The Sun.
London, England, 1828-11-10 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE LONDON JOURNALS.

(FROM THE TIMES.)

By the last arrival from Brazil we have received
the fotowing very singular statement, which was
certeht in the diplomatic circles at Rio, and to
'which we attach every credit. The Emperor, who
till lately admitted the Austrian Ambassador, Baron
de Marshal, to the greatest intimacy, has, of late,
testitied to his Excellency that he; has had great
reason to be highly displeased with his conduct.
It seems that his Majesty
,was ire7ormed from Eu-
rope, that the frankness of his communications with
the Baron was not met with corresponding gratitude
and fidelity on the part of the latter. Nay, the
Emperor's kindness was said to have been repaid
svith sarcasms on his system ef government and
personal conduct, in despatches, the contents of
which were not always limited to the party to whom
they were addressed. Perhaps imprudence—per-
haps a studied design to lower a Constitutional Em-
peror—prevailed with the absolute Minister of an
labsolute Sovereign, to disclose some ef his Envoy's
railleries and criticisms. If report speaks true, the
defamatory remarks of the Baron were brought to
bear upon the Emperor's interests in an affair of
great delicacy, where he did not expect that the
effect of his portrait and the offer of his alliance
would have been neutralized or opposed by the:inter-
ference of a professed friend. Be this as it may,
the influence of the Cabinet of Vienna has much
Wien at Rio since the Emperor was. apprised' of
she feet% or reports alluded to. flit Majesty's
feelings
.being thus exasperated against Austria
on one subject, his eyes have been more easily
opened on the eonduct of the Austrian Cabi-
net on another—the encouragement, real or sup-
posed, given to the usurpation of Don Miguel. It
is a well-known and Undeniable fact, that by the
influence, and on the representations of the Aus-
trian Government, the Emperor of Brazil abdicated
the crown of Portugal—that he appointed his bro-
ther to the Regenoy—and that he sent his daughter
to Europe. flow has Austria fulfilled the engage-
ments in contemplation of which these measures
were adopted ? The question needs no reply. Doti
Miguel now wears the Crown of Portugal.gnaranteed
to the_ Emperor's daughter, Donna Maria; , and,
instead of the throne of her ancestors, this young
Queen was apprised, on her arrival in Europe, that;
a lazaretto was preparing fur her at Genoa, where
the Gibraltar plague would have afforded a pretext
for secluding her from her faithful subjeets.
It is 'reported, on good authority, that when our
Government received intelligence of the 'intentions
of General Maison to extend his operations beyond
the Mores, with the declared object of inducing or
compelling the Turks to evacuate the Athenian ter-
ritory, an immediate remonstrance was addressed to
the French Cabinet against any such movement of.
General Maisos, on thegronttel-nfsits O'Verstepping
the limits which had been preseribed% tO-that officer
by his own Court, in strict understanding and
agreement with that of Great Britain. The French
Cabinet, acting with perfect good faith, is said
to have concurred at once in the justiee of the
remonstrance conveyed to them by his Majesty's
Ministers, and to hare sent immediate orders,
by telegraph, to Toulon, ordering a ship to
he sent out to Greece with instructions to
the French Lieneral to 'desist from his enter-
prise. Fortneately, the English and French Ad-
mirals on that station had already formed a more
correct idea of the purposes of the military expedi-
tion than that in which its leader was inclined to act,-
and had, by their remonstrances, prevented the sail-
ing of the expedition ; otherwise the despatch might
not have reached iu time. It is extremely satisfac-
tory to see this harmonious co:operation between
the French Ministers and the British; and it is fur-
ther, a very gratifying circumstance, that the point
on which their good understanding has displayed it-
self, should be one of such essential moment, at the
existing crisis of the war between the Porte and
Russia. Turkey may have had sufficient reasons
assigned to her on the part of France,,Austria,.and
England, for acquiescing in that Greek treaty, so far
as the Morea was concerned; but in the event of
General Maison and the Admirals pushing their in-
terference to the body of the continent, it is impos-
sible to feel assured that the Turks, under a sense of
wounded honour and indignation, would not have
thrown aside all regard to prudence, and met such
an attack iiestanter, by declaring war against France
sit least, if not against England also, her only pro-
teetors, and those of Europe, against the common
enemy in the north: A declaration of war against
the two allies at this moment, or against either of
them, would fatally distract the attention of Turkey
from the military efforts by which alone she can re-
pel her most pressing danger; and almost as. de-
cidedly embarrass the diplomatic influenee of the
Powers of Europe, now about, we take for granted
to exhibit itself in a course of negotiations for ter-.
urinating the unhappy contest, or averting its possi-
ble results. The question, we mist nevertheless
observe, relating to the future bottndaries of Greece,
is not concluded or affected by the recent restraint
imposed upon General Maison 's operations.