The Sun.
London, England, 1833-10-16 00:00:00

CONSTANTINOPLE, SEPT. IS.

I take a chance opportunity of addressing
'ou a few lines. Since my last communication

I no event of importance has occurred here, and
the alarms which were spreading among the
people have to a certain extent ceased. Five
Greeks have been hanged on suspicion of
having set fire to the gun-factory ; and two
Turks have been taken up, caught, as it is said,
• in the very act of mischief, at Pera. Last
Friday there was a great deal of anxiety among
the natives, in consequence of one of the
astrologers about the Court predicting that a
great calami'y would occur on that Clay, and
several of a strange medley of persons, who live
in the Frank quarter, were assured that the end
of Constantinople was at hand. The day passed
over, however, in the most tranquil manner ;
and the astrologer, to save his credit, now
states that it was the Friday previous, on which
the great fire occurred, that he had named, or
intended to name. The Sultan has reviewed
8,000 of his miserable troops at St. Stephan°,
and made a short excursion along the coast.
He is now returned in high spirits, and matters
are going on with a smoothness which is equally
satisfactory to him and to the people, who have
no other hapoiness than indolence and smoking.
The Government of the Porte delivered yes-
terday to the five principal Powers a copy of the
:ecret or supplementary article to the treaty of
the Bth of Juiy. I have not been able to see the
article, but 1 have received a close abstract of it.
It states " That the Sublime Porte, desirous to
follow, on its part, the same principles which have
riven rise to the treaty, agrees to dose, in case
of' need, the Straits gl the Dardanelles—that
is to say. it will not permit the entrance of any
foreign vessel of war under any pretext wha,,-
ever ;” and then it goes on to say " that ais
separate article shall be in.erted, word for word,
and comprehended in the treaty, and it shall be
equally maintained and observed."
This is a most important article, and it ac-
quires more value from the fact that the Turkish
Governmeyt has concealed it until now. I t an-
not at this moment enter into all the consequences
that may follow from it, but I believe both the
English and French Ambassadors ate losing no
dine to communicating it to their respective
Governments.

I, is probable that you have received ere this a
copy of the treaty itself, but lest you should not,
I now give au ab'tract of its several artier s,
omitting only the words of repetition and of
technicality.
The treaty, dated the Bth of July, consists of
a preamble, six articles, and a conclusion. The
preamble recites that the treaty has been agreed
upon in consequence of the mutual desires of
the two contracting Powers, of which the Ple-
nipotentiaries are the Seraskier Achtnet Ferzi
Pacha on the one side, and Count Orloff and
M. de Bu.enieff on the other. The first Ar-
ticle states that there shall be peace, friendship,
and alliance perpetual, as well by sea as by land,
between the two contracting Powers, which has
fur its object the reciprocal defence of each
against all attacks ; and the two parties promise
to arrange, without excepting any, all affairs be-
tween thew in the manner best calculated to
secure that tranquillity, and they engage to give
such effective aid and assistance reciprocally as
will insure that object. The second Article
confirms all the preceding treaties—namely,
that of Adrianople, dated the 2d of De-
cember, 1829 ; the act signed at St. Peters-
Jurg the 14th April, 1830 ; the convention re-
lating to Greece concluded at Constantinople tne
9th of July, 1832. The 3d Article states that, in
conformity to the principles which serve as the
basis of this treaty, which is that of reciprocal
defence, Russia desires the independence and
complete preservation of the Ottoman Empire,
and, in consequence, his Imperial Majesty en-

' gages to lend to the Sublime Porte all the
assistance required by it, by sea and land ; and
in case that circumstances compel the Sublime
Porte to solicit the aid and assistance of Russia,
it is agreed upon by one side and the other that
it is the Sublime Porte who is to fix the number
of the reinforcements by sea and land which he
wishes to be sent. The 4th Article provides
that if one of the two contracting powers de-
mand assistance of the other, he who demands
shall be at no other outlay or expense than that
of supplying provisions to the auxiliary troops.
The sth Article states, that though the two
contracting powers have the intention to main-
tain for several years this treaty, yet, as cir-
cumstances may arise which may render some
modification of it necessary, the term of it
is for the present fixed at eight years, com-
mencing from the date of its verifications and
ratification ; and in case pressing circumstances
require the alteration of the treaty before the end
of that term, both parties shall have the right to
treat on such an affair. The 6111 Article esta-
blishes that the ratifications of this treaty shall
be made at Constantinople within two months
from this date, or before if possible. The con-
clusion then sets forth that this treaty of alliance,
offensive and defensive, has been mgotiated and
concluded by the respective plenipotentiaries
before named, and that the ratific (min shall be
exchanged by them, who, in virtue of their full
powers, have set their hand and seals to this do-
cument, &c. I cannot give you any po,itive
information about either ours or the French
squadron. Both are separated and are in va-
rious ports of the Archipelago. The Acteon,
Captain Grey, is always moored in the Bos-
phorus, 'war the English palace. It would be a
strange circumstance if the delivery of the se-
cret article yesterday should be followed by a
demand for the withdrawal of this vessel.—
Morning Paper.