The Sun.
London, England, 1854-05-13 00:00:00

(Enclosure No. 1.)

Translated Copy:
Odessa, Aprill4, 1854.
The aide-de-camp, General Baron d'Osten Sacken be-
lieves it his duty to express to Admiral Dundas his sur-
prise to hear it asserted that from the port of Odessa they
have fired on the Fury+ frigate when covered by a flag of
truce.
On the arrival of the Fury, two blank guns were fired,
in consequence of which the vessel hoisted the national
flag, and stopped out of gun shot : immediately there
andher a beat unda s white flag, proceeding in the direction
of the Mole) where it was received by the officer on duty,
whti, eh. Op bastion of the Euglish officer, replied that
the English uonsiii Las already left Odessa. Without
further conversation, the boat retoOk the direction of the
vessel, but as it went to rejoin her, the frigat,_ in Place of
awaiting her, advanced in the direction of the Mole, if:Aving
the boat to the left, and approached the batteries within
gun-shot.
It was then that the Commandant of the Battery of the
Mole, faithful to his orders to prevent all enemies' vessels
of war to come within shot, felt it his duty to fire, no
longer on a flag of truce, which had been respected until
the end of its mission, but on an enemy's vessel which ad-
vanced too near the land after having received, by the
two first bank guns, intimation to stop.
This simple exposition of facts, such as they have been
reported to his Majesty the Emperor, ought to destroy of
itself the supposition, otherwise inadmissible, that in the
ports of Russia they do not respect a flag of truce, of which
the inviolability is guaranteed by laws common to all civi-
lised nations.
(Signed) BABoN D'OSTEN SACKEN,
Aide-de•Catep General of H.M. the
Emperor,
Vice-Admiral J. W. D. Dundas,

(Enclosure No 2.)
Her Majesty A's ship Furious, off Odessa,
p2l, 1854.
Sir,— I have carefully read the letter of the Governor of
Odessa, on the subject of the batteries having fired at the
flag of truce, on Saturday, April 8.
His statement is entirely untrue. On that occasion her
Majesty's ship under my command made Odessa at day,
light, and at 5.50 a.m., when at about four miles' distance
the English colours and a flag of truce were hoisted. e-
It was not until at least 20 minutes afterwards (about
past 0 A. 31) that two blank guns were fired from the
battery.
As I cotsidered dies§ glint .t t iEtimtrtion that I was
not to proceed any further, the Oti4lP4o 3/61.6 itutediatell
stopped, and the helm put hard a-port, and irai tlat
time until the return of the boat the wheels Watt
again moved, and the ship gradually drifted off shore, in
•,ousequenee of the moderate N.W. wind which was blow-
t•Ile shora and on her port beam.
ier stern was toiartitt the Lazr.retto, and I carefully
abstained from opening the main-deck ports, or clearing
away the upper deck bulwarks, so that there should not be
the slightest indication of hostility on ray part.
Seven shottcd wlitis were fired the first one was evi-
dently intended for the boat (then oftau a mile o shore),
a 3 it fell about 60 or 70 yrds r her, off he was
then gdinewhat to the southward of the line between the
battery and the ship. The ten:minder, which all fell short,
7XI pit k,oie been intended for either boat or ship, as she
i
ttit WO the straight line-
Lie
utenant Alexander itto at m
themole asked to see the
English Consul • he was told that be was not down there,
and that it was too early, and that the captain of the port
•
iitlslip,ld be sent off, and he wascod!sired to return to his
110 itsktki if the. English ~.ul was still at 01 essa ;
he was again told by tl,O officer of the guard to return to
the ship, and by a person who acted as interpreter in Eng.
lish, " that he was not permitted to sayhe anything
h mocolre."
Throughout the whole prooeeding tours

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* garapsou... ......... Captain Jones.
Tiger... ......... .. . „ Gifford.
Retribution ... .. , „ The Hon J, 11, Drummond.
Furious ............ „ Loring.
Terrible ......... .„ „ 31`Cleverty.
D'Herbingheiro„
Vauban .... ........ :'
Descartes .•••••„. „ Darrizan.
Mogator... ...... ... „ de Wailly.
Caton ...••-- ...... •Potliuo.u.
.__...ii-.....:.:...6.,"

(Enclosure No. 3.)
Evidence taken with regard to the Russian Forts at Odessa
firing on the Boat of her Majesty's Steam-frigate Furi-
ous with a flag of truce.
On the morning of Saturday, the Bth April, I saw an
English man of war come into the Roads of Odessa, with
a flag of trace flying at the fore. I then observed a boat,
with a flag of truce in the bows, leave the ship, and pull
towards the shore.
I was present when the boat arrived at the back part of
the Mole. There were two Government offiers there, when,
through an interpreter, the officer of the boat was asked
his business. He replied that he had come to take the
English Consul away. He was informed he had left several
days ; and, to the best of my belief, the following was the
conversation that passed between them. Afterwards the in-
terpreter said the authorities were not down from the town,
and that he had better return to his ship, and come back
again in an hour, or an hour and a half. The boat then
left the shore, and set sail towards the ship. I walked a
little distance from the spot where the above conversation
took place ; in a few minutes I observed some excitement
and bustle on a six-gnn battery at the back of the Mole ; I
then turned and looked towards the battery, and from
thence to the boat she was about three-fourths of the dis-
tance between the shore and the man-of-war steamer ; at
that moment a shot was fired from the battery before men-
tioned, and I observed it nearly struck the boat ; a soldier
then ran down from the six-gun battery towards the bat-
tery on the Mole head, and immediately shotted guns were
fired from both batteries to the steamer ; as nearly as I can
recollect seven shots were fired at the man-of-war and the
boat ; it was reported on shore that one shot struck the
steamer's paddle-box ; when the boat reached the ship the
steamer left the roads without firing a shot.
Dated on board the Britannia, off Odessa, April 21,1854.
(Signed) JNO. CRUTWELL, Barque Lavinia.
I hereby certify that the above statement is perfectly
correct.

(Signed) JNO. TATE.
Barque Princess.

(Enclosure No. 4.)
Her Britannic Majesty's Ship Britannia,
off Odessa, April 21, 1854.

Vice-Admiral Dundas has had 'the honour to receive
from General Baron D'Osten Sacken, a note purporting to
be an explanation of a fire from the batteries at Odessa
having been opened upon her Britannic Majesty's steam-
vessel Furious, and her boat, on the Bth instant, both
having a flag of truce flying at the time.
Vice-Admiral Dundas regrets that the statements made
to General Baron Osten Sacken are not in accordance with
the facts substantiated by evidence before the Vice-
Admiral, and he has still more to regret that so wanton
and uncivilized an act of aggression should have been per-
petrated by the forces under the orders of General Baron
D'Osten Sacken.

(Enclosure No. 5).
Off Odessa, April 21, 1854.
Sir,—Considering that the letterof your Excellency, dated
the 14th April, and which has only been received by us
this morning, contains only erroneous statements in justi-
fication of the unqualifiable aggression of which the autho-
rities of Odessa have been guilty, with respect to one of
our frigates and her boat, both of them bearing a flag of
truce.
Considering that notwithstanding this flag, the batteries
of that city have fired several shot, as well at the frigate
as at the boat, at the time that the latter had quitted the
Mole where it had arrived with perfect confidence.
The two Vice-Admirals, Commanding in Chief the com-
bined squadrons of England and France, believe them-
selves entitled to exact reparation from your Excellency.
In consequence, all the English, French, and Russian
vessels, now anchored near the fortress or batteries of
Odessa, must be delivered immediately to the two com-
bined squadrons.
If at sunset the two Vice-Admirals should not receive
any answer, or should have received a negative, they will
be obliged to have recourse to force to revenge the insult
that has been committed against the flag of one of the
combined squadrons, although the interests of humanity
lead them to adopt, with great regret, this last resolution,
of which they throw the responsibility upon him who has
the right to bear it.

(Signed) HAMELIN.
J. W. D. DIINDAS.

His Excellency General Baron
D'Osten Sacken, Odessa.

(Enclosure No. 6.)
Her Majesty's Ship Sampson, off Odessa,
April 22, 1854.
Sra,—Herewith I have the honour to forward a list of
casualties su4Nir.,(l on board her Majesty's ship under my i
command, in the attack and destruction of the tort
uud
shipping in Port Imperial this day, and I avail myself of 1
the opportunity to express my entire satisfaction at the
conduct of the steam division which you did me the honour
of placing under my command.
The management of the several ships, in close proximity
to each other, and in very shallow water, manoeuvring for
several hours, required the most vigilant attention, and
were executed without an accident ; but as these proceed-
ings were under your own immediate eye, it is not requi-
site for me to say more on such and similar particulars.
The French steamer Vauban was obliged to retire at an
eat)" period of the attack in consequence of some red hot
shot from the batteries, having made a lodgement in the
lining of the ship, but as soon as the fire could be extin-
guished, she returned to her post in the attack.
The conduct of this ship's company was such as might
be expected of a British crew devoted to their Queen and
&sentry, and the arrangements in detail by Lieutenant
Shute D. Piers, first of this ship, had provided for every
exigency.
The precision with which the captains of the guns took
aim elicited my warment commendation during the attack,
and did full justice to the care and correctness with which
Lieutenant E. McArthur, R.M,A., prepared the fuzees for
the required range ; as marksmen, William Barker, gun-
ner's mate, and John Edwards, sailmaker, were especially
noticeable:
The engine' wag worked with that steady obedience to
order which has at all times distinguished the conduct of
Mr. Jago, whether tinder fire or otherwise.
The division of rocket-boats under Commander Dickson
were admirably managed, and contributed most essentially
to the success of the day.
The ships and vessels in Port Imperial amounted to
about 24, most of which being sunk or on fire at the time
of your making the recall, and the explosion of the bat-
tery on the pier bead, rendered further operations in that
quarter unnecessary.
I have, &c.,
(Signed) L. T. JONES, Captain.
Vice-Admiral J. W. D. Dondas, C.B.
Commander-in-Chief.

(Enclosure No. 7.)
Her Majesty's Ship Britannia, Odessa,
April 23, 1854.
List of Killed and Wounded in the attack on the Impe-
rial Mole, at Odessa, April 22, 1854.
Killed.
Terrible—William Salter, A. 8., splinter wound of neck.

Wounded.
Terrible—James Britton, first class boy, slightly ; Chas.
Shillitoe, A. 8., slightly ; Robert Scotton, A. 8., slightly
Patrick Mcliroone, Royal Marine (Albion), slightly.
Sampson—John Haynes, A. 8., slightly ; Joseph Sweet-
zer, A. 8., slightly, fell from aloft ; William Stevens,
Royal Marine (Albion), slightly; George Bayles, Royal
Marine, slightly; Mr. Robert Sterne, Mate, very slightly.
(Signed) JOHN REES, Acting Deputy Inspector.

(Enclosure No. 8.)
Tier Majesty's Ship Britannia, April 23, 1854.
A List of Officers commanding Rocket Boats engaged
under my orders during the attack on the Imperial Mole,
in Odessa Harbour, Saturday, April 22, 1854.

Ship., No. of
Names.
Rpeaocktest. Officers' Names and Ranks.
es
Britannia Two...J. W. D. M‘Donald, Lieutenant.
Edward Hay Acting Mate.
Hon. Gee. FAzclarence, Midshipman.
James T. Hart, Master's Assistant.
J. W. Elliot, Assistant-Surgeon.
Agamemnon One ...Josh. E. M. Wilson, Mate.
Trafalgar One ...A. Wilmshurst, Lieutenant.
Sans Pareil ~,Ono „,W. H. Anderson, Lieutenant.
J. B. Vivian, Midshipman.
Highflyer One ,„Thoreas 0. Kidd, Mate.
(Signed) J.B. DicKsoN, Commander.

MR. HENRY RUESSELL.—This gentleman is about to
produce a new entertainment written by Charles Mackay,
entitled, "The Present and the Future."
POOlt IitLIEF (IRELANLI).--The sum of 781,5231. was
;.,xpended fdi the elief of the poor in Ireland in the year
ending at Michaelmidll'St; 446,030/. in in-maintenance ;
only 4,9191. in out-re i 5!,• 139,304/. in salaries and
rations of officers ; and 191,681. in other expenses. Th a
e
expenditure in ti;f, previous year -o:firt ga6,2541., being
decrease of 280,7001. On its predecessCf, The number
of persons relieved during the year ending
mas was—ln-door, 396,436 ; out-door, 13,23-2. ,T,h,e
l'et yolichael-
nunibo in receipt of relief on the Ist of January, 1t.,90,
Ittie 141,8 A pf whom 3,058 were out•door ; on the
previotis Ilea Yeaf se;day the whole number was 170,48.4.
GAMING-liOnt6 1)1i/tr.—The Attorney-General's bill
recites the act of 8 and 0 Niciotia, giving power to the
magistrates to authorise the
petted to be common gaming-houses, and arrest all per-
pollee to. enter houses sus-1
sons found therein, and providing that where 60(1s or
instruments of gaming are found in a room it shall te
prima facie evidence that the persons in the room were
enalty of 1001. on
playing. The bill then
proposes a
of p
persons obstructing the entry the constables, or
chain, or other con-
securing the door by a bolt, bar,
trivance ; and where there is such obstruction, or the
place is found fitted with means for unlawful gaming,
or for concealing or removing instruments of gaming,
it shall be prima facie evidence that there is a com-
mon gaming house, and that the persons found there
were unlawfully playing. There is also to be a penalty
of 201. on giving a false panic or address before
1001. the
on ma-
gistrates in these cases, and a penalty of a
person keeping or assisting in conaucting a gaming_
house, or knowingly permitting his premises to be so
used. The magistrates may require persons apprehended
in the house to be sworn and give evidence, though it
may tend to criminate themselves ; but those who make
a full discovery are to be freed from penalties. Half
the penalties are to go the informer, and half to the
poor-rate. An appeal to the Quarter Sessions is to be
allowed. If the informer neglect to proceed with the
case, the magistrates may authorize another person to
pro!socute in big stead.