An item dated Paris, France Sunday 21st referred to an account of the French vice admiral Hamelin (1) commander of the French squadron in the Black Sea who reported that the British-French fleet was cruising off Sevastopol, Russia. The Russian squadron consisting of 12 ships of the line, 3 frigates and a large number of steamships stayed inside the harbour despite the provocation by the Allied forces. A division of the Allied fleet commanded by Lyons consisting of 1 British ship of the line and 5 steamships and 1 French ship of the line and 2 steamships was ordered to destroy the Russian fortress on the Crimea and Circassia. Another 17 ships were ordered to stay off Sevastopol to watch and guard the Russian fleet. In the meantime were several Russian ships captured.(2)
Notes
1. Ferdinand-Alphonse Hamelin (2 September 1796 Pont-l‘Evêqu, France-10 January 1864) serving in the French navy between 1806 and 1860 ending has career in the rank of admiral. Between 1855 and 1860 also minister of marine.
2. At that moment was the Crimean war (4 October 1853-12 February 1856) going on with France, England, Ottoman Empire were united against the Russian empire.
