The Sun.
London, England, 1854-12-26 00:00:00

GRATUITIES FOR TILE RUSSIAN NAVY.

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(Front the St. PctcrAurr! Journal.)

The 'active part which the aiiors of the Black Sea
take in the clef ice of SeLo!“onul leads inevitably to
losses which Russia feels deeply, and therefore every
day her sympathy for these brave sailors, and particularly
for the wounded, are displayed by numerous, gifts, which
are sent from all directions and throngh every channel
to the Ministry of Marine. Its order to insure regularity
in the reception of these offerings, special arrangements
have been made by order of his Imperial Highness the
Grand Duke Constantine, Grand Admiral of the Em-
pire. In future these gifts will be received daily at the.
Commissariat Department of the Minister of Marine,
and information respecting them will he immediately
given to his Imperial Highness, who will make a report
upon the subject to his Majesty the Emperor. As to
gifts of property or of money, they will be transmitted
without delay to their destination. Independently of
this measure adopted at St. Petersburg, orders have
been given to the Admiralty Commissioner at Moscow
to receive gifts of a similar kind, that is to say, for the
wounded of the fleet of the Black Sea, and to send them
weekly to the Crimea by the post. To judge by the
nature of the articels daily received, it is evident that the
donors have entered into the most minute details re-
specting the wants of the wounded, and that they have
consequently displayed wonderful discernment in the
manner in which !key have made their offerings.
On its part the Administration of the Fleet employs
all the means in its power to succour the wounded and
to assist the families of those who have been killed.
With this object, independently of the local measures
adopted a long time ago, a superior functionary, the
college councillor, M. Kryloff, has been sent to the
Crimea. His mission is, 1. To visit in the peninsula all
the wounded seamen, from the Admiral to the lowest
sailor, and the families of the victims. 2. To collect
exact and detailed information as to the locality where
the wounded was received, the time when received, and
the nature of the wounds, the present state of them, and
the place where the wounded now are. To inform him-
self of their wants, of what they may desire for them-
selves or their families, and of the progress of their
treatment and the nature of their wounds,' &c. 3. To
inquire of the families of the killed respecting their
position, their necessities, their wishes, &c. 4. To de-
clare to all, in the name of his Imperial Highness, that all
will be done for them that can possibly be done. 5. To
transmit from time to time to his Imperial Highness all
these particulars, either by the post or by couriers. 6.
To follow with solicitude the progress of the treatment
adopted towards the wounded. In short, 7thly, to take
charge of letters from the latter, and to send them to their
relatives and friends.

Besides this, there have been sent to Prince Menschi-
koff eat of the sums subscribed by private benefactors,
8,000 silver roubles, to be distributed among the
wounded. A portion of these sums, arising from private
benefactions, has been applied to defray the expense of
se iding to flea Crimea 60 Sisters of Charity, who will
devote themselves to the care of the sick.