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

THE RUSSIAN PRIZES AND PRISONERS.

Yesterday the Russian vessel Bognaja. Nadischa, prize
to H.M. steamer Miranda, arrived in the river from the
White Sea, and WAS taken into the West India Docks,
to be condemned in due course by the Court of Admi-
ralty and sold for the benefit of her captors. The de-
crees for the sale of the undermentioned vessels have
been issued by the Court of Admiralty—viz., the Fama
and Froyn, prizes to H.M. revenue cutter Argus ; the
Abe and Fidentia, prizes to her Majesty's screw frigate
Tribune ; and the Auguste, prize to the ilecla and
Arrogant.
Yesterday her Majesty's ship Belleiale arrived in the
Downs from the Baltic.

The total number of Russian prisoners now at Milßay
is 800. It is proposed that those among them who may
be desirous shall be allowed to emigrate to Australia.

THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION.

The North Star and Talbot were taken into the fitting
basin at Sheerness yesterday, preparatory to their being
paid oft. The North Star has brought home the follow-
ing officers, who went out from England in her :—Com-
mander William J. S. Pullen : Mr. Thomas C. Pullen,
master : Mr. William Shellabeer, second master : and
Mr. William Elliott, clerk in charge. The following
supernumeraries are brought home by her, and sent on
board the flag-ship Waterloo :—Commander S. Osborne,
late of the Pioneer ; Commander Haswell, late of the
Investigator ; also Mr. Court, master ; Drs. Armstrong
and Piers ; Mr. Payne, Paymaster ' • and Mr. Miert-
sching, interpreter of the Esquimaux language ; Lieuts.
Pim and Roach, of the Resolute ; also Mr. M'Dugall,
Mr. Crabbe, masters ; and Mr. Scott, assistant-surgeon,
The North Star left England on the 21st of April,
1852. Her officers and crew have suffered the priva-
tions of two winters' of three months each total dark-
ness, with the thermometer 56 degrees below zero, or 88
degrees below the freezing point. They have been with-
out a single human being to associate with, except their
own little company, for a period of two years and a-half.
During the whole period the officers and crew have
ceased to use the razor, merely scissoneutting and trim-
ming their faces and heads, and there has not been one
solitary case of ulcerated or sore throat among them.
Until within a week the razor was only known by name
in the ship, and, strange to say, immediately their faces
lost their warm clothing several found that the cold took
effect on their throats. Not a single man or officer has
been lost from sickness. The duties of the clerk-in-charge
of this ship have been most onerous, he having had to
be up at all hours supplying travelling parties with pro-
visions who have on many occasions, with their sledges
and dogs, travelled 60 miles a-day. A few rare speci-
mens of birds and eggs have been preserved and brought
home. She brought home the crews of the Investigator
and the Phoenix, and the crews of the Resolute and
Enterprize.
The Talbot, Commander Robert Jenkins, has brought
home all the officers and crew who went out with him.
The following supernumeraries were taken on board at
Beechey Island :.---Commander Richards, late of the
Assistance; Lieut. May, ditto ; Lieut. Uheyne, ditto ;
Mr. Allard, late master of the Pioneer ; Mr. Herbert,
mate of the Assistance ; and Mr. Pym, mate of ditto ;
Mr. Richards, assistant-surgeon of the Assistance ; Mr.
Toms, assistant-surgeon of the Pioneer, and Mr. Kerr,
carpenter of the Assistance ; also 51 men, the crews of
the Pioneer and Assistance.

Colonel Jones, Royal Engineers, after reporting him-
self at the Royal Engineer Department at Pall-mall, on
his return from the Baltic, visited Woolwich on Satur-
day. Major Ord, Royal Engineers, who accompanied
the gallant late Brigadier-General to the Baltic, has
also arrived at Chatham.