The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-05-30

On sending news Of this discovery Sebasopol Admiral
Nachimon short joined by Rear Admiral Nevos
sski, with the City WParis l20gun ship; the Grand
Duke Constantine, l2Ogun ship and the Tri Soiatcha
These forces united the night of the 9th of November
and agreed between the two admira to attack the
Ottoman ships in nes-Admiral Nachimon command
the right with his flag the Empress Maria, and followed
by the Grand Duke Constantine and the Tchhina and Ad
mra Nevossky to command the left with the City Of Paris
the Tri Soiatitcha and the Rostoff
Between and ten o'clock in the morning Of the 30th
favorable breeze sprngng up the admiral made signa to
prepare for action and steer for the roadsead of Sinope
These ships advanced in two lines with all their suddng
sails but could the Ottoman fleet account of the
fog and rain, until they had approached them within half
mile. On arriving within 500 yards Admiral Nachmon let
go his anchor and slipped spring upon his cables. The
Turkish account this Seeing the Russians enter the port
with strong and fair wind and apparently bent on running
them aboard the captain of the Nezamick Quilt by Rhodes
an Amecan fired broadsde into the City Of Paris which
and anchor also said that the Rus
sian admiral entering the harbor sent flag of truce to
the Turkish admiral demanding his surrender and that the
reply broadde Each of the Russian ships came into
the position assigned them and received fire from the
Turkish vessels The action if it may be called one must
have commenced about eleven twelve, a.
The fire Of the Turkish ships slackened in about half
hour, and at two o'clock it had wholly ceased.
The of the affair made by the Ottoman admiralty
that these ships had gone into the Black to act
guard ships and that they wind bound in Snope,
pairing damages and putting water on board.
The Russians say that they had been engaged in conveying
the Crcassan frontier and that this account they attacked
them in port to destroy them if possible.
The guns of the Russian ships of heavy cabre and
they fired balls Shells and oiled rags (probaby for the
pose of setting the vessels on re) Those Of the Ottoman
ships of less cabre and being to leewad they could
alter their position and covered with the smoke
from their enemys guns.
In the midst Of the conflict the magazine Of the Naouck
Bahei took fire, and blew up with her Some of
the other ships also took fire. and burnt Ali Bey with
whom you acquainted in Genoa, commanded fine
gae and in moment of desperation after letting greater
part Of his throw themselves into the water to
swim ashore, descended to the magazine and with his
hand blew mp his ship Some ten twelve Of his officers
and crew, preferrng death deserving their ship with
noble devotion to their gallant commander remained with
| him and shared his fate.
The Turkish admiralty says that while the crews
swimming ashore the Russians fired grape them and killed
good 1t adds that 06 men, only 400 escaped
with their lives.
The TAFT steamer escaped during the of the conflict
and reached Constantinope with only few balls her STERN
and wounded The of the Ottoman ships
either burned wrecked The admiralty says that many
Russians killed. and that of the
quite wreck They remained three days in Snope to
pair damages and then towed out Of the harbor
There two small batteries the shore of Snope but
the cabre Of their guns small that they of but
little during the conflict The larger Of the two d-
recty in line with the Nizamick and could be used at
all against the Russian feet.
An English and French steamer up Sinope
the arrival Of the Taft and brought away ITO wounded
Mussulmen.
An English brig in the port loading for Liverpool
cidenaly burned by Turkish corvette running upon her.
The Russians did not take ship prize. The Dmat
(Egypan) the least injured but she could be
moved to Sebastopo Ii is believed that the City OF
Paris suffered greatly in the commencement Of the conflict
indeed yet known whether she reached Sebas
topo
The Turkish admiral, Gilman Pacha, taken prisoner
the latter place where he Is retained lie received
severe wound in his leg but has since recovered.
The Ottoman admiralty states that the Russian guns
o. 1G and IL tehap in cabre while their guns
only from ~ TO 10 thap The Russians fired bombs at the
Turks and have two which had not exploded from
falling in the water have given large Russian shell
Captain Long for Commander Stringham and another to
Captain Turner Of the Jeyan One Of the
this attack Of Russian force inferior in port,
destruction Of hundreds OF innocent persons who
killed shore by the chance shots Of the Snopc Is
now a mass Of ruins. J. 7. BROWN.
CoSsTASTISoPLE, April 20, 1854.