The Sun.
London, England, 1836-11-21 00:00:00

TURKEY.

CONSTANTINOPLE, OCT. 26.—Colonel Considine and
Captains Cook and Biggs, having obtained Lord Ponsonby's
authorization to return to England, embarked to-day for
Galatz. The departure of these officers, but more especi-
ally the circumstances which led to it, have produced on the
minds of the Turks the most painful impressions. Deeply
grieved at seeing vanish the advantages they bad calculated
upon as certain to arise from the presence of distinguished
Britisl officers in their army, they are highly apprehensive
of the judgment the British public may pass on their Go-
vernment and nation upon hearing of the tnanner in which
their proffered services have been rejected by the Divan.
Opposition to this measure on the part of Russia was
the only formidable obstacle the Sultan had to encounter.
Nothing but the certainty of seeing himself placed be-
yond the reach of her resentment, could embolden
him to carry his intentions into execution. This confi-
dence England alone is capable of inspiring him with.
Instead of presenting himself as a friend before the
Divan and dissipating its alarms, by using the strong and.
determined language befitting the representative of a Go-
vernment proud of the rectitude of its feelings, Lord Pon-
sonby abruptly addresses to this assembly a note containing
the diplomatic demaod—What are the Porte's intentions
with regard to the Bri-ish officers lately arrived at Con-
stantinople ? The Porte's Answer has been such as pru-
dence under existing circumstances dictated.
Mehemet Alli Pasha's daughtar•in-law embarked yester-
day for Alexandria, on board the steam-frigate Ni/r. Pre-
vious to her departure the Sultan sent to this lady a va-
luable present. Every mark of politeness and attention
has been shown to her by the authorities.
The Dutch Legation has lately seat a communication to
the different embassies at Constantinople, and to the va-
rious Consulates in Turkey, informing them that in future
foreign ships bound from the Levant for a Dutch port will
be admitted to perform their quarantine under the same
conditions as native vessels, on the presenting of a bill of
health, signed by a Dutch Cancelleria.
The Persian Princes are daily expected hers from Bu-
charest. According to the last letters from this town, the
cholera had manifested itself in many parts of Wallachia.
The plague continues its ravages here with unabated vio-
lence. The number of fresh cases received during the course
of last week at the Greek hospital amounted to 170. The
Turkish Government, a few days ago, ordered the market
where the clothes of the deceased were daily sold to be shut
up The belief in the existence of contagion has of late
been gaining ground so rapidly among the Turks, that it is
not improbable that, before long, quarantine establishments
will be formed around the capital.
The Russian Minister has lately been renewing, for the
third time, his application to the Porte, in order to oblige
the Armenians throughout Turkey to recognise the supre-
macy of the Patriarch at Etchmiazin.
An additional proof of the dictatorial authority exercised
by M. Boutenieff over the Porte's own subjects, arises
from the following fact :—Tl,e Armenians Wad obtained a
firman, authorising them to repair, at their own expense,
the portion of the church of the Holy Sepulchre at Jerusa-
lem where they perform their Liturgy, The Greek Patri-
arch, who considers this church to be the property of the
orthodox church, and views both Armenians and Catholics
as being merely tolerated in that building, protested against
the firman, as conferring upon the Armenians a right which
would in futu.-e enable them to consider themselves always
legitimate propr:etors. The case was by him referred to
M. Boutenieff's a;_scision. The Porte has, in consequence
of his remonstrances, been under the necessity of withdraw-
ing her obnoxious firma.n.