Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-09-25
From the New York Sun.
The Danish sound Dues.

Private letters and newspaper correspondence
received from Paris by the last mah allude 10 the
presence OF the Danish commissioner in that city,
engaged IN an effort 10 obtain the support OF the
French government against the demand Of the
United States for the abolition of the Baltic sound
dues. The dues are obnoxious 10 the French, but
Louis Napoleon wishes to draw Denmark into the
alliance against Russia and he is encouraging
Denmarks hopes OF aid, but condition of an
alliance. Neither the English nor French govern
ments wish the United States 10 have the credit
OF abollshng an imposition on commerce which
their own subjects long srnce desired 10 see
removed, and an attempt will be made 10 frighten
the United States from IFS declared purpose 10 pay
no more tribute.
The letters TO which we refer state that the
unanimous wish Of Americans in Paris is that the r
Government will stand hrm. The feelings of the
Americans seem 10 be moved mol little by the
language of the French with whom they converse
on the subject. sOh," say the French .your
Government will not persist if the Emperor,
backed by England, espouse the cause of Den
mark. You nave no navy, and all your cities are
exposed TO the attack of our fleets President
Pierce Is no man for war He could not intimi-
date Spain, and France who recently chased his
agent away from ST. Domingo No. no. You will
not come TO The Baltic TO dictate, when a war
would break up your Republic into sections and
leave you at the mercy of the Allies"
Such, IN substance, is the language of even in
telligent Frenchmen, who think that the Union is
war would precptate the catastrophe The ig-
norance OF our politics and OF the real power of
the Republic IN Europe surprises Americans when
they go abroad. war with this country would
improve European knowledge wonderfully. In
any question affecting our rights motto still
| is, Millions for defence, cent for tribute"
RECRUITING FOR THE FOREIGN LEGIoN.-The
| case of the United States vs. Hertz for recruit
ing men for the British Foreign Legion, came up
| in the United States District Court at Philadei-
| pha, on Friday. BY the testimony of r. o. Stro-
bel, MIR. Champion, the British ministers was inn
| plicated in the making of arrangements for re-
crutmg in this country. Strobel was to COM
mand the company recruited in Philadelphia, and
had been promised the appointment of Major of
| the Legion. lie stated that he received his or
ders from the minister personally, and together
| they arranged the plans and mode of enlistment
| CHILDREN HAVE LUNGs.--The fact is either not
known to the parents, or very little regarded.
| The first thing baby wants is fresh air, and
| plenty of it. From the moment child is born,
it should have air and light; and neither be shut
up in a dark room nor have its head covered up
| in blanket
The other morning making my first call on a
| lady, with an infant, | saw heap of blankets
lying in a rocking chair beside the bed, but there
| was no baby in sight. When / enquired for the
newly arrived, the nurse came, and after taking
Oft fold after fold, there at last the poor little
| half smothered baby, gasping for breath. Mother
and nurse got lecture that time.
Returning in an omnibus, pretty woman got
in, with her baby completely enveloped in its
| blankets. Perhaps it was none of nv business:
but | think it was. The baby had as good a
| right to breathe and have the purest air to be
had, as anybody; and there was no body else
to take its part, did.
Madam said !, ''you are smothering that
| child
| She smiled, and shook her head. She did not
| believe a word of it.
"You are making it breathe its own breath
over and over again; and air is fit to breathe
| but once. | am physician, and can't let you
make your child sick"
| She uncovered the baby's head Ii took long
breath-and if it had been old enough to talk and
been up in its manners it undoubtedly would
have said, "Thank you, Doctor
From Fort RmEy.--We have letter from
Fort Riley dated on the 5th instant. We make
the following extract sEvery thing here is now
moving on quietly and well, under the superin-
tendence of the able gentlemen who have charge
OF the government works, and every one about
the fort is in fine health. The cholera here, in
the fore part of August, was bad enough, but it
gave rise to many exaggerated reports, which
have done much injury to this portion Of the Ter
ritory. The body of laborers who deserted from
| here were such could well be spared from any
place. The st. Louis men all behaved well, and
IN the most trying hour stood manfully up to their
duty. '-a. Louis Republican of September 10.
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