The Sun.
London, England, 1825-10-07 00:00:00

'I HE LONDON /JOURNALS.

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DAILY
Dxtraets from the Morning Papers, Oct. 7, 1 Sis.

[TIIE TIM ES.]
It grieves us to state that the peace of Chris-
tendom is likely to be soon disturbed. The
public may expect by every arrival to hear of
preparations for self-defence, not only at both
extremities of the European Continent—as. well
Hambnrgh as lazy and slumbering
Naples—but .throughout the great inland and
potent monarchies of PfLISSIII, Austria, and pos-
sitrly (that, however, waits to be confirmed by,
another post) the empire of all the linssitts.—
France, and we-are•taught to hope England also,
have hitherto escaped the threatenings of this
awful and much-dreaded visitation—at least we
have not been told of any increased armament at
Brest or Portsmouth--of the English militia being
called out, or the orijiamme being hoisted by his
_Majesty King Charles. Sufficient, without such
propinquity of evil, is the cause for consternation
which besets us. An extract from a Gibraltar
letter, which was yesterday received by express
at Lloyd's, will explain the imminence of
danger, and the source of it. In one word,
a mighty Prince, the flower of legitimacy,
whom all Monarchs may envy for the full
protection wherewith he wields those attributes
at which most Kings aspire, but in which this
potentate as far outshines his fellows, as doth
bright Phoebus the gleamings of the glow worm—
the Emperor of Morocco, omnipotent and en-
lightened, has announced his intention of de-
claring war against those, among the Powers of
Europe, who do not keep Consuls at his Court !
We have heard of a gentleman, living westward
of the Shannon, who made it a rule to challenge
every one who refused to dine with him, no
,mat-
ter how imperative the engagement elsewhere, or
how courteous or plausible the language of ex-
cuse. Our forefathers, on both sides of the
Channel, took means not easily misunderstood of
showing their contempt for those who would not
drink with them. Why should not, therefore,
the Autocrat of all the Barbaries be revenged on
him of All the Russias for unreasonably and
rudely declining to smoke' with him ? We beg
to state, that the noble spirit of his Most Barba-
rous Majesty has displayed itself on this occasion
in splendid colours. Though possessing an en-
tire schooner, manned and armed, and quite
ready for sea, this great Prince disdained the
wretched policy of taking his deluded enemies
by surprise ; but took care to make known his
purpose, that they might be prepared for hostili-
ties.

[THE PUBLIC LEDGER.]
If the King of Spain has really shewn himself
favourable to the project of a Constitution, it
strongly betrays the embarrassments of his situa-
tion, for it is only the last necessity that could
make him a convert to any measure, having ever
so little a tendency to check his arbitrary pro-
pensities. t would also expose a strong trait of
his character, we mean the pleasure he has always
experienced. from the pain he Could inflict upon
such as have provoked his displeasure, whatever,
May have been the cause. To spite the Serviles,
and enjoy their mortification„ would he one of
his chief reasons for assenting to a proposal,
which, if it shocked his political prejudices, would
be a death-blow to a faction, which has not done
him imaginary wrong, as
,many other victims of
his cruelty, but has conspired for the purpose
of depriving him of his throne, and probably of
his 'life. We may judge from the summary
manner' in which he proceeded against Bessieres
what his feelings are towards the accomplices of
that miserable and luckless adventurer ; and it
May be safety said, that his leading passion at
this time is a desire to be revenged on the whole
patty. In the mean time, the keenest love of re-
venge could not suggest a more certain mode of
gratifying his hatred of that faction, than his
adoption of the scheme upon which we are 'com-
menting ; as it would he the inevitable means of
bringing down upon the Serviles, the persecution to
N 7.11 C h their political oppopents have been hither-
to exposed. From this inducement, joined to
that arising out of his pecuniary embarrassments,
together with the impression which the unceasing
solicitations of Foreign Powers must have made
upon his mind—callous as it is to good council,
from all these inducements we should not be sur-
prized if Ferdinand were actually to take the
course pointed out in the Brussels Journal.

• ['MORNING POST.]
French Pa pets to the sth inst. and the Mode
of Wednesday, reached us last night by express.
With the exception of a short letter from Madrid,
which states.that the execution of the seven un-
fortunate Grenadian Freenia'sons had filled the'
‘4, 4)01 eCa pital with indignation arid'. horror, the
opfy intelligence contained in these Journals,
relates to the affairs of Greece. It is admitted,,
even by the: Austrians themselves, that " the.
Guerillas of the Moreahave received reinforce-
ments, had become. more useful : that those light.
troops, led by intrepid Chiefs, attacked all the de-
taatroents of the Egyptian army which ventured'
from the main body, and that Ibrahim Pacha re-;
mined at Tripolizia entirely on the defensive and
without an
_y communication with Mocion or Nava.;
lino on account of the plague." Other accounts,,
linweyerascrihe a d ifferen (cause to the interruption •
of his communications, and: confirm ',the report..:
received 'yesterday,Ahathe had marched for the
purpose of 'restoring them, leaving a garrison,
within Tripolizza, and that he had experienced
a severe defeat in the attempt. What is
equatly: important and proPitiouS to the just
cause; is the rapid success of . the new insur-
i(4ctian in' Ca edia. The .last reinforcements drawn
by Lbrahitu Pasha front., that island baving,left.,
it 'in a neap!), defenceless:state, the Sphackiotes'
iiescended from 'their moantainS and surinised
the ggytians ..encamped in the vicinity of
XreMboutza.,l' Hassan Paella brought all his
disposablelrorCe.to their support, and an action
was fought:within afevr .miles of that fortress,in
TUrks were completely beaten. They
.endeavoured to regain: •Kremboutza ; but the
'Greeks in that place-had also risen during their
absence, and •secured-the gates,. so that' it- imme-