The Sun.
London, England, 1840-08-06 00:00:00

ATTACK ON ADEN.

Below is a narrative from an eye-witness somewhat Onra
full in its details than those given in our last, of the Waal"
on Aden on the 21st of Mary :
rr For some time prior to the late attack, the polities!
agent, Capt. Haines, had received several intimations °
the enemy's movements; some of the tribes had to march,:
distance of 400 miles, and when all were collected wow,
have amounted to 15,000 or 20,000 fighting men. kW/•
ever, some dissension appears to have arisen amongst thee',
which prevented them collecting in that number, and tb
whole number who assembled at La Hadje, five miles o°l7
Aden, and planned the attack, were about 7,000 men. „it
" These men swore upon the Koran to take the field-Wert
at Aden, or die in the attempt. Capt. Haines, who svaaPl
fectly aware of the movements of the enemy, suggested.!
propriety of strengthening the field-works, which was del;
This measure appears to have had a great effect, insonanea
that after advancing to the centre and the right fie:
works for several nights prior to the attack of the 201 i
their original plan of attack was entirely abandoned, Oa
they determined to direct' all their efforts against the
field-work, by attacking it in front and rear at the on
moment • to effect this object a body of Arabs, 3,ITA
strong, advanced directly in front of the fieldwork, el;
another body of about 2,000 of their elite directed the
march close on the left by the water's edge.
" It being then low water, they were enabled to Pas,
the N. W. angle of the field-work without being discovereand continued their march towards the island of Sway
roe
lei:
close to which they passed, aad continued their etni
direct upon Gibbel Huddeed, which is situate just behia-
and commands the field-work.
the
" When the head of their column was first seen by 0
sentry who was stationed at the end of a loose stonewa,.;
which led from the S. W. corner of the field-work to i'a,
water's edge they were out of reach of shot from the 010
work, owing to the nature of the ground and the 100 .to
stone wall in question. The guard-boat belonging t° `„1,
Charger, under charge of Mr. Gunner Jones of that vess'a
was stationed half way between the island of Swayder $ll,
the Gibbel Huddeed. The column of Arabs as they eil°l,o
to the attack, had to pass within the distance of about lucto
yards from the abovementioned boat. It was a beantiitii
and still night when the enemy were first discovered ;
such silence did they make their approach, and in so e°'"Of
pact a body, that they might be taken far the shadow
s,
a cloud passing over the earth. The charger's boat with
armed with a 12-pounder gun howitzer, loaded
grape; the sentry fired his musket, and the guard-boat
mediately opened her fire with such effect that for a fog
ment it paralyzed the attacking column ; and, flu
themselves discovered, they rushed on with a yell, OP-s'
ing a warm but ill-directed fire from their matchloell;,,
party of them rushed towards Gibbel Huddeed and The
tended the hill with rapidity, and fired down upon 'gi
field-works ; another party turned to their left and lAl'4
along the stone wall before alluded to, with the 1)0,1°4,
finding the gate of the work open ; but being disapeet,
they hurried towards the officers' tents, which are a :10,
thirty yards inside the works, and commenced ?to
Bering them; a heavy fire was kept on them from
field- works ; the Arabs, finding such a warm recce to
and receiving no support from their friends, who viers iia
have attacked the works in front, retreated, carrying /1,,,
them a quantity of plunder; in their retreat they tcept!":o
pond the range of grape-shot from the boat, but a fire,rto
'kept up of round shot with good effect, one abet shot
having rendered nine men hors de combat. The losgf,
Arabs in killed and wounded was ascertained two daisj..
terwards to have been about 100. On our side seven
titers were wounded.
" Lieutenant Jenkins, Indian navy, and Mr. Wall 6i.
were in charge of two boats in Front-bay ; expecting ,
the attack would have been made on the right field-Or-be
Captain Haines, Indian navy, hastened in his gig to tat,
scene of action, and encouraged the men in the guard b°
by his example,
" The same night Colonel Capon had ordered
men to take up a position at the back of Gibbet fluid
soca
but gave the officer in command orders to return as sow
as the moon rose; of this counter-order Captain were
had not the slightest intimation, and, believing they
kipf
still there, could not but be surprised at their not tattle 40
the Arabs, and pulling over in his gig to ascertain !do,
reason of their not doing so, very nearly fell into the
of the enemy, who had taken up this very position, e° lie
accountably neglected to be occupied by our troops. ,e 0)
was just on the point of grounding his boat on the TR
when he discovered his mistake, and backed off.
o u ta
_OdO,
probability, had the whole of the Arabs attacked 01-
tancously, the result would have been against oa• tba.
" The hill of Gibbel Huddeed, which is situated 'ieit
rear of the field-works, commands the whole of the posit 'bat
and there appears not only to have been great neglect,
ID,
a lamentable want of foresight, in leaving such a post
guarded."
Oat
JUNE 20.—8 y private letters from Aden, we learn -„uch
another 'Attack was expected on the 6th instant by ;Or
stronger force of Arabs than before, amounting, it up
to 6,000 men. The crew of the Zenobia were se ,age
every night to the Turkish wall to take charge of 3 'flier
gunboat stationed in shore, so as to cut off the ecnnniti-
tion with the town.
Theipeopleseem absolutely maddened with exasperates/
which former repulses have, instead of subduing, 00;Ifidei
cited. The plunder carried off on the 21st bas been ;
tot
amongst all their warriors so far as it would go, °
rtial
every one might have a fragment as a *memorial of Pa re-
success and ultimate disaster, and to incite to
venge. The English agent at their chief town—Lab
a native who exercised a sort of consular function, was s-00
dered by them after the last attack. They
giving the garrison information of the movements of ollf
countrymen ; and, such was their fury, that. be eras liter ge
pierced with a thousand daggers, every one rusbi°g e.O
share in the murder ; he was then torn to pieces, and of
heart riven out, and exhibited, yet warm, as a tebeLbr
successful revenge. They say " the English can only
behind walls." Pity the fate of any one who should leir
within their reach in battle, or after it fall captive into
,/
hands. The following is an extract from a private lette'itia
'' I enclose you this note to inform you that we ba/100
another serious row with the Arabs. Their forme 8111-0-more
in all to about 6,000, from which we expect a muc',J
serious attack on Saturday, June 6, than any we biaA-
risifii
fore. An officer is sent nightly to the Turkish wnarge
the whole of the Zenobia's crew to take charge of 3 -00'
gunboat, which is brought up close on she re to cut off cot
muni,2ation uith the town, so that they mull 11 P 353,11.01
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her fire before they can reach the co ntonments. if°
a 121 b. grape gun, the boat is armed u to the teeth 100
muskets, cutlasses, wall-pieces, clnd mortars, havihaving
of Company's ammunition, vviatll will not be idle." Fu'
Severe sickness prevails at Aden both among tbJcni'li,
ropean and native traps, owing to their harassing u-aey
and exposure to the night air, the men being coot°
under arms.

HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE O. CA ;
BRIDGE.—The day of departure of his Royal Ilighne,altle.
Germany is quite uncertain, for we understand, from l,' fore
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TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS. BOSTONt
JUNE 15.—The arrival of the first of the Steam 3in„Ctln:
pany's packets has produced the greatest excitemonj-fro,7,
part. It entered the harbour on the 3d, having a Ina,",,thifilb
England, and about thirty passengers from Halifax. I'l4ll
could exceed the cordiality of the reception given to thehs,;,.rie°
salutes cot"
the citizens of Boston. Almost the whole ulation "--„vere
down to the wharfs on each side of the harbour;
fired from guns planted on the shore, and from the revcorsite
ter lying here. Bands of music in that vessel, and in the , God
States line-of-battle ship Columbus, played at intervals `_.,1010
save the Queen ;" and on these, as well as on all other 7 and'
in the harbour, and on the various public buildingAtoe'
signal-posts, the English flac, was hoisted jointly with tbeekotoe,
rican colours. The city authorities went on Board to v;_der
Mr. Cunard, jun., and Captain Douglas, the cooltn,3l,',ostoll
the Unicorn. On Friday the sth the Corporation of -1-14 the
gave a public dinner at Faneuil Hall (the usual Scene::eie
city festivities) to Mr. Cunard, Captain Douglas, all the ii73drett
Consuls and Vice-Consuls, and between four and five huvailecli
of the principal inhabitants. The greatest harmony Prlyitao
on the occasion, and the feeling shown towards Great _ Coln
is in the highest degree cordial. In bringing the tw!,, goo
tries closer together, it leads to the formation of new tt.eoe.
new interests, which are among the chief incentives of rc 00
ia
STADE DUTIES.—The following
ties
_ .
is extracted from a letter addressed by Mr. Hut to R. Tolr
Esq., of this town, received on Thursday :—" The
meats for adjusting the Stade duties, though they hav%‘,te-
ceeded very slowly, are in other respects in a satisfactory 'yA
The King of Hanover has appointed a Commissioner to eet
tho
English Commissioner, charged with the duty of reducing the
tolls to their legal standard, and adaptinc, thenl t 0 s of
provisions of the treaty of Vienna and the exigeP-1.- svi"
modern commerce. Lord Palmerston's Commission:which
leave London next week. 1 have seen the despatch
nyer.
Lord Palmerston wrote to the British Minister at ga nuts
If you and had dictates! it, it would not have suited ourreces!
better. The thing will be done. During the ensuiengsona
I intend to examine carefully the question of the dues
(10
dues. I am much mistaken if Ido not sec the Sett e gull,
abolished before I lay down my office as representative
next
ses-
I have given notice of a motion ou the subject early n
rot
sion."— Hull paper.
SUGAR FROM RAGS.—To many it nica,Yeapst
perhaps be known, that by the application of one of the j sugar
of aciils (sulphuric acid), more than their own weigiLt eted at'
can be obtained from rags. Sir J. Herschel! first (-I,".c,atise t"
ti-nlion generally to this fact in the " Preliminary Tres
Natural Philosophy."