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R • . • MiENcH. PAPERS. 'nom rug siourrzon or wroszetkur, Mt 18. •ss PARIS, Jim: 17. 11011.01TICLAL ?AST. For some time the pondon Journals have been speak ing of..en 'arrangement concluded between the three great maritime Powers of Europe, with a view to the pacificstion of Greece. Tire limes has just published this arrangement, with all its clauses, troth avowed End secret. We give only conditional Credit to the docu ment of The Times, Not that the MIAs of the news ap pears to us suspicions. We are convinced that the Ca binets have desired to terminate this horrible drama from the very day when it began. Whateter be the opinions of Statesmen on the tights arising from con quest, and on those which survive it, " they have con . scantly agreed in the wish for otticlpation. Whatever thetreaty may be, we can, therefore affirm that it will be worthy of the august contracting patties—worthy of the impottant and novel situation in which the political world is placed—worthy of the public law which has prevailed in Europe for these 12 years. But as there isl some difference between the spirit of a contract and the text of its articlei, so long as these articles are not offi cially known to us, our respect for the public makes it our duty to confine ourselves to the discussion of probabilities. And, first, the news in The 1 imes is not only probable, we warrant it very true in this particular—that a sacred. love of humanity has undoubtedly presided in the co: tract, and that no thought of aggrandizement has prdi. faned this treaty. We can affirm it of France, in the name of the virtues of its King—in the name of the he roic patronage given by its Consul to all the unfortu nate—in the name of its flag, which has always been displayed in those ensanguined seas as a signal of safety and pity. We can affirm it of the other Cabinets, in the name of Alexander, stationary four years on the banks of the Froth ; of Nicholas, prosecuting his diplomatic negotiations in the presence of his impatient army—of Lord Strangford, stipulating, in return for another in tervention, only the right to enlighten the Divan re specting its true interests. It is very probable also, that a note drawn op in com mon will precede all hostile demonstration:, and if re course should be had to any such, the only object of it will be to separate the combatants,—to hinder a whole people from being struck out of the book of life, which would be like a mutilation of the human race. This order of proceeding. this slow and gradual march, are entirely in the spirit of a policy, the essence of which is preservation,—which does not interfere in fires to direct them rather to one point than to another, but to extin guish them,—which does not favour the weak to further his vengeance, but to defend him against the vengeance of the strong. When we speak of disinterestedness, we understand this word in the sense of an aggrandizement of territory or power ; for all personal interest knot wholly banished from this combination. If it is true that the war of ex termination, of which Greece is the theatre, greatly im pedes our commerce in the Levant, and obliges civilized Europe to incur burdensome expenses of protectiow and repression, such a motive must have had its influence on the determination of the three Cabinets ; fur to whom do they owe their firstaffections but to the people whom Peovinence has intrusted to them ? Here we shall find the explanation of a fact, which seems to have in it some obscurity, though it is not without precedents.— According to The Times, only three of the great Allied Powers would intervene in the pacification. This pro bably is because the maritime Powers only can take part in a maritime intervention. We must not be astonished at what we have twice seen. Did not Austria alone take upon itself in 1820 to pacify Naples? Did not France take upon itself alone in 1823 to pacify Spain? Both of them acted without the material aid of their Allies. but seconded by the labours of their diplomacy. Thus, in the intimate union of the Cabinets, the means of execution became more simple, and each takes the post assigned to it by the opportunity of its situation and the nature of its forces. Those who never know how to be contented with present good, will, perhaps, require of the Allied Powers the reason of their delay in assuming this magnanimous attitude: we answer them, that England did not recognise South America till after having seen it contend for 16 years against the mother country; that France did not make war till 1823 upon the Cortes, which had held a Bourbon captive ever since 1820; that in times farther back, France wasted four years to declare in favour of the American insur gents, and that England employed the same number of years in preparing hostilities against the revolution in France. To take precipitately a decisive part at the first moment, would berunnin; the risk of strange departures from It (etranges reboots). An event is sometimes only a symptom, sometimes a transitory anomaly; a meteor may be extinguished at the moment that it burns. If these motives are good to justify the delays of a cabinet, how much more those of a confederation? Is it neces sary in the latter case to meet—to concert—to resolve. Each does not always see the same things in the same light, especially when the difficulties are numerous,— when the reasons for refraining nearly balance those for ascii u. Now, is not this the case with respect to the affairs of Greece? Has the revolution preserved the same character in its whole course? Was it the same in 1821, under the Ypsilantes, as in 1827, under George Sessini ? In all the alternatives of reverse and success, might not the hope be entertained, that each of the belligerent parties would sacrifice something of its pretensions? — 1 Many equally respectable motives clashed with each other in this examination: against the Turks, the ori ginal title, and their strange manners which break the European unity: for them, a possession of three cen turies and a half, and the numerous treaties which sanc tion it. Against the Greeks the very principle of their new Government : for them, the community of religion, at least as far as concerns the fundamental dogmas, and that compassion which it is impossible not to feel at the sight of their sufferings. Was it nct, beside., an abso lutely indispensable preliminary that the confederation should disengage itself from every interest peculiar to one of its number? and was it not necessary that the treaty of Akermann should precede that of London? The supposed arrangement would reconcile every thing, both the rights of the Porte, which at the bottom are rights, and those of the Geeks, which are, however, not a chimera. Tois arrangement would take from each of the contending parties only a pretension and a danger: from the Greeks political independence, and the dangers of a situation too elevated for them ; from the Turks a sovereignty (ouvernineti),Which gratifies only hatred, for supremacy (suseroinetei gives much more gratifica tion to pride. And how after this bloody divorce should the ancient relations revive? How could two nations which have demanded from each other the let drop of r their blood, live hencefatth unties' the same roof? I. exchange for the sterile domination, the Porte receives a tribute, which will be guaranteed. In exchange for ka independence, impossible and even dangerous from the complication of interests which it would draw after it, the Greeks will receive, Municipal liberty in its full extent: they will cease to be in servitude, without ex. isting as a distinct nation ; they will live in peace, but as vassals and tributaries. Whatever be the meaning of one of the clauses insetted in The limes, they will not be so far freed from the power of their ancient master as not to bear witness to that power in the acts of their new existence. Thus we shall not have rescued unhappy people from the torments of flelfto plunge them into chaos. • Far from the three Cabinets be any ambitious design! We are in a new era ; it must not be judged of accord ing to old ideas. A whole world has arises between the policy of the present times and that of those which are past. Thanksto the permanent alliance of the Go vernments, Europe is only one country. May it never quit so noble a path ! There alone will it *ld great ness and security; by that alone it will maintain itself in the high rank of arbiter of the world, which is the cer tain position of disinterested power. In fact, nothing on earth ,can present the visible image of Paovrosscs like a force which, while able to do every thing, desires nothing for itself; and desires for the weak precisely what their interest, well understood, would requite of themselves, if they were able to choose. PROM TAB CaNSTITUTtuNNIL. If we suppose that the Powers who figure in the treaty (for the pacification of Greece) have reserved to themselves the decision of this important point, all our uneasiness would not be dissipated. In fact, it is very possible that England, particularly when the composi tion of the present Ministry of that country is consi dered, would willing assist in the establishment of a new reput lie on the ruins of the cities of ancient Greece. It is also possible that this classic form of Government might have. less attraction for France, and, in fine, that it would prove far from agreeable to Russia. But ad mit for a moment that the Plenipotentiaries of the three mediating Powers have at last agreed as to the external form to be given to the new State, either - by reciprocal concessions, or by a selection of one of those modetn creations in which republicanism is slightly veiled under the appearance of monarchy, there will still remain to be obtained, for such an arrangement, the consent of the State, which we have, with reason, pointed out as the most essentially interested in the question—namely, the consent of Austria. And what strong and well-founded reasons will not that Power be able to advance? She may remind France and Russia of the principles of the Holy Al liance, of those principles which governed the decisions of the Congress at Verona. She may say to France— " You sent, at a great expense, your armies into Spain, to overthrow, a form of Government which you de clared menaced your internal tranquillity; and you are going to establiih close to my states an ill-disguised Republic." To Russia, she might say—" Are you, then, weary of that repose which we lately conquered amidst innumerable dangers?" Prussia would support this lan guage with all the conviction which results from evi dent danger. Austria would, doubtless, have little to say to England, after the celebrated speech of Mr. Canning ; and yet she might remind that Minister, that he had promised not to revolutionize Europe, without neces. sity, for England, &c. LISBON, Jute 5. The Decree published in the gazette of the 28th of June cannot be considered as a measure calculated to diminish the alarm which prevails as to the danger of civil war. This strange decree forbids the printing of any discussion of the principles established by article SO of chapter 5 of the Charter, which treats of theße• gency. Some persons attribute this decree to the in fluence of Sir Wm. A'Court ; and the prohibition con firms those persons in the idea that Don Miguel will come to Portugal as soon as he shall have attained his 25th yeas, the period of his majority, which will be on the 26th of October next. They even go so far as to say, that this arrangement has been agreed to among the great Powers, and that because the opinion ex pressed by the liberal papers here is opposed to such an arrangement, it has been thought fit to silence them. Our liberals cry out loudly against this plan. They accuse the English Government of perfidy, saying, that, it employs its Ambassadors and its troops to support oes overturn constitutional systems, just as may suit its in terests or circumstances, and abandons to re-actions the men who have compromised themselves for it. There is some truth in these complaints; but it ought to be observed, that it is the scum of the liberal party which attached itself to the side of the English t the rest have always shewn a repugnance to foreign interference. It is even certain that had General Clinton insisted on making his troops occupy the fortresses of the kingdom, the whole of the constitutional army, with a few ex ceptions, would have made common cause with the Royalists against him. It is reported that the Extraor dinary Cones are to be convoked. The decree of con vocation, it is said, is already drawn up. SMYRNA, Mar 29. PRIVATE CORREEPONDRECR. I have this instant (ten at night) been informed of an event which has taken place at Chesme, opposite the island of Scio, and which will offend no less than three great European Powers. On the 26th current, the consular agent of France at Chesme, two Austtian, and one Russian, subjects, were attacked in their respective homes by the local authorities, seized and dragged before the Pacha of Scio, who has loaded them with irons, and cast them all four into prison. On learning their imprisonment, the Austrian Vice Consul at Scio hastened to send his principal dragoman to the Pacha to learn the cause of so violent and irregular a proceeding; but he received for answer that no dragoman would be received, and that no account was to be rendered to Consuls.—On receiving this strange answer, the Vice Consul repaired to the castle, dressed in his uniform, but the gates were closed against hiin, and the Pacha refused to give him audience. After having received this double insult, the Vice Consul withdrew from the island and went to Smyrna. in order to inform the Austrian Consul Gene ral and the Internuncio of what had happened to the' two Austrian subjects, and the one Russian, and to seek satisfaction for tie insult he had personally received.l Up to the present time the Consul General of France has not received any advices irons his Vice Consul, but he is himself expected every instant. PARIS, Jucv 17. The English J urnals have announced as a probable , piece 01 news, that the Pacha of Egypt had just declared himself independent of tie Porte. This news seems to day to be confirmed, and vie hope soon to be able to communicate some curious details upon this subjects) it Is an event of high interest, and which will have a particularly beneficial effect on the affairs of the Gear.. It is to be hoped, if the news be true, that Ibrahim will put a stop to the war of extermination he has too long waged in the Peloponnesus; and that .he will consider himself happy in returning to Egypt with the troops under his command ; and In that case the cause of the Helenists is secure. This news appears to us of so important and decisive a chatacter, that we impatiently wait its•confirrttation. We have some grounds of hope. It cannot be denied that the innovations of Sultan Mahmoud ate of a nature to sh '- ck Mussulmen in their old habits, manners, and prejujces. It is generally at such periods that agitations arise, and that States fall to pieces. The Pacha of Egypt could not seize a more favourable op portunity for declaring his independence. He can come to the determination without danger ; the Ottoman Porte, exhausted by a war of seven years, which has re• quired immense sacrifices, and which has been mingled,l at least, with as much defeat as success, is not fn a state to engage in a new contest with Egypt. Where will she find pecuniary means? Upon what army can she reckon ? Her troops will not be inflamed with the fa naticism which has sustained them in Greece; they will have to fight against fellow countrymen exercised in European discipline, and led by an experienced Chief. All the chances would be in favour of Mehemed Ali. —We sincerely hope that the news announced by the London Journals may receive a full confirmation. It is time to render powerless a barbarous nation and Go vernment, natural enemies of Christians and all civili zation ; it is time to put an end to that atrocious tyranny, which can only reign in Greece by death and destruction. THE' EVENING STAR. LONDON. 'SATURDAY, JULY 21, 1827. STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Coned market has rather improved since the opening price, which was $7l I for the Account, the same pcice as they left off yesterday ; and at present may be quoted at 1171 L with little doing at present. In the Foreign market, most of the prices are nominal. Current prices: • Oki Spanish 101 11, Mexican 661 11, Colon:- lin 621, Portuguese 761, Russian 941, Danish 621 63, Greek 16 I. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The Como] market has remained the whole of the morning at 117/ for the Account, alternately buyers and sellers; and at pre. sent may be quoted at 6711, and for August Account at 371 1. The Court of Chancery purchased about thirty-five thousand Consols at 574. . PRICE OF STOCKS AT TWO O'CLOCK. Bank Stock India Stock 2521 i I per Cent. Red. 361 1. $ Ditto Boods 39 se 3 per Cant. Cana 1151 Ka 616 e d South Sea Stock 31 per Cent. 931 Old Annuities 31 per Cent. Red. 931 i 1 1 .21000 Kuhn* Bills SS 57 4 per Cent. New 1001 tez div. 1500 Ditto 55 56 4 per Cent. Scrip £lOO and 4200 Ditto 58 57 4 per Cent. 1626, 1021 f Commercial Long Ann. 19115-16 Consols for Acct. 871 I 1 FOREIGN FUNDS, TWO O'CLOCK. Boeno‘Ayrvsllll.6 pC. 564 1dez.8d5.1525,6p Ct. 661 1 1 Chili= Bonds, 6 per Ct 30 Do. Acct. 681 f Colombian Bond., 6 p Ct. Missal's, 1822,5 pC. 941 Ditto Ms, 1324 i 394 1 4 Do. Acct.: Do. Account 521 1 Span. Bats S p Ct. 100 Daub& lids. 3 p Ct. 631 I French licates..sp C. 1031 Or.Bds.lsgs, s pCt.l5l 16 Eschange, 251 404 BRITISH AND FOREIAN SHARES, TWO O'CLOCK. 111111•1111. WEN Brazilian 100 20 46 Real del bloom 400 400 320 . United Mexican 40 50 13 124 General Steam Navigation 100 13 SI Van Dieman's Land Agric. 109 4 11 FRENCH Fun*, 'tar Is.—Five per Cents. 1021. 90c.-- Three per Cents. 721. 50c.... Bank Stock, 2,0251. Oc.— Naples &atm, 711. 35c. We received this morning the Journal de St. Peters. bourg to the 4th inst. It contains news from the army in Georgia to the Sd ult. detailing some trivial opera tions, against one of those numerous and savage hordes, which render rather a nominal than a real homage to the SCHAIg; and nothing in the course of this war has surprised us so much, as its want of lively interest and animated bustle. No action of any consequence had yet taken place, and only , one siege has been under taken, which likewise seems to participate of the general languor, the place, notwithstanding its rude construc tion, still holding out against the Russians. Yet two or three bulletins are published every month, for the gratification of his Imperial MAJESTY'S vassals, with as much ostentation, as if each of them reoorded the conquest of a province, or the defeat of a formida ble army. The difficult nature of the country, and the poverty of its resources, may be pleaded, perhaps, as an excuse for the comparative inaction hitherto displayed, in the finest season too of the year, by the invading army; but what are the difficulties which the latter have to en counter, compared with those which the English had met with in the Burmese war, and so gallantly overcome? Let us hear therefore no more of danger, to our Indian em pire from the arms of a people, who, in a wa►, waged upon their own frontiers, have been hitherto unable to bring into the field a body of 20,000 men at most, of hom only one•balf is actively employed. Even this effort is a great one for the Russian Treasury, and would pro bably drain it altogether in the course of a few cam paigns: It is idle therefore to speak of the invasion of India by a Russian army ; for the Sovereign of Russia might as well think of joining the Caspian with the Gulf of Persia, or the Wulga with the Indus, by means of navigable canals, as to march a large force to the nearest point of our Indian Possessions; and when it had got so far,what could it effect against our numerous, admirably organised, and well disciplined army ? The news from the Russian army, as we said before, is extremely meagre, merely giving an account - of an expedition, undertaken by four companies of the 4th Regiment of Cossacks, against some Tart rs, who had advanced from Daralaghez towards the villages situ ated along the little river Kirk Paula. There they met with I'3 of the enemy, who had 20 oxen under their care, when the whole, including men and beasts, were va• . lorously captured. In their next movement, which ex tended as far as the village of Tchadran, the Cossack, were still more fortunate, as they made 116 men pi. inners, and took 241 oxen, and SI horses, besides 11$ bales, containing wheat and other articles. Here the expedition terminated; but the men who had been taken prisoners, were set at liberty by General Bur, ILtUDORFF, in order that on their return, they might apprise their tribe of the generosity of the invaders. The plan succeeded ; for we are teld that ASLAN, Sula tan of this horde (the Schadlines) applied to the Ruir sian General in writing, for permission to place himself under the protection of Russia, and moreover persuaded some Agalares of the Khanal of Erivan to follow his example. Their request aas complied with, and letters of protection were given to all of them. The St. Petersburgk Aunts: also contains intelligence from OJessa to the 17th ult. but it is exclusively mere cantile. At that time trade was very brisk ; the streets were crowded with waggons, and the toads, a s well as the post, full of shipping. Within a few days eighty vessels had arrived, most of them to take in cargoes of wheat. The consequence was, that good wheat had begun to become scarce, notwithstanding the great supplies which daily arrived from the Interior. Wheat of the first quality sold at fourteen rubles sixty-five copecks per chetwert ; and it was expected that this price would be maintained for some time, as further arrivals from Constantinople were expected by the first favourable wind. To judge from this great activity, no apprehensions were entertained at Odessa of an immediate rupture between Russia and Turkey, and it must be allowed that the opinions entertained there on this subject are entitled to some respect.—The following is an extract : " ST. PETERSBURGH, JuLY S. " The flock of Merinos, the property of his Royal Highness the Duke of Win temberg as well as that of M. Peitet, has yielded about 3560 pooch (1243,000144 of fine wool, which have been sold for exportation. The wool of the Merinos was sold at 35 to 354 rubles; that of the third generation at SO, and that of the fir►t and second at 20 rubles." Honduras Papers to the 19th May, were received this morning at the North and South American Coffee House. The following is the only article worth er• tracting " We have the following news from Central America, dated Guatemala, the 15th ultimo:—The last accounts received hen from the President Arce states that he is in Santa Ana collecting forces to proceed against St. Salvador, and that be has already with Mm about three thousand men. Forced contribution are imposed by the Government, and they have been levied on foreigners as well as on native. or citisens. This city a quiet, and well guarded by its inhabitants, who are formed ins corps, and patrol every night. It is expected that the President will succeed in restoring order throughout the Republic : ditto einem is at a stand still at present." There was also an arrival this morning from New South Wales, bringing Papers to the 7th March, which are extremely barren. The following is an extract: " We have spin to record an instance of hostility and agerectim on the part of the Blacks to the district of Newcastle. They hoc recently paid a visit to Mr. Cay's farm, and given him ample reason to remember them. They have burnt his sacks of wheat, and consumed for him fifteen hundred bushels. We are happy to hear that Sir Thomas Brisbane is about to receive a large grant of land in this Colony. The order to allow his agent to select to thousand acres has been here for some weeks." Accounts from Cadiz, dated June 30, state, they have received advice: from Git*altar, stating that the Pinchincha Colombian privateer, wanted to enter the above port, but was prevented by the Governor, and was obliged to set sail again, when she burnt her only re• mining prize, after taking the cargo on board. Thursday the Duke of WELLINGTON had a private interview with the KING, at Windsor. in consequenceof a special request from bis MAJESTY, for that purpose• Demerara Papers to the 24th of May do not contain any particular news. Papers and Letters from Bombay to the end of Fe. bruary, have arrived ; they give further details of the mercantile distress at Calcutta: One failure is for thirty lacs of rupees ; another for seventeen, and for smaller sums. One of the leading houses had re ceived assistance from the Indian Government, and from an eminent merchant, otherwise the shock wool,' have been dreadful. Mr. and Mrs. HUSILISSOW have arrived at Cala's The Right Hon. Gentleman proceeds in the first instance to Pins, ' with his private Secretary and one of the Messengers to the Buard of Trade, and from thence will visit the Sohth of France, for the benefit of his health. He intends to be absent about three mouths, and will make a tour of different parts of Germany and Italy, for the purpose, probably. of judging personally of the operation of those liberal measures which have been adopted by the Bntisli Government for giving activity to trade and commerce in every quarter of the globe, and to propose such other arrangements as sit may deem necessary front the Information which he wail receive during his absence. Prince LEOPOLD, attended by Sir ROBRRT GARDINER, left his residence. Marlborough-house, Pall•mall, about tett o'clock on Thursday morning, for the Royal Lodge, in Windiest Park, on a visit to the Ktha. His Royal Highness returned to Marlborough• house in the evening. The Duchess of lERNT, accompanied by the Prince of Lognormal and the Princru Femmes, honoured the Hay market Theatre with her presence on Thursday evening. Mr. CANNING, accompanied by Mrs. CANNING, left his residence in Dowaing-street, about a quarter before four o'clock yesterday afternoon, in his chariot and pair, for the seat of the Duke of Diemen's, at Chiswick. The Right Hoa. Gentleman is expected to remain at Chiswick-bouse fora month or six M au. The Duke of PORTLAIID had an interview with Mr. CAMJUIS.prr• Tiollll to his depar.ure. Prince POLIGNAC, the French Ambassador, trans acted business yesterday at the Foreign Office. Sir RoBERT FARQUHAR, one of the Directors of the East India Company, transacted business at the Colonial Gifia yesterday. Prince Lievste entettained a distinguished putY dinner yesterday, at Albburnhant-house, Duver-street. Mrs. CHARLTON had a Musical Patty ye‘terlAl twentug t at her house in Baker-street, which was very faiblocab,l attended. Since the re•election of Sir JAMBS ItliGntoort, 2S LOr j Rector of the Marischal College and University ni Aberdeen, the Professors, by a &flatus Consu 'tunt, as a mark of their great esteem, and with a v iew co placing that Gentleman's portrait in their Hall, esprePe d their desire that he should sit to Mr. Dvce, an catiaot Artist in Chris. d-street,