New-York daily tribune., 1854-05-16
THE WAR.
BUMBARDMENT OF ODESSA BY TIE ENGLISH
FLEET FOETRESSfS DiSMANTLED AND
SHIPS IN uARBOR BURNED

! SHIPS IN HARBOR BURNED
l. was prcmaturely announced in most Of the English
and Frerch papers o week before the took place
tic, the aiod fleets had bombardod city Of odessa.
Wiihout stopping comment the remark able cir,
stance that the intention of he English admiral evidently
leaked in advance of hs acting upon il, have
to announce that portion OF the aio. feet has actually
/ bombdrGCd Odessa.
An account Of the bombardment i. officially promulgated
Vienna whence il has been clegraphed the French
and British press /, seems bu; 4 hai after all
but perhaps the yet arrive BY mail may show
/ It in more satisfactory li-.t.
At all events the morning Of the sd nine steamers
Of the allied feet took up position before the forts that
command the entrance to the harbor. and Immediately
throw bombs anl rockets upon the forts and
the city,
We have hs yet, to CLEAN Information from teie
graz Lie scraps and flying rumors, consequently do not
know what steps preceded the bombardmen-w the
BIitish Admiral made any formal demand upon the city
Which refused whether the Russians at acted
upon the aggressive Not unlikely both these circum
stances occurred.
One statement says that the bombardmcnt was over in
two hours another that continued necessarily for ten
hours and only closed with the night. The Austrian oi
cia account published Vienna 30t the result
Tie action that battery of four guns destroyed,
land Austria ship the st. Catherine and eight
Russian merchant ships in larbor, were burned.
Tie Russian eiesraphc eccoun, is significant. IL r in
these terns
The English and French Aimirals demanded the
render of tho Russian ships in The port of Odessa. This
bong refused bombardnen, began from eighteen ships.
mall part Of the city IL destroyed. Ao atemp, 10 iaad
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Three Of the English steamers were badly damaged.
Adrpetch Tie Lopdon Dory News states that the
2sd para bombardment took place, but much dam
age was done except setting buildings fire. On
the 23d hostios suspended and asummons sent
To the place TO surrender.
In the event of u REFUSAL the Adniros French and Bri
tsh threatened destroy the city the succeeding day
On the 2ih was the attack II further stated that
the Russian feet sailed of Sevastopcl and advanced
against the allied feet either with the hope OF drawing the
latter away from Odessa OF getting between two fires
but on portion Of the British ships offering battle the
Russians withdrew TO their stronghold.
Itmay be remembered that c the 9th u the British steam
CT Furious waf cent with flag of truce 10 Odessa TO bring
of tie British oS onsu and seventy British subjects
The Rus.ians refused permit the steamer to enter the
harlor and her p,rsstIg fired six shots from
the walls and sent out ships t, chase her The Fu
rious escaped ami brought back the fee, report Of
the treatment she had met with This the 9Th OF
Anil and the next hear Of the arrival off Odessa,
on the l4h or ith for differ of several ships Of
The allied cets The las advices from Odessa received
here per steamer Careds 20 April ~ at which Gate
although somc Eugi.-h steamer in sight, al wac
quiet Consequently tie account in the pspcs tat tue
cit, was boIabar.ed fog hour hs -l naLiscly
LccTicct.