The Sun.
London, England, 1826-10-13 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS.

(Fen the Eta& of Wednesday.)
ST. PETERSIIVROtt, SEIM 21.—The Emperor has or-
dered new and numerous troops to the Caucasus, td rein-
force the army of Georgia. The Persians, upon their
part, have advanced and caused an insurrection in two of
the three Muss3lman provinces belonging to Russia,
which border their frontier; they are, doubtless, those be-
yond the Kour, which waters Tiflis, and passes through
all Georgia. That which was least reckoned upon hag te4
mained faithful. Agreeably to the barbarous custom of
the Orientals, Prince Menzikoff and his Officers arc kept

prisoners in Persia.
Every thing, however, Is opposed to the idea of a vigo-
rou►s campaign on the side of Georgia at the commence-
ment of winter. Immense steppes, numerous rivers with-
out bridges, impassable.roads, and the general poverty of
the country, form insurmountable obstacles to the rapid
march of an army, even though no resistance should be
offered. The Persians may, therefore, maintain them-
selves for some time in the countries in which the insur-
rection prevails ; but they will make no progress, nor will
they be able to pass the Caucasus; and if Mingrelia, Ime-
ritia, and a part of the Georgian provinces remain faithful,
as it appears they will, the Russians may push forward
troops by the Black Sea, and threaten the Persians in
flank.
A war with Persia, however, is exceedingly trouble-
some to Russia, whatever be its issue, by the derangement
in her finances, which it will necessarily produce. When
her armies pass over the European frontiers, they find
numerous fac►lities for subsistence and conveyance ; but
beyond the 4siatic frontier, every thing must be created,
and every thing must be paid for. In making war in
Georgia, moreover, Russia makes it in her own territory,
and victory brings with it no advantage. Besides, the
Emperor, who from private feeling and military ardour,
might feel inclined to put himself at the head of his army,
and, to give vigour and activity to its operations, cannot,
under present circumstances, withdraw from his European
states; and, notwithstanding the energy and talents of
Generals Yermoloff and Paskewitch, we cannot look for
that combination and rapidity of movement which the
presence of the Emperor would naturally give to the

forces.
The Emperor, on setting out from Moscow, intends, it
is said, to visit Tonle and kalouga, and to pass through
Nisu Novogorod, and Jaroslafi. He is to set out about
the 12th of October. It is not certain whether, after
this tour, he will return to Petersburg'', but he will not
go to arsaw. The Empress goes directly to St. Peters-
burgh, but the Empress Mother will stay for sonic time
longer at Moscow.
The Duke of Ragusa gave a splendid entertainment 'to
the Emperor on the 20th, which was very much enjoyed
by the August Personage to whom it was given. All the
Imperial Family were present, with the exception of the
Empress Mother, who has not appeared at any of the en-
tertainments upon this occasion. It is believed that the
Duke will set, out for Warsaw about the end of the month,
where he will stop for a few days to see the Polish army,
agreeably to the invitation of the Grand Duke Constantine
when he was at Moscow.

AUGSBURG, Oct. 6.—lt was hoped that the Austrian
Observer of the 30th of September, would give an extract
of the letters which came from Constantinople by the post
of the 10th, but it keeps a most profound silence upon
the affairs of Turkey. We have it in our power to add
the following details to those we gave yesterday. Ac-
cording to the most: exact estimate, about 10,000 houses,
great and small, fell a prey to the tire at Constantinople.
Some of -these, it is true, were little better than huts, but
the disaster having also reached many Grandees of the
Empire, the result has been so great a scarcity of specie,
that the current Tiara has risen from 217 to 227. The
conferenCes of the Divan on the subject of the Russian
ultimatum, are still going on, but there are few persons
who are not convinced uit the Porte will end in
acquiescing without reserve in all their demands. It is
certain, however, that,' up to. the 10th of September,
nothing had been decided, on.
At Vienna, on the :10th ult. the Metalliques were
89 7-10, and the Bank Actions 1058 2-5.
PARIS, OCT. de Vogue arrived the day before
yesterday, from Moscow, in 16 days. The Diplomatic
Note which Russia has addressed to the different Euro-
pean Powers, upon the subject of the Persian invasion,
has just been communicated to the Federal Swiss Di-
rectory.
Dr. Wideman, one of the editors of the Allgemeine
Zeitung, has just died at the age of forty-eight years. He
was Secretary to the Polytechnic School, and has rendered
great Service to commerce, manufactures, and to industry.
(From the Jourrud des Debate.)
PARIS, OCT. O.—A report is generally current that the
Manifesto of the Emperor of Russia, announcing the oc-
cupation of Wallachia and Moldavia, has bean already
drawn up, and communicated to the great Powers, that
it may be ready in case the Turks should not give an an-
swer to the Ultimatum of the day fixed. It is said, that
the terms of the manifesto are very moderate, and have
been approved of by the other cabinets.
Talrnii was brought back from Enghien to Paris three
days ago. The state of his health, far from being ame-
liorated by these painful changes of place, gives now oc-
casion for too strong an uneasiness to be any longer dis-
sembled. His reasoning powers are, however, still strong,
and his sensibility, although subjected to strong trials, has,
in no respect, diminished the vigour of his character. It
appears that his malady is inflammation of the bowels."
PARIS, Our. 10.—We have received news from Semlin
of the recapture of the city of Athens by the Greeks and
Philhellenists.
Mann, Ave. 28.—The dry fogs (holienrauck) still
continue in our neighbourhnod, and diffuse a sulphureous
smell all round. They were so thick 'between the 23d
and 25th on the sea, that the fishermen who attempted to
get out to Sea to pursue their calling, were obliged to re-
turn. So great has been the drought in the country
places, that all the reservoirs and ponds not supplied by
springs or
diorrgivers are quite dry. In several villages of the
circle of Konigsberg, it was necessary, in order to procure
very deep into the ground, in order to obtain
new springs.
We have here, since the 10th of August, white grapes
in perfect maturity, without any artificial means. This is
a phenomenon quite new in our climate.

G A Ht.—Whether the idea of making gas subservient
to the purposes of light arose from an experiment before
the Royal Society by Sir James Lowther A.D. 1730,
is not certain, but the fact seems likely. He filled
bladders with air, collected in a coal-mine, •to which
he attached a tobacco-pipe, at the small orifice of which
the air took fire, and burnt with a brilliant light till it
was all consumed. ,

Two JONATHANSo-•:rhe Montreal Courant
gives the following remarkable account of a man's
accidentally cutting off his own head :—We are in.
formed that one day last week a Canadian man at
L'Assumption was mowing hay near the river side,
when he saw a very large fish near the water's edge.
He made a blow at it with his scythe (which was just
whetted), and raising it above his bead, it appears the
handle turned, and coining in contact with his person,
it severed his head from his body. Near the same
place, as five men were digging a well, and had pro-
ceeded about 35 feet, when they went to the surface
to take refreshment, and when they were about to
descend, one of the men observed (prophetically) that
it would be strange if the ground should fall in and
1 crush them. They descended, andn the ground did
actually fall in, when two were unfortunately killed, a
third severely bruised, and the remaining two escaped
uninjured.

LONDON,
FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 13, 1826.

We have received
.the Paris Papers of Tuesday, and
the Etoile dated Wednesday morning. The latter
contains an interesting article from St. Petersburgh,
dated the 21st of September, relative to the insurrec-

tions on the Persian liontier. From the admissions
made in this article, and the studious mention of the
difficulties which those countries present to the opera-
tions of an army, we must infer that the extent of the
consequences of the Persian irruption is much greater
than had been supposed. It is allowed that the Per-
sians may maintain themselves for some time in the
countries in which the insurrection prevails, and that
the expences of a war in that quarter will he excessive.
Great preparations appear, however, to he making for
the vigorous prosecution of the campaign, and the
EMPEROR it seems would place himself' at the head
of the army destined for this service, were it not
that, under present circumstances, he cannot withdraw

from his European States. Prince MENziKctry, the
Russian Minister in Persia, is said to be confined as a
prisoner in that country.
Au article from Augsburg, of the 6th, esti►natcs
the number of houses consumed by the late fire at.
Constantinople at the immense number of 10,000,
some of which, however, were only huts. The fire of
London was the cause of the disappearance of the

plague, and the dreadful conflagration in Constanti-
nople may, perhaps, product the same happy result.
It is still stated that the Porte in the end will acquiesce
in the demands of Russia. The Journal des Debats
asserts that news has been received from Semlin of the
recapture of the City of Athens by the Greeks, but
gives no particulars of this intelligence.
Extracts of these Papers are given in anotlict
column.

T 1 own FUNDS, OCT. 10.
Fire per Cents 98f. 40c. 35c. 40c. 35c. 40e. 35e,
Three per Cents.
Bank Actions
Rents' de Naples 73E 45c.
Royal Spanish Bonds

One Month ~
Three Months

NXCHANCES ON LONDON.

25f. 55c,
,25f. 85c.

Dutch Papers to the 12th instant also reached us
last night. We learn by them that a vessel sailed from
Ancona on the 17th Sept. for Zante, with provisions
on board, destined for Napoli di Romania, and con-
veying several Bavarian officers, who are about to enter
into the areek service. These officers are speCially
recommended to the Lord High Commissioner of the
lonian Islands by the King of BAVARIA, in auto-
graph letters from his Majesty, who takes the highest
interest in the cause of Greece. A confirmation of
the relief of Athens, on the 24th August, is said to
have been received at Ancona, by way of Corfu. This
object is stated to have been effected by the combined
exertions of KARAISKAKI, FABVIER, and PANO-
111AS, which obliged REDSCHID PACHA to retreat.

Letters from Bitoilia of the 13th Sept., give like-
wise intelligence of the raising of the siege of Athens ;
and those from Napoli of the 24th August, mention
that COLOCOTRONI had gained some advantages, after
much hard fighting, in the Morea.

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• EXCHANGES oN LONDON.
AIiSTERDAI4I, OCT. 10.......0101 month, 40• 7. ; months,
40s 4.

Amongst, the Jamaica Papers, the receipt of which
we find the following letter
fwrOent ..ALSTED, Coin-
fflivenitcieonAeddniyiergar
Sir
rYLtivitENcE
t 4
Tnander-in-Chief of his MAJEsTx's ships at Jamaica,
which refers to a Decree issued on the Bth of July by
the Colombian Government, respecting the Depart-
ment of Venezuela, which we do not remember to
have before seen

u his Port Royal Harbour Jamaica, Aug. 9, 1826.
SLR—Colonel Campbell, hip Majesty's Charge d'Af-
fakes at Bogota, having forwarded to me the enclosed
copy of the sth Article of a Decree issued on the Bth ult.