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part, of the place. The flames spread with frightful '
rapidity; they rose higher than the dome of the
church, and at times the smoke was so dense that Swea-
borg was entirely hidden from our view. The enemy
must have suffered enormous losses. Four of the six
large mortars in the Abraham battery having become
unfit for further use, in consequence of their having been
so heavily loaded in order to reach the distant part of
Sweaborg, two large howitzers were landed from the
line-of-battle-ships, and placed in position in the bat-
tery. On the following day firing was commenced from
them, and their shells went beyond Langorn ; the Rus-
sian line-of-battle ships anchored near that islands.
" The extensive conflagration which was destroying
Sweaborg during the night of the 10th was increased by
a breeze of wind which sprung up and tended to extend
the fire. At four o'clock in the morning of the 11th,
Rear-Admiral Dunclas sent an officer to tell me that as
we had attained the object of our attack, he proposed to
put an end to the bombardment. As this suggestion
coincided with my opinion, I made the signal to cease
firing. I, however, gave orders to each vessel to remain
in its position, and to recommence firing if a single shot
should be fired from the Rnssian batteries.
"Thus terminated the bombardment of Sweaborg,
which lasted 45 hours. The French vessels and the
Abraham battery threw on the citadel or into the arsenal
4.150 projectiles, of which 2.823 were shells. During
the nights of the 11th and 12th, all the materiel which
had been landection the Islanda of Abiaham for the estih-
hshment of the battery was re-embarked on board our
vessels. In the course of these operations, the move-
ments of the English vessels and our own were nearly the
same ; it might have been said that they had both been
commanded by the same ch;ef, -Efo admirable was. the
ensemble. The success of the one, was enthusiastically
applauded by the other.
"As I have already had the honour to inform your
Excellency, notwithstanding the great number of pro-
jectiles which fell round our vessels, we have no loss to
regret. It appeared as if Providence watched over us,
and it was evidently shown in the two following facts:
—A ball struck the carriage of a gun on board the
Tempete gun-boat, and the splinter which flew from, it
knocked down Lieut. Lefort. It was thought that he
was killed, but when some men hastened to pick him
up, he ro.e by himseif without appearing to suffer from
the blow he had received. On board the gun-boat
Aigrette, a redhot shot passing through the deck, fell
into the powder magazine between a copper case and
the partition, to which it set fire, but it was iroinediatey
put out by the hose of the fire engine being directed to
the spot, and no further mischief ensued.
" I cannot conclude, Monsieur l'Amiral, without re-
peating to you that I have to speak in the warmest
terms of the eager co-operation afforded to me by all,
officers, sailors, and soldiers. I must say to you, Excel-
lency that wherever I went during the bombardment,
on board the gun-boats, the mortar-vessels, or at tl o
Abraham battery, I found the men full of ard ana
devotedness, and expressing by cries of enthusiasm the
happiness they felt at having an opportunity of striking
a blow at the enemy. I hope that your Excellency w,ll
call the attention of his Majesty to their conduct. I
am, &c, "PENAIID."

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