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CONSTANTINOPLE, JULY 8.
_No change of any importance has taken place here since
the 27th June. The news of the fall of Brailow seems
no more to rouse the Turks from the indifference with
which they bear all reverses than the passage of the
Danube by the Russians; the Porte continues to act with
an appearance of security and composure, as if no imme-
diate danger threatened it, and as if even in this case it
were sure of the result. (It may be inferred from this
letter, that up to the sth July the Grand Vizier had not set
oat for the army, and the Standard of the Prophet had not
been hoisted, and consequently, that the Sultan has not
yet ronsidered the employment of this last measure
necessary.)

VIENNA; JULY 23.
Metalliques, 93k; Bank Share!, 1068 3-16.

By the Austrian Observer of the 23d July
it appears that the most positive injunctions
have been given to limit the ravages of the
plague in Bucharest :

VIENNA, JULY 21.

According to the most recent accounts from Bucharest, of
the 7th and llth inst., the plague continued to spread, not-
withstanding the precautions taken by the Russian Board of
Health. Above 300 families are now removed into the
several Lazarettos, and as many more under surveillance
in the town itself. By the Emperor's express command,
not only all the tribunals are closed, but the meetings of
the Divan, and every ceremony which might cause a con-
course of people, and consequently occasion contact with
the infected, is strictly prohibited.

His MAJESTY'S brig Kingfisher, has arrived
with a mail, from Rio Janeiro, of the ith June,
at which time there was not the slightest prospect
of peace being established with Buenos Ayres.
Letters from Buenos Ayres of the 12th May
give but faint hopes of peace. The exchange
was 16 17 doubloons, 49 50 dollars. A report
existed at Monte Video that two Deputies were
shiirtly to arrive there, to meet two others from
this place ; but little was expected from these
measures to effect a peace, unless through the
intervention of a neutral Power :

ItIO DE JANEIRO, MAY 24•

A report has been current during the last week, and we
fear it is too true, that three whale-boats, with from ten
to fifteen men each, have been fitted out in this harbour us
pirates, and that one had gone to sea some days past,
and the other two had since sallied forth with the de-
dared intention of taking the British brig Liberator ;
the only gleam of hope we have that this is
not the case is, that we have not yet heard of any depre-
dations by such craft. We have been told that Captain
Grenfell was informed of these boats having gone unt pre-
vious to his departure ; if so, they are in good hands, and
we hope he may fall in with them. Report says, their
crews are chiefly composed of Spaniards and Frenchmen.
We think it our duty to lay this affair before the Govern-
ment and the public, though we by no means vouch for its
authenticity.
During the last week nothing has transpired to throw
any further light on the negociations for peace, but it is
firmly believed that they will fall to the ground—which,
front the present character of the two nations, was by us
from the first expected. Ere we can have peace, the Im-
perial cruisers must strictly protect the coasting trade; if
this is done, as it can and ought to be done, these piratical
wolves, the Buenos Ayres privateers, will be wrought,
from hunger, to a pitch of madness and daring, and then
will be the period for striking the decisive blow ; then,
j and then only, may we expect peace—but assuredly not so
long as privateering yields to the Government of Buenos
Ayres three millions of dollars per annum : cut off this
branch of revenue, and we shall be blessed with peace in a
few months. It is said that the British Admiral has in-
structions to capture every privateer that is not armed and
manned according to law ; if so, why not every British
cruiser on the station out at sea? To what to ascribe their
conduct we are ignorant. British merchant vessels are daily
plundered, and taken almost under the Admiral's nose, yet
we see no attention paid nor steps taken to stop the direful
evil ; is not this shamelitl? What is lie And the .4tptadrou

here for, if not to protect the British trade ? Is not he pia
and fed by the funds of British commerce? Then let him
not affect to despise that to which he is beholden for his high
station in life.

The following are extracts from the very appropriate reply
of the Catnara dos Senadores to the Speech from this
Throne. We are sorry our limits will not admit of thei
being more extensive :
" The Senate congratulates itself equally with your Im-
perial Majesty upon treaties of Commerce, &c. having been
concluded with his Britannic Majesty and the King
of Prussia, and appreciating equally with your pater-
nal zeal and solicitude for securing the relatiene of
harmony and friendship with foreign Powers. The Senate
are short of terms to express the heroism and generosity
with which your Imperial Majesty completed your abdica-
tion of the Crown of Portugal, in which the interests of
both countries are so circumspectly and profoundly con-
sulted.
" With respect to the negociation of peace established
with the Government of Buenos Ayres the pacific inten-
tions of your heart are duly appreciated by the 'Senate, to
whom nothing remains but to offer prayers to the Omni-
potent, that that Government may take advantage of the
generous propositions made by your Imperial Majesty, and
thus put a stop to the war, which has retarded the political
regeneration of the American people. If, however, pre-
tensions are manifested by that Government, nothing shall
be wanting on the part of the Senate to animate the public
spirit, and strenuously resist unjust hostilities.
MAY 31.---On Tuesday evening arrived the George
cunning, J. M'Clellan, from Liverpool. OtT the Abrolhos
encountered two Buenos Ayres privateers, who took out of
her as contraband of war five cases of copper, belonging
to Messrs. Schivend, Braile, and Co., and likewise one of
her boats, which they insisted on paying for.
Letters have been received from Rio Grande, stating
that General Lavalleja had treacherously broken the arnais-
tire, and had advanced to within seven leagues of Rio
Grande, but had again retired, carrying with him what
cattle he could muster. Not a word is said as to the posi-
tion of General Lecor ; we arc anxiously waiting further
accounts.
We understand that the British Ambassador had an in-
terview with his Imperial Majesty a few days ago : the
result we are far from confident of, but we believe it to be
his Imperial Majesty's determination to support the war
with redoubled vigour, in case Buenos Ayres does not ac-
cept the proposals last made.

Blackwood's Magazine, once renowned for
liveliness and spirit, though never for sound or
comprehensive views of policy, seems, if we may
judge from the present, and some late numbers,
to be rather on the wane. It is now almost
wholly engrossed with politics ; and is of course
a mere tirade of unmeasured violence, without
any relief from ingenuity or fancy. The dull
mass of abuse is vivified by no cheering ray
of intellect. There are some attempts at wit to
be seen, but they terminate in feebleness ; while
in dogmatism and arrogance, along with a total
absence of all information on the subjects dis-
cussed with so much clamour, Blackwood's
Magazine may now fairly rival the John Bull.
Of the twelve articles contained in the present
number, there are, no doubt, several that are not
political. Of these." The Golden Fleece" is a
long and tedious account of an extremely dull
performance in the dramatic line, so named.—
Equally tedious is the account of ZumGLrus,
the Swiss Reformer : it occupies about sixteen
closely printed pages, and never, surely, was so
animating a subject treated in a manner so life-
less and cold. The writer seems not to have the
smallest spark of warmth in his composition ;
and the sketch which he gives, consists chiefly of
the most meagre details. There is an article on
" Awkwardness," which is intended to be re-
markably smart ; it is, however, a complete fai-
lure, and the writer is himself an excellent exem-
plification of his own title. His portraits of
awkwardness are coarsely done—he has no deli-
cacy of touch to finish them off easily and grace-
fully—he is a mere dauber, who can only cari-
cature. Salmonia, or an account of a book on
angling, approaches occasionally to smartness ;
but every thing is, as usual, so overdone, so torn
to tatters, if we may so speak, that we are soon
tired of the writer's ineffectual straining after
pleasantry and wit, for which he seems to have
no natural talent. Those graceful effusions of
the fancy, he ought to recollect, are not every
man's forte ; and a sort of flippant smartness
seems to be the utmost range of his limited
genius.
With regard to the political articles, they
merely repeat the old story, that the country is
ruined by the repeal of certain restrictions on
trade ; that the Members of the House of
Commons are little better than a set of
lunatics ; that they have lost the confidence of
the country ; that the majority of the enlightened
classes despise their decisions ; that an Inquisi-
tion, of the most tyrannical and detestable de-
scription, has been established in favour of the
new opinions, &c. &c. ; and finally, these pro-
found writers hold up •experience, in opposition
to these doctrines, as our only sure guide.
This is their whole argument. They as-
sume that the new measures for relaxing
our commercial fetters, gave rise to the
great convulsion of 1825 ; and this they
call experience. But we would ask, were
there no commercial convulsions in this country
prior to 1825, and prior of course to the mea-
sures for giving freedom to trade? was there not
a most violent shock of this kind in 1793 ; and
what, we would ask, was the cause of this ?
We have no objection to be instructed by expe-
rience, but we do not see why our experience
should stop at the year 1825. We would go
back to 1793 ; and if it is asserted that the
measures for giving freedom to trade occasioned
the convulsion of 1825, we would say that this
is not clear,because the same effect was produced
when this cause was not ill operation—when our
commerce was bound in all the trammels which
were ever imposed upon it—and we, therefore,
hold this to be sufficient proof that, not the re-
peal of those restrictions, but other causes, gave
risehal,e tforecituheentcly iolvtdsion of 1825, and all its
disastrous consequences. Of these causes we
given an explanation at length,
which we need not now repeat. It is sufficient
for our present purpose, as an appeal is made to
ficts, to show that facts do not support these
writers, and that if their views are not agreeable
to reason, or to theory, as they call it, they are as
little agreeable to experience. The country was
formerly forced to buy inferior articles at a dear
rate because they were manufactured at home.
They are now allowed to buy good articles at a
cheap rate from the foreign manufacturer, and
this liberty, we are told, has proved our ruin.
Why do not these advocates of exploded folly
proceed the full length of their principles, and
cry out for the exclusion of all foreign wine, that
we may be compelled to encourage the home