The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1854-02-10
PARTICULARS OF THE NAVAL COM.
BAT Ar SINUPE.

The following is given by the Invalid Russo
of December l3, as the full details OF the en-.
gagement of SinOpe on the 3Oih of Noyem.
Ter:
Vice.Admiral Nakhimoff, cruising alono
The coast of Anatoila, perceived at soma dis
tance division of Turkish ships of war in
the roadstead OF Sinope. The next dsy a
strong west wind prevented his approach.
The war steamer Bessarabia was, however,
sent tU Sebastopul to announce that several
vessels vi the enemy were in the roads of ST.
n1pe.
On the receipt OF this intelligence three
men-o'-war Of l20 guns. L, Villa de Paris,
L. Grand Due Constantine, and the Tri.
Sviatitelia. received orders to proceed, under
the 4 of Rear Admiral Nuvussilsky, towards
5 nope, and to join i lmral N!khimof, with
hree ships Of var and brig profting by
favorable wind. went to recnnno tire the roads
nt Slnopr. aul ascertantd the di. position of
the enemy's naval hi.ision, COMPOSED of seven
:rig iies. 4 siUOp-of-war, two curvettes, two
Transports, and two steamboats,. These yes.
se!s were anchored in the form OF crescen,
along the coast, 80 disposed that they could
form in line from any point of the wind. On
the coast opposite the intervals be.ween the
vessels five batteries had been established.
On the night ot the l5-l6th of November,
%. s. Rear Admiral N1vo-s'lsky joined
he squadron with his naval division. On
the same day Vice. ADMIRAL Nakhimof an.
n1unced to his squadron, by an order ,f the
day, his intention TO attack the enemy IN two
Columns upon the first favorable turn of the
. wind. The right column was to be command
ed by Vlce-Admirll Nakhimofr, hosting his
Ia! Oh board the 1mperatrce NJ lre, and fol-
10 we'd by the Grand Due Constantine and
the TthAsmr; the left column under the com.
nand .. Rear Admiral Nogos,isky, was to
be comp j.ed OF the Vile de Paris, the Tri
Sviattelia. and the X 'stisaff.
On the 18th, between nine and ten in the
morning, favored by breeze from E.N.E.,
the Admiral signaIlcd orders to the squadron
to prepare for combat and to bear for the
roads OF Snupr. The ships OF the two col.
umns, with all their s.utding sails set, an
proachei the enemy, who could not be dis.
cerned under the distance of half mile on
account al the thick Jog AMI the rain. Vice
Admiral Nakhi,nnif having got within a dis.
tunce OF abJLt $50 saihnes (5S3 yards) of the
tNr irIates OF the enemv, one of which was
discovered with the flag of the Vice Admiral
AMI b.hnl the poop OF which was establish.
! ed on tn. coast battery of twelve guns, cast
anchor. Tne ship v:lc de Paris cast anchor
u, the same time. Tle other ships az thev
! arrived occupied the positions " aich had been
appointed them.
| Taa 4 AlmirAI's vessel had scarcely cast ans
! ch Ir when tn enemy opened upon our vess
sels terrible broa Is de from all hi. frigates,
supporting it By the fire Of his batteries. Their
shot m ,de great havoc am1ny our sPars, but
our ship. Immediately replied with a contin.
u,us and weIl-directed fire. In less than five
inmates the Gtanl DJc-ConItantne demol.
ish ID tn. battery whth was under its fire.
; Tne enemy's lrigate, anchored near this bat.
terry, suffered terribly from our bombs and
shortly blew up. Son after the Villa do
Paris blew NJ Turkish frigate.
| At the end OF an hour tn. well-directed
broaisdes u our ships had very much weak
ened the fire OF the enemy; and at two o'clock
it almost entirely ceased. Three frigstes,
among which that Of "a guns. bearing the
tiag of the Turkish Vice Admiral, were in
|
destroyed by our artillery w.re to be seen.
The Turkish part Of the town was on fire in
two places, and at hli-past two the Admiral
yave orders To cease the combat, at the same
time senling an officer to declare to the local
Tu ki-h authorities that il a single cannon
shot were fred from town or from the coast
the Admiral would burn and rsze the town to
Is foun larious. Tnis offer. after having
,emlined nearly an hour on land. could not
| discover the Turkish authorities or even q
jingle Turk. All had ded to the neighbor.
ing villages.
By the Admiru's orders, at the commence.
nen, Of the combat, the frigates Kagoul aud
K ,ulevtcha had remained under sail In .ths
r,ads, in order to cut off the retreat of any 4
the enemy's vessels that nigh, seek theis
safety in flight, They joined the squadron a
The end Of the combat, and acted PriAsiPslly