The Sun.
London, England, 1855-12-05 00:00:00

THE BALTIC.

KIEL, Dec. 2.—The Dragon arrived hero yester-
day from Faro, which place she left on the 28th.
The Retribution, carrying the flag of Admiral
Baynes, was the only vessel she left there. She
was anchored in the inner harbour. All the rest
of tho flying squadron are cruising- in the C'rulf of
Finland and along the coasts of Courland, where
they must have a cold and hard time of it. They
are expected to leave their present stations for Kiel
about the 16th.

There is nothing certain as yet known about the
movements of the fleet remaining here ; but it is
fully expected most of the ships will leave in a very
few days. The weather continues fine for the sea-
son, freezing at night and thawing in the day.
Last night the bay at its upper part was covered
with a thin film of ice.

The following will be 'read with much interest
" H.M.S Jacobstadt, Gulrof
Bothnia, Nov. 12, 1855.

"The blockade of the Gulf of Bothnia is raised,
and all the vessels of war' employed on that ser-
Vie 6 are ordered to Nargen to join the Admiral ;
and their respective logs will show what a vast
amount of property has been destroyed in this arm
of the Baltic Sea during the few months the
blockade has been on. The Tartar anchored here
on the sth inst., and on the following day sent all
her boats in (armed) to cut out' some merchant
vessels moored a short distance from the town.
On their arrival they found them fast in ice four
inches thick ; the crews had just begun to break
the ice in order to get at them, when a field
battery of some four or five guns opened fire on
them with shot and shell. They having the boats
completely within range, while the boats' guns
were unable to reach the shore, Captain Dunlop
deemed it prudent to abandon the tedious opera-
tion of cutting the vessels out of the ice (which
could not have been accomplished without immi-
nent risk of life), and return to the ship, not,
however, without giving them in return a few
shells and rockets in way of defiance. Next day
boats were employed in sounding to see if it was
possible to get the ship near enough to give the
scoundrels a drubbing, and cover the boats while
the vessels were either got out or destroyed ; but
they found a bar,' on which there was not more
than nine feet of water, precluding all possibility
of the ship getting within 'range.' _

" The thagon:paddle, anchored here on the 7th,
ever since which time the wind has been from the
south-west, and all the ice which had formed in
the harbour has broken up, so that we are now
awaiting a change of wind to the northward, so as
to close the navigation, that we may be enabled to
sail and join the admiral. The mean temperature
for this last week has been 40 degrees. During
the time the Tartar has been lying here she has
taken and destroyed several small vessels loaded
with salt.

" Nov. 14,—The Dragon and Tartar sailed in

order to proceed to the southward to join the ad-
miral. The Tartar took a brigantine (Lubeck co-
lours), having on board a general cargo, manned
her, and has sent her to England. Splendid weather.
" Nov. 16.—The Dragon and Tartar anchored
in Hernosand (Sweden), and took in each 30 tons
of coals.

" Nov. 18.—The Dragon and Tartar sailed from
Hernosand. Ice making rapidly in the harbour.
Weather fine. Thermometer 28 deg.
"Nov. 20.—Both ships anchored in Ledsund.
No vessels of war there. The Tartar landed some
Russian prisoners. Sailed next morning for Nar-
gen. Beautiful weather ; thermometer standing
at 38 deg.
" Nov. 22.—Steamed through between Revel
and the Isle of Nargen. Finding no ships to an
anchor there, shaped our course for Faro.
"Nov. 23.—Fe1l in with the Esk, who informed
us that the flying squadron was cruising off Hango."

" H.M.S.--, Faro, Nov. 24.
"Arrived here to-day, and found at anchor the
Retribution, Dragon, Harrier, D'Assas (French
frigate), and a Swedish corvette. We are all com-
pleting with coals and provisions preparatory to
sailing on our last cruise for the season. The
weather still remains fine and mild ; no signs of ice
in this harbour.

" Signal made, opportunity for letters for Eng-
land, via Kiel, by the Dragon. Yesterday blow-
ing a gale of wind, with sleet. Report says we
sail tomorrow or next day on a cruise.