The Sun.
London, England, 1828-10-15 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

FRENCH PAPERS.
(From the Gazette de France of Oct. 13.)

TOULON, OCT. 6.—(Private Correspondence.)—
We have learned here the arrival of General.
Seimeider in the Morea; but it does not appear that
there is any news from Navarip later than Sept. 10.
Ae.ording to the accounts from the Levant, it was
not generally expected that the fortresses would im•
mediately pass from the hands of Ibrahim into tir
possession of the French army.
Admiral Rosatnel, who was to sail with the
Trident and other vessels, does not hurry himself,
since the arrival of fresh orders from Paris ; and
it is thought he will not sail in less than a fortnight.
Quantities of ammunition are sent, but we do nor
hear of any troops that are going.
The blockade of the Dardanelles by the Russians
is spoken of, and what gives ground for believing in
their hostile intentions by sea is, that several Greek,
have already received Russian letters of marque, at.:
they had already had the flag previously to the in-
surrection. We most expect that these people will
commit acts of piracy under the authority of these
letters, and the naval force of France and England
will need reinforcements.
After all, this blockade of the Dardanelles will
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avail nothing, as far as regards the supplying of the
"Turks with provisions at this season of the year,
and will only produce confusion. Three hundred
Austrian vessels, at the least, are employed in this
commerce, and it remains to be seen whether they
will suffer themselves to be stopped by the Russians
(or by those to whom they lend their name) as well
as those of the Seven Islands, of Malta, Genoa, &c.

Our squadron off Algiers has taken some prizes,
bat that does not hinder the Algerines from captur-
ing our ships. A bombard from the Seyne lately
fell in with one to the leeward of Malaga, and escaped
only by favour of the night. All the Barbary cor-
sairs are now let loose, for the Tripolitans capture
Neapolitan vessels; and those of Morocco are going,
it is said, to cruise against all they meet with,
without distinction. There are pirates in every
quarter, and merchants who carry on maritime com-
merce are greatly embarrassed.
(From the Constilutionnel.)
PARIS, OCT. 2.--The arrest of a chief of the
post-office will put a stop, no doubt, to the tricks
played with letters. We shall mention another fact
which is at present undergoing investigation. M.
Desmazery, a merchant, sent to his correspondent at
Rouen, several bills to get the money for them. Some
of them not having been paid, were returned with a
bill for 3,000 francs on the house of Perier, brothers.
The letter was opened at the post-office. The signa-
ture attached to the returned bill was made to imitate
a receipt for value deposited, and the false receipt to
which it was applied, paid by the house. The cor-
respondent of M. Desmazery, uneasy at not receiving
any notice of the safe arrival of his letter, wrote to
him. M. Desmazery went to M. Perier, the receipt
was shewn him, he recognised the false signature,
and lodged a complaint. The arrest of M. Mallarme
will probably throw some light on these frauds. He
has been transferred to the Force.

HAVRE, Our. 10.---The Marquess of Lavradia,
Envoy from Don Miguel, has also arrived from
Southampton. lie spoke to no person on his pas-
sage, and kept himself apart from all his companions.
On his arrival at Havre he set out for Paris, forgetting
some triaing things that are generally attended to by
travellers who stop at inns.
TotmoN, OCT. 6---(Private Correspondence).—
I told you in my letter of the day before yesterday
of the arrival of a brig, which turns out to be the
Eagle. She brought news from Egypt of the arri-
val there of the literary' men and savans, who are
going to study on the banks of the Nilc the ancient
monuments of the country. On August '24, M.
Champollion the younger, with the artists who ac-
company him, were presented by the Consul, M.
Drovetti, to the Viceroy, who received them in the
most favourable manner. At the same time, the
Consul of Tuscany presented to him the Italians
who accompany the French in this scientific exami-
nation. The Viceroy promised the whole of them
his protection in all their pursuits. Persons arrived
in the brig say, that in consequence of the Treaty
lately concluded between the Viceroy aHd Admirals
Rigny and Codrington, two vessels with Greek
slaces bad lately left Alexandria for Egina, under
convoy of the French brig Alacrity. This is remark-
able, as proving that the Viceroy frankly and
promptly executes the Treaty. The Pallas frigate,
arrived from Brest a few days ago, required some
repairs, but has now received orders to sail imme-
cFately; she is to cruise off Algiers with the squadron,
and carries despatches for its Commander; she will,
probably, relieve the Proscrpinc. A Treaty has
been concluded between the King of the Nether-
lands and the King of Sweden for the protection of
trade. This news has an official character.
(Frotn the Couri,r Francaia of Sunday.)

Pau's, ()cr. 11.—There are few countries so
capable of defence as the presont theatre of war, com-
prised between the Danube and the Black Sea; it
is full of defensible positions, which, at a small ex-
pence, might be rendered impregnable. The chain
of the Balkan, which runs from the east to the west,
reaches as far as the sea, and the Danube and Bos-
phorus are alike within its influence.
Varna is a large town, situated on the shore of
the sea, at the mouth of a large river, which forms
a lake, the neighbourhood of which is extremely
marshy. In the war of 1703 it resisted the efforts
of the Russiacs, although its only fortifications con-
sisted of a hexagonal tower, with a bare trench with.
out flanks on the side nearest the champaign ; on the
side of the sea, and of the river, gardens, houses,
palisades, and such things, composed its only fortifi-
cations. Since that time, however, a strong ram-
part has been added, together with a wide and deep
ditch ; and batteries have been erected on all tile
surrounding heights.
The neighbourhood of Varna is for the most part
uncultivated, and the roads are scarcely more than
tracks through the branches of the Balkan.
The port of the city is at present protected by
batteries erected on the top of Galata, which is south
of its entry. The northern and southern shores are
not so elevated; but, nevertheless, debarkation in
that direction is most impracticable.
Bourgas, situated in the Gulf of that name, con-
tains, in about 4 leagues of length by sof breadth,
several harbours accessible to the largest vessels of
tsar; but these harbours are protected by the
escarpments, situated on the mountains, which ex-
tend quite to the shores. These heights are covered
with wood, and consequently easy to entrench and
difficult to scale. Bourgas has a carriage-road corn-
municatiHg with Adrianople. It is from this city
Constantinople procures considerable 'upplies of
grain and provisions ; and there is no point along
the whole coast of Romelia, as far as the Bosphorus,
so important to the Turks.
All these positions were not long since fortified
according to ancient instructions given by the Ge-
nerals Montalembert and Aubert-Dubayet, and ac•
cording to the plans furnished by the engineers who
were sent thither by the French Republic in 1795.
To say that the Turks are unwilling to learn is an
error, and contradicted by the care with which they
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le the places on the banks of the Danube, things
have also changed their aspect. Generals Mon-
talembert and Aubert-Dubayet had supplied Sultan
Selim with a plan of defence which that unfortunate
Prince had not time to realize, but which has been
turned to advantage under the reign of Mahmoud;
this was to construct forts, cazonatcd round the
places, and the distance of from 4 to 500 toises
from each other. The same Officers recommended
that these forts, should be provided with cannon
mounted on pivots. All. these instructions have
been taken advantage. of ; and the details which we
have given will serve to explain, in some degree,
the unexpected sHperiority which the Turks have
evinced.

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