The Sun.
London, England, 1854-05-16 00:00:00

to prevent them. This inaction is to me altogther in-
comprehensible ; but, at all events, the benediction
Which God extends over our arms and over the justice
of our cause, is evident. The resistance made with
such feeble means to an enemy disposing of a fon ml able
artillery, and twelve eo,.seeutive 11,,urs vainly en;ployed
by it to destroy our shore-batteries, will uot have failed
to make a strong impression on it, particularly when the
damage more or less serious, winch its vessels have
suffer-d, is taken into consideration.

"No. 2. REPORT OF APRIL 20.—1 have the honour
of announcing to your Highness that the great English
and French squadrons have quitted Odessa, after having
done very little injury tc the town itself and his Majesty's
troops, and not daring to approach our batteries again,
after the resistance which they met with on the 22d
April, and the severe lesson which the steam-frigates
received on the 23d, when they came within the range
of our batteries to make a reconnoissance. This
inurn4lg, at eight o'clock, as well as could be seen,
the three frigates which had been damaged and the
line of-battle-ship weighed anchor, and took their
departure to the south-west, and the remainder of
the fleet to the south-east. Admiral Dundas has sent
ale, by an Austrian vessel which happened to be in the
Waters of Odessa, forty officers and men, belonging to
merchant vessels, with a letter which I transmit to your
Illehness. During the presence of the enemy before
Odessa the most perfect order never ceased to prevail in
the town ; and although many of the inhabitants left
their houses, and these houses remained open, no cul-
pable act took place. The zeal of the population pre-
sented a most touching spectacle, arid even under the
fire of the enemy's cannon, the inhabitants brought
provisions to the soldiers. During the night other troops
Provided with cannons proceeded to the shore to
repel the boats which were approaching it. All,
whatever was their nation or the class to which they
belong, were filled with indignation against the allies
of the Crescent, come here to destroy the habitations of
the peaceful citizens—to attack inoffensive persons,
Women, and children. The perfect devotedness of all
to the good cause was striking. A Tuscan subject,
Gigi, Mocchi, employed for 30 years at the quarantine,
a man universally loved and esteemed, constructed at
his own expense, without any authority, a battery,
armed with six 24-pounders, which he purchased from the
Municipal body, and had the battery thus constructed
The served by his own men. He has become a Russian subject.
officers and troops are animated with the greatest zeal,
have shown the utmost intrepidity, and are penetrated with
the sentiment of duty. The artillery has covered itself
With additional glory. The absence of all precipitation,
the perfect coolness which it displayed, its fire so well
directed, the knowledge of their business which all the
others gave proof of (the most of them being young
men who have lately left the military school-) ; in a
word, the unexampled feat of arms of Stchegoleff and his
men—all have proved to the enemy that its ships of the
line, arn3ea as they were with cannons of large calibre,
Could not with impunity approach our coasts. It is
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Possible not to peiceive in this result the will of Him
who undertakes to protect all honest hearts penetrated
with an ardent devotedness to their sovereign, th.
anointed of the Lord, and with affection for their be-
loved country."