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some sixty or seventy barrels of powder, and succeeded in bringing off thirty-one barrels more. Unfortunately, in this service, Mr Luscomb, a midshipman of the _Hastings_, was killed; the Egyptian, and two seamen of the _Hastings_ and one of the _Edinburgh_, were wounded. CAPTURE OF SIDON. While the fleet lay off Beyrout, it was considered important to drive the Egyptians out of Sidon, a strong and important place. Commodore Napier undertook to perform the work, and be back off Beyrout in three days. With two steamers and five other ships, having on board 750 English and 800 Turkish marines, he appeared off the place on the 26th September. The town having been summoned to surrender, and no answer being given, was cannonaded for half an hour. Captain Austin, at the head of the Turkish battalion, landed, but was very warmly received, and several of his followers were killed. The fleet again accordingly opened fire, and battered down a number of houses, after which the commodore, at the head of the main body of the British marines, and Captain Henderson at the head of another, in the most spirited manner broke open the gates, fought their way in, and took possession of the castle. Numberless acts of gallantry were displayed. Among others, there was a complete race from the spot where they landed between Mr James Hunt, a midshipman of the _Stromboli_, and Signor Dominica Chinca, a midshipman of the Austrian frigate _Guerriera_, who should first plant their colours on the walls of the town. All now appearing quiet in the town, the commodore left a guard in the castle, and descended into it. No town was ever taken where less blood was unnecessarily spilt, or disorders more speedily put a stop to. ATTACK ON THE CASTLE OF D'JEBEL. A strong body of Albanian troops being posted in the Castle of D'Jebel, Captain Martin was despatched in the _Carysfort_, with the _Dido_ and _Cyclops_, having on board 220 marines and 150 armed mountaineers, to turn them out. As soon as the marines were prepared for landing, the ships opened their fire on the castle, which was returned by musket-shots. After the fire had been continued for an hour, the marines, commanded by Captain Robinson, accompanied by a large party of armed mountaineers, pushed off from the _Cyclops_, and formed on the beach to the south of the town, their landing being covered by the ships, which again opened on the castle. The fire from the ships and t
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