New-York daily tribune., 1857-04-17
PERSIA.
THE BATTLE OF KOOSHAB.
From The Bombay T,mS.

General Sir James Outram arrived at Bushire on
the 9th Of January and the eve ot the 3d OF Feb
ruGry, the 18th Highanders and the 10Th Regiment
\. l. having landed the day previously a force con-
sistng OF 40 sabers, 2O0 European and 2ooO native
infantry, and S guns, marched quietly out OF camp IN
the direction of the hills. The men carried only their
blankets and great-coas, and two days cooked pro-
visions in their hsvreraeks the comlnssariat being
provided with three days in addition It'll the
utmost secrecy and celebrity the force marched across
the marshy ground which separates Bushlre nom the
bills through perfect deluge OF rcin and arrived on
the afternoon OF the 9Th at the enemy ntrenchment
at the village OF Bolasoon. They had failed to Obtain
any iniha,ion Of our approach until We were close
upon them, when they hastily abandoned their camp
and fed to the bills probably hoping that We mghtbe
induced to follow them into their Businesses twas I'M
pos,be to intercept their retreat although they were
in sight, for 80 hasty had been their departure, that
the whole Of their camp equipsge, tents, ammuni.
ton and provisions were abandoned 70 our fOrce IL
will not be easy for them to recover tins blow 70 Ihe
commissarist and ordnance departments, ana au ap,
prehension If serious attack Bushre dSsipated
ior the present After remaining two days IN
the tnemy's camp, and destroying whatever II
was found impossible to carry away, the return 10
Bushlre was Commenced on the evening oi 'he lh'
and al midnight attack made upon the force rom
all objections by the enemy The confusion, owing 70
the darkness, and the fact that four guns oi the
enemy bad got the exact range Of our troops was
hishtiul. AT the commencement OF tno attscA, usn'
Ourum, while riding rapidly in the dark suffered Sc
we're Ihl, Ills morse coming Gown win
he rallied little from the insensbility when II &C.
csson.d, the command oblighd to be devoivcd on
Gen. Stalker. Had tho Persians continued tneu nre,
If l. impossible to say how serious might nave oeen
cur poson-for most authorities concur IN the slate
meut that We did not dare return a s4ot, lest we
sboud certify the enemy they had our range
Happily, their uncertainty led TO cessa'"n OF the
firing, and at daybreak they were found dra'n P uP
in order Of battle upon our len rear, o,Wo VI Wy
strong with five guns in position. Our atiner! qua
cavalry dashed at them at once, and the rapidly pre-
cison and heavy superiority OF our nre, made suen
fearful havoc in their ranks that In less 'hah IA houi
le0 dead bodies Strcved the plain. and their army w
flying in all directions. The cavalry consisting 3t inc
POonsh Horse aud Sd Laneers, rode night through ana
nearly destIoyeda whole regiment drawn up III SQUARE
TO attempt y check t. the storm whnn '"ep'oser
them. Our infantry had not chance oi nearing the
enemy At all. Two guns fell into our hana.; q nun
DIT prisoner and the whole ammunition OF 'e 'oee
Had We Possessed another thousand horse oacoo
Sldisns lad lot yet reached Bushirel. hardly ma"
would have escaped to the hills. The faPrai'y ltn
Peisis fire has been much noticed Iheir gus
said to posseSs longer n.ngc than ours ana tne
bearing of this Of their foco amply tne en-
couiiums which modern travellers have cVneuftoui1 pc
slowing upon H. Afterthe engagement. we curlod 9uf
native dead the field the bodies OF the tnreS 6u
ropesns who fell being carried back to bushire Oui
k~s was happily very smelIhree EaIopesns ana
seven natives being the number Of our killed ana tne
wounded but 62 in 81 We szS sorry 70 sanouhce a'