Vol. III. — No. 69.] Saturday, ArRiL 22, 1854. 
THE FIELD OF WAR. 
OUR WOODEN WALLS. 
THE BALTIC FLEET. 
Copenhagen, April 18. — Four more Russian ships, 
laden with cargo, wore captured in the Baltic yesterday, and 
curried past here to-day as prizes. They are bound to the 
Thames. 
The First Prizes. — We have received from Copen- 
hagen a despatch containing the following gratifying intel- 
ligence: — “ The Tribune frigate has arrived from Admiral 
riuinrldge’s squadron, having taken fivo Russian prizes 
and a number of prisoners.” The vessols are said to have 
been laden with sulphur und other articles contraband of 
war. They had been undor surveillance for some time past, 
and were last from Lubeck, and on their way towurds a 
Russian port in the Gulf of Finland. 
By letters from the Buhic fleet wo learn that the Russian 
force afloat in those waters amounts to 90 sail of the lino, 
and a corresponding number of frigates, steamers, und 
smaller craft, whoso crews are well trained, and have been 
together six or seven years, also 200 gunboats. 
Reinforcements for the Baltic. — The Nile, 91 
(screw), Commander Booth, pendant of Commodore Mar- 
lin, C.B., got up her steam on Wednesday at Spithead and 
went to Stoko's Bay to try her speed. She liussinco takeu in 
packages and supernumeraries, and sailed to reinforce Sir 
Charles Napier’s fleet. H.M. steamers Penelope, 16, Hnrpy, 
4, Spliynx, 6, and Pigmy (gun-bout), will follow. 
From Copenhagen we bear that the officers of the English 
fleet, who have contributed so largely towards the animation 
of the town and to the activity of trade by their purchases, 
have produced a very favourable impression on the inhabi- 
tants. The fleet, us long as it lay in Kioge Bay, was sup- 
plied with the comforts or delicacies which a naval mess 
seldom offers : waggon-loads of poultry, salmon, and eggs 
are described as having been despatched for the consump- 
tion of our countrymen. Every day pleasure trips were 
orrunged from Copenhagen to Kioge, and the excursionist 
always returned delighted with the reception they met with I 
on board tho floct. It was presumed the fleet would first 
make for Gothland, for a Russian squndrou hud been sighted 
off Faro, a small island lying north-east of Gothland. It is 
just pussiblo that this may consist of Bomo of the vessels of 
the Revel division of tho Russian fleet. 
COPENHAGEN, April 14. 
The day before yesterday, at six o’clock in the morning, 
thefloet left Kioge Bay. This was earlier than had been ex- 
pected, but the Dauntless having beon up to Holsingfors, 
returned with information that the ice had cleared away ; 
orders were therefore given to the fleet to advance into tho 
Baltic. There aie now no British vessels left in Kioge Bay, 
except the James Watt and the Monarch, who wait for tho 
French fleet, and in the roads of Copenhagen there still lie a 
few smaller steamers (Hecla, Odin, and the Alban, which 
ran aground yesterday by Dragor) for carrying despatches 
and taking provisions and water. The British people and 
Government have overy reason to bo satisfied with the re- 
ception tho fleet, its commanders, officers, and crews, have 
met with during their short stay in the Danish waters. 
Every facility, consistent with the neutral position of Den- | 
mark, has been afforded them, and in general thry have 
only met with marks of goodwill and even cheerful sympathy. 1 
Gallant Conduct. — By the lust accounts from tho 
Baltic fleet, when blowing hard, a man fell from the futtock 
shrouds of her Majesty’s ship Euryalus, when Mr. John 
Coles, acting mate of that ship, immediately jumped over- 1 
board, and after a hard struggle, in which they nearly both 
went down, succeeded in saving him. Wo trust Mr. Coles 
will be at once promoted. 
Tho Moniteurde la Flotte publislios a letter from Elsineur 
of tho 12th, staling that contradictory reports had been 
received there respecting the exact state of tho ice in the 
Gulf of Finland. The British Admiral, however, having been 
informed that the Russiun division at Swenborg was pre- 
paring to quit that port, it wo9 considered probable that the 
sea in that direction was free from ice. That division is 
soid to consist of nine ships of the line — namely, Peter I., 1 
of 1 10 guns; tho Empress Alexandria, 84 guns; the Ilcze- 
cliiel, St. Andrew, Alexander Newski, Wladimir, the Grand 
SysBoi, Hongoerda, and Kronstadt, of 74 guns. 
[Gratis. 
Tho Plymouth Mail gives the following extracts from a 
letter dated ll.M.S. Neptune, Kiogo Bay, April 9: — 
“Last Tuesday, the 4th, ourship's company were all callort 
aft on the quarter-dock, and, when assembled, Admiral Corry 
addressed us as follows ‘ My Lads: Captain Hutton is 
going to read to you a speech mude by the Commander-in- 
Chief, Sir Charles Napier, by telegraph this morning, and 
I hope, wlion you hear it {cad, you will respond to it as this 
ship’s compnny, or any oilier ship’s company, ought, when 
they hear the words of that paper ’ (pointing to a paper held 
by Captain Hutton). Capt. II. then stepped forward and 
read the signal (which has beon already published.) When 
lie had done reading, the captain, in his short curt 
stylo, thus addressed us: — ‘There, you hear that. Now 
I know there is no ship cun do more than tho Noptune. You 
have always done well sinco 1 have had the honour to 
command you, and therefore I am proud of you — yes 
proud of you ; and I know tlio Admiral’s feelings with re- 
gard to you aro tho same as my own ; and wo are quite 
sure, when you do come into active service (which you will 
do very shortly), you will behave as this ship’s compnny 
ought to behave. I hnvo every confidence in you. You 
have all heard of the deeds of your forefathers, how they 
upheld the honour of old England, and many of you here 
present are no doubt the sons of thoso gallant fellows ; and 
I hope — but there, I know you will follow in their wake, 
and feel certain there aro no two Russian liners of tlio samo 
cluss as ourselves, nor two of any oilier nation, that we could 
uot engage, ay, and take them too.’ Hero tlio old Cap- 
tain hit tho poop rail such u thwack, that, had it beon tlio 
head of a Russian, ho would have quickly cried out for 
mercy. When tlio men found the captain hnd done speak- 
ing, they paused an instant, ns it wore, to concentrate all 
their energies, for the next moment thoy sent up a cheor 
from tlio very bottom of their hearts. Another and another 
followed in quick succession, and then three more, and 
then after that they seemed wild with enthusiasm, and 
then enmo the cry, ‘ Thrco cheers for Old Charley! * 
I (the admiral, wo hope, will excuse tho familiarity), and away 
flew our tors into tho rigging, tops, and crosHlrees, and 
gave three cheers for the Comniander-in-Cliicf ; then enmo 
the cry, 1 Tlireo cheers for our own admiral !’ (Coitv), and 
THE PASHA S RECEPTION ROOM AT ORSOYA. 
