The Sun.
London, England, 1828-08-28 00:00:00

more seasonable opportunity. if "Eullnd and
France understand each' other, and act with

a sincerity beco*g their conjoint intereso, then
indeed the Mardi' of invader may be stayed,
by the knowledge that the union of two such
powers can undo whatever his arms have accom-
plished ; but this we very much doubt. The
sailing of the French expedition to the Moica,
•••tothil be an answer to the liberation of Greece
by Russia--or• if Russia, as indeed she
has asserted, be fighting fO4 herself, then

the appearance of the French expedition
at Constantinople would settle the question of
its safety, provided the English and French Am-
bassadors made it a stipulation that the Russians
should not proceed further without incurring the
responsibility of forcing England and name to
make common cause with Turkey. But this is
not very likely, because the Government of
France is liberal—that of England most illi-
beral; as Portugal and Navarin can testify, and

there can never be a hearty co-operation be-
tween discordant elements. A community of
feeling must always precede a uniformity of pur-
pose. The Duke of WELLINGTON is averse
even to the appearance of being prepared for
war, because he cannot preside in Council and
direct in the field. He is so nervous at the

idea of a battle being gained by kindred
valour, that he prefers the slumber of na-
tional
repose to the acclamation of victories
which would not echo the name of N/VELLING-
TON. Iltit lie can shun war with safety, for the
measure ,of his glory is full. War is a game
which no wise man should covet, but he ought
nevertheless to be prepared to avert its ca-
lamity—not wait to provoke its necessity.
A commanding attitude, such as England
night take with WELLINGTON directing her
Councils, would ensure the repose of Europe,
and possibly save our National character much
bitter humiliation and unavailing regret.

By the arrival of the Hamburgh steam-packet
the report of the defeat of the Russians before
Chumla is again revived. A Russian division
is said to have been blown up by the springing
of a mine.

It is reported in the City that Lord ABER-
DEEN is going out of office and Lord LANS-
DOWNE coming in,—this would, indeed, be a
change for the better.

The Allgemeine Zeitung of the 21st inst.
says, on the authority of a traveller, that, the

Russians had taken Erzeruin after a most say
'guinary battle, and put the garrison to the sword :-

AUGSBURG. AUG. 20.

The Courier de ,Smyrna of the 'Mtli of July says--
" Hassan Paella (Governer of Smyrna), at the request of the
Council of the Netherlands-, allowed a Russian ship to
enter the port of Smyrna in the beginning of July, to land
is cargo, and take in goods in return. The Courier
affirms that in general the Russian merchantmen have free
access to the ports of the Ottoman Empire, and Russian
subjects are nut in any way molested. The Courier status
that Jussuf Pacha had sent all the women and children in
Seio to the Continent, .and was preparing to defend him-
self in case of an attack, having heard that Admiral Heyden
would make an attempt on Scio, This report arose from
the appearance of the Russian Admiral near Samos, but it
is considered as improbable.

A traveller, who left Evzerum on the 2d June, reported
in Smyrna, that a few days before his departure a Russian
corps had appeared before the gates of that city ; that the
enemy's General had taken possession of the surrounding
eminences, and erected batteries on them, and the Richa of
F.rzerum had sent all the Greeks and Armenians out of
the city, where he had collected his whole force. It is
added, that after a most satiginary battle the city has been
taken by them, and the garrison put to the sword.

The rapid progress of the Russians in the East,
in their invasion of Turkey, is likely to turn the
politics of Europe into a new channel, and to
give a new course to the anxieties and alarms of
speculative politicians. For a long period, a
jealousy of the power of France was a standing
maxim of British policy ; but a new power has

now arisen in the eastern horizon with vast re
sourees, and whether as an object of political
alarm, or merely of curious speculation, we can-
not look without deep interest on the future
destinies of Russia. This great Empire is the
only one in Europe which has any prospect of
rising into a state of dangerous aggrandisement ;
it is the only one which has not yet filled up the
measure of its population and wealth, which has
not arrived at the vigour of manhood. Yet, when
we look at the exploits of the infant Hercules,
we may easily conceive how formidable it will
become on the full developement of its gigantic
strength. Russia has vast tracts of uncultivated
territory and a semi-barbarous people ; but the
country is improving, and her population is keep-
ing pace, as it must do, with the progress of cul-
tivation. At present, her ruler has far greater
warlike resources at his command than any other
power. In the improved and wealthy countries
of Europe, commerce operates as a most salutary
obstruction to war. We cannot raise armies,
nor draw from the people, by heavy conscriptions,
fuel to feed the flame of war without deranging
industry, and giving a, shock to the whole frame
of the community. The French are the only
people in modern, times who have assumed a
true military attitude, and they were only driven
into this unnatural state by the threatened
calamity of foreign conquest. The scheme of the
conscriptions ,created in self-defence by the entire
derangement of all peaceful relations was con-
vetted by BUONAPARTE into an instrument.oi
foreign conquest, and other nations were after-
wards forced to fight him with his own weapons,
,and to rouse the people in their own defence.