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THE BRITISH PIMS.

ready been visited by all the European Ministers residing at Pera.
Missolonghl still holds nut. but the Porte seems to depend on the
forces of Ibrahim, and to expect the 'reedy reduction of that bul-
wark of Greece."
" TRIESTE, MAttor
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"Vcssels, which left Cephalonia and %ante on the 16th and 171 h
of March, sting news that, allot several sucessfal attacks on 31
longhi, Ibrahim made a last attempt on the 4th of March, when he
took tile place by atom). All those who were in it were massacred.
The Greeks here will not give any crtdit to this news."
Mercantile letters, received at Stutgard on the Gth of this month,
announce the fall of Missolonghi.

[ From the 21fonittur of Saturdsy.l
The Amazon and Armidt frigates, and La Bearnaise schooner,
under the command of 31. Arnous de Satilsayes, were sent to
Tripoli and Tunis, to demand satisfaction for several infractions by
these two Regencies of the treaties by which they promised to re.
spect the Ettropcan Av.. and to put un end to the piracies of their
ships of war.

Notwithstanding the treaties which they solemnly signed in 1819,
on being summoned to do to in the name of the Powers assembled
at the Congress of Aix la Chapelle, by Admirals Jurieu and Free.
mantic, some vessels under the Papal Hag were stopped and carried
into Tripoli, and kept there as lawful prizes. The principal object
of the mission of M. Arnous was to get these restored, and obtain
an indemnity for the owners. Arriving 13th February before Tri-
poli, the Commander, after having concerted with 31. Rousseau,
the French Consul, took all the necessary measures to employ
force if negotiations should fail. The first conferences with the
Ministers of the Paella Mitring led to no satisfactory result, all the
French settled at Tripoli were embarked on the 18th on board the
two frigates, as well as the Consul and his Secretary. This mea-
sure, leaving no doubt of the nature of the orders of which 31.
Arnous was the bearer, had the expected circa.

The forts saluted the King's flag with thirty-three guns. The
Parka lent word he would leave it to the French generosity to de-
termine the answer to be made to this salute, and on the following
day all was settled.
A Roman vessel in the port was given up to M. Arnous, u well
as all the flags taken from vessels of the Papal States, which were
kept at Tripoli as trophies. It was agreed that 10,600 francs should
be paid as an indemnity to the owners of the vessel restored, and
the Paths nigned a formal promise no more to molest vessels under
the flag or his Holiness. .

Thus this affair has bees arranged without sttiking a blow, thanks
to the vigorous measures of ifl. Arnow, and to the Towlines.% wi:it
which the Consuldienetarteul all the French at Tripoli acceded
to the invitation to take refuge on board the King's frigates.
The Amazon and the'Armida proceeded from Tripoli to Tunic
to support a similar negotiation, which :Al. Guys, the French Con-
sul-General, had begun with that Regency. This snout' enter.
prise of M. Amous had the some AU ce;ss as the first, and the divi-
sion arrived at Toulon on the tVith March.

Some of our contemporaries are fond of drawing gloomy
conclusions from every article of. intelligence, and they
have taken advantage of some vague surmises contained in
a letter from St. Helena, written by a person who states
that he had received his information by the Carn-brea Cas-
tle. The intelligence which the passengers in the Cern-
brea Castle possessed was merely a vague rumour, current
in Calcutta at the time of their depatture, for the official
accounts are stated not to have been received; and the
comments which the Times has added on the subject are
founded upon the simple assertion that Sir A. CAMPBELL
did not advance after the engagement, in which he is ad-
mitted to have been victorious. The point is not of much
importance, for few who read the observation itself will he
inclined to abandon themsel\'es to any unnecessary tenors
on account of dangers which are thus suggested by a hear-
say witness four degrees removed; but the fact it curious,
;wit shows how pesuliarlyikilful some men are in extract-
ing evil from whet to others would be matter for rejoicing.
The Tines wishes to be considered as expressing the sen-
timents of the people of England. Has it no reluctance in
permitting such unworthy sentiments as those contained in
its article on the Burmese war to go forth to foreign coun-
tries as the sentiments of the people of England ? " If the
Burmese have fought with such persevering courage,"
says the journalist, " the sooner we make peace with
such an enemy the better." This is not an English
feeling. We must not estimate the strength of the I
Burmese by the numbers of their armies. If we had
formerly proceeded in such short-sighted calculations,
the East India Company might still continue to be nothing
but the humble company of merchants trailing to the coast
of Bengal. Happily we had men in those times, who did
not calculate their relative force, as a merchant balances his
ledger, by setting down so many disciplined and well-com-
manded Sepoys and Europeans against an equal number of
undisciplined and unskilful Asiatics. They knew that
morale and military skill were the most important elements
in calculations of this kind, and, acting on these prinoiples,
they succeeded repeatedly in overthrowing armies cer-
tainly not less formidable in numbers, and far more for-
midable in skill, than those opposed to us by the Sovereign
of Burmalt. The climate is no doubt unfavourable, and the
Burmese have perhaps a greater share of military qualities
than the Ilindoos ; but the sickness has now almost ceased,
we have reason to hope; and the history of Europe affords
many instances of the bravest nations yielding to superior
skill in their antagonists. If the Burmese exceed the
Turks in personal prowess, and the English fall short of the
Russians,we shall admit that the numerical superiority of the
enemy renders victory on our part "physically impossible."
The combined movement! now about to commence ou Urn-
merapoora, from the two lines of communication which
have their bases in Arracan and Rangoon, will give the
Burmese an opportunityeof observing the effects of one of
the most scientific resources of modern tactics. If Sir A.
CAMPBUI.T. himself has really been attacked, and not the
detachment of 2000 rnen,sent to l'angoq (which, however,
we rather suspect), the liaison of his not advancing after
the repulse of the enemy may easily be found, without hav-
ing recourse to any &only forebodings. In the first place,
the position of Tangoo must be neutralised before he ad-
vanced, in order to secure his communication with Ran-
goon; and, in the next Place, lie must take care to secure
the positions on his left flank along the Meads!, by which
he will have to communicate with the troops in Arracan.
In all probability the latter troops will concert their move-
ments with him so as to fall on the rear of the retreating
Burmese.

Lord DARNLEY last night, in the House of Peers, moved
that there be laid before their Lordships a return of the
number of °Ulcers, petty officers, and men, employed in
the preventive service, distinguishing the number of sea,
men, and also an account of the annual expense of such
service. This motion of the Noble Earl was made in con-
sequence of a recent melancholy event that has occurred
on the coast of Kent, in connection with that service. His
Lordship assumed that rashness on the part of the men
engaged on the preventive duty was constantly complained
of, and that arms for the protection of the revenue were
put into the hands of persons who were unfit to hear them.
Amongst the number of individuals who arc engaged in
this service, there are probably some of the character al-
luded to by the Noble Earl, whose zeal may have led them
beyond the due bounds of discretion ; but it should he re-
collected that the duty these gallant men (for many of
them have fought and bled in the service of their country,
and have done their full share in sustaining her glory,) are
now performing is an arduous► dangerous, and distressing