The Sun.
London, England, 1824-04-23 00:00:00

THE GREEKS AND TURKS.

NURIAIBURG, APRIL 14.—Besides the extra-
' ordinary preparation which the Greek Govern-
meat is making rot-the opening of the next .carn-
paign, in which the. Greeks will act on the offen-
sive on several points, the requisite measures of
precaution have been taken promptly to repair
any check that the.), may experience. European
engineers have been sent to the North of the
isthmus of Corinth, to form there an entrenched
camp, in order to afford an effectual resistance to.
the attempts that the Turks may make to pore-
trate-into the Morea on that side. Officers of
Engineers are likewise employed in raising for-
tifications near. Thebes. Entrenchments will
also be made at the principal passages over are
mountains; so that the Turks will have to fight.
their way step by step, every thing being pre-
pared to oppose the most obstinate resistance.—
The Greek leaders having received information
from Constantinople, that the Sultan had given
positive orders to the Capitan Pacha to return with
his.fleet as soon as possible before Patras, for the
purpose of landing troops there, they have hastened
to send reinforcements to .the corps blockading
that place, in order to enable it to make a vigorous'
attack, it being their will that the place shall be
taken by storm if the Turkish garrison should
refuse the capitulation which it is intended to
offer it. Among the reinforcements are several
English, French, and Polish officers of consum-
mate experience, having all partaken in. the late
wars in Europe.
A statement. in the Russian Papers has been
read with some surprise, that the Emperor Alex-
ander, to reward the bravery which several offi-
cers have shewn in the actions which have taken
place with the Nomade tribes beyond the Cuban
and Dagestan, has granted them various honour-
able distinctions. This is the first time that this
war has been heard of in Europe, which seems
to have been kept a profound secret. However
this may be, the Cabinet of St. Petersburgh must
have considered the event of some importance,
since, besides the insignia of different orders
which have been given away, swords and sabres
mounted with gold have been given, bearing the
inscription, "To Valour." The sword which
General Wiljaminow 111. received was enriched
with diamonds. These marks of honour, which
are bestowed only on extraordinary occasions,
are not conferred by the Chapters of the Russian
Orders, but immediately by the Emperor.
AuGseunst, APRIL 11.--We have seen letters
from Pere of the 10th, 11th, and P2th March,
the contents, of which afford but little hope-that
the Porte gill accede to the demands of Russia,
and enable M. Minziacky to fulfil his mission.
The famous Dschanib Effendi, known as the
head of the Anti-Moscovite party, has all at
once resumed his influence. over the Members of
the Divan, who since the 9th of March had held
extraordinary meetings, which were not termi-
nated on the 12th, when the cou-ier set out for •
Vienna. It is affirmed, that it was principally
in the Sitting of the 9th that Dsehanih Effendi
spoke with great vehemence against the policy of
the European Powers, and succeeded in bringing
over the majority of the Divan to his. opinion.
Accordingly, since that tim• nothing was talked
of at Constantinople but extraordinary levies,
and of the march of 100,000 men to reinforce the
army encamped on the right bank of the Danube.
IN e learn that the Office of Foreign Affairs at
Vienna has received the same information from
Baron Ottenfels, the Austrian Internuncio.—
Prince Metternich immediately made a commu-
nication to the Russian senator, M.de Tatischeff,,
with whom. he has kad some long conferences;
att.'. which M. de Tatischeff dispatched an ex-
traordinary courier to St. Petersburgh. '
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