BOMBARDMENT OF ST. JEAN D'ACRE, NOVEMBER 3rd, 1840. (From the chart by Mr. J.C. Brettell, sometime Engineer-in-Chief to Mehemet Ali.) | |||||
REFERENCES TO THE PLAN | |||||
Ships | |||||
1. | Princess Charlotte | 9. | Pique | 16. | Stromboli |
2. | Powerful | 10. | Caryfort | 17. | Vesuvius |
3. | Thunderer | 11. | Talbot | 18. | Medea (Aust.) |
4. | Bellerophon | 12. | Hazard | 19. | Guerriera (Aust.) |
5. | Revenge | 13. | Wasp | 20. | Lipsia (Aust). |
6. | Benbow | 14. | Gorgon | 21. | Turkish 84 (flag) |
7. | Edinburgh | 15. | Phoenix | 22. | Turkish cutter |
8. | Castor | ||||
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a. | Harem | h. | Bazar | q. | Unfinished work |
b. | Castle | iii. | Stores | rr | Observation towers |
c. | Abdallah Pasha's harem | k. | Mosque | ss. | Mortar batteries |
d. | Governor's divan | l. | Fortified khan | tt. | Traverses |
e. | Hospital | m. | 45 brass field-pieces | ww. | Outer ditch |
f. | Accountant-general's divan | n. | 47 brass field-pieces | xx. | Glacis |
g. | Mosque | o. | Half-moon battery | yy. | Soundings |
p. | High battery |