The Sun.
London, England, 1827-11-17 00:00:00

the Greeks, and the prosperity of European commerce in

:he Levant.
But besides these, other questions of a higher description
politics present themselves.
How has it happened that the Cabinets of Europe, in-
lifferent during six years, to the fate of the Greeks,•have
become all at once animated with an ardour so generous on
behalf of this people?
Why is it that the Russians, up to this moment im-
eutvable on the banks of the Pruth, and who' witnessed
without emotion the massacre of their brethren in religion
on its opposite bank, at present advance in the track of
the French and the English, to born the fleet of the Sultan ?
In some respects England places herself at the head of
this crusade—she who, in 1822, punished with death the
:ettriotic zeal of her Greek subjects—who took so much
Emilia to lay down plans for the Turkish campaigns against
the insurgents—and who moved heaven and earth to para-
lyze the efforts of the Emperor:Alexander.
Wherefore is France, in spite of the rank she holds in
Europe, content to play a secondary part in the affair of
Greece; and wherefore does this Power, whose patience
is so magnanimous towards the hey of Algiers, show her-
self so inveterate against the Sultan, who has never offered
her the slightest offence? In fine, wherefore Kit that this
France, which keeps up friendly relations with the Riche
of Egypt, which has opened to him the dock-yards of Mar-
seilles for the building of his vessels, proceeds to burn those
same vessels, and expose the French to the fire of cannons
I aken from her own arsenals ?
The solution of all these questions being too extensive
for the limits of a newspaper article, we shall endeavour
to furnish our readers with a due which may assist them
to escape from this kind of labyrinth!.
Ever since the time of Catherine the Great, Russia has
played a prominent part in the affairs of Europe, and al-
ways the first so far as related to Turkey. But since
1821, she has borne with the insulting refusal of the
Porte to agree to her Ultimatum ; sbe has shown the ut-
most docility at Akermann, and she has latterly just sent
a squadron into the Mediterranean to follow in the wake
of the English and the French, to combat the Turkish
fleet. On the other side, the French Ministry has pushed
its complaisance for England so far as to compromise the
safety of the merchants established at Constantinople, at
Smyrna, and, above all, in Egypt. God grant that they
may not repent it too late !
As to England, we may be sure before-hand, that she
alone will gain by what has just happened. There is no
occurrence of which she does not know how to profit. Her
Government is in our days what the Senate of Rome was
in ancient times. When Great Britain wants to paralyze
the ambitious efforts of Russia, she supports the Turks ;
she even makes a coalition of Cabinets in their favour.
Does she wish to enfeeble Spain, in order that she
should not go to the succour of her colonies, she protects,
as was seen in 1622 and 1823, the conspiracies of the
Cortes. She afterwards gives a Charter to Portutal,
after having banished Don Miguel. Does she fear lest
the Greeks, in becoming free, may become the auxiliaries
of Russia, she opposes their efforts, and does not permit
them to fight until they agree to submit to the fate of the
lonian Islands. If, at a later period, the affairs of Greece
change their complexion—if the naval forces of Alexandria
and Constantinople join—England, who looks with a jea-
lous eye upon this Maritime Power, instantly proclaims the
Treaty of the 6th of July, and this stratagem causes France
to join in the destruction of the fleet of Mehemet Ali, at
whom she had begun to take umbrage. Soon, however,
she will reconcile the Viceroy of Egypt, and appropriate to
herself the commerce which the French carry on upon the
Banks of the Nile.
Very few persons recollect that England attempted some
years ago, to cause this Pacha to be replaced by one of her
creatures, Elphi Bey; that the English Ambassador at
Constantinople having inspired the Porte with fear
of the fidelity of Ali, the Sultan appointed Mehe-
met Ali Governor of Salonica, in order to remove him
from Egypt, and that a firman for his death was even
issued. It needed all the influence of the French Am-
bassador to cause the Sultan to repair his error. It
was then, to an Ambassador of France, that Mehemet
Ali was indebted for his life, and the Government of
Egypt, and so from that epoch the good dispositions of the
Pacha towards France have been remarked ; these disposi-
tions are probably about to end. We have thus contri-
buted to deliver England from the fear that the Pacha of
Cairo, aided by France, or some other nation, might one
day threaten its empire in India. This is at the present
moment the most certain result of the battle of 'Nayarit).
Meanwhile every eye is turned towards Constantinople,
the Moniteur proclaims as a service rendered to the
Turkish Empire, the burning of the Sultan's fleet. We
fear that Mahmoud will not understand this species of
service, and will consider it as an insult and a provoca-
tion. England has joined France and Russia in destroying
the Ottoman Navy. Let us see if she will remain faithful
to her alliances, when the consequences of that destruction
are about to occur.

(From the Constitutionnel.)

PARIS, Nor. 14.—The news which we are momentarily
receiving from the departments continue to give us the
most flattering hopes. Electors, forget not that the salva-
tion of France is in your hands—that such of you as fi cm
indolence, carelessness, or fear, %rid not do the duty of citi-
zens on this important, and perhaps only occasion afforded,
will become guilty of high treason, of which you will be
Yourselves the first victims.

Wo have been favoured with the perusal of a
letter received on Monday morning from an officer on
board his Majesty's ship Asia. The following is an ex-
tract :—" His Majesty's ship Asia, Navarin Harbour,
21st October, 1827.—We yesterday afternoon, about two
o'clock, entered this harbour, end bad a severe battle for
four hours with the whole Turkish fleet, which we have

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entirely destroyed. I have received two or three contu-
sions, one of tvbich is over my right shoulder, which pre-
vents my using for the present my right hand. Our loss
generally on board the English ships has been very great
indeed, and the Russians and French have also suffered
very much. The Asia's mizen mast is entirely gone over
the side, and the main and fore masts badly wounded.—
We are now repairing damages with the other ships to go
to Malta. The Asia, Genoa, and Albion, must, I think,
all go to England. The Admiral escaped in the most mi-
raculous manner. I was close alongside him on the poop,
and saw many a brave fellow laid low, and the shots flying
about us like a shower. We had four or five large ships
alongside us to fight at one time, having led the squadron
in.—Plymouth Journal.
PARIS, Nov. 12.—We have to add another
victim to the dreadful passion for gaming. Mr. —, an
English gentleman, arrived in Paris about three months ago,
and at first took up his residence in a hotel in the Rue de
la Pair ; here lie became acquainted with a black-leg, who
when in London resides near St. James's-street; by this
individual he was induced to visit the Paris hells, but not
until he bad been fleeced of the greatest part of his property
by this same person, in what is termed private play. The
unfortunate gamester had, during the three months, lost
the whole of his fortune, amounting to 10,000/. On
Friday night, he repaired to that internal place, No. 9, in
the Palais, and staked the last five guineas of which be was
possessed. Driven to despair by finding himself completely
ruined, he proceeded to the Pont Royal, threw himself into
the Seine, and was drowned, His hat was found on the
parapet, and within it a short note, indicating the motivez
by which be was actuated in committing this dreadful act.
His body was dragged for the next day, and was discovered ;
it was immediately taken to the Morgue, where it was re-
cognized by several of his friends.
PARIS, Nov. 13.—Lord Viscount BERE•
iiAVEN and Lord ARUNDEL are shortly expected here, as
are also Lady DAVIDSON, Lord Emma', and Lady HENRY
MOORE: Lord HERBERT and the Earl of BUCKINGHAM-
sIimy. intend to take up their winter quarters here. Colonel
JACKSON;Lady C. POWLETT, the Earl of PEMBROEE, and
the Hon. Mrs. SMITH, arrived-a few days ago. Paris is
filling very fast, and it is expected there will be more
nobility here this season than for many years past.
PARIS, Nov. 13.—The all absorbing sub-
ject of the elections has, for the moment put aside all
other topics of interest ; Ministers, journals, electors, and
the public are occupied with nothing else. Never before
did an Administration—if all that is reported is to be be-
lieved—resort to such extraordinary and reprehensible
means to secure a majority. Besides the usual engines of
promises and menaces, a new species of electioneering
tactics has been introduced. By surreptitious and under-
hand means, list of the subscribers to the principal opposi-
tion papers have been procured, and papers bearing the
same title, form, &c. but written in a Ministerial sense,
have been forwarded to the subscribers. Ministerial pam-
phlets also have been printed in great numbers, and sent
into the provinces, under the same cover with the opposi-
tion papers. Notwithstanding these extraordinary efforts,
the Ministry are far from being sanguine as to the ulterior
result, and already regret, it is said, the hazardous experi-
ment of the dissolution; for although there ie little doubt
of a Ministerial majority, yet on the other hand, there is
every probability of a minority of the two oppositions suf-
e
ficiently strong and vigorous to form a htavy drag on th
wheels of power, and prevent the Ministerial coachmen
from driving full tilt to the accomplishment of their designs.