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 37G THE CANNONADE OF CHAP, harm — that the five guns of the Telegrai>h earlh- !_ work sulficed to produce this result. It soon proved that this contest between cliff batteries and ships was one of a kind altogether unequal. Without the means of repressing her as- sailants by any effective fire, the Arethusa, a fifty- gun frigate, was rudely struck. Four shells took effect on board her ; and she was set fire to both on her main and her lower decks. Seven of her The planks started. She was in danger of sinking ; and there needed the coolness and the skill of the .successive commanding officers and the crew of the Triton,* as well as of Captain Symouds and the crew of the Arethusa herself, to get the ship out of action. According to the official list, she lost 4 men killed and 14 wounded ; but there was one whose name did not appear in the return because he concealed his wound. This was Lieu- tenant Bowden.-f TLe Albion. With the Albion, a 90-gun ship, it fared yet worse. She had been ordered to engage the Wasp, and, accordingly, she was placed within 600 yards of the work ; but not being molested by it, and finding herself hotly attacked by the Telegraph ' When he was severely wounded, Mv George Argniraban, ' second master in charge of the Triton, took command, and did ' his duty a(hiiirably. Both these officers di.splayed the utmost ' coolness and intrci)idity.' — Captain Symonds (wlio commanded the Arethusa) to Adnnral Dundas, despatch, 18th October 1854. + * His zeal keeping him to his work and hiding his hurt. 1 ' cannot speak too much in his praise. His exertions .all daj', ' and conl courage, call for my wannest praise.' — Captain Symonds to Admiral Dundas, private letter, 21st October 1854.
 * The Triton was under the command of Lieutenant Lloyd.