The _Queen_ was driven off soon after she got into her new position, in great danger; and the _Rodney_ had the bare satisfaction of getting aground and afloat after experiencing some damage." "The value of the small works on the cape and bluffs, was clearly defined in these results; being above the dense cloud of smoke that enveloped the ships and the lower forts, their aim was not embarrassed, while the seamen labored under the difficulty of firing, with an inconvenient elevation, at objects that they saw but seldom, and then but dimly and briefly.

As a consequence, three line-of-battle ships and a frigate were driven off very shortly and in great peril, and a fourth badly cut up; while the _Agamemnon_ lay opposed to one of the heaviest sea-forts with two tiers of casemates, and at the end of five-hours came off with comparatively little loss." "Whatever superiority of effect the batteries on the heights may have had (and we have so few details about these works that we can draw no sure conclusion from this mere naked statement of damages received by the vessels), it evidently was not for want of being _hit_ often enough (smoke or no smoke), that the _Agamemnon_ escaped with so little injury.
She 'was struck by 240 shot and shells;' and it is only due to the inefficiency of the projectiles by which she was struck, that she was not destroyed." "With respect to the damages received by Fort Constantine, Dahlgren says:--" "The distance of the _Agamemnon_ and _Sanspareil_ from Fort Constantine (17th October, 1854), was assumed to be about 800 yards; Lord Raglan states it to have been rather less.

These two ships could bring to bear about 87 guns, and the firing from them probably lasted some four hours.

There can be no doubt that it inflicted much damage, for the Russian Commander-in-chief-admits it in his official report; but not sufficient to impair the strength of the masonry, and far short of effecting a breach in it." "At Bomarsund, the results were rather different:--Three 32-pounders of 42 cwt.

(guns of inferior weight), were landed from a ship's spar deck, and placed in battery at 950 yards from the North Tower--the masonry of good quality and 6-1/2 feet thick.