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

tant intelligence that the Government of Tehran
has declared her neutrality for the great question
at issue between Russia and Turkey. This decision
is in a areat measure due to the talents of our
chargé, Mr. Thomoson, who has succeeded in beat-
ing •Prince Dolgorouky out and out in diplomacy.
The Shah himself, who is decidedly anti-Turk,
would have willingly played into Russia's hands ;
notwithstanding this Mr. T. carried the day.
A letter of the 10:11 Feb. from Tabreez, says—
Penian politics remain firm as re4ar, ls Turkey,
and the Divan.of Tehran has offic ally announced
its neutrality in the Court Gazette. The force at
Khoi has been dismi§sed, and Aziz Khan, the Com-
mander-in-Chief, has been recalled to Teliran. The
King has named his only son, 14 mouths old,
Ameer-001-Nizam. On the shores of the Caspian,
Russian agents have-landed in every direction, but
no details are given of their proceedings. The Em-
peror of Russia has issue t an ukase, which is said
to be a decided crack at British trade ; we have no
particulars. It is positively asserted here that the
Dagliestan chief, Sheik Schamyl, has a4ain given
the Russians a sound thrashing--,letails not stated.
Prince Woronzott is to leave Tiflis ; the cause of
his recall is not known. The Caucasian provinces
will be governed by a commission.
The Sultan, determined that nothing shall pre-
vent or delay the ameliorations to be effected in
the condition of the Christian population, has re-
moved the Sheik-ul Islam who hesitated to issue
his fetoa in favour of the new reforms.

The commercial ports and towns of Russia begin
to feel the sad effects of the war. At Odessa, ac-
cording to the Cologne Gazette, business is in a
complete state of stagn•ition. The Government
has a,lopted the most severe measures against fo-
reigners residing in the place, or who have come
there on business. Some foreign merchants who
had requested tho governor to give them some in-
formation as to the question of peace or war received
orders to quit the place within eight days. For
several weeks past travellers arriving there, even
those belonging to friendly nations, have not been
allowed to quit their vessels. A Belgian morchant,
whose papers were perfectly regular, had a sentinel
placed over him on board a Belgian vessel for six
weeks. He intended to protest against this arbi-
trary treatment, but was threatened with arrest.
He then escaped from 'the vessel in a boat, and was
picked up by her at 20 miles' distance from the
port.

THE BALTIC.
THE RUSSIAN FLEET AT REVEL.

An officer on .board one of the ships in Sir
Charles • NalTier's fleet, writing to a friend in Lou-
don, says :
"GREAT BELT, March 27, 1854.- -Although I wrote
a note, which I intended, sending by the Vulture to
England, yet the weather was so bail on her departure
that we could not communicate. That letter will pro-
b thly reach you ,t the same time this does. The wea-
ther was beautiful yesterday, and is so to-day. The
atmosphere clear, raw, and bracing, imparting a cheer-
fulness to most of us. The Miranda, which had been
sent as a vessel of observation to the Baltic, previous to
our departure from England, joined us yesterday morn-
ing. Her bow seemed rough and scratched about the
copper from stemming the ice, thr,,ugh which she forced
her way for some distance with some difficulty. She
brought intelligence that the Russian fleet is anchored
at Revel, from which they cannot be freed by the break-
ing up of the ice until the end of April. The
Miranda left England with sealed orders, and in-
struoted not to show her colours. Part of the squadron
was detached ahead yesterday, under Admiral Chads.
The Leopard steamed back about mid-day with a Danish
admiral on board, who visited the flag ship and wa. sa-
luted with 15 guns. The squadr,n anchored off Wyborg
(about eight miles) in the evening. We got under weigh
very early this morning. Our destination has been
changed, probably resulting from the interview wi- h the
Danish adniiral. We are now proceeding to Kiel in
lieu of 'gage, which may be owing to the inteiligence
that the Russian squadron is sealed up in Revel and
must remain there until May Sir Charles has left the
squadron this afternoon in charge of A miral Corry, and
has steamed ahead, in the Duke of Wellington, in the
direction of Kiel. It is now evident that the souadron
cannot reach that place tnis evening. 9 p in. We have
just dropped anchor within three or four miles of Kiel
harbour."

ARRIVAL OF THE DECLARATION OF
WAR.
_ _

KIEL, March 30.—0 u the evening of the 28th
the Bulldog steanier"bliiiiight to Admiral Sir Charles
Napier the important intelligence of the declara-
tion of war. The next morning, at 5 o'clock, the
Dragon steamer, Captain WilLox, commander,
came from the station to fetch her Majesty's
consul-general in Haruburgh, Colonel Hodges, who
had arrived here the day before. Tnis steamer
landed the colonel again at about four o'clock in
the afternoon, and proceeded without delay to
Wingo Bay, to convey orders to the ships of her
Majesty, that might have arrived there in the
meantime, to go through the Belt to join the fleet
at Kjoge Bay. Yesterday afternoon, about four
o'clock, the whole fleet left the anchor-ground out-
side of our bay. This morning some ships have
been seen between Fehmern and Laolantl. The
Odin steam-ship joined the fleet yesterday morning.
Our town has had complete holidays ou Tuesday
and yesterday. Thousands go down in small
steamers, yachts, and boats to see the British fleet.
Nearly every ship was cheered by these spectators.
"God save the Queen" and "Rule Britannia"
was sung by those conversant with the English
language, and " Old England for ever" was a fre-
quent. cry. Although the population of Holstein
knows what a war means, yet the sympathy which
is felt in the cause in which Great Britain is
engaged would assure the aid of hundreds of its
sons, were it required. From Berlin, Saxony,
Hanover, and many parts of the interior of Ger-
many, many hundreds of spectators have travelled
hither to see the fleet. Itis not to satisfy so much
curiosity that they come, as to admire the vast
means at the disposal of a free country for the de-
struction of despotism.

The following is an extract of a letter from an
officer in Sir Charles Napier's fleet to a friend in
England : • .
"At anchor;-Great Belt, March 25, 1854.—1 under-
stand the Dauntless, having burst one of her boilers, is
about to proceed to England, and I believe she is to
carry our letters. I take advantage of her departure to
drop you a few-lines, as I know you follow all our move-
ments with interest. We left Wingo Sound on the 23
inst. We started very early in the morning, having
taken a Danish pilot to navigate us through the Great
Belt. Two steainers, under command of Admiral Plum-
ridge, went on before us, as a light squadron, to mark
our course through the " Belt." In the aftern on
the Neptune, Monarch, Bulldeg. and Vulture joined
the fleet. The ships coining to an anchor about mid-
night on the following day, the signal was made for u-
to get under weigh. We had a beautiful fresh breeze.
and the admiral, forming the ships into one line, led
through the Belt. We p:essed two steamers that had
been placed to buoy the passage, under the command of
Admiral Plumridge, who, io the Lenp :rd, conducted
the ships to the anchorage. It blew very fresh on yes-
.tiiday morning, and it blows still fresh'-r to-day. Most
of the ships seem to be p'unging heavily to the head sea.
Wb are about eight or ten miles of Rufness, Zealand.
where a lighthouse stands. The different ship coin-
panics are being actively exercised daily, at the great
gun exercise and small arms. The admiral is keeping a
very sharp look out upon the skips, bringing some of
them to task, by signal, when out of place and • oomph-
meriting others. I have no doubt the squadron will be
shortly in a highly disciplined state. We feel the
atmosphere rather cold. It is about 34 deg._in the open
air to-day. We are anxious to hear the news front Eng-
land—especially to know if war be declared."
The Danish Government has issued a declara-
tion containing its definitions of contraband, which
includes horses, timber for construction of vessels,
tar, copperplates, sailcloth, canvass, hemp, cor-
dage, dm, n , but not
coals ; besides, the Royal Da_
ish ordinance of May 4, 1803, is renewed. So,
no Danish pilots, or men acqulinted with the
Danish straits and .fievi.N.e allowed to serve on
board the belligerent PoWers' vessels. In the in-
structions for the commanders of the Danish guard-
ships—frigates Thor (steamer), Thetis, Bollona,
Nordenskjold ; brigs Holgar Danske (steamer),
Galathea, Flora, 'Mercurius, and Valkyrien—they
are instructed to observe a strict neutrality, to
protest against the taking of captured war or mer-
chant vessels into Danish ports, but not to oppose
it by force, and only to use force against privateers.
The Danish territory is to be considered to extend
one Danish sea mile from the coast, except at Kron-
borg awl the river Elbe at Gluckstadt, where the
distance is named as 3,1100 ells (6,000 feet).

THE WEATHER-IN THE BALTIC.
The last ailvices relative to the Baltic navigation
are`as follows :
Gothenburg, March 24.—The weather has this week
been rather cold, but very fine.
Stockholm, March 24.—The weather continues mild,
and, although it has frozen at night, the temperature
hag been-constantly mild during the day, and on the 221
the thermometer stood .at noon at 10 deg. above zero,
with the wind strong at N.N. W.
Gefle, March 20.—The weather has been so mild for
some time past that the ice has almost disappeared, and
the river as far as the S. Wharf is perfectly free.
Revel, March 14.-7 The Roads are closed, and there
is no open water to be sen. March 24.—From Gross
Grand to Packerort Grund, and farther 'up, the ice jS
Still firm ; the remainder of the fair way is
full of
drift ice.

SWEDEN AND NORWAY.
A Christiana journal states that Russia has ac-
knowledged the neutrality of Sweden only upon
the condition, accepted-by-King Oscar, that no
more than four foreign ships of war shall enter any
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