The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-30 00:00:00

Her Majesty's ship, Leopard, off Kemi,
June 9th, 1851.
Sir,—l have the honour to report that in obedience to
your orders I proceeded yesterday with the boats under my
charge,t up the Kenai river, on the banks of which, and
on the. adjacent islands, I burnt eighty stacks of timber
(covering about two miles of ground), and the hull of a
vessel of about eighty tons burthen. A quantity of timber
not fit for ship-building was spared at the request of the
inhabitants.-1 have, &c.,
GEO. LLOYD, Lieutenant.
Captain George Gifford, H.M.S. Leopard.

' Boats employed, barge of Leopard, Mr. SaiWey, mate;
2d gig of Leopard, Mr. O'Connell, master's assistant.

No. 152.

Duke of Wellington, Baro Sound,
June 10, 1851.

Sir,—l beg leave to transmit to their lordships the ac-
companying letter from Rear-Admiral Plumridge, en-
closing cne from Captain Glasse, of the Vulture (which
ship arrived here yesterday), giving an account of an un-
fortunate failure in an attack on Gamin Carleby. in the
Gulf of Bothnia, by the boats of the Vulture and Odin.
2. I have expressed to Captain Glasse, my disapproval
of sending boats to attack a place so far distant from his
ship without any apparent object, which has led to the
melancholy catastrophe on this occasion.—l have, &c.
(Signed) CHARLES NAPIER,
Vice-Admiral and Commander in Chief.
The Secretary of the Admiralty.
Enclosure No. 1, in Sir Charles Napiees Letter No. Ir 2.
Her Majesty's ship Leopard, Oreground,
June 14, 1554.
Sir,—Previous to leaving the neighbourhood of Ulea-
borg, on the 4th instant, I gave Captain Glasse, of the
Vulture, the accompanying order, and parted company
from that ship and the Odin.
After having finished the service I went to perform at
and near Tornea, with this ship and the Valorous, we
rejoined the Vulture and Odin, on the night of the 10th
inst., at the.previous appointed rendezvous (No. 6).
The accompanying, letters, returns, and papers, I have
received from Captain Glasse, detailing a failure in the
service he intended to execute. The perusal of these let-
ters and returns has caused me considerable concern from
the severe, and, I am sorry to add, very extensive, loss
sustained in officers and men killed and others wounded.

From what I am able to discern, it would appear to me
that this serious catastrophe hag resulted from surprise,
and a subsequent want of suitable management.
I am, SzcL.
(Signed) HANWAY PLUBIRIDGE,
Rear-Admiral.
Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Napier, K.C.B.

Sub-Enclosure No. 1, in Sir Charles Napier's Letter,
No. 152.

Her Majesty's ship Leopard,
Uleaborg, June 3, 1834.
Memorandum,—Yon will proceed off Old Carleby, taking
with you the Odin.
After examining and operating, if practicable, on that
place and its vicinity (where it is said they have a small
screw steamer, which it is an object to obtain for the use
of the squadron), you are then to rendezvous at Hallgrund
Beacon, off Jacobstad ; and as before directed, employ
your force to the best advantage in its immediate neigh-
bourhood, until rejoined by the Leopard, at Hallgrund
Beacon (No. 1).
(Signed) HANWAY PLMIRIDGE, Rear-Admiral.

CaPtaiti Glasse, H.M.S. Vulture.
Sub-Enclosure No. 2, in Rear-Admiral Sir Chas. Napier's

Letter No. 152.

Her Majesty's ship Vulture, at sea,
June 10, 1854. _

Sir,—Having in obedience to your orders proceeded off
Old Carleby, on the morning of the 6th instant, the state
of the weather obliged me to put to Bei again ; but, on the
following day, the 7th, the wind moderating, we were able
to return, and anchored abreast of Trullon Island, as near
as we prudently could to the bar, in four fathoms water,
the Odin iu Company.
The boats, as per enclosed list (1), were despatched under
charge of the senior lieutenant of the Vulture, Mr. Chas.
A. Wise, with signals and directions for his guidance, as
per enclosures (Nos. 2 and 3). •
It is my painful duty to report that they were met in
force by the enemy and beaten off, with the loss of the
Vulture's paddle-box boat.
Immediately on perceiving the attack, the reserve was
ordered away, consisting of one paddle box boat from each
ship, accompanied by Captain Francis Scott, in, his gig,
who, having gallantly volunteered his services, I readily
entrusted with the charge of bringing the boats out of
action, as I observed the tire of the enemy evidently pro-
ceeded from on overwhelming force. _

. _
The following day, under a flag of truce, Lieut. Wise pro-
ceeded with a letter to the Governor of Gamla Carleby ; he
returned without communicating, the flag not being ac-
knowledged, and reported that a regiment of regular troops
were drawn up during the time the boat remained off the
beach, and apparently a second regiment, from the differ-
ence of their uniforms, employed throwing up breastworks,
with embrasures. _

From there being only thirteen feet water on the deep-
est part of the bar, and the impossibility of getting ships
of the draft of water of the Vulture and Odin over, I con-
sidered our further operations there impracticable, and
sailed at six, p.m., for the rendezvous at Hallgrund Bea-
con, off Jacobsta, but the unfavourable state of the wea-
ther has prevented our employing our force in its imme-
diate neighbourhood.
Enclosed is Lieutenant Wise's report (No. 4), as also
the returns of killed, wounded, and missing from the two
ships (5 and 6), and a copy of my letter to the Governor
of Carleby Gamla (7), and pf my sailing orders (No. B).
I have, &c. (Signed)
• FREDERICK H. H. GLASSE,
Captain.
Rear-Admiral J. Hanway Plumridge.

Her Majesty's ship Vulture, off Gamla.
Carleby. June 8, 1854.
Sir,—l have the honour to report to you, that in obedi-
ence to your orders, I proceeded with the boats of her Ma-
jesty's ships Vulture and Odin, named in the margin,*
towards Ganda Carleby.
Having anchored the boats in lino abreast, their guns '
pointed towards the beach, I landed in the gig in a flag of
truce, for the purpose of communicating with some per-
sons whom I found on the adjacent shore. The flag
was duly received, and I addressed one who styled
himself the Burgomaster, demanding that all the pro-
perty of the Emperor of Russia should be given up to
me, and that on this condition, iu compliance with
Admiral Plumridge's notice, the town and private pro-
perty would be respected. Not being able to obtain a
satisfactory answer, and assistance in communicating with
the Governor being clenied me, re-embarked and directing
Lieutenant Carrington to proceed a-head in a boat of light
draught to sound,rdered the boats to weigh and form in
two lines abreast, but before this was executed the enemy's
fire from storehouses on our right, opened with field pieces
and musketry, which was promptly returned by our guns
and small arms.
The enemy being in great force and rapidly increasing
—their position well chosen, and protected among wood
and houses, behind which they were completely concealed,
and from which they poured a most destructive fire—l
deemed it expedient to withdraw the boats, and accord-
ingly made the signal for the general recall.
I did not, however, accomplish this without the loss of
the paddle-box boat of this ship, which was destroyed by
the enemy's fire ; and it is with sorrow I contemplate the
severe loss of officers and men we have sustained. Lieu-
tenant Carrington,' of the Odin, fell while in the act of
carrying out my orders. His boat, a cutter, was the ob-
ject of the enemy's first fire, by which she had eleven
struck down, and gave us first notice of their proximity.
Mr. N. J. Morphy, mate, in charge of the Vulture s
paddle-box boat, I observed encouraging his crew with
great gallantry. Mr. C. F. H. Montague (u te), Odin, I
am sorry to say fell mortally wounded while ..ost gallantly
doing his duty in tik paddle-box boat of that ship. I
have to add that the conduct of every officer and man was
most exemplary. I cannot close this report without men-
tioning my approbation of the cool and praiseworthy con-
duct of Lieutenants' Madden and Fellowes, who com-
manded the other two boats with guns.—l am, &c.
(Signed) CHAS. A. WISE,
Senior Lieutenant H.M.S. Vulture.
Captain F. 11. H. Glasse, H.M.S. Vulturb.
* Centre—
Vulture's let gig.
Vulture.—Starboard Division—
Pinnace.
2d paddle-box boat.
let cutter.
2d cutter.
Odin.—Port Division-
-Ist paddle-box boat.
Pinnace,
let cutter. •
2d cutter.

Return of the Boats of her Majesty's ships Vulture and
Odin, employed in the attack on Gamla Carleby, the
night of the 7th and Bth June, 1851.
Vulture's Boats.
Pinnace—Edward Madden, lieutenant ; 23 men.
2d Paddle-box Boat —Nathl. J. Morphy, mato ; 27 men.
Ist Cutter—George P. Chapman, 2d master ; George
Duncan, M.D., assistant surgeon ; 14 men.
2d Cutter—J. V. D. Butler, naval cadet ;11 men.
Ist Gig—Charles A. Wise, lieutenant ; Win. P. Burton,
Ist lieutenant, R.M.A. ; 5 men.
Total—Officers 7 ; men 79.
Reserve ; Ist Paddle-box Boat—Charles F. Hill, mate ;
22 men.
Vulture's whole total—Officers 8 ; men 101.
Odin's Boats.
Pinnace—Thomas H. B. Fellowes, lieutenant; Henry
Magrath, midshipman; Henry Salmund, Naval Cadet; 29
men.
let Paddle-box boat—Edward M. W. Carrington, lieu-
tenant ; Chas. F. Montague, mate • Arthur Lewis, lieute-
nant R.M.; Ernest Rice, navel cadet; 40 men.
Ist Cutter—Wm. Long, acting 2d master; John E. Ha-
milton, assistant surgeon ; 16 men.
2d Cutter—Henry Athorpe, midshipman; 16 men.
Total—officers 10; men 101.
Reserve : 2d Paddle-bov Boat— Wm. Mould, lieutenant;
Charles Leigh, master's assistant ; 22 men.
Ist Gig—Francis Scott, Esq., captain; 7 men.
Odin's whole total—Officers 13; men 130.
Whole force, 252; viz., Officers, 21; mon 231.
(Signed) FREDERICK GLASSE, Captain.
Return of killed, wounded and missing on board her Ma-
jesty's ship Vulture. ' Dated at Gamla Carleby, the Bth
June, 1854.
KILLED. .
William Johnson, private, Royal Marines.
WOUNDED•
John Davis, captain's coxswain, severely.
Henry Wright, A.B. (S.G.), severely.
Nicholas Bishop, A. 8., slightly.
James Murphy, A. 8., slightly.
MISSING.
Nathaniel J. Morphy, mate.
John James, boatswain's mate.
George Wilson, gunner's mate.
Francis Hawton, caulker's mate.
John Dunstan, leading stoker.
William Collings, stoker.
Edwin Sleep, stoker. -
James Amory, stoker. .
David Pickard, stoker.
George Ferris, stoker.
George Binmore, stoker.
William Herring, stoker.
Thomas Evans, stoker.
Robert Rundle, stoker.
James Wesslake, stoker.
James Litton, stoker. •
Williamii
iGn rgeceonma
bwea,y to
s,
tsokekre. r.
John Stollery, gunner, Royal Marino Artillery.
Edward Tanday, gunner, Royal Marine Artillery. ,
James lliggins, Sumner, Royal Jklarinco Artillery,