the world. The Russians were very much dissatisfied with the result of this battle. They put forth the rawness of the troops, their inferiority in numbers, and many other matters; they criticised severely the conduct of their generals during the action, and the disposition of the troops on the ground; but, after all, their position ought to have been impregnable, if defended by determined infantry. The force under the orders of Prince Menschikoff was composed as follows:-- [Sidenote: THE RUSSIAN FORCES.] Battalions. Guns. The 1st Brigade of the 14th Division of the 5th Army Corps, } consisting of regiment No. 27 Volhynia, and regiment No. } 8 16 28 Minsk, with No. 3 battery of position, and No. 3 light } battery } The 16th Division 6th Army Corps, consisting of the regiments } 31st Vladimir, 32nd Sudalski, 31st (Light) Uglilski, 32nd } 16 36 (Light) Kazan, with the 16th Brigade of Artillery, No. 1 and} No. 2 light batteries, and No. 2 battery of position } The 2nd Brigade of the 17th Division, with the regiment of } Moscow, the 17th Brigade of Artillery, No. 4 and No. 5 } 12 24 light batteries, and No. 3 battery of position } 4 Reserve battalions of the 13th 4 0 The rifle and sapper battalions of the 6th Corps 2 0 2 battalions of sailors, with 4 guns 2 4 ------------ 44 80 CAVALRY. Squadrons. Guns. 2nd Brigade of 6th Cavalry Division, 2 regiments, each of 8 } squadrons } 16 0 16 sotnias of Cossacks, or regiment of 4 squadrons 8 0 No. 12 light battery of horse artillery 0 8 No. 4 Cossack battery 0 8 ------------ Total--Infantry, between 33,000 and 34,000 24 16 Cavalry, about 3,500. The Russians have given the following account of their own position and of some incidents of the action:-- The centre of their position lay on the high slopes of the left bank of the river, opposite the village of Bourliouk; the left on the still higher and less accessible hills, with perpendicularly scarped sides, which rise from the river near the sea; the right wing on the gentle ascents into which this rising ground subsides about half a mile eastward of the village.