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

THE BALTIC.

COPENHAGEN, July 11. To-day's post has
brought no further intelligence respecting the
second bombardment of Bomarsund. There would
appear, therefore, to have been some mistake or
exaggeration. Its capture cannot be difficult, and
cannot be far off, for the French landing troops will
doubtless be quartered there.

The Swedish Parliament—that is, the House of
Burgesses, and the House of Yeomen, the only
two which have any independence, the two upper
houses being mere court tools—have made a deter-
mined effort to free their country from the despotic
reactionary and Russianising Cabinet nowin power.
The Burgesses have demanded the dismissal of
Palmstjerna, Reuterdahl, and Gripenstedt ; the
Yeomen that of Sparre and Palmstjerna, and also
(without even a division) of Reuterdahl, Fahrus,
and Gripenstedt. This is an important event, but
it is doubtful whether it will lead to any immediate
change. Notwithstanding such a vote of want of
confidence, it is expected that the Swedish Minis-
ters, like their comrades in Denmark, will not go
out. Many of the speeches were bitter in the ex-
treme. The most eloquent and remarkable was
that of the Yeoman SahlstrOm, who gave a lively
picture of the despotism and degradation which
now overwhelm a nation of the noblest origin, and
with the noblest capabilities. The Valorous has
been at Gefle ; and while there, its officers were
invited to a dinner by a number of the citizens.
Finland has now reached another stage of Russi-
fication. On its seizure, highwayman fashion, by
Alexander, that Czar guaranteed its privilege not
to subject it to any conscription colonised militia.
Instead thereof, it had to furnish and keep
two regiments of recruited soldiers. But, as
we know, all Russian oaths and treaties are not
worth the paper they aro written upon. An
ukase has just appeared, announcing that Fin-
land has made such immense moral and material
progress, that its time has now come to be
blessed with this new military conscription, and
that, as a beginning, two battalions of sharpshooters
shall I e immediately established, one in the Abo-
Bjornaborg district, and the other in Vassa-Ulea-
borg, all at the expense of the Finlanders them-
selves. If the West does not know what Finland
is good for, the Autocrat does. These two batta-
lions are expressly stated to be only "a beginning,"
and unfortunate Finland may therefore expect to
be drained of blood and money quite openly, at
the caprice of its robbers. These troops will be
sent to Poland, or the Crimea, or somewhere where
their fidelity will be unquestioned, while Cossacks
and other bandits will take their place.
King Frederick had made a triumphant entry
into his newly-purchased palace of Joegerspris,
which is to be restored to its ancient splendour.
His Majesty is so much the more popular in its
neighbourhood, as he has freed all the peasants
attached to the domain from every remaining feudal
tie, hereby carrying into effect the object aimed at
by the peasant league, which will, however, make
this change compulsory, instead of the result of
voluntary conviction and mutual advantage.
The following is an extract of a letter, dated her
Majesty's ship —, Bariisund, July 10 :
"We sailed from Cronstadt on the Ist inst. The
reasons for our retrograde movement were of course not
communicated ; but, as cholera was somewhat in-
creasing, it was attributed to that pest. The French
screw liner Austerlitz has been the greatest sufferer ;
she is said to have lost thirty men altogether. But,
since we left Cronstadt, the cases have much di-
minished. On the 2d, the linperieuse and four other
steamers were detached to look at Viborg, and see if any
shipping lay there. The town stands at the northern
extremity of a narrow inlet, about thirty miles long, with
a very intricate passage. The steamers worked up within
about three miles of the town, but as they could only see
afew boats near the shore, they were not molested. It is
extraordinary that none of our vessels have been able to
fall in with or discover any of the Russian armed row-boats,
of which we heard so much boasting. They seem to keep
as snug as their large vessels. On the 3d the detached
steamers rejoined, and we all proceeded to Barosund, which
we reached on the 6th, leaving orders in passing Sveaborg
for Admiral Corry's squadron to follow. The whole fleet
reached the anchorage in perfect safety, except a French
line-of-battle ship in tow of a steamer. This vessel struck
upon a rock somewhat heavily, as she was going five
knots. All the boats of the fleet were immediately
ordered to her assistance, and succeeded, after she was
lightened of her principal heavy guns, in getting her off
in about twelve hours, with scarcely any damage, exceptr
a few sheets of copper ripped off from the bottom. The
whole fleet is now assembled here, with the exception of
Plumridge's squadron and a few steamers on blockade
duty."
The above extract accounts for, and sets at rest,
the reports emanating frem St. Petersburg, and
propagated and amplified with pious zeal, by Rus-
sian friendly continental journals, of the loss and
aoltfic. the Time shallow-going
Dauntless
left Copenhagen Roads on the 11th, taking as
capture of sundry vessels in the Baltic fleet.
An English naval officer is reported to have re-
turned home in all haste from Memel, by land in
goruculerbotaotst
dakesetitnhed fo
the commandr
southerly course.

were put on board, to their great delight and some-
what of astonishment at the promptitude displayed.
The Stromboli, with her two transports, under the
direction of Lieutenant "William Hay, 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 d'Hilliers," says the Con-
stitutionnel, " arrived in Paris on Saturday even-
ing, where, however, he will make but a very
short stay."

General Baraguay d'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 d'Hilliers,
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 no 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 declard
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 Constitutionnel :—" 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. 50c. ; Paris and Lyons, 937 f. 50c. ;
Lyons to the Mediterranean, 840 f. ; Western of
France, 640 f. ; Bordeaux an Cette, 600 f.