the bodies of two generals, whose names I have not been
able to ascertain. The Sardinian army, which fought so
valiantly at our side, has about 250 men hors de combat.
It inflicted a much greater loss upon the enemy. One
hundred prisoners and about 150 wounded remained in
its hands. I am sorry to announce to your Excellency
that General Della Marmora has informed me that
General Count de Montevecchio, whose character and
talents he greatly appreciated, was killed gloriously at
the head of his brigade. I must point out to your
Excellency the rapidity with which General Scarlett's cavalry,
placed at my disposal by General Simpson, came up.
The martial appearance of those magnificent squadrons
betrayed an impatience which the happy and prompt
result of the battle did not allow me to gratify. The
English and Sardinian position batteries and the Turkish
battery which Osman Pasha had sent to Alsou, fired with
great precision and success. I thanked Osman Pasha
for the promptitude with which he sent me six Turkish
battalions under Sefer Pasha (General Koscielzki), four
of which during the day occupied the passages near
Tchorgoun. Nothing remarkable took place during the
day on the Sebastopol side. Generals De Salles and
Bosquet were, however, prepared to drive back with
energy any attack of the besieged. I send your
Excellency with this report the copy of the plan for the battle
of the 16th, found upon the body of a Russian general,
supposed to be General Read, who commanded the
enemy's right, and was especially intrusted with the
attack on Traktir bridge. I am, &c., Pelissier,
Commander-in-Chief."

A despatch from General Simpson of the 18th ult.
gives, in a briefer and less detailed form than that of
General Pelissier, an account of the battle on the
Tchernaya. After describing the repeated attempts of
the Russians to force the French and Sardinian position,
and the orders for the battle found on the dead body of
the Russian General Read, he says:

"From these it would appear that it was a most
determined attempt to force us to raise the siege. Had
they succeeded, Balaklava was to have been attacked by
one portion of their army, while the heights on which
we now are were to have been stormed with the other;
at the same time a vigorous sortie was to have been
made from the town on the French works, on our
extreme left, from the Quarantine, and another on the
works on our extreme right on Mount Sapoune. The
action is most glorious to the arms of the French and
Sardinian troops. To meet the force of the Russians
the former had but 12,000 infantry, and four batteries
of artillery, engaged; the latter had 10,000 men in
position, 4,500 actually engaged, and twenty-four pieces of
cannon. The Russian force consisted of from 50,000 to
60,000 men, with 160 pieces of artillery, and cavalry to
the amount of 6,000. This disparity of numbers will
readily explain the difficulty that would have been
experienced had an attempt been made to follow up the
advantage by a pursuit. The Russian retreat,
moreover, was protected by the fire from the heavy guns in
position on the Mackenzie heights. The loss sustained
by the Russians is estimated at between 5,000 and 6,000
men, including 600 prisoners, while on the part of the
allies it does not amount to more than 1,000 men. This
brilliant affair has caused the greatest delight among
the ranks of the allied army; and while it adds fresh
lustre to the gallant achievements of the French arms, it
is with the utmost pleasure that I have to record the
intrepid conduct and gallant bearing of the Sardinian
troops, under General Della Marmora, who have for the
first time met, conquered, and shed their blood against
our common enemy who is now disturbing the peace of
Europe."

The following is Prince Gortchakoff's plan of the
battle, referred to in General Simpson's despatch, as
having been found on the dead body of General Read:—

"Orders for the right wing of the army, commanded
by General Read:—1. Composition of the Troops: The
7th division of infantry, 12 battalions. 8th brigade of
artillery: battery of position, No. 3, 12 guns; light
battery, No. 3, 6 guns; light battery, No. 4, 8 guns;
light battery, No. 5, 8 guns. 3 Regiments of the 12th
division of infantry, 12 battalions. 14th brigade of
artillery: battery of position, No. 3, 12 guns; light
battery, No. 3, 6 guns; light battery, No. 4, 6 guns.
2nd battalion of sharp-shooters, 1 battalion. 1st
company of the 2nd battalion of sappers, ¼ battalion. 1
regiment of lancers, 8 squadrons. Battery of horse
artillery, No. 26, 4 guns. 1 Regiment of Don Cossacks,
No. 27, 6 sotnias. Total of General Read's Corps, 25¼
battalions, 8 squadrons, 6 sotnias, and 62 pieces.—2. On
the 15th of August, at nightfall, General Read will
descend with all his troops from Mackenzie heights in
the track of Lieutenant-General Liprandi, and will form
his two divisions into a column upon the height occupied
by the new redoubt, near the great road, having on
his left the second division commanded by General
Liprandi.—3. He will leave all his baggage in the camp,
and will have at hand a sufficient number of waggons in
which the foot soldiers may deposit their knapsacks. In
these waggons he will have placed culinary utensils and
brandy. The men must on no account have with them
less than four days' provisions, a pound of meat, cans of
water, and camp kettles. Each regiment will have a chest
of necessary stores, and two ambulance carriages. The
remaining ambulance vehicles will be under the orders of
General Zouroff, to whom is committed the service of
removing the wounded. The cavalry and artillery will take
with them whatever forage they need. The best place for
depositing this will have to be afterwards determined.—
4. The head-quarters of the 15th will be on Mackenzie's
heights. General Read, having first concentrated his
troops on these heights, will send an officer to the
general-in-chief to announce his arrival. On the 16th,
during the attack, the general-in-chief will be on the
slope of Mackenzie heights, near the new redoubt.—5.
At four o'clock on the morning of the 16th, while the
17th division forms on the Telegraph height, General
Read will advance, form the 7th and 12th divisions of
infantry in order of battle out of range of the enemy,
and place the regiment of Lancers in the rear as a
reserve, with his Cossacks. He will combine his
movement with that of General Liprandi, in advance towards
the Tchernaya, so as to be able to cannonade the enemy
on the heights of Fediouchine, prepare to cross the
river, and finally take possession of the heights of
Fediouchine, upon the receipt of orders to that effect.
For this purpose he should have near his 7th and 12th
divisions of infantry, detachments of sappers and
regimental detachments, well exercised beforehand in the
use and management of flying bridges, to throw them
promptly over the aqueduct, and afford a passage to the
infantry and artillery.—6. As soon as orders to advance
on the heights of Fediouchine shall be received, the
troops are to pass the Tchernaya to the right and left of
the bridge; the damage caused by the artillery will be
made good by the sappers; the bridges will be thrown
under the orders of superior officers commanding the
special detachments.—7. Having taken possession of
the hills to the left and in the centre, General Read will
form in order of battle, having his front turned partly
towards Mount Sapoune and partly towards the enemy,
covering his troops by artillery in both directions. The
mamelons to the right he will occupy with troops of the
first line, after driving off the enemy.—8. One of the
chief cares of General Read will be to provide that the
depth of water in the Tchernaya shall be lowered by the
sappers, and the bridges thrown over as quickly as
possible, to enable the cavalry and artillery to get across
the river without delay.—9. After taking the heights of
Fediouchine, General Read will remain there awaiting
the orders of the general-in-chief, in the case of an
attack on the southern part of Mount Gasforte being judged
absolutely necessary.—10. The combat having ended,
General Read will take measures for fortifying the
heights of Fediouchine.—Major-General Grotenfeld,
Quartermaster-General."

Manv incidents of the battle are related by the
newspaper correspondents. The following are among the
most remarkable.

The first news of an attack was brought about
daybreak by some French Chasseurs, who, forming part of
a patrol, fell into an ambuscade of the Russians, and
narrowly escaped, while their comrades were taken
prisoners. Soon afterwards the outposts which were
across the Tchernaya were driven in, and about
daybreak the cannonade began. After the outposts were