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LONDON,
THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 2, 1828.

BLOCKADE OF THE DARDANELLES,

The Government of England have at length
put the seal to their own weakness and the tlis-
honour of their country—they have recognised
the blockade of the Dardanelles ! Little as we
estimated the capability of the Duke of WEL-
LINGTON'S Administration, we were not pre-
pared for this exhibition of tameness—this want
of public spirit in submitting for a moment to
an usurpation of our naval rights in the Medi-
terranean. If the Duke of WELLINGTON per-
sist in recognizing blockades in this fashion
his Government will, hereafter, he styled
the " Blockade Administration.- He re,
cognised the blockade of Oporto..-the paper

blockade of Madeira--and now recognises
a blockade attempted to be enforced in
breach of the Convention of the 6th of July
—and the formal declaration of the Emperor
NICHOLAS twelve months subsequent to that
Convention. This is really too bad. But we
can hardly think so ill of the Duke's spirit
as to suppose that he will continue to respect a
blockade so manifestly injurious to our commer-
cial interests. On the contrary, we understand
that unless the Russians give up the point at
once, the most energetic measures will be resorted
to by this Country to compel them. In the mean
time, a strong remonstrance has been addressed
to the Emperor NicHor.As upon the subject—
so strong, that unless he is prepared to add
England to the list of his enemies, he will
waive at once the blockade of the Dardanelles.
The Russian fleet in the Mediterranean is at
Fresent stronger than that of any other power—
but our Government now see the error
into which they suffered themselves to be
led, and they have ordered an immediate
augmentation of our fleet in the Mediterranean.
His Majesty's ships the Spartiate, Windsor
Castle, and Madagascar, have been ordered for
sea with all speed, and several other ships are
also preparing for service.
With respect to the official recognition of
the blockade of Constantinople, we think that
Government have betrayed the interests of
our commerce by such an acknowledgment,
for the opinion of his Majesty's Govern-
ment, that " such commercial enterprises of
his Majesty's subjects as may have been al-
ready undertaken upon the faith of his. MA-
.TESTY'S declaration in Parliament, are not liable
to be affected by this blockade," is of no
value whatever, and cannot protect such
ships as may now be on their way to
Constantinople from seizure by the Russiaus,
however it may hereafter affect their restitution.
Every thing at present prognosticates that we
must go to war whether we will or not. Had the
Duke been more prompt in his decision, Russia
would not have acted as she has done, nor would
England be dragged into a war to vindicate her
rights, and to regain that station among nations
which she has lost by the imbecility of her
foreign policy, and implied subserviency to the
ambitions designs of. her rivals.

The Hamburgh Reporter,• and other Ham-
burgh Papers, have been received yesterday after-
noon. According to an article from Berlin, it
is said, when the camp in Silesia breaks up, that
several regiments will not return to their garri-
sons, but be quartered in Prussian Poland, some
towns of which are to be fortified.

it is said in a communication from Agram,
that Field Marshall WITTGENSTEIN KIS made
the following proposals to the Sultan :

1. To pay the old debts originating in the time of Cathe-
rine, to the amount of 250 millions.
2. To pay the expense of the present war.
3. To recognise the independence of Greece.
4. To abolish all the taxes of the Greek subjects of the
Porte.

5. The free navigation of men-of-war and merchant
ships in both seas.

6. The termination of the Conferences 'of Akermann.

The SULTAN made no reply, but ordered
prayers in all the Mosques for the maintenance
of the throne. And well he might, if these
proposals have really been made, but we can
hardly imagine that Russian moderation would
dare to proceed so far in the present stage of
affairs.

The following are extracts from German
Papers to—the 26th ►►lt. The SULTAN is in-
dignant at the evacuation of the Mores by
IBaAIIIAt PACHA

CONSTANTINOPLE, AUG. 29.

Tartars, who have come from Alexandria by way of
Smyrna, first to the agent of the Viceroy of Egypt, and
afterwards to the Sultan, have brought the unexpected news
that jdahomet Ali Pacha, in consequence of the threat of
Admiral Codrington to blockade the port of Alexandria,
by which the commerce of Egypt would have been utterly
ruined, had resolved to conclude with Admiral Codrington
a convention for the evacuation of the Mores by the Egyptian
troops. In order, however, to prove his fidelity to the
Sultan, lie has by no means engaged to give up the fortresses
to the infidels, but to the troops of the Sultan. This turn
of affairs in the Mores, which is directly contrary to the
commands of the Sultan, has excited his indignation in the
highest degree, and causes a great sensation here.
VIENNA, Styr. 20.—Metalliques, 95 7-16 ; Bank
Shares, 1097.

By his MAJESTY'S brig Sphynx a mail has
arrived at Falmouth, from Halifax, by which
Papers have been received from Halifax to the
11th instant, Boston of the 4th, New York of
the 2d, at. the North and South American
Coffee-house. The following is an extract :

A public meeting of the inhabitants of Halifax has taken
place to address his Excellency Sir James Kempt on his
removal from the Government of that province, and the
Chamber of Commerce had waited upon his Excellency
for a similar purpose, to which suitable replies were made.
It appears from these that the Governor was held in high
estimation by every class, and his departure was much re-
gretted. Sir James went on Saturday, the 23d of August,
to the Council Chamber, and having resigned the tem-
porary administration of the Government of the province
to the Honourable Michael Wallace, to whom the usual
oaths were administered, and who has filled the same high
station on former occasions, with credit to himself and use-
fulness to the community. He wag acco:npanied to the King's
Wharf by the public officers and the inhabitants of the
town, embarked in a barge, was conveyed to his Ma-
jesty's ship Challenger, Capt. Fitzclarence, and put to sea
with a fair wind fur Quebec.

The French Papers contain no• fresh news
from the theatre of war, of an authentic charac-
ter; but they give a report from Jassy that the
Russian Vice-Admiral MEssEN has made a
descent upon Bourgas, which he now occupies.
Bourgas is about thirty leagues from Constan-
tinople. We suspect that this report originates
in the late destruction of a naval arsenal near
that place by a Russian squadron of frigates.
The public expectation is at present chiefly di-
rected to news from Varna, for the arrival of the

Emperor NICHOLAS at that place must give
birth to enterprises of great moment. The Aus-
trians seem to feel secure that the danger which
threatened the existence of the Turkish power in
Europe, has, in a great measure, passed over, for
the army of observation or exercise, which was
organised at Traislirchen, has received orders to
separate, and the regiments composing it to re-
turn to their previous quarters.

A notification has been posted at LLOYD'S
from the Agent of the Duke of York steamer,
relative to touching at Lisbon, and forms a pretty
commentary on our present apathy with respect
to Dou MIGUEL and his Government :