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

THE FRENCH TROOPS FOR THE BALTIC.

As we have already stated, the only line-of-battle ships
that are to take the French army to the Baltic, are the
following :

Hannibal, screw 91 Commodore Hon. F. W. Grey.
Algiers, screw... 91 Captain Talbot.
Royal William . 120 Captain Kingcome.
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St. Vincent lO2 Captain Mansel.
With these the following steamers will also be dig.
-•- e
Termagant, screw 24 Captain Hon: with Stewart.
Gladiator, paddle 6 Captain Broke,
Sphinx, paddle- 6 Captain Clifford.
The squadron will be under the orders of Commodore
Grey, with his broad pendant in the Hannibal. The
Algiers and Hannibal, as we have stated are at Sheer-
ness, have their lower deck guns out, and will soon be
ready to proceed to the Downs. Rear Admiral Berke-
ley, C. 8., having made the arrangements at Portsmouth
for the St. Vincent to be got ready, and having effected
the exchange of Captain Mansel with Captain Eliott,
the Powerful, 84, remaining as the ordinary guard-ship
pro tent., went off to Devonport to personally direct the
arrangements fur getting away the Royal William,
which ship has been got ready with such dispatch (the
commander-in-chief, Admiral Sir William Parker, and
the admiral superintendent, the Hon. M. Stopford, hav-
ing superintended the work themselves), that she was
towed into the Sound yesterday morning, and will be in
the Downs most likely on Thursday next.
St. Vincent has nearly completed the troop fittings at
Portsmouth, and has taken in her powder and shell.
Yesterday afternoon the Echo and Comet, steam-tugs,
received on board the blue jackets and marines from the
Powerful, and turned them over to the St. Vincent, at
Spithead. The crew, on leaving their ship, heartily
cheered those left behind, which was returned with the
same good feeling. .

Termagant has completed her outside painting, and
rattled down her rigging. The convicts were at work
the whole night of Tuesday coaling her. The shipwrights
and factory people arl engaged night and day to com-
plete her by Saturday. Sliding bulkheads and screens
have been fitted for the accommodation of the French
officers.

Sphinx was swung yesterday at Portsmouth, to ascer-
tain the deviation of her compass. She will go to Spit-
head to-day, and her crew be paid in advance.
It is not true, as reported, that the Waterloo, Co-
lossus, and others named, are to take the French troops.
The arrangements for receiving the French on board
these fine ships will be as perfect as can be conceived.
They are to have the best of provisions, the best of
stores, and are to be made as comfortable as possible.
This is as it should be, for the gallant French soldiers
are worthy of being taken care of by British sailors, and
deserve for their devotion every encouragement, for as
we are short of soldiers, and troops as well as seamen
are required for Baltic service, the Emperor bas most
nobly and handsomely volunteered to send Frenchmen
to co-operate with our fleet. The selection of Captain
Mansel for this work is also a most judicious step. In
this gallant officer the French soldiers will find an old
comrade ; for Captain Mansel as a volunteer, by way of
recreation, we believe, carried a musket in then French
ranks in Algeria, and helped them to take Con stantine.
We believe the total number of the Frencl troops
will be about 7,000. They will assemble at C:klais and
Boulogne, and will be conveyed to the British squadron
in the Downs about the 14th or 15th inst.

TEN THOUSAND MORE TROOPS FOR THE
BLACK SEA.

It is now known that the reinforcements to our army
in Turkey will amount, in new regiments, drafts, and
detachments, to nearly 10,00. 0 more troops. r".,Chey are
to be sent as soon as possible to the seat of war, or
rather as quickly as steam tonnage can be procured. As
Captain Kellock,
we have stated, the Peninsular and Oriental Company's
of cavalry, and it is reported
e regiment
shipa a
ship
will
become Himalaya,
the property of
takesgrea t out screwanothert a
that this magnificent
the Crown. The Admiralty pay for
her hire nearly
9,0001. a month, while she could become the property of
the country for—say, 130,000/. or 140,000/.--just 15
months' hire. The General Screw Company's new
2,700-ton-ship Prince, as already reported, will take
infantry. It would be much more economical to
purchase this splendid ship also. The cost of her hire
per month is about 6,8001.,
and We doubt not she
could be purchased at the same rate as the Himalaya.
The Royal Mail Company s large paddle-wheel-ship
Orin)co also proceeds again to the,East with infantry,
and the Australian Mail Company s screw-ship Austra-
lian, 1,300 tons, sister ship to the Sydney, now em-
ployed, is also to be taken up to convey the troops. But
still more steam tonnage is requued 7 and the difficulty
is where to get it at the moment. The real amount of
i
tonnage now in the East s deemed to be scarcely suffi-
cient to follow the army, .and the commander-i.n-chief
keeps them with a pertinacity that is not only jukstifiable,
but laudable. As we remarked three months since, when
little experience in the transport service had been gained,
the real difficulties would commence when the autho-
rities had acquired some knowledge of them. Such is
now felt to be the fact ; but the success of the initiation
induces a confidence in the energy and ability of those
who have hitherto done so well iu providing for the ser-
vice.
When the above have all arrived we shall hame more
than 40,000 British soldiers in Turkey,