Expedition to Kinburn — Off Odessa — Objects of the Expedition — Appearance of the Fleets —The English Portion of the Expedition— Odessa from the Sea — Alarm on Shore — The eternal Cossacks— Clouds, Fog and Vapours— Signal Gun — The Fog thickens — Arrangements for the Attack — Order of Formation — Plan of Attack on Kinburn — Proceedings of the Advanced Squadron for Buoying the Dangers — A Skirmish.
At last it was determined by the Allied Governments that it was a mere waste of power to keep the armies and fleets inactive, and that " something must be done." The Light Brigade, under Lord George Paget, received orders to hold themselves in readiness to embark for Eupatoria. A small corps of infantry was told off for the expedition which had been organized to make an attack upon Kinburn in conjunction with the French.
The English portion of the expedition was constituted as follows: —
THE
LINE-OF-BATTLE SHIPS.
Guns.
Captains commanding.
Troops on Board.
Royal
Marines.
Royal A Ibcrt, Sir E.
Lyons, G.C.B.&c,
Laving on board Brigadier- General
W. R. Mends.
17th Regiment. 800
Spencer commanding.-....
Hannibal, Sir H.
Stewart, K.C.B.,
J. Hay...
21st Regiment. 670
second in command
* Agamemnon.
Sir J. Pasley.
C. Talbot..
20th Regiment. 500
St. Jean d 'Acre
G. King...
Princess Royal
L. Jones...
63rd Regiment. 700
STEAM FRIGATES, SLOOPS, ETC.
Curacoa... c
G. F. Hastings
Dauntless...
A. P. Ryder
Firebrand...
E. Inglefield
* Furious...
W. Loring
Gladiator...
(J. Hillyar
G. Giffard. \
Left wing, 57th,
Leopard....
and reserve ammunition.. 370
Odin
J. Wilcox
Right wing, 57th,
Sidon....
G. Goldsmith j and reserve ammunition..300
Sphinx....
A. Wilmott
Spiteful....
F. Shortt
Spitfire....
T. Spratt
Stromboli.
R. Hall
Terrible....
J. M'Cleverty
Tribune....
J. R. Drummond
Triton....
A.W. D. Fletcher
* Valorous...
C. Buckle
Vulcan....
E. Van Donop
Totals..
* Joined the squadron at Odessa,
THE BRITISH FLOTILLA.
Gun-boats.'
1. Arrow.
2. Clinker
3. Cracker
4. Fancy.
5. Moslem.
6. Lynx
7. Viper.
8. Wrangler
9. Beagle. 10. Snake.
SMALLER VESSELS.
Guns.
Commanders. Lt. W. K. Jolliffe. Lt. Hudson. Lt. Marryat. Lt. Grylls.
Lt. C. M. Aynsley. Lt. H. Comber. Lt. Bargoyne. Lt. Howitt. Lt. Buckley.
MORTAR- VESSELS— (CAPTAIN DIGBY COMMANDING.)
Lt. Hewitt, R.M.A. Lt. Foster, R.M.A. Lt. Starr, R.M.A. Lt. Brookes, R.M.A. Lt. Pitman, R.M.A. Lt. Festing, R.M.A.
Firm..
Lt. Leet, St. Jean d 'Acre.
Hardy.
. Pierson, Mate, Princess Royal
Camel
. Vaughan, Mate, ditto.
F lamer.
. Lt. Creagh, St. Jean dAcre.
Magnet.
. Blunt, Mate, Algiers...'
Raven.
. Hunt, Mate, Hannibal...
Ban si tee.
STEAM TENDERS, ETC. Danube,
Brenda.
TRANSPORTS.
Prince Alfred 126
Arabia 83
Orient 78
Lady Alice Lambton... 99
Colombo
Freight, &c.. Royal Artillery. Royal Artillery, &c. Medical Staff— Hospital Ship.; Stores.
Miscellaneous. Commissariat Staff, &c. Civil Land Transport Corps ami
Commissariat Stores. Shot and shell, &c. Fuel. Stores.
Dr. Gordon, in medical charge of the expedition, Surgeon Foaker, second in charge, and a number of medical officers, embarked on board the Orient.
Deputy- Commissary- General (in charge of the expedition) Tyrone Power, Assistant-Commissary-General dimming, Deputy- Assistant- Commissary-General Sutherland, and Commissariat Clerk Robinson; Lieutenant Wardlaw, and twenty Dragoons, Captain Nicholson, R.E., Lieutenant Gordon, R.E., and Lieutenant Scratchley, R.E., in command of the Sappers and Miners, embarked on board the Orient. Major Bent, Royal Engineers, embarked on board the Royal Albert.
The First Brigade of the Fourth Division marched down to
CRIMEA..
Kazatch on the 4th October, and proceeded to embark on board after they had been inspected by Sir Henry Bentinck, K.C.B., commanding the Division. Brigadier- General Spencer commanded the Brigade, which was in very fine order, and formed a body of 3,300 men, many of them tried soldiers.