The Sun.
London, England, 1855-08-15 00:00:00

THE BALTIC FLEET.

OFF SWEABORG, Aug. I.—Her Ma-
jesty's steamer Cruiser has arrived from England.
Aug 2.—The Admiral proceeded over to Swea-
borg in the Merlin, to reconnoitre and lay down
buoys.
Aug. 4.--The fleet prepared to weigh, with mor-
tar-vessels and gunboats, with the intention of
proceeding t 9 Sweaborg, but the weather promising
unfavourable, with a sea rising, the order was
countermanded, and very fortunately so, as that
and the following day proved very squally, with
heavy rain and a rough sea.
Aug. s.—Her Majesty's steamer Gorgon has
arrived from England.
Aug. G.—The fleet weighed from Nargen at 10
a.m., and with the mortar vessels and gun-boats
anchored among the small islands off Sweaborg,
about 7,000 yards distant. The gun-boats will
anchor the mortar vessels in position at 2,500
yards distance from the forts, and then together
will open fire on the batteries, Government build-
ings, ttc., at daylight to-morrow. Some boats
been sent in to-night (11-12 p.m.) to eweep
for infernal Laachiues, and under very favourable
circumstances, the weather being misty and over-
cast.

The French propose erecting a mortar battery
on a small island here, to play on the town, and
they have provided themselves with sandbags,
fascines, &c., from Nargen ; but it is feared that
their position on the island will be untenable.
The mortar vessels are to be supplied with extra
marine artillerymen as reliefs when required, and
it is supposed the bombardment, when commenced,
will continue all night and several successive days,
though as yet the plan of operations is a mere sur-
mise. The rocket-boats are all prepared for service
to-night.
FLEET BEF.)IIE SWEABORG, Aug 6.—English—Duke
of Wellington,. Exmouth, Edinburgh, Pembroke, Corn-
wallis' Elastic gs. Euryalus, Arrogant, Magicienne, Cos-
sack, Vulture, Cruiser, Merlin. Geyser, Dragon, Light-
ning, Locust, Eelieisle (hospital ship), ./Eolus (ammuni-
tion-ship). a nlercllant collier filled with spare shells for
supplying mortar vessels, 15 gunboats, 16 mortar
vessels. _ _ .

French--Tourville (flagship) and tender, Austerlitz,
six gunboats, free mortar vessels. The French mortar
vessels are schooner-rigged, and armed with two 10 inch
mortar?.

SOUTH AMERICA.

SOUTHAMPTON, AUGUST 13.

The Royal: M.ail Company's steam-ship Avon,
Captain R. Revett, with the usual mails, in charge
of Lieutenant; Morris, arrived this day at 12 p.m.
During the voyage homewards the Avon experi-
enced fresh he; td winds and fine weather.

The Avon brings mails from the following places,
with their respective dates affixed :

Buenos Ayres . ....July 2 St. Vincent July 30
Monte Video ..... „ 5 Teneriffe Aug. 4
Rio de Janeiro ... „ 15 Macleria
Bahia
Pernambuco.... „ 22 .
The total nu .mber of passengers brought by the
Avon was 103.

The Avon b: rings specie to the amount of 1,8451.
4s. 2d. from, the following places—viz. Buenos
Ayres, 1,37C,Z. ; Pernambuco, 5741. 4s. 2d., and
diamonds to ti le amount of 16,3921. 10s. ; and on
freight gold d lust to the value of 4501. from Rio
Janeiro ; also 500 barrels of tapioca ; from Bahia
232 bags of 'cocoa, besides sundries 197 bales,
cochineal, 31. cases;, oranges, 124 parcels.
Ships spot :en with.—The Constance, of Liver-
pool ; a stew awr supposed to be the Arabia, and
screw transport No. 77, off Cape Espicial, on the
morning oft he 9th of August ; the Douro, screw,
left Lisbon c n the 9th, at mid-day, the Tagus at 9
a.m. Passeei a great many vessels, many of them
neglected to ab ow their number, therefore are un-
able to report them.
Her Maje:ity's Ships at Rio Janeiro.—The Inde-
fatigable (flag of Admiral Hope Johnston), Mada-
gascar, Virago, Viten, Sharpshooter, Rifleman,
Tridout, Express, Spy, Tyne. The Spy had suf-
fered from yellow fever, having lost 10 men and 1
oher. The commander was invalided. She was

being thoroughly cleaned. No fresh cases had
occurrol r,

RIVER Yi L.O -i"u IS
before the packet left that a rebellion had broken
out in Buenos Ayres, and that General Flores had
attempted with 300 men to change the government.

BRAZILS (RIO DE JANEIRO AND
PERNAMBUCO).
Rio de Janeiro continued very healthy, the
weather cool and pleasant. The railway was pro-
gressing under the superintendence of Mr. Mar-
chant, the engineer for the contractors.
PERNAMBUCO.—The yellow fever still continued,
although much abated in virulence. Fair crops
were expected. Cholera prevailed at Para to a
great extent ; 25 to 30 persons died a day.
CAPE DE VERDE ISLANDS, CANARIES, MADEIRA,
&o.—Yellow fever pKevailed at the Island of Jago,
Cape de Verds, which had depopulated the island ;
the few persons that remained alive had fled to the
mountains. The town was quite abandoned. Lis-
bon was healthy.