The Sun.
London, England, 1855-06-14 00:00:00

OPERATIONS AGAINST RUSSIA IN THE

PACIFIC.

The following is an extract from an important letter
addressed by an officer on board her Majesty's ship Dido
to a gentleman in Dublin :

" H.M.S. Dido. Oahu, Sandwich Isles, April 13. .

" Our new admiral has just arrived here in the President,
and we sail to-day for a place with a very long name—'Petro-
paulovski '—where we hope to do something, to which the
battle of Inkerman will be nothing. The intended plan of
operations will be, I believe, that the Dido and Pique, from
this station, meet the Encounter and Barracouta the beginning
of May in Awatika Bay, and this squadron, under the com-
mand of Captain Moorhead, is to establish a close blockade.
Should the defences be not stronger than before we may
attack it ; but we are not to do so unless success is certain.
In about four weeks the admiral, in the Monarch, with the
President, Amphithrito, Trincomalee, and Brisk, with two
French frigates and a steamer, follow, and then we are all to
take the place, if our little squadron have not done so. We
then, I believe, all go to the Sea of Ochotok, when we will
meet the China squadron, and attack a very strong settle-
ment the Roosians' have at the mouth of the river Amoor ;
but I do not think it will be taken, as if you look at the map
you will see that it is scarcely approachable by large ships
with their guns and stores on board, and then there are three
or four Russian men-of-war—the Pallas and Jeanna, amongst
others—with lots of steamers. But I dare say that we shall
take the island of Taghalan. These places you can be shown
upon the map."

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

Rear-Admiral Edward Boxer, C.B. who died of cholera at
Balaklava on the 4th inst., was midshipman of the Doris, and
assisted at the cutting out of a French 20-gun corvette from
Camaret Bay in 1801. He was a lieutenant of the Tigre, and
commanded a detachment of seamen landed in Egypt in 1807,
and a division of boats at the destruction of a convoy at
Rosas in 1809, and also had the direction of the gun-boats at
the siege of Tarragona in 1813. He was also captain of the
Pique in the operations on the coast of Syria and bombard •
ment of St. Jean d'Acre in 1840. He was a lieutenant in
January, 1807, a commander in March, 1815, a captain in
June, 1823, and a Rear-Admiral of the Blue in 1853, subse-
quently having been promoted an Admiral of the White.
The Earl of Aberdeen steam-transport left Portsmouth yes-
terday morning for the Crimea.
The Mary Davidson sailing-transport is now being laden at
the Royal Clarence-yard,- Gosport, with tea, sugar, coffee,
rum, rice, and biscuit for the Crimea. The vast tares of
this establishment are now so full of every kind of victualling
supplies that baking has been discontinued for the present.
The Geyser, 6, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, Commander R.
Dew, left Sheerness at 8 a.m. yesterday, in charge of the gun-
boat Hinde, and the mortar-vessels Surly, Blazer, and
Manly, direct for the Baltic.
The Centaur, 6, paddle-wheel steam-frigate, Captain W.
J. C. Clifford, left Sheerness yesterday in charge of the mor-
tar-vessels Prompt and Rocket, and the schooner Watertank,
for the Baltic.
The Alban, 4, paddle-wheel steam-vessel, Lieut. -Commander
W. E. Fisher, is ordered to proceed direct to the Baltic with
the gun-boats Swinger and Jackdaw.
The Calcutta, 84 guns, Capt. J. J. Stopford, is receiving
the armament and stores of the Glutton and Meteor floating
batteries at Sheerness. She has already nearly 800 tons of
solid shot for battering purposes, exclusive of shell, &c. She
has 11 months' provisions for her full complement of men and
officers.
The Perseverance transport, Capt. Henry Harris, is receiv-
ing stores and provisions at Sheerness, and every exertion is
being made to get her ready to embark her troops by Satur-
day next. The different detachments of the Royal Artillery
who were to embark yesterday returned their old muskets
into store and received Minie rifles, with the sword bayonets.
attached, for use in the Crimea.