The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-21 00:00:00

DENMARK.

A letter from Copenhagen, 15th, in the Moniteur,
says :—" The Danish Government has lately ;given
repeated marks of sympathy and good-will towards
the French navy, which has been warmly applauded
by public opinion. Amongst them is the' order
spontaneously sent to the authoritiet of Jutland to
render every possible assistance in saving a vessel
laden with provisions for the Baltic fleet, which
had got ashore, and also the sending a steam-tug
to assist the Vengeance frigate. The King of Den-
mark has added to these friendly proceedings of
his Government in conferring on M. Ducos, the
French Minister of Marine, the grand cordon of
the order of Danebrog."

FI3,A.NCE.
The Moniteur has the following from Bordeaux
Tuesday evening :—" The Ena press has justarr
arrived
here ; the Emperor was waiting for her at the rail-
way station. Their Majesties were received with
much enthusiasm. During the day the Emperor
had visited several of the public edifices. At the
cathedral his Majesty was received by the Cardinal
Archbishop at the head of his clergy. The people,
who bad assembled in great number in the streets,
were 'dud in their declamations.."
The Minister of Marine has just received ac-
counts from the Rear-Admiral commanding the
French naval division in the India and China seas,
under date of the 18th July. The jeanne d'Arc,
frigate, bearing the admiral's fleet, was at that
date at Macao. This account mentions the attack
on the pirates by a united French, Portuguese,
and. American naval division, which had already
been communicated in a telegraphic despatch, and
adds no new fact, except that sixteen of the pirate
junks had been attacked and dispersed, and two of
them captured.
"It has been decided," says the Colonne of Boulogne,
"that, unless unforeseen events should take place, the
four camps near this town shall be occupied until next
spring."

We read in the Pays:—
"Notwithstanding the abundant crop of corn, a rise
took place last week in some market 4 in the north of
Prance. We think it necessary-to satisfy certain per-
sons who at the first glance do not understand this up-
ward movement. The quantity which had been fur-
nished by importation amounted to upwards of 9 mil-
lions of hectolitres, including what was wanted for the
war department. A considerable reserve is still left
of this supply, and on the other hand the harvest,
as we have already said, and ,as every body knows,
has been excellent. It is therefore impossible that
the rise can continue ; a fall must necessarily soon
take place, and continue until it bas come down to
the level wits the offers and wants of the country. It
may be asked what are the causes of the price still
keeping up ? These causes may be readily explained ;
they are owing to various circumstances, and more par-
ticularly to the habits and temporary wants of agricul-
ture. The harvest having been rather late, and the
remunerating prices having risen during the course of
the year, the majority of the farmers have not hurried
themselves to thresh out their corn and bring it to
market. Those who have threshed any have made use
of it for seed. On the other hand, as there was a great
demand for consumption, it would have required that
the threshing should have taken place immediately on
a large scale. The hands available were not in propor-
tion to the work required ; and as threshing machines
are not very generally in use the result has been that
the new corn has not been brought to market in suffi-
cient quantity. The want of water also has in many
places impeded the operations of the millers. Existing
facts are therefore perfectly explained ; they are only
transient, and we doubt not that the abundance of the
supply will shortly produce a fall in the present prices."
Great manoeuvres of the three united corps
d'armee of the north will take place near Calais ;-
100,000 men will be assembled. One of the
manoeuvres will be the siege of Calais.
In the Debats of yesterday there is an article in
which a comparison is drawn between the Crimea
expedition and the expedition to Algeria in 1830,
in which the writer, after alluding to the unsuccess-
ful expeditions of the Emperor Charles V. and
Charles 111. of Spain against Algiers (the latter
under Count O'Reilly), and pointing out the mode
in which the disasters of those 'enterprises were
avoided by Marshal Bourmont and Admiral Du-
perre, comes to the conclusion that the large
amount of steamers forming part of the present ex-.
pedition gives. it an advantage as an invading fon et,
which no previous expedition, even including that
to Algiers, ever possessed; and he adds—
" We do not compare this expedition with the immense
operation which is now taking place on the coasts of the
C?iinea, and against the formidable fortifications of Se-
ba•topol. We have only desired to point out the risks,
difficulties, and chances of an'expedition of that kind.
The native soldiers of Algiers had only their bravery to
oppose to us ; but their ignorance in the arts of war
gave us an easy conquest, which astonished Europe on
account of the prestige so long connected with the name
of Algiers. At the present time, French, gnglieh, and
Turks ought to expect to find on the strand a warlike
and disciplined body of forces, provided with all the
meaiis which modern warfare can furnish, and determined
to dispute each inch of ground with resolution. And what
good could be done by depreciating that enemy, 5,,d at-
tempting to conceal from ourselves the formidable dan-
gers of a landing, which is to be effected by force in
presence of au army awaiting us ? Decides, the measures
taken appear perfectly well conceived to insure
success." [Here follows an account of the number
of troops embarked, with a variety of other particu-
lars, which have been already published, and then goes
?n]* "There have also been put on. board 5,000 horses,
vast
oaos
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'
80 field-pieces, 80 pieces of siege artillery,of 1 mass
of artillery and engineering tools, a Stipp
charges of gunpowder and ball for each piece, several
millions of cartridges, and two months' provisions
for th 1124 rust
- _ 04111 91 the troops

I will be to construct a sort of entrenched place d'armes,
. to protect the troops in the successive circumstances
, of the landing, as well as the placing in store the pro-
visions and ammunition—a difficult operation, which
will occupy several days. In fine, a part of the fleet,
consisting of fifteen ships of the line, is destined to block
up Sebastopol in case the Russian fleet should attempt
to issue out to prevent or impede the landing. We
may add, that a reserve of 40,000 and the cavalry of
the ariny, 6,000 strong, are ready at Varna and
Bourgas. As soon as • the army shall have consoli-
dat"d its point of landing, the ve,sels which are dis-
posable are to go and fetch this reserve, which will place
the total of the army at 116,000 men. These arrange-
ments, most admirably calculated, and the ardour which
animates the troops of the three nations, inspire us
with the best hopes. Without any vain boasting,
we look on this Anglo-French army as infinitely supe-
rior to the Russian ono in feeling and determination ;
and we await with security, though not without lively
impatience, the news of the great feat of arms which at
the present attracts the attention of all Europe."
4 MARSEILLES, SEPTEMBER 18.—No embarkation
of troops, caution, or ammunition has taken
place here for some weeks past,' the transports
engaged for that purpose and which formerly
crowded our docks being now employed in the
grand expedition to the Crimea. Every steam-
packet, however, which sails hence for Constanti-
nople takes a full freight of provisions and medical
stores fOr_the army of the East. The mail steam-
packet Nil, which sailed on the 11th inst. for Con-
, stantinople, had a few first-class passengers, and
among them a colonel of dragoons. The private
company's steam-ship Sully, which sailed on the
14th, for the same destination, took no passengers.
The Sinai, which sailed on Saturday last, was
rather crowded. with passengers, civil and military,
proceeding- to the Piraeus and Constantincple.
The mail steam:packet Egyptus, . which arrived
on ''riday last from Constantinople, brought se-
veral invalids, both cavalry and infantry. Their
appearance is most wretched. I have seen skeleton
regiments landed at Gravesend after several years'
service in India; apparently not so emaciated as
those poor fellows who sailed from this only a few
weeks since in the full vigour of youth. Lord de
Ros,: with his staff, arrived here on Saturday by the
Vectis from Malta, and has pursued his journey to
Paris.

The mail packet Soamandre sailed on Saturday
for Alexandria, having among other pagsengers
Artin Bey, formerly Prime Minister of Mehemet
Ali, -and Monseigneur Le Roy, Bishop of Alexan,-
dria.

• TGeneral do Rost°lan reviewed yesterday the few
troops composing the garrison of Marseilles. Pre-
vious to their defiling he presented the Cross of
Officer of the Legion of Honour to M. De la Bro.
quera, Chief Comthissary, a dignity conferred on
him-by the Emperor as a mark of his approbation,
for the efficient manner in which the supplies have
been provided for and forwarded to the army of
the East.

The mail steam-packet Gange arrrived here this
morning, bringing letters from Constantinople of
the 10th ; Athens, the 12th ; and • Messina, the
15th. •
The division of General Levaillant, which was
encamped at Gallipoli is to be sent to Asia ; the
division of General Forey remains at Varna.
The Three per Centp. closed yesterday at 74f.
85c. for the end of the month ; the Four-and-a-
Half,per Cents., at 98f. 75c. ; and the ,New Loan,
at 74f. .70c. ; Orleans Railway Shares, 1,235 f. ;
Rouen, ,977 L 50c. ; Havre,. 592 f. 50c. ; Great
Northern, 867 f. 50c. ; Strasburg, 820 f. ; New
Shares, 652 f. 50c. ; Paris and Lyons, 995 f. ; Lyons
and the Mediterranean, 870 f. ; Western of France,
672 f. 50c. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 621 f. 25c. ; Great
Central of France, 521 f. 25c. ; Lyons. and Geneva,
540 f. ; Bank of Credit Mobilier, 745 f.

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