The result of the Baltic operations may be given in a few words. The fleet of the Czar, outnumbered by that of the allied powers, was detained in captivity at Helsingfors and Kronstadt, declining alike every offer of battle, and unable to stay the devastation that was effected along the Finnish shore of the Bothnian Gulf. Scarcely a Russian merchant vessel escaped the vigilance of the cruisers; and the whole line of her coasts, up to the shoals of Kettle Island, were shown to be at the mercy of the allies. In a national point of view, there was not much to boast of in the achievements of so stupendous a fleet. But there were individual acts of valor as bright as any that adorn the pages of naval history. Prominent among these was the exploit of the _Arrogant_ and _Hecla_. While the _Arrogant_ was reconnoitring Hango Bay, she was joined by the _Hecla_, six guns, commanded by Captain Hall, so well known for his services in the Chinese war. Early on the morning of the 20th May, they came within range of a battery, against which the _Hecla_ opened fire, which was quickly returned. The _Arrogant_ aided the _Hecla_, and dispersed the defenders of the fort, blowing gun-carriages to fragments and dismounting the guns. The town of Eckness was descried, and the ships having been joined by the _Dauntless_, the _Arrogant_ ran up alongside of a bark, took her in tow, and steamed away with her. The ships were studded with Minié balls. The _Arrogant_ had one man shot through the heart, and another, badly wounded, lived only till next day. The _Hecla_ lost one man. Captain Hall landed with his marines, and hoisted an iron gun into his boat, which he placed on board the _Hecla_. They joined the fleet on the 21st. The commander-in-chief telegraphed, “Well done, _Arrogant_ and _Hecla_.” But these successes were followed by a reverse sufficient to cast a shade upon their career of triumph. Admiral Plumridge’s flying squadron of paddle steamers, consisting of the _Leopard_, the _Vulture_, the _Odin_, and the _Valorous_, had been up the Gulf of Finland, and had destroyed forty-five vessels, of from 1200 tons to 100 tons, and £300,000 worth of tar, timber, saltpetre, and tallow. On the 7th of June, the _Vulture_ and _Odin_ were sent to Gamla-Karleby (64.50 north), where they had to anchor five miles from the town. Their boats were sent in under the command of the first lieutenant (Mr. Charles Wise) of the _Vulture_, who was surprised by a large force of regular troops, armed with rifles and field guns, wholly concealed and protected by strong wood stores, so that not a man was seen. The consequence was, a murderous onslaught. The loss from the _Vulture_ was one man killed and one wounded, and a paddle-box boat, with one master (Mr. Murphy), twenty-seven men, and the boat’s 34-pounder carronade, “missing, captured, or sunk.” The loss from the _Odin_ was three officers killed and three men. The first-lieutenant, one midshipman, and fifteen men were wounded.