The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-14 00:00:00

EMBARKATION OF FRENCH TROOPS A'

CALMS FOR THE BALTIC.
The Emperor Napoleon arrived at Calais fro
Boulogne yesterday (Thursday) afternoon, at,..„
o'clock, with several 'Generals, and took up ia"
residence at the Hotel Dessin, which had been Pre;
pared for his reception. His Majesty was salute
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on his arrival with the utmost enthusiasm.
Commodore the Hon. F. W. Grey, captalvl
Talbot, of the Algiers, Kincombe, of the Ron
William, Mansell, of the St. Vincent, and Clifford'
of the Sphynx, with Mr. Consul Bonham, waited
on the Emperor, and met with a most cordial re"
cep tion.
Proceeding to the business in hand, his Majel
expressed an opinion that the embarkation. he
better not take place on Friday, referring eondo.e
cendingly to the still lingering English prejudic
against that as an " unlucky" day.
It was then proposed to postpone the embarks'
tion to the 20th inst. ; but the weather being fin
n
and all the transports ready, it was finally settle'
by the Emperor and the British officers that tf,
baggage and materiel—which includes 6,000,00
cartridges and 320,0001b5. of powder—should ro
placed on board to-day (Friday), and that
troops should embark on Saturday.
This having been settled, the Emperor invite
the British officers to dine with him. They ea
pressed their sense of the offered honour, but o,e;
dined it, as it was not consistent with their ::111`1
to remain absent from their ships.
The suggestion to postpone the embarkation tg.
the 20th came originally from the English Adts
ralty, and originated in the apprehension that
would not be ready before. ot
Other accounts mention that the troops will 13
embark until the 20th, in consequence of the trap;
port ships not being all ready to enable themt
embark on one day. •

THE EMPEROR'S VISIT TO BOULOGIO':
His Majesty did not pay his adieus to Boulegila
without obtaining for himself many loud 0111,
hearty plaudits from the English visitors, or with
out producing an increased devotion and loyailti
to his person among his own subjects. It well,A
seem ungracious to refer to previous ill-till:rot
visits of his Majesty to Boulogne, were it not V',
the Emperor appeared during his short sojoil,.";
to wish to keep alive the recollections of the
past. On the evening of the day upon which
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arrived, the Emperor proceeded on foot, aee°l
panied only by a few of his aides-de-camp an
general officers, to those sands, just off the tovilitto
from which he endeavoured a few years since
effect effect a premature landing, and to put forward It-
claim to the throne of that country which all Op
agree in considering that he fills in a most APIA
manner. Large crowds of people followed tel
Emperor to the sands, but his Majesty. turl2„(l,
round, and, addressing them in a pensive in.
thoughtful mood; begged that they would not leo
low him, as he was desirous of proceeding alonci
revisit spots which to him possessed a great
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enduring interest. The wishes of his Majesty uitmt
no sooner known than they were complied W
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and the thousands of followers immediately Jor,
back in the most respectful and orderly manliiir
while the Emperor proceeded unmolested in his„io
teresting journey. In the course of Wednesday o°l-11.
other parts of the town, of not less notoriety in elgo
nection with the events above alluded to, were PO,
visited. These sands and heights of Boulogne ib:ot
witnessed many strange and eventful scenes, itio!L„.,
a few failures of magnificent and well-devised plan
Caligula, the head of his myriads of threatenl.og
legions, once amused himself here by go,theflek,
" the spoils of ocean," and preferred marching blot
to Rome with a few specimens of conchology, rAlijje
than pursue his ethnological studies among the
painted savages prepared to receive him en toe
shores of Britain. During the solitary promo° or
of the Emperor, ho could not but have rein eof
bered that just half a century since an aria for
130,000 men were encamped on these heights, the
an object very different from that with whiebvp,st
present troops are assembled • and that in the till.
basin excavated in these sands swarmed the fi°
of more than 2,000 boats, which were to 013,00
that vast army to the opposite shores. The A the
of canvas which fifty years since gleamed °noble
heights of Boulogne excited a not unreaeoll air
apprehension in England, and led to a simile:
Sot,
play for defensive purposes on the heights of J..,0,08
The six miles of country, now dotted with eo..obie
tents and huts, are regarded with pleasuo'ool,
emotions on the opposite side of the eh'', the
and thousands of sight-loving English crow