The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-05-23 00:00:00

1853.
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to attack and destroy, as well on the coast of the Crimea
as on that of Circassia, the establishments and vessels of
the Russians, and to open ways of communication with
the Circassians, and especially with their chief, Schamyl.
This naval division is composed of the English steam-ship
of the line the Agamemnon, carrying the flag of Rear
Admiral Lyons ; of the French steam-ship of the line the
Charlemagne, of five English steamers, and of two French
steam-frigates--namely, the Mogador and the Vauban.
" This last frigate and three of the English steamers
will operate their return to the squadron, when that naval

division, having executed all that is possible to be done
towards the Bay of Theodosia, will direct its course towards
the coast of Circassia, where two ships of the line and three
frigates will be transported.
" While these operations are being executed the remain-
ing seventeen ships of the two combined squadrons will
cruise in sight of Sebastopol, in order to keep the Russian
fleet in respect.

" Towards the 15th of May I have reason to think that
we shall be able to rejoin our naval division thus detached,
at the anchorage of Balschik, from which place I reckon
upon sending a steamer to Constantinople to give you
information with respect to the operations which may have
been undertaken or executed."
The Moniteur adds :

"The French steam corvette the Caton, and the English
steam-frigate the Furious, have captured a considerable
number of Russian vessels in the bay situated to the
north of Sebastopol—very near to the shore, under the
eyes and within the distance of a musket shot of 1000 or
1200 men forming the garrison of Eupatoria."
"The steam aviso the Heron, belonging to the squadron
of Rear-Admiral Le Barbier de Tinan, has sunk or
destroyed in the Bay of St. Nicolo two galliots convicted
of having got ready for piracy."

HAMBITEGII, MAY 20.—" The French fleet, under the
command of Vice Admiral Deschenes, accompanied by
her Majetsy's steam frigate Bulldog, Captain W. K. Hall,
have passed the Belt in safety, and are en route to join
Sir Charles Napier."
BERLIN-, MAY 20.—" News has arrived in this city that
the English have taken a fortress on the coast of the Gulf
of Finland, and that 1,500 Russians have been made

prisoners."
" KIEL, MA.Y 20.—Eight French liners, four frigates,
and four steamers anchored to-day in Baelk-roads, and
leave on Monday."
"SvocnnonM, MlT'l3.—lt is reported that Aland and
Revel have been taken."

" Pa..urs, SUNDAY NlGHT.—According to ndvices from
Malta of the 17th, more than 10,000 French have arrived
at that island since the Ist of May. The greater portion
of this force has proceeded to the East.
" The 14th Regiment of the Line and some detachments
of the 17th Lancers have also gone on to Constantinople.
COPENHAGEN, SATrapar.—The fleet is said to have
bombarded and taken Bomursund, in Aland, and Gustaf-
sorz, at Hangay Point. This requires confirmation.-
The second edition of the• Paris paper Patrie, published
at seven, on Saturday evening, persists in its assertion
that the capture of the Tiger is a fable. It says, an
English commercial brig was taken and afterwards de-
livered by the combined fleets, and suggests that this cir-
cumstance gave rise to•the report.

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

MONDAY EVENING, Milt' 22

LoyDox.—After official hours,. Consols recovered an&
closed 88i buyers. Railways alsoimproved. On 'Change-
business was dull: P. Y. C. Tallow 61s. on the spot..
Linseed Oil, 375. 6d. to 38s. Scotch Pig Iron, 86s. Other
articles unchanged. Tea : Sales—Of 38,000 packages,
9,000 sold, and the auction closed flatly.

T•RE. WAR.

THE BALTIC.

The Times: city article says it is stated by the Finnish
captains of vessels that have been seized and brought to
England by our cruisers, that there are numerous small
ports or docks similar to that taken by Admiral Napier
and that there is no chance of their holding out : it seems,
indeed, very questionable if the Russians should not have
evacuated them,so as to spare their forces for other purposes.
Letters report that prizes still continue to be taken by
the English.
FEANCE:—The Times' Paris, correspondent writes on•
Sunday that rumours are again afloat of efforts made by
Prussia and Austria to effect, even at this late hour, an.
arrangement with Russia.
TURKEY.—No later news of linportance.

Accounts from Galatz state that lonian merchant ships,
had been/ captured by the. Russian authorities there, and,
the crews made prisoners of war.