Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-09-11
IL CAPTURE. OF BoNARsUND-sUMMAR OF
THE MILITARY OPERATIONS.

From the London Times, August 24th.
The dispatches which have been received from Sir
Charles Napier, and the ample details furnished by
correspondents with reference TO the capture of
the forts Bomasund have doubtless been read with the
iyeIIest interest by all classes of the public more
gallant aud brilliant operation has seldom occurred
The destruction Of Of the stroughods by which Rus
Ella hoped to her dominion over the Baltic and he
ascendhncy Sweden, has been effected with com
paravey small loss Of life and In the short space OF three
days from tie opening OF the fire. English and French
soldiers aud seamen engineers aud marines Of both ma
tons have joined heart and hand 10 this enterprise and
have no doubt that the vgor Of their attack aud the
rapJy OF their triumph OF what the allied
armies and uses will effect under of
difficulty, aud agans determined resistance In
military point OF view many Of the details Of this opera.
ton deserve notice, because they the first practical
experiments have had Of the oec, Of our guns and
small ams in the attack Of places fortified the system
OF tho Russian casemaed batteries 10 the North Of Eu
rope.
The first point was the decentralization Of the troops,
which took place on the morning Of the 9Th The land
ing place chosen by the General aud the Admiral was
bay OF about three miles in BREADTH situated the south
ives! Of the forts, aud distance OF 500 yards from
tile western Tort which s that called Fort Tee. Rus
sian catthwOk carrying guns, had been placed on the
eastern prOnonory Of this bay, facing the sea- but this
battery was taken in flank aud dsnounted by the fire Of
the Amphion aud Phlegoihou. In the meantime the dis
embatkaion was going on, aud IL 900 landed
M the boats OF the beet 10 the space Of three hours and
halt The Russian troops appear to have made attempt
TO oppose the landing though they nigh, have occasonod
considerable annoyance to our by posting their
Rides In the woods near the shore. The British and
French Marines 800 Of each Gag conveyed by the
Driver TO the north Of the iorts aud landed behind
thom. the next four days employed by the army
10 preparing Tor the attack Tho position Of the bate
es we're selected ssndbigs aud gibons prepared
and tho sailors brought up with great labor some
long thirty-two FOUNDER ship guns which we're
placed m position 800 yards from tho round fort
Va the 1881 The fire Of tho French battery opened from
the sOulhWc5t on Fort Tee, and the bombardmenl
sustained N the most brilliant for 20 hours With
one very short Interval We are not informed AZ what
range this fire was opened and the distance probably
greater than u would have been the place had been ap
proachei by regular siege operations The remark
able fact IT, however, that hi' French bsory consisted
OF only four l6poundefs and -four mortas Or our own
correspondent states OF three morta and three Geld
pscesa force quite inadequate ~ Dre.ch granite tow
er Three OF ths enemies guns dsn 1unted through
the embfa4ures aud the FIRE OF tho French Rifles these
apperures severe ID the RI SLAMS had difficulty
10 loading their guns aud suffered severely Ia cou
sequence This circumstances Is Of great mportauee and