The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-26 00:00:00

ARRIVAL OF THE DAUNTLESS FROM THE

BALTIC.

The Dauntless, 33 guns, screw steam-frigate, Captain
Alfred P. Ryder, arrived at Sheerness on Saturday last,
the 24th inst., at 9-10 a.m., from Baro Sound, in the
Gulf of Finland. On the morning of the 9th she arrived
in Hango Bay, and found the Penelope there. The
Alban came in on the same day. She left at 10 a.m,
and at 6 p.m. sighted and communicated with Admiral
Curry's squadron, off Dago Ort, consisting of nine
sail of the line, &c., as follows : Neptune flagship,
Boscawen, Cumberland, James Watt, Nile, Royal
George, St. George, Prince Regent, Monarch, Eurya-
lus, and Rosamond. At midday she passed by the
French fleet between Dago Ort and Gotska San doe. At
nine a.m. the following dayshe anchored in Faro Sound ;
found the Majestic and Magicienne in harbour. The
Majestic sailed the same day, completely loaded with
oxen of a first-rate quality for the use of the fleet. She
found nine prizes there taken by the Amphion, and re-
mained there three days coaling and fitting out the nine
prizes referred to, all of which were detained under sus-
picious circumstances, breaking the blockade. The Gor-
gon and Desperate arrived on the 12th, and left on
the 14th, with two colliers in two for the fleet. Five
prizes also left the same day for England. The Daunt-
less sailed on the 15th for Copenhagen with four galliots
in tow, all captured by other ships. On the same day
she fell in with the Swedish and Norwegian fleet at one
p.m., consisting of eight sail, as follows, two line-of-
battle ships, one bearing the flag of a Rear-Admiral, four
Rm(o)yranlini,.niagthtnenesdsedlebfty
frigates, one corvettes, and a brig. She exchanged Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Wales,
salutes with the fleet. On the 16th she communicated rode on horseback on Saturdaynis
with the Cuckoo, steam gun-boat, Lieutenant-Cog- his Equerry in Waiting,
mander Murray, off the north end of Bornholm. After Buckingham Palace at
Improving Ismin u t e s past three ,Assococlock in
passing through the Cattegat, it blowing heavy gales from the afternoon, to attend a meeting of the Royal ias
the south-west, she was obliged to cast off the vessels, tion of Windsor for the Condition of the
and send the prize crews on board to convey them to Working Classes. The Prince was attended by Colonel
England. She arrived at Copenhagen on the 18th, and the Hon. C. B. Phipps and Captain
the the Hon.
W Dudle
esterny
found the Zephyr steam gun-boat there, which vessel de Roe, and travelled to Windsor by South-
left for the fleet the same day. She sent on shore 23 Railway. His Roy al Highness returned at half-past
Russian merchant seamen, taken out of the prizes. 27 six o'clock, and afterwards accompanied the Queen and
others, including masters, mates, and seamen, are coming Prince Arthur in a drive in an open Landau and four.
home in their respective vessels. The Dauntless has Major-General Buckley attended on horseback.
brought home 16 invalids, all of whom have been sent The Princess Helena and Louisa took a drive in an
to Melville Hospital in the steam tender Wildfire, accom- open carriage and four.
panied by the assistant-surgeon,, W. S. Roche, Mr- The Queen and Prince Albert, with the Prince of
Doyle, assistant-engineer of the first-class, who is sn. Wales and Prince Alfred, honoured the Royal Italian
perseded at his own request ; and Mr. Boxer, late second- Opera with their presence in the evening. The royal
master of the Amphion, to join a gun-boat to which he suite consisted of the Duchess of Athol!, the Hon. Ma-
is appointed Mr. George K. Keeton, chief en- tilde Paget, Lord Waterpark, Major-General Buckley.
-,- and a Hayward had the honour of sub-
servo ships at Devonport. His leaving the Dauntless 1
is sincerely regietted by her officers. - 13.,,iCessprtsa.iLn
etghgealtitoann.dDizityle,yr
mitting to her Majesty and Prince Albert F. Jones
Lieutenant Charles Woodman, of this ship, on, thes Bth Barker's painting of Napoleon at Bassano.
of April lost, in the act of unhooking the tacisisfall of Tier Majesty's private band was in attendance in the
one of the quarter boats (which was being lowered for Palace on_Friday evening, and performed the following
the purpose of saving a boy, named William Winney, selection . .
who fell out of the head, and was .)
unfortunetel - drowned), Overture, " Jessonda"
got his right hand jammed, and two of his fingers Chceur and couplets, " L'Etoile du Nord" Moyerbecr.
Selection, " Euryanthe" Weber,
broken and most severely crushed.
The Dauntless has been employed during the last ten The King of Portugal and the Duke of Oporto at.
weeks in cruisiso. between Am; g o and Sweaborg, re- tended the service in the Chapel of the French Embassy
connoitering the Russian fleet, which consists of ten iat King-street, Portman-square.
sail of the line, one frigate, and two steam-vessels of j The Duchess of Kent visited the Duchess of Gloucester
war. The ten sail of the line are all moored in the I yesterday at Gloucester House.
harbour in such a position as to be able to concentrate Yesterday the Queen and Prince Albert, with the
their broadsides on the entrance of the harbour, into Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, the Princess Alice,
which only one ship can pass at a time. Frequently i and the Duchess of Kent, attended Divine service in the
during her cruising,within from a mile and a half to two Private Chapel of Buckingham Palace. The Hon. and
miles of the batteries of Sweaborg, the Russian officers Very Rev, the Dean of Windsor officiated. The Ladies
and soldiers could be clearly seen at their guns, while the and Gentlemen of the Court and the . Domestic Roue.
officers of the Dauntless were • quietly taking the sound- hold also attended the Eerv.ice. , •

are dead.
In conclusion, I venture to assert that seven feet is
the useful draught for a gun-boat to.be employed in the
Baltic, and, unless vessels of such a draught are built for
that n kvigation, it would seem that our Government is
incurring a useless expense in constructing any.—l am,
sir, your obedient servant,

A IVANDnint.