The Sun.
London, England, 1841-05-07 00:00:00

CANDIA.

Advices have been received up to the 3d and 15th inst.
The Council, attended by most of the Ages and principal
Turks, decided on attacking the insurget ts on the sth.
LEXTRACT FROM A LETTER, DATED CANEA, CANDIA,

APRIL 22.]
The Greeks are gaining btrengtb, and the towns are
threatened by the turbulence of the Turkish mob within
them, wbo are quite prepared to seize on any excuse for
murdering the defenceless Christians they find there. All
the latter who possebs means arc preparing to leave Canea.
SYRIA.

[EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM A TRAVELLER, DATED 110317 L,

MARCH 3 ]
The new British Consul, Mr. C. A. Rassam, has ar-
rived in this town, add for the first time the union jack
has been hoisted in this city. Already have the good ef-
fects of thi, measure of the English Government appeared
in the interest which the new Consul has taken to relieve
the native Christians, who suffer much from the oppression
of their Mohammedan ruler?. Every year are a number
of Christians obliged to become friusaulmans on account
of their inability to pay the kharag, or humiliation tax.
Eighteen unfortunate individuals were imptisioned for this
debt when the Consul arrived, but through his interven-
tion with the Pacha, were all set at liberty.

MALTA, APRIL 27.
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

The Talbot arrived from Stauchio and Corfu on the
20th instant, and on the following day the Britannia, bear-
ing the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir John A. Ommani,ey,
with the Rodney, Calcutta, and Cambridge arrived from
the Bay of Marmorice, the last-aientioned vessel having
called at Suda, from whence the Hazard arrived on the
23d, and the Hydra on the 24th, the latter after a paisage
of only two days, reporting everything as quiet in Candia,
though the insurgents were s6ll in arms.
The Dido had arrived, and the Beacon, which left this
on the 21st, and the Vesuvius on the 22d, were hourly
looked for.

The Pboenix and the Ir.constant remain stationed at
Beyrout, the Medea at M.rmoriee, and the Gorgon at
Alexandria.

The Milmra for the West Indies leaves to-morrow, con-
veying a mail for Gibraltar. She will ba followed very shortly
by tLe Hydra, also fur the West Indies; the Confianee fur
England, and the Theistic Cr for Gibraltar.

The Locust was despatched to Syracuse on Sunday to
verify whether the water which is supplied to the ships
lately sent thither passes over the flax steeping-grounds, as
in that case it will be necessary during the summer far the
ships to seek a supply elsewhere. She returned tc-day,
but we have not vet ascertained the result of her mission.
The Great Liverpool arrived from Alexandria this af-
ternoon, bringing the overland I..dia mail on the Ist inst.
That part of it 'tended for the ;Marseilles route is de-
spatched to-night by the Prometheus, which, on her re-
turn, will bring the London overland mails of the 4th
sirrAilito. The Great Liverpool leaves for Gibraltar and
Ent W.:morrow:
We it-t# happy to have It In our power to state that
her Majesty's ship Castor, after haViitg performed a most
rigorous quarantine of fifty days, in consequence of
several accidents of plague which occurred on board, was
admitted to ft Oe pratique on Monday last, together with
the cre s of the late brig Zebra, with the exception of the
lour individuals of the latterr, who, though perfectly re-
covered from their attack, will, with the Assistant-Sur-
geon in charge of them, he subjected to an additional
quarantine of about three weeks. Captain Collier, who
since the tOcond explosion at Acre, has been laid up in
the Naval Hospital, iming to the injury he then suffered,
rejoined his ship on the afternoon of her pratique, when
he wits teteiVed by the whole ship's company with three
loud and hearty cheers, and no mistake, in token of their
satn.f.iction, Commander Patoy, who has commanded the
vessel In the ahomee of the Captain, left the ship on Mon-
day, on which day Capo Collier gave a splendid dinner to all
his officers; at the United Service Club-house, where the
greatest hilarity preyalled, Too dinner consisted
of every deticacy of the season, tia the sioirk-
ling champagne was passed round in doutt.?"ltlick
duos. The officers of the Naval Hospital, Do'ctors
Nlartin, Whitmar!h; And Mr. Russell, were
guests of Cap,: Colli6ro the latter; oh toasting these
worthy personegos, expressed a true sense of gitttitUde
towards them fur their kind, humane; and able assi,tance
rendered him whilean inmate of that establishment, through
pddreaded.
lde. p,r, '‘tic4ti nY
with feelings of joy 1(01 toasts *ere dad the whole
w'itoc.e exertions he recovered from his accident without
undergoing amputations which at one period was so much
at the kind treatrhent
of their old and meritorious Captain.
At a courtmartial held on Manday on board the Howe,
whereat, owing to itear:Admifel Sir J. A, °mutant ey's,
the Won(' in command, being in quarantine, rib. John
Louis, the next oflidir in seniority, presided, Commander
James J. Stopford told the othi firs of her Majesty's brig
iebra were tried for the lost of that vessel in Dec. last;
on the coast of Syria. Mr: brown, purser of her Majes-
ty's ship Ceylorolofficia'ol as fieputy Judge Advocate, and
Mr, Loudon, Sir Robert Stopfurd's Secretary, assisted
the Commander and cffitY.Ts under trial.
After a patie.it Investigation, which occupied five hours,
the Court pronounced a sentence of !Woo/it-able acquittal,
and in returning Commander Stopford his sword, the
President; in a short addresP,, complimented the officers
and sli'p's company in genera, on their seamanlike and
intrepid conduct on the trying occasion; when Commander
Stopturd, whose prorbotion, we under:loud, is only held
back for the resolt of the tour'-martial, stepped forward
and solicited the President and members of the Court to
bring before the notice of the Commander-in-Chief and
the Lords of the Admiralty several of the oflL:ers and
men, late under his eommand, who had particularly dis-
tinguished themselves both before and after he shipwreck.
Last Wednesday evening the oflic2rs of her Mijesty's
sand
principal inhabitants of quarantine, entertained their friends
a
of the island at a
most splendid ball, given at the Auberge de Provence.
No expense was spared to render it as brilliant as the
chips
thein officerspor t'
out
balls of the navy have on every occasion been, and the
attention to the guests was moat unremitting up to the
moment of breakiog up, which wag not until the dawn of
day.. We underctind a regatta will take place as soon as
the, other ships now in port aro admitted to practique,
when. another ,all will be given, which will, from
,its mag-
niiceoce and splendour, be worthy of a page in the his-
tory of 14altm