The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-21 00:00:00

THE GREEK INSURRECTION.

The followin!, joint note was addressed by the
ambassadors of? the foie powers to the Foreign
Minister of Greece in support of the note of Nechet
Bey
" TO M. PAICOS, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

" Sir,—Our colleague of Turkey has just communi-
cated to us the new note which he has addressed-to you
by order of his government. Amidst circumstances so
serious we feel compelled, sir, to repeat that which we
have uniformly told you respecting the very decided
views of our Government respecting the unpleasant
events which have taken place for this month past, and
the grave responsibility which the -Government of his.
Hellenic Mijesty would take upon` itself, if; considering
the great comiSlaints of the Sublime Porte, it should not
-hasten to put an end to a state of things which must
inevitably entail incalculable misfortune on this' 'Conn-
try.—We are, &c.,
(Signed) B. LECKHAM, Baron FORTH ROIIBN,
T. WYSE, N. DR TEMP,.
" Athens, March 20, 1854."

News was receivedyesterday, ;lays -a :Constanti-
nople letter of the 10th inst.,.that the Arnaut
sol-
r iers at Prevesa had salliedout,.burned 15 villages,
-massacred the men, violated the women, and car--
ried off everything valuable. The British Arabes-
sador is said to have been extremely indignant at
this outrage, and to have demanded of the Porte the
immediate and exemplary punishment Ofthe °Tend-
ers. The cruelties committed on both sides in this
dreadful struggle seem to equal any that took place
during the former revolution. No prisoners are
• taken, and not unfrequently women and children
share the fate of these captured.with arms in their
hands. No reliable accounts reach this place as to
the progress of the movement, but it seem; to be
extending in area and deepening in ferocity. Un-
less the troops lately sent fur from Egypt succeed in
restoring tranquillity, there seems no likelihood of
a speedy close to these troubles, for the Porte will
require every available man for the Danube and the
Caucasus, while the insurgents are receiving addi-
tions to their numbers every day. Turee-fourths
of the Hellenes expelled from C..ustantinople and
Smyrna will probably, set off for the frontier imme-
diately on arriving at the Pirmus. Subscriptions
are being openly made in Athens for the purpose of
the war, and perspns of all ranks are eoutributing
largely to what is represented as a patriotic
struggle. Even those who disapprove of the
movement are obliged by the popular excitement
to lend their aid. The Court, . even if inclined
to oppose the movement, is totally powerless. That
the signal of insurrection has been given by the
Czar is probable enough, but the outbreak is not
the less a national movement, and has been long
expected by all acquainted with the'eountry. The
publication of the secret correspondence between
the Czar and the English Ministry has opened the
eyes of the educated to the fully of exp cting the
independence of their country from Russian aid ;
but, the great body of the people, led by their
priests, still consider the cause of Nicholas as their
own, and count upon his sincerity and the promises
he has made in their favour. The clergy are
almost all Russian partisans, and the Czar stands
high in their favour on account of his supposed
devotion to the Church, and by means of a judi-
cious distribution of ecclesiastical furniture, in the
shape of plate and altar cloths, to the poorer
churches throughout Turkey and Greece.
FRANCE.

DEPARTURE OF THE FRENCH FLEET.
The Baltic fleet has sailed from Brest for the
Gulf of Finland. It conveys the expeditionary
force, consisting of infantry, artillery, and 1,790
horses. The fleet includes 23 ships, and 1,250
guns. •
The French naval force in the Black Sea is 26
ships, 1,120 guns, and 4,960 horses ; and the
second squadron, under Admiral Bruat, 10 ships,
622 gun&, and 2,880 horses ; upon the two seas
the French have a total strength of 56,000 men,
sailors and marines, and the English an equal
force.

The Emperor received on Wednesday, at a pri-
vate audience, the Count de Hatzfeldt, EnvoY Ex-
traordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary . of the
King of Prussia; who presented to . his Majesty a.
letter from his Sovereign.
Of the contents of the letter, which is, in all
probability, the reply of the ing of Prussia to
the communication recently made to him, there is
as yet little known out of doors. It is stated in
official quarters that the document in question has
given " satisfaction," though it is admitted that it
contains no pledge that Prussia will take part
against Russia when hostilities commence Hew
it can be eralied satisfactory it is hard to say. Di
reste, the reception given to the official bearer of
the Royal missive is described as being of the most
distinguished kind. His Excellency was intro-
duced by the great staircase, and the soldiers on
guard beat to arms to receive him.
The Emperor and Empress honoured the Gymnase
with their presence on Wednesday evening.
The Monitettr,after, announcing the departure of
the Duke of Cambridge for Vienna, on his way to
the East, states that his Royal Highness is accom-
panied by the Marquis de Toulongeon, orderly
officer to the Emperor.
The Duke of Cambridge arrived at Strasburg
yesterday Morning ou his way to Vienna, it is eiid,
to congratulate the Emperor on his marriage; and.
Daft again at half-past 10 for Frankfort, accompanied
by one of the Emperor's aides-de-camp.
It is scarcely dountful, although many circum-
stances may be thought to combine to render such
:an event extraordinary, that he is going to stay at
Vienna to be present at the Emperor of Austria's
marriage. M. de Hubner, the Austrian Minister,
left 'iris ou Tuesday avowedly for that purpose,
on a conge of ten days. Another explanation of
the route taken by the Duke, to which little credit
is attached, was circulated at the Bourse. It was
said that he would not stop at Vienna, but was
making the best of his way to Belgrade, and thence
to Outer Paella's camp, where he would arrive
before any English troops. Another version is,
that he is merely going to Trieste in order to have
a shorter sea passage to Constantinople._ There is
little doubt, however, that he will stay in Vienna
for the Imperial marriage.
Very Pasha, the Turkish Ambassador, has re-
turned from Toulon.
The Hercule and the Trident have arrived from
Toulon at Brest, to join the squadron of Admiral
Parseval Deschenes.
Prince Napoleon, before quitting Marseilles,
paid a visit to the hospital, and when there ex-
pressed much interest in the situation of a
gendarme who had the day before been thrown
from his horse whilst forming part of the escort
of his• Imperial Highness. After travelling by
post from Marseilles to Toulon, the Prince got
on horseback at a short distance from this latter
place, and entered the town .in pro-cession, ao•
companied by. all the civil and military autho-
rities, who had come out to meet him. The
next day, being Easter Monday, the PrinCe, early
in the morning,, visited the vessel which is to con-
vez , him to the East. At ten o'clock he heard
mass at the church of St. Louis, .shortly after re-_
viewed the troops, and then went round the har-
bour iu the Solon steamer. In the evening a grand
dinner was given at the Admiralty, at whic;i were
present Vely Pacha, the Turkish Ambassador ;
General Furey, commander of the reset ve division
of the army of the East ; General d'Aurelles
de
Paladines ; Admiral Lugeol, the Prefect of the
Var ; and a number of the principal func-
tionaries of the place. At the dessert, Admiral
Dubourdieu, the Maritime Prefect of Toulon, pro-
posed the health of the Emperor and of Prince
Napoleon. His Imperial Highness acknowledged
the compliment, and then proposed the following
toast :—" To the Navy, the noble sister of our land
army, which is about to play so great a part in the
war against the Russians. To the brave Admiral
Dubourdieu, who must permit me to remind him
here that our two fathers fought together fifty-
years ago, on board the Wteran, in the first ware
of the Empire !"
M. de Montalembert in his approaching trial,.
will, it is stated, have the professioal assistance of
four of the most eminent advocates of the Paris
bar, of but
M,.different a
proe,litmica.looliinoilionßsa,rrnuatm,
aelnyd,
M. Berryer,
M.Ttlititeual ball in favour of the English Charit-
able Fund took
place on Wednesday night, at the
Jardin d'llive
r'
and
passed off brilliantly. The
attendance was good,
and though the ball was for
the belieut of the
English, a good ina,ni French
were present.
The Bourse yesterday was firm at the opening,
but subsequently declined,
Threeud closed considerably
under previous prices. The a
at 63f. 30c. for the end of the month per Cents. closed
f
_.' y
; the Four.
and-a-Half per Cents. at yo • and the New
Loan at 64f. 40c. ; Orleans
Railewa snstl 7.
Shares o
f 50c. •
ranoe, Bor-
deaux
to ocf.i
50c. ; Rouen, 830 f.; Havre, 410 f.; Great 1,042f.
Northern,
735 f. ; Strasburg, 715 f. ; New Shares, 527 f, 50c. ;
Paris anti Lyons., 783 f.; Lyons to the Mediterra-
nean, Westernsosr. ; G
0 f France,reat
e
400 f. ; Lyons to Geneva, 420 f. ; Bank of Credit
66e;tte,
Mobilier, 495 f.

ITALY.
By a decree of the 17th, the Sardinian Minister
of Finapso h dazed the price -of th® new Joan a