The Sun.
London, England, 1828-02-18 00:00:00

GERMAN PAPERS.

Aticsuuttcif, FEB. 10.—The Florence Gaf:eile
says, letters from Corfu confirm the news that the
Greeks have besieged Vassiladi, and landed the
"Small garrison of that island at Missolonghi. The
Turks in Anatolie° asked three days' time to eon-
rider of the propcsals made to them by the Greekc.
ft was reported at Corfu, that Ibrahim Pacha was
4)n the point of leaving the Morea, and had already
.embarked the sick and sVounded on board transports
Tor Egypt.
VIENNA, FEB. 904 ; Bank
Shares, 1,044.—A/Igenteine Zeitung, Feb. 10.
NUREMBURGIi, FEB. 9--The Correyondent of
this date contains the following article from Russia :
" People must have an imperfect idea of our policy
and of our military, if they should believe, in the po-
iitical course hitherto pursued by our Government,
that it had only conquests in view under the pretext
of ,acing the Creek nation. from certain destruction.
for how can we, without such. a supposition, recon-
ile'thiq desire of conque,t with extraordinary triode-
ration; whereas the most,impopular.object is often
used to ati un Which would be the
more easy with us,
sincetrot only the Russian nations
b:it all civilized pebple, look With impatience for the
march of our army, and even treaties might second
the Riiisian Crown in military operations, • Those
-.who are in some .ineasure—cquainted with the
management of our forei,n re4ttlou',-ardour- military
for.e, will be convinced that, o;l4o44...eitiaerisif-i•alent
Or power has produced a hitherto nripartillelettnfode-
ration, hilt that other more elevated views-are eon-
nected with it, and that is nobler feeling than lust of
conquest may call the Ruisian army into the field as
.socit as the honour of the nation and the interests of
oppressed humanity require. If after the memorable
struggle of 181? the Russian nation rivalled all othere
in maLing sacrifices to overthrow the Friicirtyranny,
which it had no longer reason to fear,7-if, on-Na-
poleon's retina from Elba, it was again seen to rise
to hasten to the assistance of nations in. danger,--if,
5n later times, by the disinterested forwardness of
the immortal Alexdoder, 100,000 men were ready
to maintain the repose of Europe,—lastly, when we
see the present august Emperor adorned with the
virtues of his august predecessor, we shall hardly be
induced to overthrow all these monuments of the
glory and high spieit of the Russian nation, iii order
to indulge the fancy that it is actuated by rapacity'.
if an English. Minister was allowed to boast of the
disinterestedness of hi, nation—if he could observe,
on the expedition to_ Portugal, that the very poweN
which England possesses commands it foitliegood4
the world not to make use of it, we may surely find
the truth of this doctrine applied and Palled into
action in the policy of the -Russian Cabinet. We
may be induced to admire the highest degree Of self-
denial, where physical and nieral powers are ready to
seeond.every enterprise; but we may see with less
uneasiness the means necessary for the pacification
of the East employed by Russia, and be convinced
that no plans of conquest influence it, which might
turn out as little to Our advantage as they would be
incompatible with the balance of Europe-Lwhich
do not even accord with the wishes of the Russian
nation,—which might excite in it the same scruples
which the creation of the kingdom of Poland pro-
duced,—which might interrupt our friendly relations
with the neighbouring states, and considerably pre-
judice commerce. We may be convinced, that as
long as it can be possibly avoided, nothing will be
done to give occasion to apprehensions of any kind ;
but should circumstances command, and should
iNissia be compelled to enter into a contest, we rosy
be L'asured that the termination of it Nvi 1 I be con-
formable to the interests of the states of Europe in
general. 4:f4j4
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,7 AMERICAN PAPERS. ;r
NEW 1"K, JAN. 21.—A letter from Havannah
to the Editors of the Ballinzore American, under the
date of 2d instant, says—" The now tariff took effect
yesterday, but no change of consequence is made in
the import or export duties in which the merchants
of the United States are interested. Green fruits
and lime-juice are free of export duty.
The Havannah Custon-,_house has
just declared
the
revenue of the year 1827 to be 5,250,000 dollars.
The revenue on flour is 300,000 dollars less than the
last year, 1826, in consequence of large
receipts of
the article from San Andero. It is hoped that this
consequence will induce the Intendant he to im-
pose a duty upon flour from Spain, which will ena-
ble Baltimore and Philadelphia to enter ;Ito fair
cc.'mpetition; if not, this market will be virtually
shus:: against_our staple. This market is no,v so um_
moveably dull with respect to prices, that nit quota-
tions I van give you will be useful.
From Vera Cruz we have accounts to ! 'ie 28th
alt. The expulsion of the old Spaniards ha( created
alarm and confusion, awl a general susp( -;ion of
business.

A letter from Maracaibo, dated the Bth I; . ember
ast says " There inebeen but four arriv. - &ow
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