The true Democrat., 1854-04-18

t; ne corporation ot the town haviDo nroson.- - nm with an acdress, the gallant oid r1oled- .haa mr Mayor and Gentlemen-When Itou la1 that have had only twenty fonr bn, se youled edus 1o go anoat, you will not be snrnriOo es
 u1olnie to make long speech boweyar .1GL l ou| lo ,nallk you for this very kind and ocS 'n1 slioieSs' believe 1t is not usual when ,'uile as
 goes abroad to have addresses of this Eird @n ea| erIeu @ 'o hlm' but all can say is tbistbppt ptVI @nI eo 'ile pest can to prevent the Rrti re] n'5 rom Dehg tarnShed. know a oroat daai cY ls expected from the fleet, but, gentlemen TTa ro a,r"'s no' expect too much (Cheers) w. ie] ''ons "li sotns m 'o meet no common enemy; we are oU7 S1,ro 'o ,leet an enemy we'll prepared am Fl I;l lo 1 oNe'y onlcer and man in the float will do
 warn you again that you must moi nlro o,nie he| much (Cheers) The fleet is 2 nou. t1o' too or1 system of warfare is new; great considar,'te idr' tue Is required to ascertain how it is best to n,ar,a
 heet urged by steam. The system of fo' n% u'| rare Is entirely different now to what if ' ,ra nG1 Ioflnerly; but we will do our best (cheers> on5 am sure shall remember to the last day 1e ie1 my lie the kindness of the people of Ports na 1o1 mouth. Cloud Cheers.) '''SDe|
 The second division of the fleet was to bo d got ready immediately, and would sail as soov % as , possible under the flag of Rear AdrnirnI f Chaos 1oi the Baltic. The total British f1rou li 'ne solV3 sea will then comprise forty. fou, no shlpS, ol Whhh twenty will be shins of tL
 llne anao They wfl mount 2,2OO guns manned ' br zcoOo c(oo men, anupropelIed by steam mower cf
 l6,OOO horses. P0"ei u
 A London paper, referring to the probaN. operations to De undertaken by this stnnanJo,s
 force says: he total fleet, of which fbo fr'5 dlyison hadso prosl e'ous start on Safnrdar ie9 lWAl consstDI about forty four vessels inoI' lo' pg three tTee-deckers, and twenty lime of hot 5a] se smps mall, the total number of guns bo;n. 70 OW. O''0 r0"er lo' pull
 Yhe sailng sbins will bo rooao.o, for| aVaAlole a the the screws by the assi alce of c the paddy fleet, and the whole will form 4. I '. llioo. pof5Iu5 armament that ever left ths WI shores ol I1nglahd They will be joi ed by 90 ,na gun screY YnlpS, the giers and Hannibal. whils m
 che state activity perceptible in all the dock. .h
 yards wopt seem to indicate that more over tL .h
 whelmln5 trensth still will shortly be added on
 | here IS nuch speculation of course in naval ;no ciTcles as ' the probable plan of operations Ge| ne mofelrdent of the goSsips speak bodlv of M1 tne oomOaiment ot ConStrandt, and point to es1 the large qantlty ot Moorsom's shells shipped m d as a proo1 hat serious mischief is meant. l. Tel appears tli& the construction and materials of VnlS terilpt proJecton IS government secret ana so lmPrtant IS It deemed that each shps tio| Suppheshmbered and registered in book. and cod WheneVG oe IS used, the why, the when, and Md tne place kcaretuIly noted down, and the de- fod tails torvaned to the Admiralty. did
 1hls, lhsald, looks like bombardment: but tar| the morecatOus shake their heads. and say nr] that to atak Constrandt with its eight hun.
 dred guns would be sheer madness. Others ap| again spe.kof blockade and a third hint at the of capture aldoccupation of the island of Alan4 tbI as commnfing the gulf of Finland and al tol once settll5the doubtful neutrality of Swe. tit| den. In a port of this hypothesis, it is alleged
 that salpGs and miners gc out, and that the pr| ships taAeouta supply of scaling ladders and tio| other sebeaCCessories. A few months will put po| to rest al tese speculations, and perhaps add
 another b 'nteSs0r Creasys list of the decisive crj battles of tle world ha| ! Speakh9oi the destination of the fleet. the pr| London News of the 15tl instant says: Sir da Charles Aais's fleet Is bound first for Wingo Sound, oI tie coasto of Sweden where the ships will anchor o time. h that position the
 fleet would guard the outet of the Cattagat nd and enioith, advantages, ,f being neara great ap| town Ikel G,stehourg, with its population of to nearly 3Og0 sous. Th3 next step would be th| 1 to pass tht S,undor the Great Belt, and enter gu the Baltic.
 | The Porsnoutt correspondent of the Lon- h| don Tim& conclldes lis description of the an| scene thus: The hrrahs from the crew of the tel Duke of Naingtn, at bidding farewell to its their Queen and country, will long ring in the vii ears of all who hard them her Majesty stood waving her handkerchief towards the ou| mighty ship as shedeparted and for long K ti-1ine alcelhe who fleet had gone the royal vol yacht reminel mionless as if the illustriousl Y occupantslesire2r finger overa spectacle cal e coIated It t.impresshep so profoundly. o|
 Well right the7do 70, for seldom has roy-l | tentog be TR0n seno fortunes , of r Ensiani pG s sail wit her % nal poeF "a an at force therefore, the
 first division of winch Queen Victoria saw, this I day goforth to wal must exercise an impor
 tant influence upolthe future history of reign la| hthero unprecedeltly prosperous and peaceful jt| Whatver beGdes We have sent out stout ships tA mannd by stout ald willing hearts, propelled cr| by tn same ageng which has so incalculabT ] increased our intenal resources and command
 ed b, gallant admiral who is not likely to los
 any opportunity hat may present itself w. havhg his name Dscribed in the book of fame
 witt those of Nlson and the other heroe whse victories hHe established our supremacy1 uph the seas.