The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-18 00:00:00

EMBARKATION OF THE FRENCH TROOPS

FOR THE BALTIC.

CALAIS, Monday.—Last evening General Bara-
guay d'Hilliers and the Admiral La,pierre invited
Captain Le Febre, R.N., of the Dasher, and Cap-
tain Smithett, of the Devon, Royal Mail Service,
who have so ably superintended the embarkation
of the troops, to a banquet at the Hotel Dessins.
The general, with great warmth of feeling, pro-
posed " The Health of the Queen of England,"
which was reponded to in a manner that made
Englishmen proud of their Sovereign. Captain
Le Febre had the honour to propose " The Health
of the Emperor of the French," which was like-
wise clone ample justice to, and was received
with great enthusiasm. The French Admiral
then proposed " The British Navy," which
compliment was acknowledged by Captain Le
Febre, who sincerely hoped and firmly believed
that the tricolor and the English ensign would
from this time forth and for ever more float side
by side in the discharge of a common duty to their
sovereigns and countries, and for the inestimable
benefit of the world at large. The evening was
spent in the greatest harmony and most kindly
feeling, ended in mutual respect. This morning, at
daylight, the " rappel" disturbed the slumbers of
the wearied, and prepared them for the embarkation
of the Chasseurs and Voltigeurs, and the splendid
band of the 63d of the line accompanied the troops,
playing a spirit-stirring tune, and, adding to the effect
vocally, it made amends for the early " tumble up."
In 20 minutes the Sprightly received two companies,
Fearless two companies, and Wildfire one company of
Voltigeurs for the Belgravia transport. At the
same time Le Corso took on board the 4th, sth, and.
6th companies of Chasseurs for the Clifton trans-
port—in all about 1,200 officers and men. In one
hour the whole were comfortably placed on board
and at their breakfast. The morning being de-
lightfully fine, and the sea as smooth as a duck-
pond, the Fire Queen went off to the Stromboli,
Commander Robt. Hall, to bring that officer ashore
to receive his instructions,. and to complete provi-
sions. At nine a company of Chasseurs went on
board the Sprightly, to be conveyed to the Strom-
boli. The tide, however, had receded, and the
Sprightly grounded. 1u an instant signal was
made for every spare boat, and for the Fire Queen
to receive the troops from the Sprightly. All this
was done in less than half an how, the soldiers

were put on board, to their great delight and some-
what of astonishment at the promptitude displayed.
The Stromi with her two transports, under the
direction of Lieutenant William Ety, will get
under weigh this afternoon for the Baltic. Tons
of camp equipage, shot and shell, field-pieces, and
ammunition waggons, continue to pour into the
town, which is so full that there is no bed to be
got for love or money. A ball will be given this
evening to which all the officers of both nations are
invited.

The Emperor and Empress leave for Bayonne on
the 19th. Their Majesties will return by the 15th
of August.
The Emperor having put off his visit to Toulon
and Marseslles until September, the " Camp of the
South" will not assemble before that date, on ac-
count of the cholera.
The Moniteur publishes a decree founded on a
report of the Minister of the Interior, opening an
additional credit of 300,000 f. from the budget of
1854, to be employed in giving assistance to chari-
table establishments.
" General Baraguay says the Con-
stitutionnel, " arrived in Paris on Saturday even-
ing, where, however, he will make but a very
short stay."
General Baraguay cl'Hilliers has been replaced
by General Schramm, in the command of the expe-
ditionary corps which has just been embarked for
the Baltic. A second division of French troops is
shortly to be despatched to the same destination,
under the orders of General Baraguay
and 6,000 English are to be joined to them. The
allied Powers will then have in the Baltic a force
of about 30,000 men, capable of taking up and
guarding any position which might be considered
of a nature to serve as the base of operations in
the war ; and of giving Sweden a sufficient mate-
rial guarantee, that in uo case, should she consent
to depart from her present system of neutrality,
will she be exposed without aid to the resentment
of Russia. Letters have been received here
from a good source in Sweden, which affirm
that the Swedish Government has formally declared
its intention not to join in the course adopted by
the Western Powers, and which they solicit Sweden
to give her adhesion to, unless the Isles of Aland,
or some important point in Finland, should be occu-
pied by a body of Anglo-French troops, of a force
sufficient to be spared the necessity of withdrawing
at the approach of winter. Sweden does not as yet
undertake absolutely to act against Russia, but she
allows it to be understood. These letters declare
that she would so act, on certain conditions, one of
which is the payment of a monthly subsidy, as has
been already stated. The amount of that allow-
ance would be calculated, it is said, according to the
difference of keeping 60,000 men on a peace footing
and one of war.
A telegraphic despatch from Copenhagen states,
that the Chamber of the Clergy in the Diet has
adopted the bill for emancipating the Jews.
We read in the Constitution net :—" The Empe-
ror has presented to M. Menche de Loisne, the
sub-prefect of Boulogne, a very valuable autograph,
namely, the proclamation of his Majesty to the ex-
peditionary corps of the Baltic, wholly written by
his own hand, and dated from the camp of Vime-
reux."

The Three per Cents. opened to-day at 71f. 60c.,
rose to 71f. 80c., and then fell to 71f. 10c. the
closing price for the end of the month ; the Four-
and-a-:Half per Cents. closed at 98f. ; the New
Loan was not quoted ; Orleans Railway Shares,
1,160 f. ; Rouen, 1,025 f. ; Havre, 585 f. ; Great
Northern, 817 f. 50c. ; Strasburg, 780 f. ; New
Shares, 612 f. boc. ; Paris and Lyons, 937 f. 50c. ;
Lyons to the Mediterranean, 810 f. ; Western of
France, 640 f. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 600 f.