The Sun.
London, England, 1854-05-04 00:00:00

THE BALTIC.

The decree by which the Senate of Bremen, like
those of Hamburg and Lubeck, forbids the fitting
out of privateers, their entrance into Bremen
oorts, and the sale of supplies t.) them, has been
published.
The following letter is from an officer of the fleet
to a friend in England. It is dated—
'• ELFSNABBEN HARBOUR, April 27. —A very nice
v,oung fellow in the Royal George, Freeland, of the
.11arints, was found dead in bed on Tuesday morning,
Ile was buried with military honour-4 iu a sinail church
yard on the Island of 4usca yesterday. We left Kiuge
;ay on the 12th, and have been cruising about the en-
,rance of the Gulf of Finland, performing all kinds of
;volutions, cha-ing strange sail, and making a few prizes.
We have heard from some vessels, boarded, that the ice
will not be broken up about Croustadt until about the
iiiddle of next month. The Porcupine has joined us,
hut strange to say we got no letters by her.. The ad-
miral has been to visit Stockholm ; steamers are con-
-tantly corning down loaded with hundreds of Swedes,
visiting the Duke of Wellington. They are all amazed at
ter vast proportions and beautiful order. It is thought
the Swedes may join us in this force against Russia.
However, this is doubtful ; yet seine think so. It
would be a good thing if they did. One of our marine
officers of this ship, Naylor, is ordered overland to
make his way to England with despatches. I take ad-
vantage of his going to tell how we are all getting on.
It is said that we leave here to-day, and are going to a
olace called Hango, at the entrance of the Gulf of
Finland. It is said that we are going to take it, but
know nothing of it. Some news have arrived here,
saying that Odessa has been taken by the Black Sea
squadron. We are thirsting for English news. It is
most extraordinary that no letters arrive for the squad-
, ron. There can be no doubt there are some thousands
for such a squadron, but they are evidently detained
some shere."

The following is an extract of a private letter
from one of her Majesty's ships :
" April 19, at Sea, lat. 59 N., long. 20 30.—We have
had two good cruises, which has tended to break the
monotony, in embarking the Consul-General of Ham-
burg and the English Minister at Copenhagen, since
.which we have been cruising towards the scene of action.
Parted company with the Commander-in-Chief for a
couple of days, and were under Admiral Corry's orders.
Sir C. Napier, wi h his division, joined again last night,
and told us by signal that the French liner, with the
-James Watt, were at Kings. Some half-dozen vessels
have been taken and sent to Faro Sound ; whether they
.will turn out prizes to our advantage I can't tell you.
We are daily looking out for something, and I dare say
you in England are equally anxious that something
should be done. The sooner we have the Belleisle the
better, for there are no sick lists, and there are a great
-lumber of cases that might be advantageou,ly sent to a
hospital ship, to render our seamen in a much better
condition for fighting. We continue happy and comfort-
able in this craft."

VISIT OF ADMIRAL NAPIER TO STOCK-
HOLM.-PUBLIC FEELING IN SWEDEN.

The followiug is from a correspondent of the
Daily News :
"STocKnoLsi, April 26.—As anticipated in a pre-
vious communication, Sir Charles Napier met with a
very friendly reception in this capital, where there is
iiinch sympathy for England, and nut a little hostility
to Russia. Yesterday, towards noon, the gallant ad-
miral, aecnmpattied by Mr. Grey, the British cltrg6
Xaffaires ad interim, had au aadience of the Pig, who,
on its termination, introduced the distinguished visitor
to all the members of the royal family, assembled for
that purpose in the Queen's apartments in toe northern
side of the palace, where there is an extensive and
lelightful view of the numerous islands which deck
the many water approaches to this city—a view which
was pointed out to the honoured guest. The palace, one
of the finest in Europe, contains a valuable library,
one rich in old works, amongst which may be named
a translation of the Edda, and Luther's own Bible, in
the Vulgate. The picture galleries display many a
Raphael, Rubens, Claude Lorraine, and Correggio, and
two or three Murillos. As may be easily imagined, the
palace possesses many mementoes of Charles XII ,
amongst others his cradle and toys. Sir Charles ap•
peared much gratified with the attention bestowed on
him, and partook of an elegent dejeuner offered hum by
their Swedish Majesties. After taking.ihis leave, he
returned to the fleet at Elfsnabben Bay, in one of the
Government steamers. I informed you in yesterday's
letter that he will soon put out again to sea, and I have
only to repeat that statement. On quitting the palace
Sir Charles was greet-d with loud cheers by more than
one thousand persons who had assembled near the edi-
fice, and who manifested- thii utmost eagerness to see
him. One of the Stockholm journals, the A ftonblaclet,
asserts that if his presence in this capital had been gene-
rally known, there would have been a far larger crowd
of spectators. This morning the question one hears on
every side is Will the admired come here again ?'
That he will re-appear in this city is not improbable,
but that will be only after he has taught Russia a lesson
which will not be easily forgotten.
" Mr. Marks, the purser of the Duke of Wellington,
and one of his messtuen, Mr. Gent, will leave to-day for
the fleet, for which they have successfully catered, so far
as supplies are concerned, but prices are high. Three
steamers, crowded with passengers, went down this
morning to the fleet, and others are advertised for to-
morrow. I fear the latter will be too late for the fair.'
One of the former steamers was exclusively hiren for the
use of numerous students from the University of Upsala
-the oldest university of this kingdom, and one noted
for its rare collections of Scandinavian manuscripts, as
well as for its many mementoes of Linnaeus. Previously
to their departure from Upsala, the students exercised
themselves during several hours in singing English na-
tional airs, particularly ' God Save the Queen' and Rule
Britantlia.' _ •
__

"Since Sunday last two other English steam corvettes
and one t-teain frigate have arrived in Elfsimbben, and
on Monday another steam fiigate passed Furtisund and
Al.:Molt-a, on the Gulf of Bothnia. On the 18th several
large war ships were seen from Ystad, a Swedish town
nearly opposite the Danish Island of Bornholm, but
they were too far distant to be further distinguished.
" The Prussian mail steamer, which left the other day
for Stettin, conveyed_ to that town a number of Finnish
captains and sailors, who wilt have to pass through
Prussia and a portion of Russia, in order to reach their
own country, the blockade of the Finnish ports being
now rigorously enforced.
"The following extract from one of the Stockholm jour-
nals, the Svenska, Tidningem, will find an appropriate
place here :

"It was in the old war-bay of Elfsnabben that the
fleets of Eric XVI. and Of -Gustavus the Great lay at
anchor. The waters of that bay have bathed the sides of
the mighty Mars Jutehataren (the Mars of the Jut-
landers), surnamed the Makalos (the Incomparable).
the largest vessel of those times. What life and
movement formerly on those now deserted strands !
As we left Elfsnabben, we gazed again on the p wer-
ful vessels which belong not to us but to another
perple, who have taken our place (sons intagit var
plats) on the Baltic. In other days, it was the Swedes,
the Danes, and the Lubecker), who struggled for
supremacy in that bay. Now, it is the English and
the Russians. Which of them will be the victors ? What
will be the result of the great contest—one inspiring
general alarm Will that result be one favourable
for civilisation, humanity, and the peace of the world ?
These are questions which can alone be answered by
Him who holds in his hands the destinies of mankind.
Meantime, it must be a high gratification for every one
who follows the events of his times to have beheld the
mighty preparations for the war, as well as the men who
are to take part in it, ani particularly the still vigorous
hero who is their leader, and whose life is also an ex-
ample for them. (Liksont haws lefnad derras forayn)
"I may remark here that up to a very recent period
the journal from which that :extract is made was not in
any way remarkable for sympathy with England, but it
is probable that, in accordance with public opinion, it
will display a more friendly feeling towards that power
—a feeling which is indirectly manifested in the above
extract.
"The following is an extract from another Stockholm
journal,-the Polled., Rost, of this day
" ' Who does not wish that England's gallant witni-
ral may take possession of the Aland Isles, destroy Swea-
borg, bombard Cronstadt, and level Petersburg with
the dust? Our blissful neutrality, forsooth, will, how-
ever, prevent us from applauding such events.'
"And apropos of the neutrality of Sweden, one of the
leading papers of Norway, the Nyliedsblad of Chris-
tiania, urges,the necessity of. an alliance, offensive and
defeasivni-tbstwosa,Blvede sad_ Dekrafki and of
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