The Sun.
London, England, 1855-07-31 00:00:00

THE BALTIC FLEET.

DANTZIC, July 27.—The Lightning (despatch
boat, Lieutenant Campbiell commanding) anchored
in the roads at 11 o'clock a.m., bringing the weekly
mails and despatches. She left Nargen (where
Admirals Dundas, Seymour, and Penaud still re-
main, with a portion of the fleet) last Tuesday
afternoon, and encountered some very heavy gales
during her passage to Dantzic.
d The chief, an in sot, the only inoidont of im-
portance to be recorded this week is the successful
attack on a Russian fort at Fredericksh amni, a
fortress situate on the western coast of the Gulf of
Finland, midway between Wiborg and Helsingfors.
This expedition was commanded by Capt. Yelver-
ton, of the Arrogant, an officer who has gained for
himself a well merited reputation, on account of his
intrepidity and cool daring, added to the dexterity
with which he conducts his ships scatheless through
the most intricate and difficult passages. The
particuls.rs of the affair are as follows :—The Arro-
gant, Magicienne, Cossack, and gunboat Ruby,
having joined company at Hogland, proceeded on
the 20th to Frederickshamm, off which place they
anchored the same evening. Captain Vansittart
then proceeded in the Magicienne's cutter to sound,
and approached to within 1,600 yards of a six-gun
fort, which opened fire upon him with a couple of
well-directed guns, without, however, doing any
harm. The next morning, the Magicienne lead-
ing, with the Arrogant, Cossack; and Ruby, got
into position at about 1,900 yards distance, and
commenced the attack upon the fort. The enemy
returned the fire of our ships with briskness for
the space of one hour and a half, but were at length
compelled to abandon the position, all the guns
being disabled, and the fort itself terribly knocked.
about. No landing was attempted, Captain Tel-
verton not thinking it judicious to do so, as a
great number of troops were plainly to be seen,
drawn up behind embankments. Both the Arro-
gant and Magicienne were struck several times,
and the rigging of the latter vessel was much da-
maged. On our side no one was killed. The Ruby
had two men severely wounded, and one man be-
longing to the Arrogant was slightly injured. The
town of Frederickshamm could have been destroyed
with the greatest facility, but strict orders were
given to fire at the fort only.

THE WAR IN ABTA..

REDOUT KALE (COD.St of Circassia), July 3.

On leaving the Crimea we received an order to
push on towards Batoum, in order to see the state
of affairs among the troops composing the division
commanded by Mustapha Paella. On the route I
found myself once more in this place, which I had
the misfortune to see so frequently when I arrived
on this‘coast on board the Wasp, under the com-
mand of Lord John Hay, its gallant captain.
We landed to take a view of the fortifications,
planned by an English lieutenant of engineers, and,
executed under his orders. I found them in a
better condition than I expected from the care of
the Turks or that of their gallant colonel, whose
countenance was always more florid in the evening
than in the morning. I was not long in compre-
hending this phenomenon. The enemy was in his
front, and all retreat cut off.
I have collected at Redout Kale some facts re-
lating to the. Russian army and the interior of the
country, and I communicate them to you, suppos-
ing that they will prove interesting to your
readers.

The Russian division of the army of Colchis is
composed of 24 battalions, and of, 1,000 Cossacks.
Its extreme right is at Rouhy, on the River In-
gour. That position completely bars the direct
route from Soukam Kale to Kutais ; hut as this
might be turned on'the left by the road which leads
from Anakria into the interior, the Russians have
posted some battalions at Sugdidi Heta and the
monastery of Kltopi.
The main body of their forces is placed on the
route from Rodent Kale to Tiflis, and forms the
centre of the Russian line. • The head-quarters are
at Sanakhi, two days' march from Redout Kale.
Five battalions are posted at Tchekhotaoursk, in
the Gauriel, on the left bank of the Rion. This
point of junction of the different routes of Imeritio
and Mingrelia is situated at the foot of the chain of
mountains of Akhateyk. It is by Tchekhotaoursk
also that the Russian division of Kulais can commu-
nicate by Akhateyk with Gumri and Russian Ar-
menia. The two mountain roads, without being
practicable for canines, are still very good for
infantry and for baggage horses.
The detachment of Tchekhotaoursk firms tie
left of the Russian forces, and can observe at a con-
venient distance the movement of the division of
Kuruk-sou. _ .

The native militia watch over the approaches to
the Russian cantonments, and the Cossacks are de-
tached along the line.
The son of the late Levan Dadiane, Prince of
Mingrelia, 'being still a minor, the government of
the kingdom has been confided to his mother, an
Imeritian princess, of the family of Schiotchevadre;
her usual residence was at Sugdidi, four hours' dis-
tance from Redout' Sale; but the Russians, find-