New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-13
THE A,VRlCA'S MAILS.
OFFICIAL REPORTS on s'E Hattie OF
TkAkriR nIiD0s.

TkAkriR BRIDGE.
We received our nlcs Of papers by 'ho Aifio
ss o'cloea chi, morning Tho snis cxtrsc;s f.
which We have room are the following OH
cisl reports Of the battle Of Trahtlr bridge. aud
the Russian account Of tho attack on Swcabors.
GENERAL rriisslrR's REPORT
Tho MeA,irsr publishes the following report from
General Pclissicr dated;
HEADQUARTERS nrfoRE SryAsrofoL, Aug. 10.
"MoNIkrR liz MaRtcnAL; You will have leaned
by my ,elerSphc dispatches OF yesterday and of the
day tcfOrc tie general results Of the battle of the
Cb.na,a; to-ca, send your Excellepcy detail cd
rspor OF u,at battle, 30 glorious for arms
"For cone DAYS, although the enemy abstaiued from
any apparent movement eItain Indications made us
suprcse he " ould at ack our lines the Chernaya.
You know tboso posi'ioD- which arc excellent, aud
which are covered in their full by The Cherusys
iu,lf AND by q canal which forms a second obstacle.
oprosite ChOrs oun; the French troops guard tue
ceit,r the left which joins, after ceclivity
plaeaux of lukermann. Independently OF few fords,
which are bad enough, there are Two bridges across
the Chernala aDd the canal. Que, a little above
Cborgoun "a under the gurs of the Piedmonese; the
other, called raktir-bridge, Is below aud al
most in the center OF tho French posi-
toDs. Looking straight before one toward the
the right the bisbts of Chouliou, which after extend
ing themselves iii unduatDg plateaux, fall some wh at
abiubtly toward the Cherraya below Coorgoun, Op-
polite the Pitdmontese. These nights diminish oPpo-
ste our center, and staring from that point to the
rocky sides of the Mackenzie p,ateaux there is
plain about three four kilometes in width. 1t
il by thai plain that the Mackenzie roat leads across
TIE Cbernaya raB tr bridge, aud after passing through
our poI tOoDs Il ads into the Balakl1va plain.
"a strict watch was kept ali along our line. The
Turks who kept the billy ground of Bal.kava, were
on the ebert and watched A'sou; and Gen. d Allon-
vile also put on his guard doubled bis vigilance in
the high valley Of Baitar. nj mind was quite at
rest moreover os regards the whole RE ht; it
is oDs OF those mountainous regions where il is in
possible 10 large bodies OF msn toe enemy
could Only make fase demonstrations there. In
fact that is what occurred In the night bet Eeen the
18th and 10th Of August Gen. d Aonville notified
that be had troops opposite him, but his attitude i'm
posed upon the enemy, who attempted nothing on that
eide and der ed not attack him.
"DuIlDg tots time the mann body OF the Russian
troops, which had descended ffOm the nj sckenzie
flights, of debauching lear Al TOdor, adgsoced, ia
vored by night the Chernaya Othe right the 7th,
9th, and 18th divisions crossed the plain, aud to the
left the 18th DIVISION por ion Of the 6Gh and the All
followed the plateau Of Choulou. A strong body Of
cavalry 100 pieces of artillery supported all that
infantry.
Saro ian army placed videtes as far as the big hts
of ChouliOu fell back and announced that the enemy
was advancing in considerable force, shortly after
WARD; in fact, the Russians lined the nights of toe
right bank OF the CherIsya with heavy guns pieces
Zen. HerbilOi, who commanded the French
troops on this point had made bis arrangements for
battle; to The hight of the Traktr-road Fauebeuxs
division with the Sd battery Of the 18th artillery; in
the O. ner bis own divisios with The OH company of
the 18th; to the left Cam0us division, with the 4th
battery of The l3,h. On his side Gen de la Marmora
hao ranged his troops 10 order Of b,tte.
"At the same time Gen. Mcrriss fine division OF
Cbasseurs d'Afrique, speedily joined by Gen. Scar.
let's numerous and valisDt English cavalry, took up
poeition behind the bills of Kamare and Trakhr
This cavalry TO take the enemy IN flank In case ne
should succeed in forcing passage by OF the three
outlets of Choreoun Trak,r or at the incli1e to
tie left of Gen. CamOu
"Colopel Fore. OF, in command Of the artillery of
the Cbernays lii es kept ready, to act az reserve
six bat eres Of horse artillery two Of which belonged
to the Imperial Guard.
Six furkish battalions of Osman Pasha's army,
led by Sefer Pasha, to lend US their assistance
Finally ordered 'orwar Leval ant division OF
the Is, cops; Dulac's division Of the I'd corps; and
the Imperial Guard; composing reserves capable OF
remedyirg the most serious eonfTefemPs.
"1he thick mist which covered the depths OF the
Chersya and the smoke of the 1de which had
inst commenced prevented Us dsting ushpg against
which particular point the chief effort o. the cue ny
would be directed, when our extreme lett tue fh
Russian Division came TIT against lannon's DIVISION.
Received by the 5Oth of the Line, the Sd Zouayes,
Who G. arced them with the bayonet and by the o2j,
which took them III flank, the enemys columns we're
comneIl.d to make q demirote to recross the canal,
Al couo only escape the fire Of our artillery by get
,no ont of range 10 rally. The division did not ap-
appear again during the day.
70 In the center the struggle was more hong aud des
nera,e. The enemy had cent two divisions the 18th,
snnnorted by the 5ih) against Traktr Bridge. Many
Of their columns threw th. mselves at once upon the
bridge and the temporary Passages they constructed
IN ladders pontooDs and madriers; they cross the
Cbernhy. the trench Of the Ines aud advance brsvey
on our POSITIONS But assaed bv an offensive move
ment by Generals Faucbeux and DE tailly, these col
umns a,e rou ed the bridge occupied by the
o5th and are pursued beyond 1t by the I'd Zouaves
the 9Th of the Line, aud by portion OF the 18th bot
talon Of Chasseurs a-pied.
"However, while the artillery was roaring on both
sides the Rusrans formed Their columns OF attack
H. mis-, had cleared, and their movements became
distinctly visible Their 5th division reinforced the
Ioh which had just been engaged, and the nth was
preparing TO descend the lights OF Chouou to sup
port these first two divisions.
Gen. Herbillon then orderd Gen. Faurheux to be
,eanforced by Clers Brga de, and gave the 73d as
reserve 10 Gen. de Fail'y. Col. Forgeo moreover,
na,ed four batteries OF horse ARTILLERY In position,
b;cb cave him on this front total OF seven batteries
20 broup bit 10 bear upon the assailiog masses The
nlt was that the second effort Of the Russians, ener.
etic as il wss proved of no avail against u.s. ana
he, were compelled to retreat with great loss.
1.-THE nth Russian division which had come down
throwing ont large bodies of rfemen as skr mshers,
had 10 better success. Received with great resoiu-
tion by General Cltrs brigade, and by hs battery
Of The Inns eral Guard, harrassed on me ef oy the
,roors of rotti. division who pressed II closely that