The Sun.
London, England, 1836-03-22 00:00:00

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FRENCH PAPERS.

(Frora the Journal des Debats.)
Germany has 'taken no small part in the march of real
improvement which has of late been adopted by the most
civilized states. She has entered the lists with England.
the United States, and France. She has been the first in
Europe to form a railroad on an extended scale. At the
present moment these railroads have Vecome tho fashion in
Germany, or rather a species of mania ; they have pr
,jetted as many as we have, and have commenced V
Prussia and Austria are vieing with each other in t 1
establishment of manufactures, and improvement of the
various communications. Prussia has now her paper-ironr
as well as the United States. ~,%

Austria, aware that the Danube, the largest river
Western Europe, was confined for the greatest part o •
course to the Austrian territory, and that it was also th•
direct lineto Constantinople, has decided upon establishin„
a regular communication from it by means of steam-boats.
This may be considered in the light of a protest (under a,
commercial form) against the invasion of the mouth of the
Danube by Russia. A grand line of communication is
about to be commenced between Vienna and Smyrna, via
Constantinople, another from Vienna to Trebisonde. Thus
it will be seen that the French Government is not the only
Power which has adopted measures for securing regular
communications through the Mediterranean Sea.
The navigation from Presburgh to Smyrna commenced
upon the 18th February. It has been organized in the fol-
lowing manner :

The steamer the Pannonia, of 3G horse-power, continues
to perform the passage between Presburz and Pesth.
The' steamer the Zriny, of 80 horse-power, will le
employed for the regular communication between Pesth and
Drenhova.

The vessel .Arador, of 42 horse-power, will be fnished
about the end of April, when it will commence regular
voyages between Presburg and Drenhova, communicating
also with Pesth, Semlin, and the stations near Weischircben.

The passage from Drenhova to Skela-Cladova, beyond
the station of the Porte-de-Fer, will be performed by means
of large and serviceable boats with oars between Drenhova
and Orsova; and by land for a distance of four leagues be-
tween Orsova and Skela-Cladova. Persons of confidence,
appointed by the new Administration, will render every as
sistancc to travellers. Formerly, the steam-boat from Pesth
proceeded no further than Moldavia. By extendinc, its
course to Drenhova, passengers will be saved a great deal
of trouble and annoyance.
The steam-boat Argo, of 50 horse power, performs the
vos age between Skela-Cladova and Gallatz, but only com-
municating with the left bank of the Danube (Wallachia)
so as to remain constantly on that station, being specially
intended for maintaining the commercial intercourse between
the Austrian States and Moldavia and Wallachia.

A new steam-boat, the Francis 1., is now building ; it
will be of GO horse power, and is intended for the naviga-
tion of the Danube ; it will probably make its first appear-
ance in May ; by it a regular communication will be es-
tablished between Cladvoa and Hirsova, as also with the
right bank of the Danube (Turkey.) It will be connected
at Hirsova-with the steamer Ferdinand 1., of 100 horse
power, proceeding from Constantinople, and which is to
commence its voyages in the spring.
The exact period.of opening the navigation between Hir-
sova and Constantinople will be subsequently announced.
The voyages between Constantinople and Smyrna take
place regularly every week by the steamer the Maria Do-
rothea, of 70 horse power. . The Administration has taken
every precaution to prevent a renewal of those annoyances
which occurred in the navigation of the Danube during the
last year, and which arc unavoidable in every new enter-
prise.
The Ferdinand I. is to leave the port of Trieste (where

it was built) on the 15th of March, to proceed to Constan-
tinople, touching at the Pireus, Sera, and Smyrna. This
is a vessel of 310 tons and of 100-horse power ; its length
140 feet, constructed after the best English models ; the
machinery has been furnished by Bolton and Watt.
Thus the navigation from Presburg to Smyrna will em-
ploy, during the present year, no less than seven steam-
vessels :—Upon the Upper Danube, between Presburg and
Drenhova, the Pannonia, the Zriny, the Nador ; upon the
Danube, between Skela-Cladova, Gallatz, and Hirsovia, the
Argus, the Francis I. ; from Constantinople to Hirsova, the
Ferdinand I.; from Smyrna to Constantinople, the Maria-
Dorothea.

Accounts from Vienna of the 9th inst. contain the fol-
lowing :—" The report of the general meetinc, of the Steam-
Navigation Company of the Danube, published a few days
since, furnishes a satisfactory proof that this European
enterprise is in a flourishing state. Baron Ottenfelt,
forme •ly ambassador at Constantinople, attended the
meeting. A resolution was passed to issue 600 new
shares, which were instantly divided between the ori-
ginal shareholders ; additional principles were agreed to
relative to insurances. The meeting experienced consi-
derable satisfaction in learning that Prince Metternich had
entered into fresh negotiations with the Russian autho-
rities in order to shorten the quarantine at Odessa, and it
was expected that the Russian Government would allow
(as in the Black Sea) a free passage to all merchandise pro-
vided with a certificate from the Russian Ambassador at.
Vienna. Amongst the members of the society are com-
prised the names of their Majesties the Kings of Wurtem-
berg and Bavaria, the Archdukes Palatine and Ferdinand
of Est, Duke Fei:dinand of Saxe-Gotha, Princes Metter-
nich and Esterhazy, Lord Cowley, formerly ambassador at
Vienna, Sir Robert Gordon," &c.