New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-29


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From Sir George Broom.
YESIKALE, May Is, 1883
NY DEAR LORD RAoLhS: The expedition to tnls
nlace 40 far has proved entirely successful ana we
have cot possession of all we proposed without strk-
ing blow and almost without firing shot.
On leaving The anchorage of seyssiopol on the I'd
the ueh t became so foggy that the feet made but h
lie procress toward its destination, but the whole OF
tie ships and steamers reached the rendezvous, iout
lesgues off Cape Tokai, soon after daylight on me
uoTnino Of the 21th when il speedily determined
TO run in at once for the spot where as your ordshps
awire il wss originally proposed TO dlsemosrs' ana
viii is fine, smooth bay, round low point run
ming out Immediately under the village OF hSzatcn
Bouroun.
The water in the straits s 40 shallow that large ships
cannot ascend higher than about three miles from tbs
spot but the steamers and vessels IN which the wnole
OF Il e British nfiuiTy and artillery were embarked,
could yet at least mile nearer 10 II.
All the vessels got high up as the depth OF water
would permit, ana came 10 an archer at about eleven,
When the English and French troops began TO get into
the boats and small steamers which were assigned to
them towed them to the shore and the gun-boats and
smaller warseamors were stationed 10 scour the beach
and protect the Decentralization.
Although we had observed some six eight pieces
of e ht artillery following along the shore, no oppo
stiou was made TO tie disc mbarkaOn, and the h OF
the troops reached the shore about 10 O'clock which,
as soon as they were formed were pushed on to co
cupy the village on TIE rising ground bordering tue
mhrsby plain which they landed for the purpose of
covering the remainder Of the Decentralization. As
they were the most numerous, and a. your lordshp
had doue so on o former occasion placed the French
on the right and the British troops on the left, intend
ipg to bold the Turkish contingent IN reserve.
soon after the Decentralization had commenced sew
eral loud explosions heard and It was soon dis
covered that the enemy had blown up the magazines
of all his batteries on Cape St. Paul and was retrng
by the road leading to Theodosa or hata II there
fore became exceedingly desirable that should al
vance TO occupy the ridge OF which the cape is the
continuation; but only few OF the Turkish troops
had got landed and but little of the artillery, con-
tented myself by requesting General dAntemarre TO
patrol to The cape and toward Kertch, and took up
The best position could nd for the security OF the
troous end the protf cion of tbs Decentralization OF all
the Necessary material and horses during the night,
Just before dark-whicb, in an open steppe where we
were exposed to tie attacks OF cavalry was an opera
ton cfsome difficulty.
In the course Of the evening several more loud ex-
posons were heard and II was soon discovered that
he had also blown up and abandoned The whole OF nus
works here and along the coast between thus ana
Kertch and spiked all The guns He had also get fire
10 and destroyed some large corn magazines IN herch
AZ well as two steamers IN the harbori ana the Cos
sacks os usual burnt all the forage and farmhouses
in tleI way.
As soon as the batteries on Cape St. Paul were
abandoned or soon before, some of the smaller war
steamers were enabled round Cape Ackbouroun and
enter the Bay of kertoh, when they engaged and en-
doavored TO cut OFF of the enemys steamers at
tempting TO escape into the Sea OF Azot They sue
c.eted, believe, in capturing small one, but the
other two managed to get through.
The Decentralization of horses, guns, and materials
went on during the whole night under the Jealous and
active supeiintendence of RearAdmira Houston Stew
art and Captain Sir Thomas Paisley; but with all this,
there was good deal TO be done at daylight TINS
morning, and | was ultimately compelled 10 proceed
with only three of the guns OF the Turkish contingent,
and without any of their officers horses
Under the circumstances, however, | considered It
imperative to proceed, and the whole force marched
q IN
tguous columns, followed by their arlleryi the Brit
lb in eehelons of coumns covering their flank, aud
their own artillery AID baggage; and the Turkish
troops in cOutiguou columns OF battalOns, covering
the rear OF the whole until they approached the pre-
cincts Of Kerch, when tue whole OF the troops broke
into an ordinary column of route. Tie town of kertch
il clean, ard remarkably well built and tue troops
passed through it with the greatest regularity aud
without the slightest disorder; subsequently, the day
became excessively hot, and the march being long
one the suffered greatly from fatigue and want OF
wafer Which was only 10 be found at occasional
wells. We managed to get IN here, however by l
O'Clock where were soon visited by the three Adj
niras and found large squadron Of small steamers
and gun.boals ready TO proceed into the Sea oil Azoh,
under the command of Capt Lyons of the Miranda.
The result of these operations, beside the opening OF
Il passage into that sea- and the destruction of the
eneInys works has been the capture OF upward of
30 of lis guns, many of them OF the largest CALI
Der and the best construction; and II the enterprise
has from circumstances not added greatly TO the glory
of Ler Muiestys arms it has already stated SO far
been attended 10y complete success.
That success however is mainly to be attributed to
the iudciOus arrangements OF Admrals Bruat and Sir
f.. LIONS and 10 the interchangeable att ntion IN carry
ing item out az well as TO the able and willing assist
a1ce they have received from the captains and other
officers Of the French and British Navy under their
especiive commands; nor must omit to mention the
ipyariabe and willing assistance have on all occa-
sops received in the of this service from Gen.
d'Antfmarr commanding the French division, and
from Reschid Pasha, command the Sultans troops.
| omitted TO state that in passing through kerteh
this morning observing that iron foundry there had
been employed in the manufacture of shot and shells,
as well in casting MIME bullets, caused 1t TO be
destroyed with all It's and expensive machinery.
Yours &c. q. BROWN.
IN the Lord Raglan O. c. B., &c.
From admiral Lyons.
Admiral Sir Edmnd Lyons writes:
"On the morning of the 18th we arrived off Arbat,
snd ,ne aged the fort mounting thirty guns for an hour
and AT, at the end of which time a shell blew up
the eDemy's magazine; the ships having been ordered
to keep shell range, and being yell handled had only
one casualty. Tie enemy must have lost many men
from the precision with which the shells burst in bis
works independently OF that caused by the explosion.
And he writes next day from the town of Genich:
cat Fix O'Clock this morning l sent Commander
Crawford with q f0g of truce to demand the Immediate
surrender of all these vessels and Of the immense corn
for the supply of the army IN the Cmea and OF
all government properly of every description stating
that if these lerms complied with would spare
the town and respect private property, but that not
the inhabitants were Immediately TO leave the town.
louB andeT CrdutOrd was met by al officer OF appa-
reny high rank who refused accede to these terms,
saying that any attempt TO land or TO destroy the yes
sele would be resisted.
The enemy at this time had six fed-pieces in psi
ton and about 200 men with them, and visible from
the masthead, drawn up behind the town, battalion
Of infantry, beside COssacks.
Having allowed ill 4. NJ. for the reconsideration
Of the refusal 10 deliver up the vessels and stores and
receiving answer | at that time hauled down the
fnc Of truce and paced the steamers as near the