The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-06 00:00:00

A SAILOR'S LETTER.

" BARO SOUND, FINLAND, June Dear Sir—l
have just read your kind letter, and I humbly beg par-
don to answer it at once, although it is past time at
night, and I sin writing on the upper deck. Dear Sir,
I must tell you we are under sailing orders for to go to
sea to-morrow. We are going to blockade Revel, a port
about 40 miles above here. The whole fleet is lying
here, with the exception of Admiral Plumridge's squa-
dron. The whole fleet is the finest that was ever seen
by the oldest man living. To see the implements of
destruction on such a scale, it really looks something
awful grand. They are the finest ships that men can
build. I wish you could have the beautiful view this
evening. The sun is getting low over the trees ; on
shore it really is splendid. Thank God, you are not
here, for this is no place for you, Sir. Here we are, like
dogs tied by the neck, all ready to fight when let go.
Today we have had a hard day's work. Admiral Chads
had us all on shore, with our gunboats and field pieces
and marines, to exercise. We have had a very hot
day. What with the heat of the powder and the sun, it
made us sweat pretty fair. But, thank God, we are all
returned on board without any accident. To tell you,
Sir, what we hear, Sir (but I don't know that it is
altogether true, although we expect it every day)--..ve
hear the whole fleet is going sonic day this week to
engage Sweaborg, the entrance to Helsingfors. It is a
very strong place to take. It has three batteries,
mounting altogether 800 guns, and 12 sail of men-of-
war line-of-battle-ships. So you see, Sir, we have our
work cut out for us to do ; but we shall do it, with the
blessing of God. The Vulture is just arrived to our
Admiral with the melancholy news of losing 28 men
killed and a great many wounded. The Vulture and
some other of Plumridge's squadron engaged the port
up the Gulf. They got possession, and took some mer-
chant shipping out of the port without much loss, and
two days after the Vulture went on shore, not far from
the same place, to get some water. The men were all on
shore, hard at work, and some of the steamers' paddle
boats were sent to protect them, but the Russians came
clown by hundreds and murdered the poor fellows like
dogs. The boat went in and fired at the troops, when a
Russian gunboat that had been lying in a creek with six
guns, the first time she fired at our poor fellows they
killed 1 lieutenant, 2 midshipmen, acd 12 men. Then
they were forced to give in by being overpowered. They
have lost altogether about 60 men killed, and a great
many wounded. The whole fleet is raving mad to have
I revenge. The whole fleet want to be at it, and
settle the dispute ; but our Admiral has something in
the wind that makes him so quiet. We expect he
will break loose every day. We aro going to leave
the fleet in the morning ; but we shalt be close to
the place of action ; so it is very likely by the time
you get this Sweaborg will be no more, nor any of its
shipping. I hope to have the pleasure of fetching some of
them to Sheerness, to show you all what we can do. But I
must come to a conclusion, for I can scarce keep my eyes
open, for I am very tired. But I must tell you, sir, I
thought of you most of any time on Easter Sunday ; it
blew a bitter gale of wind, and the snow and ice was fit to
cut my poor Lae to pieces, for I was at the wheel for
two hours, from six to eight in the morning. Another
day was the 6th of May, a sorrowful day for us, for we
lost one of our young men, off our topsail yard. Poor
fellow ; I do not know, if you recollect him, but he was
the young man that went with poor —'s widow to the
grave when we buried him. They called him —, and
a smart young man he was. I was in the greatest of
danger for 30 minutes ; but thank God he spared our
lives for this time, and I hope it will be a warning to us
for the future. I often think of many remarks I heard
you make, and many passages in the Bible I could point
out. They are a very great comfort to me, particularly
of a night, when walking the deck alone. That is the
only time for me to meditate. I often run my
thoughts as far as —, and think of days gone by.
I hope and trust to God they will return. He only
knows. I am afraid I shall have many ups and
downs before that time. But never mind, sir, I must
not begin to think of home. Here we are, and we must
to protect
do our duty, and trust to Providence
We all send our kind respects to you and Mrs. —andus.
family. Most happy we
was to hear the children was
well. I hope and trust the babes may be as good as the
father ; this is my prayer. I cannot write much about
women and children, for it makes me anything but com-
fortable ; and so, sir, I shall conclude,! wishing you may
be so kind as to tell my e.t.a s wife we are all well
and hearty. You must excuse my writing ; I have had
a very bad thumb. and I can scarce hold the pen, so I
must give over and go to bed. So good night, and may
God bless you and Mrs. and the children is the
prayer of

"Your obedient and humble servant,
df * * * * ~

"The Rev. * * *."

SPANISH INSURRECTION.
REPORTED DEFEAT OF THE INSURGENTS.
Advices from Madrid, received by way of Paris,
state that on the 30th a sanguinary combat took
place between the troops who remained faithful to
the Royal cause and the insurgents near the village
of Vicalvaro. The insurgents, it is said, three
times charged the Royal troops, and were each
time repulsed with loss.

They were at last entirely routed, and retired
upon Toledo, leaving the field of battle covered
with dead and wounded and the bodies of horses.
Colonel Garriaao, many officers, and a consider-
able number of soldierse have been made prisoners
by the Royal troops.
Later advices to the 3d inst. state that a con-
siderable number of workmen and soldiers have
abandoned the rebels, and made their submission.
The news from the provinces is said to be satis-
factory.

At the latest dates, 6 o'clock on the evening of
the 4th, the Government was expecting reinforce-
ments from Saragossa and Valladolid, with which
they hoped soon to reduce the insurgents.
Madrid was said to be tranquil, and there was
no rising in the provinces.
Notwithstanding the favourable accounts given
by the telegraphic despatches received from Madrid,
the state of affairs in Spain seems to be very pre-
carious. The Messager de Bayonne, and private
letters from Madrid, give a direct contradiction to
the telegraph. They say that the Queen's troops,
commanded by the Minister of War, so far from
being victorious, were driven back precipitately
into the city of Madrid, after having lost their ar-
tillery and 50 men. Half the garrison of Madrid
is said to have joined the movement. Great
anxiety is felt as to the part to be taken by General
Narvaez and General Serano.

SAN SEBASTIAN, July 2.—Although the Govern-
ment is doing all it can to prevent the circulation
of intelligence respecting the movements of Generals
O'Donnel and tulce, it is known that the present
pronunciamiento will most probably lead to the
downfall of the Sartorius Cabinet, if not to changes
of much greater importance. The insurgents call
for the proclamation of the Constitution of 1837 ;
but, depend upon it, their exigencies will not be
confined to this demand. The conspiracy has ex-
tensive ramifications, and we are in hourly expec-
tation of hearing of risings at Barcelona, Saragossa,
(to. ; in which case San Sebastian (where the exist-
ing Government is very unpopular) will soon follow
their example. Much importance is attached to
the fact that the Bourbon regiment is quartered
here. This corps was sent to San Sebastian in dis-
grace after the late unsuccessful attempt at Sara-
gossa, and its colonel (Here) is now in prison here,
whilst most of the officers have been changed ; but
if anything takes place at Saragossa, and Colonel
Hore is liberated, it is expected that he will find
means to put himself at the head of his regiment.

AUSTRIA.
The Moniteur publishes the following :
SERAJEVO, June 20.—The Austrian Staff-Captain
Jovanovitch arrived on the 16th at Mostar, the bearer
of a letter from General Mamula to Mustapha Pacha,
in which that General gives the assurance that the troops
concentrated in Dalmatia are only intended to guarantee
the maintenance of peace and order, and that with that

and he is about to take energetic steps to prevent all
aggression on the part of Montenegro. He terminates
in praying the Pacha to have no apprehension on the
subject of military measures, which are a proof of the
good intentions which animate his Government.
The Constitutionnel examines at great length the
present position of the Russians in the Principa-
lities, and concludes that the Czar, finding himself
baffled by Turkey and the 'Western Powers on the one
hand, and by the hostility of Austria on the other,
has resolved, if passible, to avenge on the latter
the mishaps which he has encountered in the•
course of the present unfortunate campaign. The
Constitutionnel says that the policy of Austria has
always been opposed to the aggressions of Russia
on Turkey, and that documents were discovered
some years ago among the papers of the Grand
Duke Constantine, at Warsaw, and published in
the _Portfolio, which prove that in 1829 Austria
was most anxious to induce the Western Powers to
resist the advance of the Russian army beyond the
Balkans, but that France and England refused to
interfere. The French Minister of Foreign Affairs
on that occasion (the Count de la Ferronays) de-
clared that " the King would never lend himself
to any collective step respecting the Emperor of
Russia to exhort him to make peace, or to inter-
fere in a formal manner in his affairs." And on
the Austrian envoy insisting that, at all events,
cfficieuses representations should be made, the
same Minister replied that "he would make
neither officieuses representations nor representa-
tions of any other nature, if they were to assume
the character of concert between the four Powers."
The consequence was the treaty of Adrianople.

ADDRESS OF THE AUSTRIAN COM-
MANDER-IN-CHIEF.

General Hess, the Austrian Commander-in-
Chief, has published the following order of the day,
dated June 25 :

" His Majesty the Emperor has deigned to confide to
me, by his high decision of the 21st of June, the com-
mand of the 3d and 4th armies stationed near the fron-
tier. Endeavouring to render myself worthy of the con-
fidence of my Emperor and Lord by the most unlimited
devotedness to his august person and to his service, and
to realise his intentions according to the best of my
power, and with the experience of a military life of
nearly fifty years, I count, with the most entire Icon-
Hence, on the ancient and inexhaustible spirit which
has always animated our army—the spirit of discipline,
order, bravery, and sacrifice which distinguish so glo-
riously the Austrian soldier and officer—as also on the
intelligence and perseverance of the superior chiefs in the
execution of their obligations. But I particularly count
on the excellent direction which will be given to the
troops by the commanders of corps—whom I see at their
head with entire confidence, and who, I am convinced,
will be my faithful and active supporters on all occa-
sions, as old and tried companions in arms and combats."

FRANCE.
FRENCH ARMY FOR THE BALTIC.

General Baraguay d'llilliers will leave Paris to-
morrow (Friday). He embarks with a division of
the army under his command for the Baltic. Eng-
land will provide vessels for transport.

Yesterday it was said that the house of Messrs.
Rothschild, freres of Paris, refused to discount the
coupons of the Spanish debt as they have been in
the habit of doing.
Important news is said to have been received from
Germany by the French Minister of Foreign Affairs,
and which is said to explain the delay in the entry
of the Austrian forces into Wallachia. Orders had
been de spatched from Vienna in the morning,
but in the afternoon these orders were counter-
manded, in consequence, it is said, of the arrival
of a note from the Berlin Cabinet, declaring to
the Austrian Cabinet that, in its opinion, Austria
could not commence any warlike movement be-
fore the arrival of the official answer of the Czar.
The Bulletin des Lois contains a decree, an-
nouncing that an extraordinary credit of
52,250,000 f. is opened from the budget of 1854, to
the Minister of War, to provide for the most
urgent expenses resulting from the augmentation
of the army and the formation of the army of the
East. In that sum, the pay and food of troops 1g
set down for 20 millions ; clothes, equipment, and
camp furniture, for 6 millions ; general remount)
8 millions ; transports, 74 millions ; artillery and
engineers, each 1i million ; horse-furniture,
millions ; and forage, 5 millions.
The Phare de Cherbourg announces, that at the
end of the present campaign a division of the
Baltic fleet will pass the winter at that port. That
division will be composed,,it is said, of the Do"
gueschn line-of-battle ship, and the following fri-
gates—the Andromaque, the Semillante, the Ven-
geance, the Poursuivante, the Zenobie, the Vir;
gime, and the Algerie ; the Beaumanoir brig ; and
the following steam-corvettes—the Phlegeton, the
Laplace, the Aigle, and the Milan. "It appears
certain," says the above journal, " that orderS
have been given to prepare in the port of Cher-
bourg stores of all kinds necessary to .supply these
thirteen vessels, with crews amounting to 4,800
men."

Orders hare been sent to Boulogne and other
ports in the Channel for the embarkation of 10,000
of the troops now assembling to form the Bou-
logne camp. It is thought that they are to be
sent into the Baltic to take possession of the island
of Aland.

Prince Charles Bonaparte, now in the ninth day
since his accident, is going on most satisfactorily.
Suppuration has set in without producing any
movement of fever worth speaking of. No further
apprehension of danger is entertained.
Mr. Park, the sculptor of Manchester, member
of the Royal Scottish Academy, was presented, in
the early part of last week, by the Duke of Hama'
ton, to the Emperor of the French, at the palace
of St. Cloud, and on the occasion exhibited hi°
bust of Sir Charles Napier, with which his Majesty
expressed himself much gratified, being well ac-
quainted with the characteristic features. of the
gallant admiral. Mr. Park has been e ntrustea
with the execution of a bust of the Emp e ror, tb°
first sitting for which took place onTb urs'daY,
after which his Majesty did Mr. Park the honour
of inviting him to lunch with the Imperia I circle,'
Two other sittings have since taken place, and
already the likeness promises to be a strikin g one*._
The Emperor has addressed the followin g letter
to the Prince de la Moskowa

" Palace of St. Cloud, .3 uly 3.
"My dear Prince—l am one of those who n a ust take
the greatest part in the cruel loss which you :have just
sustained. Your mother had always been the most de-
voted friend of mine, and the affection of her • children
has never been wanting towards me. I there Fore asso-
ciate myself in the just and profound grief of the family
with the sentiments which you know me to ha' re for her,
and of which I renew to you the sincere expre rion.

" NA ,OLEON•
"The Empress wishes that I should also e: rpress her
sentiments on this fatal circumstance."

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