Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-06-29

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On appronching Kara l}ournou il was evident
| that our vessels were engaged with the forts aud
earth. works at Pavlovskaya, which guards the
entrance 10 kercth aud Yenikae. Frequent puts
| of white smoke. followed by fiint echoes and
booming reports, which rolled heavily along the
| shore. fnld IL that The contest was tolerably
snart but II certainlv lid not last very long. Tor
/ at 40 Il huge pillar Of white smoke rushed up
! towards the skies, opened out liken gigantic bal
loon. and then Il roar like the first burst ola tinn
der storm fold IA that magazine had blown up
The notion grew slat irr, the firing less frequent
At2 II another loud explosion took place, aud a
prodgious quantity of earth was tlrov up into
the mir along with the smoke. third nRgazfne
wn- blown up at 2.25-a Tremendous explosion
which seemed 10 shake the sen aud mir took piacc
about 3 aclock, aud Mt 3.3D three several col.
umns Of smoke blending into one, and IL mnnY
explosions, tho echoes Of which rnared and thnn-
dered nway together, announced that the Rus
slams were beaten from their guns, and that they
were destroying their magazines. They could
be- seen retreniug, some over the hills behind
kertoh others towards Ycnikale. The allied
troops commenced dsembarking at once, and the
boats of the fleet were ordered out, and lHndrd
them on the beach between the Salt Lake, north
Of Cape knmiesch Bonrnou, and the ell 81 Am.
halaki, hamlet on the hill side i'll the little buy
between kamicsch and Pavlprskayn Battery
The heavy steamers ny outside. The transports
were anchored oil the Salt Lake to the south,
and the gan-boats and lighter steamers lay of
the smoking ruiz ofthp Russian cnrih works.
AN EXCITING CHASE.
a. we aheh"r"o most oN'illhg >c'he WIS
taking place toward The hor'hward. onc ct the
enemy steamers had run ont 81 the Bay oil
h'f'ch' whleh was cnhfehl'd from our view by
me h'auiaha on "hch fa'o'oVska'a ana the Dat
terry of Cape BouInon are situated, aud
uine as hard rs she could for the Straits of rni
keln She was low schooner rugged crat, ike
inar i.waf ana Tor long tune II was unccr.
tan whether She was government vessel or not
Ennb"at dashed after her across the swallows
and Just rs she pissed tho Cape, two Russians
merchantmen slipped al end mad towards 1eni.
kalc al>o. At the SANE m"maa' fine roomy
sch '"nc, eaaI" having ao>n VII fair breeze
irou ('nIaa!', evidently n!'H.ag e. aid her
con sort aud tespl~ns very likely IN littIc antag.
onst which pursued her. The glalhoa' IL on
aud passed the first merchentman NJ which She
fired n shot hr W." If maxim, her bring 20. The
fato OF heaea M-talf'r opened, and ,h': fer
shot spla led the water near tn gaabua,, which
still kept infrrpid't ~ ber wpg ! he man of
schooner bowIrd down toNu i, the Russian
steamer the latter gained courage, slackencd her
speed. aud lay to- ms if To engage her enemy. 4
sheet of tiaine and smoke rushed from the gun
boats side, aud her shot flying over the Russian
tossed up pillar Of water TAR beyond her.
Alarmed at thi- taste of h1r opponents guilty
and this sudden imitation of her iremendnus ar.
malrout the Rus slams nj once took 10 fight, and
the schooner wore and bore away for Ienikale
agnin, with the gunboat niter both Of them of
the harrow straits hctween kenikale and the SIND
''l,h' winch '''''~ "'''ss from ,'' opposite 'and
II eIr'' n'lno' 81 gunPoat7 az" shhl crafts were
,'',9'' una ~ ,o' I'p2'sn Funo'a' ran up to
wares 'h'1h II h'''iha ha'ltIY "fthtd on htr from
iih SPIT on winch the town l. suitable. tinp nj