Throughout the week, rumours of movements on the part of
the Allies —of cavalry and infantry to Eupatoria, and of reconnoitering bodies on Throughout the week, rumours of movements on the part of the Allies —of cavalry and infantry to Eupatoria, and of reconnoitering bodies on
Gortschakoff's left—have been published. Late on Thursday, the .Daily Hews printed the following despatch, as received at Hamburg the same day. "St. Petersburg, Sept. 26.—Under date the 23d instant, Prince Gort- achakoff reports that the Allies had landed 20,000 men atEupatoria, and that they had now a force of 30,000 men on his flank. On the 22d, they attacked the Russian infantry; who retreated to the heights over Rusts."
[One version is, that the action on the 22d took place on the left of the Russian army, behind the Mackenzie ridge ; and that the Allies retreated.]
This report was discredited by the Globe last night, on the ground that the Government had no information on the subject, and that the stet T was not likely to be true. The real report of the 23d would appear to be as follows.
" Crimea, Sept. 23.—After landing 20,000 men at Eupatoria, the enemy, who had 30,000 men on our left flank, made daily reconnaissances, but yes- terday they withdrew, after an encounter with our infantry on the heights of Ourkussa."
This morning, the _Daily Hews, and other papers, produce another de- spatch from Prince Gortschakoff. "St. Petersburg, Sept. 28.—Prince Gortschakoff, under date of the 26th, reports that, on the previous day, 33,000 of the enemy had debouched from
Eupatoria, and occupied the neighbouring villages. Nothing new had taken place on the left flank of the Russian army. The Cossacks had taken 25 French prisoners, foraging at Kertch."
The Continental journals indicate that they have received some intelli- gence of probable operations. A Viennese, writing in the Independance Beige, says that from the accounts received at Vienna "it would appear
that the Allies are actively preparing for a campaign • and doubtless they have it in contemplation to force the Russian line of defence of Tscherkes-
Kerman, or, in other words' to make a diversion against Baktchiserai.
This town, which contains 1500 houses and 10,000 inhabitants, is the station of the reserve of the Russian army which holds the plateaux of the Belbek. From 300 to 400 deserters, most of them Poles, have arrived at the Allied camp : they relate that the demoralization of the Russian army was most complete ; and that such was the confusion from the first moment of the attack, that the soldiers, exhausted with fatigue, re- mained for twenty-four hours without provisions. The loss of the Rus- sians is estimated at 18,000 men."
From the other great source of rumour, Berlin, the Augsburg Gazette has received some interesting gossip. "Various circumstances at St.
Petersburg," says the writer, seem to indicate that Prince Gortschakoff will soon evacuate the forts to the North of Sebastopol. These forts, since the destruction of the Russian fleet and the naval establishments, are only strategic points. Well-informed people say that if the Russian General should consider it desirable to concentrate his forces in the in- terior of the Crimea,' he will not leave in the rear the garrisons of the forts. Amongst the Russian officers killed at Sebastopol, is a son of M. Meyendorff, formerly Russian Ambassador at Berlin and Vienna."
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