The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-09-13
Battle Of the Tchernaya.
Dispatches from General Pelissier

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on the part of the Russians had aroused our
attention, and they carried out their project
this morning at daybreak, sgains, our lines
on the Tchernaya; but despite the conceu.
lra,ion of imposing masses collected during
the night, The enemy wasrepulsed with great
yigor by the divisions of Gems. HerbiIlon,
Camou, FauoLeanx and Morris. The Sar-
dinians, placed on our right, Tough, valiant
fy.
The principle effort of the enemy was d.
recied against Traktir- Bridge. The Russians
left "a great number of dead there, and we
made great many prisoners. They were
in full retreat on Makenzie's Farm when our
reserves were coming up, and ihose Of ou'
brave allies, especially the English cav
airy.
| The enemy has received severe check
Our losses, which are much less than those
of The Russians, have no, yet been accurately
ascertained.
CRIMEA, the 18th, 10 P, M-Prince Gorl-
schakoff has demanded an armistice to re-
move the killed and wounded of the enemy
from the field, which have granted. The
Russian losses surpass my first calculation.
Lieutenant General Read has been kill
ed.
Our engineering works, protected by the
admirably sustained fire from our artillery,
are not disturbed by the Russian batteries,
and have considerably advanced.
1.-THE General Read whose death is report
et was very distinguished officer, and
year ago was dischargng the duties of In
perial Lieutenant oflhe Caucasian provinces,
in the absence o Prince Woronzof, and be-
fore General Muravief had been nominated
his successor. The father OF General Read,
born at Monirose, was a civil engineer, who
entered the service of the Emperor Alexan-
in early life, and settled in Russia, ohere
his son, afterwards, General Read, was
born.l
CRMEA, Aug. II, IL 80, P. M in his at
tack yesterday, the enemy brough, into The
field five divisions, 6OOO cavalry, and twenty
batteries, with the film intention OF occupy.
ing tbs rediouchine hills.
The Russians having crossed the river at
different points, had accumulated sapper
tools, beams, plarks, fascines and ladders,
which they abandoned in their fight AS
usual, our artillery fought valianlly, and with
! success. An English battery of position, on
the Piedmontese Hill, gave US most power
ful assistance. The Russians left al least
$500 dead on the field 3s OF their officers
and 1920 men are in all our ambulances-
Three Russian Generals are. SAID 10 have
been killed. We moreover made 400 pris-
oners Our loss is 1870 killed and $40 wouu-
ded. The following officers are seriously
wounded-Tixei, Darbols, Alpy and ST. Re-
my; much less serousl y-De Polkes, Barlne
and Gagneur, :he latter slightly.
Prince Gortschakof MISUNDERSTANDING
August I6th,-Parl of our troops crossed the
Tchernaya and attacked the heights of Tsdl-
ouchine. Having encountered very consid-
erable forces, we, after an obstinate fight,
thought prope: TO retire 10 the eright bank,
where We awaited The advance of the enc.
my for four hours. AS they did moi move
forward, We yentured 10 our posilion. The
loss is heavy on both sides"
THE RUSSIAN LOSS.
The following telegraphic despatch from
Gen. Pelissier has been received by the
French Minister of War
"CRIMEA, Aug. 10, P. M.-It was neces-
,,,, 20 co,t;p,o tho nm ist;aa do m AL ya-
ierday by the Russians, from A. NJ. 10 . P.
M. to-day, for them 10 carry away their dead
The nearest enumeration We could make
gives the following results Russians buried
by the French, 2129; by the Russians, 1900:
total, 3329."
To this despatch The MoniteV appends the
following announcement =" The artillery
has again opened fire before Sebaslopol.-
An error in a despatch led TO the belief that
another bombardmen, had commenced. This
is not The case. This fire is that Of our guns,
which, has been seen, has powerfully cohtri-
buted, since its e.cominencement, to iacili-
tate the works of the approaches directed
against the Malakoff works.
The Paris correspondent OF the Times
says
GA private despatch from the French camp
gives few additional particulars about the
affair OF the Tchernaya, and explains, TO a
certain extent, the disprcportion, remarked
BY every one, between the loss Of the Allies
and that Of the enemy. It appears that the
garrison of Sebaslopol, as we'll as the army,
are almost without provisions; they have
scarcely morsel of bread to eat, and they
are in such plight that, according 10 this
despatch, one would say the Russian COM
mander-in-chief really desired to get rid of
considerable number of his men, from the
sheer impossibility of feeding them. The
enemy had TO pass through deep ravine 10
to approach our lines, and while they did so
they were actually moved down by hund-
reds, by our guns and musketry. The Rus
slams were not in position TO return our fire
with effect, and did little more Than fire in