The Sun.
London, England, 1841-01-01 00:00:00

However severe may be the censure on the measures re-
lorted to by the Government, and however violent and re-
peated may be the attacks of which the members of the Re-
vency are the object, your Excellency is to abstain hence-
F,rth from similar proceedings, by allowing the Procura-
im es Reales full liberty to act according to their o;vn con-
viction.

Madrid, Dec. IS. MANOEL CORTINA.
To the Political Chief of the Province of Madrid.

LEVANT NEWS.

The Scamandre steamer, bringing the Levant mail, ar-
rived at Marseilles on the morning of the 26th ult. ( Sa-
turday last); but, in consequence of the quantity of water
she shipped during an exceedingly stormy passage, there
is reason to believe that a large portion of her levers has
been destroyed or rendered altogether illegible. The
sub-
joined communication from a Correspondent at Marseilles
will be found to embody the substance of the intelligence
brought by the Scamandre:_

MARSEILLES, DEC. 26.

The Scamandre steamer, from the Levant, which was
due on the 21st, did not arrive here until this morning, the
26th. As far as Leghorn she bud a very stormy passage,
and between that port and Toulon she was in such danger
that all the passengers were obliged to work at the pumps.
The letters were so completely swamped that they formed
a sort of paste, so that it was almost imposs.blz to dis-
cover the addresses. Several commercial documents have
thus been lost, and one of the first Greek mercantile houses
has received several envelopes without their contents.
This vessel brings letters from Alexanth ia of the NI
of December. Those received by the Plim.on were dated
the 12th, so that those just recived are of no interest, ex-
cepting that they bear witness to the deplorable position of
M. Cocheict and the merchants, whose protector he is by
a legal fiction. This functionary goes no mote to the
palace, and the merchants are quite resolved to have uo
further disputes with the natives, as in the prese: t posi-
!ion of our Government they wuld be sure to be in th..:
wrong. The Egyptians even go so far as to reproach our
Consul for having caused all their misfortunes by having
persuaded the Pacha not to allow the fleet to leave the
port, as they say that it would have brought the English
quadron to action, and have enabled Ibrahim to recover
his lost ground. This fanferonade comes rather badly
from people who carried away the guns, in order that they:
might not be obliged to fight, as soon as Commodore Na-
pier hove in sight. But the French Government has
SO conducted itself as to be treated With deserved contempt.
Constantinople letters are dated Dec. 8.

The Sultan's loan with the English bankers has been-
ratifiod at London, by the obligation to make the first-
payments very shortly. Tnis money is expPeted
great impatience, as one of the first principles of the.
Treaty is that the Turkish Government shall call in all'
its nommade paper, which is now at a discount of five or sir
for cash.

A fearful tempest has lately swept over the Black Sca"
and the Sea of Marmora, and incalculable damage has been
done. The vessel belonging to the Danube Company,
which was chartered by the Government to carry troops
and money into Syria, has been wrecked in the 5..,a of
Marmora. The soldiers completely pillaged the vessel
before leaving her, and three of them, who jumped over-
board, have perished.
The Russian steamer from Odessa to Constantinople
was wrecked on the coast of Khili ; the engine became in--
jured during the storm, and the vessel, no longer minding
her helm, was thrown on the rocks, and nineteen men and
passengers perished ; the captain, however, was saved.
The Trebisonde steamer had 600 men on board, five of
whom were swept away by a wave ; three others have
gone raving mad from fright and cold, and were obliged
to be lashed to the masts ; twenty more, who were taken-
at Constantinople, have their limbs completely frozen.
The changes which have been talked about in the Divan
are confined to Mehemet Reschid Paella, the Chief of the
Artillery. This functionary, who must not be confounded
ith his namesake the Grand Vizier, was educated at Paris,
but is, nevertheless, a bigoted Mussulman, and has numer7
ous enemies.

The Circassians have lately reaped some more ttiumplis
over the Russians. They have taken and razed to the
grounds the fortress of Ghelingik. This place was one of
the firmest strongholds of the Russians, with a fine deep
bay affording excellent anchorage for their fleet. Al SOOl4
as the Admiral saw that the Circassians had got into the
fort he opened a tremendous fire from the fleet upon the
place, without distinction of friends or foes; but although
the carnage was fearful, all his efforts were unavailing and
could not save the fortress The only place they now pos-
sess is the stone fort of 'Napa, and the Circassiaus are
now making preparations to attack it.