The Press.
London, England, 1854-07-29 00:00:00

THE FLEETS.

The admirals commanding in the Black Sea have
ordered fifty lighters of immense size to be constructed
at the arsenal, and they are all to be complete by the
10th of August. Ninety French workmen have been
sent from Varna to assist, and the greatest activity
prevails day and night at the arsenal. The plan of
campaign has been totally altered ; and the occupa-
tion of the Crimea seems not at all unlikely.
The latest news from the fleets does but repeat the
announcements of several past weeks, that they were
"still at Baltschik."
The exchange of prisoners of the Tiger has taken
place at Odessa. One hundred and eighty English-
men have been given up against an equal number of
Russians who were in the power of Admiral Dundas.
Some officers and sailors still remain at Odessa,
waiting a further exchange.
According to a letter from Odessa in the Lloyd of
Vienna, the Anglo-French cruisers in the Black Sea
do not keep a very sharp look-out. It is stated that
on the Bth a Russian steam-frigate entered the port
of Odessa from Sebastopol, and that this is the sixth
Russian ship of-war which has arrived in the same
manner. An opinion prevailed at Odessa that the
allied fleets would endeavour to get possession of the
port for a winter station. Every etlbrt was making
to increase the means of defence.
In the Baltic, as we learn by a Dantzic despatch
of Thursday, the Hecla and Valorous have cannonaded
Bomarsund,withoutloss to either vessel. The lore=
got ashore, but was got otf, though with considerable
damage. The English and French admirals are at
Ledsund. Rear-Admiral Martin is at Helsingfors.
Rear-Admiral Plum ridge, with blockships and paddies,
was at Bomarsund. Nicolai arrived at Dantzic on
Thursday.
There were then three ships at Barosound, eight
cruising between Helsingfors and Cronstadt. The
rest were near tlo Aland group. No cases of cholera
had occurred since the last news from the fleet.
The Dauntless arrived at Copenhagen on her way
to England. She brings home Admiral Corry, who
was invalided, and many other sick and wounded
from the fleet. The first squadron of ships with the
French troops on board arrived at Kiel on Wednes-
day. General Baraguay d'Hilliers arrived on the ,
same day at Copenhagen in the Reine Hortense, but
sailed again almost immediately.
The following is the number of men of zhe French
army on board the war vessels and transports des-
tined for the Baltic :—Hannibal, 891 me►, ; Royal
William, 1,353 ; St. Vincent, 1,271 ; Algiers, 950 ;
Sphinx, 123; Stromboli, 90; Termagant, 307 ;
Belgravia (transport), 629; Clifton (transp((rt), 344;
Columbia (transport), 377 ; Julia (transport), 221;
Prince (transport), with twenty-one horses, 1,142;
Herefordshire (transport), 820; Edwin Fox (trans-
port, 477—total, 9,064. The number of officers ac
companying them is 242. There are besides 550
engineers and artillery, and 78 artillery horses. The
grand total of the embarkation is 0,856 officers and
men, and 90 horses.
The Constautionucl announces the proximate de•
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444,1001., of which 300,0281. is still outstanding ;to parture ana emnarication 01 a seconu ambiou
Barhadoes 303,5501., of which 148,2481. remains; to expeditionary corps of the Baltic. That division is I
St. Vincent 104,7501., of which 57,4101. remains; to to consist of the following regiments;-Ist Brigade— The official information of the declaration of IVRY
St. Lucia 18,800/, of which 111.020/. remains; and to Bth battalion of the Chasseurs do Vincennes, 15th agein,t Russia was received at Hong Kotig on the
Dominica 76,9501., of which 72,3541. remains. The and 23rd regiments of the line. 2nd Brigade--ilst 25th May by the mail sh anier, and the admiral im-
agaregate was therefore 048.1501., and the proportion and 50th regiments of the line. medintely put to sea with the Winchester and Bar •
still outstanding is 00,9031. An immense gun has been forwarded from Wool- racouta, to look after the Russian fleet under Admiral
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