Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-05-10
THE BALTIC FLEET.
COPENHAGEN, April 2

OOPENHAGEN, hpIh -, IoJfs
1t being publicly known that the British feet
had arrived from Kiel In Kioge Bay, the Danish
steamer Cimbria, with 400 passengers on board,
went down there on the anniversary OF Nelson's
bloodiest battle, % years ago,-the battle OF Co.
penhngen. The weather was fine, nearly sum.
merlike with breeze from the northwest. We
left the harbor of Copenhagen at IL o'clock, and
at o'clock we arrived at the station Of the fleet.
II is anchored TWO miles off Stevus, in the very
blight Of Kioge Bay and is moored in semcir-
Gle upon square of i English miles, the Duke
OF Wellington in tho centre, with Sir Charles
Napier's blue flag at the fore, and next to him,
on one side, the st. Jean dAcre (the only one
OF the ships which has its name written on the
stern0 then the Royal George then the Edn-
burgh, and then, next to the land, very large
three decker, with red hag-I believe the Nep-
tune. There are two ships more with red flags,
whose names we were not able to make out
Nineteen vessels lie there in ALL in two lines the
smaller paddle wheel steamers ahead, and the
larger ships in the second line. We sailed round
the fleet, and the Danes cheered each ship, espe-
cially the Duke, with repeated hurrahs, which
were answered from the fleet with louder cheers,
and from two of them, the st. Jean d'Acre aud
the Neptune, with music. Evidently we should
fleet, but the passengers of the Cimbria being
so numerous, the Danes gave proof of tact
and good taste in withstanding their desire to
see the interior of the ships, which would inev-
itably have been great trouble to The crews,
and especially the officers of the feet The
Danes therefore contented themselves with sail
ing round the feet, singing the British National
Anthem, and giving vent to their delight and
~ hv tad nd hur ohs tn
ry ship.
1t was delightful day, and one of the grand
est sights ever saw, as we lay TO by the side
of the last ship in the heet-the Ncptune-nnd
looked down along the majestic line and saw
the tremendous set of white teeth from 1000
cannon mouths smiling at us rs friendly this
time as they bit US hard fifty three years ago
When we stopped at the Duke" Sir Charles
was most cordially cheered and the gallant Ad.
miral appeared himself on the stern gallery, his
hat in one hand and book in the other, and
bowed very civilly to us. We returned to Co.
penhagen at 6 o'clock in the afternoon and am
convinced that if the fleet stays here some days
longer these pilgrimages to Kioge Bay will fire.
quently be repeated, in spite of the remembran.
ces Of 1901 and 1907, which some people here
try to refresh and strengthen. Besides the Is
vessels at Kioge, five vessels have lain in tho
roads Of Copenhagen since yesterday, viz, Trb
une, 80 guns; Dauntless, 40 guns; Vulture, /!
guns; Valorous, Is guns; and Bulldog, which
this evening took the British Minister, Mr.. Blu
chanan 20 the fleet
The British Governments declaration of th,
2Sth of March, as to the treatment of the neutra
flag during the present war, greatly and agreea
bly, astonished everybody here, who were no
prepared for such degree of liberality in Eng
lands commercial policy. Here all is quiet il
politics. London Times.