The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-01 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock.

OFFICIAL DESPATCHES

FROM
GENERAL HARRY D. JONES.

(FROM THIS EVENDIG'S GAZETTE.)

, .
WAR DEPARTMENT, SEPT. 1.
His Grace the Duke of Newcastle has received two
despatches, of which the following are copies, addressed to
his Grace by Brigadier General Harry David Jones, of the
Royal Engineers:
No. 5. Camp before Burners mid,
MY LORD DUKE, August 16,1854.
Ift my despatch No. 4, under date the 14th instant, I
stated that there was every prospect of being able to open
my' batteries, erected against Fort
rttiothh,atynetstd
seraanay.
morning : I have Not
now the honour to rep.,
yesterday morning I ordered the two ba t'Ories which were
manned by seamen from the fleet and detachments of
Royal Marine Artillery, under the command of Captain
Ramsay, R.N., to open their fire ; this was done in a very
effective manner; by a spirited and extremely well-directed
fire. By 3 p.m. the interior of the tower was laid open, and
all the guns silenced. At 6 p.m. a white flag having been
hoisted, I directed my Brigade-Major, St. George Ord, who
had offered his services to take his tour of duty on the batteries
and
who was then so employed, immediately to proceed, and
take possession of the fort. This duty he performed in a
very satisfactory manner; but finding that it would not
be possible for him to keep open his communication with
my advanced posts after day light, in consequence of the
proximity of the
principal work, he brought off three of-
ricers and 115 soldiers, who gave themselves up to him as
prisoners : I have in consequence sent them to the admiral,
Sir C. Napier, for shipment.
In the fort were sixteen 18-pounder iron guns, and two
32-pounder iron guns.
Garrison-
-1 Lieutenant of Engineers, 1 Captain of Infantry, 1
Sub-Lieutenant, Infantry, and 129 men, Artillery
and Line.
There were 6 killed and 7 wounded.
Notwithstanding the heavy and well-directed fire upon
our batteries, both from Fort Nottish and Presto, the
casualties were very few, but amongst that number I have
to regret the loss of a very promising young officer of En-'
gineers, Lieutenant the Honourable C. Wrottesley, who
received a mortal wound from a cannon ball, which had
struck a trunnion of one of the guns.
My thanks are especially due to Captain Ramsay, R.N.,
and the officers of the Royal Navy, and seamen ; and also
of the detachment of the Royal Marine Artillery, fcr the
spirited and energetic manner in whieh they performed the
laborious duty of dragging the 32-pounders up the moun-
tain to the site of the batteries. From my second in
command, Colonel Graham, of the Royal Marines, and
Aide-de-Camp to her Majesty, arid from all the officers
and men employed under my orders, I continue to re-
ceive the most willing assistance. Although the operations
of the last 48 hours may appear to be insulated and in-
dependent of time carrying on by the French troops, I
have to state that I bare constantly been acting in close
communication with General Baragus.y d'Hilliers, and
that whatever I have ordered to be done, or executed, has
been part of the general plau of attack, and' which now
must be considered as drawing to a close.—l have, &c.
(Signed) HARRY D. JONES, Brigadier-General.
His Grace the Duke of Newcastle, &e. &c. &e.
No. Camp before Bumarsund,
MY LORD DUKE, August 19, 1814.
L have the honour to report, that en the morning of the
16th the fire from the ileet was resna.ed, and after about
two hours' firing, the white flag was hoisted on the large
fort of Bomarsund, and the 'garrison* surrendered uncon-
ditionally, and were embarked in two hours afterwards.
The interior of the fort showed that the fire from the
ships had been excellent; nevertheless the irjuly to the
works was trifling, and ought not to have induced the
Goverurr, with such a strong garrison, no breach, and a
well casemated work, to have surrendered. The cause
may ha considered that, finding two of his principal ad-
vanced works taken, a breaching battery ready to open,
and no prospect of relief, it would be a sacrifice of life to
hold out any longer : thus has been lost to Russia a most
important military post, and, judging from the nature of
the works existing, those partly erected, and the foun-
dations of others which have been laid, it was evi-
dently the intention of the Russian Government to
have created a first-rate fortress. The position of Bomar-
snarl at the entrance of the Gulfs of Finland and Bothnia,
with a beautiful and extensive anchorage well shel-
tered, points it out as a position of the most favourable
nature, and no expense apparently has been spared iu the
construction of the works already built, and the walls of
those partly erected are of the same substantial nature.
The position of Boinarsund is naturally very strong, and
favourable for defence ; bold and rocky, with a fine com-
mand of the ground in its immediate front, and when oc-
cupied with suitable advanced works would make its cap-
ture a very long operation, and if fully garrisoned would
require a very large force for its reduction. The Admiral
has sent home his report accompanied by a joint report
from the French General Niel and myself, upon the prac-
ticability of holding Bomarsund in its present state. That
report wilt: have reached London before this despatch, it
is therefore needless for me to recapitUlate the substande
of that report, as ycur Grace will have been acquainted
with it ; in fact I have no copy, as it was called for in
great haste, and no time was allowed me to do so before
the' departure of Lieut. Nugent, Royal Engineer; the
bearer of the Admiral's despatches.
phis the first operation of the combined forces having
been brought to a successful termination, I may be per-
mitted to state that the utmost cordiality and good feeling
liaye pervaded every branch of the service employed, Eng-
lish as well as French ; and in making these observations
I should not do fuitieelo the officers of the Royal Navy,
the seamen and marines of the fleet who were employed
under my orders ou shore, if I did not notice the great
order and regularity as well as the great zeal with which
every duty was performed, and the strict discipline which
was observed in camp ; not a single complaint has been
made to me of any irregularity on their part.
. From Captain Ramsay, R.N., in charge of the seamen,
and.frorn Colonel Graham, in command of the Royal Ma-
rines, I have received the most ready assistance, for which
tny'acknowledgments are due ; Captain Ord, my Brigade-
Major, has been most active and zealous, and in ad-
dition to his staff duties he offered his services and
took his tour of duty, as an engineer, during the
period our works were erecting. I have also to express
how much indebted I am to my naval aide-de-camp, the
Hon. Edward Cochrane, for the assistance he has afforded
me throughout our operations, and since I have been de-
prived of the services of Lieut. Cowell, he has performed
that officer's duty, so far as a n..val man could perform
military duties.—l have, be.,
• (Signed) HARRY D. JONES,
Brigadier-General.
P.S.—I have omitted to mention the services of Captain
Bing, Royal Engineers, who laid out with great judgment
the road up the hill leading to the breaching battery. My
thanks are due to him and Lieut. Nugent for the able and
zealous manner in which they performed the harassing
duties which fell to their lot. The Royal Sappers vaid
Miners have distinguished themselves by their good c
an-
duct, and in the construction of the batteries.
(Signed) H. D. J.
• His Grace the Duke of Newcastle, be.
List of Casualties in the 'Force under the Command of
Brigadier General Harry D. Jones, from the 14th to
the 16th August, 1854.

Camp before Bomarsund,
August 18, 1851.
Lieutenant Hon. C. Wrottesley, Royal Engineers,
.mortal.
Thomag Collins, private, Royal Marines, mortal.
John Mitchell, seaman, her Majesty's ship Bleuheilm
severely.
• William Bridal, gunner's mate, her Majesty's slip
Hogue, slightly.
(Signed) H. ST. GEORGE ORD,
Major of Brigadt).

* Prisoners, 2,390 ; 139 pieces of artillery taken in. -,the
different forts.

THE LONDON GAZETTE.

(THIS EVENING.)

FOREIGN-OFFICE, AUG. 29.

The Queen has been pleased to approve of Don Enrique
de Vedia as Consul at Liverpool for her Majesty the Quven
of Spain.

BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, AUG. 31..

The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy
Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through
the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a de-
spatch from her Majesty's Charge d'Affaires at MO ate
Video, announcing the passing of a law for throwing
open thei ports of that Republic upon the River Union lay
to the flags 43f all nations, upon precisely the same footing
as tlie flag of the Republic.

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, . . WAR-OFFICE, SEPT. 1.
Dr
2d regiment of oons—Captedn Charles Rusfiel
'Celt, from half-pay 21st'gDragoons, to be Paymaster vice
Ailtrobtis, appointed Lieutenant Bth Foot, Sept. 1. P
38. Light Drsgeous—at tain William Watson, from
• half-pay 21st Dragoon,', to e Captain, repaying the di ffe-
, rence, vice Colt, who excha
Captain, by purchase, vioen-r ; Lieut. W. G. Draper to be
John
Wynter
Jame.
Gifford to
who retires ; Co:znot
chase, vice Draper ; wilillna2lo be Lieutenant, by Imar-
Cornet, by purchase, vice orrison Bell, Gent., tei, be
Gifford, Sept.
,15th Light Dragoons - John i l'
sistant-S urgeon, vice Moline,prongfidth, Gent., to be An-
' • let Regiment of Foot —Lieutenant-41 the Staff, Sept. 1.
'Ram Huey, from half-pay 6th Foot, r
to
nel Richard. Wil-
Colonel, vice Brevet-Colonel Andrew Brown,
be Lieutenant-
-mown, who ex-
changes, Sept. 1-
4th Foot—Ensign Alexander Bower St. Clair, f
40th Foot, to be Ensign, without purchase, Sept. the
`:
sth Foot—Horace Walpole, Gant., to be Ensign, without
Burnaby, appointed to the
purchase, vice 51st Foot,
Sept. I.Harman, to be •
14th Foot—Ramsay Gent., Ensign.,
by
purchase, Sept. 1.
18th Foot—Edward Langford Dillon, Gent., to be En.
sign, without purchase, Sept. 1.
36th Foot- Christopher Hodg ,E•gn,
son Gent., to be nsl
without purchase, Sept. 1.
Gent. to be Eris; n
39th Foot—Henry Bolton Newport, , _
.)7+h
_., g ,
• • h • vice Geddes, appointed to the . ~ -e oot,
without puic as-, -
• Sept. 1. • Nesbitt Lloyd, Gont., to be
40th Foot—Longneville
-:, Ensign, without purchase, Sept. 1. fro the
, ,•,; 45th Foot—Ensign Caulfield Francis Beamish, _
m
_lst West India Regiment, to be EnBign, Wiltl-10Lit purchase,
,Sept. 1.
Sid Foot—Captain Frederick Arthur Walter, froln the
Ceylon Piitle Regiment, to be Captain, viz() Oldfield, who
. exchanges, Sept. 1.
. . 51th Foot=-Captain Francis John Griffin, from half-
ps.ji, Unattached, to be Captain,' Dickson,who ex-
vice
• changes, Sept.'. .
• 55th Foot— •
Ensign Lea Birch to be Lieutenant, without
purchase, vice Grigg, deceased, Aug. Ensign Thomas
Eoxby to be Lieutenant•;
.
purchase, vice Birch,
:whose Promotion, on, An,: without
Ensign John Glanville ti
11, has been cancelled, Aug. 1 l ;
ialkness to be Lieutenant, by

purchase, vice Itoxby, whose promotion, by purchi.se, on
18, has bee❑ cancelled, Sept.
Foot—Ensign Henry George Monk, from no 79th
Foot, to be Ensign, vice lle'Carteret, who exchanges,
Befit. 1.
58th Foot—John Horner, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur-
chase, vice Lillineton, who retires, Aug, 30, To be En-

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