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 XX CONTENTS. Chaptkr Xlir. — cuntlnued. Particulars of the new plan of attack, Plan insisted upon by the French as an ultimatun Dilemma in which Dundas was placed,. Dundas's reluctant acceptance of the new plan, His declared reason for accepting it, Dundas's conference with his ships' captains,. The French plan unanimously condemned, English compliancy, ..... Nature of the service Dundas was now undertakin. The place he chose for the Britannia, The main division, ..... The in-shore .S(]^uadron, ..... Steamships ke}it under way, .... The three great outer sea-forts, Forts Constantine and Alexander, . Fort Constantine, ...... Fort Alexander, ...... The one definite purpose of the French plan, . The Quarantine Sea-fort, .... 10.30 A.M. Provoking coinciden(!e, The fleets advancing from the roads of the Katuha The steam-power of the Allies, Mode of applying it to the sailing ships, 1 P.M. Fire opened by the Russian forts, Calm silence on board the French fleet,. Its array, ....... Admiral Hamelin's signal to his fleet. The French fleet opening fire, Dundas's orders to three of his steamers, Guns opposed to the French Heet,. Engagement of French ships with the Quarantine Sea-fo With Fort Alexander, General result of the contliets undertaken by the Frenel The cause of its failure, ..... Works to be assailed by the iu-shorc English si|uad The Wasp, The Telegrajdi Battery, Fort Constantine, ...... The weak angle of the fort, .... t, fleet.