The Sun.
London, England, 1854-05-12 00:00:00

FRANCE.

The Moniteur of this clay (Friday) publishes a
despatch from Admiral Hamelin, dated Odessa
roads, April 25, announcing that the Retribution,
Descartes, and Niger had captured fourteen
Russian merchant vessels, which had been sent to
Constantinople.
The French Government grants to English
soldiers the same postage reductions as are allowed
for letters to Frehch soldiers.

LETTER OF THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON

TO KING OTHO.

The bearer of the missive addressed by the Em-
peror of the French to King Otho of Greece, which
may be considered as a species of ultunatunt, is M.
de Bourre, who is about to leave, accompanied by
the Baron d'Avril, for Athens. The letter is couched
in the most energetic terms—in terms, the sense
of which cannot be mistaken, even by King Otho.
The Emperor addresses his Royal brother in right
imperial style, and " orders" him to beware of what
he is doing. It depends on the answer of King
Otho to this peremptory summons to be quiet, and
mind his own business, whether Greece shall be
at once occupied as well as blockaded. If his
Hellenic Majesty still alleges inability to put down
the movement of his subjects, he will be forthwith
assisted in the task by a French force. M. de
Bourre, who is instructed to insist upon compli-
ance with the demands contained in the letter, of
which he is the bearer, is well acquainted with the
Levant, where he had for years been Consul-Gene-
ral. He is of course to communicate with the
English Minister at Athens before delivering the
Emperor's letter. It is said that he will be ap-
pointed Minister Plenipotentiaryto Constantinople
in place of General Baraguay d'Hilliers. It ap-
pears that the camp which is about to be formed
will consist of 100,000 men. It will be partly at
Boulogne, on the same spot on which the cele-
brated camp of 1805 was pitched; and partly at St.
Omer. The Emperor himself will command in
chief; General Baraguay d'Hilliers will command
at St. Omer. It is not known who will command
at Boulogne. It is curious to find a French camp
at Boulogne, commanded by a French Emperor,

that Emperor being a Bonaparte, and the ally in-
stead of the threatened invader of England. • The
i;stablisliment of the camp has excited some alarm
in Prussia. The memory of Jena is revived in all
its force, and it is not forgotten that the " grand
army" who fought that battle was once in the
camp of Boulogne, though originally intended for
another object ; and that by it the whole military
force of Prussia was annihilated, and the nation
placed at the mercy of the conqueror. Notes, it is
said, have passed upon the subject, and explanations
have been demanded as to the ultimate destina.

tion of that force. This uneasiness is the symptom
of a conscience ill at ease, for the vacillating, if
not faithless, policy of Prussia has rendered her an

object of just suspicion to the rest of Europe.
It is said that General de Lamoriciere has sent
to the Minister of War a plan for the campaign
against Russia, at the same time declaring that he
has no wish to take any part in it, or, in fact, to
take service at all.

The Emperor and Empress are, it is said, to take
up their quarters at the palace of St. Cloud on
Monday next.
The Bank of France has lowered its rate of dis-
count to 4 per cent. The interest on the Bons du
Tresor, it is said, is to be reduced to 4i per cent.
M. de Persigny is to leave Paris in a day or two
for the country, where he will remain for two

months. M. Baroche is to be ad interim Minister,

and will probably retain the place permanently.
There is no truth in the report that. the Comte
de Chambord is to pay a visit to the Orleans family
in England.

A new loan of 250 millions is still spoken of.
Another private letter from Gallipoli, dated the
30th April, contains some details relative to the
passage and arrival in Turkey of His Imperial
Highness Prince Napoleon. It is as follows :

"On his landing at Smyrna the Prince was re•
ceived by Ismail Pasha, a man exceedingly well-in-
formed, speaking French perfectly. He is Grand Officer
of the Legion of Honour. Ismail Pasha placed him'
self immediately at the disposal of the Prince, and
provided excellent quarters for his suite. The Prince in-
spected the city in all its details. The Turkish regular
troops quartered there are admirably disciplined,
well clothed and armed, full of enthusiasm, and ins'
nceuvre with much regularity. They are well fed
and well lodged, and the Prince was struck by
their soldier-like appearance. On the 29th the Rolland
put again to sea, at 3 o'clock p.m. The weather was
most unfavourable, and the cold rain fell in torrents.
The moment we reached Gallipoli the clouds melted
away, and we had a beautiful sun. We could easily.
discern the squadron of Admiral Bruat, the crews of
which manned the yards, and welcomed his Imperial
Highness with loud shouts. At mid-day the Prince,
accompanied by Lord Raglan, General Prim, and Go'
Devil Canrobert, reviewed the 22,000 French troops who
are here. There are about 5,000 English, and 6,000
more at Scutari. It is said that the bombardment of
Odessa has produced an immense effect in Southern
Rus,ia, and particularly if the attack be made on Sebas-
topol as supposed. We are all astonished at the slow
and uncertain manner in which the Russian batteries
fired."

The Minister of War has addressed a circular to
the military authorities throughout France, recom-
mending that the 80,000 recruits called into active
service by a recent Imperial decree should leave
their families to join their respective corps between.
the sth and 15th of June. Of these, 4,915 are in-
tended for the navy, and the remainder, 75,085, for
the army, namely—lnfantry, 62,134 ; cavalry,
3,780 ; artillery, 6,003 ; engineers, 1,501 ; waggon
train, 1,667.

We.
read in the Moniteur :—" The following
note appeared in some numbers of the Moniteur
of the 9th, but was suppressed in the rest, be-
cause the news which had arrived explained the
misunderstanding which appeared to exist be-
tween the Porte and French embassy. That mis-
understanding was soon cleared up. Every one
must, in fact, comprehend that the Porte and its
allies could not wish to have the political ques-
tion change its character, and become a religious
one ; and, in consequence, it has been decided that
the Porte should designate by name the inoffensive
persons who should not be subjected to the gene-
ral measure :

" Some journals have spoken of a difference having
arisen between General Baraguay d'Hilliers and the
Ottoman Porte, and in consequence of which the
French Ambassador, it was said, had threatened to
leave Constantinople with all the persons belonging
to the Legation. The Government has not received.
sufficient details to enable it to form an exact
opinion as to the character off the difference. it
knows only by a telegraphic despatch of April 24
that there had been no interruption of relations between
the embassy of the Emperor and the Ottoman Porte.
It appears that the incident in.question took place rela-
tive to the exceptions connected with the measure deter-
mined on by the Ottoman government for the expulsion
of the Greek subjects established on the Turkish terri-
tory. It belonged to the Divan to decide who were the
persons whose presence might or might not be attended
with danger. If, in that conjuncture, the Government
of the Emperor had to give any counsel, it would be
that of not transforming into a religious question
a question of public safety. Such is the sense of
the instructions sent to Constantinople, as soon as it
was informed of the resolution adopted by the Porte."
Public securities and railway shares continued
to rise yesterday. The Three per Cents, closed at
65f. 30c. for the end of the month ; the Four-and-
a-Half per Cents. at 92f. 90c. ; and the New Loan
at 66f. sc. ; Orleans Railway Shares, I,oBof. ;
Rouen, 902 f. 50c.; Havre, 440 f. ; Great Northern,
780 f. ; Strasburg, 727 f. 50c. ; New Shares, 566 f.
25c. ; Paris and Lyons, 862 f. 50c. ; Lyons to the
Mediterranean, 700 f. ; Western of France, 592 f.
50c. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 540 f. ; Great Central
of France, 447 f. 50c. ; Lyons to Geneva, 4451. ;
Bank of Credit Mobilier, 5401.

GERMANY.
The Government of Mecklenburg-Schwerin,
which, by a decree of April 15, had prohibited the
exportation of contraband of war, has just issued
an ordonnance relative to privateers, and destined
to interdict their admission and victualling in the
ports of the Grand Duchy.
The Prince of Prussia arrived at Baden on the
Bth.

A letter from Hanover of the Bth says :—" The
Assembly of the States has just adopted the bill
relative to the neutrality of Hanover in the Eastern
war. It declares that Hanoverian subjects cannot
accept letters of marque or make any use of them.
No privateer is to be admitted into Hanoverian
ports, except under stress of weather."