Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-03-29


lence as ever, and now became mingled with
sharp rattle of musketry, which inspired SOM
apprehension for those parts of the field from
this point not visible
On going higher up along the entrenchmen
| witnessed some splendid practice from the
Valorous steamer in the harbor, which threw
shells with great precision across the mounds
OF sand on the sea shore, and amongst the
cavalry on the left, causing them to shift their
position several times, till they got fairly out Of
range.
Throughout, the Turkish artillery acquitted
itself remarkably well after every shot we
could see the enemy's horses rolling over, or
flying Oft riderless across the field. Their ar
tillery must certainly have suffered severely as
was testified by the number of dead horses,
and fragments of gun-carriages found after
wards. About 10 o'clock column composed
OF the Azovski regiment was pushed forward
to assault on the extreme right, where they had
less to fear from the fire of the artillery,
through large graveyard. What induced
them to choose such spot as this for the at
tack it is hard to imagine, as the inequalities
OF the ground must have thrown them more or
less into disorder from the first moment A
lew minutes previously the Furious had sent
rocket partly ashore, which landed on the ex-
IRENE right Of the town, and coming round
amongst the wind-mlls, opened their fire on
the Russians just as the head of the column is
sued from the burrying ground and appeared
on the glacis, and at the same moment the
musketry commenced from the entrenched.
The column pushed on to distance Of about
twenty yards from the ditch, but there gave
way and fell into disorder.
Selim Pacha now made sortie with brig
ade of Egyptians, and charged them with the
bayonet; but in the act of leading his men on,
received busket ball through his body, and
fell dead. Ismail Bey was also wounded on
the same occasion. The Russians now fell into
disorder, gave way and retired leaving the
graveyard strewed with the dead. The artil-
lery limbered up, and went off, firing occasional
shots till it passed the brow of the hill. The
cavalry preceded it at canter, but when on
the other side the whole retreated in the most
beautiful order, to distance of about two
miles, where they bivouaced on the plain.
Immediately after the cessation of the firing,
walked down to the outwork, and at every
yard along the inside of the inner entrench-
ment found traces of the conflict, in the shape
OF battered houses, dead horses and here and
there wounded or dead men. These were, how
ever the natural consequences of four hours
cannonading, and passed them without pay
ing much attention to them, till / was stopped
in a narrow passage between the parapet and
ruined wall, bytwo soldiers marching abreast,
with very excited, triumphant air, and each
carrying In his hand, what at first took to be
pigs head, but which, on nearer approach, /
found to my infinite disgust to be the heads of
two unfortunate Russians who had fallen in the
graveyard; one, from the long hair, evidently
that of Greek volunteer; the other the closely
cropped skull of a soldier of the line-both gray
and disfgured, and leaving bloody traces on
the ground over which they passed.
l had scarce recovered from my first surprise
and horror, when l met two other savages bear
ing aloft on the points of their bayonets two
other trophies of a similar nature. They had
hardly passed me, however, when they were
stopped by the news that their two contreres,
who had preceded them, on laying their hideous
spOila at the feet of Omar Pacha, instead. as
they expected, of being patted on the back and
receiving good haksheesh were instantly ar,
rested and marched off to prison.
Despatch from Omer Pacha.
HEAD QUARTERS, EUPAToRIA, Feb, 1863
Under this date Omar Pacha reports to Lord
Raglan an account of the attack on Eupatoria,
which is translated, closing as follows: 'After
four hours fighting, the enemy commenced re-
treating.
81 have every reason to be satisfied with the
conduct Of my troops during the day. Although
behind works only half finished, and not fully
armed they showed bold front, and were very
steady.
"Our losses are not very numerous, but they
are to be deplored. We regret the death of
Selim Pacha, Lieutenant General, commanding
the Egyptian troops. We had, moreover, 81
killed, and III wounded; 70 horses killed, and
l8 wounded.
"Amongst the killed there are seven officers,
and ten are wounded among them Suleiman
Pacha. Thirteen inhabitants of the town have
been killed and eleven wounded.
AUSTRIA.
VIENNA, Monday evening.-Her Majesty the
Empress of Austria was safely delivered of
daughter at four o'clock this afternoon. A
general amnesty for political offences is de.
creed on the occasion of the accouchment of
the Empress.
The Vienna Conference.
The first meeting of the Plenipotentiaries
took place at Vienna on the 9th instant Their
debates had for its object the fixing Of the pre-
else meaning of the third Of the guarantee
points. The Russian representatives were not
present. Further conferences would be held
without delay.
General Wedell had left Paris on his return
to Berlin and was said to be the bearer Of in
structions which would insure the conclusion
of a treaty between Prussia and the Western
Powers
Telegraphs from Vienna, of the 9th instant,
state that Prince Gortschakoff 1.-THE diplomat.
istl had received orders from the Emperor
Alexander to proceed with the negotiations, and
confirming the instructions he had originally
received.
The Peace Proposals.
tits stated that Lord John Russell and M.
Bourquency have agreed upon the terms which
England and France consider necessary for the
treaty of peace, and if these terms are correct
ly rendered, they are not (says the European
Times) such as the new Emperor of Russia
ought to decline to accept, for they merely pro-
pose limitation of the Russian power in the
Black Sea, the Transforming of Sebastopol into
commercial port, and the destruction of the
fortress. These are not very humilating terms,
but they ought to be accompanied by another
and still more stringent condition, namely
that Of making Russia pay the expenses of the
war.
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