Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-03-28


tho Geld estimate The loss Of the Russians a 400
Killed and 700 sounded. and Of the Turks so killed
and 300 Wounded.
A. he bsitls vas fought between the Turks and
che ku@<isss ~ s<i>ct from the numerous reports
tbs oiic.sI despatch ~ Omar Pacha, and the Ac-
count poblish<d N che Russian Gazette;
HxAD ouAsssas kUrAroRIA, Feb, 1855.
Mr. Loan have nc honor 20 INFORM yourlord-
ship that ths enemy attacked Eupaiora on the
morning o. the 18th Inst
The troops intended Co this attack had lefl the
camp before SsbaslopoI rix days ago, and other
troops nom Perskop and si,nphesopo had joinsd
them IN the night % the ielh and thc morning Of
the l7lh, In the aAi ground that lies behind The
hsights that are before EupsiosiA
As BAR a. one could gues. and according 70 tho
information furnished BY prisoners. the enemy mus
tered 80 bsi4lions u Infantry, rcgimcnts of car
airy, 600 cossscks. 90 pieces Of artillery u post
,ion. and soms .scopso u horse artillery which ~sss
The attack commenced Il daylight By strong
cAnnonsde. daring which she enemy used even 81
Founders. A nIsl The Rsssi3hs showed them
selves y great fescs along our whole position but
seeing that our left was protected 81 men-oEwan
which went there when ne Asst skos was arcd'
they conccntraied against oar eonire and right
then requested The senior offices of the Englizh
Royal Navy 10 send tho gun-bosi yip<r 10 the
right. and 70 take up posilion near the French
steamer Veloce and the Turkish steamer schehissr
on board u which was the yice-Admlral. Ahmed
Pasha. AZ the same time, reinforced the hight
with some bAtfalions 81 infantry and some pieces
Of artillery, which Withdrew from the left
The enemy continued his FIRE withSuf ce~sing
from the position held BY his artillery supported
BY powerful fire Of administers. and then his In
ihntry, carrying piAnks and laddcfs three times
tried to storm the works. Each time Il was 70.
pulsed and obliged 10 retire under our Gre, but a
was enabled 20 effect this retrograde movement
under cover ofits artillery and q heavy masses Of
cavalry.
Our cavalry, which at the present moment only
musters about ZOO or 500 horses, and which
charged the Russian infantry al the commencement
OF It's retreat did not dare 10 pursue II In the face
Of such heavy masses.
This superiority In artillery and cavalry prevent
ed our disturbing the Russians On their retreat.
Alter four hours and half fighting. they com.
menccd retiring In three different directions
ward the bridge Of Lake Sasik, toward Top Mamal,
and toward the Perekop road.
i have every reason 10 be satisfied with the con-
duct my troops during the day. Although be.
hind works only half finished, and not fully armed.
they showed bold 'front.' and were very steady.
Our losses are not very numerous, but they arc
to be deplored. We regret the death Of Sclim Pa.
sha, Lieutenant General commanding the Egyptian
troops. We had, moreover, 81 killed, and 277
Among the killed there are officers, and 10
are wounded, among them Suleiman Pasha Ia
inhabitants Of the town have been killed, and II
wounded
! consider II my duty to make honorable men
ton of the French detachment that Is here and Of
the English men-ofwar Curacao, Furious vaIor-
GUS, Viper, Of the Turkish steamer Schehfaer. and
Of the energetic cooperation Of the French steam.
er veloce who all contributed greatly toward fus-
tratng the efforts Of the enemy. The French de-
tachment had four men killed and nine wounded,
among the latter Is q naval officer.
The Russians must have suffered heavy loss.
According TO the report Of the civil authorities Of
the town, who had 20 bury the dead, the number
OF killed amounts TO 45s their artillery Lost 800
horses They carried away great many Of their
dead and almost all their wounded. We have taken
seven prisoners.
have, &C., OMAN.
His ExceIcncy Lord Raglan, &c.