The Sun.
London, England, 1828-04-14 00:00:00

" DECREE.

All the Governments of the islands of the
Archipelago are prohibited, on pain of incurring all
the rigour of the laws,
" 1. To deliver henceforward papers to any mer-
chant ship or boat, which, navigating among the
islands for commercial affairs, under the Greek flag,
shall be armed.
" 2. To -give an asylum to the pirates, or to per-
nut them to sell the produce of their plunder in any
part of the circumference of each island; but, on the
I:ontrary, they, are to have them arrested and con-
ducted on board the vessels of the squadron, and to
t.7.ke measures from this time to seize all those who
are at present in the Mantis. _ In case the Governor
should not have the necessary force for that purpose,
T will repair in persontiierever it shall be necessary,
to destroy that contemptible race, and deliver the
Creek nation from the dishonour and the disgrace
-..vhich this infamous conspiracy reflects upon it.
" But if my orders should not be executed, those
who disobey them shall be treated as pirates, and the
c=overnors shall be considered as their accomplices,

.nd punished with all the rigour of the laws.
" 3. All ships or boats which shall go to sea
withoht regular papers, or carrying arms or more
sailors than are necessary, shall be sunk without pity,
and the captains and crews punished according to the
laws. All th9se who shall be taken following the
trade of piracy, and interrupting the riavig,ation of
L,eutral merchantmen, shall be punished with death,
and their vessels sunk without exception.
On board the Hellas, Jan. 27, AB2B.
" In theabsence of Lord CoChmn‘,, the Commodore,
__Courier de Smgrne. " A. MIAIMIS."

FAUNA, FErt. 1.7--The President of Greece has
addressed the following proclamation to all the
military chiefs:—
" Full of confidence in the assistance of the
Almighty, I have assumed the reins of Government,
vhieh have been Confided to me by the nation itself.
My first and cloly object is to secure the safety of
my dear country. It is acknowledged that it is only
in the real strength of the laws, that means can be
Abund for restoring internal repose and order, and
making the nation respected by foreigners. Your
duties, therefore, are inviolable obedience to the laws,
and the most complete submission to the ordera of
The Government : these are the virtues which dis-
tinguish a good citizen.
" Convinced of your bravery and your persever-
ance, I doubt not that you will henceforward pat the
seal to the glory which your exploits have
,already
acquired. Aly duty orders me, at the same time, to
recommend to you, to enjoin you, to remain in the
positions which you have taken up in the contest
with the enemy, and which you now occupy, and
not to leave them in any manner, unless by the order
of the competent authorities. The performance of
This duty will be the most convincing proof of your
-).betlience and your submission to tlw laws : a regu-
lation of this nature will serve as a rule for the pro-
Government, till the National Assembly
shall meet, according to the proclamation already
published.
(Signed) "J. CAPO DISTRIAS."
(From the Journal des Debats.) •

SMYRNA. MARVII L—The following is the text
of the Hatti Sherif to the Greek Patriarch :
" Mast faithful Patriarch and Greek Synod, we
antiounce to von what follows :
Ilt the note sealed with the Patriarchal seal
which von lately presented to the Sublime Porte,
you set forth that according to the justice and good
faith with which Providence has endowed the Subs
ime Porte, :s has always, in whatever concerns the
defence and the hour of fortune and of life, placed
on the same rank as Nisiaajmana the tributary rayas
eabiect to its abject aethority:: that under the im-
perial throne they have obtained a;! sorts of favours;
that in particular the Greeks of the Morea and the
Archipelago ettioyed greater privilegoa than any
other ; that nevertheless, led away by vain ideas,
they had forgotten the gratitude due for so many
benefits, and had rebelled ; that the Sublime Porte,
on its part, engaged in the punishment with the
sole view of banishing the spirit of disorder, which
bad inflamed their heads, and restoring them to the
tranquillity mid welfare of which their ignorance had
deprived them ; that hitherto those among them who
have repented of their enterprise and have implored
pardon, have experienced grace and compassion on the
part of his Highness; that according to these promises
it was to be presumed that all would eagerly resort to
the imperial clemency, but that.. some so disposed to
abjure their errors, and ask pardon, appear to feel
that they %s ill be punished for their perseverance
and insurrection; that, ho &ever, the path of inter-
ceasion being always open to favour the guilty, and
the pardon of those who submit being one of the at- I
tribhtea of royalty, it being well understood that no •
foreigner has. any right to intelehre for the said
rayas, you hope that hie Highness would deign to
Send a merciful ear to the prayer and intercession of
the Patriarch who is the religious chief. By the •
aforesaid Note you have asked that when the Greeks
,have once selenitted, they should be ae.cured from
punishments for tater revolt, and that in eonsi-
derasSon of what they have suffered during their
trotthi,s, they should be excused the capitation and
other tributes which remain due since the insurrec-
tion, that their hearts filled with consternation ellould
he tranquillieed by coacessions calculated to secure
their repose and welfare, under the auspices of his
Highness, so long a they shall continue faithful;
and that in the ease of your intercession beim-, ae..
eppted, you may be authorized to communicate to
them that. good news.
" The contents of your note have been comm-
eieeted to his Highness. In fact, as the Patriarch
has sincerely acknowledged, all the world knows the
generosity with which the rayas, who are established
in the Imperial provieees., and who are faithful in
the observance of the (fume as subjects, have been
treated. The Greeks of the Morea and the Arehi-
sielago who enjoyed more favour than others, and
who under the shade of the imperial throne, had
more perfect tranquillity, whose commerce was
treely carried on le land and sea,—those Greeks, I
say, far from being sensible of such advantages,
allowed themselves to be carried away by vain ideas
and revolted against the Sublime Porte, who had
been their parent and benefactor from generation to
.elieratioh. They withdrew themselves from the
peace which they enjoyed, and seemed by their oh-
tiaaey to call down upon themselves the severest
benaities, nevertheless, the Sublime Porte, fol-
to,wing the principles of clemency and humanity by
schf,:h it has at all !Imes been guided, has always
been slow to punish, and has never renounced
its system of mercy. while chastising those who
persist in revolt,
order to bring back the
others to theft' duty.
It is physically and
mo-
rally proved, that it Juts exerted every effort for the
their
welfare of those whosubmit, by regarding
past conduct as if it had never taken place. If the
other Greeks return to their duty, recognheurg that
they never can succeed in their enterprise; that
having hitherto experienced only trouble` and mis-
fortunes, they must, if they proceed, still uselessly
sacrifice themselves, their fortunes, and their lives,
:and he lost for ever; if they repent of their former ,
aeanduet, and implore the pardon of his Highness,
he, on his part, will treat them with all the clemency
which the holy law enjoins. As long as these shall
ebserve faithlelly their duty at Rays', they shall

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LONDON,
MONDAY EVENING, APRIL I I, 139.8.

The termination of the Easter Holida)s, and

the re-assembling- of Parliament for the despatch
of business, will speedily furnish interesting sub-
jects of discussion. The repeal of the Test and
Corporation Acts, so gloriously achieved in the
House of Commons, has yet to pass through
the ordeal of the Upper House, and the Catho-
lic Question, as well as the Corn Bill, is in
its turn to excite discussion in Parliament,
and anxiety throughout the Kingdom.
ith regard to the Test and Corporation
Acts, it gives us great satisfaction to hear that
their repeat is not likely to be opposed by the
Right Reverend Bench of Bishops. The high
distinction of taking a lead In that opposition
is supposed to be reserved for those most Chris-
tian and Church-going Noblemen, the Earl of
ELDON and Lord REDE.snALE ; who, burning
for theglories ofmart vrdom, are inclined to sacrifice
what may yet remain to them of character, at the
shrine of bigotry and intolerance. Without the
• slightest chance of saving the country from the
horrors of unanimity and internal cordiality, they
are to record their solemn protest against those
monstrous doctrines which advocate present de-
liverance to millions, and may ultimately extend
the benefits of the Constitution to all who con-
tribute to the security, the wealth, and the
honour of their country. Where, then, will
be the rewards of orthodoxy anti blind devotion
to the dominant faith, when none are oppressed
ibr their religious creed ?
We cannot, however, help condoling with
Mr. PEEL on the certainty of his having already
forfeited the good opinion of" these learned and
venerable Lords. That Right Hon. Gentleman
may depend on it that they reckon him little better
than a Radical, fur the part he has already
taken about the amendment of the Criminal Code
(from the reach of which they could always con-
trive to keep thernFelye- clear), not to mention

the readiness with which he gave up the Test
Act, on ascertaining the sentiments of the Lower
House. They must contrast his conduct with
the glorious days when such audacity as was
exhibited by the majority of 145, would have
have led to an immediate dissolution, and to the
judicious outlay of secret service money for the
purpose of ensuring less refractory Represental
tives of the People. But, they may say as
DUGA EM DALGETTY does, mit pathetically, in
the " Legend of Montrose," after talking in
raptures of extorting money from the conquered
provinces=" truly all that glory hastened to de-
cay." At the moment when Lord ELooN re-
signed the seals, a spell was broken which had
enchained the land for ages, and those who op-
posed, and those who formerly acted with him,
must alike regard him as unfit for the age in
which he lives.

All men are said to be improved by the trials
and vicissitudes of life, and we are satisfied that
their short absence from office has been of infi-
nite service to the Duke of WELLINGTON and
Mr. PEEL. It has shown them that no party
has a vested right in the offices and honours of
the State, and in a few short months they must have
heard more plain truth,' and acquired more
practical experience of men's opinions, than
during years, whilst invested with the sacredness of
power and place. But passing thronzb the "re-
finer's fire" has at least got rid of the Earl of
ELDON, who can no longer employ his groat,
though dangerous talents, in misdirecting the
counsels of the nation.

The French Papers contain no further pews
of an authentic character from the Banks of the
Pruth ; but it appears that Admiral MIAILLIS,
the patriotic Greek, has issued orders in strict
,conformity with those of his Government for
the effectual suppression of piracy. For this
purpose, not only the captains and crews of the
piratical vessels are to be punished, hut the Go-
,
vernors of those Islands who may happen to
countenance their nefarious proceedings are to
be punished with all the severity of the laws.
, Count CAPO D'ISTRIA has addressed a Pro-
clamation to the Military Chiefs of Greece, in-
tuleating upon them the absolute necessity of
obedience to the laws as the only means of in-
suring the independence of their country.

We insert the Hatti Sherif of the Porte to the
Greeks, offering them the armistice for three
months—it might as well have been for three
years. It is merely a ruse on the part of the
,Turks, which will only turn to their own con-