The Sun.
London, England, 1854-10-28 00:00:00

THE BALTIC FLEET.

KIEL, Oct 27.
Her Majesty's screw steam-ships Duke of Wel-
lington, 131, carrying the flag of Vice-Admiral
Sir Charles Napier ; the Royal George, 120 ;
Princess Royal, 90 ; with the Vulture and
Locust, have arrived here.

The Princess Royal has been aground, bu

without sustaining damage.

THE CRIMEA.
THE RUSSIAN CAMP.

" ODESSA, OCT. 24.—Although, says the Vienna
Presse, the Russians are protected by the hilly
nature of the country where they are staying, they
have made an entrenched camp to the south-east
of Bakshi-Sergi, and so soon as more reinforce-
ments arrive intend forming a second entrenched
camp on the upper part of the Belbeck river.
The road between Perekop, Simpheropol, and
Bakshi-Sergi is i
quite free, and the small garri-
son of the Allies n Eupatoria is prevented from
attacking the Russian reinforcements on their
march by means of a Russian. corps of observa-
tion stationed at Orta Ablan. Other auxiliary
troops are on the way by the Sea of Azoff through
Arabad and Kertch. The communication between
the Russian main body and the fortifications of
Sebastopol is quite uninterrupted on the northern
side of the harbour, and the same is the case be-
tween the northern forts and the southern across
the water. The Russian report expresses the hope
that Sebastopol will not be easily taken by the
Allies. Should detached works, or even the town
itself, fall into the hands of the enemy, this would
in no wise imply the capture of all the forts. Such
is Menschikoff's view, who adds that the destruc-
tion of the Allied Army stands in prospective the
moment the storms of the Black Sea put an end to
all communication with the Turkish territory."

The Journal de Constantinople, of Oct. 14, con-
tains the following details of the dashing recon-
naissance of Admiral Bruat, at Sebastopol
4, We learn that on the 7th Admiral Bruat executed a
very important reconnaissance to the west of Sebastopol,
within a short distance of the forts which defend the town
on the sea-side. Several boats filled with men from
the following ships of the line, the Montebello, the Na-
poleon, the Charlemagne, and the Jean-Bart, proceeded
on that day very early in the morning to the Bay of
Schletska, remaining clo.e to the shore in order not to
be observed. They were followed into the bay by the
Roland, which entered, in risking the fire of the batteries.
Admiral Bruat, accompanied by Admiral. Charnier, the
captains of the above-named vessels, several aides-de-
camp, and a colonel of the staff, sent by the General-
in-Chief, landed with 600 seamen on the east of the
bay, and, protected by the inequalities of the ground
and parts of the wall, advanced to the heights com-
manding the Quarantine Fort, to within about 600
metres of the forts of the place. The ground was then
examined with care to ascertain whether a marine
battery could not be erected there. There exists, in
fact, a fort in ruins in a very advantageous position,
which it is possible to utilise. The Russians having
taken the alarm, directed a very sharp fire on the de-
tachment. But a plan of the ground had been already
taken, and the object of the Admiral attained. The
boats again received on board every one, amidst a dis-
charge of hundreds of balls and shells, but without any
injury whatever being done. The boat of the captain
of the Charlemagne alone received a ball, which passed
between two rows of sailors, fortunately without touch-
ing any one."

We extract the following remarks from a, letter
received from Berlin this morning :
" Notwithstanding the flow of Russian bulletins,
which contradict each other with reckless disre-
gard to facts and probabilities, in all but the
chorus of All's well' and Nnothing important
has occurred,' the opinions of military men of
the highest position, even those devoted heart and
soul to Russia, are unanimous in the severity of
their criticisms upon the negligence, want of skill,
and preposterous self-confidence of the Russian
commander in the Crimea. Gortschakoff might and
could shelter himself for his defeats, unskilful dis-
positions, and absence of practical ability, beneath
superior orders, as little doubt exists that his
general plan was dictated from-St.Petershurg ' • but
Menschikoff bad in a certain degree a free hand,
and 'whatever bad use he might have made of a
large force, he is blamed, with just severity, for
not having demanded reinforcements, which might
have enabled him to hold Balaklava with a strong
garrison, whilst he might have taken up a
position, with at least 65,000 men, not on the
Alma, but diagonally, and with his left resting on
Sebastopol. Had he done this he might have ren-
dered advance on the north side doubly difficult,
and at all events eompletely prevented the change
of basis effected with such wonderful skill and