The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-05 00:00:00

THE BALTIC.

COPENHAGEN, Tuesday, July 4.—Bomarsund was
again bombarded on the 26th and 27th June.
The fortifications were half destroyed.
The Russians were transporting the stores from
Bomarsund to Gelaby.

THE BOMBARDMENT OF BOMARSUND.
The following account has been received from
Stockholm of the bombardment of Bomarsund :
" On the 21st of June the Hecla, Captain Hall; the
Valorous, Captain Buckle, and the Odin, Captain Scott,
paddle-steamers, undertook the difficult southerly passage
between the Aland isles towards Bomarsund. About 5
o'clock alarge round tower appeared in sight, situate upon
an elevated position, with two-thirds of its guns in the case-
mates ; and in a short time another of a similar description,
upon a still higher point of elevated ground ; a little lower
down, on the same shore, a semicircular fort with 80 guns
mounted thereon, of which two-thirds were also case-
mated. Sidewards lay a third tower, on the extreme high
point of the island of Posto. The Hecla opened the
cannonade against the fort, which returned it after a
quarter of an hour's delay, when the conflict became ge-
neral. The English ships moved in a circle at their ap-
proach, directing their shot and shells with great preci-
sion. About 6 o'clock a small battery, placed on the
border of a wood to the left of the fort, and mounting
six guns of the horse artillery, supported by sharp-
shooters, opened a hot fire upon the steamers, which
was answered with immediate effect. Several bombs
fell close in front of this battery, which upon two occa-
sions was deserted by the artillerymen in consequence ;
but fresh troops continually rushed to the guns with
great courage and determination, while the riflemen
maintained a constant fire. A bomb with burning fuze
lit upon the deck of the Hecla ; a young midshipman,
named Lucas, with great coolness, caught it up, and
threw it in the water before it exploded.
"At 7 o'clock this battery was silenced, and deserted
by the men. The English vessels then cast anchor in
the roads in front of the fortress, and continued their
bombardment of it and the tower on the opposite side.
The fire was replied to at short intervals from the forts ;
but almost all the Russian balls fell short of the vessels.
About 10 o'clock p.m. fire in the magazine, in the further
part of the fortress, and within the fortress itself, appeared
to have broken out, and was hailed by three loud cheers
flew the ehiPß' (''rewPf After the lapse of half an hour;

fire was seen to the right of the first-named place, which
appeared to extend itself quickly ; at the same moment
a shell from the Valorous passed through the roof of the
fortress, where it exploded, upon which Captain Hall
threw out the signal Bravely done, Valorous,' which
was answered with a hurrah.

"At 1 o'clock a.m. on the 22d the British ceased
firing, weighed anchor, and passed through the southern
Rinne on their return. One man on board the Hecla
and two on board the Odin were slightly wounded, but
none killed. Eaah of the vessels was hit several times
by the shots of the enemy, one of which went through
the paddlebox of the Hecla. Another report mentions
four wounded, and that seven shots had hit the Hecla ;
and that all the magazines in Bornarsund had been
burnt down. Captain Hall received on the 22d an order
to join Admiral Napier, from which circumstance some
decisive operation is supposed to be contemplated. A
fisherman who bad managed to escape from the Aland
isles to the Faro Sound Shears, stated that on the 21st
he had heard a canno,aide in the direction of Baro
Sound, and seen a conflageration on the Finnish coast."
"COPENHAGEN, June 30.—The new English steam
gunboat Locust, of 3 guns, Lieutenant Day, that ar-
rived from England and took in coals in the Bay of
Kioge, started yesterday again for the fleet."