The Sun.
London, England, 1837-08-24 00:00:00

TURKEY.

CONSTANTINOPLE, AUG. --"2,—The tranquillity of the
Constantinopolitans has again been disturbed by rumours of
conspiracies which have never existed. The Turks have
again been accused of the wicked intent to set fire to Pera,
in order to rid themselves of the Franks. I need scarcely
add that all these reports are entirely without foundation,
and have arisen from the following circumstance :—The
Seraskier Pacha having lately established mounted patroles
in Constantinople, and finding how far superior they vi ere
to the old police, had ordered them to be extended to Galata
and Pera ; and the terror-striking appearance of the mounted
troopers immediately gave rise to a report that a conspiracy
had been discovered, which, gaining credit as it passed from
mouth to mouth, and with such strong evidence to bear it
out, soon assumed the form of a very feasible story. Though
the greatest tranquillity prevails, however, in the capital,
much cannot be said for all parts of the country ; the island
of Mytelene having been the scene of tumults of rather a
serious nature, owing to the attempt the Turks are making
to press the young Greeks for the service of the navy.
Owing to the great difficulty experienced in recruiting the
Turkish regiments from the immense decrease of popu-
lation, the Sultan has determined that the fleet shall
be entirely manned by Greeks. In pursuance of this
resolution an order has been issued that from among
the young men of the Greek families of Mytelene
two should be taken from every three, and one from
every two. As soon, however, as the attempt was
made to carry the order into execution, the young Greeks
left their homes and fled to the mountains, from whence
they have made their escape to Greece, and in the endea•
your to prevent this considerable tumults have arisen, in
which blood is said to have been shed. The Greek pa-
triarch has since been sent for by the Porte and questioned
on the subject ; his answer, however, was dignified and
firm ; he stated, that as his advice or opinion had never
been asked, and that he had not even been informed of his
Highness's intentions of making levies among the Greeks,
ho could not possibly in any way be responsible for the ill
success that had ensued from the Government pursuing
their own measures.

Some changes have this week taken place among the
Paellas, but whether they be such as are likely to lead to
any beneficial results is rather difficult to determine. Na-
mouk Pacha, who since his return from Tripoli has occu-
pied his old post at the Arsenal, is now appointed to the
government of Aidin till the return of Ferick Amet
who will then supersede him. His loss as head of the
Arsenal has already been severely felt, as it, is but badly
supplied by Moussa Suffetti Effendi, who succeeds him.
Zia Pacha, late General of Brigade, is appointed to the
Pachalic of Varna, the late Pacha having been
deposed by the Sultan when there in May last.
Hafous Pacha has been recalled from his government of
Bagdad, but for what purpose is not yet known. The
post of head of the art►llery department, which was for-
merly bed by Tahir Pacha, who now retires altogether to
private life, has been given to Colonel Hadji Ali Bey,
under the immediate orders of the Seraskier himself, who
now has the superintendence of the ordnance added to his
former duties.

Letters have been received here from Syria up to very
late dates, which fully confirm the opinion I expressed in
my last letters, with regard to the views of Mehemet Ali.
They state that he has now commenced building a line of
fortresses on the frontier of Karamania, the completion of
which he is urging with all possible dispatch, and he is
raising troops in every direction. Nothing is said of the
expected return of Ibrahim Pacha ; it is probable that be
cannot leave Egypt till the return of Mehemet Ali from
Candia. The cholera had broken out both at Damascus
and Aleppo, andlos making great ravages ; and the plague
was raging violently at Tarsus and the neighbourhood.
We have no news whatever from the Circassian coast
this week.

The Princess of Moldavia, who had been here for a short
time on a visit to her father, Vogorethe, Prince of Samos,
left again with her suite by the Danube steamer on Friday
last, after having visited the mosques and all that is inte-
resting and curious in Constantinople. Her Highness must,
I fear, have suffered much from the effects of the dreadful
hurricane and thunder-storm which visited this capital on
Saturday, coming from the Black Sea.
The French Government steamer, which ought to have
arrived here on the 25th inst., and was to have brought
Admiral Roussin, the French Ambassador at the Porte,
has not yet made her appearance, and serious apprehensions
are entertained for her safety. One account states that
she was at Syra, having lost a wheel, and is waiting for the
next steamer to take her in tow ; and another account says
that an accident has happened to her between Marseilles
and Malta. Since these famous steamers have been estab-
lished only two have yet arrived punctual to their time ;
and the rest have all met with accidents of more or less im-
portance.

A commercial express arrived here in eight days from
Vienna on Saturday last, bringing much more favourable
accounts of the state of commerce in that capital ; it, how-
ever, shows no sign of improvement here—the failures
which have taken place this week amount to upwards of
12,000,000 piastres. Exchange to-day on London is 113.
The plague, I am happy to say, is still rather decreasing
tha❑ otherwise, and no accident on this side has been
spoken of since the violent thunder-storm of Saturday,
which produced a great change in the atmosphere.