Next morning Captain Yelverton, having driven some soldiers from a station at the mouth of the Portsoiki river, and destroyed some barracks and stores, proceeded off Viborg. Here the ships anchored as close as they could get to the island of Stralsund. An expedition was at once formed to look into Viborg. It consisted of the _Ruby_, commanded by Mr Hale, mate, and the boats of the _Arrogant_, commanded by Lieutenants Haggard and Woolcombe, and those of the _Magicienne_, under the command of Lieutenants King and Loady; Captains Yelverton and Vansittart, with Captain Lowdes, R.M., in command of a strong detachment of marines, going on board the _Ruby_, which steamer towed the boats. The expedition having opened the bay of Trangsund, a Russian man-of-war steamer, with two large gunboats in tow, was seen not far off. This novel and unexpected sight of a Russian man-of-war for once clear of a stone wall, and to all appearance prepared for a fair and honest fight, created the greatest enthusiasm among men and officers. The _Ruby_ at once opened fire on her, and compelled her to retire out of range, with some damage. The entrance of the Sound being reached, Viborg was now in sight, and there was a fair prospect of attacking three large gunboats lying with another steamer under an island about a mile off, when suddenly an impenetrable barrier was found to have been thrown across the passage. At the same moment, at about 350 yards off, a masked battery on the left opened on the _Ruby_ and boats, which they, however, kept in check by an ably-directed return fire. The enemy's steamer and gunboats now approached from under the island, and opened fire on the expedition. As it was impossible to get the _Ruby_ through the barrier, Captain Yelverton ordered her other boats to return towards Stralsund,--the enemy's riflemen, who followed along the banks, being kept off by their fire. Unhappily, an explosion took place on board the _Arrogant's_ second cutter, by which the midshipman commanding her, Mr Storey, was killed, and the boat was swamped. In this condition the boat drifted under the enemy's battery, when a hot fire was poured into her. All probably would have been killed or taken prisoners, had not George Ingouville, one of the _Arrogant's_ crew, though already wounded, of his own accord jumped overboard, and, taking the painter in hand, towed her off the shore. Probably his gallant conduct might not have availed to save the lives of his shipmates, many of whom were by this time wounded, had not the condition of the cutter been perceived from the _Ruby_.