The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-06
TIL E W a r.
THE MASSACRE AT HANGO.
HyR NAyEsTy's SKIP OossAcx,

Oyr CRoSssDr. jane II, 1855.
ood oo.. H.nso ana
anchored inside tbs numerous islands The boats Of
both 'h,ps ws,s sen. .w.y armed in eharss q Lieut.
ran on shore, and w.rs deserted By their cresa
they were found 70 b sSmy grounded and - u. ,.
graph had been at work along the cost from very
early hour ana na vs. se 70 es,s
ptrsora lurting about The rocks Add ths
exposed all aides 70 any attack Of musksry,
wooded thors and rocns aaoraiog every facility
TO the enemy, the vessels ware set on FIRE and
S i.s . s.. Pssr.ssrs s%p,y ss.s..s isS.n
With wood, and two scnoousrs, one OF which
laden with grain for Ens,s or srs.sorE vs' brought
Head fer the night. Early next morning sloop was
brought out from bebrd the ruined forts Of Banso and
Poh vessels let and joined the Admiral at Borhs Bay
The Admiral after seeing the prisoners ordered tbs
vessels back gain TO land them 1t Hapgo, or where
they chose snd four more Ru'sAs pris onsrs wore
c.iytd board the Cossack At Narsen who Requested
to te landed with the Others At Hsngo.
On the forsn OF June D. the Cossacs stool co~s In
and seat the cutter away with flag Of tra'e 70 land
the rrisonsrs In The boat be sdss vsrs Lieut. Go
nests, Br, 7. Ea,top, Mr. c. Sullivan Mister Assist
ant, and three stewards, "a Fnnish captain taken
prisoner here on the 10Th OF MAJ, informed there
and that the stewards could get Al tbs boat
pulled towards the ,hore che sight behind
the ISLANDS, the ship standing Of and ON under easy
four O'Clock the GIG, With Tag Of truce In charge OF
Lieutenant Feld sen, in search She observed
puing alorg the coast in of ths cutter,
the ahip stood cose in and anohorsd the raned
fort About eight o'ebek the gx returned having seen
;ss Sos :ss "s a
smbush or treacbsry, the aig DID not attempt 70
bring the cutter out but returned % the ssip Several
10 land.
About three o'clock merit morning both ysss~s
steamed In close 10 the Telegraph staten, Add shortly
sitD h. oh. cd In sx
psIsntly WOUNDED, sculi,ns tossrds the ship. boat
sept " her sss'ancs, AID she brought aIoag
side, having IN her Josn Brown, ordinary sssnsn a
youpg OF color, the only survivor After bling
helped up the ses he said, They All Killed Aver.
yards In The ssh bay, he made tbs following state
ON tho cutter with a,g Of truce a. ing getting aIos~
ride the PETTY laning place the village Of Hsngol
.u s Gese.s. t.a 40 Dag o. tsaas 70 namssr
Of Russian troops Who had saddsnly mp from the
cover Of house. snd rocss-sboat go, dfe.ed A. rns
en-, and armed with nusksts, s~orcs, and DayonSts
and tod them What meant ard Why they landed they
replied that they cid not care d. for nAss OF truce
ssst,n sords 70 that effect valley tssa AIRED
a. the ceefs and liberated pvisoners and Afterwards
hs s'j us ao X. ., ss
q the boa. they found Henry eliddon, A n, -ho
only wounded they took him cat Of the boat ant b4yo
nsttsd bm the wharf John Brown, lying beside hin
sLd severely wounded, feisn.d death ks vas dragged
from end Of the boat 20 the osh.r oat Luckily
thrown overheard. They thsn toos the Aras nssss Bs
coIors lie
The officers shot down. and the liberated yTsos~rs
fret Dr. EAston the 6sst Who fell aod the Ynsisa
captain took the lag Of IT, from I~utenast Gesests
and vs,sd a, shertiss - Gag Of nuesln-whioa hid
been previously explained to them bsforc thsy dr~d
The Rusrisns spots EsgIsh, and tbs person Who hi
them, from his dress and appearance med
ohcsr. The Russians yelled, snd hred the BE-.
fore us could defend thsmselvss indeed, thsrs
not attempt made"
The boat found 70 be completely rdIsi sb,vs the
~a'er line II lucky shs escaped wi,hoas . hole
throush her bottom, abe vouH have hi,~d n
s.snt tnat the Has.ns Inter 5~t lssvs Mons 10 ell
he tale hat II has pis.ed frcvidsn = u r;Aa IL other