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London, England, 1828-09-01 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

FRENCH PAPERS.

(From the Gazette de France, Aug. 30.)
PARIS, Avc. 29.—1 t appears that the advice whicdh has
been given to Don Miguel has induced him to resolve to
marty his niece, or at least to express a desire to do so.
This is stated in letters from Lisbon of the 14th August,
received on the 27th by express. It has been said that
an Ambassador had set out for Germany ; such in fact was,
ele Prince's design ; but he has Iwen made sensible that
his marriage with the young Infanta was the only means of
effecting an arrangement with Don Pedro, and he seems to
resign himself to it. It is also affirmed that Don Miguel
is going to acquaint Don Pedro of his intentions to eon-
shier the Treaty concluded between the late King and the
Emperor of Brazil under the mediation of England, for the
separation of the two States. It is also said that Don
offers to cede to Don Pedro those colonies which
refused to acknowledge his authority.

(From the Messager des Chambree, Aug. 29.)

PAKIS, AUG. 28.—Letters from Odessa, of the 10th
and 12th August, have been received. One of them con-
tains the following particulars :—Soon after his Majesty's
arrival, a report was spread that a Turkish negotiation
had arrived at the Imperial head-quarters, with proposals
f. om Iluseeim Pacha, commander in chief of the Turkish
army in Shumla, to conclude an armistice for three weeks,
for the purpose of sending a courier to the Sultan with
despatches announcing the state of affairs at Shumla.
The arrival of the innumerable forces of the Russian army, •
the scarcity of provisions in the Turkish camp, the power-
ful diversions which the Imperial fleet cannot fail to make
at Varna ; in a word, all the stories which appear to make
it imperative upon the Sublime Porte to prevent, while it
is yet time to conquer, a struggle, which will, doubtless,
be terrible, and in which the Muasulmena' valour WPI make
heroic efforts, but the results of which may also lead to
tie destruction of the Empire. The Emperor Nicholas,
yielding to the impulse of his noble mind, which is
guided above all things by religion and humanity, wishing
to stop the effusion of blood in both armies, that lie
had seen flow in torrents only a few hours before the
arrival of the messenger from' Husseim Pacha, is said,
by the officers of his suite, to have agreed to the request
made to him; and from that moment all hostilities ceased.
Each army retains its position. The Russian advanced
posts still occupy the heights before Shumla, and the 7th
corps is even on the road to Constantinople. The Impe-
rial Guards have passed the Danube, and after having been
reviewed by the Emperor at Isaaktcha, continues' its march
to join the army before Shumla. Near 100,000 Russians
will soon inundate Roinelia and Bulgaria, and will be be-
fore the fortresses which the Turks still hold. The whole
army of Poland, a formidable reserve, will guard the
frontiers, and form a cordon opposite that place, by a
neighbouring power on the borders of Mora, /Inertia, and
the two Principalities. The fleet of Admiral Greig, re-
inforced by the ship of the line that lately sailed from
Odesea, proceeding along the coast of the Black Sea, will
he ready to land fresh troops under the walls of Varna and
on the whole Turkish roast, as well as to supply an army
with the quantity of provisions embarked on board the feet.
It is in this imposing attitude that the Emperor Nicholas has
been aisle to followthe impulse of a generosity which lie hail
shown at the beginning of the war, and to wait at Odessa,
where he is surrounded by the representatives of the principal
Powera of Europe, for the answer of the Sultan to his
most skilful Generals, and one who enjoys the highest share
of his confidence, and, while in the Diplomatic Assembly
at Odessa, under the eyes of the east, his honourable inten-
tions towards Europe, as well as his moderation towards the
ne-ny who has provoked them, will be displayed in all
their lustre. The last clouds which malevolence might
have endeavoured to cause between the policy of the Rus-
sian Cabinet and that of the rest of Europe, will vanish at
the first word of our august Sovereign.
Durur' these discussions, the reinforcements will have
joined the besieging army, the entrenchments before
Shumla, and the line of circumvallation round its walls will
he complete ; and if the Sultan persists in making war,
it will he to the heart of his dominions that the Emperor
Nicholas will return to dictate a peace, for the conse-
quences of which Mahmoud will only have himself to

blame.
(From the Gazette de France of Friday.)
PARIS, Auc. 29.—The letters from Odessa and Vienna,
given by the Au9sburph Gazette, agree in assigning to
the return of the Emperor of Russia a political rather than
a military cause. The letters from Odessa say, " The Em-
peror has arrived unexpectedly from the army with the
Vice-Chancellor, Count Nesaelrode, and Cmint Benken-
dorf. Various rumours have in consequence been spread
of an armistice for three weeks, concluded between the two
armies, on account of the Russians being under the necessity
of waiting for reinforcements, to be in a condition to un-
dertake ulterior operations against Shumla and Varna. It
is said that the Emperor will remain here for some time,
and that Shumla will not be attacked until the whole of the
reinforcements have arrived. The Guards, it is said, will
take part in it. The first division of them passed the Da-
nube on Aug. 2, at Isaktcha. The Emperor, on his return,
reviewed a part of them. According to all accounts, the
Turkish force at Shumla amounts to 120 or 140,000 men,
and they receive reinforcements every day. The fortitiea-
aiona of the town and of the line of defence rue provided
with 1,400 pieces of cannon, mostly iron, and the Turks
who showed themselves dispirited at the passage of the Da-
nube, have since displayed great bravery and perseverance.
Bassein Bey has succeeded in raising their fanaticism to
the utmost pitch.' Ots the other hand, they suffer very
touch from the want of provisions."
(From the Journal des Debate of Thursday.)
P.ants, Ara. 28.—The last news from the theatre of
war had left the Russians within gun-shot of Sltuda, and
we expected a decisive action in the latter part of July or
the beginning of August. Seeing the slowness of the ope-
rations, however, when boldnesa and rapidity might decide
tie issue, we were forced to believe that the Russians had
foutoi' in the Turkish fortresses preparations for defence, and
in the mi:qaber of their troops insurmountable obstacles to
a enup de main against the passes of Mount
the success me
Bemuse and we lauk fur news from the head-quarters,
to convince us that the .`mewv plan consists only inblockading
and a march on Con-
Slaumla, an attack on N:rilir
stantinople, along the shore. Shumla, blockaded, .
might yet, although the season is 1:‘• wlvanced, de-
cide this year, questions which, we must :vow, appear
to us, adjourned to a more distant day. The r...3peror
has arrived unexpectedly at Odessa, and we hear GF
this journey withouti. hearing.e any ting of its causes.
The Chersonesue lasarhautensdlredtront the frontiers of
Roraelia by more than leagues—would, the
young Emperor have left his
Thim
cannot
be
supposed.t dpsarmters on the
eve of a battle ?must be-
lailemyeenctles.at n
The ngeesfese:
jotyusosfvoatadadiabe
undertaken' during his
concentrating 1 army,
guards, and perhaps for
the
of waiting for the arrival of the
the movement of General Roth, after the capture of Sils •
which does not appear disposed to capitulate, will the
operations till the beginning of September. The delay
the state of the roads, and the unhealthiness of the climate,ins,
will not, at that period of the year, permit the continuance
of the offensive war in Romelia. Admitting the necessity
of a sacend campaign, events assume a different aspect.
To throw a glance over their probable consequences, We
shall wait till our first conjectures are confirmed ; but we
must state, that the journey of the Emperor to Odessa
seems to confirm them.
(From the Constitutionnel of Friday.)
PARIS, Ain. 29.---Events proceed slowly in the East
fur amen of lively imaginations and impertinent wishes;
but with a frightful rapidity for the timid who see in the
conquest of Constantinople by the Rutssians, the conquest
of the whole of Europe. Persons less subject to hope or
fear see in the attacks and proceedings of the Russians and
the defence of the Turks, events fore-calculated, and mo-
tion mingled with repose. The movement is slow and
progressive, but direct. The contest is between two Datiolli
srighting with equal fury according to the system which
answers
best to their religious antipathies,hereditary'
hatreds, and national cliarh To psse the States
nen of a Nation incapable4..profound'lil views and
skilful combinationsfa,talblesenuse oftbe people believe the
absurd dogma of to expose one's-self to
errors. Supposing iatemligeirsittese to
.be wanting, ktol
iczginct, which often supplies place in a nation as well
iri• it,dividuals when preservation is at stake, counsel and
advice have not failed the Divan, and the plan of
salutary • . the proof. Ilowever limited ma be
the defensis'e
it requires from the assailant a large
y
the line of deiene6
oelige,;. to Wend Isis line, and to offer weak
force;
Les_brokeo through by brisk
places which ma.;sorties. It
eldom happens that tt aniress, 1 raition culled by famine,
does not cost the conquerors more Wood
than the conquer-
ed, and the sacrifice is still greater if it k necessary to
carry it by storm. The Sultan appears then to have
adopted the system of war most appropriate to his circus.
stances, to the courage and military character of his people
We have heard the Emperor Nicholss reproached with his
slow and well-arranged march; Napoleon or Frederick, it
is said, would have proceeded straight to Constantinople
without troubling themselves about the fortresses to which
the Russians lay siege, and make of their military stations
what may cause them to fail in the object they have in
slew. This reproach is not well founded. The campaign
of 1812 is not an argument in favour of this war of iota-