The Sun.
London, England, 1827-03-22 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

FRENCH PAPERS.
(From the Etoile, dated Tuesday.)
ST. PETERSBURCII2 MARCH 3.—On the proposal of the Mi-
nister of Finance, which he has had the honour to lay before the
Emperor, a Special Committee has just been formed, which is to
examine all those measures which may contribute to facilitate in
Russia the building of merchantmen and barges. The Committee
is composed of the Director of the Department of Manufactures
and Inland Trade, of the Director of the Department of Foreign
Trade, of an Officer belonging to the Department of the Marine,
and another belonging to that of the Interior.

-LIE OF THE DAY.
The Constitutionnel—The President of the Council has an-
nounced his intention not to give up any fundamental article of
the Law on the Press ; and has threatened, if an amendment is
made, to re-establish the Censorship.

The Augsburgh Gazette contains news from Greece by way
Trieste, in which we remark the following facts :
" Colonel Burbacki, in concert with Vasso Braicovich, and
other Captains, had formed the project of attacking the Turkish
camp before Athens. They were to form in two columns, but as
Burbacki attacked alone, while the other Captains looked on, the
Turkish cavalry was obliged to overthrow the small number of
those who composed the two columns. Burbacki was made pri-
soner, and Vasso escaped with great difficulty without arms.
A Hydriot says, in_orie 0f...11,is letters, that the Greeks must have
lost five hundred men on this occasion. The steam-boat attempted
to attack a Convent occupied by the Turks, near the Pireus, but
it was damaged by the fire of the latter, and obliged to retreat."
(From the Journal de Paris of Monday.)
VIENNA, MARCH io.—(A private letter.)—The news of the
death of the Empress of Brazil has the more afflicted the Court,
as the Emperor Francis, her father, and the Imperial Family ex-
pected she would obtain the consent of Don Pedro, her consort,
to come to Europe in the spring for the recovery of her health,
which seems to have been much affected by the climate of Brazil.
It is said that Don Miguel has lately had a conference with Prince
Metternich, after whic despatches were sent to Lisbon to the

Infanta Regent.
The latest accounts from Constantinople announce the refusal of
the Porte to accept the mediation of foreign powers in the affairs
of Greece. Since this the diplomatic correspondence with Pe-
tersburgh has become more active. The Russian Ambassador,
Senator Tatischeff, frequently sends couriers with despatches to
Count Nesse'rode.
Rigorous measures are said to have been taken by the police of
the city against persons who had no ostensible means of sub-
sistence, and had been noticed as spreading false rumours in places
of public resort.

(From the Quot!dienne.)
COVSTANTIEOPLE, FEB. 11.--It is now some time since the
grand Admiral Khosrey Mahorned Pacha solicited his discharge
from public duties on account of his advanced age. His prayer
having been at length attended to, they have conferred on
him the offices of Sandjacks of Kontahiga, Karahisser, and
Akhissar, besides the command of the Corps of Observation on the
Asiatic side of the Bosphorus. The dignity
of Capitan Pacha has
been transferred to his predecessor.
The Vice-Admiral of the Fleet, Mohamed Tahir, has been
named Pacha with two tails and Seraskier of the Fleet. The