The Sun.
London, England, 1840-08-07 00:00:00

mosa by a British garrison has been mooted and
ridiculed. We think such an undertaking quite
practicable, and no better time for executing it
ever occurred than the present. Formosa is
by far the finest island on the coast of China, and
is sufficiently near the Canton river to afford
protection to British trade without unnecessarily
alarming the Provincial Government. Having
been previously occupied by the Dutch, and de-
clared an independent kingdom by the gallant
pirate KASHINGA, the Celestial Government
would be careful to represent it as forming an ap-
pendage rather than a part of the Chinese empire :
and the payment, if deemed requisite, of a small
annual sum into the Imperial Treasury, would pass
current for a tribute which would save the credit of
the Chinese Government among its own subjects.
In throwing out these remarks, we have no other
object than to quiet the public mind, and to indicate
what appears to us the safest line of policy for
this country, though looking at first sight
somewhat hazardous. To be respected by
the Chinese it is necessary that we teach
them to fear us. When we have convinced them
of our power to injure them, it will not be hard to
impress them with an idea of our high civilization,
in declining to employ it to their prejudice. As
conquerors only will they accord to us the posses.
sion of a single virtue. Not only the interests of
Great Britain, but those of every nation trading with
China, require that the expedition now destined
to act against China should act with a vigour unpa-
ralleled in the annals of European warfare in that
part of the East.

We beg the particular attention of our readers
to the extracts from the provincial press, respecting
the rights of Sir AuGusTus D'ESTE, which ap-
pear in our paper of this day, and which want cf
space has prevented us from inserting sooner. We
shall only add, that we might have halt filled our
columns with articles of a similar description.

The Madrid Papers are of the 29th ult. On
the 4th instant the two QUEENS were to leave
Barcelona, but it was not known whether they
would visit Navarre and the Basque Provinces or
return direct to the capital. Some unfortunate
disturbances had taken place at Barcelona, the de-
tails of which will be found elsewhere. The
capital was tranquil.
The Funds continued to rise. The Five per
Cents. were done at 272 for cash.

The French Journals of Wednesday confirm the
accounts previously received of the pacification of
Syria. The following telegraphic despatches on
this subject are quoted from the official columns of
the Moniteur:

" Marseilles, Aug. 3, Nine o'Clock in the Afternoon.
" THE CHIEF OF THE MARINE SERVICE TO THE MINISTER OF

THE NAVY.
" The Minos arrived this afternoon from Malta, tl►rec
days after her time.

The Captain of the Scaninnire wrote from Syra on
the 21st ult., and confirmed the intelligence of the pacifi-
cation of Syria, as well as the return of the Egyptian fleet
to Alexandria."
" Marseilles, August 4, Half-past Four, A. M.
" Alexandria, July 27.
" THE FRENCH CONSUL TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE

CDUNCIL.

" Mehemet Ali has communicated officially to the cor!-
sular body, that he has received a despatch announcing the
conclusion of the insurrection at Lebanon.
" The Turkish fleet which had been sent to the coast of
Syria returned to Alexandria the day Wrote yesterday.
" The Papist, with M. Perrier on board, arrived at Alex-
andria the same day."
A more detailed account, together with the cir-
cular of MEIIEMET ALI to the Consuls-General
at Alexandria will be found in another column.
His Highness, however, does not inform the Con-
suls that the mountaineers only surrendered on the
condition of being allowed to retain their arms, and
on receiving the guarantees of the French and
English Consular Agents at Beyrout that the
Egyptian Government would fulfil all the pledges
made to them. Yet such, we arc credibly informed,
has been the fact.

The tone of the Paris Journals of Wednesday,
on the Eastern question, continues moderate. The
Constitutionnel denies that the French press has
threatened Europe, and says that France relies as
much upon her principles as upon the strength of
her military and maritime force. In the same Mi-
nisterial organ the complaint against Lord PAL-
MERSTON, of not communicating more freely with
France, is renewed. '[ha more that is said of this
In the Paris Papers the more we become convinced
that the only wound has been inflicted on the
self-love of M. THIERS. But for a perfect jus-
tification of Lord PALMERSTON'S conduct we
again refer our susceptible Contemporaries, and the
French nation, to his Lordship's excellent speech, on
Thursday, in the House of Commons. M. THIERS
may learn from it that extreme delicacy and the
nicest regard to the etiquette observable between
friendly Powers, suggested the very line of conduct
which has unwittingly given offence to certain
members of the French Government, and the whole
of the French Press.

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The mad attempt of Prince Lours NAPOLEON
upon Boulogne has created a great stir at Paris.
The details will be found in another part of
The Sun.
Admi►al Duperre left Paris yesterday to take the command
of the united squadrons of Rear Admirals Lalande, Hugon,
and La Susse.

We have news from Naples of the 24th July. The
first effect of the conclusion of an arrangement between
Naples and England has been the return to Malta of the
English squadron, which was to blockade the ports of the
Two S'cilies. Thanks to the happy result of our intervention,
Great Britain recovered the free use of several ships of the
line, and we lose the aid of the Neapolitan navy in case of
a conflict.

&sides this, the convention for the sale of sulphur by a
French house is abolished, and we lose the opportunity
which it would have afforded of extending the commerce
and the influence of Franca in Sicily.--Le Commerce.
BRUSSELS, Atm. 5. A letter from Ostend says—." The
King and Queen are expected about the middle of the week.
The Queen and the children will remain here for some
weeks, during which the King will go to England.' The
Arid steam-boat, which is to convey his Majesty to Rams-
gate, will arrive here on Wednesday, and his Majesty will
emhark, it is said, on the following day. There is reason
to believe that this voyage has a political object. The
sincere friends of peace will rejoice at this; the King,
from interest as well as inclination, cannot but ardently
wish that the alliance which has subsisted for ten years
between England and France may not be broken.

RUSSIA AND POLAND.
(From the Polish Frontier, July 24.)
We learn from Warsaw that no hopes are now enter-
tained of seeing the Emperor there on his journey to the
southern provinces cf the Empire. His Majesty will pro-
ceed direct by way of Moscow to the sea-port in the
Euxine, to which large bodies of troops continue to march.
Everybody sees that the moment for the decision of the
great question is at hand. A great Council of war is
now assembled at Krasnoje- Selo to deliberate on the most
efficacious means of conducting the new expedition which
is to be undertaken in the course of this year against
Khiva. General Perowsky is consulted on this question.
It is clearly necessary for Russia to assemble on extraor-
dinary force on the Black Sea, on account of the critical
state of the affairs of Turkey, the success of the Gimes-
eans, and Anglo-Indian agitation in central Asia.
BRUNSWICK, JULY 20.—1 t is now reported here that
the Duke will at length yield to the wishes of the people
and marry. It is said that the Princess of Mecklenburg
Strclitz is to be the future Duchess of Brunswick, and
that the present King of Prussia has used his influence in
this matter.
LIEG.I. Are. 4.—Her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Cambridge, travelling under the name of Lady Callode,
with the young Princesses and suite, arrived here from
Calais yesterday on her Nay to Germany.
130 URS E. —PARIS, WIIIMESDAY, AUG. 5.
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