The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-20 00:00:00

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AFFECTIVE FORCE OF THE RUSSIAN

ARAI Y.
I:l,larciphlet, entitled " The Russian Army," has
aueen published in Paris, by M. Tariff
gentleman who resided 14 years in Russia. He
aßge„,
%ia. CS that in 1852 the effective force of the Bus-
bn.,anzY amounted to 900,000 men, thus distri-
i4'" the frontier provinces of Asia, 80,000 ;
ti Siberia., 40,000 ; in the fortresses of Finland,
031lia, and Courland, 70,000 ; in the garrison of
to Petersburg, 30,000 troops of the line, and
)4,°00 of the imperial guard ; in the garrison of
lit°lBre°W, 60,000 ; -in Poland, 100,000 ; in the mi-
-1 Colonies, 250,000 ; corps of observation on
b4ei Turkish frontier, 100,000 • reserve marching
talions, 100,000. M. Tardif de Mello gives the
tames of all the regiments, and some curious de-
-1,2 of-the history and organisation of the Russian

CAPTURE OF SEVEN HUNDRED
RUSSIANS.
h,A lir etter from the Black Sea announces that Ad-
s•
ir E. Lyons ha captured 00 Russian re-
'ita crossing from Anapa to the Crimea.

PRIZES IN THE BLACK SEA.
0,":1 the 3d inst., at 5 p.m., the Sidon arrived at
listantinople with four prizes from the Black Sea
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off Sulina—two Russian and two Greek(S
men with grain, and the latter also partly with
a4`ets,_ and other contraband of war, bound for
aud Prevesa. Every arrival from the Euxine
Itas' course a great incident, and thus the Sidon
soon besieged with a host of anxious inquirers.
Sultan, among the rest, ou descrying our
14,_saer from his kiosque, despatched without de-
qV,,chamberlain to ask the news, and who, on
It-"Hig, was honoured with a salute of 10 guns.
fleell)Pears that great despondency exists,. in the
,1 in consequence of the delay attending our
ti operations in
in the Black Sea. All are impa-
optilio go ahead and attack the stonghold ; but
t I's no easy matter perhaps to accomplish with-
Gss, unless the allied squadrons be supported
a sufficient land force.

THE "BALTIC.
i2Thexing of Prussia arrived at Stettin on the
theh On the following day his Majesty passed
haieroops of the garrison in review, and left at
,/ Past one for Konigsberg. On the 10th of
Ihte
loft, the King and the Prince Royal of Sweden
th, Stockholm for the island of Gothland on board
tile" admiral's ship the Charles XII., which escorted
ttipvedo-Norwegian squadron. is Majesty in-
to to disembark at Slita, and to go afterwards
for „IsbY ; his return to Stockholm is announced
''ne 18th or 19th. Since 1487 no King of
teuen has visited Gothland.
e 44-140 SOUND, June 14.—T0 obtain a clue to the
of „Luature of any intended hostile operations
elllrie Anglo-French fleet is a matter of diffi-
NI. Those supposed to be well informed on the
teri,st anticipate that the present campaign will
r'e mate without the occurrence of any starting
tleilts) and that ulterior proceedings will be
ofte,,tred until the next season, a strict blockade
Th:tehemy's ports being enforced in the interim.
tilt; English fleet has received during the past.
tell-te„weehs various reinforcements. At the pro-
ip time there are in the waters of the Baltic six
rtii4l.,g and 13 screw steamships of the line, 4 screw
D 404,2 paddle wheel steam frigates, 4 screw and 4
kht AA le Wheel steam sloops, and 1 steam gunboat; in
of r sail, carrying 22,850 men, with an armament
Of ir°. 22 guns. The French fleet, under the orders
b4tHice-A.dmiral Deschenes, comprises six line of
coth-e ships and four frigates, with an aggregate
11.151eitent of 6,300 men, and 704 guns. These
Sitert
th, L.- maritime forces of England and France
gith'eire amount to 54 sail, armed with 2,726
and supplied with 29,150 seamen and marines.
arl,,,Y in the morning of the Bth inst., theDauutless,
'
at,aaPtain Ryder, anchored in Baro Sound. This
pie tiler bad been cruizing for some time pre-
poll3l3' in the Gulf of Finland, reconnoitering the
14-',,, of Helsingfors and Revel.;i, Her boilers are
etlela a defective state, aud her machinery
much out of order, that her being sent home is
Wititllater of necessity, and she left in the evening
tilllvalid.s and Russian prisoners, en route for
ta.k§latid, touching at Faro Sound to coal, and
thence under her charge several prizes fur
bartlQieation. The Conflict steamer, Captain Cum-
thetig, arrived from Dantzic with despatches for
04190mi:dander in Chief and letters for the officers
" fleet.
LE,

ITTERS FROM BRAHESTAD AND
IJLEABORG.
tit
• AliP.sr.an May 31.—Yesterday morning three
Nish
ahoh steam frigates appeared in the offing, and
Ithe °red in our roads about noon. At four p.m.
ut 200 men were landed, who immediately went
trjbusiness in downright earnest, destroying every-
tg that comes under the denomination of " con-
yr,e4d of war." They set fire to the ship-building
r,1% all the deals and planks lying rear the beach
Y for shipment, the tar magazine, and five
8 As lying at anchor in the harbour, so that in
the °rt time the whole place was in a blaze. In
I,OPiP yards were five large ships of about
tti4 tons, just ready for launching, which were
12:fttotally consumed. In the tar magazines were
1(),240 barrels of tar and pitch, and about 1,000
611 Of. planks ; they were all burned, as well as
~
edish brig, the latter of course unintentionally.
tolletsidarnage is calculated at about 350,000 silver
lih?les. The town itself was uninjured, but the in-
faAtiteeta were so frightened that they ran away as
tbata,e they could, taking with them theirgoods and
ltft ',els. At ten o'clock at night the three steamers
110 that
roadstead, steerinc, in a northerly direction,
ti‘ at it is to be feared° they have gone to pay
iltiorg a similar hostile visit.
31st
of June 3.—Early in the morning of the
ge: of May, a courier arrived here with the intern-
tt that a division of the British fleet had arrived
lit t'raliestad, and set fire to the dockyard and ini-
te:rY stores. On the same day, several English
,%,11 of war entered the outer roads, distaut eight
edish miles, but gradually came in nearer, and
841t4red a schooner bound to Haparanda, and
j-te Small craft, and took them away with them.
Litaceesequence of this a panic seized the inlia-
llte, many of them quitting the town im-
'tiately,y, and all of them making preparations
tier effecting a hasty retreat if needful. The ge-
thral feeling was depressed, for it was known that
e„thirty Cossacks stationed here could offer no re-
ieiree to the overwhelming force of the British.
o 'ee afternoon of the Ist Juno four British steam
4retes came When they were about a mile
111 the shore, a boat containing four merchants
to thin place, and bearing a flag of truce, went off
to 4-ek them to spare the town. It was signified
lip:thern that all private property would be re-
.ki-eited, and only contraband of war destroyed.
ltt;;,.Ll- o'clock at night—still daylight in this high
tr"Llide (65 deg.)—a party of about 50 men landed
4:3111, the ships, whilst about 300 r en remained
Tie boats which were all armed with swivels.
th Cossacks had all disappeared, and have .up to
4 e Present moment not yet returned. After ex-
Ditta,,i,tling all the government buildings and a great
(1' ef tho private warehouses, they obtained a
itahtity of provisions, which they sent off to their
v,1105) paying for them, however, the full market
18,,ee• They then set fire to the dockyards, in which
4;1,e eight new ships of considerable size, and just
to launch, four other ships at anchor in the
tial'reour, the tar magaziaes with a stock of no less
1044 eighteen thousand barrels of tar, and a con-
",erable stock of pitch, besides immense stores of
oi'li-building timber, deals, and spars. The fire isnot
ut Yet and the four steam-frigates are lying in
ti! flame position, about a mile from the shore.
ae damage is considered fully equal to that sus-
Lli
tried at Brahestaal—viz., at from three to four
edred thousand silver roubles. Fortunately for
the Safety of the town, the wind was blowing off
41,hP13) and a smart rain fell in the night, so that
lth the exceptio-a of a few warehouses and some
vqva.te timber :stores, as well as a coal depot,
telvate property suffered but little. It remains to
tr, seen whether the flying squadron will pay a visit
" -CP, and burn_ the stores there, which are very
tttensive, and equally if not more valuable than
°Be destroyed at this place.