New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-24

sent OF to the siuoom and the captains sod masssrs
summoned to come on board the dsgship 10 receive
| their last instructions.
A. the same time tire signal was made Prepare to
| receive Q steamer the port side
About o clock every thing assn med more and more
the Aspect OF setvity The got their steam
up ard weighed anchor. The liners struck their top
hin and several Of the large serews-sor Instance
/ the Sspspsrsil and 3 French screw-wsnt 6rst
The steamers came up gradually. and began 30 pair
of with the liners TO which they were TO be lsshei in
the following order
oueea l.Aed .loasssde the yssuyia.
Vengeance ls.hed sleessds the Hshey,r
Amen, ls.hsd sloD s.ide The fir-brsnd
Britannia l.sbsS sonssie the Fsrioa~
Ler don i..S.d .'oossid, the MGR.
AretAu.. ls-h-S slee s'ide the Tn,on.
R,II-rOPbon, l..heS sleus.iSe the cyeler~
Rodpe,. ls.aed .loss.s1e the sptefuL
The steamers approached all on the port sle, and
were dashed fore and aft by cables fastened on the
lower deeh and passing through the fourth port
from bow and stern.
and the newly arrived gum boat Sphinx, were left on
detscbed service.
TWAS pesrly noel before all these preparations hsd
been made, and the ships had weighed anchor. The
French led, the Turks followed, and last came the
Epglish. AS it would hive been impossible 70 ap-
preach the forts on the IN tide without having 10
suffer from the south forts under great vsntayee,
IL was determined that the French ships and Turkish
souits, while the English men-of war would have 20
/ do with the north forts.
The Napoleon led the way aud approached under
| heavy fir, followed by the Henri Nv, lsshei 70
steamer. Al o'clock the 6ring was opened and
coon after the detached English steamers which had
10 engage the nortbernmosi forts-among others the
Wasp batter so called because she sent heavy
shots into the Wssp-spproaebed their destination
and Joined in the firing.
Unfortunately the wind was from the land, and the
smol 80 ceuse that very few vessels succeeded In
...x24 A.
Il must be attributed to this that the French and
Turkish vessels went 50 far 20 the left as TO prevent
several of the Ens lish vessels from approaching SO
il happened for instance TO the Queen. which, -
told YOU led the English squadron, and had conse-
Querty TO occupy the extreme right OF the English
position, but which VA obliged to get up her anchor
and change her place because the Napoleon and the
/ Turkish Admirals chip Mahmuoieh went right IN
her way.
The orderwas to keep 200 yards of the forts but
the 1istDgaged steamers and al their head the splen
did Agsu' mnon approached much nearer and poured
IN th,ir sbot and shell with uneea.ing activity. This
/ example followed by the Queen, which Yves
obliged as mentioned before, to leave her place be-
cause ~ steamers cane into her way, but ran down
along the line and joined the detached Steamers
movement which the Agamemnon answered by q
"W.n dore, Queen" Soon after her the Rodney
made the same movement, and ran down towards the
fort on Cape Constantine, keeping up brave Dire I'M
oil dark.
Several Of the vessels have been badly arranged;
tho Arethusa suffered very much and il is said must
edQnto dock the Retrbution lost her mainm,st the
Fhebrand her iib.boom, &c.
Der. ISL O'Clock.
The post has been delayed for few hours, and 1
take advantage of this delay to reopen my letter in
order 10 give you further particulars about the
fret bomhsrdment Of SevastopoL
The lsshmg of the steamers alongside Of the lne-of-
battle ships old very we'll they answer the helm far
better than towed aud the steamers are exposed to
lees dagger, being comparatively protected by their
huge companions. OF course, they could not escape
entirely, but, with the exception Of the Firebrand,
which Lost her bboom and suffered severely besides,
none OF The steamers were disabled, and every one
was capable Of taking her charge back again.
The v,ssels after being lsshed, filed of In three
liIes-tbe Qneen at the head of the right the Brit
a6na at the head Of the middle the detached steam
ers forming The extreme left They steamed down e.
far a. Quarantine Point before they bore In. They
were to bave taken up their position and 10 have
anchored ri the places assigned 90 them; bnt owing
TO the smoke suppose, which was perfectly blind.
ing or To some Misunderstanding, the French and
Turks approached too far north, and consequently
the ipteI C,d lirc could not be kept
The MOI promiI ent feature was the smoke and the
deineI cd steam squadron, composed Of the Agsmsm-
ron Snnspari.l Terrible, and sampson, which lay in
close enough The Queen, which took up for tims
Der piece among ib.m, was obliged to return, red
hot sbot having set fire 10 hor but the Rodney which
e1ivtd here more towards dark, remained without
consids Tabe injury 10 the lat IL Is owing to this
close peighborbood that the Agamemnon and Sans
Dhdel lost 20 mHny men.
A greet disad aDtsge was that the vessels Ap-
roschd only enc after the other, instead Of sdyanc
ing rather IN line 90 as 10 commence firing about
tho SEINE time. BY approaching go gradually, the
ships which went later into action could scarcely get
a mouentary look at the forts az which they had to
FIRE u,uih LEES obtain estimate Of the distance
which they we're of from il. Moreover, the gradual
approach ~ one vessel after tie other afforded the
Russians the facility of concentrating the fire of their
/ batteries vessel.
| The sight of the approaching squadrons was one Of
the ost IL posing which could possibly witness.
Some Of the liners observed from the stsrboard side,
bid their ting propelleis so completely that the huge
nasse. seemed to move by themselves. II this
the most imposing sight, the most exciting was that
when the fret sbo fired from the fort IL was ~
If aD electric spark running through the crews.
There perfect fury for firing, and the greatest
difficulty to rake the men cease as wa at times
necessary when or another Of the vessels was In
the way A great Inconvenience in working the guns
was exlefenced from the absence Of so many men
al the Ievsl brigade, especially in tho ships from
Vbch some Of the superior officers had gone 70 the
camp. Several u the liners could not work their
upptr Geek guns in consequence.