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

MORE DETAILS FROM BOMARSUND.

DANTZIC, Aug. 19.—Bomarsund surrendered on
We Inesday last, at 3 p.m. About 1,900 prisoner:
were taken in the large fort. The tower on thr
island of Presto surrendered soon afterwards, a
priest having been sent to the occupants to tell,
them to surrender. This fort bad twelve guns.
The French vessels at Bomar in action were the
Inflexible, Duperre, Tage, and Trident. The pri-
soners were sent on board the Royal William and
St. Vincent. No fort was blown up by the Rus-
sians, as reported. One Russian general, corn
manding the principal fort, was taken prisoner ;
is eighty years old. The forts on Aland island, it
is said, will be entirely destroyed, and the troop:
will not winter there. The block ships in action
were the Edinburgh, Ajax, Blenheim, and Hogur
(frigates), Termagant, Amphion, and Arrogant,
and six small steamers, the Valorous, Driver, Bull
dog, and three others, the names of which hav(
been forgotten by the officer of the Basilisk. Abou:
30 to 40 were killed, wounded, and missing
(French) ; English, 2 killed, and 1 seriousl3,
wounded, besides those in the Penelope. It i:
worth notice that the French siege-train had not
arrived, and in consequence several very large guns
had to be drawn on sledges for a distance of threL
miles by the English sailors, under command ot
Captain Ramsay, of the Hogue. By this mean:
the second large tower on the main island was very
quickly breached, and it surrendered in a few
hours.

RENEWAL OF NEGOCIATIONS ANTICI-

PATED.

The Wanderer of Vienna of the 16th says
"Prince Gortschakoff, the Russian Ambassador,
who, it is no ,v well known, is invested with very
extensive powers, has declared that the conditions
laid down by the French Cabinet may give rise to
negotiations provided Russia is allowed to share
the Protectorate of the Principalities, and that an
assurance be given to the subjects of the Porte pro
fessing the Greek religion of concessions consiBtew
with the attitude and precedents of Russia. Tin
note of the 29th June, addressed to the Cabine•
of Vienna, is not the last document which ha.
been exchanged on the subject of the evacua
tion of the Principalities. After the Cabinet of
Vienna had received that note, and declare(
that it felt compelled to persist in its demands lei
an unconditional evacuation. Prince Gortschakot
received a fresh note from St. Petersburg, whie I
was communicated to the Cabinet of Vienna of
the Bth, and in which it was stated that the Czar
had resolved to evacuate the Principalities without
any condition, as he was convinced that it wa:
only at that price that Austria would support hip
efforts to re-establish peace by every means in het
power."
The Presse of Vienna has the following from
St. Petersburg, dated the 10th :—" Count Nessel
rode continues to manifest a strong desire for peace,
and he has frequent conferences with the Emperor,
whose illness is almost at an end. The Emperol
goes out frequently, accompanied by Genera.
allerberg, whose brother had a mission in flit
Principalities and Besarabia, to report on tht
state of the Russian armies. This report is said to
be very unfavourable. He describes the armies a,
having neither subordination nor discipline, and as
being almost in a state of dissolution."

THE FALL OF BOMARSUND.

The following communication gives a succinct
and connected account of the operations against
Bomarsund from the 7th until the 16th inst., when
the whole garrison surrendered :

AUGUST 7.--The conformation of the Bay in front of
Bomarsund may be again described as taking the shape of
a half-circle' the diameter being about three miles, the
land around is high and well wooded, and intersected by
creeks and inlets, which break it up into numerous islands.
Looking on to the batteries from the centre of this bay,
they would bear about north. On the extreme east our
men-of-war were moored, but as the troop transports and
their attendant steam-ships came in, they gradually
stretched across the mouth of the bay to the west shore,
which had been selected as the place of landing two divi-
sions of the army.

At sunset Adiniral Sir Charles Napier, Admiral Chads,
and Admiral Seymour (Commodore of the fleet), passed
through the troop ships, inspecting their position and giv-
ing the orders for disembarkation. It was a splendid even-
ing ; and the sun setting tinged the light fleecy clouds with
a bright red and purple hue, as the swarm of troop ships
gradually passed over, playing the national airs of England
and France. The forts on shore looked grim and silent,
and look-outs could be observed gazing with astonishment
on this unexpected scene.
0 p.m.—Signal to the whole fleet to get out boats.
Half-past 10.—Amid the greatest silence the Termagant
crept under the land of, the western promontory and
neared the shore within 200 yards, followed at intervals
of a quarter of an hour by the Stromboli and Sphvnx, two
boats being sent ahead sounding the passage. The moon
being full favoured this operation.
Aug. 8, 1 a.m.—Three heavy cannons were fired from
the earthwork fort on some boats passing.
2 a.m.—The Penelope gently steamed away with a long
string of boats, and the Valorous followed. The morning
was now breaking, and white mists arose from the marshy
creeks, and rolled over the forts, enveloping them in a
transparent veil.
Half-past 2 a.m.—Began barricading the tops of Am-
phion and Phlegethon. Boats rapidly passing to the troop
ships.
3 a.m.—The Edinburgh, with boats hanging all around
her, left her anchorage. Admiral Chads was on the bridge.
She rounded .the west point to support the landing,
ing, and
immediately sent four shells into the woods, to discover f
there were obstructions. The DaperTe, French
battle ship, followed her. All the glittering brass field-
piece, were now towed across in large pontoons, and the