The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-27 00:00:00

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THE BALTIC FLEET.
KIEL, HOLSTEIN, Nov. 23.
A telegraphic despatch, the purport of which is
not clearly understood, has been received from the
Admiralty. It was to this effect :—" If the Prin-
cess Royal is to proceed to England, Rear-Admiral
Seymour is to hoist his flag on board that ship."
To this, I have heard, from a source on which re-
liance may be placed, the Commander-in-Chief
replied as follows :—" No orders have reached me
for any one of the ships under my command to
leave Kiel harbour for England."
A statement appears in the Independance Beige,
' dated Hamburg, the 17th inst., announcing that
the departure of the fleet is further postponed until
the 4th of December, when it will be determined
on what ships are to proceed home, and that in-
structions will be forwarded to the Commander-in-
Chief to leave a certain portion of the fleet in this
harbour for the winter season. But I believe this
statement to be entitled to very little credence.
Yesterday the on dit at the " Club" was,
that a
portion of the Russian fleet had left Helsingfors
and captured two of our cruizers in the Gulf of
Finland so recently as three days since. Such an
event is highly improbable, and you must receive
the intelligence with great reserve. It reached
this port by electric telegraph, and is universally
considered without foundation.
By the latest advices the ice from Sweaborg 'and
Cronstadt has not yet formed to any very great
extent, and the navigation of the Gulf of Finland
is still open.
Here it has been freezing hard for the past two
days, with a piercing wind from E.S.E., and a
slight fall of snow. The
a
thermometertem( (Fahrenheit)
temperature
e iot)f
yesterday, at 7 a.m., indicated
27 degs. in the open air. Its maximum during
the day was 30 degs., its minimum 2G deo. The
barometer fell rapidly, till it reached 29.052 inches,
where it remained stationary.
During the past few days the rear squadron has
been visited by Rear-Admiral 'loaf dlsv,hwi
el e
ith m mustered
tceormed.
the orows of the various ships
posed.
The Vulture, paddle-steamer, Captain F. H.
Glasse, sails to-day with despatches and munitions
of war for the squadron under the orders of Cap-
blockading.
tail). R. Watson, the enemy's ports in
the Gulf of Finland.
The Magicienne, paddle stearn-frigate, Captain
Thos. Fisher, has proceeded to the head of the
harbour to replenish her fuel, on completing which
she is to be despatched on particular service.
At this port the duties connected with the Post-
office appear to be imperfectly performed. Letters
which ought to reach England in three days occupy
five in their transit, and, in some instances, a much
longer period. Moreover, those which are prepaid
sometimes fail in reaching their destination.
While writing, orders have arrived for the St.

Jean d'Acre, Captain the Hon. H. keppel, and
Princess Royal, Captain Lord C. Paget, to, proceed
'home forthwith, for the purpose of being dccked,
to make good the defects arising from their having
got on shore off the island of Mow en, in the pas-
sage from Nargen to this harbour. They are trans-
ferring to the James Watt and Gesar their surplus
provisions, stores, dm., reserving for their own use
a supply thereof for 30 days. They 'are to sail for
England on the 25th inst.

The Locust, paddle steam-sloop, left port this
forenoon on particular service.
Much snow had fallen during the night. The
wind had veered to the westward. Thermometer
to-day at noon 34 deg. (Fahrenheit), barometer
28.940.

We have telegraphic news from Odessa to the
17th inst. Up to this date no further intelligence
of importance had been received from the Crimea.
The engagement of the sth is not considered by the
Russians to have been of a decisive character.
The French suffered considerable loss on that oc-
casion, in consequence of having pursued the regi-
ment Minsk to the Russian entrenchments. The
temperature at Odessa was 3 degrees Ramnur, and
snow had fallen to a depth of three inches.

A letter from Batouin, in the Lloyd of Vienna,
states that Mustapha Paella has been ordered to
hold himself in readiness to embark for the Crimea
with 10,000 men of the elite of the Turkish army.

SPAIN.
THE SPANISH MINISTRY.
The following private telegraphic despatch ha
been received :

"MADRID, Nov. 22.
"A rumour is current that a new Ministry is
formed, the members of which aro MM. Gurrea,
Gaminde, Allende Salazar, Gomez, Oliver, Aguirre,
and Mathen. This combination, however, seems
to us very unlikely, and we give it, subject to all
reserve."