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VIENNA, OCT. 2.
The letters and accounts from Constantinople of 11th Sept.
brought by the last mail (only four days later than those received i
on the 23d ult. by express) bring no news of any importance from !
the capital or the theatre of war. They contain sonic additional
particulars relative to the great fire. The following description
agrees on the whole with the accounts we have already gives, only
it seems that people are now convinced that the origin and pen.
glees of the conflagration are to be ascribed to accident, and the
obstacles whicu the elements opposed to the exertions used to stop
the flames.
CONSTANTINOPLE. SEPT. 11.
The fire which bmke out on the 31st Aug. raged till one ticked(
on the afternoon of the Ist Sept. after having spread its ravages
from the Bagdgi-Kapouesi, on the harbour, throughout a great port
of the city, to the Jcni-Kapu (New Gate) on the sea of Marmot's.
The want of water, caused by a long-continued drought, and a
high north wind, greatly impeded the exertions of the firemen, &c.
so that the flames spread rapidly front the port to the wall of the
Seraglio. They then proceeded on the direction of this wall from
the Pali Khioek to the Sasbhnna. The gates of the Seraglio' at
which a double guard was posted, remained open to afford an
asylum In the inner court to the unfortunate fugitives. Goods re.
ceived from the lire were brought front all quarters, and the palace
of the (,rand Vizier was clear on account of the proximity of the
danger. In fact, the tire extended from the corner of the wall of the
Seraglio near the A I3i 1011014 k to the Grand Vizier's Palace, which
was directly opposite, and reduced it to ashes. Thence the flames
I extended along the street of the Divan to the Mosque of Sultan
'Osman, which was considerably damaged, and of Mohammed
! Pacha, communicated to the flesistan, the great part of which was
destroyed, and reached the Own of the Mosque of Salon Bajazet.
' In this quarter the flames destroyed the Palaces of Nerisellib Ef-
fendi, Agent of the Paella of Egypt, of the Kiaja Hey, Minister of
the Interior, and of Hutton' Hey, as well as the two great magazines
of Vizier Khan and Elrgi
Another turn of the lire extended, on the following day, from
the Alai Khiosk in a southerly direction to the vicinity of the Ks.
elr*a Lentani (Fen of the Galleys), threatened the Mosque of Sul-
tan Arhmed, the hotel of the Minister of Finance, which however
escaped, and turning the quarter of Condoscale, and the Armenian
quarter, destroyed the Palace of the Armenian Patriarch, and
ended near ..Icni-Kapu, on the sea of 31arinora. The damage is
very great, as the Lire raged in the richer part of the city.
The regular troops were under arms the whole of the time, and
the Seraskier Hussein Pacha and the Grand Viz;er, accompanied
by only a few armed men, traversed the Lily in all directions.
Tide circumstance, and the opening of the Seraglio to receive the
fugitives, shows the confidence of the Government in the disposi-
tion of the people, among whom no signs of riot nem observed; so
that the suspicion that the tire was the work of incendiaries, either
in its origin or progress, vanishes.
Since the fatal event the Sultan has ordered provisions to be daily
distributed a/mug the victims of the lire, under the superintend-
ence of the V airode of Galata.

The Sultan is continual y engaged with the organization of the
new troops. Twenty thousand men are alteady enrolled for the
twElve regiments of the line, and most of them already have their
new it niforms. The Sultan en:;stantly attends their exercises. The
building of the barracks at Seutari Dautl ard Namer Paella is not
suspended, as was reported, bet is to be carried on as rapidly as
The Porte has received by several Tartars despatches from Red.
achid Priam, from the camp before Athens, containing news of the
•ictory gained by him over the Greeks under Fabvier and Gerais.
kaki, who landed at Leash's to raise the blockade or the Acropolis.
The Seraakitr states the loss of the Greeks at 1,500 men killed
and v minded, seven cannon, standa►ds, tic.

The meetings of the Council, which began immediately after the
arrival of the last courier frotn Ackermann, still continue. Tne
plague seems to have abated within the last fortnight; but there
are still many deaths among the Armenians awl testriuu
Observer.

C6SELII. OCT. ii.
A British Cnbinet messenger, on his way from Germany to Loa-
don, passel through this city yesterday evening.

OCT. 12.
flit Majesty arrived at his palace in this city yesterday afternoon.
The Queen is expectel on Toeaday. The Prince of Orange also
arrived yererilay, and Prince Frederick to-day. The Chamber of
Commerce of this city list to-day given notice on 'Change, that the
Society of Commerce, besid,ot the purchases which it sometimes
makes on its own eC‘ollllt, will also take on it-clf to consign and
sell goods_ for account of the manufactur..rs, cppecially those of
printed cottons : the Seciety will advance to them half the value of
the gools, at a suitable rare of interim. It is netalless to show the
advantages of so wise a no:astir:, which is ow the goodness of
hits _ _

I'IENNA. OCT. 2.

The death of Count %idly, 31iniater of Stare ant.i.ContWences,
left two important place% vacant, viz., that of President of the Mi-
nisterial Conferences for the Home Department, and the Chiet Di-
rector of the Council of State. His 31ajtaly tilled them up the
next day, giving the first to Prince Metternich, and the second to
Count Ivolowrath, Govercer of Bohemia.— /3, 4ssdo Papers.

VIENNA, OCT. 4.—.3lcialliques, 69 11.1 t;; al:d Bank Actions,
109'4

Cen,s.—A late Jamaica Paper contains the following
paragraph respecting a new tarilit—" It has been currently
reported, that previous to the sailing of tha Spanish felucca
San joicf, which arrived on Sunday evening from St.
Jager de Cuba, a schooner of war had arrived at that port
from Cadiz, with despatches, said to relate to a new tarifirl
of duties, to be impasti on foreign vessels entering the
ports of Cuba, assimilating them in a Bear ptoportion to
those laid in Colombia."

FROM BRAZIL.—The barque Elizabeth, Captain Clark,
arrived last evening ; sailed from Rio Janeiro, July 19th.
The 'Cyane remained in port, expecting a relief vessel from
the United States. The Boston stoop of war had sailed.
The British line of battle ship, Wellesley, frigates Thetis,
Adonis, and Briton, and four F:euch frigates and two cor-
vettes, were in port. The Buenos Ayres squadron, under
Admiral Brown, was blockaded in the inner 'Mize, by two
lines, the outer line consisting of six frigates, and it war
considered impossible for a vessel to escape or enter. A
report had reached Rio, that an action took place between
the two squadrons at the time Admiral Brown was driven
into the above place. Several vessels bad been sent into
Monte Video for attempting to force tl:e blockade; among
the number brig Leonidas, Bartlett, of Boston, from China
—ship Jane, of London, and other American and British
vessels. The prize vessels were exp:eted at Rio from
Monte Video ; Capt. Bartlett was at the latter place at the
last accounts. The Imperial Cones of Brazil would close
their session on the Gth September. The Portueuese
81-gun ship, John VI, had arrived from Lisbon, with a
great treasure, said to he six millions sterling in gold, and
the crown jewels, &c. The Infant of Portugal was a pas-
senger, who came to offer his homage to the Emperor. A
frigate of 4S guns was to be launched at Rio on the 6th
September. Among the passengers in the Elizabeth arc
Commodore Jewett, of the Brazilian navy, and Mr. De
Lima, Consul General from Brazil.---Vew lurk Mercantile
Advertiser, Sept. 6.

STA r E ot• TRADE.—There has not been so much ani-
mation in the market this week, either for goods or yarns,
as for two or three weeks past ; partly, perhaps, owing to
the little softening of the cotton market; partly owing to
the circumstance, that the full shipments to Russia are
nearly over ; and partly to the advance, in particular spe-
cies of goods, having induced buyers to suspend opera-
tions. We do not hear, however, of any actual reduction
in the prices having been submitted to; nor is our opinion
of the healthful condition of trade shaken.—Manchester
Paper If Saturday.
It is with great plear,ure that we can state that our ac-
counts from all parts of the ronnufacturing.districts are in
one strain—all showing that there is a great and growing
improvement in the state' of trade. The Rochdale Relief
Committee have suspended their operations solely on ac-
count of this fortunate turn of affitirs, having still, after
expending nearly nine thousand pounds, a balance of six
hundred in hand. The new road from the same place to
Burnley will also employ a great portion of the surplus po-
pulation. Six thousand pounds have been lent by the Ex-
chequer Loan Office for the purpose of carrying it on, to
which two thousand more have been added, us a gift, by
the London Relief Committee. Between four and five
hundred weavers are already at work upon it, clearing the
ground and breaking the stone. The whole is under the
superintendence of Mr. M'Adam.--teeds .IL rears.

Dr aux.—During the last week the house of a Mr.
Carroll, in the neighbourhood of Ballina, was attae.ell and
Hoed to the ground; a quantity of turf near the house
was set on fire, and spread a blaze of desolation round
the face of the country. The following notices have
been put up in the neighbourhood of Screen, county
Galway ;
This is to give notice to any person nr persons, that will cnrt
any coonniotlity belonging to the tenants of Ilaffinbeg, or any such
aft:sirs throughout the parrixh, that they will be highly punished
and 7111731 e r171.'11, or any other person that will take thin down will
be punished likewise. "CAPTAIN Roca."
NOTICE.
":11r. Roger White, you are a notorious rogue, and your sot: in
the country giving information against distillers, i am come to
warn you this night that death will be your doom. I swear by die
book that I will soon come again, and you may have your coffin at
readincAs; and I will cut yon in fair quarters, and cut off your
herd, you scoundrel, fur I lave fifty to prove you did it. No tote
clearicg yourself. "CAPTAIN ROCK, from Ur.s."