The Sun.
London, England, 1824-10-16 00:00:00

[MORNINGPOST.]

We know of no political event in which this
country has been concerned for a long period
more to be regretted than the misunder-
standing which has occurred between the Lord
High CoMmissioner of the lonian Islands and
the Greek Authorities. As we stated on
the first arrival here of Sir Frederick Adam's
'Proclamation, it virtually amounts to a De-
claration of War, at least a partial or local
Declaration, of War, against the Patriots of
,Greece, and places England in hostility with
them upon that element where her prowess is
supreme, and where hitherto the Greeks have
most effectually discomfited their barbarous ty-
rants, as well as established their own title to
fame and freedom. But, further, it is univer-
sally acknowledged that not only are the whole
British public, unanimously and ardently favour-
able to the Greek cause, but, that the Govern-
ment of the country in sentiment and wishes
is equally solicitous for the triumph of Grecian
lodependence and the foundation of liberal insti-
tutions in that interesting country. Bow much
then is it to be deplored that a technical difficul-
ty should arise to disturb this propitious har-
mony between Greece and Great Britain ! 'That
it is of a mere technical nature we think cannot
be a moment doubted, and that the verbal cor-
rection of the Grecian Manifesto, in compliance
with the strict letter of international law, would
disarm Sir Frederick Adam even of his paper
hostility to the brave Greeks, is, we think, to be
confidently presumed. It must, however, indeed
be admitted on all hands, that the situation
of this Government, es regards Greece, IS
most ewbarrassing, unless it be assumed, that
we ought to commence war at once with the
Porte in its behalf, and of course discard the
idea of acting a neutral part, and likewise of
continuing at Peace with all the Christi2n Powers
of Europe. Now, barbarous and abominable
as the Ottoman Government is, it will naturally
exact from us a strict adherence to the law of
nations In our neutrality between Turks and
Greeks. It is moreover our interest, as the
friends of Grecian Independence, to subscribe to
this condition, for we are thus enabled to assert

the rights given by the same law of nations in
support of the individual interference of British
subjects in favour of Greece. Hence, in conform-
ing to the above code, we oblige the Porte to
,adopt a civilized principle, not merely as respects
ourselves, but to admit indirectly the revolted
subjects of that State—i. e. its quondam Greek
slaves—to enjoy the privileges belonging to
Independent Belligerents generally. This ap-
pears to us a most important point towards facili-
tating the ultimate liberation of Greece, and affi-
liating it once more with the Christian world.—
But again there is a natural.difficulty in making
a people, who like the Greeks, have been for
centuries accustomed to the most savage treat-
ment from the Turks, without regard to reason
or law, and who in the present war with those
ferocious miscreants, are compelled to retaliate
atrocity for atrocity on such bloodthirsty ene-
mies—we say there is a natural difficulty in re-
ducing people thus writhing under every sort of
horrible despotism to a just sense of nice dis-
tinctions in a refined system of international law.
We think too they should be excused for any
false construction they may put upon a particu-
lar point of this code, when the United States of
America and this country are still, and promise
to continue, perhaps, for ever at variance, re-
specting the said code—aye, and the very ar-
ticle of it upon which we and the Greeks do not
seem to exactly agree !

[MORNINd HERALD.]
Wednesday's Paris Papers arrived last night.
It is stated in them that the King of Spain has
requested of the King of France the continuance
of the French army in Spain for six months
after the first of January, when the Treaty of
Occupation expires—and that vessels are gone
round from Cadiz to Ferrol, in order to take
on board 3,000 men, destined for the Ha-
vannah. Nothing can be more probable than
the first assertion. The situation of his Spa-
nish Majesty would be precarious indeed, if
his French Allies left him on the first of
January. Such is the state of things even, that
it is not easy to determine whether he appre-
hends more peril from the Constitutionalists or the
Serviles. The latter are consigned to dungeons
with as little ceremony as the former. Among
the most recent arrests is IW. Erro, the late Mi-
nister of Finance, and a protegee of the Serviles—
his arrest is said to have issued not from the Mi-
nistry, but from King Ferdinand's private Ca-
binet. With respect to the sending of troops
to the Havanna)), it is untrue—or else the expe-
dition is not Spanish, but French. It is notorious
that the Spanish Government, destitute as it is
of money and credit, could not furnish out a corpo•
ra l's guard. Some naval intelligence fromToulon in
theParisPapers, is calculated to raise the suspicion
that such an expedition is really in preparation—
and that it is French. So much has been said in
the French papers of a Spanish loan, that no
great confidence should be placed in unauthorised
paragraphs on the subject. It is stated in the
Quolidienne, that M. Zea Bermudez, the new
Minister of Finance, has arranged the tergnq of
the loan, and obtained the sanction of King Fer-
dinand—the conditions are not specified.

ENURNING CHRONICLE.]
A bag of letters was received yesterday after-.
noon in Lombard-street from the Continent, by
the Rotterdam steam-packet. Amongst them is
one from Smyrna, dated on the 12th of September,
which communicates important intelligence from
the Grecian navy, and the utmost reliance may
be placed on the correct information of the
gentleman by whom it was written. It appears
thnt the Egyptian fleet had in the first week of
September arrived off the Island Cos, on its way
to forma junction with that of the Capitan Pacha
for the invasion of Samos. The Greeks had,
however, previously detached a strong division of
their navy to watch the motions of the Egyptians,
and this division met their enemies in the neigh-
bourhood of Cos. Tile consequence was highly
favourable to the cause of independence, for the
Egyptians did not even hazard a battle,
but fell into the greatest confusion, and
made a disorderly retreat, pursued by the
more expert seamen of Greece. Ilappy will
this fleet find itself, if it be enabled to make
good its retreat to Alexandria, but strong hopes
may be entertained that, previous to that event,
it will receive a memorable lesson from the
Christians, whose country it was intended to sub-
due. The same letter states, that all the horses
on board the transports had died from want of
water, and that the greatest discontent prevailed
amongst the soldiers themselves. They had been
at sea for nearly two months, and sickness and
disease had deprived them of all zest for the
enjoyment of robbery and legitimate butchery.
The Charters of the Christian Captains of
the English and other European transports
had also nearly expired, and as sordid gain
was the cause of these renegadoes entering into
this service of iniquity, so when the allurement
ceases to exist, the iniquity of these false Chris.
tians will he enhanced by the abandonment of
that cause which they had bound themselves to
promote. The modest, and at the same time
animated public report of the Greek Vice-Ad.
miral Snctouri, to his Government, of the bril-
limit victory trained by
Pacha in the neighbourhood Capital)
him over the fleet of the
of Samos,
has made a great impression in the City, for it is
impossible not to admire the. courage of his coun-
trymen in action, nor to doubt that such great
efforts Must eventually be crowned with success.
This document will be found in another part of
The Chronicle.—(See omither column of TIIF.
SUN.)