The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-07-24 00:00:00

We bare received Brussels Papers to the 22d July. The
following are extracts :

SMYRNA, JLWI 10.

Letters from Napoli di Romania of the 2d and Gth of this month
bring the news, which is peculiarly important under the present cir-
cumstances, that the Government at that place had received official
information of the speedy arrival of Lord Cochrane. What makes pen-
ple here give credit to this news is the fear shewn by all the European
merchants, who since it has been received will not send away any
Turkish property. The Greek Admirals, Minutia and Sachturis,
who have latterly attempted nothing against the Turkish fleets, are
said to be at Napoli with 130 vessels, Including five ships waiting
for the arrival of Cochrane, in order, as the Greeksitlatter them-
selves. to strike some great and decisive blow. At least, the appear-
ance of Lord Cochrane in these seas will most likely paralyze the
offensive operations of the Capitan Pacha and Ibrabitn Pacita.
SEMLIN, JULY 5.
According to accounts front Bitnglia to 28th June, the Scraskier
Etdschid Pacha, who was to proceed to the Mores, had unex-
pectedly arrived at Janina. It was reported that the Sultan had
sent fur him to Constantinople. where, as we know, great troubles
hays taken place.

TUIESTE, JULY 8.
A vessel, which has arrived here in 19 days from Smyrna, met
near Hydra. on the 22d June, a division of English and American
ships, on board which the Camitin thinks though perhaps too has-
tily) was lard Cochraue.--"lllgemcine Zeilung, July 16,
BRU,SSELS, JULY 19.
His Holiness the Pope has recently written an autograph letter
to our King.
John Nicholas Leonidas, Count of Sparta, who in 1823 was sent
to Europe by the Greek Senre, to collect subscriptions for his un-
fortunate countrymen, was arrested at Hamper, in the province of
Overyuhl;abd after an invest igation,whiell has lasted nine months,
he was acquitted on the 3d of this month by the tribunal atAieu-
Earden,so appeal.
"—A letter from Syra, of the s,llof.fune, says that a vessel from the
Netherlands, laden with ammunition, sent by the Batavia' Com-
o:lave, had arrived at Hydra. The whole Egyptian squadron
was at anchor at Navarico,waiting perhaps for time fleet of the Capi.
tan Paha.

A translation of a pamphlet of SISMONDI, on the pro-
gress of religious opinions, has been put into our hands, and
though the subject is one which does not frequently become
a subject of animadversion in a newspaper, we cannot re-
frain from making some remarks upon it. The influence
which religion exercises upon the human mind is of too
much importance to be neglected in the calculations of the
politician; and we cannot therefore consider the subject
entirely foreign to a public journal. It cannot be denied
that the efforts of the religious world have of late years
produced very important effects in the state of society.
Sr s mostut, in opposition to the common opinion, maintains
that this age, so far from being remarkable for infidelity, is
eminently distinguished by the diffosion of religious princi-
ple—not that contracted and narrow principle, he adds, which
has been too often mistaken for religion, but a principle of
tolerance—a feeling of deference to the religious principles of
others--in shoet,a sort of eclectic system in religion, which,
the more bigoted will scarcely allow to be anything better
than infidelity, hut which &limos')! considers as the only
true religion. IVe fear that this author will be accused of
laxity in his creed by persons who only look to detached
portions of his work. His predecessor in this career, M.
B. CONSTANT, who is also a Swiss and a Protestant, has
exposed himself still more to such imputations. On our
own side of the Channel, the principles avowed by Ste-
sto SDI and the German Protestants have given rise tea