Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-09-14

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The htct, consisting OF nine BRITISH llhc-Ol- .
battle ships, thirteen steam figucs and
sloops, sixteen mortar vessels and an equal
number OF gun-boats, sailed from Ntrsrn, and .
alter pleasant run OF five hours, anchored at .
the distance Ol about 5,OOO yards irDW the .
fortress of Swcaborg. In the course Of the /
same evening the French feet jIncd an i'm .
mediatcly commenced throwing up a mortar .
battery on the Island Of Tango, situated somc .
1000 yards to the north Of the cluster Of five
/ islands which form the principal part of the +.
/ fortress Of Swcahorg. During the SIN both .
/ fleets were busly employed preparing for ac- !
| ton the mortar vessels were towcd into po-
/ s'iOn, about 300 yards from the Fortress,
/ with 400 iuthOms each Of cable to 'haul and
vecr on az circumstances might require
| This arrangement proved of the greatest ad
vantage. The lirc-0i-battle ships remained
in the same order they had ut first anchored
in. The steamers Magicicnnc, Vulture and
Eury'ds, took up a position in rear OF the
mortar vessels for the purpose Of being
ready to give them and the gun-hontsnn as
sistance they mightrequire The lightning
and Locust were ordered to hold themselves
in readiness to tow out any gun or mortar
vessels that might be injured or otherwise
rendered incapable or remaining any longer
under fire in fact, every possible arrange
ment having been made which prudence and
foresight could suggest, the signal oil the
flagship at 10 on the morning Vi evth, was
gun and mortar vessels open fire with shell.
At 80 a. NJ. the first mortar was ired ana
taken up along the whole line, the sun-b'atS
running into within 1000 yards, and getting
choir range Tho "n"my returned our lit"
very briskly with red-hot Shpt. ana shfiI,put
aIthough their range was good the damage
inflicted was comparatively trlnlnS' OWING
Principally, to the excellent handling OF the
guh-boats ana mortar NeSs''s' tle 'vr0'tT ne
ing continually on the move, ami the latter
hauling ana 'cering ON their 4VV ldtnom ca
pie, as soon as they found the RUSSIAN snot
falling too close to be pleasant. Vt lo2o
the hrst RUSSIAN magazine exploded, ana Il
hre broke out IN the arsenal ABOUT noon I"
second MaSHlhe eXpiOdeu ana at l-:l' u
. most terrihc explosion took place lnio"'a
, ny u succession oi minor o;i's, INC lofv' %
l TINS was So immense That battery 81 gun
r. ~ ,"T. ~ WAS literally blown to zee p. a.
Y ~ IL. 40 NOR MAGAZINES eXIinaea 40 t"-
J time the dockyhrd7' arsenal, bArrLc%h' 49,
y were burning iuriousiy' Inc sis"t was
most granuly Imposing Inc yards ana
PooPs oi 'he iihG-o "at'le 7hifS were croWncd
WIN the eAci'eu 't'rs' VINO c'e'ryu Toc,'er'
n ouSiy "i'cr every eAliIs'''' a. "niH DFi.is'
J., shiiors KNOW ho" " cicer' !" ""u ~ 'h''
u irient'ul UNI '"o tii'i' ~ r'""''" Nv
:, HaS"hSS'anu ste"ui II '5'tc i"'P'''''' ot'',''
their broadsldes at the same moment ahna
:, II to crown the whoie' the IFro%dt' ,9SSn'H
b. anu tru'''T chillcu III WIN tiiS "io?.'y C"'
~ rus by commencing a hea'y Hre' WIN s"o'
~ effect, ON large body OF troops wmch the.
- CHANGED to esPy on snail Island u tn
- eastward OF the fortress Inc cAnnohHn'
~ continued WIN NIUE ana'eneh', UP q
IL eight CLOCK T. VI. "heh ,ne gun ooa' IL
90 call was hoiste1' several OF 'he ihIr'ar'NtS
-. sells were also louhu TO ue lhJured from t'
,r quick ana lncessant firihg' anu had 70 ~
brought out 70 uhdcrg" repairs tnoSo
~. however when were not damaged SUI KEEP
:. up their hrc' IN conjunction VITA the irene
in mortar battery until lo.o" T. ~ az vino
-. hour Tue rocket-noats from Tue uc'I went III
ana Kept up their part OF the pertormahc
;. until daylight HE scene dulinS the nlsI
:, was grand beyond description Tue WhoIr q
oweaoorS appeared as one mass OF Il !m9' o.
rockets ana sheils auuihs not it'le I" IA
r. awful splendor OF the fiery landscape A
ed ~ ~ a. III pi w iotl' 'no III: "-ti''
ed iio"' o" "H'i' t"'' "''" CO"' -, V"1
I'M ont th' 1t( ~ t''e euu VI M",Tn "'''r st
Eealei lc'1 70 n' upne an t"' '''r.
H. riene'' anu '1'iIlis', "ere ni'' W. ie :,
n. urcu, 'pIio iuca' no"o'el' VI '"e e .i ~,
to r r ~ 'neso 1s:elS ti''y ''
zee tro'.' 'i'o 'ac' ''iie ouiins 1n w. @
o ] .lI .
,ct WI; a; !. '',Vo W. In
i''e 81 u.''''r 49, ,"', RI. ;.,,
ne ; ;b,,' W t,"lu' p,;os I,. - =,
ut ~ :, n-y " FL ;,oI'J
g - o'an ,;aI "''' ,,Il,, ,,
lut Wv 49, A ""' H.. , iiii,.t aiii,s
- p'0F'' tio'!p "'It y 1"I 1'r'"' In
cv !'a' o.'a . va lii'ay niI"., '''u ~,
ed i''stu" ' t.p % r, m .',,.
ter RR.H;Sot VIII ~ Sd. ',.,, ~.
II wa n a'l ,yuiy ,,
cy ic'V' oh t'l't Jay cYerSNn"i vac I'.y' a.
YER IN repoSe even the nlSh'y u'sP low
rg'erenIe " cue noiy 81 n',t a. ''',
.ct i ihe toiIihs OF 'hc "e''s DIT iig's'"S'I': W.
an u''''no''! " NC noa'u Ih' uui' '''' t''i".
ms soulips ull'o,ed VII" cue s''.i, ~ Il ..i,
at husic from our lnth VI "tr' c''h' H1"l'.
for p'tr ''t o:'ini waters, anu Tn'iet s',.''N
m ous soo!.iinS 'oNsirs' ~ '.'u
NV ",'i '.'n'ent y. '.'o W. f,9,,, u.'
ass vi r'"u"y ".oi t"o 10y" .i :, ~
res TWO meets gov und'r way ""4 'e'"'"|N y
nil same uAy 10 Narsch'
he THE WAR on TIE TCHERNAYA TUE BATTLE
nd TRACKTIR BRIDGE.
nd Accounts are yet imperfect The follo'
,lv ing are the despaches received -
n: Prince Gortschakof tclegraphs-" Evenin
August l6th,-Part of our troops cross
the Ichernaya and attacked the heights
Tedouchinc. Having encountered very co
are siderable forces, We, after an obstinate tg
ms thought proper to return to the right bar
ov- where we awaited the advance of the enen
'lr' for four hours. As they did not move torwa
be we returned to our former position. The 10
,n, is hca't oli oo'n SUES, .,,.i-,
Gu Prince Gortschakof commanded i'll persO
re- Gen. Read is killed, Our Allies have 4,
e's prisoners The Russian loss is greater tin
ISL at first thought Oar batteries kept up
ers steady fire. ~
RS Gen. Pelissicr tolcgraphs, august 1T
San II p. NJ. In his attack yesterday the encu
An threw forward five livsions surpurted