The Express.
London, England, 1855-08-21 00:00:00

LOYDGN, TUESDAY, AUGUST 21.

gbc Court.

BT. CLOUD, Almon 19.

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Her Majesty and Prince Albert, with the Prince of
Wales and Prisms Royal, &Maid at the Palma- oi
Cloud at a quarter before 9 o'clemat last sight -facet
Boulogne.
The Emperor of the Frisch resolved the Qum at Bou-
logne, and soomapanisd her Majesty
The Quest and Priam trete attended by the Machias*
of Ely, Lady Churchill, the Mon. Mary Belted, the Mar-
quis of Brsadalbane, the Marquis of Abareorn, Lord Alfred
Paget, Major General the Hos. C. Grey, Colonel the Ho..
C. B. Phipps, Lient.-Colonsl Biddulph, and Mr. Gibbs.
Tim Bari of Clarsados is likewise in attendance on her
Majesty as Secretary of State.
Lord Cowley mat bet Msjoty at Boulogne, and rescue
with Lady Cowley on a visit at St. Cloud.
Divine service was perforated is the Palace this worming
before ►er Majesty aad the Priam, the Prince of Wales,
aad the Primer Royal, by the Rev. Dr. Hale, Chaplain to
the British Embassy at Paris.

Tug telegraphic despatches of the Baltic Admirals
published is London on Wednesday last, were, to
mere mortal comprehension, simple, straightforward,
and seamanlike. Composed, not in the midst of an
setter ise when the issue was uncertain, but when
the work was dens and ripe for survey, they an-
nounced that the operations at Sweaborg were "a
complete success," and this success was described as
the berniog of the nsagszines, dockyards, arsenal, and
principal buildings. Although reporting on • finished
work, the Admirals did not claim to have destroyed
the batteries and fortifications of the place. Our ships,
tt was declared, had not received the slightest injury,
oar lois in men was trifling, and of killed we had none.
If in the face of statements defining so clearly the na-
tare and limited scope of the attack, the public were
ealled to marvel at an achievement "almost miracu-
lous," and " Swesburg is no more" woe sung to every
note of the lyre, the Admirals ought to profit by their
own candour, and receive credit at least for stating
faithfully what the fleets bad done.
The full report by Admiral PritAUD, published
yesterday, and that of Admiral DUNDAS, which we
give to-day, are in complete harmony with the earlier
and shorter despatches of those officers. They de-
scribe an attack not calculated in the view of its
authors to determine the impregnability of Sweaborfl,
and not intended so much to destroy the defences of
that place as to show their inefficiency to defend. On
this head the English Admiral reports:
" My former reports will have informed their Lord-
ships that during the past year. and in the course of
the last five months, the enemy has been actively em-
ployed in strengthening the defences of the place
and completing the sea defences, by erecting batteries
on every advantageous position end commanding
every practicable approach to the harbour in this in-
tricate navigation. It has, therefore, formed no part
of my plan to attempt a general attack by the ships
on the defences; and the operations contemplated
by the Rear-Admiral sod myself were limited to such
destruction of the fortress and arsenal as could be
accomplished by means of mortars."
The process of destruction and its incidents are
fully set forth in the (Adel despatch. Sweaborg is
protected as much by the difficulty of its navigation,
arising from the intricate nature of its reefs, as by its
artificial furtification ; but, notwithstanding this, our
seamen boldly took their gunboats and mortar-vessels
within range of the enemy's batteries. Stationary,
the vessels were a mark for the Russian guns ; in mo-
tion, they were in danger of the rocks. Neverthe-
less, so well were they handled, that, while inflicting
• terrible flee on the enemy, they escaped almost
with impunity. Of the service reformed, the Rus-
sian Gen'ral, reporting to his government, may assist
us to form some idea. In the Invalids Busse, of the
11th inst., he is made to state that "on the 10th at
least ten thousand bombs were thrown between 7
o'clock in the morning and 8 in the evening." At
midnight, " thirty rockets a minute " were thrown ;
at 3 a.m., " tho shower (he says) had not dimi-
nished ; " between 3 and 4 it was feebler ; but at
half-past 4it had " again increased in intensity."

Mr. Jobs Theratow bad ea interview with the Chia-
seller of the Buitsquer yesterday at his official reddest* is
Dowatag•etreet.
Despatches were received at the Colonial-olio, rotates,
from the Goveraor of Quads. Despatches were seat 'War-
day to U. Ooverson of Australia.

Lord John Russell ham parohamed Hill Hoass,
Rodhorough, sear Stroud, instil lately the seat of Sir Joba
Dean Paul, Bart, end finitude making it his country reel-
deco*. "By some," says the Gloucester ✓ounce!, " political
' motives are attributed to the Roble lord in Axing his
residence at Strwed. It will be remembered that he sat is
parliament for the borough frees 1835 till 1841."

The Earl and Quietens of Malmesbury have ar-
rived at Arabascarry, Fort William
The Dike of Manchester has arrived at Tun-
bridge Wells front the Continent. The duchess remains on
the Continent.

1 The Earl and Countess Talbot sad the Lady
Constance Florence Talbot are sojourning at Cowes, Isle of
Wight. The Noble Earl and Countess shortly repair to
Inputs Hall, Staffordshire.

The Countess of Lichfield his arrived is town,
from the Coatitteat.

Viscount Palmerston is to arrive in town to-day,
from Broadlaade, near Roomy, Hants, to attend a mooting
of Minutees.

The Bight Hon. Sir Charles Wood, the First Lord
of the Admiralty, leaves hie official residence at the Admi-
ralty, this morning, on the otutomary annual tow of in-
speetiNi of Portsmouth and the Channel Islands. Admiral
the Right Ron. Sir Maurice Fitshardinge Berkeley, who Is
at his seat, near Chichester, will join the right hon. baronet
at Portsmouth, to assist in the official visit. Admiral
Richards, Si, Baldwin Wakes, and Colonel Oren will
aceompauy the bond. After the visit to Jersey, the First
Lord proceeds to Plymouth and Devonport, and will sober.
gutsily visit Pembroke.

Mr. and Mrs. Disraeli are sojourning at Webb's
Royal RO4, Torquay.

Oaptain HughFltahardinge Dr ummond, of the Scots
Fusilier Games, who wu killed recently before Sebastopol,
while doing duty in the trenches, was the fifth son of Mr.
John Drummond, sad grandson, lasts:sally, of the late Sir'
E. Harvey, D.D.S., sad was, osasequatly, slowly related
to the marathon of the basking Sr.
Mr. Stafford, M.P., has left for the East.

Earl Stanhope has become the purchaser of Mr.
Deaniston's suasion in Grosvenor•piaoe Mousse; and Mr.
Joan (of Paatglas), M.P., has bought that lately rousted
by Viscount Eadeld, in Estou.sqous.
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•
John Petty Maspmtt, Esq , for many jean a
Director of the Rea. East India Company, died a few days
goat ►is residence in Bataan-square.
A statement has been circulated that Messrs.
Lubbock and Co. have sustained large lances from discount-
ing some forged acceptances. The whole extent of the
affair (says the Times) is 6681. The bills in question were
discounted for a person who opened a drawl,' account with
them about two years back, under the name of Marcellino
de Alto. Oa that occaaion he deposited 1,0001., and subse-
quently he applied on about half-a-dcaen occasions for the
discount of excellent paper of small amount. Within the
last few months he has availed Minkel( of the credit thus
established to negotiate two spurious balls for an aggregate
of 8641., as a set-off against which there is a balance of
2061., on his drawing account, apart from anything that
may be recovered in use of his capture.
The Emperor of the French hss sent a handsome
picture of the Virgin, to be placed on the altar of the Chapel
at the Camp of Ruithonsy.
The Opinion. of Turin announces that General
Garibaldi, who defended Rome against the French in 1849,
has obtained from the Piedmont's@ government his nomi-
nation as captain of the first class ; in conk games of which
he has been entrusted with t►e ultimate command of the
Ligure and Santora steamerr, belonging to a private com-
pany.

Of the precise extent of the destruction effected at
Bweaborg the Admiral gives no certain information;
bat it is impossible not to perceive that it was moat
serious. Oa the very first day of tho bombardment
Gres were seen to break out and extend, feeding on
the buildings and exploding the magazines both at
Vargon and at Oustafsvard. These conflagrations,
which the enemy appears to hays ken totally unable
to subdue, presented, in the language of Admiral
PENAUD, "one expense of flame" as long as there
was food for fire within the range of our mortar..

The Russian loss in men will probably never be
ascertained. If the Russian General is sincere in
praising the constancy of his troops, and we see no
reason to doubt it, their casualties must have been
heavy indeed. Admiral PENaUD pride,' their Bre,
as being vigorous if ineffectual; yet again and again
the artillerymen were swept from their guns by
explosions, and must have suffered terribly
under the continuous shower of our projectile's.
Bweaborg is now a grimy ruin. Wo do not grudge
the Rasaian journals whatever comfort they can ex-,
tract from the fact that the sea defences still exist.
The Cz sa's new journal, Le Nord, styles this bom-
bardment a naval 14:e. Oar contemporary is plea-
sant. Be it so: we can with ease repeat the per-
formance on every Saint's day of the Russian calen-
dar. It is a ft:ti that the enemy will celebrate with
dirges and requiems. We may gently remind Li Bord
that when at the commencement of last winter, with
that masterly caution which has so conspicuously
distinguished it in two campaigns, the Russian Ad-
miralty ordered out the half of its Baltic Beet from
behind tiweaborg, and joined the fate of these ships
with that of ht. Petersburg itself, it destroyed the
chief interest of that fortress in the eyes of England
and France.

- The Piedmontese Oazette publishes a notice from
the general in mainland of the Anglo•ltalian legion, an-
nouncing that having received numerous applicatioss trim
(Atom desirous of joining the legion, he will fix certain
dip to comnannicate with them at the British Embassy at
Tarin.

A letter from Rome states that Lucien Bonaparte,
son of the Prince of Canino, is to be created a Cardinal at
the nest Conidatory in September.
It is positively stated by the Military Gazette of
Vienna, that the Emperor of Russia will, towards the latter
cad of this swath, proceed to Sebastopol, with his brothers
Nicholas and Michael, in order " to convey in pen= to the
army the expression of the gratitude of his late father, aa
he verbally promised to do."

Mr. R. R. Bikewell, the assiatant-eurgton who
was lately dismiteed the army, after an investigation tato
serials charger brought by bins against the manageamat of
the general I:capital of the camp at the Crimes, writes home
to suits that the If quiry took place la his absence, and that
be "most soltimily and pesitively " adheres to his 'Wo-
man.. "Notwithstanding," he adds, "the efforts of phi-
lanthropic pertain, there are abases and defeats which is.
be known only to medical cflicen themselves; bet. if this
omens of terrorism is to be punted, the grummet abuse
will grow up unchecked and antemedied ; for who will
venture to 'epos/ them whoa he knows the penalty awaiting
his—to he threat out from the career he has shown, and
without a trial tented adrift upon the world ? "
Great excitement was caused the other day
swoop' the bathen of Raastrate by two great elephants
brloogiog to CJokt's troupe wooing does on the sancta to
bathe amidst the crowd. 1

The French residents at Vienna opened, a short
I tine back, a subscription (or the a►my of the Reek and a
stun of 17,000(r. was collected, which has been delivered to
de Bourqueney.

The Opera Comique is making great preparations
for the representation of Fridiy, whieh the Queer of Beg-
Lad is to honour with her prossees. A miagailletat drop-
let.. Is to be painted for the socasion by K. Catahoo.
At Coostaotioople, oo the I I tb, Lord Stratford de
Rodelire, a. the Qu-en's reprematative, woald ettleisaly
invest Omer Paths with the order of the Knight Greed
Cross of the Bath. To the @maim a dieser was to b. gives
by Ma lordship, to which were invited the siaisten, high
pashas, and the foreign ambassadors sad savoys.
The account of the descent from the Royal train at
Park stated that the Coast de nem—when reek is
mat of the highest—gave his arm to the Prisms, ReyaL •
eerrespoodeat of tee Adlpostiaiece 11419, states Met this
yes not isselnded in the programme, sad that all messes
were astonished at the moremeat ea the part of the Coast-
It Is alleged that he auddealy steeped fireweed, is Messes
Siva of Priam Napalms.. sad offered his art its het Royal
Highs'... The Prince.. accepted it amehealeally,
Mg it to be a part of the arrangesaents.
The French Academy holds it. annual sitting cal
the 30th.

Mr. T. Y. Maristie, the Revising Barrister, will
begin his revision of the lists of voters for members to serve
in Parliament for the City 01 London on the 17th Sept.
The erection of the largezange of wooden huts at
Pembroke Dockyard Is rapidly proceeding. These barracks
are to be capable of accommodating 1,000 men, with their
officers sad staff.

A reckless feat was performed at the Crystal Pa-
lace a few afternoons since. One of the workmen engaged
is the completion of the circular water tower, for a wager
of a Balks of beer ascended to the summit of the anthers
tower by a rope which had hese supeaded there for some
purpose, sad which king dowa tato the high road, a height
of more than 200 feet. He scooesplisised the daziag exploit,
' to the estonialtmeat of a considerable amber of spec awn,
by paths( himself up head our head, sad twistiag his
lege roaad the rope.

At a wicket match the other day between Earl
Wiaterton's Club and the tad Surrey Militia, tbe whole
eleven of the latter were put out without • single rue, war
was there a bye or • wide ball given, so that the total of the
'noisy' scored • 0, • fact almost tinezempled la the
easels of cricket. The curios. part of the affair is that In
the neat isalegs t►ey bond 106!

The text atom; by the Rev. Dr. Hale on Sunday
in his scram at fit Cloud, Ins iron St. Luke, 18, :W.,
" And the publicus, standing du off, would not lift up so
such as his spa uuto Heaven, but smote upon his breast,
saying, God be merciful to nu a sinner." Galignoni says
It wu as " szedlent discourse."

The performance at the Grand Opera thieevening for
the visit of the Gum will be the ballet of "La Fond," in
which Ydlle. Baati, Ildlle. Plaskett, Mdme. Cerito,Bay-
Stephan, Legrain, Baidesoff, Beretta, Quiet, end Caroline
will appear. Thar* will be a ansleal interlude imposed
ea follow. :—Trio from " Guillaume Tell," sup by Gaily-
stud, Obis, mad Hedy ; variation/ of Hammel, sang by
Albeni ; duo from the " Heise de Chypre," sung
by Boger sad Bosnebde ; bolero from the " Value &ci-
lium.," nag by Ydlle. Crawl& " God Gave the Qum,"
will be sues by all the fret utiatse of the Opera.
On the 6th, the " Inkermann Cafe," where good
utile'''. are to be sold at prine sou, was °pitied at &uteri.
A Germs bead am ever from Para sad played polkas
and " Gat one the Queen" ball a down times. A Bann
begpiperjhowever, proved a nparter &uremia. him Night-
ingale wes preen; and was remind with unheeding)
sheerly. des presented a mak of braady sad a mak of
pert wine. The prone building has been eseetremed
batmen the Soldiers' Cemetery (a sketch of whin hem the
freatispiese of the Hon. Ind Bev. Sidney Godolphin
Geberse's " aseteri") sad the huts, wear the Ilivaby bar-
redo. °Maid, the Barrack Hoeplutl.

THE EXPRESS. TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 21, 1855.

LATEST

NEWS FROM ABROAD
Ltfl+Eß FROM THI BALTIC.
TUE BOMBARDMENT OF SWEABORG.

(FROM OUR OWN

H.M.S. -, OFF NAROIX, 11.00. 13.

Here we are again returned to our former anchor-
age, in company with the greater part of the fleet,
after oar late expedition to Sweaborg. The crews of
all the ships, but more especially those of the gun-
boats and mortar vessels, require rest after their very
fatiguing exertions.
This is the fiat time that this description of craft
has been in action to any extent and had a fair trial,
and they have not only gallantly earned their spurs
and proved their general efficiency, but the greatest
credit is due to the offioers and crews for the extra-
ordinary accuracy with which they fired, and the
proficiency made in this branch of the naval service.
On Friday evening, the 3rd inst., signal was made
by the flag-ship to all the ships assembled at Nargen
to prepare to weigh anchor the next morning at 8
o'clock. At the same time, heavy guns were got out
of the line-of-battle ships, and placed on board the
mortar-boats. Bat as it came on to blow very hard
the next morning, the order for sailing was counter-
manded, and we lay Saturday and Sunday quietly at
anchor. On Monday morning we weighed again,
as the weather had moderated, and arrived ofi
Sweaborg in the evening of the same day. Boats
were immediately put out to sweep for infernal ma-
chines, but none were found, from which we were led,
to infer that the Russians did not expect us.
Tuesday, the 7th, was spent in preparations for
the approaching attack, and the vessels were placed
in position. The fleet was also reinforced by two
line-of-battle ships, and the rest of the gunboats and
mortar vessels from Cronstadt. During the night
the French landed a number of guns on an island
near Sweaborg, and threw up a beautiful battery of
12 pieces of cannon and 5 mortars, which was
completed by Thursday, and duly supplied with
ammunition.

Oa Wednesday morning we discovered a large
building on shore, on which was hoisted a white
flag, inscribed with the word " Madhouse," in
English. This proved, however, to be only a dodge
of the Russians, and was subsequently found to be
a powder magazine, which was blown up during the,
bombardment.

On Thursday, the 9th, after all the preparations
had been made, the first shot was fired at half-put
7 a.m., from the French land battery, and the
English and French mortar boats commenced throw-
ing their immense shells, weighing 2181bs. each, the
devastating effect of which was prodigious. By
degrees the Russians began to return our fire with
more spirit than at first, but their shot fell short.
At 10 o'clock all the gunboats began putting in their
shots in the most beautiful style, and in a very
short time a most awful explosion told us that one
of the enemy's ammunition magazines was blown up,
which was followed by four others in the course of
the day. The crews of the line-of-battle ships which
remained on board—a great part of them having
been drafted into the gunboats to relieve their com-
rade. at regular intervals—had nothing to do, but
look on and witness as idle spectators, out of the
range of the enemy's gnus, while the imposing scene
going on.

About noon several Russian regiments were disco-
vered on one of the small islands thickly wooded
with pine trees, busily engaged in throwing up bat-
teries, which might have proved highly dangerous to
the ships of the Allies if not interrupted in time.
Two frigates and a corvette were ordered by sig-
nal to move up and shell the place, which was
speedily done, and the Russians abandoned the
island, leaving 500 killed and wounded behind them,
whilst tho ships returned to their former stations
without suffering the least damage. At 6 p.m. the
gunboats and mortar vessels were ordered by signal
to report their losses and casualties. The answer
was, that one sailor's arm was hart by the fall of a
yard, otherwise no damages had been sustained. At
7 p.m. a very severe conflagration broke out, which
burned till 10 o'clock the next day, and destroyed
several large stores of the Russians. About 10 o'clock
p.m., the larger boats of the line of battle ships were
put out, and after rowing in close to the shore fired
rockets into both Sweaborg and Helsingfors for five
hours consecutively with great success. At midnight
the vessels in action were supplied with food, water,
and ammunition, whilst a pause took place to allow
the crews time to rest a little.

Friday, the 10th, the bombardment was re-opened
about 10 o'clock, and continued without intermission
the whole day and the whole night, daring which
!our more magazines and a church were destroyed by
fire. We estimate the loss of the Russians from our
own observations at 1,600 men, sod buildings and
other property to the value of a million sterling. Two
French boats and an English one were sunk during
the day, bat the crews were saved. The French lost
1 man and had 6 wounded, the British 2 wounded.

It was generally expected that the bombardment
would re-commence on Saturday evening, but it
passed quietly as well as the Sunday morning. In
the afternoon a Russian gunboat came out to recon-
noitre, bet a few round shot from the French gun-
boats caused it to retreat very rapidly. About six
p.m., all the boats were ordered to return to their re-
spective ships, as the ;fleet was to return the next
morning to this anchorage. The reason assigned for
not landing was the want of land troops, which were
absolutely necessary to take possession of the place.
However the object in view is gained. The fortress
and town ue severely damaged, magazines destroyed,
and a great number of the enemy killed.
It is now expected that we are shortly going to
make a similar experiment on Revel and Cronatadt.
On Sunday evening an English yacht, the Pandora,
with a party of amateurs—amongst whom was a lady
—on board, which had followed the fleet to witness
the bombardment, happened to get within range of the
enemy's guns, which fired 18 shots at it, but fortu-
nately they all missed. About 10 o'clock the French
captured a Russian boat that had ventured out coo
far.

This fawning 1(13th) we weighed anchor at four
o'clock, and arrived at this anchorage about half-past
ten, with all the fleet in company.

RUSSIAN DESPATCHES FROM SWEABORG

The latest of the Reagan despatchee from Sweabreg
quoted by the Expos, on Saturday evening, was
dated 50 minutes past 9 on the morning of the 10th.
The invalids Bum, of the 12th, contains the follow•
ing despatches, since received at St. Petersburg:
Atro.lo, 2.10 oat.—Riess aloe Vika this terniag the
eeem2•s Ore has redoubled la vivacity. Up to woo Dot
meanest§ fired middy against the werlu of Westor-Boorta4

awl the Nicholas baiteri, upon thll Is/ead oliertso, ba;
without success. Ms assume& wee aim gala termed
soled the tertian.

Aasoodfrbg to is appreziesalive adulate, be And 8,000