The Sun.
London, England, 1841-05-17 00:00:00

TEE S UN. LONDON, 'MOND Y, MA Y 17, 1841

THE EASTERN QUESTION.

" VIENNA, MAY 6.
" The mail ft om Constantinople of the 14th of April, which
was expected with the greatest impatience and anxiety,
reached us at. length yesterday, via Bucharest; at the same
time a courier extraordinary, who left the capital of Turkey on
th. 19th of the same month, P.M., also arrived at the Chan-
cellor of States, with the despatches of Baron Sturmer, the
internuneio of Austria. When the courier left, the new
Haiti- Seheriff, a modification of that of the 14th of February,
had been signed by the Sultan, but had not yet betn mace
public. Rifaat Paella, the new Minister for Foreign Affairs,
at the Porte, had, however, communicated it by circular
to the representatives of the great Powers; that it was that
ena.hied Baron Sturmer to send a copy to Prince
Metternich. I am informed po•itively that this Hatti-
Scher;ll; bears the date of the 18th of April, and corn-
pris s three principal points, v a., the concession of the Pa-
chalic of Egypt, as the heritage of the descendants, in direct
line, of Mehemet Ali ; the reniction of the tribute to be paid
annualls to the Sultan ; and, lastly, a modification of the rights
teserved by the Sultan to himself, by the &man of the 14th of
Fehrmiry, appointing the supern r officers of the armyof
Egypt. The direct successim was a question, to the solution
of whch the downfall of Reschid Paella, removed the last ob-
stade, ;is I infurrm-d you at the time. It was at Vienna even
a matter of astonishment that the Porte had wasted so much
time in decirlieg upon reaktng a concession, in:Fos-
sil:le to refuse, in the face of the pressing solici, •
tations of the Powers which had signed the Treaty of
Lond,.n. The question of the tribute, and that of the
nomination of the superior officers,- was an affair Which re-
ferred to the administration of the exterior, nor would the
Cabinet of Vienna ever support the claims made by the Pacha
of Egypt, leaving to the Porte the power of arbtvating her
own iotercsts. Nevertheless, as hinted in mine of the 6th inst.
the French Cabinet had not lost all hopes of obtaining from
the Porte a few concessions more favourable to Mehemet Ali ;
and, in cor sequence, entered into direst negotiations with the
Sultan relative to the subject. The Cabinet of .Vienna, a.
also that of Berlin, although they declared they would not
support these claims of the Pacha, forwarded notwith-
standing to their ambassadws at Constantinople instruc-
tions to raise no obstacle to the negotiations of the
Count de Pontois ; tt.us in showing deference to the
Cabinet a the Tuleries, the Sultan chose a means of
satisfying everybody. The Porte, then, is disposed to receive
the remonstrances of Mehemet Ali; but wishful to maintain,
at the same time, intact, the principle of the Sultan's sove-
reign authority and independence, she has determined upon
appmnting a Srecial Commissary, harged to verify, with the
concurrence of the Pacha, the effective amount of the revenue.
of Egypt, and afterwards to settle, upon the basis of this finan-
cial table, the tributary quota Mehemet is to furnish, according
to his pecuniary resources.
"The Pasha wished also to have the appointment of all his
superior officers, in his military forces as well as naval, but
from the motives above alluded to he can nominate only to
every rank up to that of colonel, inclusively.
"Ike solution of the Eastern question is effected, and France
has obta tied, with re•pect to it, rribre than she' could expect,
consistently with the sp:rit of the Treaty of the 15th of July,
and according to the memorandum of the Bth of October. A
courier was last night dispatched to Count d'Appony with the
news, and with instructions for him to press France to sign the
protocol of London, end thus to put the finishing touch to this
Herculean edifice of modern diplomacy."

C 1-11 N A.
(From the Gazette. of Friday.) .
ADMIRALTY, MAY 12, 1841.
Despatches were yesterday received it thts office .from
Commodore Sir J. J. Bretner, C. 8., addressed to R. More
O'Ferrall, Esq., of which the following arc copies :
Her Majesty's Ship Wellesley, off Anunhoy, .
January 18, 1841.
Sir,—l have the honour to forward, for their lordship? in-
formation, copy of an amended return of ordnance captured,
on the 7th instant, at Chuenuee and Tycocktow, by which
they will perceive that two eight and a half-inch howitzers
were taken ; they are nearly like the new pattern eight-inch
howitzer now in use in our serice.

The examination of the entrenchments and field.batteries in
front of the position of Chuenpee, has caused me much sur-
prise ; they display considerable science, and are so formidable,
that they must have' cost us many men to carry, if the Chi-
nese had not been forced from them by shells, with which they
are entirely unacquainted.
I beg to acquaint their Lordships, that Lieutenant Bingham.
senior of Modoste, received. a most severe and painful wound
(fracture of the leg, in blowing up the fort of TycoektOw),
which will cause his loss to the service for some time. Mr.
Arthur %Tyner, mate of the Blenheim, is also suffering much,
but is not in any danger ; he was blown up by the springing of
one of the even y's mioes. I beg to recommend these officers
and Lieutenant Watson, senior of ( who was employed
in that ship's b.,ats), and Lieutenant Harrison and Mr. Ed-
wards, irate of the Larne (employed in her boats in the de-
struction of the junks), to their Lordships' nofee.
.1 avail myself of tilis.occasion to express my hope that their
L.ordships may be.pleased to besiow some mark of their favour
on Captain Ellis, Royal Marinas, of this ship ; this meritorious
old officer was in ,=ir Robert Calder's action at Trafalgar, in
the Potomac, and in very many other brilliant affairs. The
order which be-estallished in the battalion of Royal Alarines,
and the gallantry with which he led the advance of the force on
the 7th, was such as to entitle him to my thsnks and admiration,
and I venture to recommend him to their Lordships accord-
ingly. I have, &e.
(Signed) J. J. G. BREMER,
Commodore First Class. and Commander-in-Chief.
To R. More O'Ferrall, Esq., &v., Admiralty.

AMENDED RETURN OF ORDNANCE MOUNTED ON THE PORTS
AND -INTRENCHMENTS AT CHUENPEE, WHEN STORMED

ANIYc PTUItED ON THE 7TII or J.A NU ANY, 1841.

Upper fort, 9 iron guns ; lower fort, 19 iron guns ; in the
intrenchments, 16 irun guns—:tutal mounted, 44. Iron guns
not mounted, :38. Total, 82.

The guns in the forts were nearly of the same calibre as the
British eighteen and twelve poUnders. Those in the intrench-
men! s, six pounders. They were all rendered unserviceable,
and the carriages destroyed.
Taken by amara,g from the wreck of one of the junks,
2 brass eight and half inch howitzers , on Tycocktow, 25 iron
guns ; in the junks, 82 iron and braSs guns. Junks destroyed.
Total, 109.