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, 37 regimental staff hoi-ses trom No. 197, and 00 Sappers, with tools, &c. '' The captain of each ship is to be responsible for the disembarkation of his own troops and baggage. •' I'KOCEEDINGS OF THE ADVANCED SQUADEOX FOB BUOYING THE DAXGEES. " The ships denoted in the margin, piloted by ' Spitfire,' are to start at 1 p.m., and anchor in the following position, as sho'sni in the chart No. 2201, ti-om Odessa to Dnieper Bay: — A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. No, 2.
A. Valorous, B. Dauntless. No. 1, C, Gladiator. 1). Furious. E. Spiteful. F. French mortar-boat. G. French mortar-boat. H. French mortar-boat. " The vessels anchored at C, D, and E, on the north side of the p;issagc, are after sunset to show a red light to the west, and those at F, G, and H ai'c to show gi-een lights in the same direction, as guides for the fleet on passing through during tlii^ iiight. The vessel at A, ' Valorous,' to show lights vertical over the side, screened from N.W, round by E. to S., and seen to the W. only. The four gun-boats, ' Clinker,' ' Cracker,' ' Grinder,' and ' Fancy,' accompanied by four French guu-boats of shallow di'auglit of water, will proceed, after the former vessels have anchored, to the rendezvous, at 8 p.m., near the ' Valorous,' anchored at A.
The fouiEnglish gun-boats to he provided with buoys (white). The vessel at No. 2 A to provide two boats that are to be despatched and anchored upon the S.W. exti-emity of Oczakoif IJank, in foui" 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." It appears that the enemy have been for some time past strengthening Kinburn, which has been constantly watched by a steam cruiser, and a little while ago, it was so weak that a lieutenant in the navy volunteered to land at night with 300 men and to seize and blow up the fort.
His offer was not attended to. We shall know more about the strength of the place to-morrow, if the expedition gets away in time, but I fear it will be Saturday before anything can be done, and even then there must be far less wind than at present. 11'30. — Signal to "'Vulcan,' 'St. Jean d'Acre,' 'Leopard,' 'Hannibal,' ' Princess Koyal,' and 'Algiers,'" that "'spirits are to be issued for the Marines ordered to disembark, in the same proportion as for the troops.' " It is blowing stronger than ever, and the sea rising. 12"30. — Signal from " Royal Albert" and " Hannibal" to " ' Sidon,' 'Vulcan,' and ' Princess Eoyal,' " to " ' anmd movements of troops to-day.' " The wind is too high to admit of the successful completion of the delicate operations indicated in the plan of attack, and it is now pretty certain that nothing will or can be done till the wind and sea abate.
The next signal determines the point. It is for the whole fleet, — " Departure postponed for more settled Aveather." The "Viper" and "Triton" close with the " St. Jean d'Acre," and that is the only movement which takes place till sunset. Either large bodies of men are at work and are marching about the streets of Odessa, or it is the most dusty city in the world, for at present we cannot