The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-09 00:00:00

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LONDON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1852.

ARD-BIL-KADER'S captivity appears to be at length
actually approaching the period of its termination.
Unless we are grievously mistaken in our newly re-
vived hopes in regerd to the release of the heroic pri-
goner of the Chateau d'Amboise, the Marquis of LON-
DONDERRY has not interceded in vain in behalf of the
Esfia's emancipation. The conidence reposed in the
clemency of the PRINCE PRESIDENT of the French
Republic teems, in truth, in this particular, to have
been not altogether misplaced. It will be remem-
bered that the promise spontaneously given to Lord
LONDONDERRY by the Chief of the neighbouring de-
mocracy in reference to the pie posed act of mingled
justice and magnanimity, declared that ADD-EL-
KADER, Should, before the expiration of 1852, be re-
lieved from the reieeries of incarceration. The pre-
scribed time is now rapidly approaching its conclusion
and still the Arab Leeder is in close confinement. But
—active preparations appear to be at last in progress
for the fulfilment of the engagement made in favour
of the unfortunate warrior by the good sense of Louis
NAPOLEON—a good sense dictated at once by the
feeling of generosity and by the sympathies arising
from e kindred experience. During five or six years
the nteece was a close prisoner in the fortress of
Ham—and the indelible remembrance of that interval
cannot but have awakened in his heart a sentiment of
regret for the sufferings of the EMIR in the five or six
years during which he has been a close prisoner in
the Chatenu d'Amboise. Actuated by this very corn
prehensibre sympathy for the miseries endured by the
noble captive, the PRINCE PRESIDENT, we repeat,
pledged his word to Lord LONDONDERRY that before
another twelvemonth should have expired the Arab
Chieftain should be once more at liberty. In yielding
that encouraging assurance to the intercession on
behalf of the EMIR, LOUIS NAPOLEON must
have remembered—and no without emotion—
that it was the same veteran soldier who, on
the occasion of his own calamities, had pleaded
in his favour to King Louts PHILIPPE, then
invested with suprerae power as the bead of the
French Government. Under these circumstances it
was that the promise was given, as before-mentioned,
by the Prince Louis NAPOLEON, to the effect that,
before the close of 1852, ADD-EL•IiADER should be
again enjoying freedom beyond the frontiers of the
Republic. Scarcely a single quarter remains, now
that October has comm2nced, during which that pro-
mise can witness the event of its fulfilment. Ample
time, however, is still left for the completion of the
engagement made with Lori LONDONDERRY by the
PRESIDENT, so thnt within the prescribed limits the
E&ua may exult in the long delayed and anxiously
expected incident of his liberation.
It is by this time tolerably well known in diploma-
tic circles, thrt M. BACCIOCIII proceeded very re-
cently upon an extnordinary mission to the Cabinet
at Constantinople. Conjectures were, of course, at
once rife as to the precise nature of this mission, and
hopes Were very naturally excited in some quarters
*at it might prove to have immediate reference to
the projected release of the illustrious prisoner at
Amboise. According to a statement which has re-
eently appeared in the Independence Beige, these
hopes, in feet, may be regarded as by no means likely
to prove altogether illueory. If we may credit the
assertion of that journal, the mission with which M.
BAcciocni was entrusted by the French Govern-
meat, on proceeding the other day tL the Sublime