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BURNT AFLOAT AND PARTIALLY DESTROYED.

2 vessels of about 300 tons, partially laden with tar.
1 vessel of 400 tons I both ladou with pitch, tar, &c.
1 vessel of 100 tons
1 cutter of 100 tons.

1 schooner of 150 tons.
1 brig of 301 tons, just launched and empty.
All the vessels had been sctittled and sunk purposely.
They were burnt by Its to the water's edge, and rendered
quite unfit for their purpose without beinKahnost rebuilt.
About EOO casks of tar were found in the river secured
by spars. They were cut adrift after finding their burning
impracticable. _

I have, &c.,
• (Signed) B. P. PRIEST,
Sanior and Gunnery Lieut.
Captain George Giffard, H.M.'s ship Leopard.

* LEOPARD'S.

Ist Gig Lieutenant B. P. Priest.
W. J. Kay, passod clerk.
W. T. C. Wall, acting assistant-surgeon.
Ist Cutter Lieutenant Hammet (next in command).
Mr. H. Harrington, midshipman.
Ist Launch Mr. Payne, mate.
Lieutenant E. D. Thelwall,
Pinnaco W. J. Lawrence, second master.

VALOROUS.

Ist Launch Lieutenant C. C. Dent.
Lieutenant W. S. Davies, R.M.A.
Pinnace Mr. R. F. Broadrick, mate.
lat Cutter Mr. Hare, midshipman.
2nd Gig Mr. G. Trefusis, naval cadet.
Mr. W. Ray, M.D., assistant-surgeon.
VULTURE'S.
Ist Launch Lieutenant Wise.
Baige Mr. C. F. Hill, mate.
Cutter Mr. Fortescue, midshipman.
Gig Mr. Butler, naval cadet.
W. G. Duncan, assistant-surgeon.
ODIN'S.
Ist Launch Lieutenant W. Mould.
Mr. Montague, mate.
Lieutenant A. 0. Lewis, R.M.A.
Pinnace Lieutenant Fellowes.
_ _

Mr. R. Athorpe, midshipman.
Gig Mr. C. Rice, naval cadet.
Mr. J. E. Hamilton, assistant-surgeon.
Gig Mr. Salmond, naval cadet.

H.M.S. Leopard, off Uleaborg, June 2, 1854.
Sir,—l have the honour to report to you, that in obe-
dience to your orders, I proceeded in the boats of this ship,
named in the margin,* to the island of Ulkonarce'mick, and
on arriving off the north-cast point, I boarded a large
barque, which on examination proved to be scuttled, and
rendered otherwise unseaworthy. I then proceeded on
shore, and searched several storehouses and workshops,
containing pitch, forges, and other materials requisite for
ship-building, together with two vessels on the stocks, one
nearly ready for launching, and a second in a less advanced
state ; also a wharf, built at some distance from the shore,
on which were sheers, capstans, &c., for roasting ships, the
whole of which were disposed of in the following manner,
viz. :

Large storehouses, containing pitch—burnt.
2 blacksmiths' workshops, having two forges each—
burnt.
1 large one-storeyed building, containing one launch, and
apparently used for boat building—burnt.
1 vessel ready for launching, extreme length 201 feet,
breadth 30 feet—burnt. _ _ .

1 vessel in frame, not measured—burnt.
1 barque lying at anchor, estimated s'ze 600 tons
burnt.
I then searched the village on the adjacent island, but
finding no stores contraband of war, I re-embarked and
proceeded in search of three schooners, of which informa-
tion was obtained from the pilot ; and after pulling Ime
,
distance through a creek to the south of the town, met
.ion of boats under Lieutenant Hatnwet, by whom I
found the vessel I was in search of had been destroyed.
I have, &c.
(Signed) W. GRAHAM, Lieutenant.
Cap!ain Giffard, H.M.S. Leopard.
* Galley, Lieutenant Graham, 2. Cutter, Mr. Dolben,
Naval Cadet.
Her Majesty's ship, Leopard, off Uleaborg,
June 3, 1554.
Sir,—I have the honour to report that in obedience to
your orders, I proceeded yesterday with the boats under
my charge to take or destroy the vessels at Killoon
Kraseli, that I found there five schooners, which were dis-
posed of as follows :
Scuttled and aground, one laden with tar—burnt.
Empty, three—one burnt, two destroyed.
One hauled up, and fresh caulked, burnt.
I have, &c.
(Signed) G. LLOYD, Lieutenant.
Captain Giffard, H.M.S. Leopard.
Boats employed-1 cutter of Leopard, Lieut. Lloyd ; 1
cutter of Valorous, I cutter of Vulture, 1 cutter of Odin.

Sub-Enclosure No. 4, in Enclosure No. 1, to Sir Charles
Napier's Letter No. 151.
Her Majesty's ship Leopard, off Semi,
9th June, 1834.
have the honour to enclose Lieuteunt B.

Her Majesty's ship Leopard, off Kemi,
June 9, 1854.
Sir,—l proceeded yesterday morning with the boats, as
per margin* to Tornea, in execution of your orders.
A strong wind, with extraordinary rapids in the river,
delayed us, and it was 7 30 p.m. before the boats arrived
off the town of Tomes, 13 hours after leaving the ship ;
the garrison left on our approach.
Having taken possession of the town I found the store-
houses had been cleared out, and their contents conveyed
across the barrier to the Swedish territory, and that the
inhabitants had destroyed the barracks and public build-
ings; the purpose fcr which I was despatched having
been thus completed, I therefore returned on board, after
being 20 hours in the boats, and have great pleasure in
stating every officer and man behaved to my satisfaction.
—I have, &c.,
(Signed) B. P. PRIEST,
Senior and Gunnery Lieutenant.
Captain George Giffard, H.M.S. Leopard.
*LEOPARD'S

2d Cutter Lieutenant B. P. Priest.
Mr. T. Wall, assistant surgeon.
Mr. Dolben, naval cadet.
_

Ist Cutter Lieutenant Hammet.
Mr. Jacob, naval cadet.
Ist Launch Mr. H. C. Payne.
Lieutenant Thelwall, R.M.A.
Pinnace Mr. Lawrence, second master.
VALOROUS'
Ist Launch Lieutenant C. B. C. Dent.
Lieutenant W. S. Davies, R.M.A.
Pinnace Mr. Broadrick, mate.
Ist Cutter Mr. Hare, midshipman.
2d Cutter Mr. Trefusis, naval cadet.
Gig Mr. Bailey, naval cadet.
Mr. Ray, assistant-surgeon.
TOTAL.
4 guu-boats.
5 other boats.
15 officers, and
166 men.
Her Majesty's ship, Leopard, off Kemi,
June 9th, 1854.
-•- - - -

Sir,—l have the honour to report that in obedience to
your orders I proceeded yesterday with the boats under my
charge,± up the Kemi river, on the banks of which, and
on the adjacent islands, I burnt eighty stacks of timber
(covering about two miles of ground), and the hull of a
vessel of about eighty tons burthen. A quantity of timber
not fit for ship-building was spared at the request of the
inhabitants.—l have, &c.,
GEO. LLOYD, Lieutenant.
Captain George Gifford, H.M.S. Leopard.
I- Boats employed, barge of Leopard, Mr. Salwey, mate;
2d gig of Leopard, Mr. O'Connell, master's assistant.

No. 152.

Duke of Wellington, Baro Sound,
June 10, 1854.
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Sir,—l beg leave to transmit to their lordships the ac-
companying letter from Rear-Admiral Plumridge, en-
closing one from Captain Glasse, 'of the Vulture (which
ship arrived here yesterday), giving an account of an un-
fortunate failure in an attack on Gamla Carleby, in the
Gulf of Bothnia, by the boats of the Vulture and Odin.
2. I have expressed to Captain Glasse, my disapproval
of sending boats to attack a place so far distant from his
ship without any apparent object, which has led to the
1, in
Majesty's ship Leopard, Oreground,
Vice-Adinira! and Commander in Chief.
The Secretary of the Admiralty.
thl'ltevArePN,lEBOßl2.
Enclosure No.
H 1
Juno 14, 1854.
Sir,—Previous to leaving the neighbourhood of Ulea-
berg, on the 4th instant, I gave Captain Glasse, of the
Vulture, the accompanying order, and parted company
from that ship and the Odin.
After having finished the service I went to perform at
and near Tomes, with this ship and the Valorous, we
ght of the 10th
The at the previous
letters, returns, and papers, I have
irnejsoti.necl thehe Vulture
appointednd
received from Captain Glasse, detailing a failure in the
service he intended to execute. The perusal of these let-
ters and returns has caused me considerable concern from
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the severe, and, I am sorry to add, very extensive, loss
sustained in officers and men killed and others wounded.

From what I am able to discern, it would appear to me
that this serious catastrophe has resulted from surprise,
and a subsequent want of suitable management.
I am, &c_.,
(Signed) HANWAY PLUMRIDGE,
Rear-Admiral.
Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Napier, K.C.B.

Sub-Enclosure No. 1, in Sir Charles Napier's Letter,
No. 152.

Her Majesty's ship Leopard,
Uleaborg, June 3, 18-4.
Memorandum,—You will proceed off Old Carle by, taking
with you the Olin.
After examining and operating, if practicable, on that
place and its vicinity (where it is said they have a small
screw steamer, which it is an object to obtain for the use
of the squadron), you are then to rendezvous at Hallgrund
Beacon, off Jacobstad ; and as before directed, employ
your force to the best advantage in its immediate neigh-
bourhood, until rejoined by the Leopard, at Hallgrund
Beacon (No. 1).
(Signed) HANwAv PLUMRIDGE, Rear-Admiral.
Captain Glasse, H.M.S. Vulture.

Sub-Enclosure No. 2, in Vice-Admiral Sir Chas. Napier's
Letter No. 152.
Her Majesty's ship Vulture, at sea,
June 10, 1851.
Sir,—Having in obedience to your orders proceeded off
Old Carleby, on the morning of the 6th instant, the state
of the weather obliged me t 6 put to sea again ; but, on the
following day, the 7th, the wind moderating, we were able
to return, and anchored abreast of Trullon Island, as near
as we prudently could to the bar, in four fathoms water,
the Odin in Company.
The boats, as per enclosed list (1), were despatched under
charge of the senior lieutenant of the Vulture, Mr. Chas.
A. Wise, with signals and directions for his guidance, as
per enclosures (Nos. 2 and 3).
It is my painful duty to report that they were met in
force by the enemy and beaten off, with the loss of the
Vulture's paddle-box boat. _ _

Immediately on perceiving the attack, the reserve was
ordered away, consisting of one paddle-box boat from each
ship, accompanied by Captain Francis Scott, in his gig,
who, having gallantly volunteered his services, I readily
entrusted with the charge of bringing the boats out of
action, as I observed the lire of the enemy evidently pro-
ceeded from on overwhelming force.
The following day, under a flag of truce, Lieut. Wise pro-
ceeded with a letter to the Governor of Gamla Carleby ; he
returned without communicating, the flag not being ac-
knowledged, and reported that a regiment of regular troops
were drawn up during the time the boat remained off the
beach, and apparently a second regiment, from the differ-
ence of their uniforms, employed throwing up brefistworks,
with embrasures.
From there being only thirteen feet water on the deep-
est part of the bar, and the impossibility of getting ships
of the draft of water of the Vulture and Odin over, I con-
sidered our further operations there impracticable, and
sailed at six p.m. for the rendezvous at Hallgrund Bea-
con, off Jacobstad, but the unfavourable state of the wea-
ther has prevented our employing our force in its imme-
diate neighbourhood.
Enclosed is Lieutenant Wise's report (No. 4), as also
the returns of killed, wounded, and missing from the two
ships (5 and 6), and a copy of my letter to the Governor
of Carleby Gamla (7), and of my sailing orders (No. B).
I have, (Signed)
FREDERICK H. H. GLASSE,
Captain.
Roar-Admiral J. Hanway Plumridge.

Her Majesty's ship Vulture, off Gamla.
• Carleby, June 8, 1851.
Sir,—l have the honour to report to you, that in obedi-
ence to your orders, I proceeded with the boats of her Ma-
jesty's ships Vulture and Odin, named in the margin,*
towards Gamla Carleby.
Having anchored the boats in lino abreast, their guns
pointed towards the beach, I landed withtwbeitghigsoimnea flag
of truce, for the purpose of communicating p
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with
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able to obtain a
satisfactory answer, and assistance in communicating with
the Governor being denied me, I re-embarked, and directed
Lieutenant Carrington to_ proceed ahead iu a boat of light
draught to sound, ordero_dthe boats to weigh and form in
two lines abreast, but before this was executed the enemy's
fire from storehouses on our right opened with field pieces
and musketry, which was promptly returned by our guns
and small arms.
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ingly made the signal for the general recall. d r
I did not, however, accomplish this without the loss of
the paddle-box boat of this
ship, which was destroyed by
the enemy's fire ; and it is with sorrow I contemplate the
severe loss of officers and men we have sustained. Lieu-
tenant Carrington, of the Odin, fell while in the act of
carrying out my orders. His boat, a cutter, was the ob-
ject of the enemy's first fire, by which she had eleven
struck down, and gave us, first notice of their proximity.
Mr. N. J. Merphy, mate, in charge of the Vulture s
paddle-box boat, I observed encouraging his crew with
great gallantry. Mr. C. F. H. Montague (mate), Odin, I
am sorry to say, fell mortally wounded while most gallantly
doing his duty in the paddle-box boat of that ship. I
have to add that the conduct of every officer and man was
moat exemplary. I cannot close this report without men-
tioning my approbation of the cool and praiseworthy con-
duct of Lieutenants Madden and Fellowes, who com-
manded the other two boats with guns.—l
(Signed) thus. A. WisE,
Senior Lieutenant H.M.S. Vulture.
Captain F. H. H. Glasse, H.AI4. Vulture. -
* Centre—
Vulture's let gig.
Vulture.—Starboard •
Pinnace.
24 paddle-box boat.
Ist cutter.
2d cutter.

•
Odin's Boats.
Pinnace—Thomas H. B. Fellowes, lieutenant ; Henry
Magrath, midshipman; Henry Salmund, Naval Cadet; 29
men.
Ist Paddle-box boat—Edward M. W. CarriWton, lieu-
tenant ; Chas. F. Montague, mate • Arthur Lftis, lieute-
nant R.M.; Ernest Rice, navel cadet; 40 men.
Ist Cutter—Wm. Long, acting 2d master; John E. Ha.
milton, assistant surgeon ; 16 men.
2d Cutter--Henry Athorpe, midshipman; 16 men.
Total—officers 10 ; men 101.
Reserve : 2d Paddle-box Boat— Wm. Mould, lieutenant;
Charles Leigh, master's assistant ; 22 men.
Ist Gig—Francis Scott, Esq., captain; 7 men.
Odin's whole total—Officers 13; men 130.
Whole force, 252; viz., Officers, 21 ; men 231.
(Signed) FREDERICK GLASS; Captain.
Return of killed, wounded, and missing on board her Ma-
jesty's ship Vulture. Dated at Gamla Carleby, the Bth
June, 1854.
KILLED.
William Johnson, private, Royal Marines.
WOUNDED.
John Davis, captain's coxswain, severely.
Henry Wright, A.B. (S.G.), severely.
Nicholas Bishop, A. 8., slightly.
James Murphy, A. 8., slightly.

• MISSING.
Nathaniel J. Morphy, mate.
John James, boatswain's mate.
George Wilson, gunner's mate.
Francis Hawton, caulker's mate.
John Dunstan, leading stoker.
William Collings, stoker.
Edwin Sleep, stoker.
James Amery, stoker.
David Pickard, stoker. . •
George Ferris, stoker.
George Binmore, stoker: - •
William Herring, stoker.
Thomas Evans, stoker. •
Robert Rundle, stoker.
James Wesslake, stoker. . .
James Litton, stoker.
William Greenaway, stoker.
James Kingcombe, stoker.
John Stollery, gunner, Royal Marino Artillery.
Edward Tanday, gunner, Royal Marine Artillery.
James Higgins, gunner, Royal Marine Artillery.
Alfred Bowles, gunner, Royal Marine Artillery.
Walter Croot, gunner, Royal Marine Artillery.
William Wadge, private, Royal Marines.
Robert Shuell, private, Royal Marines.
William Billing, private, Royal Marines.
Joseph Dowling, private, Royal Marines.
James Dart, private, Royal Marines.
(Signed) FRED. H. H. GLASSE, Captain.
Return of the killed and wounded on board her Majesty's
ship Odin. Dated at Gamla-Carleby, June 8, 1854.