The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-22 00:00:00

horses, placed in carne description of boat, wore behind
them.
4 a.m.—The Phlegethon (French) and Amphion (Eng-
lish) steamed through an intricate passage, and moored
themselves to the west of the earthwork battery, where no
guns could be brought to bear upon them. They then
opened a terrific fire with shot and shell, which fell with
beautiful precision, the trees which partly masked it
cracking and falling in all directions. In half an hour they
ceased firing and sent three boats in to spike the guns.
The men landed, and waving the French and English flags,
gave three cheers. It was seen, however, that the enemyhail deserted his battery upon finding their guns useless in
the unforeseen position which the ships had taken up.
Sir Charles Napier, who, in the Bulldog, had run round
the western shore to reconnoitre, made the signal " Well
done, Amphion."
5 a.m. —The Stromboli was despatched into a narrow it!'
let to watch the enemy and clear the bush of riflemen If
any were observed. The first round tower and the long
fort now commenced throwing shell at the Amphion and
Phlegethon ; they dropped extremely close, and caused the
Phlegathon to move her berth, but the Amphion remained
with much pertinacity, and became for an hour or two II
floating target for the enemy. In the meantime the Ad'
mural had come up in the Bulldog, and, together with the
Stromboli, returned the fire of the Round Tower to divert
it from the landing operation, which was now rapidly Pr'
ceeding. .
The battalion of I of it Marines have been conveyed,
_
together with the Fr. t marines, on board her Majesty's
ship Driver, to the north shore of the island, at the bat
of the forts. By 8 o'clock the work of disembarkation had
finished, and the celerity of this operation must be c°ll.
sidered most marvellous, for in the space of 3 hours and.*
half upwards of 11,000 troops had been safely landed 111
the forests of an enemy's country, and where every OPP°.
sition might have been expected, taking into consideration
the nature of the roads they had to traverse, and the wen
known guerilla practice of the Russian riflemen. It re-
fleets the highest credit upon all concerned, and must ever
remain as a record of singular energy awl rapidity.
9 a.m.—Sir Charles Napier shifted his fix, to the Lig,"
ning, and then steamed close abreast of the forts, taking
soundings, and here and there laying out a buoy.
11 a.m.—Sir Charles again returned to the Bulldog, a,lll,
while moving to and fro in front of the enemy,
grounded within g
unshot. Although the Admiral's ni
was at the fore, they refrained fromfiring upon her, whi,che
was considered rather incomprehensible. At 6 p•En•
Bulldog was got off undamaged. the ti..lv
The following is the list of ships moored off the forts
ENGLISH. ral
at
Bulldog (flag Sir C. Napier), Edinburgh (flag A t
Ch's), Hogue, Ajax, Blenheim, Amphion, Tertnaga°l
Bellisle (hospital-ship), Penelope, Sphynx, Gladis"
Valorous, Vulture, Pigtny,•Lightning.
Troop Transports.—Prince, Julia, Columba, Cornelius
Fox.
Yachts.—Mavis, Foam, Esmeralda.
Cutter.—Sparrowhawk. .

FRENCH.
Inflexible (flag-ship), Breslau, Trident, Tage, Duper.'
St. Louis, Algerine (hospital ship).
Steam Ships—Phlegethon, Darien, Souffieur, Aso:rodeo,
Darien, Imperial yacht.
Of the above English ships all are steam with the exeer
tion o Belleisle.
Oa tf he north side of the island are the Leopard, krre°'
gant, Odin, Hecla, Locust, Porcupine, Otter, Aly3".'
Cua:oo.
As each regiment landed, they formed into order on
rtht
rocky shore, and marched through the thick Pi" °stall*
and over the heights, their bayonets and red caps gli en-
ing in the morning sun. The centre wing of the arm/ dir
camped for the night in and around a large village at they
Lance of less than two miles from the tower wilier' le-
were destined to attack. This tower, from its highly eo(p,
vated position, commands a great fiortion of the surrent.
ing country, and here General Baraguay
leternained to make the first assault, as in the capture o'
;.,his the key to the long fort was secured. • cavil'
The small steam-ships were employed all day in In oo the
ing provisions, ammunition, &c., to the shore. lbet
.ivening the Amphion moored in front of the battery %it
tiad been destroyed, to prevent the enemy reinstating tu
tuns.
Sir Charles Napier visited the General at the heed'
thiok.rueguwstas9
l—tooe4nt
luarters, and returneatlauding p.m. the esr°P
The
found a perfect scene of bustle and animation. a
_d
with boatsto proceeddischarging
throughp
immunition. Field-pieces were strewed arCuitsi°u.aevieibuTe
iereil, and boxes, casks, and every eonee,lnient
lescription of package piled up in heaps. One reg"
vas bivouacked upou the sands and rocks, and the Fron&
vith their usual foresight had distrained the horses e to
i,rts of the peasants in order to transport their bitgrig de'
iead-quarters. Taese they were rapidly loading o'itt.
.patching. The road was full of life, straggling pair le;ory
~dliers bringing in water, sheep, pigs, ducks, an" hoed
,ousurnable article that soul I by possibility
.vith or without money. The main body of the arrn_in
ested upon the pretty village of Skarpans, built o
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oninence, about four miles inland, and dotted 11'
red windmills, peculiar to these islands. The Pi3eere
to
der'
listaut about a mile and a half from the first round
cud in one of the low wooden houses the Cotninall'on
taken
War
n-Chief, General Baraguay d'Eldliers, had
iis resi ence. Between this and the enemy's of
a.retched a narrow valley, with a long sheet 4
eater, and beyond there rose an extended ridgne,eur
ocks and high land to the height of 200 feet, and u.."
e purco
It
.welter of which the advanced body were encarepe?,„,el
•nnsisted of three re.ritnents—a battalion of 600 -rwiee
Tars es, the same number of l'lnfanterie de la Al,„,"kr'4o-
- French), and the 12th battalion of Chasseurs.
vere under the command of Brigadier General Jones, e
he Royal Engineers, the other appointments being 3,
allows :-- Colonel Graham, commanding Royal Marines,
japtain Elliot, brigade major; Lieutenant Poore,
'acommand of a battery of four 121 b. howitzers ; Lieu 6
Judliffe, R.N., in charge of the rocket party ; Lieutensi
"Tugent, R.E., commanding sappers and miners ; Lieu
Lennox, aide-de-camp to the General. The Ron'
Aarines and Artillery occupied the centre of the 0,,u:
.'ance, and had pitched their tents in a ravine, in ttiv
oidst of a young plantation of fir and juniper. They w
listant only 800 yards from the Round Fort. BAD)"
heir position was the main road leading into BoraarsunL4
Lad the field-pieces, howitzers, and some few longk:
.ounders from the men of-war, wore ranged along it. 11
nen had encamped here late the previous evening, ,efir
core now engaged in various ways—some erecting t"Th
ants, others mounted in the fir trees cutting down wia
,heir swords the branches to cover them in, putting the
gross poles to hang their accontrements, cooking the
!inner, or watching the camp-kettle, and, to add t0..r00
xcitement, half-a-dozen horses had been caught uP
,ire neighbourhood, and these, with only a halter rot/
oat
heir necks, were wildly galloping with the Wee je
heir backs through the very centre of the caw,. P' of
~unainent danger of eitber breaking their nee"-%0
icing bodily transported into the power of the en_iter
:_Larly in the morning the marines had been obliged rs;jeg
their position slightly, four canisters of bullets nalo of
Jurst among them, and disturbing the repose of 3° their
the officers and men, by scattering under and about
pillows.
,ainAet 2inpt.mosta6
p.m. General
encampment
tayand d'Hhlliersinut
ewlyith a I arged the
;,reparations. He is a fine noble-looking ooldieryrie
'Lands erect
and firm as a much younger rani' h war
74 years of age,. and lost his left hand in the Fren,c ,ionr•
vith Russia, in 1812. I returned again to the bescv`iThe
:ers, and more closely observed the French own!'" liege
'eats of the soldiers were scattered around the rtitio,
or every direction and position, upon rocks and raLoth,
in fields and gardens, in the copse and on the 'ivied'
;in the village green, and even beneath the
_lido(
tills. Troops of men were marching about to there
.113 guards and outposts, and foraging parties 191)enliter.
art in search of cattle. A good bakehouse and !,'___lllaieree
iouse have been established already, and the vl" o for
then" •
tad opened their tents, with a guard to protect
owning
he sale of little luxuries for the soldiers. Ontor the se34
no.
iuspec te
,0 the shore I found that a pier had been runt_ „i god'
cud a crane erected for the purpose of landing "e3' to 03
Aug. 10, 10 a.m.—The Penelope, in attetaPt,ll got ?.;11
,etween the islands from the south to the north Bile, form
hore off the island of Prasto, within range of tb
_ll27bours;
whereupon they opened fire and contiuued it fel to: b:
'he Admiral had at once ordered all holb_g ugh- O.
vittll3o for
ssistance, and the Hecla and Pigmy came tillr:to to tb
ctssage as well to attempt to tow her off. A 5.g to an;
qate • LIC
..olinburgh and Valorous caused them imuleu • 10-i
the
their the
aence throwing shells into the fort from
tuns, which they did with impunity, being
.ange of the forts. A little after 12 the Penelope the 3;(1,
unately was removed from her critical position bon _
niral having ordered all her guns to be thrown, elott
when the Hecla at once towed her away gluedthile
ired some red-hot shot, by which two men weregroughbosk
,hree wounded. One shot passed completeirconch
e
dip, killing a man, and thn falling into aN. O,
tililing another. The names of the men killed ar ithis;
erivet, petty officer, and Thorn's Barber ;_!;,_`olgen
wounded—Robinson, a marine, and two men of ',l•*
,
old Belleisle. "423 8,,,0t _Ol
The large fort discharged at the Penelopee i„jeaten3bi
,f which struck either her hull or ,e eveniegoo
R.E., was wounded in the camp ti]is, eerata
ea
,he accidental discharge of his revolver. It 1 aou'ploYeept,
300 men from the block ships have beenslion.
thore in getting the long 32-pounders in P°,'.
Ramsay, of H.M.S. Hogue, has the comman"._sneporn.
August 11.—This morning the work efs_r_eo et
heavy guns continued, and the sailors, with ;„,rol,)07•
head, hauled away at these cumbrous wero !el Mathe-
fhe through the village and to the camp of th upon, co,
let Round Tower kept up a fire at intervals. roog" of
whenever in view. Sir Charles' Napier, t!!!, ;;. Believe
drove through the encampment, and with ue gen one
iPflilliers arranged the disposition of forces.„4og gab
peen all day employed filling sand-bags and nl33`
owl
fur the batteries of the long guns. s 1311 car
The outposts of the Marines ancl Chasseurs ware oce
some skirmishing, and six or seven of the energy dietamoj,
tared. The men are thrown out within itsilw: tree'
and they creep up the rocks, hiding bolli° abo ean
stones ; they are not more than 200 yards frour_.,n, ot
A Russian spy has been taken to-day in ZlL;ner OrPhi°
male attire, and yesterday a Russian officer tile. Ito/ Ida
3, priest ventured through in a carriage witund on Pou•og *
side. They observed his face newly shorn, a_viev, talaiers
questions he appeared confused, and drove .:_en'eh s 0 tit
turn in the road leading to the forts. TWO 1.1,0011 ed the
so the/. loos spit
rushed after him, but of no avail,
rifles, and have either killed or wounded tr"
of the
horse going at full gallop into the fort. guns
The Penelope to-day has taken on board too
Termagant for her upper decks. the f°7ol
Desultory firing has continued all day fr°roht tot. are
the troops, and their shells have set fire too-Meeseu.,rnt
picturesque village, in which the advance e'-'r,0,0 nth
located. The house being of dry wood, th
y rye
the whole night with unmitigated fury:killed 373 u the
August 12.—Two French soldiers were_te
_ Leta
wounded in the night by a clumsy error of W' 8
el°P.
relief picket. rd the
Pon 036
Last night the two men killed on boa the the
were carried by torch-light to a small islanan. In 0,
ral rites performed ; they were silently
13ti 970,,d-Petreo
morning a boat's crew landed there and erected oon sthel
and planted some small fir over their graves' so, ware
at the foot they carved the words It
tree." get. f
ogs
The Artillery of the Chasseurs have bee 3
00 or
_oieg
day in filling their shells for the mortars,
c„, car bags'
which were ranged under shelter of the rolay opinati
heavy planks up to their advance, which they:•anne'ici
of sand, as a platform for the guns to run ripe% pet,
of gabions were also transported to the SO" . the
" Woodniao •
filled with earth.t on 4.
oPenet
August 13.—At 4 a.m. the first round fort the 000
Chasseurs as their field pieces were eroegng OehilleeiC
latter tbe
were now planted in their batteries, the dst
o_bAro
Three French mortars and three long brass
...010t
400
upon the fort, while the mortars were "I'the olr
of a gentle slope. The French now beganactice tneLeo;
meat in reality. After half an hour's sell Ally 0 tr;or
tained a beautiful range, and kept,up .
the orb
P
de"
cannonade, tiro shells buratigg