New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-07
RUSSIAN OFFICIAL ACCOUNT.

The JOuTa0t de 81 FeteTSo"Tg contalns tue ioi-
lowing:
The enemy's feet which anchored at NrgeD,
and lie composed in all Of Is vessels raised anchor al
mid day the 9th August, and the same day at . 10
r. NJ left squadron OF three ebi2s and four steamers
al ch0red before Sapdham.
Nv two Topographic dispatches, dated the 9th inst,
at 9 and II o'clock, General de Berg announces ma.
tie enemy, after having formed lima OF bomoarding
ships from RoBskher TO Grokbsr aud having COZ
sructed during the Ms Int battery IN the Lpngorn
RocS commenced at 7 O'Clock in The morning TO dis
charge bombs against the fortress of Sweaborg. The
two vessels anchored before Sandman also opened
their fe against the island and against battery No.
We expect further details.
A supplement extraordinary Of the Iuoalide Prose-,
OF the llth August publishes dispot n from Swea
borg dated July 2e. 1t states that about midday on
the 2sth the cannon ade of the enemy against yea
borg had become very violent, and red,uoled in ac
tivity, dscharging from fifteen to twenty shots per
minute Our artillery answers them With sdccess par
ticularly from the Nicolas battery At 40 the fire
of the enemy became more violent, the numoer OF
snos being about thirty six per minute; Two OF the
enemys frigates have been brought TO bear betTee
Molko and Drumse, and keep up very RAPID cannon
ade ageDst the latter island. The fleet bas already
fred FIVE thousand bombs. AT 555 the cannonade of
the enemy concentrated agaiast the fortress but
has slightly diminished slice 8 clock III The after
noon Our batteries on the Isle of Sandman fred
with 80 much sucees upon the vessels which had at
tecbed the Isle that they withdrew out of the reach of
our fire. AT sl5 the violent bomoardment had not
ceased. .
Al niebtfa the hes egers commenced 10 fire, besides
bombs congreve rockets into Sweaborg. A,cordng
TO the nearest calculation, they could not have DIS
charged less than 10000 bombs between O'Clock IN
the morning and O'Clock IN the evening" aud AZ md
ns ut they firing rockets at the rate OF
thirty minute. At 2:40 A. N. the RAPID discharge
of rockets aea inst the fortress the islands aud the
forts had not discoEtinued bat the number OF bombs
was considerable. Tbe spirit OF the troops is per-
feet At o'clock the evening of the 29th July
doth August the fire of the enemy had become mu "a
weaker, but al ~ o'clock the bombardneht was Kept
"a, acor han aifv 1n'g
brought bis bombv and gun boats r0uud toward
the left cebtratiDg his fire against toe Wester-
Swarthe work, but thanks TO God he has not sue
ceeded in eft citing any injury. All our works and
batteries remain intact
July 20 Aug. lO) 2:lO p. M-The fire of the enemy
was renewed with double intensity after \. VI. UP
TO noon their fire was directed CHIEFLY against the
works on Wtsier Swarthe end the Nicholas battery
the Island Of Rantan but without success; their can
nonaGe then turned against the fortress Accord
ing TO Approximate calculation about 5000 shots
were fired yesterday against Sandman Island; the
firing consisted chiefly IN broadsides, or rolling hre.
To-day about 200 shells thrown into West Swar-
toe and the Nicholas battery which TO Judge from their
explosion, all of the weight of seven Poads 400
y. M.-The cannonace ofthe enemy lie weaker. lO:l7
p. The oombardment to-day has positively done
damage, either TO the Notifications or to tue bat
teres guns. In these two days, the conhagrstion
destroyed some buildings on the island OF SturaEster-
Swartoe.
July 80, August IL, $3.50 4. M.-Yesterdsy, about
10 =. NJ, the enemy recommended firing rockets and
opened fire from the mOrtars OF their battery on L9n-
g6rn rock which fired from 100 to l2O shots per
hour. The rockets ceased at III. During last
night about $50 rockets fired. This morn
ing at $3.50 the fire against the fortress ceased.
Daring the night rocket boats approached close
TO the Nicholas battery, Rattan Island, but were
hIed on with grape and withdrew. 10 Z. a.-Ihe
boubardment not renewed during The day. The
enemys feet remains at anchor in its old position, and
counts the same number of vessels
July 81, Aug. 49, 4 a. NAT l this morsing the
enemy fired - rockets into the fortress, which oid no
damage. Some of their gun-boa,s are getting up
steam. 1905 A. M.-The bombardment has not been
renewed the enemy appeers TO he disarmns the bst-
terry they had established the LaDg0rn rock. The
ships that bombsrded Sandman on the 2sth OF July
Avg. 81 continue their repairs. 10 p. M.-The cue
my remain at their old anchorage end do not renew
the attack.
(Fron a Litter
few incidents from private letters worth notice.
The gunboas drew close in TO the batteries and kept
steampg round in i've different circles delivering their
fire as they proceeded The mortar vessels out
ride tie gunboats; wore stem and stern. aud con-
tinualy altered their position to destroy the range OF
the enemy. The fleet was at anchor outside, beyond
tie range of the batteries The employ ed had as
is usual their padded with cotton and cases
OF deafness reported but al employed experienced
severe pain in the chest and III two days OF the
men bad bot recovered their voices. The mortar boats
tbs 10y loo tuns OF shells