The Express.
London, England, 1855-05-16 00:00:00

THE BALTIC FLEET.

(MN SDI 00111112POND1/17 OP Tan DAILY SERI.)
FARO SOUND, OOTHLAND, NAT 7.
We arrived here yesterday, and found • fleet of
0011kelL We have now 13 line of battle ships in
here, besides the 7 gunboats and 8 or 10 paddle
steamers. The Arrogant, Captain Yelverton, is here,
bat with 40 or 30 eases of small-pox is her ; she is
consequently placed io !parasitise.
We are all engaged in filling up with coals. The
blockade of the Golfs of Riga and Finland are in
full force. and the flying squadron bare advanced
beyond Revel s is not observable about here, al-
thank weather very cold. Golf of Finland above
Baresatid not open, bet fast breaking. Gulf of
Baths& remains coveted. The Desperate has made •
maple of primal and. this mareing the Geyeer.
Capt. Dew, seat in a ample al small yachts laden
with hemp, taken off Rigs.
We proceed northward, it is expected, to-morrow
—perhaps to anchor off Nargen island.
Mails are now to be sent via Dantzig, and a
more regular communication appears to have been
established since we came oat, and steps have also
beau taken to get regular supplies of fresh provisions
during the summer.
FARO SUND, RAT 9.
The fleet, on leaving Kiel, made a steady passage
of five knots an boar to the outer anchorage here,
steaming nearly the whole way, and generally with
fore and aft sails set. The Dragon had Palter and
Roby gunboats in tow, and proceeded into the inner
harbour with them and anchored shortly after the
fleet on the morning of the 6th. After leaving Kiel
the Conflict was met with despatches from the flying
squadron, and reported the ice nearly all goes. The
fleet were no sooner anchored, excepting the Cassr,
who remained under weigh as an outlook, than the
commander-in-chief and captain of the fleet proceeded
in the Merlin into harbour, and the colliers, of
which there are some dozen were despatched
out to the ships, and the coaling of the ships
commenced immediately, and dispositions were
made for an immediate advance of the fleet to-
wards the miemy's coast. The Princess Alice ap•
peered in • most pitiful condition, having run
ashore in coming into harbour. A large opening had
been made into her forward, and some of the frost
compartments were filled with water ; she was raised
by the Magicanne and got into harbour, where, with
the Driver and the Dragon's prise, the opening
was filled up, the water was pumped out,
and she wee run on shore' and will be put
to rights by the engineers of the fleet. The
machinery is all right, and the aft of the ship
untouched. Lieutenant Underwood. of the Ma-
gieisnoe, was in temporary command at the time,
and will no doubt be subjected to Nome kind of in-
quiry. The Arrogant bad been met from the WI
squadron with a visitation of essall-pox on
She bad landed some 26 cases, sad placed them in
huts raised by the French last year in expectation of
wounded. The Arrogant has been placed by the
admiral in a kind of quarantine, in so far that all
communication had been restricted. The Lightning
and Cuckoo have bean busy keeping up communica-
tion between the fiat and harbour. The Admirals
have bees in twice and the English Consul paid his
request* the Admiral, on board the Doke, on the
7th. The same day the Driver arrived from the flying
squirm : they When cruising in a body as high up
as Mese,sstd agood deal of drill of different
' kinds had bsea by Ca 'n Watson, senior
oMosr. An Antrim to land a cargo of
coffee at Port Baltis pevium is the promulgation of
the blockade. end has get of free. A Swedish
aerate arrived ymierily serniag, to keep up
the neutrality et ibis Swedish port, interchanging
salutes CO ponies the admkal. At that time the
barometer fell e-swidseally, followed by wind and
rain. The Maim' immediately started with the
bulk of the fleet, leaving Hogue, Edinburgh, and
Blenheim, with Arrogant. Ttey appeared to stand
towards the Gulf of Finland. The Desperate, from the
flying squadron, baseless coaling here for the last
these da She started to rejoin her senior oillosr.
The Dimas, Firefly, and Driver (which
ship is masted to take the mail to Denton), are here
with 118•4111 lithe& Cuckoo and Primes Alias are
dar the kindp el the inspector at 'machinery afloat,
in the law harbour. with the three blockships and
Ar at setae. The flying squadron is in the Gulf
a[llalsaii and the main body el the fleet, under
the esinmemier.la-ohief, proosediag towards the old
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