New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-17
MORE OF THE MASSACRE AT sINopE.

MORE OF THE MASSACRE AT SINOPE.
Accord ng to investigations made at Sinope by the Brit
i.h ship RetIbuon the Turksh rgaes resisted the fear
fu odds opposed to them for honr aud half withou,
fDchng The first of their losses was the Navk FIR gate
whose Captain Ali Bey being menaced with boarding by
three decker and having abandoned all hope Of successful
reance hroiesly blew up his vessel AT the end Of the
above period the destruction OF the Turkish force was
feh and complete Some Of the ships were burned by
the eptmy shot others blew up and others whose sides
were literally beaten in by the weight Of the Ros
sian metal slipped their cables and with the exception OF
two ded ashore Tie Russians then manned their yards
and chetIed in honor Of their bloody victory Having
done this they Immediately recommended friDupon the
helpless wrecks from which a .eeble dropping fire was
still returned with unequaled fortude and did not cease
until the work Of des ucon end buchery was complete
The support afforded to the Turks by the land batteries
owing partly to the ightness OF thea guns
and partly to their FIRE being intercepted by the Turkish
fbips
The following the official report OF the Turkish loss the
Turks themselves estimating 5000 killed
kssais lfss ssp. COO Admiral Hassin Pssha yho
.esse .hoIs stTs but vas killed On .ns l ~ s b,
the .hsHy up ssr si &c Sn H., blew hall a. hour
S,.im 81 s.n Captain H.ssan Bey KILLED. ship burn'
fsid ,un. Captain E.n Bsy escaped ship burai
p,@s. = s,.is. 4 Sru. so men Asm. IsrsAi Bsy fate
Isniiah "a suIs scc men Adsair. P..hs psoa
err the esps Red Dy sscaped sap burnt the next day a.
T. Hsh e sens 4: men Captain An,hr Bey s uaesr.
Fiji Maibct go csPs. Jssl Bey ship sura' the
cri ssfi x Ss men Captain suy Bev, ship banned foul
.uE THE u ssh brs Hoxsrd and dsstI.ylts her -, IL,
o. .ior. nl1aicd ..d dbmsssa
s' 81. Sol e. :n .y y
ls s'e,neI Sthors, Power ID Guns 700 me- V c
Total ssl ssn.-44O men.
The opIssng foTce Of tie Russians under Admrsl Ma
chnoh consisted they ray of three tbreedeckers three
two d,elsTS two 1igaies and four The English
steamer Retnbuion ard French Mogadsr brought
Ia Constsnirople sls wosndsd and 400 sqd officers
who had to the shore The captain Of the Howard
had also beer brought Constsntnope and Immediately
lodged complaint with Lord Srstford tina. the Russian
Admiral gave hun warning to withdraw previous to the
sctin
Tie following letter as addressed by Admiral SaehimO
10 Le Austrian Consul OF Snope aer the destruction OF the
feet and bomberdm. ut OF the iosn:
"MOssnUR LIZ consul: Permit me to address myself
10 you the ouly European representative whose tag
hoset tbet you axe known To the Authorities VI
tie unfortunate Of Snope the sole object Of the ARR
val Of the Imperial feet in the haTbor. Having learned
tf tho Turkish sbe which were continually cruising On
the e Atsss 10 raise tie population which had sab
nJo TO Russia had tai refuge in the roads of Snope
was reduced to the deplorable necessity Of attacking
them the rk Of causing injury to the town and har
Dor sympathXe in the SAD fate of the 10 aud it,
inofensi,e inhabitants. for |: solely the OBJ
stste defense OF the hostile inhabitants, and par
,culerly the FIRE Of the batteries. which COM lied
US to tmIlOy bombs the only mods OF sisn
ciIg them quickly but the greafest damage
exrerero.d BY TIE town Certainly caused by the
huir vrtok Of the Turkish ships IRE mostly by
Il en- own crtws As tie enemys fire Permitted
sent boat nth hcer bearing tag Of truce, to
cal ,n nv n Intentions the authorities Of the town.
but tie ooer remained there hour without dis covering
snybCdy During the whole NJ yesterday nobody sp
peartd except some Greeks calling themselves Deputies
r,m their con -trs rer inhabing the town suppliestins
NE TO receive them board the ee; but M instructions
teng 10 sosy against the Turkish ships vi
commenced these unfortunate persons 10 tue European
Corsuls. an now quitting the port, and depend upon
yoUr good 10 make know that the Imperial Squad
Icn has hostile intention ether against the the
port Of sinole. y. NAcaiNoFF.'
II needless say that when the of the Disaster
sinope reached Coustsntnople the excitement
Crowds Of persons accompanied the amIks of the victims
to the resderee of TIE Captain Psshs on whom the blame
wss thrown Of having small feet TO sea when il
ives known that the Russians we're in force on the coast
Asia Minor TIE olsrors Of The multitude reached the ears
Of the Captain PssLs and re deemed prudent to coacea
himself til pouar feeLrg hsi subs'dsd The captain Of
fhs Tai seasr u 8: escaped iron Snope Is uner tra by
martial for having led IN Presence VI the enemy
There seveTa accounts publ sbCd Of the battle bat they
DO lot Differ Ton the above 40 they iselose any cir