The Sun.
London, England, 1840-09-03 00:00:00

r WARLIKE PREPARATIONS OF
THE PORTE.

The King of the Belgians intends, it is said,
proceeding from Weisbaden, where he is at present, to
Vienna,—Globe.
THE NEW STEAM-SHIP INDIA.—The fittings-
up and arrangements of this magnificent vessel, now lying
in the East India Dock, which is intended to perform the
whole voyage between England aad India by steam, are
fast drawing towards completion, and the question of steam
navigation between those two great countries, which has so
long occupied the attention of the Legislature and the
public, will shortly be reduced to practice, and science and
ingenuity will determine whether the plans which have
been submitted far its accomplishment are either vague in
principle or visionary in theory. The India is a new ves-
sel, built at Greenock, at a cost of 70,0001., and is allowed
by all judges of naval architecture to be one of the finest
specimens of that art that ever left a builder's dock. The
extreme length from the figure to the taffrail is 200 feet,
and the deck is flush from stern to stern, affording a pro-
menade to passengers free from the slightest interruption.
The saloon is truly a noble apartment, being 44 feet in
length and 24 in width. The engines arc of 400 horse
power. It is calculated that a ton and a half of coal will
be consumed per hour, and that the voyage to the Cape of
Good Hope will be accomplished, at the farthest, within a
month from the time of sailing, where a flesh supply of
coal will be taken in, and that;the whole voyage from
thence to Calcutta will occupy about a month more.
THEDREADNouGHT.—She looks like a mighty
Leviathan—now no longer carrying terror and dismay into
the hearts of the enemies of " Old England"—but holding
out " the calumet of peace," and generously offering a corn.
fortable asylum to the sick, wounded, or disabied seamen
of all nations. This colossal ship Lffords accommodation
to no fewer than 400 invalids. How delightful is it to
contemplate so extraordinary a memento of human skill
and ingenuity— perfect and well appointed in every part—
fitted at once to stern the perils of the ocean, and to carry
Britannia's thunders to distant lands—peopled by active,
brave, and intelligent beings, who can at will govern and
control the motions of the mighty machine ! Under such
circumstances, it is impossible not to feel, with Campbell,
that—

Britar,nia needs no bulwark, -
No towers along the steep--
Her mar-h is o'er the mountain-waves,
Her home is on the deep.
—A Summer's Dazi at Greenwich.

SPIRIT OF THE PARIS JOURNALS Or:
TUESDAY.
These is nothing in the leading articles of the Paris
Journals of Tuesday on the eastern question, which is
in fact almost the only subject on which they comment,
to threw any new light over it, or remove any portion
of the veil by which it is at present obscured. The
tone of the Ministerial Journals is certainly not more
warlike than it has been, neither is it more pacific. The
Debuts says that for fear of making any mistake, one
msais,•csi
owohlapt
preventing
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eitheru 11 says,‘‘
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oirs
Journal, commenting on the despatch, announcing that
aal arconvenient
the Pacha of Egypt will repel force by force, which it
observes is without date, and less comprehensible than it
might have been made, if the Ministry had pleased,
says, that if the Paella means that he will not consider
a blockade as the prelude of more serious hostilities, but
will wait for more decisive acts before he shall order
Ibrahim to advance, such a course would be a new gua-
rantee for the maintenance of peace.
" If we are not mistaken," adds the Dcbets," the
following are the intentions of the English Government.
The relations of the Powers who have entered into a
treaty with the Sultan, are said to he the same as those
which existed in the quadruple treaty between France,
England, Portugal, and Spain. One of the first Mea-
sun s was the blockade of the maritime provinces by
which Don Carlos received supplies. The Four Powers
will, in the same way, begin by blockading the ports of
Syria, but this blockade will in no degree interfere with
the operations of commerce. Its only object would be
to prevent a communication by sea between the Pacha
of Egypt and his army in Syria. If this be the plan,
and it be not exceeded, it may he presumed that the
Pacha will merely defend himself, without committing
any act of aggression. The army of Ibrahim can exist
in Syria without convoys from Egypt, or the Pacha can
send supplies into Syria by the desert ; with more diffi-
culty indeed, but it will be remembered that the French
army tsok this route. The declaration of Mehemet
Ali may then be regarded as favourable to the mainte•
nance of general peace, It does not indeed contain
anything like a solution of the difference—far irons it ;
but it is an adjournment, and an adjournment may open
the door to an arrangement."
The Debats, alluding to the article of the Revue de
Paris, which we' gave yesterday, relative to a note,
which is said to have been sent to the French Cabinet
by the English Government, and, according to which,
an adjournment of the present question will take place,
and a Congress be held at Vionna,says—
" The journal which has given circulation to this
statement, and passes for the most confidential echo of
the President of the Council, makes no comment upon
is, and therefore adopts it ; but another journal which
is also frequently honoured with the same confidence,
gives it for the purpose of contradiction. We will
simply ask, which of these journals is the true organ—
that which appears to believe, or that which does not
believe the statement ? In such grave questions as
these everybody will be of opinion that the Ministry
should enforce a little more discipline on its three or
four journals. The two evening rectifiers, which have
nothing else to do, might have taken the trouble to ex-
plain what was meant by their colleagues, if they under-
stood them, unless, indeed, the Ministry knows more
than its organs, which possibly is the case."
The Constitulionnel has the following in reference to
the article of the Univers, respecting the language
which was said to have been used by the King to the
Prussian and Austrian Ambassadors .
" Although our own information was pretty much like
the version of the Univers, we could not affirm that the
King had used such words ; but at a moment when the
immense majority of the country bad pronounced itself
with so much energy against the treaty of London, and
when nobody was willing to accept of peace at the
price of humiliation, it appeared to us to be useful to
the country, and even to Europe, to show that the King
sympathised fully with the national feelings, and that
he concurred spontaneously in the policy and the acts
of his Government. To identify the King with the na-
tionel will, and demonstrate the firmness of his attitude
as regards foreign powers, is to do honour to the
Throne, and to give to it strength. This is why we
copied the words which the Univers had put into the
mouth of the King. There was undoubtedly more than
one inaccuracy in the statement of the Univers, but
what does that signify if it is proved to us that such are
the sentiments of the King `e"
The official evening paper, the Messa,ger, replying to
one of the Opposition papers, says—" The policy of the
French Cabinet is to maintain the equilibrium of Europe
on the basis of the independence and integrity of the Ot-
toman empire. Everybody now knows what the French
Government means by the words integrity of the Otto-
manwith Russia, empire. It means that all the Turkish territory
should be in Turkish hands."
'To this the France replies—'• The Pacha then, it
seems, has as much right as the Sultan to possess the
empire. This empire may be portioned out into a heap
of hereditary pachalicks. With such interpretations
we can easily understand that contradictions may be
given to the memorandums and protocols, but nobody
will be the dupe of such sophistry."
The Courricr _Francais has the following on the
treaty of commerce between England and France, which
is now in negotiation :—" The treaty of commerce must
destroy and virtually annul the 'treaty of July 15. It
will
hkb
.e g a
upon h
levterotsoe
violenttbep meneace who
party
preach i n
England,upan al
alin enadnc.
even at the price of war, in order to con-
tend
France, which they represent as the eternal
enemy of the English name. If there are still in Eng-
land any old hatreds or inveterate prejudices, to pre-
vent the people, or a portion of the people, from declar-
ing openly against the policy of Lord Palmerston, the
conclusion of the treaty of commerce must remove
them. If the opposition which the Noble Lord has met
with in his projects in England has already deranged
them, what strength will not that resistance acquire
when we shall have shown by a decisive act of sympathy,
that France has a natural desire for peace, and will only,
when impelled by a sense of duty, go to war ':
The Revue des Deux blondes again attacks with
singular virulence the quadruple treaty of the 10th of
July, and tries to demonstrate that it is impossible to
fulfil that treaty, and that ultimately it will have no sa-
tisfactory results :
It matters little to France, (says the Revise,)
whether Mehemet Ali chooses to resign Syria, and
even Egypt to the Sultan, or to give up his political
existence, and retire into private life, or whether the
Viceroy decides upon a vigorous defence. As long as
it is the Ottoman Porte alone that acts against him,
France can have nothing to say. The part of France
will be that of an armed observer. The policy of France
is well known—it is disinterested and dignified. She
asks for nothing, but she will not allow the balance of
power in Europe to be infringed, and, if the day of
battle should come, she will choose her own field for
action, and not have it marked down by others. But
let us now examine the " coercive measures" that are
about to be taken against Mehemet Ali.
Will you blockade Syria ? But England has main-
tained in the Spanish question, that neutrals could not
be made to admit the blockade of a friendly power.
Syria is a province of the Ottoman empire. England
cannot, therefore, blockade the ports of her ally, and
the Porte cannot blockade itself. The Sultan, it is
exception, but in that case
againsttcs , can,
ov
every ti
as a measurewithout o f policy, close any of his ports
the Sultan's forces alone must be allowed to act.
Will you bombard Alexandria ? It would be a sin-
gular way of rendering service to the Sultan to burn his
f! r
goleoeesatt;
fivpiotrolo,
ourthat
goAfenittgliieleos_ 11301afuc
sltsi
hai
a'o empire. It would be a
sn affection for the young, and destroy one of the
Sultan.
s, will not
Mehemet Ali order his son to pass the Taurus and
W,ll. suppose you do both these thing
march upon Constantinople? What will the British
ships do then ? They will be employed in conveying
cargoes of Russian troops to Egypt and Syria, while the
Muscovite army will be on its way to Constantinople to
oppose Ibrahim.
It is to be hoped that nothing of all this will take
place, but if such things are now probable, it is Lord
Palmerston's policy that is to be thanked for it. Hitherto
the peace of the world depended on the European
Cabinets, or rather on the Governments of France and
England. But now it lies at the mercy of a Turk,
of a Pacha, who, in a corner of Africa is calculating
re reprobating aotni n
a Russian intervention is now, all the chances of the general conflagration of the east
oafjaaitted. Whigs, Tories, wad and west ; and, doubtless, he would not neglect those
chances.
how-
Theever,
uneinvoerrmsailtlyy
Radi-
cals, in England, allemploy-
mentgthteheresultsf
of Russian troops as a coercive measure. Austria
and Prussia begin
such interference, and are far from consenting to it.
Russia-herself does not seem in a hurry to act.
In short, at this moment no one dares to employ
t o o p agreeen theirin
Russia in the execution of the treaty.
Then what becomes of this so famous convention of
Lord Palmerston, for which he has not hesitated to sa-
crifice the alliance of France ?
Lords Palmerston and Ponsonby cling to one hope
—perhaps the insurrection of Syria. British and Rus-
sian agents are no doubt at work to stir up the popula-
tion of that province, and arming them in a useless re-
bellion against the warlike soldiers of the Viceroy. The
rebellion will only tend to render the tyranny of Mehe-
met Ali more fearful and more oppressive to the unfor-
tunate inhabitants. But what of that ? as long as it
can be said that the Anglo-Russian treaty is not a dead
letter, and that its fruits arc seen. But, alas ! what
fruits !
VF c
can foresee a deal of misery and confusion, but
no political or reasonable results. Therefore, let us
hope that the good sense of the English nation, the
evident interests of Austria and Prussia, and the mode-
ration of France, may yet avert the storms that threaten
to disturb the peace of the world. But words are not
sufficient to avert it ; a powerful and persevering atti-
tude alone can do so. Such an attitude as the French
Cabinet, with the consent of the King, has taken and
will uphold, and is ready to render still more powerful
and dreaded.

(Flom the Correspondence 61 tile Morning Chronicle.)
CONSTANTINOPLE, AUG. 12.—The dominion at the
Pacha, according to the plan of the Four Powers, is not
to extend beyond the line of Acre, and does not include
either Arabia or Candia. Egypt alone is to be heredi-
tary in his family, and the province of Acre to be consi-
dered as a pachalik, to be governed by his son • during
his lifetime, but afterwards to depend on the will of the
Porte ; and even this latter is only to be granted to him
on the condition of his accepting these terms and deli-
vering up the Ottoman fleet within the period of ten days.
In the event of his not doing so, this pachalik is to be
cut off. Egypt alone is to be then offered,with another ten
days for him to deliberate on it before actual force be em-
ployed against him. The manner, however, of applying the
force, should he refuse to comply with these terms—whe-
ther a simple blockade is to be established on the coast, or
whether his capital is to be bombarded and his armies
attacked in the Syrian provinces—is a point which still
remains to be learned ; nor does a note delivered yes-
terday by the four Ambassadors, in answer to a ques-
tion put to them by the Porte, as to the plan to be
adopted in such an event, throw the least light on this
subject. It simply states that provision had been made,
and there was no necessity for the Divan alarming itself
about any contingency that might afterwards arise
But the Porte, notwithstanding, seems preparing for a
struggle ; and the bustle and activity which have pre-
vailed here since affairs have taken their present turn
have been such as to excite universal astonishment.
Eight thousand troops have already left to join the camp
to be formed at Kutaya. Upwards of forty vessels have
been chartered by the Government to convey troops and
stores to the Syrian coast ; and two first-rates and
three frigates, the sad remains of the Sultan's fleet, are
to sail immediately in the same direction, to be under
the command of Capt. Walker. Two other vessels also,
just launched, are to be got ready with all despatch. In
addition to the employment of its marine force, Austria
furnishes 15,000 men, who are also to proceed to the
coast of Syria, and will augment her numbers in case of
need ; and Russia is to furnish an army in the event
of Ibrahim's advancing on the capital. Blood will be
doubtless shed before affairs be brought to a conclusion.
To add to the difficulties Turkey is already involved
in to meet tite contingencies of a fresh war, and ere the
disturbances in the capital are hardly quieted, another
affair has now occurred to call for exertion on the part
of the Porte, viz., a serious revolt in the Tonat provinces.
The cause assigned for this outbreak is the general dis-
content of the Turks of the interior at the new measures
lately introduced, which place them on a footing with the
Rayah subjects ; and, determined to resist them to the
utmost of their power, they had risen en masse, strangled
the Governor, and committed excesses of every kind. The
accounts received of the spreading of disaffection have
been considered by the Government to be so alarming,
that the Austrian steamer was instantly chartered and
despatched yesterday to Sampsoon, with 1,500 Alba-
nian troops, and another steamer with the same num-
ber will leave tonight for that port. This promptness
and energy on the part of the Government, unparalleled
in former instances, will doubtless be followed by the
desired result ; and, in addition to the quelling of the
present disturbance, the more sold advantage will like-
wise be obtained of inspiring the people with a whole-
some terror, and teaching them for the future to respect
the laws. . .

We have letters from Tabreez to the 20th ultimo,
which left the Shah at Hamadan, where he was col-
lecting an imposing force, but nothing was known of
his future mcvements. Affairs, however, throughout
the country were assuming, it is stated, a threatening
aspect, and, according to the opinion generally enter-
tained, a long period would not elapse ere Persia be-
came the scene of great events. A shock of an earth-
quake has been felt at Tabreez, which had seriously
damaged several buildings, and, according to the ac-
counts received there, it had been felt severely at other
places. Several villages were completely destroyed,
and even part of Mount Ararat, had been thrown down,
overwhelming and crushing the villages at its base.
(From the Correspondence of the Morning Post )
CONSTANTINOPLE, AUG. 2.—Yestorday a note,
signed by the Ministers of England, Prussia, Austria,
and Russia, was delivered to the Porte, in answer to
a circular which had been addressed to them by the
Minister for Foreign Affairs, demanding to be informed
what were the ulterior measures in contemplation,
should Mehemet Ali refuse to comply with the condi-
tions dictated to him by the convention of London.
The contents of the note in question were, I under-
stand, couched in very general and evasive terms, such
as diplomacy usually avails itself of when it is at a loss
to reply categorically to a proposition, and most liberal
of professions and assurances signifying nothing. One
thing that we may positively conclude from this inter-
change of notes is, that no definite and combined plan
of operations has been preconcerted between the Porte
and its allies for the chastisement of its rebellious:
satrap, should he still prove refractory.
Five regiments of infantry, consisting of 8,000 men,
have beep ordered from the capital to Kutaya, and
part of them were shipped yesterday in two steamers
to Nicomedia. The remainder will follow to-morrow.
One thousand five hundred Albanians were also des-
patched yesterday by steamer to Sampsoon, to quell the
disturbances which have broken out in that quarter.
-The people of Tocat, it appears, entertain anything but
a grateful sense of the blessings accruing to them from
the Hatti Scheriff, and, by way of expressing their
opinions unequivocally, have strangled the Mouhassil.
Similar excesses have been committed at Amasia,
_and
the ,disaffectiOtx TV said to !lave spretia t
PaCllatik af',A'rehisond.
,A flotilla,, consisting of two line-or-battle ships and
three frigates, will leave the Bosphorus to-morrow, under
the nominal command of the Reale Bey, who, however,
has instructions to be guided implicitly in his movements
by Captain Walker, R, N. These vessels are doubt-
lessly intended to represent the Turkish naval force
now in durance at Alexandria, and to form a portion
iof the combined fleet, which, to make good that
resignation, hag also been joitied by ta o Austrian
frigates under Admiral Bandiera. It is also re-
ported that twelve Russian ships are expected in
the Mediterranean from Cronstadt. Till they arrive,
the whole brunt of the armed intervention, as
far as maritime operations are required, will fall al-
most exclusively on our fleet, augmented to fifteen ships
of the line, and supposed to be now on its way to
Alexandria. The French fleet, under Admiral Hugon
(for Admiral Lalande has just been recalled) is still
anchored in two divisions at Smyrna and Vourla.
(From the Correspondence of the Herald.)
CONSTANTINOPLE, AUG. 12.—1 was prepared to
doubt very strongly that Mehemet Ali would not ac-
cede to the propositions of the Quadruple Convention,
but the Pacha of Egypt has saved us the trouble even
of doubting. Before the behests of the Four Powers
could be made to him through an official chan-
nel, the Convention had reached his ears, and,
without waiting for any formal intimation, he
publishes to the world a manifesto, which bids
defiance to this formidable coalition. In this document
he premises that he had sent Sami Bey to congratu-
late the Sultan on the late addition to his family, and
that lie had every reason to be satisfied with the friendly
reception which that officer had met with at Constanti-
nople, and the distinction with which he had been
treated during his residence there. He then goes on
to say, that flattered by this, and encouraged by the
removal of his enemy, Khosrew Pacha, from public
affairs, he had come to a determination to restore the
fleet, and was actually on the point of sending it off,
i when he received intelligence of the convention which
had been concluded at London. This convention he
stigmatises as being of the most iniquitous character,
depriving h'm of territories of which he is de facto
possessor, and which possession is confirmed by treaty,
and declares that he will never surrender any part of
these territories, but, trusting to God and the justice
of his cause, he will resist to the uttermost every at-
tempt to wrest them from him.
Such is the language of Mehemet AU, and fortunate
will it be if he remain on the defensive, and confine him-
self to resisting any attack made upon him ; for, if he
should order Ibrahim Pacha to march upon Constanti
nople, all the force the Porte could oppose to him would
scarcely cause him the loss of a single day's march. It
is believed that Ibrahitn Pacha, without weakening the
occupation of Syria, might advance at the head of
30,000 men, and 20 days' march would bring him close
upon the Bosphorus. Now, seeing that the Turks are
incapable of defence, I should like to know what force
the Four Powers have in petto to secure Constantinople
against such a coup de main. The movement of a Russian
corps from the frontiers of Georgia, upon the flank of
Ibrahim Pacha, would probably stop his movement in
advance ; but have the consequences of the entrance
of Russian troops into Asia Minor been duly weighed
by the other powers ? A division of the third Russian
corps has been marched into Bessarabia, and another
into the Crimea, but in the present circumstances none
of these troops could arrive in time to save Constanti-
nople, though they might easily succeed in retaking it,
which would, perhaps, suit the purposes of Russia fully
better.
For several days back public illuminations have taken
place, for a double reason—namely, in honour of the
birth of another Imperial infant and to celebrate the
nuptials of the Sultan's sister.
The presents will be carried in procession to-day. and
likewise the corps diplomatique and other distinguished
personages have been invited by the Sultan to a
grand entertainment, at the palace of Dolma Bakehe.

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SUGAR DUTIES.—(FRONI A CORRESPOND-
ENT. )--A gentleman who was present in the Park when
the Queen prorogued Parliament, overheard a conversation
between two humble but sensible housewives, on the sub-
ject of the high duties en sugar. The fact is, said the first
speaker, " there are at present a number of planters in the
House who care for nobody but themselves, and lay it on
just as they please." The remark was true and. to the
point, and might with equal justice be applied to the Corn.
law planters, who only care ter their own selfish interest,
and " lay it on as they please."