The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-23

Odessa the object Of universal reprobston The next
being In constant apprehension of catastrophe The
fears redoubed when the gunpowder magazine blew up
and the military stores were seen on FIRE The sight OF
the wounded soldiers brought in from the batteries and
the brutality OF the governor and troops towards the
inhabitants not calculated to aiay those fears
THIS affair produced great encouragement among the
troops and excellent effect the population, who
perceived that the Russian not able to protect
them, and that If the city not reduced to ashes It
solely owing to the generosity OF the allied powers
The following order relative TO neutral vessels was
published at Odessa on the 23d of April
l. The vessels under flag in the port Of odes
s. The captains and sailors will asylum loca
the prcjcctes and in which they must submit TO
Vessels with essoes win be allowed to deposit their
esrsoes warehouses which the authorities viii place at
Captains sailors who may desire to avail them
the o o the port and in ase Of
they will bring themselves within the application OF
beyond the limits the protection which offered
s1srties d.elam bsforsSsnd ali responsibility regards
All vessels under neutral Gag may leave the port
without any obstacle as soon rs the enemy feet shall have
~. re FRENCH ACCOUNT OF THE COMMANDMENT.
Nothing is spoken of here (ParIs Saturday evening,
Nay but the successful issue Of the attack on Odessa
and the .'a'Aol e At the news Y enhanced ny the
uncertainty which prevaD.- -..aiyed in Paris TO-
previously. telegraphic despatch a. = .hs 25th
day gives intelligence from Constantinople to >.
ult, and fully confirms the accounts already received
This despatch adds that the combined squadrous had
sailed for Sebastopo with the intention 1t supposed
of merely blockadng the place The following the
count given by the Aoner Of the proceeding Odessa
The government has received the following details of
the attack directed against Odessa the Admrss Of the
combined fleets. We know not which to admire the
most the energy and rapidity the certainty of the
blow which the two fleets have struck this occasion
An attack had been committed against the law Of nations
by the military authorities of Odessa The object Of
he admras to chasse the authors Of 1t. 1t Is
he military part Of the Russian town, on it's war.
ike establishments that sailors concentrated
heir fire. and Europe viii remark with what scruples of
humanity. and with what precision Of movement they
respected the commercial part of the place and spared
we'll the property of neutrals from any damage
n acting with this consideration and generosity the
Frerch admiral conformed to the general instructions
which he received, in compliance with the wish of the
Emperor and which prescribed to him to spare open
towns much as possible.
VILE DE PARIS ODESSA ROADS, April %.
On the morning of the 22d, eight steam frigates-
three French and five Epglish-proceeded to the inn
pera port of Odessa and at half past six four of them
had opened their fire the land batteries The two
moles well the intermediate batteries warmly re-
turned It, At ten O'Clock four other fgaes joined and
then the action became general 1t continued until five
O'Clock In the evening, when Admiral Dundas made
signal to the frigates to join the squadron The fire
had gained the battery of the imperial mole the powder
magazine bad blown up fifteen vessels with the
naval establishments were also on fire. or very much
injured from the shells The town and the commercial
port, where number of vessels of all nations we're
moored respected Several of these vessels took
advantage of the confusion and got out, and among
them the only two French vessels that were there.