The Sun.
London, England, 1826-01-20 00:00:00

(From the Etoile of Thursday.)

One of otkr Journals, after searching with great pains
for the motives which might have misled the Russians,
on the day of the 28th, tells us that Prince Troubetzkoy
could have no other motive for defending the succes-
sion of Constantine than respect for the oath of fidelity he
bad taken to that Prince, and his surprise at not being
released from it by some authentic act of Nicholas, who
had himself taken the same oath. Such may have
been the situation of the soldiers, !tad even of some offi-
cers; but the Journal sles Dena: is imprudent in stirring up a
question of which it knows not all the particulars. May
we may not suppose it possible, that certain persons might
wish to take advantage, during a moment of indecision,
and' whilst the Brothers were struggling in their generous con•
test, to try the feeling of the Russian Nation, which
might have been so fatal in its consequences to the rest of the
world ? We shall now complete our statement of the persons
arrested in consequence of the mandate of the 26th :
RestougeW, Aid-de-Camp of the Duke of Wurtemburg ;
Jokoubowitz, Captain of the Dragoons of Petersburg!' ; Panoff,
Officer of the Grenadiers of the Body Guard, only 17 years of
age ; Storck, an Officer of the same corps ; the two brothers
Stchepkirt itostowsky, of the Regiment of Moscow; the three
brothers Bottlgarin ; Restougeff, Officer of the Marine ; Pou-
schin, Officer of the Regiment of Sappers:: Southoff.
Extract of a private letter from Constantinople, dated 10th
December, 1825.

(From the Constitutionna of Wednesday.)

The Emperor Alexander is dead at Taganrog ; the first kn.
preesion of this event on the Turks is to produce a feeling of
great satisfaction. This Sovereign, as they well knew, tired out
by the deceptions policy of Austria, had resolved to take
forcible possession of 'Wallachia and Moldavia, which the
Turks so obstinately refuse to evacuate. The Russian army in
Ilessarabia, 89,000 strong, was certainly destined to pest the
Truth next spring. Arrived on the banks of the Danube, the
ultimatum of Alexander would then, and not till then, have been
announced to the Porte. Of this the Turkish Government was
perfectly aware. Neither the Austrian nor the English Lega-
tions could conceal from them, this terrible determination. It

was, however, hoped that they might have had sufficient influ-
ence: to, have, weakened its .effect, and perhaps have obtained
some delay in'the execution of the general decision of Chris-
tianitywhicit condemns the Illahometans to live in the
Deserts of Arabia and Africa. Anticipating these events, it
had been decided In some of the Cabinets at .Pera, that !bra-
him Podia should make n winter campaign, in order to stifle the
insurrection in the Morea, before opening the negotiations with
Aussie, with a visw to render any discussion on that important
question unnecessary. With that view, the new Ambassador
from England, charged as it is said, with the propositions of
Russia, should have made his journey to Constantinople as slowly
as possible, and, once arrived in safety, some time might be ex-
pected to elapse before opening the conferences. Every thing
was calculated to give the Turks sufficient time exterminate
the Christians. In Oder to disguise this project, his Highness,
it was decided, should send Commissioners to offer an amnesty
,to the Greeks. Confident of the success of Ibrahim Paella,
the Divan had communicated to the European Legations,
tl►e►r assurance of the immediate evacuation of Missolonghi and
Napoli, which being published in certain Journals, might influ-
ence public opinion pn the subject of their situation. The death
ofAlexandet haw now slanged theplan. In truth itgives a respite
to Ibrahi►u Pacha,—but the Porte ought to direct its attention
to more important objects,—for it is to be remembered, that an
Autocrat who would be popular, must, both from duty and from
policy, make war upon' the Turks.

We are ceutidently assured that Alexander had,foreieen all,
and piovided all that was necessary, to bring mutters to a final
issue with the Ottoman Porte—his deplorable and premature
death is looked upon by the .'Turkish Government as especial
interpoition of Heaven.