The Sun.
London, England, 1856-03-27 00:00:00

I.t. ,•• i.
Iv ..4.
i, ..
)i'r Ay
• i.

....../.
„. . 4-- - .. --004'dia,
, • v.:.-k2ick.l 'q:.`).
..!.„.....--;.-„,
07.44 A
,
4
, -'

be again taken onboard of the American vessel by the
seamen belonging to it ; and ale() that the ship iteelf
should make for the offing. M. Ses:aviee could f o
comply with this request. ACCOrding to Mr. Moue, tiie
English squadron, which was at De Castries, termed a
part of Rear-Admiral Stirling's, aed con- isted at a fri- '
gate of 52 guns, the Sibyl, and of two screw corvettes
the Encounter and the Hornet,' under the command of
Cnnimodore Elliot. S early as the ?sth, Commodore
Elliot had required Mr. Moos to accompany the landing
troops, but the American had declined. Mr. Elliot had
then declared to him that he would seize De Castries and
set on fire all the buildings. Mr. Moos left at 11 o'clock
and repaired on board the English trieate ; immediately
after, the enemy's ships opened their fire. At 1 o'clock
the American boat brought back Mr. Moos, accompanied
by Mr. Chase. This latter demanded permission to have
the cargo re-shipped by his men ; in case of refusa', he
begged the government to guarantee him against any
damage it might suffer from the enemy. M. Sssla-
vine could only grant him permission to hoist his flag
as high as the roofs of our houses, for if hoisted higher,
they would have served as an aim for the inefuy.
He et the same time gave them the eseurance that the
Govern tent, beyond all dOislats would indemnity them
for any losses they might sustain. During the whole of
this int, n iew with the Anteiieans, the bombardment
never o used. About four o'clock the enemy's ships
were seen approaching the Isle of the Observatory,
where they kindled a light and buried their dew'.
Almost at the same time the second company of the com-
bined half-battalion cf Cossacks arrived at De Castries,
under the orders of Captain Gribello. At half-pa-t flee
o'clock the bombardment ceased; the frigate and the
two sloops stood off from the coast.
On the 18th of October our riflemen resumed their
positions. At half-past 7 the Encounter, corvette,
weighed anchor, and leaving the bay, steered to the
south. At 11 o'clock she opened fire against the her-
racks. At noon, a boat took soundings iu the road-
stead in the direction of Kloster-Kamp. As the bombs
and balls fell quite close to the barracks, it was found
necessary to withdraw the troops from the building. The
fire ceased at half-past 5, without having caused any
damage. About cs ‘" tete the frigate opened fire against
the small houses of Alettndroosky post and against
owe Safety ; the troops were withdrawn to a short die-
time and the fire ceased.

Ffitvex
ti
.•3p

'~`;'::~

.61

a

On the morning of the MI orders were given to re-
move the American goods into the new camp. At 8
o'Oock the frigatefatt up her Rig east bei. firing hate
against the cetera, bombs and shells at the rraeloo
wan noon joined,-1y one of the- oorvettes, .whistio osoreteStt.
fire egai oat the his-wit-It and the house of the Officers,
but the projectiles fell either-short or .en one side. The
road to the camp being too much exposed to the bombs
and balls of the enemy, we were compelled to give up,
at half-past 10 o'clock, the further removal of the Ame-
rican goods. --At noon, the splinter of a shell broke the
windows of the barracks and set fire to one of the walls,
but this was extinguished at once. About 1 o'clock two
boats left the frigate and bore for Salmon Bay, firing at
the coast with carrouades. Toe fire of our riflemen forced
them to retreat. At 1 o'clock the bombardment ceased.
Our troops received reinforcements, namely, 40 Cos-
sacks of the 6th sotnia of the Amour regiment, com-
manded by Captains Skobelteyue and Iceberg ; 183 men
from the battalion of the lino No. 14, under the com-
mand of Lieutenant Pcrotoff ; and the second platoon
of the field artillery. At half-past four o'clock the fri-
gate fired a bomb in the direction of the barracks.
On the 20th, Lieutenant-Colonel Seslavine, having
under his orders two companies of the combined half-
battalion of Cossacks, a company of the battalion of the
line No. 14, forty Cossacks of the Amour regiment, and
tour mountain guns, disposed there troops on various
points as pickets of observation and columns of attack.
But on that day, as on the following days, the ships re-
mained inactive, merely taking louudings in the bay.
On the morning of the 23d two boats left the fogate
and rowed to the Isle of the Observatory ; anotlor boat
went to Salmon Bay. This_ latter, having enter oil the
bay, opened a fire of rifles, and having approached the
nomad camp called Guilatskaia Yourta, stationed on
the leit bank of the Salmon River, it there landed three
iseu, who set one of the tents on tire. Castain Sko-
beltsyne, who was occupying a poet of observation there,
did not cause 144 men to open tire, thinking that, if the
enemy should fire the other tents on this side of Salmon
Bay, he would suffer him to land and then make pri-
sonsrs of his men ; but the boat again stood off shore,
making along the opposite coast for the frigate. At
two o'clock two of the enemy's boats, armed with ear-
ronades, approached the coast to the right of the Alex-
androosky post, within r fle range, and, protsctsd by
the frigate, began cannonading the chore. The com-
mondee of our troops took only one mountain gun and
40 Cossacks armed with rifles, went towards the coast,
and, taking advantage of the nearness of the boats, di-
rected on them a shower of rifle bullets and Shrapuell
shells. At the first shot from the gun the boats retired
in all haste, and the frigate opened with its 2t starboard
guns a heavy fire against our riflemen and our 10-poun-
der howitzer. When the boats began to retire out of
range, Lieutenant-Colonel Seslavine recalled the troops
and had the gun withdrawn. Oa this occasion Captain
Kouzrnenko and the Naval Cadet Henning particularly
distinguished themselves, giving proof of coolness, cour-
age, and talent. On boara the enemy's boats cries and
groans were beard. The cannonade ceased at a quarter-
past four, without Lasing dune us the slightest harm ; a
circumstance that must be attributed to our advanta-
geous position, being sheltered on all sides by a dense
forest.

On the 24th of October, Lieut.-Colonel Seslavine, hav-
ing learned that the enemy's boats were frequently going
to Arbott Bay, ordered Captain Imberg to go there wit&
30 men, crossing by night a ford in Salmon Bay. and
there establish a post of observation. .At O'clock
'ethlalkilltr left' Ales thteinre-fre-PfiTatedirty b;ey trete'
Cape Arbott. Shortly aftereards shots were heard at
long intervals until 11 o'clock at night.
Oa the 25th, during-the day, the 'enemy's boats were
employed in fishing in the roadstead. About six in the
evening the frigate placed„ herself on the right of the
American vessel.
On the 26th the enemy remained inac'ive. At nine
o'clock the post stationed in tire Gullatsky Camp sent
word that they heard the firing of musketry in Arbott
Bay. At 11 o'clock there arrived at De Castries Mr.
Cushing the commissioner of an American firm, v. ho
asked leave to return on hoard the American vessel the
Behring. In order to carry out this request, the white
flag was hoisted at two o'clock on the coast of the Alex-
androosky post. Half an hour later the frigate sent a
boat, carrying the English blue flag at the stern and the
white flag at the prow. The first lieutenant of the Sibyl
frigate, who came in this boat, said that Commedore
Elliot supposed the white flag was hoistel by us for the
sake of explaining the reasons, why our Cossacks bad
fired on Mr. Pierce, as American clerk, who was fishing
in Arbott 13,y. M. Seslavine explained why the white
flag had been hoisted, and raid that he bad received no
report of that affair. Thcy thee rook down to the boat
the legeage of Mr. Cushin, who went himself on board
the frigate.
On the miming of Cie 27th Captain Imberg soot
word that the day before, at rine in the morning, a beat
without any flag, baying 8 nimi on leraril, had comets
Cape Arbott about 150 sagenes 'mom the post established.
there ; that the men had fended, and that two of them,
t perceiving a sentry hidden in the bushes, had taken
e' him ; the sentry, supposing them to be enemies,
fed oT his musket, whereupon the Cessacke, coming
ort of the'r ambuscade, opened fire and wounded two
men, woo hurried back t o the boat, crying out that they
were Americans. Capt: Imberg, coming up in,the mean-
Ono- stoppei the firing, and cried out to the men in the
boat to come back if they really were Americans ; bit
the bar wished off in a'l haste. The E g ish litute-
r v J, wi2o had a: -eves! with the flag of truce, acmke only
of. one wounded American, and as there were two nuts
wounded it must La supposed that there were in the
lost Engiisbineu es well as Americans. Lieut.-Colonel
Seslavine, seei, 7 that by this act the impredence of the
Americans bad caused our I 3St to be discovered, gave
crdcre to Capt. Imberg to return to Pa Castries with his
det e •nt.
On the 28th Oct., the 40 Cossacks of the 6th sotnia
of, the Amour regiment, commanded by Capt. Skobelt-
eyae, i sceived ordte. to 'save De Castries and return to
their cattonmert. On the eare day, at half-past 4 o'clock,
the i igate hoisted : r her Waste and left the roe ie. Im-
mo:ately after the eepar .ere oi the ..igate, the Anecr•
(an supercargo Cushin landed, and declared that on the
folio sing day he slould continue unloading the goods in
tt'e Behrinee
Accordir 7 to the report o. Lieut.-Colonel Seslavine our
Cossacks fovea bravely, and etesnently distingpisted
themselves, both when repelling the lairee7 as Poiewi'e
during the bombardment and the affsir of the 23d. The
artilh .ymen deserve proiee for the correeeni .s of their
rim and the cook ese. Our lots has been um, t trifi ;
two wen kinlr 1, and three wound' I severely ; one of the
tsteer has sunk, and anti" 'r must probably have his atm
amps- tater. " I cannot pe,s over in silere 9," rays M.
Seslavine in his report, tie gallantry of the officers
of the troops entrusted to my command, nor tbsi:.o'. the
other pe,sons who happened to be a'; :;or the
purpose of making purchases. AP from the fist t the
nese we -(3 hill of velour, rid set an °temple e soh.
diets. I oegh`, cepeelai.y.
to ;ester, o the names or C p
tains P°lllne and Kocymenl n, and Comet '`:an: or,
The one -ny's bombardment was crowned with nolirecess;
his Trojectiles (NI not bit t'-e barracks ; they either
passed beyond. or fe" between renn and the other build-
ings. The enemy's cLieeffei t wareir sted against the
heuse of the officers and the hoipita'. Abe eb from the
enemy breke the panes o' ne ward, which se': it on fire,
but tbe flames were imtrcoiete'y extinguished, and one
hour later new panes were put in. Soiree spiietere of
bombs have left marks on the magazines, but have in-
flicted ne serious damage. The steamers, armed with
Paixhae's guns, came pretty clo e to the shorf, though
ont of
range, and were more fortunate than the Sibyl
frigate. The American cargo was brought on shire, and
an' the Bth of Nov. the Behring made sail and left. The
English opposed for a long time the lauding of the goods;
they wanted the American captain to leave the bay im-
mediately. But the latter declared, and so did his coun-
trymen, that the goods they had brought for the natives
being on shore, they should not stand out to sea before
they had again taken in cargo. This gave rise to much
discussion. We must suppose that the river Nelly greatly
interests the English, for when they landed under flags
of truce, one of the fficers immediately walked tewards
the river for the purpose of examining its banks. But M.
Seslavine b: feed the lieutenant to call him back. On
leaving De Castries, Commodore Elliot authorised Mr.
Ctislela to continue the discharging of the goods, and
let in b!s hands an order for the commanders of the
steamers Encounter and Hornet to join the frigate di-
rectly they returned from the strait of Tartary, also not
to oppose in any way the unloading of the Benzin..

THE CHANCERY VACATION.—The Chancery vacation
will not end until Saturday next. Some of the offices
were yesterday-opened for the deep* of bOhou•