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of the Hero of Navarre, where they proclaimed
his inalienable rights to the Generalship, swore
to die in his defence, and compelled the alarmed
inhabitants to illuminate their houses. No idea
can he formed of the terror which was excited by
such exultation. The Political Chief vainly en-
deavoured to temporise, and to execute the order
by all the means in his power; he was compelled
to succumb, and the law of the 4, Sovereign Peo-
ple" prevailed.—(Gazette de France.)
CONSTANTINOPLE, NOVEMBER 10.
(EXTRACT FROM A PRIVATE LETTER.)
The dismissal of the Reis Effendi, Flamed Bey,
was very sudden. On the night of the Bth he was
conducted on board a vessel which was to remove
him to Asia. Some persoes see in this a political
pr vent. They pretend that it was this Minister who
caused the rejection of the Russian ultimatum, and
that his fall may be considered as a signal of •
total change in the Ottoman policy. This change
is supposed to have been promoted by Lord Strang-
ford, whe is said to have made the Porte sensible
of the perilous situation in which, according to the
opinion of some, she stood. Others assert that the
dismissal of this Minister is not connected with
politic., but is the effect of one of those personal
quarrels which are very comtnon among the Turkish
dignitaries.

The motive alleged in the order is, indeed, that
he had not performed his duty, but that is merely
the linguage of office. The real cause of his dis-
grace is the serious difference which he lately had
with the Grand Vizier, and which was occasioned
by his haughty manners. His successor is a man of
between thirty and forty years, who has been fur
some time employed in the department for Foreign
Affairs. He is well acquainted with the relations
of the Porte with the other Courts of Europe.
In this respect his nomination is agreeable to the
diplomatic corps.
It is known with certainty that the Austrian In-
ternuocio has received by a courier which Prince
Metternich dispatched to him on the 14th of Octo-
ber, the very day of his departure for Hanover, very
important orders, which have induced that Inter-
nuncio to demand a conference from the Reis
Effendi. The interview had not taken place at the
departure of the post, in consequence of the change
which has taken place in the Ministry. The most
perfect agreement prevails among the representatives
of the European Courts et Constantinople.

The Porte does not seem to attach much im-
portance to the difference with Persia. The Divan
displays, at least, great coolness on this sabject.
Every day there are reports of the taking of
Bagdad, Erzerum, and even of Trebisoad, but
these rumours obtain no confirmation. Constanti-
nople is tranquil. Preparations which are making
render it probable that the fleet which is now in the
Bosphorus will soon re-pass the Dardanelles, rein-
forced by several large ships which have been
fitted for sea. The fleet has had no action with the
Greek fleet. Wherever they came in sight, the
insurgent ships avoided battle, in consequence of
the inferiority of their calibre. All that the Euro-
pean Journals have reported relative to regular bat-
tles is completely false; and it is only through these
Journals that accounts of battles have becn heard
of here. The Greeks residing at Constantinople
have no trace of any such affairs in their direct
correspondence.—(Jou►aal des Debats of Satur-
day.)