The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-04-10
RUSSIAN NAVAL AND MILITARY PRE-
PARTITIONS.

A London correspondent of New Y ork
journal gives statement, believed to be
from reliable source, from which it appears
that the active marine of Russia is collected
in the Baltic and the Black Seas. The Baltic
fleet is divided into three sections, and tn e
Black Sea feet into two, not including the
various gun boats and small craft. The Bal
tic feet numbers 81 vessels of the line, 18
frigstes, Is corvettes, briggs and smaller ves-
sells, besides a considerable number of steam
ers. The Black Sea fleet amounts to Is YES
sells of the line, IL frigates, 10 corvettes and
several steamers. The number of steamers
and gun boats is believed to be large, though
the Russian estimate, which places it at 400
or 500 vessels, is supposed to be greatly exag-
gerated. The aggregate ofthe Russian crews
is said to be $4,000 men, of whom 80 800 be-
long to the Baltic, and 1880 to the Black
Sea feet The correspondent who furnishes
this statement adds that the land preparations
of Russia on the Gulf of Finland, are i'm
mense. The Emperor in person has visited
all the principal fortresses. $4,000 elate infan-
try, $4,000 cavalry, 5000 artillery, and 1000
appers-making general total of lO4, 900 in
round numbers-are destined to garrison the
strOngholds, from Abo, in Finland, to the
Gulf OF Livonia. These will be supported by
other battalions of veteran troops, making.
at the smallest computation, an effective
force disposable between Abo and Riga, of
10000 men, with 200 field pieces. The cor
respondent adds, that the second corps d. ar
NEE, hitherto occupying Poland, will march
to the East forthwith, leaving its place to be
supplied by corps now occupying the gov
eminent of Minsk and that. in addition to
the forces above mentioned, 60 battalions of
reserve, consisting of the fifth battalion of as
many infantry regiments, have been compile
ted, and are in readiness to move.
These gigantic preparations portend a
fierce resistance to the allied powers. Rus
sia, like the United States, possesses great
advantage in defensive war, in her vast ter
ritorial extent; and when to this we add an
enormous army and inexhaustible military
resources, it is very safe to predict that the
work of effectually Gripping her power will
be slow, Onerous, and costly in the extreme
THIRD LETTER FROM JOHN NIT.
CHEL
A third letter has been addressed by John
Mitchell to the Irish in America on "The Di
plomatic Disclosures Mr.. Mitchell contends
that the correspondence shows that the Eng
lish Government has been for ten years in
full possession Of the designs Of Russia that
Nicholas pushed his armies into the Turkish
provinces in the full confidence that England
knew and approved his intentions, lin this
Mr.. Mitchell is mistaken, for the documents
how that England demonstrated against his
and that England, aware of the
lesigns of Russia, has till lately restrained
nd iutimidatsd the Turks, and done her best
B gain for the Czsr what he chiefly wanted,
inc. NJ. Mitchell reminds his readers Of
lscbs6fon which arose In the British House
{ Commons on the Goth Of February. In
..>1~~ -, - chn-Oa NJ NJ n;araaIi that fhe