The Sun.
London, England, 1825-09-15 00:00:00

EMORNING POST.]

We received last night, by Express, French
Papers to the 13th inst. and the Etoile of Tues-
day. The latter now remains silent respecting
the reported offer of Greece to place herself tin-
der our protection ; but the Quotidienne continues
her abuse and her calumnies; and whilst it ad-
mits that it is doubtful whether we shall r.ccept
the proffered Protectorate, argues as if we had
done so, and talks of nothing but our interested-
ness, egotism, and ambition! The Journal des
Debuts is more temperate. ft gives one of the
documents to which it had alluded the day be-
fore. It is a letter addressed by a French
Officer in Greece to one of idle Members of the
Greek Parisian Committee. It would cer-
tainly appear from this letter, that no doubt
can he entertained of the main •fact, the passing
of Act by the Government of Greece, to
place the whole country under the protection of
England. But such an act., evidently the fruit
of the moment, and therefore unexpected by the
Party whose protection is sought, can only de-
, rive its force from an after sanction which it may
never receive. It is therefore unjust to make it
a ground of
,accusation against a Country and a
Government, whose only possible crime in the
transaction consists in having inspired by their
steady, honourable and humane conduct and
policy, more confidence to an half exterminat-
ed people, than those States, who deserted,
calumniated and betrayed it. Itedschid Paella
was assailed in his retreat by the whole • po-
pulation of the country, who, at the signal
• of fires lighted on the mountains to announce his
defeat, rose in arms and -attacked him in front
'whilst the garrison of
,Missolunghi pressed him
in the rear. One of his -divisions which lied to-
wards Vra,chori was thus taken between two
fires, and dispersed with the loss of many lives,
and of all its artillery.. These Papers hope that
• the cc great and miraculous successes" lately ob.
tained by the Greeks " will prevent them from

consenting to ratify the act of the Government,
and placing themselves under our protection."
We hope so too. Happy as we should be to see
that protection granted, if it be necessary for the
salvation of Greece and of her heroic sons,
we shall be still happier, if they can effect their
own deliverance without any sacrifice of that na-
tional independence to which they have proved
themselves so nobly entitled. Let them triumph
if it be possible; and let them have the proud
satisfaction to feel when they once are free, that
they have gained their freedom with no other
ally than their God.

[THE PUBLIC LEDGER.]
By the extracts which we have taken from
the Calcutta Papers, we are sorry to perceive
that the view we took of these hostilities is but
too well borne out by the present advices. It ap-
pears that Brigadier-General Cotton, who com-
manded a detached force of about 1000 men,
destined to co-operate by water with the main
army under Sir Archibald Campbell had made an
attack on Donebew on the 7th of March. In all
probability, the whole of his force was engaged,
though the accounts do not state what the num-
bers of the troops were, except that 200 of
the 89th regiment were in the affair. They were
successful in taking the first stockade, but were
repulsed at the second, and obliged to retreat
to their vessels and drop down the river a few
miles, to wait for reinforcements from General
M'Creagh at Rangoon. The loss on our part was
rather considerable. Captains Rosa and Cannon,
of the 89th, were killed, three other Officers
wounded, and upwards of 100 rank and file killed
and wounded. In the mean time, our troops
were beginning to feel the difficulty of procuring
supplies ; and if the Siamese should not be in-
duced to join us (in the expectation of which, it
appears to us, the advance of Sir A. Campbell was
founded), we should not be surprised if the next
advices bring us intelligence of the retreat of
our forces upon Rangoon.