, with our English and
French colors flying the Crcasssns ooked to theibeach
and testified their JOY by firing muskets and waving flags
3. On landing at the principal places the natv
sisted out of boats and after giving expression to
their delight for few minutes formed circle around
u.s. preserving the most perfect order while their chiefs
forward and addres ssed the Vcomtc dc Cabannes
Of seIfesteem which combined with their handsome and
lofty mep and their Of carrying their Weapons
was exceedingly striking: They invariably said, that
while they turned towards England and France with gra
titude and admiration instruments in the hands of
| Providence for delivering them from their inva
des they confessed that they considered it the just
| reward for their patriotism and oonstancy.
A. They certainly fine, intelligent race, and can
readily believe them to be second to none in desultory
mountain warfare. have, &c,
EDMUND LYONS, Rear-A Admiral.
In consequence Of the above action the Circassians
are now masters of all the forts and fortified places
which border the coast of their country. Suchum
Kaleh abandoned by the Russians is occupied by the
Mingrelians. Schamyl has lately taken possession
of Usurghet, an important fortress garrisoned by
ten thousand Russians, who, after great loss, were
compelled to abandon it, with vast amount Of pro
ing with sixty thousand men against Tefis, and he
will not then be more than twentyfour hours dis
tant from the capital Of the Russian possessions in
Georgia.
Col. Maudait, an old officer Of Charles KS body
guard, has been sent by the Emperor Napoleon on
| special mission to Schamyl.
THE RUSSIAN SQUADRON IN THE STRAITS
OF MALACCA.
From the Bengal Hurkaru
| report has been brought from the straits py
tie Fekin that Tho Russian feet was of Singapore,
| and facetious gentleman adds that IT is on the
way to Calcutta. contemporary tells us that the
Czars suuaron in the eastern seas Consists of four
or five ships-the largest sixty gun frigate, the
smallest az, eighteen gnn corvette" "The squad
ron," he thinks "shoud be looked after If there be
| any means Of doing 20 without danger"
| We certainly agree with our contemporary that
the Russian ships should be looked after but we do
not consder that any thought should be had regard
! ing the dapgeI. Risk must attend such an opera
tion, which we feel pretty well sure, will be under.
taken If the Muscovte vessels be really moving in