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NAVAL ACTION SEBASTOPOL. LIST OF KILLED AND WOUNDED. ( From the London Gazette Extraordinary of Sunday, November sth.) ADMIRALTY, Nov. 5, 1854. The following despatches from Vice-Admiral Dundas have this day been received at the Ad miralty : Britannia, off the Katcha, Oct. 13, 1854. Sir,-1. I beg you will acquaint the Lords Com missioners of the Admiralty that the Allied Armies are employed in erecting batteries to the south of Sebastopol, but I hear are much retarded by the rocky nature of the ground ; the Russian fire of shot and shell by day and night has produced little or no effect. The naval and marine battalions are healthy, and there is less sickness in the army. 2. Sir Edmund Lyons, in the Agamemnon, with the Diamond, and a squadron of steamers, is at Balal:lava, assisting the trays. A French squad ron, under Vice-Admiral Bruat, is anchored be t weer: the lighthouse and the harbour, in commu lication with the left of the French army. A di vision of steam-vessels watches the mouth of the i)ort constantly, where four or five Russian steam i ressels always have their steam up, and the large :lailing vessels are with Admiral Hamelin and 'MY :self anchored off the riatcha River, the weather hitherto having permitted our remaining in these positions. 3. The Sidon and Inflexible, with Cacique and Caton, are still in Odessa Bay, to prevent any com n iunication by sea with the Crimea, and I have s. ?nt a transport to them with coals and fresh urovisions, which I have drawn from Sinope. 4. On the 11th, an Austrian vessel, laden with ;bay for the commissariat, got within range of the batteries, and was deserted by her crew at the second shot ; she ran on shore about 1,500 yards south of the harbour mouth, and was got off that evening and towed to Balaklava. I enclose the report of Captain Jones, of the Sampson, who, with Captain Stewart, of the Firebrand, and Mr. Boxer, second master in charge of the Beagle, as sisted by the French launches, of the inshore squadron, got the Austrian to sea from under the batteries in a very successful and creditable man ner. The Firebrand has four shots in her hull, but fortunately no casualties. 5. I learnt from Captain King, of the Leander, of the approach to Eupatoria of a large Russian force near the town. I have sent the Firebrand and Vesuvius to assist in the defence, should it be attacked, and shall send two other vessels to-day. 6. The French and Turkish troops sent for from Varna and Constantinople by the Siinoom, Vulcan, Cyclops, and our transports are hourly expected ; they have been kept back and detained by the late strong north-east gales.—l have, &c., (Signed) J. W. D. DUNDAS, Vice-Admiral. To the Secretary of the Admiralty. (tc., No. 527. Britannia, off the Katcha, Oct. 18, 1854. Sir,-1. I beg you will acquaint the Lords Corn rnissivers of the Admiralty, that the siege batteries of the Allied Armies opened fire upon the Russian works south of Sebastopol, about hal4past six o'clock yesterday morning, with great effect, and small loss. 2. In consequence of the most urgent request of Lord Raglan and Gen. Canrobert, it was agreed by the Admiral of the Allied Fleets, that the whole of the ships should assist the land attack by engag ing the sea batteries north and south of the har bour on a line across the port, as shown in the ac companying plan, but various circumstances ren dered a change in the position of the ships necessary and unavoidable. 3. The Agamemnon, Sanspareil, Sampson, Tri bune, Terrible, Sphinx, and Lynx, and Albion, London and Arethusa, towed by the Firebrand, Niger, and Triton, engaged Fort Constantine and the batteries to the northward ; while the Queen, Britannia, Trafalgar, Vengeance, Rodney, Belle rophon, with Vesuvius, Furious, Retribution, High flyer, Spitfire, Spiteful, and Cyclops, lashed on the port side of the several ships, gradually took up their positions, as nearly as possible as marked on the plan. 4. The action lasted from about half-past one to half-past six p.m., when, being quite dark, the ships hauled off. 5. The loss sustained by the Russians, and the damage done to Fort Constantine and batteries, cannot, of course, as yet be correctly ascertained. 6. An action of this duration against such formi dable and well-armed works, could not be main tained without serious injury, and I have to regret the loss of 44 killed and 266 wounded, as detailed in the accompanying lists. The ships, masts, yards, and rigging, are more or less damaged, principally by shells and hot shot. The Albion has suffered much in hull and masts, - the Rodney in her masts, she having tailed on the reef, from which she was got off by the great exertions of Commander Kynaston, of the spiteful, whose crew and vessel were necessarily exposed in performing this service ; but with the exception of the Albion and Arethusa, which ships I send to Constantinople to be repaired, I hope to be able to make my squadron serviceable in 24 hours. Foreseeing, from the nature of the attack, that we should be likely to loso spars, I loft the spare topmasts and yards on board H.M.S. Vulcan at this anchorage, where I had placed her with all the sick and prisoners. 7. I have now the pleasure of recording my very great satisfaction with the abilityand zeal displayed by Rear-Admirals Sir Edmund Lyons and the Hon. Montagu Stopford, and all the captains under my command, as well as my sincere thanks to them, and to the officers, seamen, and marines employed, for their unremitting exertions and the rapidity of their fire, in the absence of a large number of the crews of each ship, who were landed to assist in working the siege batteries, &c., on shore, and to this circumstance I attribute the small loss'of killed and wounded. 8. The gallant and skilful conduct of our French Allies in this action was witnessed by me with ad_ miration, and I hear with regret that they have also suffered considerable loss. 9. I beg to express my gratitude at the manner in which Ahmed Pasha, the Turkish admiral, did his duty.—l have, Sc.,: (Signed) J. W. D. DUNDAS, Vice-Admiral. The Secretary of the Admiralty, ar,c. Enclosure 4. October 18.—No. 527. A LIST OF KILLED AND WOUNDED IN THE SQUADRON, IN THE ATTACK ON THE FORTS OF SEBASTOPOL, ON THE 17TH OF OCTOBER, 1854. HER MAJESTY'S SHIP BRITANNIA. WOUNDED. J as . W. Vaughan, lieutenant, contused wound of the left shoulder from a splinter, rather severe William M'Noill) A. 8., left arm sh o t awayat tho elbow• amputation. John Andrews, A.B , contusions in various parts from splinters, none severe William Parkyn, A. 8., contused wound of the left eye, eye destroyed, severe splinter wound of the neck. William Carey, bandsman, slight contusion of left ankle William Varo, 2d class boy, severe contusions of both legs from splinters Martin Gradidge, ordinary, slight splinter wound of the thigh James Synnett, ordinary, slight splinter wound of the thigh Joseph Rickord, Ist class boy, slight splinter wound of the foot. HER MAJESTY'S SHIP AGAMEMNON. KILLED. Jobn Smith (3) Robert Gray, boatswain's mate Pogson, A.B. oi.dinary WOUNDED. Thomas S. Ga.ut3sen, lieutenant, contusion of left thigh from splinter Duke D. Yonge, naval cadet, contusion of left Ed de, from splinter James Tope, admiral's domestic, right arm shi 3t away ; amputated above the elbow George Whitby, ordinary, right leg shatterei 1; ampu tated below the knee John Burton, ordinary, dangerously, skull fra eltured. William Chaplin, A. 8., dangerously, two p emetrating wounds of abdomen, lacerated wound of hip„ left hand injured, thumb amputated William Piafair, ordinary, severely, fracture c Cleft leg John M'Carthy, ordinary, splinter wound of 12 , reast George Wollacott, ordinary, severely, woun II of scalp, pieces of shell removed from left elbow, comtusion of hip John Spiers, yeenaan of signals, severely, lacerated wounds of right arm, and much hemorrhage , • John Parker, ordinary, wounds of both hands,, a splinter wound of neck, slight wound of face John Martin, stoker, splinter wound of face Thomas Ruan, Royal Marines, slight contused evnunds of shin from splinter Philip Mason, 2d class boy, slight contusions of legs Perry Boyle, ordinary, slight contusions of legs Warnford, bombardier, Royal Marinves, slight contused wound of leg Thomas Hayes, yeoman of signals. shell wounal of leg John Mundy, Royal Marines, slight splinter .wound of back Ro'oert,Bremner, ordinary, contused wound of scalp Patrick Smith, ordinary, leg and arm severely scorched Edward Hammond, ordinary, injury of face and eyes from sand John Ellis, A. 8., contusion of right fore a►rm and elbow, with abrasion, from explosion of shell Augustus Rings, A. 8., slight wound of face and eyes from explosion of shell William. Reeves, let class boy, slight abrasion and con tusion of breast from fragments of shelf. Daniel Epps, Ist class boy, wound of left breast, from fragments of shell HER MAJESTY'S SHIP QUEEN. KILLED. John Curtis, Ist class boy THE SUN, WOUNDED. Mr. Baillie, midshipman, severely, deep lacerated wound by fragment of a rocket in the upper and back part of left thigh Charles SAO, ordinary, severely, right fore arm and hand carried away at elbow-joint, fractured by explo sion of a gun, arm amputated. Lieutenant Purvis, slightly, left hand scorched by pow der, and two small wounds in the palm of the hand by the explosion of a gun. Charles Baillie, A. 8., contusion and ecchymoses on the outside of the right leg Commander Kynaston very slightly by a small fragment of a rocket in the upper part of the right breast, a slight bruise Mr. Ingram, gunner, contusion of right fore arm Frederick George, private Royal Mar:ines; two Small frag ments of shell imbedded in integuments of face and back Robert Glover, gunner Royal Marines, wound across the chin from a handspike James Cason, Ist class boy, contusion of right thigh HER MAJESTY'S STEAM-SHIP CYCLOPS. WOUNDED. Joseph Baldock, compound fracture of left arm, severely HER MAJESTY'S STEAM-VESSEL TRITON. WOUNDED. Mr. H. Lloyd, lieutenant-commanding, very dangerous, very extensive laceration of soft parts of right axiila, caused by a fragment of a shell ; the acillary-plucus is exposed, and some vein has been touched, but the artery is unwounded Joel Winch, carpenter's mate, very dangerous, a frog. merit of a shell passing through the thigh about an inch below the bend of the groin, has caused extensive destruction of the soft parts, but passed internal to the vessels and the thigh bone Charles Hiscut, private Royal Marines, very severe, a fragment of a shell has entered behind the right scapula, and after passing across under the integu-' inents, has lodged above the left scapula, causing a comminuted fracture of that bone Thomas Murray, boy, very slight, skin wound of right arm from shell W. Jumney, A. 8., very slight, contusion of right leg from splinters HER MAJESTY'S SHIP ALBION. KILLED. Lieutenant Chase, shot through the head Thomas Bickford, coxswain, barge Lewis Valding, captain maintop John Stripe, captain's coxswain John Parker, ordinary John Pound, ordinary James Lees, ordinary James Keepe, ordinary John Shropshell, ship's cook's mate James Turnbull, ordinary WO UNDED. John Sheppard, Royal Marines, compouLnd fracture of leg, amputation Henry Newman, ordinary, severely lacerated wound of scalp Daniel Bayley, ordinary, wound of scalp and contusion of arm Charles Lombard, A. 8., contusion of loins; James Pinhorn, ordinary, contusion fro) n splinters of left knee and cheek William Johns, boatswain's mate, contu sion and burn of back and neck from shell. Jonathan Rogers, ordinary, slight wound o scalp. HER MAJESTY'S SHIP SANSPAREIL. KILLED. Mr. Charles Madden, midshipman George Dicker, A.B. John Durham, A.B. John Heard, A.B. Thomas Downs, Ist class boy 'hinds Shirvell, A.B. Henry Hainlyn, sailmaker's crew Thomas Cullen, A.B. James Carr, A.B. William Ball, A.B. Swafren Hicks, A.B. WOUNDED. Mr. W. H. Anderson, lieutenant, left arm, slightly Mr. James Bull, lieutenant, chest, severely Mr. C. Parkinson, second master, face slig fitly Dennis Harrington, A. 8., left leg, severelyr Thomas Bryant, A. 8., both arms severely David Higgins, A. 8., severe, left arm amp utated Henry Avery, boatswain's mate, severe, right arm and neck Robert Jones, A. 8., severe, face Patrick Fitzgerald, band, left leg, severe Charles Osborne, A. 8., face, severe John King, leading seaman, left arm amputated, severe John Keaffe, A. 8., right arm amputated, , severe George Moon, let class boy, right hip`seve re Frederick Babbage, A. 8., face and legs, se were John Hobling, A. 8., face and legs, burs, severe Nicholas Cudlip, A. 8., right shoulder, cent ;usioa, severe Abraham Gordon, boatswain's mate, left le g, severely James Harris, Ist class hoy, left arm, slightly John Johns, Ist class boy, general surface, severely Thomas Sbirwell, boatswain's mate, head, eery severely James Pound, A. 8., head, severely Frederick Pearson, A. 8., left arm and face,. severely John Healy (2), A. 8., right thigh, slightly Henry Page, A. 8., back, slightly William Gailien, A. 8., slightly James Joyce, A. 8., both arms, severely William Rickard, A. 8., head, severely John Gibson, A. 8., head, severely John Sark, A. 8., right foot, slightly Joseph Bouncehall, A. 8., left arm, slightly' Thomas Richards, Ist class boy, left arm, slightly Thomas Howard, A. 8., right leg, severely William Forward, A. 8., right arm, slightly Oliver Ivi'Donald, A. 8., left arm, slightly Henry Carlyon, stoker, general surface burin, severely William M'Colley, leading stoker, face, slightly Thomas Lord, leading stoker, left knee, slightly Michael Kennelly, A. 8., left leg, slightly Joseph Cartmell, captain of the yard, left les, slightly Thomas Clinch, A. 8., left leg; slightly William Parr, captain of mizentop, glut;eal region, slightly William Blytheway, bombardier, Royal Marines, face, slightly. George Todd, gunner, Royal Marines, right arm, slightly John Boundy, private, Royal Marines, right arm, slightly James Anderson, A. 8., left arm, slightly Thomas Williams, A. 8., neck, slightly John Cairns, A. 8., left arm, severely Thomas Childs, A. 8., head, severely Alfred Blake, A. 8., both arms, slightly Thomas Jackson, ordinary, left leg, slightly George Miller, A. 8., left arm, burnt severely Jeremiah Donovan, A. 8., left leg, slightly William Burt, A. 8., face, severely Edward Skillicorn, ordinary, face, slightly John Williams, A. 8., right knee, slightly William Langley, 2d class boy, right arm, severely William Kenn, A. 8., left leg, slightly HER MAJESTY'S SHIP TRAFALGAR. WOUNDED. Thomas Larkins, ordinary, slight contused wound of left leg Charles Goff, private, Royal Marines, slight lacerated wound of right leg HER MAJESTY'S STEAM-FRIGATE SAMPSON. KILLED. John Mahoney, A. 8., by explosion of a shell WOUNDED. Stephen Cook, captain of main top, face and hands burnt by explosion of a shell James Feast, stoker, wound of scalp, very slight, from the explosion of a shell HER MAJESTY'S STEAM-FRIGATE TERRIBLE. KILLED. Thomas Harrison, ordinary, struck by a shell before s: plosion WOUNDED. Alfred Gasson, ordinary, leg amputated Thomas Riley, Royal Marines, compound fracture Of lower jaw, left side Henry Warner, Royal Marines, wound on the right lumbar region Henry Dareh, Royal Marines, slight wound of left arm and little finger, and contusion of hip. James Henright, ordinary, slight wound of cheek. William Fergusson, Royal Marines, splinter wound of rifflit cheek John Finn, A. 8., slight wounds of right leg Michael Heritage, Royal Marines, slight wound of right wrist. HER MAJESTY'S STEAM-FRIGATE RETRIBU TION. WOUNDED. George Barber, ordinary, a wound of fore arm F. Coleman, ordinary, wound of nates HER MAJESTY'S STEAM-FRIGATE FIRE- BRAND. WOUNDED. CAptain W. H. Stewart, severe contusion of right arm and side from splinters Charles Featherstone, yeoman of signals, severely James Magee, armourer, slightly, a portion of shell grazing and abraiding left knee William Rester, stoker, slightly, a fragment of shell grazing left leg Joseph Wyatt, C. A. Gd., slightly, a fragment of shell striking him in lower jaw HER MAJESTY'S STEAM-SHIP SPHINX. KILLED. James Tracey, ordinary, drowned when boat-keeper, by gig being swamped in action HER MAJESTY'S STEAM-SHIP SPITEFUL. KILLED. William Winterburn, bombardier Royal Marines, by a shot through the abdomen !ward Thornton, cirdinary, burnt and wounded about the chest and face, severe wounds of the right fore arm by the explosion of a gun in the act of loading never rallied t I I WOUNDED. Stuart M'Clure, 2d captain after guard, severely, com pound fracture of both bones of leg—amputation per formed above the knee Stephen Sullivan, A. 8., wound of scalp, severely William Neal, ordinary, compound fracture of right wrist, wound of left arm, severely Thomas Bowden, captain mizentop, wound in right arm, severely William Chandler, ordinary, wound in right foot, not severely Jos. Thomas, ordinary, contusion of hip, not severely William Donald, ordinary, wound of face, slightly John Keegan, A. 8., wound at back of shoulder, not severely John West, ordinary, wound of abdomen, severely John Mixey, A. 8., wound from splinter in neck, not severely Henry Johnson, A. 8., wound of scalp, not severely. George Harris, caulker's mate, burnt in face and eyes, contusion of nose and left hand Henry Newman, ordinary, wound of shotilder William Marshall, Ist class boy, wound of scalp James Hanson, cooper's crew, wound of foot from a shell John Thornborough, sick berth attendant, wound of right arm from a shell, wound in face Henry Rosnia, A. 8., contusion of right hip John Pine, A. 8., wound of left arm Daniel Tull, marine, wound of left arta Edward Anderson, carpenter's crew, wound on neck and head William Moorhead, A. 8., wound on le ft arm Charles Solomon, marine, wound in spine Robert Barlow, ordinary, wound in hand and scalp Cosr. Donovan, A. 8., wound of breast and shoulder Fon. Fourtadi, A. 8., wound in several places from a shell. William Treagy, second class boy, contusion of chest from splinter Joel Jordon, A. 13., wounded in right breast from splinter William Chapman, quartermaster, wounded in right arm John M'Lean, A. 8., contusion of left shoulder George Arthur, A. 8., wound of right shoulder John Dutton, leading seaman, contusion of back Richard Symcock, A. 8., wound of scalp John Haz'el, ordinary, wound of right foot James Wall, ordinary, wounded in several places by splinters James Bufton, A. 8,, contusion of back James Ridell, marine, contusion of right kn ee John Carroll, L.S., flesh wound on right tleigh Alex. rvl‘Connell, A. 8., contusion right breast Charles Nuther, A. 8., contusion left knee Samuel Purrington, ordinary, shot on left n rm James Griffith,, A. 8., contusioa of right shin Samuel Dolby, A. 8., contusions Peter Melville, A. 8., scalp wound, bruised on the back John Abrams, A. 8., wound on right temple John Wicks, blacksmith's mate, flesh wound in axilla Alex. Lanaghan, Ist class boy, contusion of right wrist John Bennett, L.S., wound in shoulder and arm William Rundell, ordinary, wound in neck, head, arm; and back: Robert Penny, fifer, Royal Marines, scalp wound John Murray, A. 8., wound in right foot James Isaacs, coxswain first barge, shot through both thighs Thomas Grohegan, A. 8., fracture of left arm, contusion of face John Westoby, sup. boy, Ist class, gun-shot wound of right shoulder Wm. H. Came, captain mizentop, shot through the I left thigh Robert AlTarlane, A. 8., fracture of right thigh William Sampson, A. 8., scalp wound Charles Bragg, sup. boy, Ist class, wounded in back by gsplinter Samuel Jenkins, A. 8., fracture of right leg. John IVPDonald, A. 8., wounded in left arm and right hand, contusion of both feet Luke Janhemson, blacksmith, wound in right arm, con- tusion of the back Thomas Heddon, ordinary, contusion of the left ankle Matthew Fuller, 2d class boy, scalp wound Mil. Coster, captain's cook, wound of leg William Williamson, A. 8., contusion of right side James Mitchell, A. 8., contusion of left thigh James Hanson, A. 8., contusions James Lilhcrap, ordinary, contusions William Gumbeel, ordinary, contusion of abdomen ; since dead R. D. Mason, surgeon, contusion wound from splinter Mr. Paul, master, contusion of right foot Mr. Thorne, paymaster, scalp wound HER MAJESTY'S SHIP BELLEROPHON. KILLED. Edward Porter, ordinary, fractured skull. William Cantrell, A. 8., injury to intestines. John Claringbold, ordinary, 2d class, fractured skull Robert John, coxswain of launch, severe contusion of abdomen. WOUNDED. Mr. M. Foster, midshipman, fracture of skull, burns, and flesh wounds Thomas Joy, severe injury to right elbow joint and wound of right eyebrow James Smith, coxswain cutter, splinter wound of left cheek William Hill, A. 8., contusion of right great toe; George Wintlebryth, ordinary, compound fracture of right clavicle Alfred Fisher, Ist class boy, compound fracture of right tibia, and lacerated wound of left leg Simon Lisk, ordinary, incised wound of left•eyebrow Daniel Byng, ordinary, incised wound of forehead, and injuries from wood splinters to arms, face, and neck James Austin, ordinary, flesh wound of left knee Alfred Hill, ordinary, incised wound of left shoulder' Edward Daniels, ordinary, 2d class, contusion of chest William Payne, 2d class boy, slight abrasion of skin of left cheek and left leg William Stone, Ist class boy, abrasion of skin of left arm and fore arm Adam J. Saner, band, slight3wound of scalp S Richard Chandlers, marine, incised wound of right cheek HER MAJESTY'S SHIP RODNEY. WOUNDED. Simon Coombea, ordinary, left foot and ankle shattered, amputation below tho knee Robert Lisle, A. 8., comminutal fracture of right tibia and tibula in the middle third, a favourable case, and not \amputated LONDON, M'ONDAY E VV` NiNG, HER MAJESTY'S SHIP VHNG] r i • WOUNDED. NOVEMBER 6 in• the action, by attacking the outer batteries ot' the Marine, and particularly that of the Quarantine. T'w9 small batteries close to the latter had ceased firing, am.. l were partly demolished at noon, but the principal bat tery continued to fire. The guns used by the Russians carried to a great distance, and several of the ships were more or less damaged. Among those which suffered most were, on the English side, the Sanspareil, which had 12 killed and 60 wounded ; Albion, nearly the same number of killed and wounded ; Agamemnon, 4 killed and 22 wounded ; Queen, 1 killed and 11 wounded, &c. On the side of the French, the Ville de Paris, 10 killed and SO wounded ; Valmy, 4 killed and 30 wounded ; Montebello, ten killed and 30 wounded. The four aides-de-camp of Admiral Hamelin 'were put hors de combat. One of them was cut in two by a cannon ball ; another, M. Zticle, had his two legs shattered ; the other two were not dangerously wounded. At nightfall the fleets suspended theirfiring, and returned to their anchorage. The result obtained on the land side is not exactly known. The Russians 'defend them selves with an obstinacy bordering on despair. But, notwithstanding the 3,000 guns mounted on the ram parts, the fall of the place is considered certain in the Allied camp. The resistance, however, will be longer and more sanguinary than was at first supposed. The occupation of Eupatoria by the Russians, which caused so much joy to the Greeks at Constantinople, was cl short duration. The village was guarded by a few sea men and marines, who, on the approach of a consider able body of Cossacks, retired on board their ships. The next day, however, they landed with reinforcements and drove the Russians out of the place." Tile ilionitcur of yesterday contains the following articles : " The Marshal Minister of War has received from General Canrobert, Commander-in-Chief of the Army of the East, the following report, dated from the head-quarters before Sebastopol, the 18th of October, and forming a continuation of that of the 13th, inserted in the Moniteur of the 28th of October : " 'Monsieur le Marechal,—Yesterday, at sunrise we opened our fire in concert with the English army. Matters were proceeding favourably, when the explosion of the powder magazine of a battery, which unfortunately was of a serious character, threw our attack into disorder. This explosion produced greater effect from the fact that our bat teries were accumulated round the point where it took place. The enemy profited by it to increase his fire, and, in accord with the General command ing the Artillery, I was of opinion that it was ne cessary for us to suspend ours in order to make repairs, and to complete towards our right, by fresh batteries connected with those of the English army, the system of our attack. This delay is no doubt to be• regretted, but we must resign ourselves to it, and I am taking every necessary step to render it as short as possible. " The place kept up the fire better than was expected. The circle is of such a formidable deve lopment in a right line, and comprises guns of such large calibre, that it can prolong the struggle. On the 17th our troops took possession of the height before the point of attack called the Bastion of the Mat, and occupied it. This evening we shall raise upon it a masked battery of 12 pieces, and, if it be possible, also a second battery at the extreme right above the ravine. " All the means of attack are concentrated upon this bastion, and will enable us, I hope, soon to take possession of it, with the assistance of the English batteries, which are directed against its left face. " Yesterday, about 10 o'clock in the morning, the English fleet attacked the external batteries of the place, but I have not yet received any parti culars to enable me to give you anjaccount of the result of this attack. " The English batteries are in the best possible condition. Eight now mortars have been placed in thorn, calculated to produce great effect. Yester day there was, in the battery which surrounds the tower situated to the left of the place, a tremendous explosion, which must have done much injury to the enemy. Since then this battery has fired very little, and this morning there are only two or three guns which can fire. " I have no precise information about the Itus. sian army. There is nothing to indicate that has changed the position it occupied, where i . awaits reinforcements. " ' I have received almost the whole of the rein forcement of artillery which I expected from Galli poli and Varna. General Levaillant has just arrived with his staff, which increases to five divisions th e effective force of infantry which I have under my orders. Their state of health is satisfactory, and their discipline excellent, and we are all full of confidence.' " The French Government has received from Vice -Admiral Hamelin the following despatch : " ' Ville de Paris, before Katcha, Oct. 18. "'Monsieur le MiniStre,—ln my letter of the 13th of October I announced to your Excellency that I had embarked with all my staff on board the frigate Mogador, in order to anchor as near as possible to the French head-quarters, and arrange with the General-in-Chief a general attack by the land and sea forces against Sebastopol on the day when the fire of the siege batteries should commence. On the 14th I had an interview with General Can robert, whose views were in conformity with mine. On the 15th a meeting of the Admirals of the allied squadrons took place on board the frigate Mogador, and the arrangements for the general attack were made with common accord, and were then sub mitted to the Generals of the land forces, who heartily agreed to them. " ' This general attack was fixed for the 17th, the day of the opening of the fire of the siege bat teries. " ' With respect to the squadrons, they were to effect what follows :—The French squadron un dertook to place itself towards the rocks to the south, and at about 7 cables' length to operate against the 350 guns of the Quarantine Battery, the two batteries of Fort Alexander, and the bat tery of the Artillery. " The English squadron had to attack towards the rocks to the north, at about the same distance, the 130 guns of the Constantine Battery, the Tele graph Battery, and the Maximilian Tower to the north. " 'lf your Excellency would imagine a line traced along the entry to Sebastopol from the east to the west, that line would separate into two parts the locality of the attack which devolved upon each squadron. " ' The Turkish Admiral with two vessels, all that he retained at the time, was to cast anchor to the north of the two French lines—that is to say, in an intermediate position between the English and French vessels. On the morning of the 17th the attack of the siege batteries commenced ; but, as the weather was calm, it was necessary t o attach the ships of the line to the steam frigates before developing against Sebastopol the line of the 26 ships of the allied squadrons. Nevertheless, in spite of this difficulty, and the separation which had taken place between the ships of the allied squad rons, a part of which had anchored at Kamisch and part before the Katcha, I have the satisfaction to announce to your Excellency that the ships of our first line advanced about half-past 12 in the day under the fire of the batteries of Sebastopol, which they stood against at first during more than half-an-hour without replying. A few minutes afterwards they replied vigorously to the fire, which did not fail to incommode them, from their small number. Afterwards the other French and English vessels successively arrived, and the attack became general. " Towards half-past 2 o'clock the fire of the Russian batteries slackened ; it was stopped at the Quarantine Battery. This was the exact object desired by the French squadron, but our firing was redoubled and continued without interruption till night. " ' At the time I am writing to your Excellency I am not aware of what was the success of our siege batteries, whose fire had commenced before ours, and which attacked the Russian fortifications on the land side. " If the Russians had not closed the entrance to Sebastopol by sinking two ships of the line and two frigates, I do not doubt that the vessels of the squadrons, after the first fire, would have been able successfully to enter the port and place them selves iu communication with the army. Perhaps they would not have lost many more men in doing this than we have now to regret ; but the extreme measure which the enemy adopted of sacrificing a portion of his ships forced us to confine ourselves to attacking for five hours the sea batteries of Sebastopol, with the'object of silencing them more or less, of occupying a great many men of the gar rison at the guns, and of giving thus to our army material as well as moral assistance. " To-day, the 18th, I have only time to give a -hasty sketch to your Excellency of this affair, which, in my opinion, does great honour to the French navy. " ' I subjoin to this sketch a list of the men killed and wounded on board of each ship. With out delay I ohm scud you a, detailed report 11141 A both ships and batteries, and frequently prevented either side from seeing anything. From about 2 till dark (nearly 6) the cannon, it.de raged most furiously. Towards 4 o'clock Fort. ConstamEine, as well as some of the smaller batteries, sit aened some what in their fire . ;" but ' towards- dusk, as some of the ships began to haul mid, the Rus sians returned to their guns, and the fire Seemed as fierce as ever. There was one ex plosion just behind Fort Constantine, which ap peared to do, much damage. At dark all the ships returned to their anchorage. The change was magical from a hot sun,. mist, smoke, explosions, shot, shell, rockets, and the roar of 10,000 guns to a still, cool, brilliant starlight sky, looking down upon a glassy sea, reflecti:n,g in lo ng t remu l ous lines the lights at th e mast. Leads, of the ships re turning amid profound silence. What damage has been done the forts we don't yet know. Three of our ships l'iave been roughly handled, and the killed and wounded amount to 46 English killed arid upwards of 250 wounded. _Lieutenant Chase, of the Albion, has fallen, and Lieutenant Lloyd, commanding the Vesuvius, and Mr. Footer, midshipniAn on board the Sanspareil, are seriously wounded, No captains have been hit. The blu e j ac k e t s showed all thei r anc i ent valour. Eight or nine men were swept away at a forecastle gun on board tll,l Sanspareil by the ex plosion of a shell. The two remaining men coolly went on loading, with their sponge and rammer, as though nothing had happened. 4ANCE. Henry Turnbull, A. 8., wound of ;heat 1 from shell. t" Thrown overboard, not seen Charles Craig, ordinary, shell wound of ! ead. Thrown overboard, not seen Thos. Hunt, quartermaster, wound shot t 1 trough chest. Thrown overboard, not seen A. Edwards, boy, wound shot through boi ly. Thrown overboard, not seen WOUNDED. Thomas Thorn, boatswain's mate, spl int right thigh John Johnson, A. 8., shell wound of throat Richard Webber, marine, splinter woum face John Cansey, marine, splinter wound of he: George Orchard, A. 8.," splinter wound of f arm John Old, A. 8., splinter wound of head ani John Rose, A. 8., fracture of pholany of fin Daniel Finesser, ordinary, splinter wound Charles Yarnold, marine, splinter wound of William Jenkins, ordinary, splinter wound side er wound a , contusion 1 of arm and Ace and fore I right eye ger )f lips head of head and Frederick Tong, A.D., shell wound of thigl Osborne Critchell, boy, contusion o back Thomas Harrison, marine, splinter round of 'eye George Roach, marine, wound of toes HER MAJESTY'S SHIP LORI )ON. KILLED. Henry Penfold, A.B. Michael Cantin, ordinary, 21 class George Sans, A.B. Patrick Conner, ordinary WOUNDED. James Bates, A. 8., left leg amputated Charles Burr, boatswain's mate, contusion ..of back John Hooper, A. 8., contusion of thigh Richard Collins, ordinary, contusion of abdomen Stephen Lewis, A. 8., contusion of shoul. le r John Newman, A. 8., contusion of dip Robert C. Cottle, A. 8., arm arnpu toted Jam-as Grubb, ordinary, wound of trrn Jaynes Marshall, captain of foretop, wound of arm Jaw es Wilson, A. 8., fracture of frcintal bone, William J. Wilson, A. 8,, fracture ,of nasal bone and wound of eyebrow, severely Alex. Johnstone, A. 8., contusion er loot James Bailey, ordinary, contusion sag left thigh Thomas Lowe, marine, left arm amp .utated Stephen Sharp, marine, contusion of: face Josh. SuCzers, marine, fractured ribs , Richard Knight, marine, wound of J nouth Charles E. Stephens, lieutenant, slig 'htly HER, MAJESTY'S Sill ' KILLED. FPdward Palmer, boy, cut in two by round shot WOUNDED. Edward Hills, marine, contusion of :hest from splinter Job n Arnold, A. 8., contusions from. splinter on head, e•.h est, and arm Re mhew Reid, marine, contusion an xl wound of scalp from splinters TJenjamin Avery, boy, wound of fore 2 krm from splinter HER MAJESTY'S SHIP : FURIOUS. 6 wounded.—Return not received. ABSTRACT. Britannia—wounded, 9 Agamemnon—killed, 4 ; wounded, 211 Queen—killed, 1 ; 'wounded, 7 Sa.nspareil—killed, 11 ; wounded, 59 Trafalgar—wounded, 2 Terrible—killed, 1 ; wounded, 8 Retribution—wounded, 2 Firebrand—wounded, 5 Sphinx—killed, 1 Spit ful—killed, 2 ; wounded, Cyc lops—wounded, 1 Triton—wounded, 5 Albion—killed, 10 ; wounded, 71 Bellerophon—killed, 4 ; wounded, 15 Rodney—wounded, 2 Arethusa--killed, 4 ; wounded, 14 London--killed, 4 ; wounded, 18 Niger—killed, 1 ; wounded, 4 Furious —wounded, Total—killed, 44 ; wounded, 266. DAVID DEAS, Deputy Medical luspector of Fleets, THE FRENCH ACCOUNT. The Moniteur of Saturday publishes the follow ing letter from Constantinople, dated the 21st ult..— "The establishment of the siege batteries, which was much retarded by the nature of the ground, and annoyed one wa I b n a o t- ' tery of eight 50 pounde rs , i n t en d e d t o t a k e th e Quaran tine Battery in the rear. The number of heavy guns in I position is about 250. Th e f i re commenced at half-past 6 in the morning of the 17th, and was well kept up on both sides until 10 o'clock. On the morning'of the same day the fleets, anchored part at Katcha and others eff the Bay of Kamie i ch, began to advance on the batteries at the entrance of Sebastopol, the steant-frigates having the sailing vessels in tow. The English squadron were to fire on the north side and the French on the south and the Quarantine batteries. The French squadron advanced under the fire of all the batteries, and was in position at 1 o'clock, four three-deckers and three steam-vessels forming the first line. The other vessels forming the second line arrived in succession as well as two Ottoman ships of the line. About half-past 2 the English squadron took up its position to the north. The fire opened at 1 o'clock, and was warmly kept up on both sides until 3 o'clock, when that of the Russian batteries gradually fell off. They afterwards only fired occasional shots until 6 o'clock, at the moment when the squadrons, which for five hours had kept up a warm and uninterrupted fire, resumed their former an chorage. The smoke during the combat and the night which interrupted it prevented an exact judgment being formed of the damage caused to the enemy. The French siege batteries discontinued, their fire about noon on the same day, in consequence of the explosion of a powder magazine which damaged the batteries near it. The English batteries continued their fire, and appeared to profit by the diversion al ad e by ruining the works which were opposed to them. On the morning of the 18th the fire of all the siege bat teries recommenced, and was continued during the whole day, and caused several fires is the town ; at 1 o'clock a Russian powder magazine blew up. General Canrobert sent word on the 18th to Admiral Hamelin that the bombardment of the previous day appeared to have very much injured the Quarantine Battery, which mach impeded the Russian operation.. The large forts at the entrance, without being entirely demolished, are much damaged." A letter from Therapia, of the 20th ult., in the Moniteur, says— " You w ill h ear from all sides that our sailors fought valiantly ; every one did his duty, and in the most noble manner. The Charlemagne arrived at her station the first, and for half an hour supported alone the fire of all the Russian forts, returning their fire with a vigour which was the admiration of both squadrons. A. shell burst on the stern of the Ville de Paris, and the poop was knocked to pieces. By a kind of miracle Admiral Hamelin was not injured, but of his four Aides-de- Camp, one, M. Sommeiller, was killed, and the others were wounded, as well as several other persons who were standing near. M. Bouet-Willaumez, the chief of the staff, escaped as fortunately as the Admiral." The Government received to-day the following telegraph, addressed to Lord Westmoreland by the British Consul -General at Varna : " VARNA, Oar. 28. " On the 25th an imposing force suddenly attacked three Turkish batteries near Balaklava, and carried them by storm. The Turks retreated, after spiking some of their guns. The Russian artillery and infantry continuing to advance, our light brigade of cavalry charged them, but sustained a considerable loss. The regiment of Scots Greys, however, coming to their as sistance with the sth Dragoons, the enemy was com pletely routed, and withdrew behind the batteries taken from the Turks. The French took part in the affair with admirable bravery. In the evening of the 26th the Russians sallied out of Sebastopol, and attacked the division of General De Lacy Evans ; but in less than half an hour they were repulsed, with a loss (of 1,000 men left on the field. The loss of the English in this sad action consists of one officer killed and a few men wounded. The fire from the city had considerably slackened. The allies were fully confident of the proxi mate fall of Sebastopol." The Currier de Marseilles quotes the following, under date Constantinople,. the 20th ult. : "The French steamer Ajaccio arrived this morning from the Crimea with the mails from the armies and fleets. The letters are of the 18th. The bombardment of Sebastopol commenced on the 17th, at 6 o'cloCk a.m., by laud, and at 10 o'clock the combi4ed beta took part Wm. James, A. 13 , contusion,. wound of fo of Richard Hick, leading seamait, wound Ind injury to right eye, from splinter HER MAJESTY'S SHIP ABET: LIUSA. KILLED. 1864. - - all :the phases of the attack, and in reference to the part, more or less active, which each ship took in it. " ' At the commencement of the affair Nhe en thusiasm was extreme. During the combat the tenacity of every one was not less so. Before com mencing theifire I signalled to the squadron 'France , 'tiers her eyes upon you,' a signal which was received. u -ith cries of Vive l'Empereur ! " ' I am, with deep respect, Monsieur le Minis tr( i, your Excellency's very obedient servant, the Vi. ee-Admiral Commander-in-chief of th.e squadron of 1 the Mediterranean, " ' HAMELIN.' " .E ,LAND ATTACK. CAMP BEFORE SEBASTOPOL, O. 17, P.M. On the ni g ht o f the 16th CT it was determined- that our fire should be opened on the Russian _lines the folio wing morning, as it was evident the enemy was intr enclu rig himself with much activity, and great!Y strengthening hi s pos i tion. In spite of the effertts of our engineers, our works were not quite com pleted, and most of the mortars could not be mot - Lilted in the batteries. Firing commenced, however, from the French and English batteries by signal at 6.30 .a.m. on the 17th, but for 30 minutes previous the Russians fired furiously on all the batteries. The cannonade on both sides was most violent for nearly two hours. Our left attack consisted of four batteries and 36 gun s ; our right attack, of 20 guns, in battery. There were also two Lancaster batteries and v. 4- gun battery of 68-pounders on our r i ght. The Frech had about 46 guns. In all we were supposed to have L 1.7 guns to subdue about 130 guns of th e Ritsin:T is. At 8 *o'clock - it was apparent that the French hatteriem in their extreme right attack, overpowered by the fire and enfiladed by the guns of the Rus sians, were very much weakened ; their fire slack ened minute after minute. At 8 30 the fire slackened on both sides for a few minutes, but recommenced with immense energy, the whole town and the line of works enveloped in smoke. At 8 40 the French magazine in the extreme right battery of 12 guns blew up with a tremen dous explosion, killing and wounding 100 men. The Russians cheered; fired with renewed vigour, and crushed the French fire completely, so that they were not able to lire more than a gun now and then at intervals, and at 10 o ' c l oc k th ey were nearly silenced on th a t side. A t 10 30 the fire slackened on both sides, but the Allies and Russians re-opened vigorously at 10 45. Our practice was splendid, but our works were cut up by fire from the redan and from the works round a circular martello tower on our extreme right. At 12 45 the French line-of-battle ships ran up in most magnificent style and engaged the batteries on the nea side. The scene was indescribable t the Russians replying vigorously to the attacks by sea and land, though suffering greatly. At 125 another magazine in the French batteries blew up. The cannonade was tremendous. Our guns demolished the Round Tower, but could not silence the works around it. At 1 40 a great explosion took place in the centre of Sebastopol amid much cheering from our men, but the fire was not abated. The Lancaster guns made bad practice, and one burst. At 2.55 a ter rific explosion of a powder magazine took place in the Russian redan fort. The Russians, however, returned to their guns, and still fired from the re entering angle of their works. The cannonade was continuous from the ships and from our batteries, but the smoke did not permit us to see if the British fleet was engaged. At 3 30 a loose powder store inside our naval battery was blown up by a Russian shell, but did no damage. Tho enemy's earthworks were much injured by our fire, the redan nearly silenced, and the fire of the Round Tower intrenchments di minished, though the inner works were still vigorous. At 3.35 the magazine inside the works of the Round Fort was blown up by our shot. At 4 the ships outside were ripping up the forts and stoneworks and town by tremendous broad sides. Only the French flag was visible, the Eng lish fleet being on the opposite side of the harbour. Orders were given to spare the town and buildings as much as possible. From 4 to 5.30 the cannonade from our bat teries was very warm, the Russians replying, though our fire had evidently established its supe riority over theirs, the ships pouring in broadside after broadside on Forts Nicholas and Constantine at close ranges. Towards dusk the fire slackened greatly, and at night it ceased altogether, the Rus sians for the first time being silent. Up to this hour (10 p.m.) they have barely fired a gun. They are busy repairing damages, and we are doing the same, and are also mounting new guns and mortars for to-morrow. The French have lost about 200 men, princi pally by the explosions ; our loss is very small —under 100 killed and wounded since the siege began. Captain Rowley, of the Guards, was killed yes terday ; O'Leary, of the 68th Regiment, killed to day ,- Ruthven, Lieutenant, R.N.,., wounded. We have gained greatly on the works to-day, and but for the melancholy disaster which befel our allies, should have crushed much of the Russian batteries. The French fleet avenged these misfor tunes most amply. The Grand Duke Constantine is supposed to have entered Sebastopol. Much of the sea side of the town is in ruins. We reopen fire at daybreak. OCTOBER 18, 3 P.M. The fire was resumed this morning soon after daybreak. The French were still unable to support us. Their extreme left is still silenced. They will not be ready till the 19th or 20th, so damaged are they by the Russian fire. Durin g the night the Russians remounted thei r guns and brought up fresh ones, and established a great superiority of fire and weight of metal. At 10 a.m. the alarm was given that the Russians were marching to attack our rear on the Balaklava road. Lord Raglan and staff, with large bodies of French troops, at once moved there, and found the Russian cavalry and two battalions of infantry, with one gun, endeavouring to creep up in a fog to the outposts. The Turks opened a fire from the redoubts, and the Russians retired. At this moment (3 p.m.) the Russians are press ing us very hard, returning three shots for our two. Colonel Hood, of the Guards, was killed in the trenches to-day. Ruthven, of the Albion, is better. Lieutenant Chase, of the Albion, is killed: Another lieutenant and 100 men were killed and wounded in our fleet yesterday while attacking Fort Constantine. The attack IW the fleets is to be renewed to morrow. Of the siege train there are two killed, 15 seyerely wounded, and eight slightly wounded. This was up to yesterday. Our loss up till to-day is 96. The redan and flagstaff fort are as troublesome as ever. The Retribution and London had their main masts shot away, and were on fire yesterday. They had to be hauled off. The Agamemnon has suffered severely. Lord J. Murray and Ellison, with 150 men of the 88th, 130 artillerymen, and six surgeons arrived last night per Tonning. The sickness has much abated. The redan fort, flagstaff fort, and Round Tower works are firing very warmly just now. We can scarcely get ammunition up to our guns. THE SEA ATTACK. OFF THE KATCHA, CRIMEA, Oct. 18.—Yester day morning, about daybreak, the English and French opened fire from their batteries on the south side of Sebastopol. Late on the preceding night it had been agreed by the combined Admirals and Generals that the fleets should on the same day make a grand attack on the forts at the mouth of the harbour. During the night topgallantmasts were lowered, spare spars and boats handed over to her Majesty's ship Vulcan, and early in the morn ing steam was up. The paddle-wheel and screw frigates lashed themselves alongside the sailing line-of -battle s hip s , an d a ll was got ready for the fight. The French were to occupy the right as you enter the harbour—that is, the southern side, and the English the left, or northern side, in one line—about 1,500 yards off. The French first got into their places, about half-past 12 o'clock, and immediately commenced a heavy fire, which was vigorously returned from the batteries. The distance, however, was certainly greater than originally contemplated, and, as far as I can ascertain, it was over 2,000 yards. By de grees the English ships successively took up th e i r stations, passing in rear of the French and anchor ing to the left. The Agamemnon, Sanspareil, and London (lathed to the Niger), hZehvinerg, couldtool abne inside station in advance,—perhaps about 1,000 yards from Fort Constantine. ij e a ls, pre ce d e d b y ,l c ommanded by a more noble than the gallant way in w hi c h the Agamemnon and Sanspareil s t eamed in amid a per fect hail of cannon balls and re s as l s i little tug-steamer the C Mr. Ball. This little bit of a cockleshell, which looked as if she might have been fowling-piece, deliberately felt arrested by a large ships till h er service the way for the services were no longer required. The firing soon became terrific. At the distance of six miles the sustained sound resembled that of at a furious locomotive full speed, b u t, o f course, . the roar w as infinitely deed calm, BO thA Bum? e t the k The day was a hung heavily about ANOTHER ACCOUNT. FROM THE FLEET OFF THE KATCHA RIVER. On Sunday last the Aqame O m c n T bution, /Spiteful, and Spit-fireßt o e t r r e i o o n ßr i p n re t c l e i ededt Caradoc.liem. AdmiralTe Ag turn from Balaklava to the fleet, whither the High got the N o ig rd er er flyer, Sanspareil, and sevet-al other steamers had Lyons h on im w se e l n f t em o b u a t rk t e h d e same morning, but the others received orders to waitO n Ao Outside ln day h tillt theeewere r next. still °illy rumours afloat, but no orders given for the vext day, when it was supposed that something was going to be done. At last, at 10 o'clock at night, a sl o a t de vra f s or fi t r h ed e from the Britannia, a n d 'th e signal made fi to copyrst lieutenaa general o nts to reparder. ir oflag-ship,n board the flag-ship, and The general order was, " ready for act i on at 8 o'cloc in the morning." You may easily imagine Ivhat bustle was the con sequence of such a sudden order. At 6 o'clock yesterday morning the discharge of heavy batteries announced that at last the long expected moment had arrived, and the Allies had begun firing. Every report—and they succeeded each other with marvellous rapidity--was only a signal for greater exertion among the ;sailors to get ready for action. Soon after the prisoners, who had been on board the different vessels since Alma and. Balaklava, were sent off to the Simoom, and the captains and masters summoned to come on board the flag-ship to receive their last instructions. At the same time the signal was made "Prepare to receive a steamer on the port side." About 9 o'clock everything assumed more and more the aspect of activity. The steamers got their steam up and weighed anchor. The liners struck their topgallantmasts, signals chased sig nals on toard the flag-ship, and several of the large screws—for instance, the Sanspareil and a French screw went first. The steamers came up gradually, and began to pair off with the liners to which they were to be lashed in the following order : Queen, lashed alongside the Vesuvius. Vengeance, ft „ Highflyer. Albion „ Firebrand. Britannia, PP „ Furious. London, „ Niger. Arethusa P ft „Triton. Bellerophon If „ Cyclops. Rodney, ff „ Spiteful. Trafalgar, ~ Retribution. The steamers approached all on the port side, and were lashed fore and aft by cables fastened on the lower deck, and passing through the fourth port. hole from bow and stern. The Agamemnon, Sanspareil, Terrible, Sampson, and the newly-arrived gun-boat Sphinx, were left on detached service. It was nearly noon before all these preparations had been made and the ships had weighed anchor. The French led, the Turks followed, and last came the English. As it would have been impossible to approach the forts on the north side without having to suffer from the south forts under great disadvantages, it was determined that the French ships and Turkish ships, which were the first, should engage the south forts, while the English men-of-war should have to do with the north forts. The Napoleon led the way, and approached un der a heavy fire, followed by the Henry IV., lashed to a steamer. At one o'clock the firing was opened, and soon afterthe detached English steamers, which had to engage the northernmost forts, among others the Wasp battery, so called because she sent some heavy shots into the Wasp, ap proached their destination and joined in the firing. Unfortunately the wind was from the land, and the smoke so dense that very few vessels succeeded in getting into the position which was assigned to them. I suppose it must be attributed to this that the French and Turkish vessels went so far to the left as to prevent several of the English vessels from approaching. So it happened, for instance, to the Queen, which, as I told you, led the Eng lish squadron, an d b a d consequently to occupy the extreme right of the English position, but which was obliged to get up her anchor and change her place because the Napoleon and the Turkish Admiral's ship Mahmudieh went right in her way. The order was to keep 1,200 yards off the forts, but the disengaged steamers, and at their head the splendid Agamemnon, approached much nearer, and poured in their shot and shell with un ceasing activity. This example was followed by the Queen, which was obliged, as I mentioned before, to leave her place because two steamers came in her way, but ran down along the line and joined the detached steamers—a movement which the Agamemnon answered by a " Well done, Queen !" Soon after her the Rodney made the same movement, and ran down towards the fort on Cape Constantine, keeping up a brave file until dark. Several of the vessels have been badly arranged ' - ) the Arethu sa suffered very much, and it is said must go into dock ; the Retribution lost her main mast, the Firebrand her jib-boom, &a. OCT. 18, 11 o'Clock. The post has been delayed for a few hours, and I take advantage of this delay to re-open my letter in order to give you some further particulars about the first bombardment of Sebastopol. The lashing of the steam ers a l ongs i de of the line-of-battle well a n d; theth e y steamersanswer thear a r e shipsha than did if very towed, helmfarhettet exposed to less danger, b • eing comparatively pro tected by their huge comp • anions. Of course, they could not escape entirely, butwi th the exception lost of the Firebrand, which l l' el* j• ibboom and suf fered severely besides, none of the s teamers were one w disabled, and every charge back again. The vessels, after being lashed, filed off in three lines—the Queen at the head of the right, the Bri tannia at the head of the middle, the detached steamers forming the extreme left. They steamed down as far as Quarantine Point before they bore in. They were to have taken up . their position, and have anchored at the places assigned to them ; but, owing to the smoke, I suppose, which was perfectly blinding, or to some misunderstanding, the French and Turks approached too far north, and conse quently the intended line could not be kept. The most prominent feature was the smoke an d the detached steam squadron, composed of the gamemnon, Sanspareil, Terrible, and Sampson, which lay in close enough. The Qeen, whi ch took up for a time her place among is obliged to retire, a red-hot shot havin g them, was set fire t o her; but the Rodney, which arrived th towards dark, remained without con ere more s iderable in jury to the last. It is owing to thin bourhood that the A gamemnon s close neigh so many men. and Sanspareil lost A great disadvantage w ap proached only one after as that the vessels theother . vi.ncing rather in a line, , c omm enc e fi r ing ad about the same time. so as to commence firing the ships which w y approaching so gradually scarcely get a momentary we n t later into action could they had to fire , entary look at the fort at which the distance . much less obtain an estimate of which they More hover, the gradual appro ach off from it. More other afford e d the a_ach of one vesse l after the tr trating th e fire Russians the f ac ility of oftheirconcen batteries on on e vessel. The sight of the approaching squadrons was one of the i most w i tness. mposing which one could possibly Some of the liners observed from the starboard side, hid • ' their tiny propellers so com pletely that the huge masses seemed to move by themselves. If this was the most imposing sight, the most exciting was that when the first shot was fired from the fort. It was as if an electric spark was running through the crows. There was a per fect fury for firing, and the grbatest difficulty was to make the men cease, as it was at times necessary when one or another of the vessels was in the way. A great inconvenience in working the guns was experienced from the absence of so many men at the naval brigade, especially iu the ships from which some of the superior officers had gone to the camp. Several of the liners could not work their upper deck guns in consequence. To-day is a day of rest. I (