The Sun.
London, England, 1855-06-19 00:00:00

LATEST NEWS.

According to telegraphic despatches from Gene-
ral Pelissier of the 16th, received in Paris yester-
day, the general state of affairs was most satisfac-
tory. The Allies were rapidly oompleting their
new batteries, which would soon open fire with
terrible effect,

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THE MASSACRE AT MANGO

H.M.S. COSSACK, OFF CRONSTADT,
Jtneu 11.
On the morning of the 26th May, the Cossack and Esk
stood close into Hango, and observed several vessels an-
chored inside the numerous islands. The boats of both
ships were sent away armed, in charge of Lieut. Field
(Cossack), to bring the vessels out. On the boats getting
in sight of these vessels they made sail and ran on shore,
and were deserted by their crews.
On the boats boarding and taking possession of them,
they were found to be firmly grounded, and, as the tele-
graphs were at work along the coast from a very early
hour, and there was every reason to believe that troops
were or would soon be in the vicinity, as several persons
were seen, lurking about the rocks, and the men being
expotc,ii on all sides to any attack of musketry, the boats
being in a rarrow creek, the thickly-wooded shore and
rocks affording every facility to the enemy, the vessels
were set on fire and destr,yed. They were two large
galliots belonging to St. Petersburg (empty), a brigantine
laden with wood, and two schooners, one of which, laden
with strain, for Ekness or Sweaborg, was brought out,
and three prisoners. The ships anchored at Hango
Head for the night. Early next men ing a sloop was
brought out from behind the ruined forts of Hango, and
destroyed. Some persons were seen near the telegraph.
Both vessels left and joined the Admiral at Biorke Bay.
The Admiral, after seeing the prisoners, ordered the
vessels back again to land them at Hango, or where they
chose, and four more Russian prisoners were received on
board the Cossack, at Nargen, and requested to be
landed with them at Hango.
On the forenoon of June sth, the Cossack stood close
iu and sent the cutter away with a flag of truce to land
the prisoners. In the boat besides were Lieut. L.
Geneste, Dr. R. T. Easton, Mr. C. Sullivan, Masters-
Assistant, and three stewards ; a Finnish Captain,
taken prisoner here on the 26th May, informed us there
were no troops here and the inhabitants would trade,
and that the stewards could get stock, &c. As the boat
pulled in towards the shore she was lost sight of behind
the islands, the ship standing off and on nailer easy
sail. There being no signs of the cutter's return,
about 4 o'clock the gig, with a flag of truce, in charge
of Lieutenant Field, was sent in search. She was ob-
served to be pulling along the coast in search of the
cutter, so the ship stood close in and anchored near the
ruined fort. About 8 o'clock the gig returned, having
seen the cutter secured under a jetty inside several small
wood boats and several dead bodies in her : fearing an
ambush or treachery the gig did not attempt to bring
the cutter out, but returned to the ship. Several per-
suns were seen a little distance off waving to the gig to
land.

About 3 o'clock next morning both vessels steamed in
close to the telegraph station, and shortly after the
cutter was observed with one man in her, apparently
wounded, sculling towards the ship. A boat was sent
to her assistance, and she was brought alongside, having
in her, John Brown, ordinary seaman, a young man of
colour, the only survivor. After being helped up the
side be said, " They are all killed." Afterwards, in the
sick bay, he made the toilowing statement e—
" On the cutter, with a flag of truce flying, getting
alongside the jetty or landing-place, near the village of
Hango, the officers and liberated prisoners jumped out, and
Lieut. Geneste held up a flag of truce to a number of Rus-
sian troops, who had suddenly sprung up from the cover of
houses and rocks—about 500, dressed as riflemen, and
armed with muskets, swords, and bayonets—and told them
what it meant, and why they landed; they replied `that
they did not care a d—n for flags of truce there, and
would show them how the Russians could fight,' or words
to that effect. A volley was then fired at tho officers
and liberated prisoners, and afterwards on the boat, until
all were supposed to be killed. The Russians jumped into
the boat, and after throwing several dead bodies over-
board, lying on the arms in the bottom of the boat they
found Henry Glidden, A. 8., who was only wounded ; they
took him out of the boat and bayonetted him on the
wharf ; John Brown, lying beside him, and severely
wounded, feigned death ; he was dragged from one end
of the boat to the other, but luckily not thrown over-
board. They then took the arms, magazine, colours, &c.,
for which they will no doubt have aTe Deunt sung. The
officers were shut down, and the liberated prisoners
first. Dr. Easton was the first who fell, and the Finnish
Captain Lock the flag of truce from Lieutenant Geneste,
and waved it, shouting `A flag of truce !'—which had been
previously explained to them before they fired. The Russians
spoke English, and the person who led them, from his
dress and appearance, seemed to be an officer. The Rus-
sians yelled and fired on the men before they could defend
themselves ; indeed, there was not an attempt made.
" The boat was found to be completely riddled above the
waterline; it was lucky she escape I without a hole through
her bottom, as she would have filled. It was evident that
the Russians intended to have left none to tell the tale, but
it has pleased Providence to ordain it otherwise. The ships
fired a few shot and rockets at the telegraph, but a fog
coming on they were obliged to haul out into deeper water.
There were uo troops seen ; the cowardly ruffians had evi-
dently gone way. It was not thought prudent to attempt
to get the remaining bodies."
The following list is correct
L. Geneste, Lieutenant, age 25.
R. T. Easton, Surgeon, age 39.
Charles Sullivan, Master's Assistant, age 21.
*Ed. Thompson, leading seaman, age 24.
*Wm. Linn, Captain's Steward, age 32.
John Lorton, Midshiprnao.'s Steward, age 22.
Wrn. H. Banks, Gun-room Steward, age 31.
*Benj. Smith, A. 8., age 23.
*James Cornwall, ordinary, age 21.
J. Glidden, A. 8., age 27.
George Boyle, age 20, ordinary.
Wm. Roskelly, age 20, ordinary.
Thos. Stokes, age 23, ordinary.
John Haughey, age 24, stoker.
Francis George, ago 20, ordinary.
Owen Francis, age 24, A.B.
Liberated prisoners :—John Lunstronn, age 50; Theodore
Lunstronn' boy about 11; A. F. Loonberg, age 21 ; and
four other Russian prisoners, names unknown.

It will be asked in England, " Where are the gun-
boats ?" " Aye, where !" Lying idle with the line-of-
battle ships. The admiral has ordered the captains of
line-of-battle ships to consider the screw gunboats (ten-
ders) as one of the ship's boats, so there is nothing but
scrubbing and polishing going on. The Bothnia block-
ading squadron was sent away only yesterday. The
Ajax is to remain at Ledsuad, the Hogue at Nargen,
the Cm ar at Baro Sound. The Merlin and Firefly
stood in clone to Cronstadt on Saturday, and three
infernal machines exploded, doing considerable damage
to the Merlin. We can see 10 line-of-battle ships ready
foe sea, and a great number of steamers, some with
their steam up, in Cronstadt.

I think it right again to mention that the flag of truce
was flying clear when the cutter was about half way
from the ship, and distinctly visible from the shore, and
continued so until she landed.

JUNE 11.
The combined fleets are still lying before Cronstadt,
spending the time in reconnoitring the enemy, in exer-
chang the men aloft, at great gun drill, manning and
arming boats, &c.

On Tuesday, June sth, the Hogue, Colossu?, Magi-
cienne, Amphion, and the gun-boat Gleaner were sent
on detached service to Barosound, followed by the
Locust, with a collier in tow.

6th.--The Firefly arrived from Faro with the
mail], which were brought there from Dantzic by
the Princess Alice. lam sorry to say that Lieutenant
Hannant, the officer commanding the !atter, has fallen a
victim to the small-pox at Faro Hospital. He was an
universal favourite, and is very much regretted. The
Arrogant end Driver arrived, the latter with two col.
hers in tow. In the evening a welcome supply of bul-
Iceks arrived from Elsinore in the Mercator.
7th. --At 2 p.m. the Porcupine arrived with the
Teazer and a collier in tow ; at 3 p.m. the Mercator
parted company ; at 7.30 p.m. the Lightning j ,ined
the fleet from Narge-o, brin ' despatches for Ad-
miral Dundas from the Cossack cruising off Hango-
head. She brings alio news of a most melancholy
.and atrocious outrage committed by some Russian troops
upon a boat which endeavoured to land under a flag of
truce, with the charitable intention of setting 10 pri-
soners at liberty. How this kindness was received will
he seen by the following narrative. The Cossack, 20,
Captain E. G. Fanshawe, was cruising off Range Head
on the 6th of June, and being ordered to land 10 Rus-
sians she bad on board, who had been taken from some
woodboats the Merlin and herself bad captured and
burnt, she attempted to do so by sending them in
a boat carrying a flag of truce. In that boat
was the crew of nine men, Lieutenant Geneste, in com-
mand, Mr. R. Easton, the surgeon, Mr. Sullivan, mas-
ter's assistant, two stewards (who went in hopes of buy-
ing some provision.), and the 10 prisoners. On nearing
the shore they found about 500 or 600 soldiers on the
beach, and as the boat ran alongside a sort of jetty
the three officers jumped upon it irons her, when the
officer in command of the soldiers called out in Eng-
lish, " that he would have nothing to do with the
damned flag of truce," and immediately ordered his men
to fire. Mr. Geneste, Mr. Easton, and Mr. Sullivan, fell
at the first volley. One of the prisoners then held
up the flag, which Mr. Geneste had when he fell, but
be was instantly shot ; some of the men then jumped
ashore to assist the others, but only to meet the same
fate, for volley after volley was mercilessly poured upon
them and the boat, until it was supposed all were killed,
when the Russians came down robbed them of every-
thing worth taking away. The Cossack, atter wait-
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of it, which picked it up a short distance from the
land, with one poor fellow in it struggling with one
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with three bullets in it. When wounded he had fallen to
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