The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-24 00:00:00

ADDITIONAL DESPATCH

FROM

SIR CHARLES NAPIER.

LFROM A SUPPLEMENT TO TUESDAY'S GAZETTE.]
ADMIRALTY, Arc. 23.
The following additional despatch has been received from
Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Napier, K.C.8., detailing opera-
tions connected with the fall of the fortress of Bomarsund :
No. 340.
Bulldog, off Bomarsund, August 11, 1854:
Sir,—By the last mail I informed their lordships of the
arrival and debarkation of the troops ; I now beg to ac-
quaint you that, on Wednesday morning, the 9th instant,
the troops were in position, both to the north and soeth,
and the western battery of the enemy completely in-
vested.
2. It was now time to land the guns, and as we had no
horses, it was necessary to employ the ships' companies
instead. Enclosed is a copy of the order I gave to Rear-
Admiral Chads, and his report of proceedings.
3. There were many instances of last war of guns being
placed in extraordinary positions, but I do not believe that
in any one case such difficulties were overcome as in
the present instance.

4:The moving of the guns was under the command of
Captain Hewlett, of the Edinburgh, but Admiral Chads,
with his usual activity, was there to cheer them on, and
indeed all the captains occasionally gave the benefit of their
presence to the men employed ou this hard and fatiguing
service,—l have, &c.,

CHAS. NAPIER,
Vice-Admiral and Commander•in-Chic
The Secretary of the Admiralty.

Enclosure No. 1, in Sir Charles Napier's letter, No. 340.
Bull-dog, off Bomarsund,
Aug. 9, 1854.

(Memorandum.)
I wish as many thirty- two-po u n der guns as General Jones
may require to be landed from the Belleisle, and conveyed
to him.
Having the fullest reliance on your skill and exertions
to perform this difficult and important service, I shall
give you no other instructions than to get them there.
If the portion of your squadron now here is not suffi-
cient, you shall have what further assistance as is in my
power to give you.
(Signed) CHAS. NAPIER, Vice Admiral.
Rear-Admiral H. D. Chads, C. 8.,
H.M.S. Edinburgh.

Enclosure No. 2, in Sir Charles Napier's Letter, No. 340.
No. 18. Edinburgh, off Bomarsund,
ugust 12, 1854.
Sir,--In obedience to your directions to give every aid
from the four ships of my squadron named in the margin,*
to Brigadier-General Jones, to form a breaching battery,
I consulted with that officer, who proposed to compose his
battery of six thirty-two pounders of 42 cwt., which guns
you bad forwarded in the BeHeide, when the following
operations were undertaken.
Each ship having previously prepared two sledges, after
a pattern made by Capt. Ramsay, for dragging the guns,
four were landed on the morning of the 10th, to convey three
guns and the carriages and the gear, with 150 men to each
sledge, under their respective senior lieutenants, the whole
being under the command of Captain Hewlett, of my flag-
ship, encouraged occasionally by their own captains.
The situation selected for the battery from the landing-
place was four and a half miles distant, over execrable
ground, the greatest portion of steep rocky hills and
ploughed fields.
At five o'clock the boats left the ships, erected shears,
landed the guns, and had them in the General's camp by
one o'clock; the exertions and good will of the officers and
seamen created much astonishment in the encampment of
the French troops, who cheered them in passing, and on
some of the most difficult ascents, went in voluntarily
and most cheerfully to the drag-ropes, and gave their
assistance.
On arriving in camp the men were much exhausted and
laid down to rest, and prepare their dinners, when an order
arrived that they were to embark immediately, as the
Penelope was on shore under the fire of the enemy, and
their ships might be required; the order was received with
cheers, and, forgetting dinners and fatigue, rushed down
to their boats in three quarters of an hour by a short route,
but close under the enemy's fire.
On the next morning the same number of guns were
landed, but on this occasion, with 200 men from each ship
—as the parties the previous evening were much fatigued
—these guns were in the camp by 10.30.
The bands of the ships attended the parties, and the
whole march was one of triumph over difficulties that pre-
viously had been considered almost insurmountable; the
spirits of the men were occasionally excited by a dropping
shot from the enemy.
It is unnecessary for me to expatiate on the merits of
Captain Hewlett, the officers, and seamen in performing
this arduous service, but to express my admiration of their
great zeal and perseverance, as from personal observation
on the spot you will have formed your own judgment. -I
have, &c., _ _

H. D. CHAPS, Rear-Admiral, &c.
Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Napier, K.C.8., &c.

Enclosure No. 3, in Sir Charles Napier's Letter. No. 340.
Bulldog, off Bomarsund,
August 12, 1851.

(Memorandum.)

The Commander-in-Chief begs to convey to Rear-Ad-
miral Chads his admiration of the great exertion made by
Captain Hewlett, the officers and men employed in land-
ing and transporting six thirty-two pounders to General
Jones's camp, a distance of four miles and a half. The
Commander-in-Chief, in the course of his service, has
seen guns moved on difficult places, but never on such
roads and to such a distance as in the present instance.
The cheerfulness and exertions of the men were won-
derful, nor must it be forgotten, when the Penelope
got on shore under the enemy's battery, and it was
probable they might be wanted on board their ships,
regardless of their fatigue, they abandoned their dinner
and hurried down to their boats to embark, and rendered
assistance to the Pvenicee-
loApedminiradilstarneducomniander-in-Chief..
(Signed) CHAS. NAPIER,
Rear-Admiral H. D. Chad.s, C. 8.,
H.M.S. Edinburgh.

* Edinburgh, Donald Mc L. Mackenzie, Senior Lieutenant ;
Hogue, Thomas Davies (B), Senior Lieutenant ; Blenheim,
Geo. H. Clarke, Senior Lieutenant; Ajax, Walter J. Pollard,
Senior Lieutenant,

THE SOLDIERS' WIVES AND CHILDREN RELIEF FUND.
—lt was stated at the weekly meeting of the Leicester
Board of Guardians on Tuesday that relief from the
fund recently subscribed for the wives and children of
soldiers in the East was only administered to those who
received parochial relief. The Vice-Chairman said that
Col. Hawker, of Leicester, gave only to those who were
relieved from the poor rates, and gave just the same sum
as their pauper allowance. This practice was consi-
dered a great evil by the guardians, who held it to be
adverse to the wishes of those who had subscribed to
the funds. It was asked by a guardian whether this
arrangement was general or local, but the vice-chairman,
who had introduced the subject, could not say. The
board appointed three of their number to wait upon
Col. Hawker in reference to the subject.
THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL COMPANY.—This
company have now three steamers buildirg—the N.
.12,1+1,,.
Pera, and another not yet named ; and the Royal lav,leedb
India Mail Company have one steamer buildhireig. called
the Tyne. When these ships are finished,
both companies will he complete. The Penetirnss
aufleetsnhPeninsula
va en i s of
1 Oriental Company will then have 43
sftls, and the Royal Mail Company 23 steamers. The
' officers belonging to the Peninsular and Oriental Com-
pany, from commanders to boatswains, now number 507,
of which 32 are unattached.

protested against the new arrangement. The matter
remained in abeyance. for some time, but on the actual
commencement and progress of the works, after an ap.
plication to the City authorities, who, we are informed,
gave an opinion in favour of the public right, Mr.
Fenning took active measures to enforce his own.
Thus matters stood on Tuesday last ; and upon a con-
suitation among the officials of the steam-boat compa-
nies, Captain"Aitchison, the commodore of the above-
bridge fleet, following the example of some naval ex-
ploits of a higher character, resolved upon a night
attack, hoping,
the much•prized position, and land his human freights
under shadow of the darkness, to secure
next day in triumph. But the enemy's scouts were upon
the 100k-out ; and although the attack was planned to
take place at three o'clock in the morning, when the
craft composing the new pier arrived at London-bridge
in tow of two steaml3onts, the attempt to moor them
Was defeated- by the dexterity of Messrs. Penning's
forces, who had been lying in
ei raits itms atatii or: i ofn
at hme
ahnonsete
ri
wahpi ambush ; and. on the first
pchroaectill'ciltoaaltleydpurpevfrenomtedthtehier
Wharf' two large 'barges, and secured them across the
The attack being thus baffled, a period of some Lani'
Thrtrrh lighters being moored in
theeir'ud iredposition.
repose followed, during which the adherents of both
parties assembled in great numbere. At length, at 11
o'clock yesterday morning, .Captain 41U:beacon, having
gpt together 'aannall fleet of steamers, determined on
votiouvonfiag 'foroe-triSmorage;-. mutt vritir this view,
having approached within easy distance of Messrs. hoping
barges, threw into onerof them an anchor,: hoping
by this means to drag her from the position in which
she was jealously moored. Messrs. Penning's men in-
stantly cast the anchor overboard, and thus defeated the
commodore's stratagem. Captain Aitchison now closed
in upon the barges, and• endeavoured to separate them.
A scene of desperate confusion ensued, during which
violent blows were exchanged between the rival parties,
and one man was knocked overboard, narrowly escaping
being drowned. Messrs. Penning commanded their
forces in person, cheering on their men and supplying
them with formidable wooden staves for the purposes of
attack and defence. Mr. Haslewood, chairman of the
steam-boat company, was also present. The affray
waxed warmly for a considerable period, and was only
stopped by the presence of Inspector Jervis and a large
body of the Thames police, who arrived opportunely
and threatened to make prisoners of all the parties com-
mitting a breach of the peace. This had the effect of
causing some active partisans to beat a hasty retreat,
but from the appearance of matters last evening there
seemed every probability of another attack being at-
tempted during the night.
It is right to add that Messrs. Penning object to the
pier being thrown out on the ground that it will injuri-
ously obstruct the free navigation of the river. How
this can occur, however, is not very clear to an impar-
tial observer of the locality and the plan of the proposed
pier.

PLYMOUTH GREAT WESTERN DOCK
COMPANY.

The sixteenth half-yearly meeting was held on Mon-
day afternoon, Colonel Harris presiding. The following
report was presented, and adopted after a short discus-
sion :

" COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF REVENUE.
1849, June 30, £357 18 6 1849, Dec. 31, .£598 6 2
1850
1851 „ 1,290 2 0 1851 .„ 791 2 3 1850
~ 979 12 4
„ 1,514 9 2
1852 „ 1,604 11 2 1852 „ 1,531 310
1853 „ 1,636 13 111 1853 „ 1,670 15 0
1854 „ 1,659 19 9
In conducting the affairs of the company during the last
six months, the directors have had to contend with
serious and increasing difficulties, arising out of the in-
eompleteness of the works and the deficiency of accom-
modation to meet the demands of a trade which exhibits
every tendency to an extensive and rapid augmentation ;
great exertions have been called for and corresponding
expenses incurred to preserve the existing connections of
toe company, and any enlargement of that connection
Las been absolutely impracticable. Under such circum-
stances, the proprietors will not be surprised to find that
the revenue account does not exhibit a more flourishing
anpearance ; but the very difficulties with which the
directors have been oppressed afford ground for a confi-
dent belief in the elastic nature of the trade, and the sa-
tisfactory results which must follow the completion of
those works which are now in progress for its accommo-
dation. It is indeed a matter of most serious regret to
the directors that the limited resources at their command
' -appear to preclude the possibility of engaging in those
evtended works which have been alluded to by the en-
gineer in his last three reports. This is a most mortify-
ing state of things ; for no doubt can be entertainer that
a sufficient deepening of the outer harbour, under the
present faiourable circumstances, would not only pay a
handsome return on the required capital, hut would
greatly augment the value of the works now in course of
construction. On the one hand, to proceed with the ex-
ten-led works would be to defer for some time the com-
inencement of business on a proper scale, and, conse-
quently, the return for present investments—on the other
hand, to delay the extension will, to a certain extent,
increase its cost. Such a state of affairs is very embar-
rassing ; but the directors feel that they have no alter-
native but to bring the works as soon as possible into
profitable operation, notwithstanding the heavy sacrifice
which must ultimately be made to acquire that ultimate
extension of them which they believe experience will
show to be indispensable."
A special meeting is to be convened at the end of Oc-
tober to consider the propriety of applying to Parliament
for authority to raise a further sum of 100,0001 for an
extension of the works beyond what was originally con-
templated.

COLLIERY EXPLOSION.-FOUR LIVES
LOST.

Barnsley and its neighbourhood has achieved a noto-
riety for colliery explosions. Another has now been added
to the long list which its annals already furnish. In the
present instance four lives have been sacrified, and two
more persons who are injured are not expected to re-
cover.

On Tuesday morning, a few minutes after six o'clock,
he inhabitants of Wombwell, Herningfield, and the
surrounding villages were alarmed by the report of an
explosion of fire-damp at the Lund-hill colliery, which is
situate in a valley betwixt Wombwell and Hemingfield,
and at a distance of about five miles from Barnsley.
Such was the violence of the.report that it was heard at
a distance of several miles. The colliery in question is
the property of Messrs. W. Taylor and Co.
The report spread rapidly, and in the neighbourhood
.4 the colliery the greatest possible excitement prevailed,
and the relatives and frier.ds of the individuals who were
in the shafts were soon upon the spot, and manifested s
arief of the most distressing kind. Four persons were
in the shaft at the time the explosion occurred.

They had descended the shaft for the first time since
the preceding Saturday, and had no sooner reached the
bottom than the foul air came in contact with a naked
candle and ignited, when a moat terrific explosion
ensued.
The head-gear at the top of the shaft, which was of •
heavy description, was dislodged and smashed to pieces,
and some of the debris was thrown a distance of fifty
yards.

- A bricklayer who was about to commence work was
blown into the air to the height of about thirty yards,
and then fell to the bottom of the shaft.
As usual in cases of fire-damp explosions, the work-
men of other mines hastened to the scene to render every
possible assi,t'ince under the awful emergency. Tem.
porary head-gear was erected, and every effort made to
render assistance to the unfortunate men, and in about
half an hour a communication was formed with the bot-
tom of the shaft, and the bodies of the following were
found quite dead :
William Davey, aged 50, married man.
Wm. Mosely, aged 24; single man ; body much muti-
lated, head partly off.
James Batty, aged 23, banksman, single man ; dread-
fully mangled.
Matthew Pollard, aged 50, married ; wife and eight
children.
Injured—Noah Seeley, seriously; Thomas Jackson,
seriously.
expressed.
oplitniios,nshoaws
etvoert,he
been caused by the accumulation of water in:snwhi'7-
occasioned by the engine having
un-
dergoing some alteration. generally cug e
'd to have stopped
is said ofauthpepaci
.4dettenmti_afre:
The accumulation of the water
fool
into the
the current of air, and theforeedoocucr:daar.
drawing shaft, where the accident
to
men were removed to
The remains of the unfortuna
Inn, Wombwell, where
the house of Mr. Gower, the Ship had to stand
inquiry es
Thursday next.
they now await the judicial of the coroner e

SEBASTOPOL.—Sebastopol
30,000 in-
habitants. naval port of
Black po
en
l i.s thelt great
the Kos inns in the contains
It is a city which no stranger may approach
as
without a special permit, in which no stranger may re-
side without a special order, which order must be
renewed every twenty-four hours—a city in which the
name and occupation of every resident (and, including
military and marine, the residents are 40,000) must be
registered, and all whose houses, from the governor's
;
downwards, are subject to police inspection.—Russia
the People, Country, and Government.
GENERAL Pest.—General Prim, Count de Reuss,
embarked on the 6th at Rutschuk to return to Madrid
by Vienna. Before his departure, he addressed a letter
to Reschid Pacha, in which he state .I that events of
great importance, which had just taken place in Spain,
called him back without delay to his country. "My
duties as a 3pardard," he s;dd, "arid my position as a
member of one of the constituted powers of my country,
have a greater influence over me than the pleasure which
I should have felt in following to the end the operations
of the glorious Ottoman army."

4 THE SUN" ON SMOKE PREVENTION.
—" There really ought not to oe any excuse for the entire
riddance of the smoke nuisance ; our own experience satisfying us
that the system of smoke prevention and economy of fuel, invented
and carried oat by Mr. Lee Stevens, is as effective as it is simple.
Until we had it applied to our own steam-engine furnace, we could
form no idea of the ease and certainty of its operations, withoat any
moveable parts,. and at such very moderate expense."—Stm.
Copies of OFFICIAL AND OTHER REPORTS, and of Testimo
nials in favour of the Invention, as applied to STEAM BOILERS;
BREWERY COPPERS; STILLS ; CHEMISTS, DYERS, and
CONFECTIONER-4' PANS; COAL OVENS, Sze , with information
respecting licenses to mintufacture or use the Patent Smokeless Fur-
naces, given by Mr. JOHN LEE STEVENS, tie Patentee, at the
Offices, .No. 1, FISH-STREET-HILL, CITY, LONDON.

BREWERY, COPPER, AND OTHER
FURNACES."
The Brewery, Lichfield, 9th August, 1854.
"Dear Sir,—We are glad to say that your apparatus quite bears
Out the assurance you gave us that it would answer our purpose.
"The doubt we had as to its adaptation t> furnaces wit
boilsh defective
draught is entirely removed. Our liquor copper now te as
soon as the wort copper, and with both there is a diminution in the
consumption of fuel.
" The experiment we witnessed at Messrs. CHARIIifiTON, BEAD,
and CO.'S, as to smoke prevention, we thought at the time perfectly
successftl and this impression we are happy to confirm from actual
0 xperience.
" It will give us pleasure to reply to inquiries that may be made by
any Brewery Firms at Burtori-on- frent, but ehojid suggest that
may probably be mo••e satLs actory to those gentlemen to judge for
them-elves by seeing the turgices at work. and this they Can de at
any time

We rent-z dear sir,
• Yours, very truly,
JOHN AND ARTHUR GRIFFITH,

Stevens, Eeq!'

"Old Brewery, Rotherham, Aug. 22, 1854.
o sir —On handing you a banker's draft am,,utit of Royalty for
the app'l cation of yeur Patent Smokeless FurnAces' to my two
steam boilers, permit me to express my entire satisfactbn with the
and simplicity of your plan, and its easy *adaptation
-elide icy
extstmg turnates."
have now had it at work about a month, and it not only
SAVES FUEL, but IT FULLY MEETSThIEREQUIREsIENrS
OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH FOR THE CO.NSUSIPTION OF
foLOICE.

~ I am, Sir, your obedient,
"pro ROBT. (ISO BENTLEY,
" ARTHUR lIIR3T.

.. John Lee Stevens, Esq.,
j, Fish-street-hill, L0nd0.,."

"20, Whitechapel, Liverpool, July 21, 1854.
4' MR. JOHN LEE STEVENS,

"811.—I really must apo.ogiie for not giving you sooner an account
of your Smoke-burner, now in use in my tobacco manufactory. I
have given it a fair trial, and never yet have I seen any more smoke
issue trom the chimney than from a common house tire. I think it
by far the best principle I hive seen, and I can recommend every one
to do as I have done, and they wilt not regret it.

Yours obediently,
" ED viTD. GRAHAM.
P.S.—Shall I pay your agent here the Royalty, or rem.t the
amount to you ? " E. G.
Copies of official and other reports, and of testimonials in favour
of the invention, as applied to -team Boilers, Brewery Coppers,
Stills, Chemists', Dyers', and Confectioners' Pans. Coal Ovens, &c.,
with information respecting Licences to manufacture or use this
well-established system of smoke Preventi .n and Economy of Fuel
continues to be given by Mr. JOHN LEE STEVENS, the Patentee,
at the offices, No. 1, Fish-street-hill, City, London.

LYCEUM THEATRE.-HENRY RUSSELL,
for Thirty fights, commencing ou MON,IAY NEX r,
August 28th, and every Evenbig.-11r. RUSSELL will present
THE PROGRESS of the EDILLIRANT from the OLD WORLD to
the NEW, and sing several new songs—" Cheer, Boys, cheer,"
"The Gambler's Wife," &c.
The Second Fart will consist of a Series of Sketches, entitled
NEGRO LIFE.
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THE &TILE ROYAL lIAYMARKET.

Under the management of Mr. Backstone.

THIS EVENING. Arcust 24,

TM be performed THE OLD CHATEAU. Characters by Messrs.
Rowe. !Lagers, H. Marston, and Buckstone; Mrs. Fitzwilllam, and
Miss Reyno!ds.

Followed by the SPANISH DANCERS in a NEW BALLET,
THE GIPSY QUEEN.
The now'Faree AS LIKE AS TWO PEAS.

LYCEUM THEATRE.

EXTRA. \IGIIT.—SATUKDAY NEXT.
FOR THE BENEFIT OF Ms. ALIANOFT.

On wh'ch occasion Mr. and Mrs. SIMS REEVES, with Mr.
CHARLES M MEWS. will make their Last Appearance in Lon-
don this season, when will be presented Belliul's celebrated Opera or
LA sONNAABLII.A. Amine, Mrs. Sims Reeves; Elvino, Mr.
Sims Reeves.

After which, PATTER VERSUS CLATTER. Captain Patter,
31r. Charles Mathews.

To be folloWed by VIE WATERMAN. Torn Tug. Mr. Sims
Reeves.

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had at the Box-oftice.

STRAND THEATRE.

Sale Le.see Mr. F. W. Allcroft.
THIS EVENING, AUGUST 24,

Will be performed HARD TIMEA.

reVowed by FAUST ACD MARGUERITE. Mephistopheles,
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whatsoever. Had it taken place on English
ground, with the men about to take part in a
grand review or sham battle, they could not have
proceeded with greater regularity or coolness. As
each regiment landed it formed in perfect order,
and marched to its assigned position, while the
enemy made no attempt at resistance. Four days
were then occupied in the preparations for the
attack. During that period guns were landed and
batteries constructed. On the 13th the bombard-
ment commenced, and we may judge with what
tremendous power from the emphatic declaration
of gallant old CHARLEY, who, in his despatches,
declared that the " fire was beautiful" —so
" beautiful," indeed, that on the 16th the last
stronghold of the enemy surrendered, with all its
stores, and the garrison surrendered themselves as
iprisoners of war, of whom there are about 2,000
I awaiting the disposal of the French and English
IGovernments.

One untoward event occurred that might have
led to serious consequences. The Penelope, on
the 10th instant, in going through between
Prasto and Tofto to watch the passage, unfortu-
nately ran on an unknown rock. The enemy
speedily opened fire on the injured vessel, Russian
bravery being fond of displaying itself under such
circumstances, as witness the fate of the unfortu-
nate Tiger. Prompt assistance was, however, at
hand ; the Gladiator, Pigmy, and Hecla, toge-
ther with the boats from the French vessels Tri-
dent and Duperre, speedily came to the rescue,
while the Edinburgh and Valorous gave some
occupation to those firing at the disabled vessel
by throwing shells into the Forts. The result of
those proceedings, and of the decisive orders of Sir
CH.A.RLES NAPIER to throw the guns overboard,
was that she was speedily got off, without any
very serious damage.

It now remains to be seen what use will be
made of this gallant exploit—whether we shall,
by reason thereof, be enabled to induce Sweden
to shake off its vacillation and take a decided part
with the Western Powers. We cannot forget that
these islands belonged to Sweden, and that they
had been unjustly and improperly appropriated
by Russia, which was thereby capable of main-
taining a threatening position towards its less
powerful neighbour. So long as Russian troops
were kept in strong fortifications on these islands,
we could scarcely expect to obtain the decided
co-operation of the Swedes, who could scarcely
believe that we were in earnest until we
had given some such unequivocal testimony
of our sincerity. Aland being restored to
its original allegiance, and garrisoned by a
strong body of French and English troops, will
remove every ground of hesitation; and we may,
therefore, hope to see Sweden reclaiming Fin-
land and the Baltic provinces, of which it had
been so unconscientiously despoiled. As we have
stated from the commencement, it will nut do to
restore the status quo on the Baltic any more than
on the Euxine. We must have material
guarantees on every side against the grasping
cupidity and " overweening ambition" that has on
this occasion so far " o'erleap'd itself." Hereto-
fore Russia succeeded by arogance rather than by
real bonti fide power. Its strength was greatly
overrated, and every one yielded to unconscien-
tious demands rather than engage in hostilities,
the results of which, whilst they must necessarily
he disastrous, could not be calculated on with any
degree of certainty. Its prestige is, however,
removed. We see how absurd were the fears,
and as we have been compelled, albeit tardily and
reluctantly to take up arms, it behoves us not to
lay them down until we have secured the per-
manent peace and tranquillity of Europe, which
has been disturbed by the reckless proceedings
of the AUTOCRAT.