The Sun.
London, England, 1840-08-29 00:00:00

EASTERN NEWS.

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(From the Semaphore of the 23d.)
CONSTANTINOPLE, AUG. 7 .—The high functionaries
are triumphant ; they imagine that the long-pending
difference between Turkey and Egypt is at length ad-
justed, and the Divan confidently believes that Great
Britain, Russia, Austria, and Prussia have signed a
treaty in favour of Turkey. The exclusion of France
appears to them a matter of no consequence. The
Europeans, however, do not share that absurd confi-
dence. Lord Ponsonby and M. Filtoff, the Russian
Ambassador, flatter our Ottoman authorities with the
most brilliant hopes. They tell them that all is over,
and that the mediators and the Sultan have only to con-
gratulate themselves on the happy termination of the
affair. These poor Turks fancy that France will tamely
accept the shameful position in which she has been so
imprudently placed. You see how incompetent people
here are to appreciate the gravity of circumstances.
They do not perceive that such a treaty surrenders
Constantinople into the hands of Nicholas, and awards
the Red Sea, the Isthmus of Suez, and Syria, to Eng-
land. The Divan is so eager to execute the treaty, that
one would suppose all obstacles to have entirely vanished.
Nevertheless England, who is likewise anxious to have
it carried into effect, will not trust the Porte exclusively
with it, and Lord Ponsonby has given, as a companion
to Rifat Bey, who is going to notify the ultimatum to
the Pacha, a Secretary of the British Embassy. An
attache of the Austrian Legation also accompanies the
Ottoman Envoy.
25,000 Albanians are now assembled at Monastir,
where they are waiting orders to march to Constanti-
nople ; other troops are expected from Janina. The
Porte being afraid that Armenian Macedonia, the most
turbulent province of the empire, might be excited to
revolt by the intrigues of Mehemet Ali, had decreed a
levy of all the inhabitants capable of bearing arms, who
will for the most part be marched to the frontiers of
Syria. What idea can we form of the ability of the
Divan, when we find the Albanians in its pay, com-
manded by chiefs famous for their participation in the
revolution of Greece, sent to face or rather join their
numerous brethren serving in the army of Ibrahim
Pacha ?
A certain Lazaraki, who bad been appointed through
Khosrew Pacha's influence, Charge d'Affaires of the
Governor of Cyprus, and who shared with his patron
the millions appropriated by Mahmoud for the en-
couragemen:, of agriculture in that island, has been
thrown into prison.
A traveller, just arrived from the Black Sea, informs
us that the Russians have experienced another check
in Khiva. In Circassia the insurgents are well prepared
to receive the invaders, and have sent deputies to Con-
stantanople to implore the assistance of England and
Turkey. Lord Ponsonby has made them the most
encouraging promises ; but, to judge from the new turn
taken by political affairs, it is not probable that they
will be fulfilled, at least for some time.
MALTA, AUG. 16.—Admiral Stopford is now off the
island of Tassa, at the entrance of the Dardanelles.
The Implacable and Revenge ships of the line were
directed to steer for that destination. It is thought
that the Benbow and brig Zebra, on board of which
S,OOO stand of arms were shipped, have repaired to the
coast of Syria, where they will have arrived too late.
Although a somewhat greater activity be perceived in
the British naval department, still no one here can be-
lieve that a rupture between France and England is at
hand.

Admiral Lalande had been ordered to return to
France in the Jena, and had arrived on the 9th at the
entrance of the Adriatic Gulf, when he received a coun-
ter-order, brought to him by the Tartar steamer.
M. de Sercey, the French Ambassador in Persia,
reached Bagdad on the 3d ultimo, on his way back to
France.

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Count de Boutenieff and his lady embarked on the
Gth in the Sesostri4, for Leghorn, whence they intended
proceeding to Lucca.
A letter dated St. Petersbnrgh, the Ist instant, and
published in the Helvetie, asserts that when the treaty
of Brunow was presented to the Etrperor Nicholas for
ratification, he remarked, " England gives me Constan-
tinople, in order to possess Syria. We will take all
that is given to us, but we must be prepared for all

events. We must secure Circassia and Khiva."

The Commerce stases that it had already given its
opinion as to the impolicy of removing Admiral Lalande
from the command of the Levant fleet, and publishes
the following letter from Smyrna, in corroboration of
its views :

" SMYRNA, AUG. 9.—A few days since everything
appeared to be on the eve of being arranged. The
revolt of the Druses was of no importance, though the
English wished to magnify it. The disgrace of Halil
and of Khosrew Pacha appeared to prepare an easy
arrangement between the Porte and Mehemet Ali,
who, it was said, was willing to restore the fleet—the
subject of discord. Everything was progressing ac-
cording to the French policy ; it is true this policy was
supported by nine ships of war under the command of
Admiral Lalande, one of the most skilful of the French
admirals, who had raised the reputation of the fleet
under his command to such a degree, that a collision
between the fleets was out of the question. Now,
however, everything is changed. Admiral Lalande
has been recalled, and the English and Austrian fleets
have sailed to make a demonstration against Alexandria,
and are, it is said, to be supported by ten Russian sail
of the line from the Black Sea. Our situation is be-
come extremely unpleasant ; but I assert that this
would not have happened if Admiral Lalande had not
been recalled. Admiral Hugon, who is to succeed

him, is an old veteran, but very whimsical, and a bad
diplomatist. It was he who landed his crew at Lisbon
in conjunction with the English, to assist the Chartist
movement, which failed so signally in 1836."