The Sun.
London, England, 1854-05-02 00:00:00

THE BALTIC.

COPENII.A.GPS, April 29.—Capt. J. Thayun, of the
brig Johannes, who, on his voyage from Revel to
London, left Baltic Port on the 17th inst., reports
that the fleet, in a line of about 25 sail, had placed
itself between Sandoon and Daguort, so as totally
to command the Gulfs of Finland and Bothnia.
Within this line cruisers were stationed close up to
Revel.

COPENHAGEN, April 26.—We have now genial
showers and delightful spring weather, and there
is every token of a glorious harvest. The Tribune
sailed to-day, with two prizes in tow. A Swedish
Parliamentary committee has unanimously decided
on requesting the King to abolish every kind of
inland quarantine.
To-day's Dagbladet has the following significant
paragraph :
" Prince Frederick of Hesse, son of the Landgravine
Charlotte, and brother-in-law of Prince Christian of
Demark, is reported by the German papers to have
distributed a sum of 3,000 silver roubles among the
wounded of the Russian regiment which bears his
name. We have.no business to make any remarks on
this generosity of the late stepson of the Russian Czar,
as of course his highness has as much right as any other
Danish subject to display what sympathies he will. But
it is not quite decent that this distribution has been made
through the Danish Minister in St. Petersburg, who has
hereby infringed the position h® ought to occupy as the
representative of a neutral Power."
These Hessians have been very active in the late
Ministerial crisis here.
In its number of 28th inst., the Preus.;ische
Correspondenz states, that recent advises from
Sweden contradict the assertion, that the, Aland

Isles have been evacuated by the Russians ; that,
on the contrary, reinforcements !of troops were ar-
riving, and new entrenchments were being thrown
up there. In reference also to the statements con-
tained in some papers that a strong desire for a
closer approximation of the Scandinavian king-
doms to the Western Powers was being manifested
by the people, the same Correspondenz mentions
that while the aversion of the population at large
from it% powerful neighbour was very unmistake-
able, the bulk of the nation approved of the de-
termination of the Government to observe neutra-

lity, for they expected no advantage from a war
against Russia, seeing that their retention of FM-
land, if it should be restored to them, would be a
matter of extreme difficulty.
The small pox broke out even whilst at Kioge
Bay, on board the James Watt; vaccine matter was
furnished from hence. The ship, of course, is iso-
lated. We have heard of about 18 prizes being
taken.

The Cumberland, 70, Capt. Seymour, left Kioge
27th ult., with a fair wind, to join the Admiral. All
was right on board, and every man doing his ut-
most to obliterate all recollection of the effects of
the United Service Gazette and the Portsmouth
crimps.
The fleet were likely to be soon in want of stores.
The Admiralty therefore have ordered the Resist-
ance, transport, Master Commander Bradshaw, to
Sheerness, to receive on board as much as she can
stow for the Baltic.

As soon as the ice broke up, the Czar intended,
it is said, sending the fleet now at Cronstadt to re-
inforce the one that is in the harbour of Sweaborg,
but has now ruoLlified his intentions, seeing that
the presence of Admiral Napier would compel him
to offer or accept an engagement, before the j unc-
tion of the two Russian squadrons could be effected.
It is only the island of CEsel, situated between the
Gulf of Livonia and that of Finland, that has been
evacuated.

The Ost-see Zeitung has a curious letter from Re-
vel, of the 14th. It says, " that General de Berg,
commandant of the place, announced some time
since to the people there that he was going to prove
the cannons of the place (or fortress), but that they
need be under no apprehension on the subject, as
no harm would accrue from it to them. At the ap-
pointed time all were in the utmost expectation of
hearing a grand cannonade, when what was their
disappointment at hearing only two isolated shots.
It then appeared, on investigation, that the whole
of the guns excepting six were entirely useless ;
they were of iron, and completely corroded with
rust. Of the six which were discharged, two lost
their muzzles at the first shot."