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

ANOTHER ACCOUNT.

The alarms excited in this city by the conti-
nual thteats of fire have a little subsided since
Friday and Saturday last, when " the great pro-
phecy" of an illiterate Albanian frightened the
Sultan, the Ministry, the Court, and the peopl,..
This man, under pretext of having bee►► com-
missioned by God, threatened the capital and
empire with a dreadhil c►lamity, which was on
those days to cast ruin on us all. Tt►e excite-
ment went so far, that the Seraskier Paela, or
Governor of this city, to whom the soothsayer
had declared that he was to die a horrible death,
even " if he should hide himself in a nut-shell,"
and many other persons, concealed their valuable
effects in cellars and caves. The soldiers and
guards were on the alert, so that the fatal days
have passed over tranquilly. However, some
Greeks who had been taken prisoners on the
occasion of the last fire were hanged, as an
example to all others to keep quiet. The num-
ber executed was stated by a Greek to be seven
of his countrymen, besides Turks who were
strangled in private. The Sultan, who had
returned two days previously from the trip to Asia
Minor, took care not to expose his person to
danger on those days.
The British and other merchants complain
much of the monopolies created by the Paellas
and agents of the Government ; that of the figs
at Smyrna has not been as yet arranged to their
satisfaction, although the Turkish Government,
on the application of the Ambassador, declared
that they knew nothing about the acts of their
employees at Smyrna.
The knowledge of the treaty between Russia
and the Porte has at last become public. The

following is an abstract of it. It is dated the
Bth of July ; being, according to the Turkish
chronology, the 24th day of the moon, and con-
sists of the preamble, 6 articles, and a conclusion,
signed by the Seraskier Achmet Pacha, on the
part of the Porte ; and Count Orloff and M. de
Butenieff, on the part of Russia. By the first
article, it is declared that there shall be perpe.
tual peace, friendship, and alliance, between the
contracting parties, as well by land as by sea, and
that this alliance has for its object the reciprocal
&fence against all attacks of whatever kind, they
promising to arrange mutually all affairs which
may compromise the tranquillity, and secure
it respectively without any exemption, and for
this object to afford each other effective assis.
tance and conjunctive aid. The second article
confirms all the preceding treaties—viz., that of
Adrianople of the 2d December, 1829 ; that
signed at St. Petersburgh, on the llth of April,
1830; and the convention relative to Greece,
concluded at Constantinople on the 9th of July,
1832. The third article specifies, that in con-
formity to the principles laid down as the basis
of the treaty, and on the consideration of this
reciprocal defence, Russia being desirous of
maintaining the independence and complete pre-
servation of the Ottoman empire, h s Imperial
Majesty engages to afford to the Sublime Porte
all those auxiliary force, both of sea and land,
which circumstances may oblige Turkey to requite;
and in case such emergency should arise, his
Sublime Highness is to decide on the number

of forces both by sea and land which he may
desire. The fourth article proviies that of the
two Powrrs, that which demands such aid from

the other shall have solely to provide provi.ion,
for those auxiliary forces. The fifth rittcle
allows that, although tie two contracting Powers
have the intention of acting noon this treaty for a
mg time, vet, if circumstances should arise to
require any aAeration of the provi,ions contained
therein, the term 01 eight years is defined for the

purpose, to commence from the date of the rati-
fica ions ; hut if circumstances h h uld demand an
intertne :Lite revision, the parties agree to treat
thereupon. The six h article establishes that the
ratifications are to take place at Constantinople
within the term of two months, or before it pos-
sible. The conclusion states that this treaty of
alliance, offensive and defensive, has been nego-
tiated and contracted by the said respecive
Pte-
nipotentiaries, who have consequently exhibited
thereunto their full powers, in virtue of which
they signed and sealed the said document.
The following supplementary article is the most
important of all, at least to foreign nations:—
" Supplementary article. The Sublime Porte,
in pursuance of the said principles, will close, in
case of need, the Straits of the Dardanelles, that
is to say, it will not permit the entrance of any
foreign vessel, even under any pretext whatsoever.
The present separate article shall be regarded as
if inserted word by word, and comprised in the
said treaty of alliance offensive and defensive,
and shall as such be equally maintained and ob-
served."

The British fleet is stated to have separated
from that of France ; the latest news here states
that some of the former remained in the bay of
Salamis. The Actaeon continues in the Bos-
phorus opposite to the Ambassador's palace,
whither a fresh supply of provisions is about to
be brought. It is still to be known if Russia will
permit the Sultan to allow that British vessel to
remain much longer.