The Express.
London, England, 1855-07-18 00:00:00

tUCTION OF TWENTY THOUSAND
TONS OF RUSSIAN SHIPPING.

Extract of a letter from Rear-Admiral Hon. R. S.
Dudas to the Secretary of the Admiralty, dated
Duke of Wellington,
Tolbonkin Lighthouse, July 7, 1865.
I cannot conclude this letter without calling the
particular attention of their lordships to the active
exertions of Captain Storey, of her Majesty's ship
Harrier, which led a few days later to the destruction
of a large amount of shipping, discovered after-
wards in another anchorage near bystad, u detailed'
in the enclosure to Captain Warden's report of the
2nd inst.

Harrier, off Little Wahas, June 24.
Sir,—l have the honour to inform you that the
boats of this ship destroyed 47 ships belonging to the
enemy, varying from 700 tons to 200 tons, on the
nights of the 23rd and 24th inst.
On the first night the ships destroyed were one
mile from the town of Nystad, and about three miles
from the ship, and we were enabled to bring one
barque, the Victoria, of about 460 tons, off with us.
On the= morning the steam was got up,
and we to sea, to anchor the prise off
Enakov Lighthouse.
At 6µm., however, we steamed towards the land,
and anchored at about 7.30 p. , and at 8 p.m. the
boats were again deepatohed.
During the night and following day we discovered
42 ships, the whole of which we either burned or'
scuttled.

I have the greatest pleasure in being able to state
that these proceedings were so mmossefully carried out
without any casualty.
Owing to the distance we got away from the ship
(10 or 11 miles) and the blowing weather, accom-
panied with rain, that came on during the morning,
we were prevented from bringing any Teasel out
with us.

We did not get back to the ship until after 6 p.m.
this afternoon, the men having been on their oars
hours.twenty-two icars.
I think, sir, I am only doing common justice to
the MSG when I state how pleased I was to see the
seal and perseverance with which they worked for
so many hours, neither can I omit stating my belief
that this arose in a great measure from the good
example of the officers, especially the senior Bente-
neut. Mr. Anneeley, from whom I have ever received
the mast active miasma

—Having, then, in two following nights and one
day, destroyed the whole of the Nystad shipping
(probably upwards of 20,000 tons), I trust these
will meet with your approval.—l hare,
C(Signed) HENRY STOREY, Commander.
Ca Warden, Senior Mom,
Vidajesty's Bhip Ajax.

RUSSIAN ACCOUNT OF THE DESTRUCTION
OF SVARTHOLM AND THE BURNING OF
LOVISA.

The use which will be mode by the Itursiene o
the burning of Lovias, described by Capt. Vansittart
m a purely accidental oecarrenoe, may be judged by
the following letter in Ls Nord of lest evening :

JULY 8.

Levi's is a mall tows, plookatly oitaatod oa the bordon
of the Gulf of Masud, about Moos Gorzaa able distant

from 111eimiagfors, and ten free Friadrielishatua. Built in
1746, the city received the as of Lein in 1761, from
Leila (Louisa), the Qua of Sweden. It was advancing
is prosperity by seas of Its ressiane in salt, up to the
sosteat when the Anglo-Pres& aunde oonassosd,—for
the peat benefit of {Odin*s sad the welters .1 peoples!
The harbour, not very deep eel full of refs, was for-
merly deeded by the little het of everthols, now abet-
deed (sad evoseated, widish is a wiles off. Thu terra
had to garrison met*" a few Comes estrosted with
the surveillance ef this part of the one

Os Obeli*, esveral of ti e sump vessels of war appeared
before Ovartbolis. Ns armed bests pat elf sad appeesebed
aka slip, skids was without defense, sad epos es aides,
aadcesiseseed tkrowise rockets. hasseilately
100 sass dlesetbarbett; sad bops &Mae is the dews sad
wisdoms of as empty easpalse, sear tie landing bridge.
ems hems later. after the voters if the boats to Svanholm,
the tows of Levies banns a prey to tke flames, sad
teases* the ems* blew up the fsetideadess of !Wertheim.

&Mid Ohs ssedist of a Iwt odd* preform is Igbt for
tho likely of lumps sad die shilbsdos of the Ireddl:Ato ie
1164, fls wogs. fs marked by firs sad &vulgate ; sad
sow It bee sot oyes spared tbio passes] sows, idiom item
less whims timber you tsr Is boos.

The coorier who brew& es the aews of the destrudow
of Levkas, weld seareely rostrata his tsars. Thews& el
Wahiawa, wader ow the wresdry is the Wait of the
'asking ribs of their prepsety, irrhglog their beads,
tsertag their hair, hilt asked, 'Omit hod, wags to
withdraw their pas from the spot whore they have great
se say happy hews. The altar at whisk they were wont
ea Abe abbe* is lilt their prime to God, is ia the whist
Si he sibs; fee the petty little Audi, Sad she wet r
used to mho.' •
L Nord adds They write from Lovisa ow the
7th t 1 Ilte enemy madam hie iseesdiery work., Ho
has toky eat ire to the hewed fliartheire, sad is
is sow priprisi to dry the wens at as fart.