The Sun.
London, England, 1856-04-15 00:00:00

THE WAR'S LEGACY TO SWEDEY.

If the Swedish treaty did not say much for the enter•
prise of the allies, it said not a little for the spirit of the
little kingdom which, within sixty miles of Russia, had
the courage to raise so stern and uncompromising a pro•
to t against the aggressive intentions of its powerfal
neighbour.

To estimate the nature and degree of that courage,
it is necessary that the following facts should be taken
jet° consideration :—Sweden, at the utmost, does not
muster more than fifty thousand soldiers ; and ths iv
flueuce of Russia has already been felt in her councils
and throughout the country. During several months
every year the protection of the sea is nil, since it ie
froz:n over, and at one point the Gulf of Bothnia is
so contracted, that in March, 1809, a Russian army,
under B:relay de Tolly, crossed on the ice in three days
from Nara to Um a. Now, the Swedish army, though
not want ng in bravery or discip'ine, is, as we have
sho wo, numerically small. Russia, on the contrary,
maintains in the northern provinces of Finland the first
division of Grenadiers, with the battalion of Chasseurs-
Ca.rabineers, amounting to 14,000 men. Add to these
six reserve regiments of grenadiers, amounting to 18,000;
22 Finnish battalions of the line, numbering 13,200, and
three Finnish battalions of chasseurs, numbering 1,000
each, and we ;have 48,200, which, with 3,000 men of
naval crews, constitute a force equal to the whole
Swedish army, and distributed throughout the chain of
fortresses that line the coast.
But in addition to this formidable force, which serves
as a garrison for Finland, there are 100,000 militia,
besides irregular troops, an armyof reserve at St. Peters-
burg, with considerable forces at Revel and Courland.
Such a calculation at once puts out of the question any-
thing like hosti►ities on the part of Sweden, and renders
very problematical the success of defence, were Russia
hereafter to take advantage of a more favourable phase
of European alliances, and seek to avenge the insult
she has received at the hands of Sweden ; for, every
assertion of independence is, to that power, insult.
Such a view of peace which has just been concluded, is
not likely to place the conduct of the Allies in a very
honourable light, if they have omitted to secure the beat
,zuarantee the C 3,39 admits of, for the integrity of Swedeu.
—A dvertiser.

TEIg FASTEST ATLANTIC PASSAGE ON

RECORD.

The British and North American Wyal mail steam'
ship Persia, CAW,. Charles H. E Judkins, completed her
second trip across the Atlantic and back to Liverpool
on Saturday, arriving at that port at half-past eight
o'clock that morning, in the short space of 9 days, 12
hours, and 7 minutes, from New York, being the fasted
ever made by 5 hours aid 10 minutes, The previous
quickest run was made by the Arabia, also under the
command of Captain Judkins, in 9 days, 17 hours and
21. minutes. Tue following is an abstract of the log of
die Ptriia

April 2—Wind SSE. At 3.30 p.m. set on three-quarter
speed ; 4.50 p.m. slowed to wait for water ; 5.19 p.m. pas-
sod Sandy Hook ; 5.45 p.m., pilot loft, set on full speed-
April 3—Wind SSE. moderate breezas and cloudy. At
1.30 p.m. passed the Royal mail steamer Asia. Distance,
230 miles.

April 4—Wind S, fresh breezes, with short sea. Div
tance, 3)1 miles.

April s—Wind S, strong breezes and cloudy. Distance,
312 miles.

April 6—Wind N, strong breezes and cloudy. Distance,
331 miles.

April 7 Wind E, strong breezes and cloudy. Distance'
292 miles.

April B—Wind SW, strong breeze 3 and clear. Distance/
317 miles.

April 9 Wind W, light breezes with heavy swell•
Distance 319 rnile3.

April 10—Wind W, strong breezes and clear. Distance,
310 inilcs.

W Ntautig ureezes and clear. 1 p.m,
passed Cape Clear; p.m., Old Head cf Kinsale; 10
p.m., at Tucker. Distance 335 miles.
April 12--Wind SW. 3.24 a.m , passed Holyhead.
Reached Liverpool at B.3'ia.m.
The run from Cape Clear to the Bell buoy was made iv
18 hours, the fastest yet accomplished.