New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-19
FROM THE CRIMEA.

yesterday, to bring decisive intelligence from the
Crimea were disappointed. 1t is true We hear
that the feet has sailed from before SevastopOl on
a secret expedition, to which conjecture gives the
destination of Odessa or NicolaIef, and that
body of the French cavalry have he'd . successful
engagement with some Russian horse at place
fifteen miles north Of Eupatoria, in which they
took six guns and hundred and tixty prisoners,
with the loss of six men killed and twenty-seve0
wounded on the French side. Of this event we
have no details, nor any information to show that
it was anything more than an accidental encounter
between an outpost of the allied army about Eu
patoris-said to be about forty thousand strong
and similar force of the Russians. Still, it is
very likely that this affair is the opening OF
powerful movement in that direction, especially
as the accommodating parties sent on the Russian
left flank toward AItedor and the upper outlets of
the Baidar valley report that there is no chance Of
turning the Russians by that work, oil the passes
being intrenched and strongly guarded.
On the other hand, the Russians were busy on the
north side of Sevastopol evacuatng certain maya
zines but as these were exposed to the fire of the
French batteries, this operation cannot be taken
as certain symptom of retreat. Many indca.
tOns, however, tend to show that the mass of the
Russian troops has taken up more central posi-
ton near Sympheropol and Bakshiserai, from
which it can move with equal rapidity either to-
ward the Mackenzie position, the Upper Belbeck,
or the Alma, according to circumstances. This
step has been rendered necessary BY the fall of the
south side OF the fortress and the consequent set
ting at liberty of the whole of the allied siege
cOrpe As long as the south side held out this was
the point on which both parties had to concentrate
their energies; now there is no longer such cen
ter for the contest and the long line from Mac.
kenzie to the south coast near Yata becomes the
front of defense of TIE Russians. A long line,
especially in such broken ground as.s this corner of
the Crimea, can only be defended by placing the
main body so far to the rear that it is enabled to
reach every point liable to be attacked with equal
facility; in this case, however, the proximity to
the Russian rear of hostile station like Eupa-
toria oblges them to draw their main body still
further backward For, with their steam fleets,
the Allies could in single night so reinforce the
army of EupatOria as to enable ii to take very
energetic offensive against the Russian communi-
somewhere about Sympheropol could send re.
endorsements to the small corps Of observation
now before that town. The question now is,
whether the desire to place the main force so that
it can assist every point with equal facility, has
not necessitated its removal to such distance
from Mackenzie, AitodOr and the Upper Beibeck
that vigorous attack en- one of these points, COM
bined with wel-eonducted demonstrations against
the others, might overthrow the detschments
placed there before the main body could arrive
To decide this, however the exact dislocatiou of
the Russian army should be known.
That the Russians are in an actual movement Of
retreat toward Perikop We have no direct eyi.
dence to show, but The stoppage Of the forwarding
of sipplies from Odessa and the srresting Of the
forward march Of the reenforcements from that
neishborhood, are strong indications of an inteu-
tion not to engage at present any more of the
resources of Russia in ths Crimea. Very likely