The Sun.
London, England, 1854-05-09 00:00:00

indeed, should they be refractory, are to be trans-
ported in chains. The Turkish officers, if Mussul-
men, are to be consigned to Tula, in the interior,
the soldiers to Orel, the Christians to Karsk, the
strangers (except the Poles and Hungarians) to
Kaloga and Riazand. Russian Poles are to be con-
fined in the dungeons of the fortress of Kiew, and
tried by courts-martial."

THE BOMBARDMENT OF ODESSA.
REPORT OF OSTEN-SACKEN•
The German papers contain the following extract
from a report of General Osten-Sacken, dated the
23d of April, relative to the bombardment of
Odessa :

"On the 21st of April the English and French
squadron cast anchor at a distance of three verstes from
Odessa. The squadron was composed of six first-class
vessels; 13 two-decked vessels, and nine steamers. To-
wards 4 o'clock in the afternoon Admirals Dundas and
Hamelin
sent a flag of truce with a summons to sur-
render the Russian, English, and French vessels lying
in the quarantine port. To this summons no answer
was given.
"Yesterday, Saturday, April 22, at half-past G o'clock
in the morning, nine steam-vessels of the enemy one of
which carried 54 guns, and almost all the
others 34,
after stationing themselves beyond reach of the battery
No. 1, situated on the right of the roadstead, advanced
successively to the whole extent of the batteries Nos. 2,
3,4, and 5, which they attacked, throwing occasionally
shells into the town itself, and finishingg by directing
their their concentrated fire upon battery No. 6, situated at
the extremity of the quarantine port. Our batteries were
armed with 48-pounders. The enemy profited by the
large calibre of his pieces, and kept at a distance, which
circumstance did not allow the batteries Nos. 3 and 5 to
take an active part in the engagement, although ex-
posed to the enemy's fire. The battery No. 6, under the
command of Cornet of Artillery Schogoleff, kept up a
well-sustained fire from its four pieces ; but one of the
latter having been destroyed, and the enemy having
placed himself beyond the reach of the third gun, only
the two guns of the left could be brought into play, and
with these two pieces the battery No. 6 held out during
six hours against the steamers of the enemy, and to the
end against eight steamers and a screw steamer of 84
guns, which had come up as a reinforcement. Even
then the battery was not silenced, and Count Schogoleff
did not quit his position until the vessels stationed in
the port behind the battery itself took fire.
" In consequence of the fire from this battery three of
the enemy's vessels were, towards the end of the action,
forced to be towed by the others.
"A report upon this brilliant feat of arms was imme-
diately sent to the commander-in-chief, who, exercising
the prerogative he possesses, conferred the decoration of
the military order upon those who had particularly dis-
tinguished themselves.
" Thanks to their small draught of water, the iron
vessels of the enemy succeeded in surrounding the port
of free pratique, and in approaching the Faubourg of
Perissep, from where, by the aid of boats, they were
enabled to throw congreve rockets, which set fire to the
vessels in the port, and to a few houses in the faubourg.
They even attempted a landing, but the grapeshot from
four pieces of light artillery, covered by six companies
of infantry, prevented the execution of that enterprise.
The boats were met by our balls, and experienced con-
siderable loss.
"We had on our side a few dead and wounded, and
two gun-carriages were destroyed.
" During the action some of the ships of the line be-
longing to the enemy left their order of battle, and ad-
vanced towards the country house of General Luders,
against which they directed their fire ; but having been
fired upon by our batteries Nos. 1,2, and 3, they con-
tented themselves with a few discharges and resumed
their previous position. This manceuvre was repeated
several times. At seven o'clock the action ceased, and
the assailing vessels joined the rest of the squadron.
Our artillery worked in a brilliant manner, and our bat-
teries suffered little, with the exception of that of No.
6. We had four killed and 64 wounded."
This report, it will be seen, is drawn up in the
usual Russian fashion, which either makes every
defeat appear a victory or gives it the semblance
of a very poor affair on the part of the enemy.
The account which we published yesterday from
the PreSSe, of Vienna, and on which we are in-
clined to place more reliance, states that the loss
of the Russians was 200 killed and 900 wounded,
instead of 4 killed and 64 wounded.
The Journal d'Odesssa gives its history of the
visit of the Furious to the roads of Odessa, and by
its ambiguous wording evidently betrays its desire
to prepare the means for future exculpation, for-
seeing the outcry that would be raised against the
breach of the custom of nations in firing on a flag
of truce. It says—
On Saturday, March 27th (April 8), at half-past 5
a.m., the Furious, an English war steamer, of 500-horse
power and carrying 16 guns, approached to within two
cannons' range of the quarantine mole. Two blank
shots having been fired, the vessel heisted the English
flag, and without coming to anchor, sent off a launch to
the shore, bearing a flag of truce. The English officer
asked if the English Consul was still at Odessa ; the
officer on duty having informed him that the Consul had
left, the launch returned to the ship ; when it had got
out of range of our guns the steamer advanced towards
the mole ; as the steamer was now within range, four
ricochet shots were fired at her, the third of which hit
her. At the first discharge the vessel put about and soon
disappeared, aided by a brisk and favourable breeze."
By this statement it is endeavoured to be shown
that the Russians did not fire on the boat with the
white flag, but on the steamer, which, after re-
ceiving the returning boat, advanced with her 16
guns within range of the batteries for the purpose
of threatening the fortifications of Odessa.
The following order, relative to neutral vessels,
was published at Odessa on the 23d of April :
"1. The vessels under the neutral flag now in the
port of Odessa cannot leave it so long as the enemy's
fleet shall be in sight of the town.
" 2. The captains and sailors will find an asylum in a
locality which will be especially destined for the pur-
pose, beyond the reach of projectiles, and in which they
must submit to the quarantine regulations.
" 3. Vessels with cargoes will be allowed to deposit
their cargoes in warehouses which the authorities will
place at their disposal.
" 4. Captains and sailors who may not desire to avail
themselves of the locality offered to them must implicitly
obey the orders of the captain of the port, and in case
of resistance, they will bring themselves within the ap-
plication of the laws of war.
" 5. Beyond the limits of the protection which is
offered to captains, sailors, and cargoes under a neutral
flag, the authorities disclaim beforehand all responsibility
as regards the safety of vessels.
" 6. All vessels under a neutral flag may leave the
port without any obstacle as soon as the enemy's fleet
shall have departed."

OMER PACHA'S FORCE AT SCHUMLA.
Spener's Gazette of Berlin, of the Gth, says :
"An officer who left Schumla on the 20th ult.,
and who passed through here on the 3d instant,
affirms that Omer Pacha has now under his orders
30,000 infantry and 10,000 cavalry. Twenty
thousand uniforms had lately arrived from France
and England. He has 300 pieces of artillery, and
from 6,000 to 8,000 irregular troops. The number
of foreign officers amounts to 1,000. The Turkish
army is animated with the best spirit."