The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-02 00:00:00

THE BOMBARDMENT OF ODES, A.

Ft. In.
Length between the perpendiculars
Length of the keel for tonnage
Breadth extreme
Breadth for tonnage 27 7
Breadth moulded , 27 1
Depth in hold l3 5
Burden in tons, 311.04. Her engines are of 50-horse
power.
The Curlew is to be taken to Woolwich to be fitted
with her engines in the basin adjoining the factory, •
The following appointments have been made : t s
Master George L. Bradley (1848), recently master.
commander of the Crescent, 42, receiving ship at Rio
de Janeiro, to be master in command of the Industry
steam-vessel, purchased to serve as a steam store ship.
Assistant-Surgeon Charles G. Wolfenden (1851), re-
cently serving as acting assistant-surgeon in the Fox,
42, on the East India station, to the Hannibal, 91, screw
steam-Ship, at Chatham.
Acting Assistant-Surgeon Seth Lane (1854), to the
Britannia, 120, in the Black Sea.
Clerk Edward 0. Hayes (1849), to the Prince Regent,
91, screw steam-ship, with the Baltic fleet.
Clerk's-Assistant Derisley Martin, to the Meander,
44, at Devonport.
Assistant-Engineers of the third class Thomas Dine-
ley, Joseph Rothesy, James M‘lntyre, and Owen Ash
Davies, have been appointed to the fleet.
Acting Gunner James Fullerton to the Minx steam-
vessel at Woolwich,
The following rewards and promotions have taken
place in the civil departments in the dockyards :
Mr. Harding, foreman of shipwrights at Woolwich
Dockyard, has received the annual gratuity of 501. for
that yard.
Mr. Cheeseman, foreman of shipwrights, the annual
gratuity of 50/.•for Chatham Dockyard.
Mr. Carter, nrea.surer at Chatham Dockyard, is pro-
moted to be foreman at Portsmouth Dockyard ; and
Mr. Harnden is promoted to be measurer, vice Carter.
Mr. Siburn, inspector of the second class at Chatham,
is promoted to be inspector of the first class.
The galley's crew of Rear-Admiral Martin, Superin-
tendent of Portsmouth Dockyard, and picked men of the
crew of the Royal yacht, left Portsmouth at an early
hour yesterday morning for Ham, to carry to the grave
the remains of the late Vice-Admiral Hyde Parker, C.B.
These men, with the exception of the two from the yacht
were, we believe, the late Admiral's boat's crew during
his last commission afloat, when his flag flew on board
the St. Vincent, 120, in Portsmouth harbour.
A The Lords of the Admiralty yesterday gave notice at
ovo Lloyd's that a ship of from 500 to 600 tons was required
lost • to convey part of a regiment from Cork to Melbourne,
New South Wales, and afterwards call at Ceylon, to
regular bring home part of another regiment to this country.
, charac- Advices were received yesterday at the Admiralty,
hill was under date Gibraltar, May the 29th, announcing that
side of the the Paramatta, Cornwall, Ann Blake, and three other
,r officials on Government transports, and a frigate had arrived, and
enjoyment of sailed to the East, with troops and stores.
The Lord Raglan transport, No. 93, embarked at the
sure of a " quiet Plymouth Dockyard yesterday a Major, Captain, Lieu-
tenant, and Cornet, an infantry surgeon, and two troops
of the 6th Enniskillens, with 72 horses, for service in the
East. The embarkation commenced at 10, and was
A. completed by 1 o'clock ; shortly after which the Con-
THEIR JOCKEYS. fiance and Pique steamers took her through Hamoaze
into the Sound, whence, at 4 o'clock, a favourable breeze
Crouch. carried her out of sight of land in about two hours.
Flatman. The engineers, boiler makers, &c., volunteers from the
S. Rogers.
factory at Woolwich for service at Malta, leave Woolwich
Wells. to-day for Southampton, toleinbark in the Candia, screw
islopeful J. Osborne. steamship of the Peninsular and Oriental Oteam Naviga-
Bartholomew. tion Co., for a passage to their destination.
)
yesterday to join the Woolwich division of Royal Ma-
rines. They aro principally volunteers from the Shrop-
shire regiment of Militia.
.ston
el, —' " ery left the garrison at Woolwich at 6 a.m. yesterday,
and embarked at Roff's wharf in one of the Woolwich
Steam-boat Company's vessels, for conveyance to Shoe-
buryness, where they are to join the Ist company of the
_ _ same battalion, for practise with the Minis carbines in
the mornings and with the siege guns and long ranges in
the afternoons. They are two of the six companies under
orders for foreign service.
Gunner and Di iver, Fuller, until lately groom to
Captain and Adjutant Telfer, of the Royal Artillery,
committed suicide yesterday morning at six o'clock,
while getting ready for guard-mounting. By some
means he loaded his gun unobserved by the other men,
and, with the aid of a piece of twine and his foot, pulled
the trigger after he had placed the piece under his chin,
and blew his head almost entirely off. The deceased had
been 15 years in the service, and has left a wife and two
children.
Lieut.-Colonel Yule has been appointed to command
the Royal Engineers of Jersey, in the place of Lieut.-
Colonel Alexander, who has gone to join the army in
Turkey.
A detachment of the 44th Foot proceeded b y railway
yesterday morning from Portsmouth to Waliner, to join
the depot.
from Leds.
EXPLOSION OF GAS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.— service companies at Portsmouth
Enn
iskillen) Dragoons
Yesterday afternoon, about five minutes past 4 o'clock, Two detachments of the 6th
The depot of the 34th Regiment is ordered to join the
arrived late on the previous
vats bills, the members were suddenly startled by a order for their departure
while the House of Commons was engaged with the pri- left Exeter on Wednesday en route( for Plymouth, The
down the main street
a flash of flame, and the breaking of glass. It was some bore 11 o'clock, and proceeded
report like that from the discharge of a small cannon— evening, and the men left the Topshatn Barracks shortly
time before the commotion caused by the incident sub- befog city. Afar ge number of citizens were assembled
aided, numbers of the members having rushed to the to witness their departure, and cheered them as they
spot where the explosion occurred, amidst repeated cries passed.
of "order" from the Speaker. It appeared that it was Two troops of the Ist
the result of an accumulation of gas in one of the burners the command of Captain J. R. • .. 37
S Sa Sayer and Captain
(King's) Drageen Guards, under
under the left gallery, which by some means ignited. Sir T. Grisley, Bart., arrived in Dubun on Tuesday from
The new windows were thrown open immediately to clear Newbridge, and occupy quarters in Portobello barracks.
the house of the strong smell of gas which pervaded it, Two additional troops of the same corps T
. also arrived in
and the business was proceeded with. Dublin on Wednesday. Captain R. 's
[ADVERTISEMENT.]—Du Barry's Delicious Revalenta troop will be quartered in Island-bridge barracks, and
Arabia,. Food invariablyrestores health, without medicine, Captain A. H. P. S. Wortley's in the Royal barracks.
inconvenience, or expense, as it saves 50 times its cost in The regiment is under orders for Scotland, to replace
other remedies. We extract a few out of 50,000 testi the 7th Hussars.
monials of cures, which had resisted all medicines. Cure Colonel M`Murdo has arrived in Dublin, and will as-
No.some 180.—" Twenty-five years' nervousness, constipation, the duties of Assistant-Adjutant-General in the
indigestion, and debility, from which I had suffered great
misery, and which no medicine could remove or relieve, Dublin district to-day.
have been effectually cured by Du Barry's food in a very om-
short time.—W. B. Reeve, Pool Anthony, Tiverton." ing military Brevet the services of the following staff
A Limerick military paper says :--." In the forthc
Conyers, lonian Islands; Major-
Cure No. 4,208.—" Eight years' dyspepsia, nervousness, officers will be discontinued in their present position, all
Plymouth; Major-Gen. Fleming,
Major-
Norfolk.' oJ.ohln,7BW4—. 12aNveeltl,
expected
dgtotne Rlievcetorysix,
debility, with cramps, spasms and nausea, have been occasioned by promotion, that from Major-General to
effectually removed by Du Barry's delicious food in a very be Lieut.-General, and of Colonel to bo Major-General,
days longer. I was cured by Du Barry's admirable food. General-viz"MSairjoHr-G. Senmeirtahl,
Limerick; Major-Gen. Bainbridge, Ceylon; Major-Gen.
—Mo.gdalena. Purvis, Moffatt, Scotland." Cure No.,Napier, • -
shortisr e v f 0 time.—Rev.
ki m.
Edinburgh • Major-General Rowan, Montreal •
M,416.—" Fifty years' indescribable agony from dyspepsia, . 'I tor of C I M '
nervousness, asthma, cough, constipation, flatulency, Major Gen. Thackwell,
M`Donald Kilkenny; Major-Gen. Thomas Belfast;
spasms sickness at the stomach and vomitings, have been Gen. t Mauritius .
removed by Du Barrv's excellent Food.—Maria Jolly, Major-General Sutherland,
, Major-General
Wortham, Ling, near Diss, Norfolk." Cure No. 3,900. Macneil, Madras. Colonels Bush, Inspecting Field-
" Thirteen years' cough, indigestion, and general officer, London ; Eden, Adjutant-General, Dublin ;
debility have been removed by Du Barry's excellent Lord De Ros, Commanding, Tower ; 'William Cox,
Focd.—James Potter, Athol-street, Perth." Cure Quartermaster-General, Limerick ; Frederick Maunsell,
No. 81.—" Twenty years' liver complaint, with Inspecting Field.officer, Cork ;Frith, Inspecting Field-
disorders of the stomach and nerves, have been officer, Dublin. Colonels Sir Michael Creagh and T.
perfectly cured by Du Barry's Rev:dente. Arabica.— C. Chatterton are to be Major-Generals. Major Shad-
Andrew Frazer, Haddington, East Lothian." " Trevagler,
fort s • be Lieutenant-Colonel in the a roach-
PeIIZADCe. Feb. 20th, 1851.—Eighteen years' ,5i th, willpp
Gulval, near
Adjutant-
nervous debility, violent palpitation of the heart, throb- ing Brevet, and Lieutenant Colonel Douglas,
The followin Colonels retire
shortness of breath, coughs, numbess of the extremities, from the Command of their tegi
on .s :—Lord Melville,
flatulency, retching, and such general 60th ; the Hon. T. A shburnham, -9. th ; Scott, 9th Lan-
cramps, spasms, . of falling
weakness, that I was constantly fearful when on cers ; Despard, 99th ; E. r a l Cardigan, 11th Hussars ;
ray legs ;ace these symptoms have been removed by Dis Stanhope, Grenadier Guards ; Breton, 53d ; White, 3d
Barry's exellent Food.—Mary Gilbert."—ln canisters, Light Dragoons ; Eden Dixon, Grenadier Guards ;
suitably packed for all climates, and with
full instructions Fludyer, Guards ; Hall, Life Guards."
• —llb , 2s. 9d. ; 21b., 4s. 6d.. ; 51b., lls. ; 121 b., 225. ;---
• ll 51b., 225. ; 101 b., 335.1
super-refined, llb ~ 6s • , 21b., s. ; MILITIA.
The 101 b. and 121 b., carriage free, on post office order. I
Barry du Barry and Co., 77, Regent-street, London; A I ts. regiment of Militia is to be quartered in the Royal
urveyors to her Majesty, Pic. Marine barracks of the Woolwich division for garrison
Fortnum, Mason, and C0.,0 .
cadilly ; also at 68, Cornhill; 60, Gracechnrch-street ; duty.
330 and 451, Strand, 63 and 150, Oxford-street ; 55,i The Dorset Yeomanry Cavalry has been under inspec-
Chasing-cross ;.4, Cheapaide. . tion during the last few days at Lenthay, near Sherburne,

Derby Course. 15 subs.
Mr. Roger's Miss Bolton, 3 yrs. 4st ipib...(J.Rop.;ers) 1
Mr. Allen's Axwell, 4 yrs, Est 91b (Wells) 2
Mr. Barber's Domino, 3 yrs, 7st 31b ' (Clement) 3
The following also ran :—Conspiracy and Madame
Landeau.
Betting-5 to 4 agst Miss Bolton, 7to 4 agst
Won by a length. Bad third, and Conspiracy some
lengths behind the latter. Madame Landeau pulled up,
and did not pass the post. The winner was admirably
ridden by young Rogers.
The SELLING STAKES of 5 sous. each, with 50 added,
for two-yr-olds and upwards. Optional selling weights,
&c. New T.Y.C. Three-quarters of a mile. 7 subs.
Mr. Cookson's Pebble, 3 yrs (401.), Oat 81b...(Palmer) 1
Mr. Saxon's Emperor, 3 yrs (401.). Ost 131 b (Clement) 2
Mr. Armstrong's Sabra, 5 yrs, (401.), Bst (Sly) 3
Mr. Cooper's Mysterious Lady, 3 yrs, (401.) Est 81b 0
Betting-5 to 4 agst Pebble, 2to 1 agst Sabra. Won
by three lengths ; two lengths between the second and
third. The winner was bought in for 73 guineas. On
returning to scale, Mr. Saxon claimed the race on the
alleged ground that Pebble was not enfered for it in due
time. The evidence before the Stewards, however, was
sufficient to decide in her favour.
HER MAJESTY'S PLATE of 100 guineas, for mares only ;
three-yr-olds 7st 41b ; four, Bst 91b ; five, 9st 21b ;
six and aged, 9st 51b. Great Metropolitan Stakes
Course. Two miles and a quarter.
Mr. Greville's Adine, 5 yrs (Flatman) 1
Lord Zetland's Comfit, 4 yrs (J. Marson) 2
Mr. Combe's Testy, 3 yrs Lan
Lord 3
The following also ran :—Lioness, Sphynx, Perfidious,
Salus.
Betting—Even on Adine, 2to 1 agst Testy. Won by
20 lengths. The others past the post at straggling
intervals.
The CHOBRAM PLATE of 50 soya. (handicap), for all
ages. Winners extra. New T.Y.C. Three-quarters
of a mile.
Mr. J. Barnard's Eliza, 2 yrs, 4st 111 b (Fordbam) 1
Mr. J. M. Stanley's Orinoco, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (J. Marson) 2
Mr. Webb's Blondelle, 4 yrs, Est 91b
The following also ran :—Michaelmas Maid, Little
Tom, Black Bess, Jessamine.
Oliver, jun., weighed for the Monk, and the number
was put up, but the horse did not go to the post.
Betting-7 to 4 agst Orinoco, 7to 2 agst Blondelle,
5 to 1 agst Michaelmas Maid, 7 to 1 agst Eliza.
Blondelle, with Orinoco lying up, made the running
to the road, where Orinoco took the lead, and at the
distance was joined by Eliza. A. very fine race in with
the two ended in favour of the latter by a head. Two
lengths between the second and third. Jessamine lost
start and was fourth, Michaelmas Maid next.
The list of sport to-day was only attractive to regular
turfits and professional bookmakers. All the charac-
teristics of an "off day" were displayed. The hill was
deserted, the muster of spectators on each side of the
course was scanty, and policemen and other officials on
active service lounged abOut in evident enjoyment of
their sweet do-nothingness.
Beautiful weather enhanced. the pleasure of a " quiet
day out."

THE OAKS.
PROBABLE STARTERS AND THEIR JOCKEYS.

Austrey
Apropos Crouch.
Bribery
Balmoral
Diana Wells.
f. by Burgundy, out of Hopeful J. Osborne.
Honeysuckle
Loquacious (perhaps)
Ladybird
Meteora
Malmsey
Miss Worthington
Mincemeat Charlton.
J. Marson.
Mishap
Omen ... Yates.
Reveille Whitehouse.
Sortie . J. Holmes.
Strutaway
Alfred Day will ride either Austrey or Miss Worthington,
LATEST SCRATCHINGS.--Mississippi, Circe, Lady Jane,
Himalaya, and Bay Celia, on the 29th ult., at one p.m.
Alas and Crosslanes, on the same day, at three p.m.
Omoo on the 31st.

... Aldcroft.
... Templeman.
... Sly.

LATEST BETTING ON THE DOWNS.
OAKS.
sto 4 agst Meteora.
3to 1 agst Bribery.
12 to 1 agst Malmsey.
12 to 1 agst Miss Worthington.
12 to 1 agst Omen.
12 to 1 aget Mincemeat.

THE ST. LEGER.
sto 2 agst King Tom.
20 to 1 agst Acrobat.
The races will commence this day at two o'clock. The
Oaks will be at three.

The Journal de St. Petersbourg, of the 23d inst.,
has the following leading article :

"It is not without surprise that we have received
(pris connaisance) the manner in which Vice-Admiral
Hamelin describes the bombardment of Odessa, in his
official report to his Government.
"According to the terms of this report the combined
Anglo-French squadrons destroyed the Port Imperial of
that town, the establishments of the Admiralty, its ma-
gazines, barracks, powder magazine, and battery, with-
out the 30,000 men forming the garrison, or the 70
cannon of the fortress, or of its batteries, being able to
preserve Port Imperial from this disaster.
"In order to appreciate the truth of these assertions
it suffices to say (that which cannot besides be unknown
in Europe in regard to a town annually visited by thou-
sands), that there exists neither fortress, admiralty, nor
port devoted to military purposes. That which Admiral
Hamelin designates under the name of Port Imperial
was formerly, in the days of Admiral Ribas, a military
port. It has retained this name up to this day, but in
reality it is nothing but a pratique harbour, destined to
receive ships which have finished their quarantine
in another harbour, into which vessels enter
which are submitted to sanitary measures. Now, the
mole of free pratique has not been destroyed. It still
exists, as can be verified by all inhabitants and foreigners
in the town. Its battery of four pieces maintained
during six successive hours a combat, during which it
had to return the fire of eight steam frigates and one
corvette. It was at last dismounted ; but, if there be
cause for astonishment, it is that it resisted so long, and
that in despite of the number and heavy calibre of the
guns'of the frigates, the work of destruction should have
required six hours, in lieu of being accomplished
in a few minutes. as might be supposed by persons
having any knowledge of projectiles. This result of the
enormous disproportion of force in combat does not in
any way appear to justify the passage of Admiral name-
,lin's report, wherein he boasts (proue) the immense supe-
riority of the practice of the Anglo-French cannon.
We permit ourselves even to think that public good
sense and historians' impartiality will, on the contrary,
arrive at a totally different conclusion. As regards the
pretended destruction of the Admiralty establishments,
store-houses, barracks, and powder magazine, ' which
blew up,' amidst the cries of Vive l'Empereur'
from the French crews, accompanied by hurrahs
of the English sailors,' as stated by Admiral Hamelin,
we will merely observe that all reduce itself to the nar-
row (infertnes) proportions of the explosion of an ammu-
nition waggon, and of a wooden shed, erected for the use
of the gunners employed at the Mole Battery.
"What remains, then, of all the exploits so compla-
cently narrated by the commander-in-chief of the French
squadron ? Why, the destruction of some coasting
vessels, or the damage which others may have received,
more or less. According to the detailed report, re-
ceived on this subject by the Board ofForeign Commerce,
the greater part of these vessels had, as a measure of
precaution, been sunk (cou/e.9) by their own captains.
"The same precaution had been taken by the authori-
ties in regard to the Andie, the only steam-packet be-
longing to the Crown, and the floating light of Olchakoff,
which was at Odessa.
"The Board of Construction had to regret the loss of
the dredging machine, and of some damage done to other
similar machines.
"'lt could not enter into our thoughts,' says Admiral
Hamelin, 'to do the slightest harm to the towns of
Odessa, or to its commercial port.' We have already ob-
served that the harbour designated by M. Hamelin under
the name of Port Imperial,' and which the Admirals
proposed to destroy, is in fact the harbour of free pra-
tique, especially destined for coasting vessels, and con-
sequently as much a commercial harbour as that called
of 'the quarantine.' There is no difference between
the two, except in a sanitary point of view.
" But let us Speak of the towii. To fudge by 'the
French reports, this has been spared. In order to
know what to think of this, it suffices to see the houses
struck by the enemy's projectiles, and the shells (frag
men ts, it is to be supposed) picked up in the streets,
of which some struck even the most distant quarters.
In the town three men were killed and eight wounded.
These facts, which can be verified on ,the spot, give the
measure of the truth of the French report. We might
point out other errors.
"The field battery posted at the P4r6cype suburb
was not put to the rout (mis en deroute, as this report
pretends. It was this battery, on the contrary, which
routed and compelled to a precipitate retreat the enemy's
boats detached under the protection of the steamers, to•
wards the coast, with the apparent intention of effecting
a landing.
" Admiral Hamelin speaks of the disorder which
reigned in the town from the commencement of the at-
tack.' The inhabitants of Odessa and foreigners who
were there can attest that public order was not troubled
for an instant in the town ; that divine service on Easter
Saturday was not interrupted, and that foreigners were
not molested. It is known that foreign consuls have,
by an official document already published by us, ren-
dered the homage of their unanimous gratitude for the
protection their countrymen had received.
" According to Admiral Hamelin, two French vessels
profited by the imaginary disorder occasioned by the
attack to leave the harbour. We have to state that
these two ships, laden with grain, had received the Em-
peror's permission to depart, in consideration that they
had taken in their cargoes and quitted Odessa before the
export of grain was forbidden, but had been obliged to
put back to repair damage.
"Admiral Hamelin attributes to the disorder prevailing
at Odessa the absence of the Russian standard during the
combat. The cause of this absence can be explained very
simply, because there was no fortress, no admiralty estab-
lishment, no Russian vessel of war at Odessa, whatever
may be said by English journals, who have been still more
liberal, by blowing up a frigate, and by destroying nine
other vessels in dock. The batteries of Odessa are not
permanent works. They have only been raised and
armed temporarily, to protect the port against isolated
Turkish cruisers ; for we must avow that we never
thought of such an eventuality as an attack on a peace-
ful and purely commercial city by the combined squad-
rons of two civilised nations. We will add that it is
not customary with us for detached batteries to have
flags,

a effectp l ic a tt ihoen.' smallest This
allest
"The grand deeds *tuts faits) of the combined squad
rons upon this occasion suggested to Admiral Hamelin
an observation, thus worded ;—' If the supreme art of
war consists in doing much injury without receiving
fine
mpahgrea s et 0 would
eonnel
my
yk I,
ea v ev
eaa hade 1
ea.
any, never did this maxim receive more opposite
p
logical sense if the Odessa batteries had been unable to
But if such were the case, let us ask why three frigates
were compelled to be taken in tow on the 22d, and the
Fury next day, in order to get out of the range of fire ?
When frigates moved by the powerful force of steam are
compelled to be taken in tow, in consequence of an en-
gagement, it may be permitted to suppose that the ad-
verse batteries have contributed something thereto.
"The two admirals pretend that they completely ef.
fected the proposed object by inflicting the destined
chastisement upon the military authorities of Odessa.
Nevertheless, their summons bespoke in imperious terms
the pretension to obtain ' forthwith' the restoration of
all French, English, and Russian vessels at Odessa. But,
after cannonading from dawn to evening, they quitted
the waters of Odessa without obtaining the restoration
of the vessels which they had peremptorily demanded.
of nations.
"It appears to us absurd, however, to presume that
without motive. (It 'did not appear so riduculous to
those exposed to the fire.) The mission of the flag of
truce was accomplished without hindrance by the
boat of the Furious. What legitimate motive
could the frigate have in the interest of the parley
to place herself within range of our batteries. We
Now, when a thing is demanded in a menacing tone,
and recourse has been had to force to give effect to me-
naces, and retreat is made without obtaining the object
demanded—if that cannot be termed a check (6chec), we
know not what word to employ.
" Finally, as relates to the assault Ottentat) of
which the Odessa authorities are said by the Admi-
rals to have been guilty, in regard to the flag of
truce, we have nothing to add to the information
given by us on this subject. The admirals were not
witnesses of the incident (but Captain Loring was).
If they permit themselves to say, in their letter to Ge-
neral Osten-Sacken, that he merely ' advances erro-
neous allegations,' the expression may be little palatable,
but it does not follow that it was just. Why should
their assertion be an authority ; and that of Russian
officers, under the eyes of whom the incident occurred,
merit no credit ? But since there is affirmation on one
side, and denegation on the other, seeing the determina-
tion taken in France and England to consider us always
in the wrong, we must submit to remain under the
accusation of an infraction (attcatat coelre) of the laws
a vessel carrying a flair of truce should be fired upon
can comprehend this. By this infraction of established
rules, she had placed herself in the wrong. It is evi-
dent that if she had remained as she might out of range,
nobody would have thought of &in.- at her. By
coming within range she must have had a motive of
some kind which could have nothing in common with
the parley. Was it to examine more nearly the means