Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-11-14

slenced and the Russians board the Aurora and
the Dsna The c.nuousde then erased. ard on the
ses the night ~as speut In repairing tho damage done
during the day.
Gu the L., Of September the virsgo the bay Of
Tar.ski where body OF Admiral Price inferred
While there the picked up three American Sailors
posed be important information with regard the topo
9raphy OF Petropaulo~skt On the Sd OF September q
council OF held the Forte, and il resolved
TO make second attack tho day. II determined
10 And 7OO Of both nations, including picked body
OF lI6 caroincers. Every man was to receisc 90
tridges and additional supply OF ammunition be
Capt Bardge foe tho Hpgsh To be In command Of
the troops land The day passed in making pre-.
para IONS On Monday the 4th 81 September, At three
O'Clock in the morning. the drums called all hands to quar-
tss, aud the troops the ud taken board the
Virsgo, which landed them the low portion
Of the peninsuia. The battery fired shot through
the rigging OF the viragc the Forte replied aud dis.
mounted Of the guns Of the battery; the guns
Of the battery handled with great SKILL redoubled their
fire the Forte. The balls ~histled the frigaie-
Que went through the msnmst about hieen iset above
the deck; another lodged in The midst Of the mixcn
mast. The troops landed al eight o'clock; the
batteries silcuced The commander Of the Forte,
pointed = magazine OF oil. and promised promote
the gunner who should on frc. The first ball effect.
cd the object heavy aloud Of smoke followed BY clear
sme. marked the successful act The tire continued to
burn for six hours
The troops took up the march, tho Eug'ish marines 10
the lead On arriving at the battery the gus
The troops leaving the battery, mouuted the hill
quicks,cp, aud entered Into thick brushwood. Here
they received by lively f. Of musketry, to which
they replied In the midst Of tho brush. The yirsgo
leaving the troops went to the point at the north
from which q constant fire kept up. Here on a
brook the town. battery Of five guns unmasksd
| aud then seneed by the Virgo.
la the meantime the eight the hrushuooi very
The sailors fought like msdmcu under the de-
structirs hre Of the Russians Capt Parker FELL charging
the head OF the English marines aud H. Bourssset fell
at his side. Lieut. Lefebre, OF the Eurydcc killed
Mr. Howard, aiide-camp Of the English Admiral had his
broken. Uuabe sustain the unequal struggle the
order given to embark The first object Of the
landing was attained Tho battery VA. evacuated, the
Russian dead upon their guns aud their
spiked To go farther would losses to
have dsoged them from the wood Of which the size
unknown would have required siege. Tho troons
tired slowly One company OF hundred men, hidden
among the ruins Of the battery when the remainder
gave tho advancing Russians a check, aud under this
protection the English aud French carried oil their wound
81. On board the Forte the carpenters buIy in
pairing damages GA the next day, the 5lh those Kill
in the assault buried Tarensk Ga the 9Th, the
squadron made ready DEPART aud the 7h dep ted
During the day two vessels seem three MASTER
aud the other schooner Tue Virago took the schooner
and the President took the Sitks, Of SVO tons
from Aysn in Ochotsk SEA, with provisions and for
petropau owski