POSTSCRIPT.

SATURDAY.

The Gazette of last night publishes despatches, with enclosures re- ceived from Sir Charles Napier, giying an account of the proceedings of Admiral Plumridge in the Gulf of Bothnia.

"Duke of Wellington, Bare Sound, June 18, 1834.

"Sir—I beg leave to enclose Admiral Plumridge's report of his proceed- ings in the Gulf of Bothnia, from the 5th May to the 10th June : by which their Lordships will observe that he has destroyed forty-six vessels, afloat and on the stocks, amounting to 11,000 tons; from 40,000 to 60,000 barrels of pitch and tar; 60,000 square yards of rough pitch; a great number of stacks of timber, spars, plank, and deals, sails, rope, and various kinds of naval stores, to the amount of from 3 to 400,000/., without the loss of a man. Admiral Plumridge has had to contend with innumerable rocks and shoals, incorrectly laid down in the charts, and met the ice up to the 30th May; nevertheless, though several of his squadron have touched the ground, I am happy to say they have received no damage that he is not able to re- pair with his own means,

"The Rear-Admiral, their Lordships will observe, speaks in the highest terms of the captains, officers, seamen, and marines; and particularly of Lieutenant B. P. Priest, the First Lieutenant of the Leopard, an old and de- serving officer, and of Lieutenant Mamma, his flag Lieutenant.

"I have &c., CHAS. NAPIER "Vice-Admiral and Commander-in-chief." Both the Commander-in-chief and Admiral Plumridge censure the pro- ceedings at Gumla Carleby. Sir Charles Napier writes, on the 10th June—"I have expressed to Cap- tain Glasse my disapproval of sending boats to attack a place so far distant from his ship, without any apparent object, which has led to the melancholy catastrophe on this occasion." Admiral Plumridge says—" From what I am able to discern, it would appear to me that this serious catastrophe has resulted from surprise, and a subsequent want of suitable management."

Testimonials to the good conduct of the officers and men are scattered through the despatches.

Captain Giffard, speaking of the operations at Brahested, has "great plea- sure in reporting the very good conduct of every officer and man employed ; the boats having been away upwards of seven hours, immediately after clear- ing the ice in which the squadron had been blocked up for the previous twenty-four hours."

Of the doings at Uleaborg he writes—"All the officers and men engaged in this trying duty for nearly twelve hours (and during a snow-storm of six hours' duration) conducted themselves entirely to my satisfaction ; and the destruction of enemy's shipping and property has been very great. From the enemy having sunk all their shipping, it was found that no vessel could be rendered serviceable to embark any of the valuable property without great loss of time, and it was burnt without a mur- mur or thought of prize-money." Lieutenant Priest, who commanded the boat expedition to this place, thus testifies to the good con- duct of the men—" During the performance of this service, the men were exposed to great trials and temptations, both from the almost uninterrupted sleet, with very cold weather, and the large number of spirit-stores open; yet, notwithstanding this, their general behaviour gave me the greatest confidence in their devotion and daring, had the enemy shown opposition."

Captain Scott especially reports that Mr. Henry Magrath, when struck down by a musket-ball and severely wounded, at Gumla Carleby, could only be restrained from resuming his duty by an express order. Lieutenant Priest states, that on examining Uleaborg, he found that none of the buildings, except the Cossack Barracks, in the very heart of the town, belonged to the Government ; "and, as its destruction by fire would have involved the burning of a large number of private houses, if not of the whole town, containing several thousand inhabitants, I judged it better to spare it."

The Gazette also contains the following announcement- " Admiralty, June 29. With reference to the above despatches, Lieute- nant Benjamin Pentland Priest has this day been promoted to the rank of Commander."

The Paris correspondent of the Times supplies a sketch of the Austro- Turkish treaty.

To maintain the integrity of the Ottoman empire, as necessary to the balance of power in Europe, the Emperor is ready to concur, with the means at his disposal, in the measures proposed at the Vienna Conference. He engages to exhaust all means, by negotiation or otherwise, to obtain the evacuation of the Principalities; in case of need, employing the forces neces- sary to that object ; and the Austrian Commander-in-chief will in due time inform the Ottoman General of his operations.

The Emperor, in concert with the Sultan, will reestablish in the Princi- palities the state of affairs in conformity with the privileges granted by the Porte. He engages not to enter into any arrangement with the Court of Russia which shall not proceed on the assumption of the sovereign rights of the Sultan and the integrity of his empire. On the conclusion of peace, Austria shall evacuate the Principalities with the least possible delay.

Despatches from Paris and Vienna, dated last night, give some in- teresting reports. It is stated that a courier from St. Petersburg arrived at Berlin on the 27th June, with despatches from Colonel Manteuffel, containing the Czar's reply to the Austrian requisition ; that Baron Meyendorff has been recalled from Vienna, but that diplomatic rela- tions with Russia will not be broken off in consequence; and that Count Coronini will enter Little Wallachia with 30,000 men on Monday next.

The Vienna despatch also reports a Turkish victory, probably the fight at Kusgun- " On the 20th and 235 of June, the Turkish vanguard, consisting of 25,000 men, attacked the Russian rear-guard, and drove it beyond Trajan's Wall. The details of the battle are wanting."

The intelligence from the Baltic, by telegraph, reaches to the 30th June ; when the Basilisk arrived at Dantzic. It appears that on the 21st June, the Hecla, Odin, and Valorous, made an attack upon the famous Bomarsund, a strong place in the Aland Isles.

"The bombardment began at five in the evening ; and by seven the masked battery was dismounted and abandoned, and at ten o'clock p.m. the Russian magazines were in a blaze. The English lost three men. The Russians fought obstinately : their artillery were well supported by rifles. One bomb burst on the deck of the Heels; Midshipman Lucas threw ano- ther overboard before it burst."

The three steamers returned to Barosund on the 26th. The Dantzie despatch says, that on the 21st Admiral Napier "sailed for Cronstadt with twelve steam-ships of the line, nine steam-frigates, five French ships of the line, and several French steam-corvettes."