The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-12 00:00:00

GREECE.

The following is a transcript of the ordinance of
the amnesty issued by King Otho and the new
Council of Ministers :
" OTHO, RY THE GRACE GOD, KING OF.GREECE, &c.
" Taking into consideration that during the events
which have recently taken place in the provinces conti-
guous to the Ottoman territory, certain officers of our
army have proceeded to the theatre of those events, and
desirous of preventing to those officers the disagreeable
consequences which may follow to them, and with the
advice of our Council of Ministers, we have resolved and
decreed as follows :
"1. We grant a corn plete amnesty to such of those officers
as have exceeded the term of their leave, or as have aban-
doned without our authorisation their posts in order to
take part in the events above-mentioned, as also to those
officers whose resignations have been accepted at their
demand, occasioned by the same events, provided that
within the term of one month from the date of the pro-
mulgation of the present 0.-dinance they present them-
selves before a m;litary authority of the kingdom.
" 2. Those who belong to this last category shall be
reinstated in their rank.
" Our Ministers will countersign the present ordi-
nance, and are charged with its execution, each in what
concerns him. (Signed) " OTHON.
(Countersigned)
" C. CANARIS, R. PALAMIDES,
" D. KALLERGI, G. PSYLLA,
"P. ARGYROPOCLOS, P. CALLIGAS.
" Athens, 18 (30) May, 1854."
Admiral Le Barbier de Tinan, who, on the de-
parture of General Forey, was left in command of
the naval and military forces at the Piraeus, has
addressed to the troops placed under his orders
the following proclamation :
"Officers, Sub-officers, and Soldiers !—Appointed by
the confidence of his Majesty to the command-in-chief of
the expeditionary corps in Greece, I shall not renew any
of the recommendations given you by General Forey
before his departure. I shall confine myself to telling
you that wherever the French troops present themselves
disorder must disappear ; such is the will of the Emperor,
and I will make it respected."

The new Greek Ministry has published the fol-
'owing proclamation :
" Greeks !—Called by his Majesty our King to take
he reins of government, we comprehend the unfortunate
situation of our country. Commerce is interdicted to
our fellow-citizens ; the navy is condemned to inaction,
and other dangers threaten the nation, exposed to the
resentments of the two great powers which have loaded
us with benefits. His Majesty our King, in his affection
far the nation, taking into consideration all these dangers
and all these misfortunes, Las pledged himself to the
two maritime powers to maintain perfect neutrality. By
this accord all dangers are avoided and we shall again
find the advantages of which we are deprived. We re-
spect more than any one the generous sympathy of the
Greeks for our brethren, in whose fate the two protecting
powers so warmly interest themselves. The future fate
of Greece is in the hands of Divine Providence ; never-
theless, by the free application of our constitutional in-
stitutions, the development of our commerce and of our
industry, and more particularly by our good faith and in-
tegrity in our relations with other nations, we may render
ourselves worthy of the fate which is reserved for us.
These ideas will be supported and developed by our re-
spectable president, whose arrival we wait for with impa-
tience. We are persuaded that our fellow-citizens, ap-
proving of our sentiments, which are inspired by the
purest patriotism, will know how to distinguish between
the possible and the impossible, and will lend us the indis-
pensable co-operation of their words and their actions, in
order to bring back security and traquillity to our fellow-
citiens and to the kingdom."
STATE OF GREECE.—A gentleman, who has re-
sided 40 years in Greece, thus writes to a friend in
England, dating just before the Anglo-French oc-
cupation of thePirus :—" Greece is now in a sad
state, and its pecuniary resources, both as to
revenue and commerce, are daily diminishing. In
fact, this country may be now considered in a
complete state of disorganisation and even anarchy,
through the foolish and unaccountable conduct of
the Government. French troops will, it is asserted,
occupy Greece. God grant they may do so I It is
the only measure which can bring the Greeks to
their senses and save the country. The Greeks
are all Russians in heart and soul ; and, it is won-
derful to me that there are still persons in England
who believe the assertions of the Greeks iu Eng-
land, that they are not partisans of Russia. They
may say so, in order to gain the sympathy of the
English ; but be assured that in heart and wishes
they are all for the Russians. John Bull is very
credulous sometimes, and the Greeks, who are
keen and intelligent, know this, and work on his
credulity."