The Sun.
London, England, 1823-12-23 00:00:00

accomplished in the Spanish Loans ; I know,
however, that when they left Paris there was no
news of any consequence.
Two Expresses from Paris arrived last night.
They left Paris on Sunday afternoon. It is the
general opinion that if the Spanish Government
had obtained a Loan of seven millions, they►
would have made an attempt to regain their pos-
sessions in South America, which is the chief ob-
ject they have now in view.

We have been favoured with a copy of a letter
addressed to the Bishop of Non %mil, by Mr.
Br.AoulEnr, in favour of the Greek cause. The
Reader will find this just and eloquent appeal to
the English Clergy, on behalf of an oppressed
and suffering Christian people, in one of our pre-
ceding columns. Mr. BLAQUIERE, it appears, is
engaged, at the request of the Greek Committee,
in a philanthropic tour, for the purpose of en-
deavouring to give a local excitement, in the
principal provincial towns, to the dormant sym-
pathies of the English Public, so singularly in-
different to the claims of Greek patriotism on
British generosity. We are sorry to observe that
Mr. BLAQUIERE bile had reason to complain of
the too general apathy with which his laudable and
benevolent exertions have hitherto been received.
We hope,nevertheless,that he will strenuously per-
severe in his arduous and difficult task, for the exe-
cu Lion of which, if we may judge from the document
now before us, as well as from his past services
to the same great and just cause, he appears to
be qualified not less by his judgment and deli-
cacy than by his activity and zeal. By the steady
and long-continued exertion of these qualities in
such a cause, he cannot fail of ultimately succeed-
ing to an extent that will be as gratifying to his own
feelings as it may be important to the cause of
humanity in general, and to that, in particular,
of the horoic people to whose service he has de-
voted so much of his attention and his time. We
would even recommend to Mr. BLAQUIERE, after
he has completed his tour, to re-commence it, and
to re-visit the same places at which he may have
previously endeavoured to produce an effect.
There are many reason,. for believing that the
public mind of this country is gradually awaken.
ing to the justice and necessity of contributing
to the rescue of the Greek nation from the
frightful tyranny of the Infidels and Bar-
barians to whom they were so many ages sub-
ject, and whose rage and thirst of vengeance
for their revolt could now only be satiated by
their utter extermination. Mr. Br.Aourear, we
believe, will find the newspapers every where dis-
posed to promote the ,object of his mission ; and
we repeat our conviction, that by perseverance
he can scarcely fail of success.

Sunday morning Mr. HUNTER, the King's
Messenger, arrived in Downing.street, with dis•
patches from Constantinople, which were for-
warded without delay to Mr. CANNING, at his
house at lirompton, where the Right Hon. Secre.
tary continues confined by the gout, but sees
Cabinet Ministers and the Foreign Ambassadors
and Ministsrs, and other official gentlemen, the
same as if he was in the enjoyment of perfect
health, and in attendance at the Foreign Office.
Mr. HUNTER was retarded in his progress to
England from Constantinople, being detained on
the Austrian frontiers to perform quarantine.
Mr. Secretary CANNING is reported to be still
suffering from gout, and unable to leave his bed.
We understand, however, that the Ambassador
of the Netherlands and Mr. FALcx transacted
public business with the Right Hon. Gentleman
on Sunday, and remained with him for a consi-
derable length of time. The French and Russian
Ambassadors, and the Sardinian Minister were
likewise among the persons who called upon Mr.
CANNING, at Gloucester Lodge, and were ad-
mitted.

CONSTANTINOPLU, Nov. 10.—The Capitan

Dacha has arrived within the Dardanelles, after
having gained, as we had already learned, some
advantages aver the insurgents, in the Bay of Se.
lonichi ; but it is affirmed that he subsequently
obtained much greater advantages, off Scopolo,
over the Ilydriots. He has succeeded, they say,
in sinking twenty-five of the vessels of the Hy-
driots (who are considered as the best seamen
amongst the insurgents), and in destroying seve.
ral other vessels. He then returned to the Dar-
danelles to take in provisions.
Aufsuutio, DEC. 11.—According to a letter
from Malta, a storm had arisen on the 17th of
October, while the Greek fleet was cruising off
Ipsara. Eight ships were separated from the
Greek squadron, and at day-break were in the
middle of the Turkish fleet. An engagement
ensued ; the Greeks saved themselves with diffi-
culty, and, after suffering very severely, they
sent two fire-ships among the Turkish squadron,
which, however, did not sustain any damage from
them.
Letters of the 9th instant, from Berlin, state
that in consequence of the fatal accident which
attended the entry of the Princess Royal into
that capital, by which 27 persons lost their lives,
and 50 others were severely hurt, a strict order to
the Presidency of the Police has been issued by
the Government, in which, after ascribing the
above calamity to the precipitancy of the popu-
lace, it is enjoined that any assemblage of people
refusing to disperse on the first summons, shall be
fired on by the soldiery ! A royal order has also
been issued for subjecting to the censorship, in
addition to the journals, ikny works whatever in
which military affairs are treated or, though ever
so casually.