The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-23 00:00:00

RUSSIA.

The following is an extract from Prince Gort-
schakoff's journal of military operations in the
Crimea from September 22 to October 1. It ap-
pears in the Journal de St. Petersbourg :
" From the 22d of September to the Ist of October
the enemy has continued to fire shells against the north
side of Sebastopol ; the fire does us scarcely any damage.
"The allies have constructed works on the port near
the Nicholas Barracks, on the place of the Karabelnaia
suburb, and at the Battery No. 8. They have, besides,
carried away the gabions of the old Kamtskatcha Lu-
nette, and filled up their trenches near the Malakhoff-
hill and the No. 4 Bastion. They are raising new forti-
fications on the Feduikhine heights.
" Our artillery fires with effect on those buildings in
the south part of Sebastopol which had not been injured,
and which afford a cover to the enemy. On the 27th
of September, at 2 30 p.m., the fire from our batteries
on the north side caused an explosion and conflagration
in the Martinoff slip ; on the same day there was an-
other heavy explosion in the ravine between the Bas-
tions Nos. 4 and 5. During the whole of this time the
loss among the troops which defend the north side has
not exceeded seven men killed and 15 wounded.

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"The enemy has continued his reconnaissances against
our left wing in the direction of Aitodor and Kokkoulouz,
skirmishing with our Cossacks and infantry. The pur:
pose of all these movements is in all probability to cover
the parties felling wood and to mask the construction of
redoubts, which are being raised in the pass of the
heights near Kokkoulouz, as well as the formation of a
road in the direction of the heights of Ezenbaschik. Ac.
cording to the intelligence we have received, the enemy
has from 8,000 tollo,ooo infantry in the Valley of Bai-
dar, with 30 pieces of artillery. 10 guns are posted on
the extreme ridge of the heights. Several considerable
camps are established between the roads that lead from
Ourkusta to Kourene, at Kokkoulouz and at Ezenbas-
chik.
" It is announced from our position on the Yalla, that
the troops which on the south side. have returned to the
Valley of the Baider have pillaged the estates of M.
Demidoff and M. Schal Hoff.
" Lieut.-General yen Wrangel, commanding the troops
in the south of the Crimea, reports that Major-General
Soukohtine, who commanded the advance guard of his
detachment,i
the enemy's cavalry had left Kertch and oc-
cupied villages of St. Elie and Saraimine, despatched
iee etthheat
gn having, on the 20th Sept., received intel-
towards those places two patrols, each supported by
two troops of the combined regiments of Cossacks of
the Black Sea and the 65th Regiment of Cossacks of the
Don, under the orders of Major Kourganski and Major
Schaposchnikoff.
" The first of these patrols, led by Ensign Koulbe-
a. feigned retreat, in drawing them towards
dine, finding the English Hussars near St. Elie, Buo-
no) two troops of Cossacks of the Black
coeuerdreeds,erbvye.
Sea, under Major Kourganski, which formed the patrol,
attacked the English with impetuosity, and put them to
flight, taking 17 prisoners, with their horses and arms,
and three bat horses.
"The routed enemy retreated towards Saraimine, in
the hope of joining the French stationed there ; but on
their way they were met by the troops of Cossacks
of the Don, under Major Schaposchnikoff, which had
commenced a skirmish with the French Chasseurs
d'Afrique.. Our Cossacks pursued the English to Sarai-
mine, whence they also drove the French, taking eight
of them a'so prisoners. In this affair we had one Cossack
killed and. three wounded. The enemy lost about 15
men killed, in addition to the 25 prisoners."
(Front the Invalide Russe.)
" NICIIOLAIEFF, Ocr. 11, 2 A. 31.
" By observations made on the 10th of October it is
ascertained that the enemy's fleet anchored off Odessa
consists of 8.6 vessels.
"No part ienlar movements have been remarked.
" On the s.v.me day three of the enemy's steamers were
engaged in taking soundings off the fortress of Kinhurn ;
they also pla,:nid two stakes on the island of Berezane,
probably for lan idmarks.'

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..CHE BALTIC FLEET.
DANTZIC, Oct. 19.—The Vulture, 6, Captain
Glasse, left Nargen at the usual hour last Tuesday
evening, but: in consequence of the very bad weather
experienced during the passage did not arrive here
until 10 o'clo ck this morning.
Exactly on e year has elapsed to-day since the
Baltic fleet, under the command of Admiral Sir
Chas. Napier, bade adieu to the Gulf of Finland
and set sail I 'or Kiel. It appears, however, to be
the intention L of Admiral Dunda3 to maintain his
position in the Baltic this year as long as possible,
although, to judge from the latest accounts, it is
not likely that he will be able to hold out more
than a fortnight, or, at the most, three weeks
longer.
There is, this week, no news whatever to com-
municate, still it may, perhaps, be interesting to
those of yo ur readers who have friends in the fleet
to learn, a.s nearly as possible, the present position

and occupation of each vessel LOW remaining in
the Baltic.

The Commander-il,-Chief is just now at Led-
sund, in his flag-ship, the Duke of Wellington ;
she is attended by the Dragon and Merlin.
At Nargen (to which place, by the way, Admiral
Dundas is to return on the 21st) are stationed
Rear-Admiral Penaud, in the Tourville ; Captain
Codrington, senior officer, in the Royal George,
with the Nile, Cressy, and Edinburgh.
The Seskar division, under the command of
Rear-Admiral Sir Michael Seymour, K.C.8., con-
sisting of the following vessels :—Exmouth (flag-
ship), James Watt, Cesar, Colossus, Orion, Ma-
jestic, Imperieuse, Euryalus, and steamers Centaur
' and Geyser. It is expected that the whole of this
division will join the Commander-in-Chief at
Nargen early in the ensuing week, the anchorage
at Seskar being somewhat unsafe at this advanced
period of the season.
Rear-Admiral Baynes is at the Aland Islands in
his flagship the Retribution. The squadron which
has been cruising under his• command during the
last) six weeks in the Gulf of Bothnia will shortly
assemble in that place.
Our hospital ship, the Belleisle, was to sail on the
15th from Faro for England. The Arrogant and
Magicienne are cruising on the north-east side of
the Gulf of Finland. The Cossack is stationed at
Wormso, not far from Dago Ort. The French
liner Duquesne has left Nargen for Faro. The
Ajax is occupied in embarking the heavy ordnance
captured at Bomarsund last year.
During the last three weeks a report has been
circulating in the fleet that Admiral Dundas pur-
poses taking a trip in the Dragon to Stockholm,
to pay a personal visit to the King of Sweden.
Should this rumour prove to be correct it will
serve in a great measure to strengthen the proba-
bility of a supposition which was put forward by
one of your correspondents not long ago, to the
effect that some portion of tile fleet would probably
pass the winter at a neutral port on the coast of
Sweden. The motives which may induce the Com-
mander-in-Chief of the Baltic fleet to proceed to
Stockholm will certainly be other than the mere
wish or intention on his part to pay a complimen-
tary visit of ceremony to the King of Sweden.

STOCKHOLM', Oct. 16.—Although the public feel-
ing in Sweden with respect to the war has been so
unequivocally shown by the illuminations, ban-
quets, rejoicings, and other demonstrations of au
unmistakeable nature in every town and almost
every village of this kingdom, it is astonishing with
what tenacity the government—or rather the King,
for in spite of the free constitution the ministersare
but the working puppets of the King's' will—seek to
bolster up the unnatural state of neutrality in which
we are ingloriously here killing time whilst we ought
to be more actively engaged in taking a glorious
part in the contest of civilisation against barbarism,
which, however, every one sees cannot be main-
tained much longer, and that at all events
next year we must also let loose the dogs of
war. It was considered by France and England
highly desirable that a part of the allied squadrons
should winter in some Scandinavian port, in order
to be near the field of action early in the spring, and
the island of Gothland was fixed on for the purpose.
Permission was asked of the King of Sweden to put
this plan in execution, but he has negatived it in
the most unqualified manner, even at the risk of
disturbing the good understanding existing between
him and the Western Powers. During the late
mission of Count Knud. Bond 6 to Paris the nego-
tiations were again opened on the subject, but led
to no result, owing to the obstinacy with which the
King has set his mind upon maintaining his neu-
trality.
In the meantime we learn from the Finland papers
and letters that, late as the season is, the blockading
squadron are uninterruptedly engaged in fulfilling
the objects of their mission. Thus every day the
poor Findlanders, thinking the enemy have with-
drawn their ships, rig and bring forth from their
secure hiding-places their merchant vessels, as
they did last year, to make a voyage or two across
the Gulf to a Swedish port before the winter sets
in, and invariably run into the arms of their'
enemy. In this manner upwards of 20 vessels
have been captured in three days.
On the same authority we learn the particulars of
a rather serious affair that took place at Bjorko,
which received a hostile visit from a frigate and a
couple of gun-boats (names and dates not given).
After bombarding the town for a whole day, says the
Russian account, and knocking everything to
pieces, dispersing in all directions the Finland sharp-
shooters and driving away the Kron-Vogts or crown
authorities, the frigate and a gun-boat came into
the harbour, where they cut out all the shipping,
carrying off as prizes twelve of the largest and best
vessels, and destroying the rest.
According to the Finland Ailmanna Tidning,
Sweaborg is now the scene of great activity, for the
damage received by the late bombardment is being
everywhere repaired, and new works are being con-
structed in those'parts which experience has proved
were most weakly defended. It is generally ex-
pected that next year the Baltic will bo the prin-
cipal scene of operations on the part of the Allies,
and everywhere steps are being taken to give them
a warm reception.