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tInued until daylight on Saturday.
! The town itself is burnt to the ground
not one house left.
paris, Tuesday. Aug. Ia, 1855.
The following dispatch was posted up at
the BOurse today:
''Dantsic, Aug. IA, 1855.
admiral Fenaud 10 :he minister of marine.
ION Board the Tourville, Aug. II, 1855.
"The bombardment Of Sweaborg by the al
lied squadrOns has been attended with com.
plete success.
''An immense conhagration, which lasted
for as hours, has destroyed nearly all the
storehouses aud magazines Of the Arsenal,
which is complete ruin.
''Various power magazines and stores of
projecules blew up.
''The enemy has received terrible blow,
and suffers an enormous loss.
"0ur loss is Insignificant in men, and moth
| ing whatever in material.
1.-The crews are in state Of enthusiasm"
Intelligence via Vienna, dated Aug. IS,
state that accounts have been received from
Warsaw that the bombardment of Sweaborg
began on the 9th and VAS still proceeding on
the lth.
The French corvette Saone had arrived at
Kiei with 2U0 Russian prisoners, who were TO
be landed at Libau, in COurland.
A correspondent to The Times in writing
from the Baltic, states that the feet, with NOR.
tar.vesses and gun-boats, prepared to weigh
on the 4th of August, with the intention to
proceed to Sweaborg, but the weather promis.
ing unfavOrable, with heavy sea rising, the
order was countermanded. They ultimately
weighed from Nargan at 10 A. NJ. on the 9Th,
and anchored among the small islands of
Sweaborg, about 1000 yards distant. The
arrangements were that the gun boats should
anchor The mortar.vessels in position at 9, 500
yards distance from the forts, and then togeth-
er would open fire on the batteries, Govern.
ment buildings, &c. Some boats were sent in
to search for Internal machines. The French
purposed erecting mortar battery on a small
island off SweabOrg, to play upon the town,
and had provided themselves with sand-b
facnes, DC, from Nargan. The weather had
been rather stormy.
Ia military circles at Vienna the opinion is
decidedly favorable to the Allies in the next
assault. The Military Gazette, which for some
time has hoped and predicted iu favor of Rus
sia, now gives its voice in favor of the besieg.
ers. II says; The French engineers have not
: got 80 near to the east fort and the Karabel-
maya Notifications that the first Russian line
{ of defense can hardly withstand the next as
sault. Gen. Chruleff directs the defense of
: the Karabenaya. 1t is inferred by his latest
measures that while prepared for the worst:
he is resolved to defend his ground to the ut
most
The British Parliament was prorogued on
the 14th Of July,
The Queens speech was delivered by
Proxy. tcOngratulates the country on the
increasing strength of the Union between
France and England, and the accession of Sar.
dinia to the Alliance; regrets that the Vienna
Conference proved Intellectual but these en-
deavors having failed no other course is left
but to prosecute the war with all possible Wig
or. and it relies on the patriotism of the peo-
pie and the gallantry of the army and navy to
carry it out. f.d
The Canada brings Liverpool dates to the
18th ult and subsequent details of the
bombardment of Sweaborg which modify first
acCouts. The following is the first dis.
patch on the subject from the French Admi-
raj. ''.s.. ~.
'On Board the Tourvile, Aug. II, 1866,
The bombardment of SweabCrg by the al
lied squadrons has been attended with success.
An immense confagration, lasting IS hours,
has destroyed nearly all the storehouses and
magazines of the arsenal, which is complete
ruin. Various powder magazines and stores
of projectiles blew up. The enemy has re-
ceived terrible blow and suffered an enor-
nous loss. Our loss insignificant in men and
nothing whatever in material. The crews are
enthusiastic FENAUD.'
The dispatch of Admiral DundAs is less
highly colored, and is as follows ..
of Sweaborg, Saturday, Aug. II, 1856.
'Sweaborg was attacked by the mortar and
gun-boats of the allied squadron on the morn
ing Of the 9th. The firing ceased early this
morning. Heavy explosions and very destruc-
tive fires were produced. In few hours
nearly all the principal buildings on Vargo and
manv more on SWarte, including those of the
dockyard and arsenal were burned Few
casualties have occurred and no lives lost in
the allied fleet. Peg
(signed) DUNDAs.'
LATEsT-Dantsic, Aug. l6.-The allied
squadron returned TO Nargan to SWeaborg on
the 18th, None of the allied ships were seri-
ously damaged. The British casualties were;
Killed, none; wounded, two officers and thirty
men. The French loss is equally rifing.
AdvicGs from Konigsburg state that when
the attack on SWeaborg began, the Grand
Duke Constantine asked permission from the
Emperor to attack the diminished feet before
Cronstadt, but the Emperor refused.
Sweaborg seems not to be in possession of
the allies, and as it is not key to any impor-
tant position, its destruction must be regarded
as a detached surprise, and not as any part of
any comprehensive operation, Its successful
bombardment however, has had the effect to
revive the spirits of the fleet, and TO satisfy
expectations at home.
THE CRIMEA.
The news from the Orimea is important, a
great battle having been fought on the Cherna-
va. The British Government received the fol-