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 khrouleff's attack. 53 uorth-east of the town, whence their fire mitiht chap. ii take it in flank. L_ The Eussians meant first to deliver a strong, Their piau in yet brief cannonade, and then to advance towards stages. L the place disposed in a line of three columns of infantry supported by squadrons of horse.* For the purposes of the intended assault, Khrouleffs forces brought with them a quantity of fascines, or, as our people called them, small fagots, with also ladders, and planks. IV. From the line of epaulments at daybreak on The engage- the 17th of February, the Russians opened their mhof fire against the defences of Eupatoria with 76 pieces of cannon ; but they afterwards pushed forward their line of artillery to ground so far in advance as to be within some four or five hundred yards of the defences. On the whole, aided always by riflemen, this strong cannonade proved effective. It completely disabled one Turkish battery, inflicting upon it a loss of 19 men. It weakened more or less other batteries. It killed Selim Pasha and struck down another general. It brought about several explosions, and the town at last slackening fire seemed to own itself ripe for assault. Then accordingly General Khrouleff began to move forward his columns. Against the western they were not executed.
 * I say nothing of the ulterior measures designed, because