" No. 5. The three French floating batteries are to be placed on a line NNW. and SSE. of each other, to the SW. of Fort Kinburn, at about 600 yards distant from it.
" No. 6. The mortar vessels are to anchor in a line E. and W., at 2,800 yards distant, with the fort bearing NE. from the outer vessel of the line.
" No. 7. The English mortar boats to be towed by the Odin, on a line E. of the French.
" No. 8. If the outer mortar vessel brings Oczakoff telegraph on with the east end of Fort Kinburn, bearing N. 20 E. (magnetic), and steers for it till the Oczakoff telegraph and Odzah Point subtend an angle of 70 degrees, she will be about the requisite distance, of 2,800 yards from Fort Kinburn; the rest can take their stations at a cable distance east of her.
"No. 9. The Sidon, Curacoa, Tribune, Dauntless, and Terrible to anchor close off the North Sand Battery on Kinburn Spit, or, when ordered, to join the squadron of gun-boats, &c, that have previously entered within the straits, should any large ships of the enemy from Nicholaieff appear for the relief of Kinburn.
" No. 10. The disposable paddle steamers can find good positions between the line-of-battle ships for directing their fire with steady aim at the embrasures of the casemates or at anv nosition where the enemy maintains Lis fire, or off the N. and NW. extremity of the Kinburn Spit, to enfilade the batteries and their approaches.
" No. 11. The gun-boats will attend to protect the army during the landing, and those not ordered to remain to cover their flank to take up position between the other ships as opportunity offers, and by a careful attention to the plan of attack are not to fire in the direction of the other ships.
"No. 12. The Admiral holds the captains responsible for there being no firing, unless the men can distinctly see the objects they are directed to fire upon.
" Triton and Beagle to attend St. Jean d' 'Acre. Each ship's boats to land her own troops. Reserve ammunition for the Marines to be landed with them. Spiteful and Furious, assisted by Triton, to land 21 cavalry horses, 7 staff horses, 27 regimental staff horses from No. 197, and CO Sappers, with tools, &c.
" The captain of each ship is to be responsible for the disembarka* tion of his own troops and baggage.
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DANGERS.
" The ships denoted in the margin, piloted by the Spitfire, are to start at 1 p.m. and anchor in the following position, as showTn in the chart No. 2,201, from Odessa to Knieper Bay: —
No. 2. A. Valorous.
B. Dauntless, No. 1. C. Gladiator.
D. Furious.
E. Spiteful.
F. French mortar-boat. Gr. French mortar-boat. II. French mortar-boat.
11 The vessels anchored at C, D, and E, on the north side of the passage, are after sunset to show a red light to the west, and those at F, G, and H, are to show green lights in the same direction, as guides for the fleet on passing through during the night. The vessel at A, Valorous, to show lights vertical over the side, screened from NW. round by E. to S., and seen to the W. only. The four gun-boats Clinlcer, Cracker, Grinder, and Fancy, accompanied by four French gun-boats of shallow draft of water, will proceed, after the former vessels have anchored, to the rendezvous, at 8 p.m., near the Valorous, anchored at A. The four English gun-boats to be provided with buoys (white). The vessel at No. 2 A to provide two boats, that are to be despatched and anchored upon the SW. extremity of Oczakoff Bank, in four fathoms, to be a guide, by showing lights for the French gun-boats to commence buoying the edge of that bank with black buoys. The two boats on their return to the Valorous to place a white buoy on the end of Kinburn Spit, in five fathoms water.
" The Spitfire, assisted by the boats of the Dauntless, at B, will mark the edge of the bank — ere landing — west of Kinburn, with small white flags, placed in five fathoms.
" N.B. All white buoys are to lie on the south side of the channel, and black buoys mark the north edge of it, and are consequently to be left on the port hand in passing to eastward."