The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-19
THE VERY LATEST.

Marshal Peissier reports, the LIST inst, that bril-
liant contest of cavalry fought the 10Th ut at
Kough five leagues northeast of Eupatoria, in which
the Russian cavalry commanded by General Korf we're
defeated by the French cavalry under General Aonve
Six guns, twelve ammunition wagons, aud campaign
forge with all the appurtenances and leo prisoners of
whom two officers captured, besides so
horses of the Russian Hulans. Fifty Of the Russians
were Killed among them Colonel Androwsky. OF
the French, six killed and tweB'y-seven wounded
PRINCE GoRTscHAKoFFs DESPATCH.
HAMBURG, Oct. 8 1855.
intelligence hp been received at st. Petersburg from
Prince sorsehakoG which brings from the cfimea
up the Cd instant. The Prince reports that tae
previous day The enemy made Intellectual tank
ment.
CRIsEA, Oct. 3-Even;ng.
Yesterday The enemy effected movement against orr
left flank and then Withdrew. Our advanced posts stli
occupy their former line. Nothing has yet under
ken against the northern FORTS
DECORATIONS OF GENERAL SIMPSON AND MARSHAL
PELIssIER.
Major General wyndiam is likely 10 be placed at the
head Of division in the Crimea The Grand Cross OF
the Bath has it is said been conferred General Simp
Marshal Pelisser has received the decorati
Of the Queen apd his Majesty the Emperor of the Ere III
has further awarded General Simpson the Grand c. ,ss
Of the Legion Of Honor.
BOMB RpMENT OF TUE NORTH SIDE OF sEBAsToPoL.
The allies reported to have established 10
at sebastopol with which it expected hey would
render the north side untenable
CAPTURE OF A TURKISH CONVOY by TIE RUSSIANS
AT KARs.
The semi-ofical Austrian correspondent pubsa les
from Constan.nople tho eth ult to the es ct
that the RussaDs before kars had captured Turkish
convoy provisions, destined for the garrison together
with 600 horses and 800 men.
ABOLITION OF THE RESTRICTIONS ON THE TMPoRTA-
TON OF SALT INTO RUSSIA.
On the I'd inst. government notices published
at Warsaw, under the signature Of the Civil Governo
Leszezynhi announcing the abolition Of the rcstictio IS
the sale of salt and that purchasers would be PEI
mitted to import any quantity, might suit their
venience.
THE czAR's VISIT TO THE cRIMEA.
KoSIesBERc, oct 4, 1855.
The st. Petersburg journals announce the retarn Of
the Empress from Moscow and of the Grand Duchess ard
their children
VIENNA, Oct. 4, 1855.
letter from Odessa of the 3oth ul says the Car Is
expec ed there on the 9TH Oct.
News from China.
THE RUSSIAN FLEET IN THE GULF OF TARTARY-
ATTACK OF THE BRITISH snIPs-sAILING OF THE
RUSSIANS UP THE AMo0R--NUMBER OF THEIR
SHIPS.
Advices from Shanghai to the ID OF August had been
Her Mojesty's brig Bitcrn had arrived there on tho
22d July, with intelligence Of the Russian feet having
been sighted in The Gulf OF Iarary the goth of May
by the British ship sybile, steamer Hornet ami brig BIT
term The Russians, six in NUMBER and supposed to be
the Aurora fifty guns Admiral Pcntiatne steamer vos
tine were at anchor in De Castris Bay lat 5000 and
although superior in force could not be brought to
notion. Long shots we're Intellectually exchanged. and
Commodore Elliott then despatched the Btcrn to Hako
dad for reinorcemons. She arrived there in five days.
when Admiral Stirling bent sails and proceeded north
ward waiting at the Straits Of In perouso where he was
joined by her Msjestys ship spartan Thirty days had
elapsed before they reached De Ca,tris Bay and mean
while the Russian. had made their escape during heavy
fog, and nowhere to he found Hi supp sed they
passed up TO the Amoor by deep but channel
not marked the English charts. Commodore Elliott
despatched wi squadron to the sea Of Ockhotsk
and Admiral stir ling returned to Hasodali.
BATTLE WITH PIRATES ny AMERICAN AND ENGLISH
SAILORS.
from the Overland China Mail
The boats of the Rather and Powhatan had desperate
encounter with pirates Kulan Saturday. and had
eight scamen and marines killed. and fifteen sixteen
wounded OF them, II is feared, mortaly. Captain
folowes Lieut. Grando and other officers, blown up
in junk, but fortunately but little hurt. Ten
pirate unks taken and destroyed the greater por
lion OF their having been killed. and seven prizes
liberated five Of which belonged the Eage.s convoy
sixteen Of the smaller pirate junks escaped
The above paragraph Il taken from the Rcrir's ship
ping list but the subject Ia worthy OF much
tended notice than Il there given
Last week we mentioned that iorcha and three
unks (t should have been two lorchas and five unks)
under convoy o. the steamer Faget had been cut on
~ pirates who displayed such formidable bravery and
determined front that Captain Caldwell was unable ~
rescue them and had 20 apply 70 Captain Felowes Of
her Naiestys ship Rather for assistance This was
readily granted and the Rather, with Captain Caldwell
on board, started for kulan ncar which they sigtei
the pirates, and followed them far into the bay rs
the depth q water would permit The pirates quite
Of their ability 10 resist successfully any attempt that
might be made on them by the boats Or the steamer,
cred few harmless boadsdes In defiance and stood in
towards Kulan Capt. Fellowes theroapon returned 10
Hong Kong and invited the cooperation Of the United