The Sun.
London, England, 1834-09-23 00:00:00

BRUSSELS AND GERMAN PAPERS.

BRUSSELS, SEPT. 20.—The Marquis of Stafford, ex-
Viceroy of Ireland, and father of the British Envoy at the
Hague, has come to settle at Brussels with his numerous
family. He has taken the title of Prince de Chimay.
The marriage of Mademoiselle Honore, of Mons, to M.
de Rigny, Minister of Foreign Affairs in France, is to take
place at Paris at the end of this month. M. and Madame
de Rigny intend to come, immediately after their mar-
riage, to pass some time on an estate near Mons belonging
to Madame de Rigny.—Courier Beige, Sept. 21.
CONSTANTINOPLE, AUG. 26.—1 t is probable that there
is no place where people are so ill informed respecting the
affairs of Syria than here ; the Porte itself seems to have
no accurate information of the events in that country.
Sometimes it is reported that the insurrection is
wholly suppressed ; that the insurgents have im-
plored and obtained the pardon of Mehemet Ali ;
then again that both parties were watching each other, and
an interval of apparent tranquillity had commenced, but
that the pretensions of the insurgents were the same, and
that they were preparing to obtain by force what was re-
fused them. Thus it has happened that I announced to
you on the defeat of the insurgents, their submission, and
the concessions said to have been made to them by Mehe-
met Ali, and that I have to-day almost to call in question
the truth and accuracy of their statements. The accounts
eceived yesterday are of the following tenor :—" 'Mohamed
Ali had embarked at Jaffa with a Very small retinue, and
nad arrived on the 2d of August at Alexandria in very bad
spirits, and had then given orders to send all the troops
that could be spared to Syria, in order to reinforce his
son's army, and place it on such a footing that it
might be able, on the recovery of Ibrahim
who is said to lie dangerously ill at Acre, to act on
the offensive, and reduce the still obstinate Syrians
to obedience. Mehemet had, at the same time, ordered a
levy of recruits, more numerous than any of the preceding,
and which clearly indicates that the war in Syria is by no
means ended, but requires the greatest exertion on the part
of Egypt."
The above is a literal extract from a letter of a Consular
agent to a foreign legation here.
The Porte seems to have received similar communica-
tions from Alexandria, and also to have information from
the theatre of war. So great fermentation still prevails,
that the Syrians continue to arm, and declare those to be
traitors to their cause who enter into friendly relations with
Mehemet or Ibrahim, before their just demands shall be
granted. They are said to be still ready to sacrifice
everything for the recovery of their ancient rights ;
and, for this purpose, to have formed an alliance among
the several tribes, which enabled them to defy the
power of Mehemet Ali : this account is very inconsistent
with those which have been received by several Greek mer-
chants.- We do not know who is right ; the Porte seems
to be convinced that the fortune of war has abandoned
?Mehemet Ali, and that his authority is recognized only in
those parts of Syria, where he has a large force ; for within
these few days the arming of the fleet has been resumed,
and it is said that it will shortly sail to hinder the sending
of fresh troops from Alexandria to the Asiatic coast. This
would be a most hazardous enterprise, and appears to me
to be improbable, because the Allied Powers do not ap-
prove of the Sultan's interfering in the affairs of Syria, and
because the English fleet is still at Vourla, seeming to wait
only for the moment when the Turkish fleet shall put to
sea, and attempt to act against Mehemet Ali, to
render it for ever powerless. The Sultan is not so
unwise as to give both friends and enemies ground for
complaint, and he will, therefore, probably wait quietly to
see what advantages may accrue to him from the disturbed
state of Syria. Meantime, the armaments of the Ottoman
Porte are a certain indication of the state of affairs in Syria,
and we are curious to see whether they will continue. I
hope to give you more information in my next. The
plague rages terribly here ; all the quarters of the capital
are infected. In Pera, the communications with the inha-
bitants are restricted as much as possible, and all the usual
precautions adopted. The plague has also broken out in
Adrianople, and in several places between the Balkan and
the Danube.
VIENNA SEPT. 12.—Five per Cent. Mettalliques, 99 ; Foui
per Cent. Ditto, 883 ; Bank Shares, 1237.—Allgemeine Zeitung,
Sept. 17.