The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-21 00:00:00

THE BALTIC.

, .
COPEI'HAGEN, April . 20. —The Alban left our
Roads this afternoon to ..pilot five •French ships
through the Belt to Copenhagen.
By the 'new captures the number of- Rusiian
vessels taken has been increased to 'ten.

COPENHAGEN, April 17.--Tile Tribune frigate,
Captain Carnegie, arrived here yesterday afternoon
with 65 to 70 prisoners taken from the Russian and
Finnish merchant vessels captured. One vessel
was captured off Dago Island, four. between Goth-
lands and. Riga, and another near Bornholm ; all of
them Finnishiships. The first was taken on the 9 th,a
couple more on the 1 ttli, and the remainder on the
13th inst. The cargoes consisted principally of
salt, olive oil, and a little wine. The crews are
exceedingly fine-looking men. The Tribune passed
the fleet on its way. to Guttska Sound, near the
Faro Islands. There was still some ice in the Gulf
of Finland, but not enough to interfere with the
cruising of the frigates watching the Russian move-
ments.

HAMBURG, April 17.—The British Minister at
Copenhagen has just announced officially to the
Government that Sir Charles• Napier, having en-
tered the Baltic, has orders to employ all necessary
means for enforcing and effective blockade
of the Russian porta in that sea, and in the Gulf of
Finland.. •

The Minister of Foreign Affairs has,announced
this important fact to the mercantile community,
recommending them to avoid the dangers to which
they would be exposed by infringing the regulations
established by the British Admiral.
More than once statements have been made that
all was notright with King Oscar's declaration of
neutrality, and that a secret clause: only permitted
four armed ships at once to visit any fottified
Swedo-Noiwegian harbour. These statement.
howeVer were considered exaggerated- It was
thought impossible that the-. son should re-
peat the crime committed by his father,
mutely, sell Finland to Sweden's enemy for
money. It now appears that this shameful accu-
sation is. true. Besides the Swedo-Norwegian-
Danish declaration of neutrality—issued with, such
cowardly hatte, and so decidedly favourable to
Russia, but which was at once and•magnanimously
acknowledged by the Western Powers—a, secret,
agreement has been 'entered into with Russia, by
which au obsolete enactment, forbidding more than
four ships at once 'to enter a harbour, has been
restored, and the same extended also to Norway.
This act is - not only base treachery to England
and France, but it is illegal in Sweden, and doubly
so in Norway. It treats the Swedish Parliament
with contempt ; but it does more for Norway-4i,
treats that whole country as a mere province 01
Swedem, Toe manner of executing this notable
manoeuvre has been as mean as the trick itself.
There •has been a regular shale of•cards. The very
Norwegian Ministry has been duped and deceived.
All this has of course excited great alarm in'Chris:-
tiania. Fortunately the Parliament is sitting, and
this has saved .Norway and. the North from ruin.
Harbitz, the president of, the Storthing, deter-
mined to ascertain the truth of the rumours he had
heard, and applied to the members of the Norwe •
gian Cabinet for information. It now became evi-
dent that the illegal engagement had been entered
into, and that the necessary orders had been sent
to ther commandants of the several ports-and for-
tresses, among the rest to Christiansand and Flek
kero,.altliough theie two harbours were not even
mentioned in the declaration of neutrality. On
these facts being thui ascertained, the Norweeian'
Parliament held a secret meeting on Saturday, the
Bth, when Ueland brought the whole affair under
discussion. This meeting was adjourned till the,fol-
lowing Monday, when Ueland demanded that the
house should summon, before it in private State-
'Councillor Bloch, through whom the Obnoxious .
orders, had been given. After six hours of stormy
debate, a majority of 54 to 52 decided that the
question should be again adjourned till, the
fourth day in- Easter. The; large' minority was
entirely of the opinion of the majority as to the
facts, but they would give more time, for on the
preceding Saturday the Norwegian Ministry
itself had petitioned his Majesty for a satisfac-
tory explanation of this mysterious circumstance.
The Western' Powers- must act in this case with
energy and rapidity. All these crowned slaves
of Russia must be complied to declare them-
selves. Prince Oscar has visited Carlskroha. '
After examining, the arsenals, docks, &0.,, in com-
Tan)* with the Belgian- Minister (Beaulieu),
he repaired to the fortress of Kingsliolmen.
Major-General von Essen has been sent out
on a secret mission to Vienna.. The public
is told that he is . to- congratulate the
Emperor. . his _ approaching 414rri.a,gq, .The 4,

Swedish Governui-nt, has ivmle,l decly.ratlon
ou t,:w rights, and duties of Swedish subje-eti
with regard to the contending Poweii.7. It 'forbids
privateers, &c., and defines contraband of war to
be " cannons,..mortars, all kinds of arms, bombs,-
grenades, balls, flints, mathes, powder, saltpetre,
brimstone, harness, spears, sword-belts, cartri.igs-
boxe:,, saddles, and "'riffles, and anything of. this
kind useful in War;" exclusive, however, of what
may be it quired by the crew for its own use. This.
document is in 13 .sections. War now being ,de-
clared, King Oscar has 'ordered 'the harbours for-
bidden by the neutrality to be closed to all foreign
ships of war. But in this announcement .no men-
tion is made of the secret article agreed on in favor
of Russia. - - -

THE WEATHER-IN THE BALTIC.
Subjoined are the latest advices relative to th•
state of the navigation in the Baltic :

BOOARAA, April 11 (Noon).-=-As a heavY &nit .of
ice in the river is' likely-to take place shortly, the'ves-
sels that have wintered here are now being hauler' into
the Whiter Harbour,- In consequence of the heavy
of snow, there is nothing to be seen seawards., The SW
channel is Still firm, - and -the ice appears to lie on 00'
ground.-12th, On. ;—Thisporning there were several
_vessels in the ice close off-this port,- atnongst them iota°
loaded Norwegian jacks and"Nloops. The Gulf is pour
pletely covered with large masses -of ice, and the ice la
the Sea. Channel has everywhere heaped itself till it lies
on the ground- ; 20 vessels in sight of the harbour. Vinci
N.N.W. Temperature .5 deg.' of frost. Depth -of war
in the Sea Channel 18 feet -Dusch.--(Afternoon):'
The ice lies as far -as the Tiefe,_ heaped up together to
the extent of 15 to 20 feet, and there must be a .strong
land wind to get it fret. .

CONSTANTINOPLE, . •
- CONSTANTINOPLE, APRIL 10.—The arrival
of
British 'troops on. Turkish ground to defend. the
Sultan and his dominions against unjust aggression,
ends the first 'a.lt 'of this eventful drama., A batta-
lion .of Rifles, and• the •greater -part.'.of,- the 44th
Regiment, reached Gallipoli in the Golden oEoo°2_
and hardly a day will now pass without ivy
fleecing some addition to the ranks of- an anal,
as' well _ equipped -and disciplind, if - not as
numerous, as any that ever Left---The shores
England. The French are also arriving in. large
numbers, and are makitig every exertion to ac-
commodate the large reinforcements which are on
their way or prepared to embark. Some differences
appear to have atisen between General Canrobert
and .Rustem.Pasha with respect_ _to -the_ provision
made for the reception of the allied troops. It
complained that ,nothing has been prepared for
either officers or men, aud.the General has expelled'
the dervishes-from their convent fur the purpose (11.
converting the building into • an 'hospital.
step has been blamed by some as likely to ()iron
the feelitms of the' people • but of that there is little
probability. The dervishes dii,not stand high in
-a-ny-one!s -opinion bu t-- wn, looked
upon with dislike by all but a few fanatics.
The want Of efEient interpreters in -the army
will be very great. .Scores of men might indeed be
pick e: I up capable of conducting the correspondence
between Turks and Englishmen ; but it is needless'
to say that these cannot be depended-upon..., The,'
are to a man partisans 'of the enemy ; • and eve/
movement of our troops would. probably Be known
to the Russian Generals. It is perhaps, too late
recommend the stuly of Turkish to those about tai
. rake-part-in the-present-war,. blit. those-capable
mastering the language within a few months might
find exoelleut employment for their acquisition, ant'
render great service to their country. It is ont
the question, to attempt to read the character O
first ; ‘inde:,..d, such a course would be like that
with
a foreigner learning English and commencing,
short-hand.

Lord Carlisle arrived on the sth by the Frell.
steamer, and left two days after for Varna. The/
Niger sailed for the same place on the evening
the .7th, but niust have met with .very.
Weather, as all that night it blew a . perfect-Pill
The weather is now beautifully tine, riot a cloud
tobe seen, and, the sun's heat atiniddat is oPPPI
sive in the extreme. In a fortnight we shall 911 d
6;
venture out in the evening, and for threetAo2ll/
English visitors will- have .to support a-climate a
most tropical.
•
The following is extracted from another Counfr'—'
tinople letter of -the 10th inst. :---
" The.news of the' declaration of war-with Russia by
England and france,•whiCh had been here f,r some cisl.l
pas now' been Officially cdrumunicated to the British s;
:French residents. at Constantinople. In this Wart os
maller Powers- must take' their choice. Who is °o
with us is against us. The grand struggle between a'„...
tern progress and civilisation and northern barbarl!,,
has commenced, and will outweigh all other considerio
tions. The Greek population of Thessaly and EPirti.„a
and indeed the Christian inhabitants of Turke4 ."11;
zeneral, have muoh and good reason to cornPeti.
They are an oppreaSed people. - kit has beea "b •
endeavour of Eegle.nd for years to ameliorate thelt
condition ; and- just at the most propitious motile°.
for the realisation of these views, which have !loos;.%men uppermost in the mind of the enlightened rePri .
'
,i'
sentatmves of Great ''Britain at the -Sultan's Court,
take advantage of the war with Russia
to rise in-reb'll
lion. The Greek insurrection is Worth more that! It
army to Russia, and it will have .to be put doWn•
cannot be said that the Turks will be able us&
of themselves. ' is very probable that the insure
tenon will spread to Thrace' and Bulgaria.' The Tint
mil Government
_evidently afraid of disorders hre',:„.
ing out at Constantinople, and the strictest nieSselir
have, been adopted 'by the -police. Patrols a
ant
lantry and cavalry perambulate the streets,
svery person has to be at home by eleven e'clecul-
oight. It is to lie hosed that the B, itish and re o,
armies will soon be here in 'toto. They are failt,. to
riving at the Dardanelles. They will have enough
the
ho.
mme It will reqpire a very large' force to mipirse 04
dva of the Rassiaris by Occupying Bulgaria ;
there is no use disguis-kg the fact that the iissurrecti
ot
ef. the Greek populatien of the Tnrkish empire is's mO
ssrions matter, with,a Russian army of from 50,900de
60,000 men on this side of the Danuhe. Thel'iLd
already masters of -the Dobrutachs.,..-that_piece k."-0;
bordered by the Black Sea, and, as it were, nut-off be.
emend in the Danube. If the army under Omer Paco,
is defeated, the consequences will he
very
reerio be
Uidess an Anglo-French force, afreamly stationed At to,
root of the Balkans to stop the' prmigress of the Rees'.alos
what will do so ? It is, however, to be hOped that
vill at any rate be able to hold out' until the A"
French armies have arrived, '•
" Omer Pacha Was at Siiistria when be recel.
. the first news of the passage of the Danube
0,0
Galatz. . Some partial fights took place at (littera
.points on time Danube', at Potbachi, Matschin, Tuitsc,e3
and Tchatan Bournou. Timese were evidently atterePole
by the Russians in order to mask the passage At the
latz. Omer Pacha weeunder the impression tbs" of
Russians purposed advancieg quickly on the eentreo.
his line, and breaking it. Ile, therefore,, ordered ois
army m f the 'Dohrutseha to retire and .conoentratfeet
the Karassu, he himself retreating upon &hamlet
leaving strong gal risons at Silistria and Rustchuk. t,
"Time Russians hold the Dobrutscha at this naoreeloi,
My private letters reach to the 3d April, from Solinte,j-
and do not mention any engagement or further Pot
valve of the Russians:. I therefore do not place /Owl
.confidence in the report that is . generally cireal'io
mbout Constantinople of a defeat' of the Turici/00
he Dobrutscha. The lurks admit a loss of. about of
, , „,
neu in tne nilterf-nt efigsgements that took place 0°,400.
Dauube. The ambrutsciia may, be said to. hay...regs
ibandoned fry the Turks for reasons of strategy.mod
Bey'Was wounded in one of the engagethents._
"Three thousand of the ggvntian troops that srrit to
here the other day have been sent
.as reinfore.oo6344
the garrison at Varna. Redgeb Bey coining-as
torce.
°
"The occupation, of Kalafat by trot
large force of d of
25,000 to mop() men greatly weakens the arT-700,
which O,ner Pacha has the command ; and svc, shot
told froin a good source that the greater
_NO °L tea
force will be withdrawn from thence, and coneestr*rr
it' Scinim'a. From what we le mrn here, frOtn I'2oo
ish quarters, it is evident that the Ottoman, trot
in tee Dobrutscha have suffered a defeat. log°
to say that the Basishazouks (irregular horsemen' .pea'
'well greatly misbehaving themselves 'everywhere, 8.1,04
cially in the Dobrutscha. These men are of no 118e'ooll'
commit the greatest excesses. The little town 0f
atlf
tendje has been sacked by these marand‘rs, and Pala
ournt. A letter of the Bth, from Varna,
,wisieta
jest been shown me, says,---, 'Time horrors 'cumuli° opt
'he Tartara of the Dobrutscha- and the bagi.base ore
anu the advance of the Russians, cause great 00°
s
. '
" A considerabledepOt of arms and gunpowder ot
discovered here last week, ip a Greek house, ands
many arrests have been made in conseqnenee. • In
"The publication of the private comes on
tot
nden, 00
which the secret views of, Russia. with- regard 0
Turkish empire are exposed, has not failed to erea 0404
great deal of consternation' amongst the most inte"lT,,re
Ilf
class of the Greeks. It will not, however, mate.,e
influence the masses who have risen against theirbu do'litany antagenist and conqueror, the Turk, and ! :00;
not much trouble themselves about the projeete'
blishment of a Byzantine empire, provided they, pay
their old score of enmity.-
temp
placed The Sultan has ordered a house at Thertifie tefeoer°
placed at the disposal of the British engineer (11,1itigli
here. He has likewise orciermA two large bum cos'
at Bechik-Task to be prepared for the Duke tits!'
bridge and the Pi ince Napoleon. lam inforfae-5,00v
10,000 British troops will come to Constantinople, 0
to be quartered at the barracks of Doud Pache, air i 4
ck
, -dueller number over at Scutari, in the great barrsoll
Asia, The commissariat officers are very bully
,14 °
commtracts for the necessary supplies-10,000 O" day'
,neat eat and bread have been ordered for every lla 0'
Reschid Pacha demanded that either a Briusiv
French force mihiuld be sent to Varna. Tbia end
alter the destination of the forces ; indeed, oue)
change so every day, that it is impossible to .bet'
with certainty upon how the armies will be distrlo jrDr
I regret to say that Reschid Paella, the Turk' gerbil
!lister for Foreign Affairs, has of late been stir ; j
an
from indisposition. He is, however, much betteg.
"n Wednesday last, Lord stratford de Bedeli sptes
General Baraguay d'Hilliers had a very 19,10 i to
ok!view with 'hint at, his private residence. •aa Sto
ok!llkat,. the -treaty .of alliance between TurkeY

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band of war to
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7der, saltpetre,
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)ytidag of this
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now being de-
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reed on in favor

BALTIC.
relative to tai.

a heavy drift of
a shortly, the veil-
being hauled into
of the heavy WI
awards. The sea'
pears to lie on the
here were several
fongst them some
TLe Gulf is com-
and the ice is
ad itself till it lies
be harbour. Wind
Depth of water
—(Afternoon
ed up together to
must be a strong

P.
the arrival of
1 to defend_ the
ij ust aggression,
mina, A batts-
trt of the 44th
Golden Fleece,
ss without wit-
Le of an arra,
ed, if - not as
the shores 01
"lying in large
exertion to se"
is which are on
Some differences
fleral Canrobert
o the provision
d troops. It i 4
an prepared for
3ral has 'expelled
a- the purpose of
hospital. This
t likely to offend
hat there is little
t stand high in
and -are looked
fanatics.
ers in the aria
might indeed be
e correspondence
but it is needless
led-upon. TheY
'my i and ever,'
)bablY tie know
haps, too late to.
;o those about to,
those... Capable a
iw months might'
acquisition, ana,
U. It is -nut of
the character et
d be like that 01
Jaunenciug with

h by the French'
'or Varna. The;
the evening '9°
ith very rouglS
r a perfect gal,.
e, not a cloud
hiddak is oppre
lt we shall orlll
or three monuhl
sort a climate al'

another Conitair

rar with Russia hi
iere some dal
to the British aelu'
In this war
ice. Who is 106
iggle between We.
orthern harborless
ll other considerly
eeselY and Epirn.l/1
its of Turkey
son to comp
lah3l
Et' has been, tb
I ameliorate their
n.opitious moroens
vhieh have alviseig
enlightened rePt4.l.
altan s Court, thof
is to rise- in reb!K
,rth more than et
be put down.
be able to do i
that the insurr e
;aria. The Tut fr
)f disorders bre.Ar
strictest meat
Patrols a A
the streets, •
eleven o'clecsk
3, itish and Frenom
They are fait slr
II have enough
rce to oppose SI
ng Bulgaria ;
e
Lt the insurrectin
h empire 1R WI!
of from 50,Q00
aou be. They At'i
that piece of lse
were. out off K.!
Littler Otner
he very seriewu;
, stationed At
ss of the Rosies bt',
be hoped that e
until the Aye.

Then he receiVec!
the Danube pt
place at differe
[atschin, Tultscb/
ridently aturopo
e passage at Ctiv
h a
ipression that tir
on the centre °`t
1°1'; ordered tbo
iti concentrate
nn Schumla,
d Rustchuk• t,
a at this moteeli"
from S'obutulk,
it or further Au;
o not place grot:i
nerally circubb ;6
of the Turks,Tho
okra of about
took place 00 14.-
aid i 0
to have be 9"
strategy. No
;merits. •
'O4

roops that Aril; so
reinforneMello
e commands "

ge force of frog
eni the arivi.te
Id ; and we
rater payrt of th_2,4
and coticentrsT
liens, from Tafr;
Ottoman trot
We reg7e,
horsemen) 1311-
°Very w here, esect
are of no use,
tie town of P-4.°1;
if I ‘rs and TAP'%
arnas which 15
ors committed ".
he bazi-bsioul‘ret4
great disp 1600

gunpowder ot
louse, and a°
uence. in
wrespondenv-the
11i regard tote
failed to ere,a,ept
most intel'l„Of
matehie-or
'ever,
;:tinst their.v do
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projec 0
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I Vier/03:0re
engineer i 1 g 9
largebUl Cats'
e Duke of tot'
in intorraed6.ooo
tan ti n °pie, _ A
id Pach3,
;rent barril3('l,ing,
ry buSY 113,0 0'
10,000
for everYsu or
her a Briti
,rna. Tbievoys
indeed, reckon
ssible to !bated'
ll be distr', gi"
,he Turit;erit4
been 6u" an
ach better ;
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TurkeY