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LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 181 1854.

THE WAR.

declaration of, war with Russia, when they would con-
cert measures for capturing the Diana. By this time
they have, doubtless, received their orders from home,
when, we have no doubt, it will be so arranged that
whilst one of the frigates pursues the Diana, and brings
her to action, the other will wait off Valparaiso the ar-
rival of the other Russian frigate the Aurora from Rio,
and do her best to capture her before she can reach a
neutral port.
THE RUSSIAN SQUADRON IN THE CHINA SEAS.—We
learn by the overland telegraph, that the Russian squad-
ron that has been so long in the China seas left Ma-
nilla, March 18, for Batavia. We trust that they will
not hear of the declaration of war before our Anglo-
French squadrons take the intelligence and the enemy
too at the same time. To effect this, however, we must
employ the flag-ship Winchester, 50; *Sybille, 40 ; En-
counter, 14, screw; Barracouta, 6; Rattler, 9, screw;
and the two or three men-of-war the French have in
China. They have, however, gone to a neutral port for
the present, whither they must of course be followed,
and not lost sight of.
THE BLACK SEA.--The first promotion for the Rus-
sian war has been conferred upon a most deserving and
long-service officer—namely, on Commander John Bour-
master Dickson (1847), commander in Admiral Dundas's
flag-ship Britannia. He has been promoted to the rank
of captain for his gallant services in command of the
rocket-boats at the bombardment of Odessa.

about sailors, and it was a very natural, observation of
Mr. Wilkinson's clerk that "it they had been soldiers
they could have been billetted."
Mr. Borrer--Just so. They looked to their instruc-
tions, and found that they could do something fur sol.
diers, but not for sailors.
Mr. Verrall was sure that there was no want of feel-
ing in the matter. Mr. White naturally did not like to
take the responsibility upon himself of relieving them,
and so risk whether the commissioners would allow the
expenditure or not ; and the same with regard to Mr.
Wilkinson's clerk. Lieutenant Pratt took them away
three.quarters of an hour after they had been in the
town. •
Here the matter ended.

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.
Yesterday the High-Marshal to the Supreme Court of
Admiralty gave notice, on the Royal Exchange, that
Dr. Lushington, the Judge of that Court, would,
within 20 days from the date of such notice, proceed to
condemn the following RussiJn
hanna Emili ships as lawfe, ul
Fidentia,
prizes to
their captors—namely, the o
Amercia, Aina, Nadescha, the Fenix or Phcenix, the
Froya, and Livonia. The First Court of Admiralty for
the condemnation of Russian prizes is appointed to be
held in Doctors'-commons on the 22d inst.
The schooner Victor, prize to the Euryalus, 51 guns,
screw steam-ship, Captain George Ramsay, arrived on
'Tuesday last at Sheerness from Hartlepool, having put
into that port in consequence of the prize crew being
'short of provisions. On arrival the prizeinaster com-
municated with the guardship for the day (the Tribun),
and at tidetinie she was towed to the Nore by the
steam-vessel Adder, on her way to London. The Abo
and dEger, prizes to the Tribune, anchored at the Nore
Tuesday, and aft,er the prizemasters had communi-
cated with the Tribune they proceeded on for London.
Yesterday another Russian prize, the Alexander,
.vhich arrived at Gravesend on Tuesday, was deposited
in the West India Docks.
Advices were received yesterday at the Admiralty,
under date Memel, the 13th of May, that her Majesty's
ship Amphion, reported in several of the German jour-
!oils to have Leen captured by the Russians, and her
;rew made prisoners, were at the above date moored in
Memel harbour, all well.
The Royal Albert, 131 guns, screw steam-ship, was
Yesterday taken into the fitting basin at Sheerness ; she
will be placed under the rnasting shears for the purpose
,f receiving her heavy machinery, boilers, &c., after
which she is to be taken into No. 3 dry dock, to be
;oppered, and complete thb necessary works to her hull.
The Adder steam-vessel, second-Master in command
lames Munchin, from Chatham, left Sheerness at 11 30
L.m. yesterday with seamen and marines fur service in
~be Beileisle, 24 guns, now lying in the Downs, last
rum Portsmouth, on her way to the Baltic.
The St. Vincent, 101, Captain Elliot, at Portsmouth,
las been ordered to return her sails into store ashore.
By this we infer she is not intended for sea service.
The Sprightly, steam-tender, Master-Commander
3-eorge Allen, left Portsmouth harbour yesterday morn-
log for Brighten, to bring back the three boats of the
,ost steam-gunboat Jasper, which were left in charge of
he commanding officer of the Coast-guard station at that
Mace.
The Curacoa, 30, new screw steam-frigate, was placed
in No. 9 dock at Portsmouth, yesterday to be coppered
'i.nd hastened for commission.
The Calcutta, 82, Captain Stopford, having had her
copper examined and repaired, was removed from the
lock on Tuesday, and placed alongside the jetty at Ply-
nouth, preparatory to being rigged.
The paddle steam-sloop Stromboli, Commander N.
' fall, sailed from Plymouth on Tuesday, to join the
.Vhite Sea Squadron in the Downs.
The frigate Portland, 50, is ordered to be rigged by
;he riggers of the Plymouth dockyard, and to be placed
a ordinary. The Indefatigable, 50, will, it is said, be
i-ought forward for active service in place of the Port-

THE WAR IN TEE EAST.

land.
Yesterday afternoon, at 4 o'clock, the second of the
-,%v0 screw-frigates, built for the Russian Government in
Pitcher's dockyard, Northfleet, and, after being seized
.y the Customs, purchased by our Government, was
Lunched in the presence of a large concourse of specta-
ors, both in the yard, on the heights adj,iining it, and
n an immense number of boats on the river abreast of it.
l'ne curiosity and desire of the public to see " one of the
lZussian prizes taken in Pitcher's dockyard," together
with the remarkable fineness of the day, contributed no
loubt to bring together so unusually great a number of
)eople. The first of these twin ships intended for the
Russian service was named "the Cossack." The one
Lunched now was named "the Tartar." The Tartar,
ike the Cossack, will be ship-rigged, and fitted with the
,ame number of guns. Her measurement is as fol-

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