The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-27 00:00:00

The following observations on this subject occur in
the Courrier Francais :
" Frankly, we believe those letters to have been
written at London, in the interest of the Cabinet, which
imagined nothing better than to sully the glory of our
arms, and even of our bravery, in order to diminish the
popular emotion which places it in danger. It is either
a miserable Ministerial piece of tactics, or a contemptible
manifestation of the basest envy. But, whichever it be,
it shows the state of public opinion in England with re-
spect to the cannon-shots fired by our squadron. At all
events, we affirm, for the honour of France, that there
could not be found a single officer amongst us to insult
the bravery of the English, a scribbler to write such vil-
lanies, or a journal to permit them to appear in its co-
lumns. No party—not even the war party, which the
British press has invented—would have been capable of
thus throwing filth in the face of Great Britain. Such is
the difference in our code of morals. We hold in equal
esteem the black coats of Exeter Hall and the red coats
(blue) of the Times."
The Constitutionnel observes :
" Public opinion in France will be strongly affected by
these calumnies. We do not wish to add to the diffi-
culties of the Government, but it seems to us that no
reserve should longer be maintained, and that the dis-
patches of the Prince de Joinville should at once be
published."
All the other French papers of every shade of
politics comment in equally strong terms on the
etters of the Times' correspondent.
The Otaheite affair is not yet settled, but it was
currently reported on Saturday in Paris, that the
ultimatum of the English Government had been re-
ceived by the French Cabinet on Friday. Its terms
were not known. It was believed that M. GUIZOT
had refused to recal either Captain BRUAT or M.
D'Aumovr, but that he had offered to express the
regret of the French Government that the zeal of
some of their officers had driven them to do acts
which could not be justified.
The Revue de Paris gives the following as the plan
proposed by the French Government for" the settle-
ment of the question, and says it has got its informa-
tion from a good source :
"After the exchange of several diplomatic notes, M.
Guizot has proposed to England the following arrange-
ment :—That Otaheite shall become a free state, and
that France and England shall each of them establish a
consul in the island, and that both countries shall be
treated' on a footing of perfect equality in regard to
commercial advantages that the French squadron shall
be recalled, and that the authority of Queen Pomare
shall be re-established. With regard to Mr. Pritchard,
he shall be at liberty to return to Otaheite as a private
individual ; but he is never to be allowed to hold any
public functions in the island. We do not know the
answer of England to this proposal. All that we can
affirm is, that the above is the sense and meaning of the
arrangement proposed by M. Guizot."
"It appears certain," says the Reforine of Friday,
" that Lord Cowley, the British Ambassador, presented
two days ago to M. Guizot a more peremptory.note than
the former, requiring a reparation from France for the
affair of Otaheite, and the immediate recal ofMM. Bruat
and d'Aubigny." An article in La Presse, states that
"it was not merely in Otaheite that the British mis-
sionaries were misconducting themselves," and then pro-
ceeds to detail the occurrences in Western Africa, to
which allusion had been made in the House of Commons
during the late session of Parliament.
The Moniteur states, that " The King having been
apprised of the death of the Grand Duchess Alexandria,
daughter of the Emperor of Russia, went into mourning
for eight days on that day (Saturday)."
" The members of the Committee of the French credi-
tors of Spain had an interview with the Spanish Am-
bassador on Thursday last. M. Martinez de la Rosa
assured them that his Government was most anxious to
fulfil its engagement towards its foreign creditors, and
that there was every reason to hope that the next omes
would devise measures to that effect. The Committee
were to wait upon M. Guizot on Saturday.
" We have forwarded to Dublin," says the Univers,
"the numerous addresses which have reached us from
the different parts of France, together with those signed
by the Catholics of Paris, expressive of their sympathy
for the illustrious prisoner of Richmond (O'Connell.) A
respectable clergyman, called by private affairs to the
capital of Ireland, kindly offered to take charge of them,
and to band to Mr. O'Connell this testimonial of admira-
tion of Catholic France."
The Semaphore de Marseilles of the 21st instant, and
the Sud, the Ministerial journal of that city, announce
that a telegraphic dispatch was received on the preced-
ing day, at Toulon, ordering the immediate embarkation
of 20,000 men for Algeria. These troops are intended to
replace those sent to reinforce the army of Marshal Bu-
geaud, on the frontier of Morocco.
4, Hussein Bey, son of Mehemet Ali, and Achmet Bey,
son of Ibrahim Pacha, have landed at Marseilles with
their suite, and taken up their temporary residence at the
Hotel d'Orient.
"Letters from Toulon state that the greatest activity
still prevails in that arsenal and port, and that steam-
boats have been ordered to Port Vendres to take on
board three regiments of cavalry to re-inforce Marshal
Bugeaud. They also state that a report was very cur-
rent of Admiral Parceval Duchesne being ordered to the
Morocco coast, and announces as a fact that the In-
flexible, line-of-battle ship, is ordered to join the
Prince's squadron, and that the Ocean, Marengo, and
Neptune are ordered to be in readiness for the same
service.

" The French papers continue to speak with great
bitterness of a treaty of commerce which they affirm to
have been concluded between Sir Henry Hardinge and
the Pacha of Egypt; and they add that the Pacha has
accepted of the protection of England They say that
by the treaty England has acquired the right to make a
railway across the Isthmus of Suez, and to introduce her
goods into Egypt at a
greatly reduced rate of duty.
The Refonne of Friday states that a reinforcement
of two companies of Engineers and a company of Ar-
tillerymen was to be forthwith embarked at Toulon,
for the squadron of the Prince DE JOINVILLE. It
was stated, on the other hand, that orders were dis-
patched from the Ministry of War, on Thursday, to
ship two additional regiments of Infantry and a regi-
ment of Lancers for Africa.

An article published by the Basle Gazette, of
the 19th inst., would indicate that the Valais was on
the point of being invaded by volunteers from the
neighbouring cantons. " Enlistments to that effect,"
it says--

" Were making on a large scale in the districts of Aigle
and other different points along the lake. At Ouchy
two hogsheads full of ball cartridges were embarked for
Lower Valais, and concealed in a small tower near the
lake. Muskets, purchased at St. Etienne, were also for-
warded to the same destination. It was reported that
the Valais intended to separate from Switzerland and
unite with Piedmont."

The Journal des Debats7publishes the following
letter, dated Posen, the 4th inst.
" The chief of the police of the Grand Duchy of Posen,
the Aulic Councillor de Valentini, has just been arrested
and lodged in solitary confinement. The following are
the facts that led to the adoption of this rigorous mea-
sure, which produced here an extraordinary sensation :
Some time ago M. de Valentini received orders from the
Minister of Police to arrest a M. Malczewski, a Polish
refugee, who was accused by the Government of this
country of fomenting disturbances by the circulation of
revolutionary writings. When the
police agents pre-
sented themselves at the domicile of M. Malczewskt to
secure his person, they found that he had absconded the
night before. They seized his papers, and discovered
among them a letter, not signed, in which M. J!dalczewmki

tions.Mllgwas never stopped eicep4 td let the
Snioke clear away and rectify Our aim. Our g:unners
fully maintained the character which even some English
officers gave them when witnessing their practiee in the
fortifications fading the roads are all dismantled
the gdns dismounted, and their carriages knocked to
pieces. Of all that line of defence crenelated and brist-
ling with cannon, which rendered the approach to Tan-
giers so picturesque, there remains only a heap of ruins,
and over them still stands the town, untouched, except
by a few stray balls. The only object was to subdue the
press of toe Morocco men, by dismantling their forts,
and this attained, the Admiral gave orders to cease the
h -n rcf vr,4 itl- .:iptugqs
ifiit tufi tt. "
standard upon h. Le reverneratiqn ot out cannonade
open o ourtid,tYB; riv; o' plant hr
Might be heard at Gibraltar. The
English shins; which
ifetft tnemselyes aloy, IcaNely expealp4 a depactustrA7
tion so energetic, and seem©d to lie by nq means plfved
with it!!'
The Journal des Debats gives translations of the
letters prom the riine,/, 4114 (bus eoninientS on 01011
"Tiet these deplorable testimonies of hatred and re,
sentment be read. To iloprOtice tifeuf. is the most 3eyero
act of reprisal that can be used against them for a se•
riously thinking peoplP must bp deeply abashed by smell
A 4i91114y ur Viry 4-0 vain hooting united. If those
who Wrote theseletters, let them be who they may, had
eonfined themselves tQ Criticising the onerations of ;:le
French squadron, the orders of ''tlie 40144; the ma-
eccuvres of the ships, or even the correctness with which
their guns WeP EcP4l Oere fit. 4
inoffensive gratinnation to cal* !b'9r iii humour. But
to accuse a French Admiral, French officers, and, in feet,
the &@l A I'4V ~izi iPtigPqj poptAtelatible l We should
feel that we were insulting the son of our Xing, as well as
those &tilting so gloriously under him, were we to do
more tGan slung tify3l:444l4l4Prg at such ineptitudes. God
defend us from humbling them to such a degree n to
make any other defence for them. God preserve 44
from rentlering iusiilt for imulc. Nations are as mtigh
bound as individuals to pay respect to each others' feel-
ings. There is one thing, however, of which we have a
piglit to be proud on this occasion—it is the contrast pre-
sented by the lauuaga pilalic opipion in Franee! it
is the calm dignified selt7re'Speet which the public has
prokeyveti *ice the receipt of the late news from the coast
0:
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The article concludes in these terms :
" Wo know that the English Government has had no
share in this, and we believe with satisfaction, that the
great majority of the people of England sincerely pro-
test against these odious diatribes. At the same time
we believe, and say so with regret, that all the efforts
made by the Governments, and the truly honest and wise
men of both countries to maintain peace, will become
vain if the most powerful means of acting upon public
opinion are to be systematically perverted into instru
meats for exciting trouble, hatred, and all the bad pas
sions."