The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-28 00:00:00

THE WAR IN ASIA.

The last news from Kars state that General
Beibetoaff's army was gradually advancing towards
that place, where money and provisions were very
scarce, and fresh intrigues have been discovered
against General Guyon, in which Kerim Pacha,
the Egyptian Chief, and Ferhad Pa ha (Colonel
Steihn) are suspected strongly to be the plotters.
Two Russian officers, who gave themselves up to
• Zarif Pacha as deserters have been discovered to
be vile spies, arid will be treated accordingly.
Secret information received from Georgia would
seem to show that the unfortunate natives will
sooner submit to the Russian ycike, and abandon all
idea of freedom, than fail in any attempt to obtain
it, which they look upon as very probable, so long
as the armies of Kars and Laziztan continue to re-
ceive checks. The Georgians seem woefully dis-
appointed that no European troops have, as yet,
been sent to aid the Turkish forces in Anatolia.
The French consul at Tiflis .had received orders to
quit the country. Mr. Mair, an Englishman, liv-
ing at Kutais, was also on the point of departure.

RUSSIAN INFLUENCE IN PERSIA.
Intelligence from Persia, via Kars, is of a very
unsatisfactory nature. The general opinion enter-
tained by the higher classes of Persians is, that the
weak Shah will ultimately side with the strong
Czar. Several Russian agents from Herat and
Khiva had secretly reacheeTeheran, where money
was scarce and business at a stand-still, and so
likewise in the once flourishing commercial city of
Tabreez. The newly-appointed _ charge d7affaires,
M. Anitchkoff, who had at length reached Tehe-
ran, and relieved Prince Dolgorouky, will, from
his knowledge of Persian politics, acquired from a
long residence as consul at Tabreez, no doubt mate-
rially change the aspect of affairs between the two
countries, to the detriment of Great Britain and
France, the present enemies of Russia. A rumour
was current that Colonel Sheil, the British minis-
ter, now on leave in England, would shortly return
to resume his functions, when the chargé d'affairesi
Mr. Thompson, would take his turn of absence. M.
Honeycoff, appointed to he Russian consul-general
at Tabreez, is spoken of as a highly talented dip-
lomatist, and one likely to keep her Britannic Ma-
jesty's representative thereat (also of no mean
ability) constantly on the alert. Some Russian
agents have lately been sent on a visit to the Koorils,
encamped at Mahmandi6 and the Kuzlee Ghul.
From Kars to Makou they were escorted by two
hundred Cossacks.

THE AFFAIRS OF GREECE.
ATHENS, July 16.—The political sky of Greece
assumes every day a gloomier aspect, notwithstand-
ing the continual efforts of the new Ministry to re-
moth the evils occasioned by this headlong move-
ment.

A petition, from which the following passages are
extracted, has been received by the Council of Mi-
nisters. It is dated Athens, June 19 (July 1), and
is signed " Theodore Grivas, D. Tzami Karatassos,
Papakosta Tzamalas, by del;gation of those who
have followed us in our quality as chiefs of the in-
surrection in Epirus, Thessaly, and Macedonia:"—
" Returned to independent Greece, by order of her Go-
vernment, we wish, before all, to express our thanks to it
for having saved the nation from the wrath of the two pro-
tecting powers, and for having restored us to the rank
which we formerly possessed.
"The only aim which we proposed to ourselves in cross-
ing the frontier and in treading on the sacred soil of our
fathers has been the deliverance of our brothers from the
Ottoman yoke ; besides this we have been induced to do so
by the following motives :
" The former Minister of War, Charles Soutzo, assured
us positively, in the nameoand after the express orders of

his Maje ty the Bing, that the Government was firmly
resolved to aid the revolution with nil the means in its
power; that tut-, s.ti7t.ll t',,w2r3 wou! t _riot{ at it favour-
ably; tint principally the States of G.i.ruany, on account
of the connexion of kin !red, whi,:h exists between their
Sovereigns and our own, would furnish ns with all man-
ner of material aid, and that they would protect us in case
the Western Powers should change their opinion about
this new strife ; and that, finally, the intentions to aggran-
dise Greece, anti to liberate our brothers, was evittently
proved by the fact that s,-veral millions of money wore in
th hands of the Government.
"It is worthy of remark that, while the Government
lavished on some persons money and ammunition, and rein-
forced them with all means in its power, it behaved towards
us, who fought without any regard to personal influence,
having only in view the public interest, without money,
as if it had proposal to itself to take on us an ignoble're-
venge. You must add to this, that the Government,
which ought before all to have consulted the protecting
powers of Greece, without whose consent nothing could
be hoped, has undertaken this movement against their
wish, falsely pretending that we had their full consent and
approval. It has divided the considerable sums which it
has received from abroad among its creatures,--among
persons having no influence with the people who were
to be revolutionised.

"If it has sent ammunition in abundance and even some
cannons for the siege of fortified places, it has intrusted them
to people utterly incapable and without any past ant!ce-
dent, who had declared themselves chiefs,
against the
opinion of the country ; endeavouring in this way to anni-
hilate all personal influences, it has succeeded, by its faults
and false measures, to bring about the dissolution of the
wh le movetnent, and the ruin and death of many of our
brothers in the neighbouring provinces.
" Many families from these provinces, in consequence of
the ill success of the insurrection, have taken refuge in
Greece, deprived of all means, of subsistence. The soldiers
who went with us and their families are likewise in want.
We request you, therefore, to give, as soon as possible. the
necessary orders to make exact inquiries into the amount of
money received from abroad, or from other sources—into the
employment of this money, what aura have been expended
an t what sums still remain —in order that from these latter
these unfortunate suffering persons may get some relief;
for it is horrible to think that these brave people, who
have done nothing but obey the voice of their country.
having been deceived by the Greek Government, should
be now verging on despair."

, What a curious light this petition throws on the
household affairs of the so-called patriots. It
shows, by the confession of three of the most pro-
minent chiefs, that the movement was not only
not a voluntary one, but that, on the contrary,
money, persuasion, and promises were required to
make the patriots move. It shows the disputes
and quarrels between the Government and the
chiefs named by it directly, and the self-consti-
tuted chiefs of the revolution of Epirus, Thessaly,
and Macedonia, which precipitated the pitiable
solution of this ill-timed invasion, and it shows
also with what spirit the people have come back.
But this petition is only one instance of this spirit
of reaction, and all those who have returned share
it. The Ministry has, in consequence of this peti-
tion, and of the repeated complaints from other
quarters, addressed a representation to the King,
in which ho is requested to make the Minis-
try, acquainted with the sums of money which
he has received from abroad, and in whose
hands they are. He at first would not under-
stand the meaning of this representation, and at
last, when this would no more serve as an excuse/
he simply refused to give any explanation. N°wP
the constitutional remedy to this would naturally
have been the resignation of the Ministry ; but
this would just be playing the King's game, for
with the resignation of the Ministry he would have
again entirely free hands to begin his intrigues
anew. How is it then possible to carry
on a con-
stitutional Government iu such a state of things T
The King receives regular remittanceafrom Russia,
quite in the pensioner style. A Greek house in
Paris manages the business. With this money
wholesale corruption is carried on. If one were to
change to-day all persons about the Court, tomor-
row it would be very much the same, for it is the
curse of Greece that so very, very few of her song
are proof against corruption. Of course this alone
makes the intrigues of the Court possible. Thassco's
examination is finished, and a report is being
prepared to be presented to the King. This
case ismot the only one on the traces of which the
Ministry have been ; about a fortnight after their
taking office they found out a man who had re-
ceived 40,000 drachms, and soon after another who
had received 60,000 drachms, in order to get up
again the insurrection in Thessaly. Besides all
these sums, proceeding from hidden, but not secret
sources, the regular resources of the country have
been fearfully squandered in this absurd enterprise.
All the military ,stores are empty, the military
budget for the whole year consumed, and. the
Treasury without a penny.