New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-28
ENGLISH ACCOUNT.

ErPAToRI., Saturday, Feb l., lsji.
About bali en hour before dsytreak this rnOrning,
reused from sound and comfortable sleep By
the clsDg Of arms, the heavy tread OF marching men
going at double quick time, words OF command yelled,
rather than shouted and, on listening more atien-
lively the doll heavy roar of the cannon Tell on my
ear as distinctly as the rosr Of the surge outside
would let it, and caused the Windows 20 ylorate
family at every discharge had hardly yet g)t'al my
senses into working order, when my companion en-
tered my rcom booted, spurred, and armei, and an
nouncsd the advance of tie Russians Upon goiog
out found the streets crowded with roc pa. all hur
lying TO the point OF attack officers tearing al msd
eal0p over the frozen mud, the steamers Ia the hir-
Dor getting up their steam with all possible haste;
the ntrDiDg breaking slowly through thick haze
On @ CLOUDY sky which, every few seconds, was
lighted Up by the hash of the rockets. which, in
Their fiery course through the air. threw ghastly
light upon the uporno faces Of the arfafs clustered
Oh the housetops sanding groups At the corners
Of the streets, and watching the progre5s OF the
combat in silent expectation. When re .oned the To-
tepcbu eDt, furious caIIonade was going on TO the
rig ht, at ouwork thrown forward short dstincs
on the PLAIN, and eluost surrounded by diminutive
wincniils for four five minutes nothing could be
card bu the rapid and tunultdous baking OF the
fed artillery ard then the heavy pieces broke in
wiih A rosr which drowned all other s0u1is, aud
seemed 10 rtnd the clouds from which the rosy light
of tie morT ing began to strea family upon the
town and the plain. The ground cling Edpa
toria - a vast sandy palm broken and then by
hlolks, and, close TO the nUenchmeris, by two or
three small rayires. To the extreme night there 10 a
side and the left an eineice Of no grest eleva-
ton ruIs away in Dorthwesterly direction till lost 10
II distance Upon the summit Of this two large
mae,es of Russian cavalry, laneers and dragons,
drawn up in squares, and further 10 the right
huge columns Of in fanny, some displayed on the
slope but larger nu noers still, suspect were behind
the hl the gli'ieIiDg Ct the bsyonets when the
rose. teiDg distinctly vsibe. Ia front of these in
long line at least seventy guns, about third of
which were pouring torrent Of shot upon the Tarkish
borI aLd the acent portions of the intrench
ment the the FIRE being Wig rousg returned not
OILY from the point OF atzck but from al the redoub's
on the left ana center OF the Turkish lines. Any
thing mole picturesque than the fash AID smoke of
the guns before the day broke clearly, can hardly 90
imsgiI ed but when tho sun INST through the clouds,
hLo revealed clesry The enormous mss of artillery
ana infantry tina, crowned the emirence and lined the
slope, cCIfess-anC there were many who pxrtook of
my fesis-tbat ! could lot contemplate the result
without considerable apprehension. above al when
RENE INBRED tina. lie only means OF retreat oiea in
OF revere was the Black Sea, when roarod a1d
fosned in our rear with considerable violence The
ace listed in this way without any striking rs
suit or etl er SIDE Til nearly eight O'Clock, when ae
Russians brough. down another battery OF eight pieces
at full gsllop and taking up position "Hhin eight
buIdi yalcs OF the bornSork, ihe garrison Of
witch, though the works were sui unhnlshed' lad
defended itself With unshsken courase opered
furious en6laeipg tire. To craw of portion OF
ths, iedoubi, the position occcpiei by ihe rr2i-
ment Of Colonel Ogilby, opened rs hre from oas
guo, and drew on il Instantly succession OF ais
ply though in one OF two instances they got
The rsIge very fairly, and Knocked clay OF tue
top Of tie rsmpsrt Ia the mems faces the majority
Of the shots went very high, ard, after "hizzing
over sone texts. fell ia among some CAVIAR? on tbs
lights in the center OF tire position, or dfoppei tigni
into TIE sea, without hurting any one Inis lasted
abou. az hour daring the whole Of which lhs cannon
aae continued ,osard the out60rk and on tue extreme
tight " h the sam whence "a ever, AID now beca
ulr gleC With shsrp rattle Of mu-ketry, which ~
spred some spprehtsor fer those parts ot the field
Iom his point Tot yi,lble. Ia the esly ps-t Of the
day haC p,aI tea myself in the .ed0-bf he'd by Col.
Ogby TegintLi, blt g. soon a. il opened t:e II be
can uLtebsble for coseIs-on, partly on account Of
tie ELI che, ard the inpCssibiliy Of remaining up
tight, without making ci.=s ptIs.n : target Tor such
portions Of The R1ssisn aItI cry IS might think
sutsble point of Elm. OF gong higher up a.o1g the
eDuer cha tLi, | Witnessed some splendid practice
from tbs Nac.C0s steamer in the hlrbO- which .h:sr
shells with great pr cision across the mouuc Of And
oil The sec shore, aid IN among tie Cavalry on the
l,t csusiDg thea 10 sniff the position several times,
TIL ttty 60, fairly out cf range. Throughout, tbs
Turkish sri lery ACQUITTED sef reuarka7ly vel!
al tr every shot We could see The enemy horses
rolrg over or lying Of T.tsrle.s across tue
htld. Their srt!l.ry mast certainly have suffered
sevCtly IS wss testified by the number Of dad
teTsts and fragments Of gun carriages found
tieIWGrd. About 10 o'clock q column c,Dp0sed OF
TIE Azoytki Regiment was pushed forward 10 ths a.
ssut OF the extreme tight vhere they had less - fear
#, NJ the fire OF The artillery through larse grave
yarc, filed with memorials of depsr ed wortn 10 the
shape OF stones Of every szs az form from ihs sim
pie cad stone Of he Iessaut TO the square
al lobderous tomb Of some wealthy shop keeper Or
cn ecfor of the quarantine. What induced them to
choose such spot as tbs for the .ck il s hard 10
ims siIe as tie Inequalities Of the grouod must have
thrown them more les into d .oi der from tue first
A few minutes previously TIA, Furious hal
sell rocket party ashore, who landed Oh toe ex-
enc III 1t OF the town sid coming roncd among the
" II eu us, opened their FIRE ;hs kIssisas Just
he hssd ii The column ,s'aes hom the bsryng-