The Sun.
London, England, 1852-02-16 00:00:00

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seventy-two were killed and wounded. The feat:, of
daring and bravery on the part of officers and men,
with the exception of the rascally Kroomen, is beyond
belief. Captain Lyster received two wounds, Colonel
Iliflyer one, Lieut. Corbett (gallant fellow) seven,
Lien,. Williams (in artillery) three, Mr. Fletcher (mid.)
killed, Mr. Gilman (master's assistant) mortally
wounded and since dead, besides several other officers
slightly. This left the Teazer quiet, as also the
enemy, who took off the heads of the two men
dead, and which we have since found in the king's
house. During this time the Bloodhound bad silenced
the batteries, but remained still aground, and the boats
proceeded round the north point and silenced one or two
more batteries by the time it was 11 o'clock, when they
were all recalled and went to dinner, being annoyed oc-
casionally by the musketry opposite. At one the
Teazcr signalled her killed and wounded, and was sig-
nalised to close when the tide turned and she could get
off. At two rex , the boats of the Sampsor, with a
spiking party, under the command of Lieut. Saumartz,
with Lieut. el'Arthur, with all his Majesty's artillery,
were ordered to land and spike the guns in the batteries
under cover of the Sampson'e boat, in charge of Mr.
Bayley (mate). When they left the ship the pine
opposite looked quito deserted. The boats pushed fur
the shore, but they had to cut and break through a
stockade in the water, the carpenters with axes, the
men with tomahawks, when the enemy, who were lying
in ambush, opened a terrific fire, and in less than ten
minutes, finding they could not cut and force this
stockade, they had to return to the Bloodhound, having
Lieutenant Saumarez severely wounded in three places,
Mr. Richards (midshipman), mortally (since dead), and
11 men severely wounded. At 4.30 the Teezer got cif
and anchored in deep water, buried her dead, and sent
her wounded out of the river; thus ended the 26th. At
daylight on the 27th the Teaz r weighed under a
terrific fire, which was returned by the Bloodhound
and herself, and anchored astern of the Bloodhound,
having had her gunner, Mr. Howard, as also some
men, severely wounded. The rocket boat, then
commenced an opening fire, and the two steamers
and boat commenced shelling, as also the Volcano's
and Waterwitch's boats, which had then arrived.
The rocket boat succeeded in setting fire to Tappi, the
second chief's house, and the place was in a blaze.
Commander Coote then tock the boat, with the rocket
boat still in command of Lieutenant Marshall (Ist of
Penelope) and attacked the batteries towards the ifeing's
house. This, and a little more skirmishing, hated till
o all night off the I)ar, nzld
sunset, when the rest of the wounded were sent out. You
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their sufferings,
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did not reach their ships till next morning at 9.30, On
the 28th, at daybreak, the town was found deserted, the
enemy having left on the other side of the island in their
canoes. The forces then landed and took possession;
fifty-seven guns were taken and destroyed; the paddle-
box boat retaken with gun; and all belonging to the
present king, Atakoi, placed on the throne,
and all his men with him ; and thus finishes
the capture of Lagos, and with it we hope the
suppression of the slave trade. A few deaths have since
taken place from fever, and may those who fought and
bled there with their brother officers and men at last
receive that reward for which some of them have served
some four years on the coast, and looked for in vain, i e.
promotion.
" The stockades consisted of green cocoanut trees,
then sand, and then cocoa-nut trees; hence they had no
splinters. In each stockade was a trench, so that when
a shell was fired at them they jumped in the trench, and
hence escaped danger. Each stockade had a ditch to
communicate, so that they could reinforce or retreat at
leisure. About 15 feet from the shore, in 9 feet water,
were a quantity of bamboo stakes, so firmly driven in
and so secure, that 1301135. of gunpowder could not
effect a breach, and hence prevented any one from land-
ing. Our total force was about 400; the enemy from
10,000 to 20,000. " C. P. R."