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

SIR CHARLES NAPIER IN SWEDEN.

The following 13 from a correspondent of the
Daily News, dated Stockholm, April 24 :

" The Swedes—who are on the whole a less phleg-
matic race than the Danes—comprehend more readily
than the latter the importance of the approaching con-
test, and enter, so to write, into the spirit of it. As
observed in one of my previous communications, the do-
minant feeling in Copenhagen with reference to that
contest is rather one of alarm ; in Sweden, on the con-
trary, it is one of hope, that is to say, so far as the great
mass of the people are concerned. It is not surprising,
therefore, that the announcement on Saturday last that
the British fleet had arrived in what may be called the
Stockholm waters produced much excitement, and be-
came for the time the all-engrossing topic of conversa-
tion. Arrangements were immediately made by nume-
rous persons for going down in steamers to the bay in
which the squadron was lying at anchor. The first
one, hired by a private party, started about.inidnight.
The majority on board were officers of the guards,
and amongst other persons present I observed the British
consul, Major Pringle, and one of his sons, and the
British vice-consul, Mr. Samson.

" The steamer, named the Ririe Dahlberg, is a small
but very handsome one, generally employed in running
on the Malarsee, that celebrated arm of the sea which
stretches to and beyond Stockholm, and which is covered
with hundreds of picturesque islands. Our party was about
50 strong, and about one-half remained on deck till day-
break, wrapped up in their fur cloaks, and well provided
with all the good things of this life. That the Swedes
are, from time to time at least, a right merry race, I soon
discovered, and so did the few persons who sat in the
cabin in the hope of having a quiet nap. On reach-
ing Daleroe, after passing the strong fortress of Wax-
holm, we espied a small .English war steamer, which
turned out to be the Lightning, 2 guns. Some of our
party landed for a few minutes on that island, and brought
back the intelligence that a British officer was on it.
On inquiry we found that it was Mr. Marks, the pur-
ser of the Duke of Wellington, who was making the best
arrangements in his power for proceeding by land to
Stockholm, in order to see the British consul. Very
fortunately, the latter gentleman was on board our
little steamer, so Mr. Marks was saved a long journey,
on a very bad road, and in a patriarchal kind of vehicle,
where he would have been far less at ease than in his
own berth or the flag-ship. The Lightning, which had
conveyed him to Daleroe, soon got under weigh again
and followed in our track, the people on board being
not a little surprised to find Mr. Marks returning in a
Swedish steamer to the fleet which he had so shortly
quitted. I need scarcely state that he met with much
courtesy on the part of all our Swedish acquaintances.
Towards seven in the morning we came in view of a
portion of the fleet, and eager was the gaze of all the
Swedes of the party. That eagerness was increased
when, quitting a narrow channel, we emerged into a
spacious and well-protected bay, that of Elfsnabben,
about 55 English miles from this city, and one or two
from the Baltic. The ships, 18 in number, amongst
which I recognised, besides the admiral's one, the Nep-
tune, with Admiral Corry's flag at the fore, the St.
Jean d'Acre, the Royal George, the Caesar, the Cressy,
the Princess Royal, the Boscawen, the Blenheim, the
Hogue, the Edinburgh, the Amphion, the Arrogant,
and the Dragon. The squadron was moored in a semi-
circle, in a circumference of about a mile and a half.

"As soon as it was known on board the Duke of
Wellington that the British Consul, Major Pringle, had
come down in the Elric Dahlberg, a cutter was sent to
convey him to the former. I may state here that the
gallant major, formerly of the Scots Fusiliers, has seen
much active service in his day, that he is an old school-
fellow of Sir Charles Napier, with whom he served in
North America in 1814 and 1815, and that he is inti-
mately acquainted with the language, as well as with
the political and social condition of Sweden, in which he
has filled, during several years, the post of British Con-
sul-General.

"After a little delay, all the persons on board the
Elric Dahlberg were rowed to the admiral's ship, in the
cutter of the latter, and received on board with great
courtesy. Their chief desire was to see the admiral,
and that desire was gratified, for Sir Charles was pacing
up and down the quarter-deck apparently in deep thought.
As soon as he perceived the visitors, he returned their
salutations in a friendly manner, and continued his brisk
walk, muttering occasionally to himself, and often cast-
ing eager glances in the direction of the open sea. One
simile appeared to occur to the minds of all our Swedish
friends, for I heard group after group designate the ad-
miral as a " lion." And certainly, as he paced up and
down the quarter-deck, in majestic solitude, the ruler
of all he surveyed, and conscious of his vast might as
head of the noblest British fleet which has appeared in
the Baltic, the simile was not an inappropriate one.
" Shortly after our arrival, Divine service, according
to the Anglican ritual, was commenced—the Roman
Catholics not going below deck, and, consequently, not
taking any part in that service. There appeared to be
a not inconsiderable number of Roman Catholics, but a
hint was given to me that several persons on board gave
themselves out as such in order not to be under the
necessity of attending church.
" During the three or four hours I remained on board
the Duke of Wellington, six other small steamers came
alongside, and each poured_ forth a new batch of visi-
tors, all of whom were allowed to go over the noble
vessel and to examine it in all directions. I should have
stated before that the Swedish officers of the Guards,
who came down in the Elric Dahlberg, were hospitably
entertained in the ward-room. They appeared highly
delighted with the cordial reception they met with, and
on their departure they raised three hearty cheers. One
of their countrymen and brother soldiers, Lieutenant
Theorell, is now serving as a volunteer on board the
Duke of Wellington. During the day, a small Swedish
war steamer, the Gylfe, of two guns, arrived in the
bay, having on board Commodore Annerstedt, of the
Stockholm division of the Swedish fleet, and other
officers, who paid a visit to the admiral. At the invi-
tation of the commodore, the British Consul and a few
of his acquaintances, including Mr. Marks, the purser
of the fleet, went on board the Gylfe, and proceeded in
it as far as the fortress of Waxholtn, where they were
transferred to a smaller Government steamer which
reached Stockholm about one a.m., closely followed
by one of the passenger steam-boats. The night
was extremely cold, but nearly every one was
wrapped up in fur-lined coats, and no ladies went
down to Elfsnabben to see the fleet—the distance
being, no doubt, considered too great, and the wea-
ther very cold, particularly in the insulated channels
between Stockholm and the above bay. I am informed
that in two of the steamers the night was passed, during
the return home, in doing honour to various toasts
which would have sounded very disagreeably to Russian
ears ; and I can state that I heard in other Swedish
quarters the expression of much sympathy for England,
and of many an earnest hope of its success.
"This morning Mr. Grey, the British charge d'affaires
ad interim, accompanied by Mrs. and Miss Pringle, the
wife and daughter of the respected British consul, paid
a visit to Sir Charles Napier, on board the Duke of Wel-
lington, and returned with him last night to Stockholm
—the gallant admiral becoming Mr. Grey's guest. It is
probable that Sir Charles will pay a visit to the king of
Sweden, provided that no such difficulties arise as those
which he at first met •with, through certain court and
ministerial influences in Denmark, and, consequently,
provided that no great delay occurs in his obtaining an
audience. A man in the admiral's position bas no time
to lose through court etiquette. All day yesterday Mr.
Marks, accompanied by one of his inessinen, was em-
ployed in catering for the fleet, and he has contrived to
procure about 60 live bullocks, a large quantity of meat,
and good supplies of all kinds. As Mr. Marks, who has
seen much service, is no longer a young man, and as he
bears some resemblance to Sir Charles Napier, he was
frequently taken during his perambulations for the ad-
miral, and was followed from time to time by hosts of
inquisitive persons.
" The stay of the fleet in the Stockholm waters will
be, ite you may readily suppopie, only. e. brief one—at

most three days more, unless the weather become, as it
threatens to do, very severe again. The present arrange-
ment is, I believe I may state, for the fleet to leave is
the course of Thursday nest."

THE WEATHER IN THE BALTIC.
The following are the latest advices received in
reference to the state of the navigation in the
Baltic :
REVEL, April 18.—To-day the wind at S.S.W., and
three vessels are endeavouring to work their
way
through the ice, which blocks up the entrance to the
harbour.
BOLDERAA April 23, a.m.—Out of the 24 vessel;
which were Off the harbour, eight have been g6t near
port. The N. wind has again driven the ice very
the coast, but there are various open spaces in it. The
Caroline is still fast in the ice, and has drifted close to
the coast of Courland. P. 31.— All the vessels which
were in sight off this port have got safe into harbour,
with the exception of a Swedish brig, and the Russian.
barque Caroline. The former lies fast in the ice, about
two miles W. of the harbour ; the latter has been driven
so far into the Bay of Kangern, that her masts only are
visible. April 24.—8 y the fresh N. breeze, the ice lias
been driven considerably nearer to this coast.

CONSTAN TINOPLE.
CONSTANTINOPLE, April 17.—Yesterday was the
Latin Easter, and the Frank population were as
joyous as the snow and sleet would permit. The,
Poles, who number about 60 souls, principall
the
style had an entertainment of their own in thee
style of the Jewish Passover. They met in
house of one of their principal countrymen, and tits
„
a meal standing—a custom among them of great
,
antiquity, and a bond of union to a people scattered
abroad over the face of the earth. The Easter of
the Oriental Church falls on Sunday next. Soule
danger of tumult is annually feared at this seasc,ni!
and this may have been one of the reasons will%
induced the Porte to hasten the expulsion of t",
Hellenic residents. However, all will probah,?:
go off quietly. Panic:: are periodical in the Turiz
ish capital, and during the last week it has heel!
whispered that the M ussulman population are ill;
very uneasy state, that they regard with fury the
concession of rights to the Christians, cry out the
the country is betrayed, and contemplate sal;
thing like a popular rising ';but there is 11,,,",
more danger from the Turks than from
Greeks. The former are no doubt despondl_,,,e"
as to the fate of their race and nation ; they
extremely mortified by the sight of Europa}
troops in their capital, and dread the changcs.l
manners and the decay of religious usages will t
such an influx of strangers must produce. -Pe
they are on the whole resigned to the acceptanceof
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a new order of things, and their dissatisfaction I,
more expressed by a sullen demeanour than by a!ilf,
active tokens of dislike. Au Englishman may I":;
alone into the most remote lanes of Stamboul,,
from a Christian habitation, without the slight'
danger of insult or ill-treatment.
In the fleet there is a great desire that a militsriti
force should be sent to assist the admirals in thl
operations. According to the naval critics, Anil
men would enable them to destroy Sebastopel
capture the entire Russian fleet, to besiege Odesse;
and cut off all communication between the Russer
armies and their supplies of grain ; or, on the et'ef
side of the Euxine, to annihilate the fortresses.o
the Circassian coast, and overthrow the Musceviet
power south of the Caucasus. The principal regr
is, that so fine a squadron should have nothing eji
which to exercise its strength, and should be redno"
to the dreary necessity of a permanent blockade. he
A firman is immediately expected, couched in t,,,
strongest terms, on the subject of the Bashi-Bazoll_,7,i
They are to be placed under stricter discipline, rea
every offence against property is to be pun's'"
with unsparing severity. This is a measure of .14`;
greatest importance, as they are driving to deet.r
ration the Bulgarians? a people naturally well w
posed to the Turkish rule. ble
The great barrack of Scutari, which is ca?„,i.
of containing 18,000 men, is situated on an el,
nence not 100 yards from the sea coast, and is 07
one of the many others that surround Constan
nople. Everything had, some days before, hepe,
at
got ready for the reception of our troops ; v." 6
supplies of corn and other provisions having ue.
bought up by the commissaries, and contracts `a
tered into for the daily delivery of many thollss're
pounds of meat, bread, &c. The troops 'lea
formed into small detachments as they steppe', ;,p
shore from the Himalaya, and at once marchetkli
the hill to their new home. A regiment of T111.%-$1
infantry was drawn, out in front of the princ'r„a
entrance of the building, and the Turkish ha as
played a hearty welcome to the British allies
they stepped past. Turkish officers and intergo
ters were in waiting to receive the troops.
lst
Pacha of Scutari was also in attendance, wu'yi
others had gone on board to welcome the n-A
~a
corners. Our soldiers were looking well, smart ,3„se
active, and seemed glad at exchanging the e'"of
steamer for the clean and roomy accommodation a
the Turkish barrack. The first hundred men 1);54,
scarcely entered the building before British sentrl-,.
were already parading up and down at the PI-,
gates. This metamorphosis seemed much to pitz.5,..-
the population of Scutari. Hamals (Turkish p°.;
ters) and carts with oxen were ready waiting it
the landing-place, and took up the luggage. .0
cannot be said that the Turks had assemblea4io
very great numbers to witness the landing et "„.
British troops. Had they been quartered at Coe'
stantinople, stantinople, they would have created a much greabed
sensation. There were, however, some hundtrbe
men, women, and children on the heights noar„d
great barrack, mostly of the lower orders, and they
stared with unfeigned curosity at the red coats• h
our soldiers. Scutari is the most genuine Tutted
suburb of Constantinople. It is entirely inhatio
' by Mahomedans, and the people are not a ""„r5
dumb-founded at seeing 2,000 red-jacket gis°,3,-at
suddenly quartered amongst them. They knout "h'of
they come as friends and allies, and as such t'-is
receive them. The Turkish women's curiosiq
greatly moved, and those assembled were patters);
about in their yellow morocco boots and sliPPero;
their eyes peering out with dark lustre Woo
under the white yastmuth. "Inglis askier
Yusel" (The English soldiers are well-look e.
I was said by one near me ; to which another „;),
plied, " Sakallaro -yok " (They have no bear lap
The day cleared up very fine. Constantinople.,,,,
to the left, presenting a magnificent panors'on,
with its domes and minarets glistening in the The
which must have struck the newly arrived. 'or
1 Sea of Marmora was calm, and the waters the
rounding Seraglio point, and stretching uP
IBosphorus, but slightly rippled by the nortbieo
breeze. The soldiers, who on first landing baud of
their great coats, soon put them aside, the rol'op
the sun becoming too scorching. An April °ay
at Constantinople is very powerful, and yoll
efr
have winter one day and warm summer the no,
The barrack at Scutari is certainly the best at ,
stantinople, independent of its excellent posio ti°o
being very easy of excess. That of Doud Fleby
over at Constantinople, which will be occapieut of
the French, is equally good, but very much eu
the way, and the road leading to it very nailed.
uneven, and scarcely practicable for heavy artille,,th
We are hourly expecting fresh arrivals of 'ls,
British and French troops at ConstantinnEis
Everything is in readiness for them. They "
only have to land.

THE BRITISH CAMP AT GALLIPOLI'
j
The special correspondent of the Aforli .0g34
Chronicle writes the following from the Brit'
camp :
" BouLAnru, APRIL 20.—T0-clay the intended
ors,
trenchments here were traced by the French engi°,letce
assisted by Lieutenant-General Sir G. Brown ; e 5" the
morrow the ground will be broken. The French (I°4o
half of the work to the eastward, or right of the P 1101)
—the English the other half. About 2,000 men of `ybe
army will be employed. We have here now, ulidefps of
command of (Jul. Lawrence, of the Rifles, 11'2 coniparno&
Sippers and Miners, a battalion of Rifles, and the 50inia'
93d regiments ; in all 2,700 men. Nothing of unisthy
portance has taken placa since my letter of the ; to
except that yesterday orders were given for rirt'e the
patrol Gallipoli during tire night. Under this (Odell'. the
men were totally unrestrained, and exposed to s and
temptations of extreme cold, irregularity of mealslbeap.
hard work, with the means of intoxication very coca
That the discipline of the British army has not *iota
into great disrepute we must thank the soldiers 'd All
selves. Of course some were a little riotous, unpin
complaints against them were much exaggerateti•
loch
happy to say that Col. Victor, of the Engineers, is )ace
better. He will probably go to Constantinople to r`ertoo
Brigadier-Gen. Tylden, whose fall has hurt himwor to to
was at first supposed, though I trust not so owe"
cause his services to be lost during the entire carrrvery
The weather is fine again, but the nights are stn as sir
cold. The head-quarters are not likely to be here,„,olan
G. Brown moved into the house reserved for Lord P'o; in
on the arrival of the mail. You will of course
England, before we do here, what Austria inteuore and
sire join us, we shall probably march by Adrianorarroy.
Sophia, and effect a junction with the Austrian
terial,
With the Danube for the transport of heavy prat FAO'
'we shall then probably clear Wallachia oiat
sians before winter, and perhaps take Ismail u0"-1, our
in Bessarabia, which places we dare not leave pieutroi
rear in advancing into Moldavia. If Austria is, od,
or against us, we must defend. Constantinople, pouf
above all, Varna, for through it we can aiv"'Y ero'g
in troops on a Russian army attempting 080,00
the Balkan. With 200,000 Turks an tbe
auxiliaries, we shall hardly attempt to I°_r_elogst
Russians back from their strong position 3j."
the fortresses at the mouth of the Danube guy'
could, no doubt, have done so a month ago, vi ;log
sian reinforcements could not come up
rather in a few months, for it will be mtlld bring
fore the English army is an army)
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up as many if not more men than we can. _by a 1,1;
now one spot which we could perhaps secur% wool"
do tro for
gorous stroke, viz., Sebastopol ; but to _DIT
i 4
require a great outlay in transports, as the _„d
the purpose should land at least 60,000 4101411""
;o ut
yet be,