New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-13
lord DUNDoNALD's DEVAsrATOR. :

lcory Of part Of letter officer engaged In Lerd Csss
Isne asIirs snrIsss AID ,ssoIS sssass aoias .s'
pspt ard five men. The shipe sixteen in number,
and scme very heavy. When they got in the French
shps cut and slipped and nine sell OF the line got on
shore on the Isle OF AK and the next morning we dis
covered them. The 6re-ships having done ltle good
the small craft and m ates were ordered IN to attetnp
10 destroy them. The place where they lay was nso
Portsmouth horboi, under the nIe OF TWO batteries
each Of which had three tier OF guns OF twenfy-nne
zach all lcavy met8l The navigation 10 get az
them was very difficult, in soue places there bong
ony four fsicIl water. just as we were were sit'ng
dow 10 dinner on board The Revenge our signal was
made 10 co in assist The gun and mortar yesseisI
Our ship was clear for action in fifteen minutes and In
half On hour alongside of three sail OF the me
when we opened dreadful cGnonade on them wnien
continued .or an hour ard quarter wten the oIss~'
a'fne eightygun ship, ard the Aquilon, struck 70 IA.
We were now in very critical state ourselves, beng
in Only FIVE fathom water, which was eoeing very
fast lie batteries on shore, having got our ienghs
stuck us every shot for the last quarter OF an
hour. Luckily breeze sprineing up we got ot into
deeper water and out of reach of their guns, when wo
archor,d agGin aud sent boa.s 10 take out the
| prisoners, and set them on ire about L. NJ AZ
they wire all flames, and at in the morning they
| bew up Will tremendous explosion. The tronea
set FIRE q the Tonnere and the impereuse TO the Cali
cutis Three other ships Of the lire are on shore very
much meuiod by the frigatee and bcmb-ships. Some
of them are on their beam-ends. and but little chance
of their getting off again. The captain OF the War
saw is Oh board our ship. He says they were bound
out TO relieve Martinique with troops and provisions
| went ON board his ship after she struck, aud the
decks were strewed with decd and woundei--a most
dreadful slaughter. We also lost several Killed ana
wounded, and ship Is much cut up in sails and
rigging which makes it probable that we shall %
SEPT in TO reht.
Lord Cochrene caused about 1900 barrels of gun
powder TO be started into punchcons which were PLACED
end upward Upon the tops of these were placed DC.
tween 500 and 400 shells, emerged, WIN iusts; anu
again. emoug and upon these were between 600 and
5000 hend grcnades. The puncheons were fastened
to each other b, cables wound round them and
together with wedges, and moistened sand was
rammed down between the casks so as 70 render the
whole from stem to stern solid possible that the
resistance might render the explosion more violent
In this immense instrument of destruction Lord
Cochonc committed himself with only one lieutenant
and four senmen ard after the boom was broken, his
ordship proceeded with this explosion ship toward tho
enemys ne Let it be- recollected that at this moment
the batteries shore provided with furnaces 70
fire hot shot and then his ordshiPs danger In ths
ENTERPRISE may be properly conceived.
The wind blew gale and the tide ran three knots
an hour When the blue lights of the fireshps were
discovered one of the enemys signal ships made the
sic nal for fire ships which being also blue light the
enemy fell into great coufusion firing upon her with
injurious effect, and directly cut their cables. When
Lord Cochrane had conducted his explosion ship as
near as possible the enemy having taken the alarm.
he ordered his brave little into the boat and fol-
lowed them after putting FIRE to the fuse, which was
calculated 10 give them fifteen minutes to get out OF
the reach ofthe explosion. However, IN consequence
OF the WlnO getuDE NtrN Hlgn tuo iurc ouths wv
quickly, so that with the most violent exeron against
wind and tide his intrepid little party was six minutes
nearer then they calculated to be at the time when the
most tremendous explosion that human art ever con-
triyed took place. followed by the bursting at onoe IN
the air of near shells and 600 hand grenadea pour
lug down @ shower Of east metal IN every direcuon'
But fortunately our second Nelson was spared, the
boat having eebed bv unparalleled exertlon only Just
beyond the extent of destruction Unhappiy this effort
to escape cost the life of the brave lieutenant wnom
this noble captain die in the boat partly under IA
tiguo and partly drowned with waves that continually
loke over them Two of the four sailors were also 50
nearly exhausted that their recovery is despared Of
The repetition of is explosions dreaded by
TIE enemy that they aprrchended an equal explosion
in every fre-shjp, and Immediately crowdng ell sail.
rem hoioo wind and tide so fast that the freehips.
fore they high and dry on shore, except thrce
seven;yfours beside the Calcutta, which were after
wsrd engaged taken, and burnt
Our hero soon turned his attention to rescue tho
vauquished from tho devcurng elements, md in bring
irg away ihc people from the Vile de Varsoyie, no
would not allow even dog 10 be abandoned, but
fool crying end row neglected little favoriie up into
lis arms and brought il away. 1t may be supposed
that be has conveyed this fortunate little trophy into
the bosom Of lis family where il ought to be ever
cherished instance of his generous care. Butts
still greater instance Of his goodness was displayed In
his humanity TO captsin of French a. whoc ame to
deliver his sword TO Lord Cochrane, lamenting that
nl he he'd in the world about to be destroyed by
The oorfagraiion of his ship. Hs lordship got into
tho boat with him, and pushed OH to assist bis pm
foner in retrieving valuable loss; but 10 passing
ly n "A which was on fire her loaded guns began to
90 Of shot from which killed tie French captain by
Lord Cochranes side, and 80 damaged The boat that
sic flied with water and the rest OF this party were
nearly drowned.