The Sun.
London, England, 1854-12-12 00:00:00

RETURN OF THE BALTIC FLEET.

Two more screw•ships of the line have arrived from
the Baltic.
St. Jean d'Acre, 101, screw, Captain the Hon. Henry
Keppel, arrived at Devonport yesterday morning, with
the flag of Rear-Admiral Seymour.
James Watt, 91, screw, Capt. George Elliot, arrived
yesterday morning at Spithead, 14 days from the Baltic.
She met witk had weather, and put back to a Norwe-
gian port. Captain Elliot landed to report himself to
the Commander-in• Chief, and awaits orders from the
Admiralty.

Sir Charles Napier, the Commander-in-Chief, in his
flag-ship the Duke of Wellington, left Ktel Harbour on
the sth inst., for England.

ARRIVAL OF HER MAJESTY'S SHIP
HIMALAYA AT MALTA.

MALTA, Dec. 2.-13 y the arrival here on the 30th,
from the East, of her Majesty's steam-ship Himalaya,
news has reached from Constantinople to the 25th, on
which day, in the evening, in company of the Cambria,
she left. The Cambria was ordered by Admiral Boxer
to attend the Himalaya in case she met with lead wea-
ther, when, in consequence of her shaft working loose in
the outer bearing, it was not .considered•safe to work her
uuder steam, except in smootit, water. Upon her being
thoroughly examined, and probably tried here, when
some sea Is on, it will be decided whether she can be
prudently sent to England, where a new shaft and fan
are ready for her, during the present uncertain season
of the year.

It is much to be regretted that though due notice of
her increasing defects has from time to time been given
to the proper authorities in the- Bosphorus and Black
Sea, by her commander and chief engineer, her services
could not be dispensed with at a time when she could
have gone with safety to Southampton, and been put, in
a short time, into an efficient state of repair, and in
consequence of her continuing to perform her several
voyages, the defect has at length obliged her to come
here, and probably to proceed to England. •
From the time the Himalaya vr,as first engaged in the
conveyance of troops (February,) abe Las run a distance
of 22,000 miles to the present ti, me, and carried from
Ergla.nd to Malta and the Crimea SS-57 officers and men,
and 1684 horses, with a loss of 4 or. ly, 2 from diseased
lungs, and 2 that were shot, a morked tendency to
glanders having rendered such a measure imperative ;
so that, although the temporary lose to the Govern-
ment of her services is much to he regretted at the
present time, her past performances are a sufficient gua-
' rantee of what she will be enabled again to accomplish,
when supplied with her new shaft. Captain Kellock has
been compelled to resign the command, his health haviing
given way in the Black Sea, before the harassing and
anxious duties that he so successfully and satisfactorily
accomplished. He is succeeded by Captain Russell, one
of the most experienced commanders• in the Mediter ca-
ncan and the Black Sea, of the Peninsular and Oriental
Company, selected by the directors, in accordance with
the request of the Lords of the Admiralty, that they
would appoint another officer to fill the important port ;
she arrived here under the command -of Captain
Russell.

Several sick and wounded officers have arrived by the
Himalaya.

The Himalaya spoke No. 22 transport off Tenedois ;
the True Briton in the Dero passage ; and a Cunard
steaver full of troops, 90 miles east of Malta. She eat-
countored a heavy gale from the west, with a heavy iv's
running between Cape Matapan and Malta.
Captain ICellock will proceed through France to Eng-
land.

The Alipore arrived on the 30th. She had on board
draughts of the 3d, 14th, and 62d Regiments. 3d, Capt.
Hood, Assistant-Surgeon D. Wyer, 61 rank and file ;
14th, Ensign Graham, and 54 rank and file ; 62d, Lieu-
tenant Wombwell, and 107 rank and file.
The 14th, the only regiment in Malta, has received
orders to hold themselves in readiness for the Crimea,
and will leave on the arrival of the 91st, daily expected
from England.