Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-01-18
THE BATTLE OF SINOpE.

The harbor of Snope is not strongly fortified
Formerly it was the principal naval establish
ment of Turkey, but of late the arsenal has been
transferred to Constantinople, and single bat
terry on the little fort of Boze Tepe constituted
the whole defence of the port. s.I o
On the 3Oth ult, the feet of Admiral Nach-
mof, that had been sent expressly to look for
the Turkish iotilla that was conveying reinforce
ments to the army on the east coast of the Black
Sea, appeared off the roads of Sinope, where the
Turkish ships, under command Of Osman Bey,
were at anchor, having been driven to anchorage
there day or two previously by stress OF wealth
er t.r.
Nachimoff's s squadron consisted of twenty-four
sail, of which six were line of battle ships
Finding there was no help but fight or surrender,
Osman bravely threw his own and some other
OF his ships across the entrance to the harbor,
and attempted to keep the Russians at bay,while
the transports FASTENED to land their men and
stores. From the confined position in which
his ships were, he labored at great disadvantage
The Turks had to sustain the fire of over six
hundred Russian guns, and could not bring more
than two hundred into play against them. Not
withstandng this fearful odds, the Turks made
no proposals to surrender, but kept up their fire
until one after another Of their ships sunk or
blew up.
Astonishing as it may appear they managed
to sink and burn no fewer than seven of the en-
emy. To the last Osman refused to strike his
flag, but continued to blaze away from his shat
tered ship at the Russian steamers that were
towing it towards Sebastopol.
At length he was taken, wounded, on board
Nachimoff's s ship, and his frigate sunk, so that
of all the spoils of the brilliant victory" the
Russians took into Sebastapo only a few
wounded men, but not plank of Turkish
ship.
The following bulletin was posted on the
Bourse at Odessa on the 5th -
The Russian fleet, under the command of Ad-
miral Nachimof, has met in the Black Sea
Turkish and Egyptian fleet, composed of lS
ships-two deckers, frigates, corvettes, together
with two steamers of 500 horse power, and two
others Of 800 horse power After a long en-
gagement the following Turkish ships have been
destroyed or captured -
OF Ga guns. No name given
OF 90 guns.
/ of SO guns. Nezrami Effendi,
/ OF 80 guns. Ahmet Ali,
of 46 guns. Nazim Fessm,
OF % guns. Fessi Mahmoud,
Steamers:-
2 of 20 guns each,
2 transports,
do. British transport
The engagement took place near Sinope.-
Five thousand Turks have been killed, and many
taken prisoners. Osman Pacha,who was wound
ed, has also been taken prisoner.
Several officers both English and French were,
on board the Turkish fleet.
From this bulletin it would appear that only
eleven Turkish ships were destroyed, two of
them transports and defenceless, instead of the
thirteen frigates previously announced; also that
if there were eighteen Turkish ships, seven must
have escaped, and, further, the "no name given"
of the two heaviest ships, of ga and 60 guns,
look spiciously-like as if there had been no
such ships. The five thousand Turks reported
to be killed would have been sufficient arma-
ment for the eleven ships without the many"
taken "prsoners )" and as the Russians lost sew
en- of their own ships, including two ships of the
line, their victory consists in surplus of four
ships only, namely, three transports and twenty
gun steamer. Even these they have not to
show; and if they had, they would not begin to
pay for the repairs to the Russian Admiral's
ship, which had to be buoyed up before it could
reach Sebastopol.
THE "GREAT REPUBLIC" destruction
of this monster clipper ship, in New York, a few
days since, excites unusual regret She was the
arpest merchant shin ever built She was of