The Sun.
London, England, 1827-05-25 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE..

FRENC-R PAPERS.
(Prom tte Moils of Wednesday.
TRIEITE, MAY B.—We have news from Constan-
tinople of the 10th of 'April, of which the following
is the substance :

" Lord Cochrane, who arrived in Greece with a
brig, a large schooner, and about 700,000 francs,
which were remitted him by the French Philhellenes,
declared to the Assembly at Egina that he was.come
to assist the Greeks in recovering their liberty, and
that he desired to be appointed High Admiral of
their fleet. The Hydriots did not at first seem in-
clined to obey a foreigner; but Lord Cochrane hav-
ing declared that he could not serve except on this
condition, and that otherwise he should withdraw,
they consented, and his Lordship having been unani-
mously appointed High Admiral, had a squadron
equipped, composedof his two vessels, the American
frigate Hellas, the Perseverance steam-boat, and four
chosen Hydriot ships, in allB sail, with which heis gone
on a secret expedition. It is thought that the Admiral
will go to Negropont and Zeitouni, or towards the
Mediterranean. It is said that the Porte is much
alarmed at the arrival of Lord Cochrane, and that it
is using every exertion that its fleet may put to sea
as soon as possible, under the command of a certain
Soleiman, of Alexandria, who is resolved to measure
his strength with the English Admiral. Eight men
of war, two frigates, four corvettes, and two brigs,
have already sailed from the Dardanelles. They will
be followed by 36 other men of war, and many
transports.
Peals, MAY 22.—Letters from Mayence of the
13th May, state that the Chamber of Deputies at
Darmstadt has rejected unanimously the project of
Law presented by the Government, the object of
which was the abrogation of the French Code, which
has so long been in force in the 'Grand Duchy.
A report had been spread that Jerusalem had
been pillaged, and the Holy Sepulchre profaned by.
the Pacha of St. Jean d'Acre. The Italian Jour-
nals contain a letter from Leghorn, which declares
this news to be entirely fictitious.

(From the. Constitutionnel of Tuesday.)
PARIS, MAY 21.—THE BUDGET or 1789 ; Tun
13(n )GET or 1827.—Franee is now a little smaller
than it was in 1789, and has lost almost all the
Colonies it then possessed. In 1789, the taxes and
revenues were 475,284,000 f., and the expenditure
532,598,000 f. In 1827 the taxes and revenues are
916,608,734 f., and the expenditure 91.5,773,042 f.
The public debt, perpetual as well as temporary, was
225,000,000 f. in 1789, and there was no Sinking
Fund. The public debt is, in 1827, only 204,840,121 f.,
and of which the Sinking Fund has already absorbed
35,776,343 f. The Civil List, and the expences of
the Royal Family, were in 1769, nearly what they
are in 1827. The general expences of war, marine,
finance, and the interior, are no more now than in
1789. There are moreover in 1827, the expences
of religion, which in 1789 were not a burthen to
the State, and amount in 1827 to 32 millions
C 75,0001. 2 • the expences of the judiciary order,
which are 18,825,634 f. ; and the amount of pensions,
which is now 59,067,175 f., was only 30,000,000 in
1789. But these three sums united give only a
total of 110,.567,8191., and not the 382,175,042 f.,
which is the difference between the expenditure of
1809 and 1827. Since the restoration the Ministers
have drawn from the country, by means of taxes, 12
milliards 17,383,800 f. Of this sum, the Ministry of
War has absorbed three milliards 218,894,264 f.,
and yet the military power of France, far inferior to
that of other Powers, presents an effective force far
below that mentioned in the budgets, and paid by
the subject. Our strong places are not repaired ;
the supplies of the Army are incomplete.
ALEXANDRIA, APRIL 10.—(Ertract from a
Private Letter.)—The Viceroy has just arrived at
Alexandria, in order to accelerate by his presence
the preparations for his projected expedition against
the Greeks, and which is to be directed against
Hydra. Already the Ottoman fleet of Medon, con-
taining two vestals of the line, has arrived in this
port ; another is expected from Constantinople,
which will raise the number of the war fleet to 53
awed vessels. The Pacha announces his intention
of taring the command of the expedition. •He has
just been appointed by the Porte, Governor-Gene.
ral of all the provinces and Turkish possessions
beyond the Dardanelles, with the direction of the
Greek war; these honours will cost him dear.—
New levies have been made both for the army and
the fleet. Preparations are already making to pre-
vent any disturbance doting the absence of the
Pacha.

Soliman Aga, Grand Custom-house Officer of
Smyrna, the same who took an active part in the
destruction of the Janissaries, has just been ap-
po .
ini:d Pacha by the Porte. He arrived at Alex-
andria so7ne days since, in a French frigate, with
500 troops embarked on board French merchant-
men, and convoyed by the frigate. His inves-
titure took place, and the Viceroy of Egypt pre-
sented him with 1000 purses from Constantinople ;
his suite also received several presents. The new
Pacha and his troops 110.4 set out for Candia, where
he will assume the government of the isle, to sub-
due or pacify.
The vessel built at Marseilles under the direction
d• Marshal Livron, is expected every day in Egypt ;
it has on board several French Naval Officers, des-
tined for the service ,of the Viceroy. A Captain
Letellier is at their head.
The 6:lances of the Pacha are in a bad state : be
intends to contract a loan in Europe. M. Lobin,
an Austrian, ;‘eft this place a short time since for
Constantinople, in order to carry there a hatti-cherif
of the Grand Seigp,cor, and, to proceed then to
Vienna, to treat there with Messrs. Rothschild con-
cerning the loan, or those who will make the best
offers, This distress in the treasury, a bad state of
health, and the bad success of the war in the Morea,
have embittered the temper of the Viceroy, and
have induced him to exercise unusual severity. He
caused to be arrested at Cairo, condemned and
hanged in an hour, a serif, for having given, or
wished to give, a piece of money above the rate
fixed by the firman of the Pacha. He appointed a
short time since e commission of Turks and Arme-
nians to fix the wages of agricultural labourers :
they fixed it at 13 per eent. below the rate of the
last year. The diminution did not satisfy the Pacha :
he exiled the Turks, and erdeted- the Armenians to
pay all they owed to the treasury, without allowing
them any times

Another more disastrous measure was adopted by
the Pacha some time ago. Re gave orders that all
the comoercial circulating assignations on the Trea-
sury should be placed in the hands of an agent, under
the pretence of verifying them. They were depo-
sited to the amount of eight millions of piastres ; the
verification has long iNen made, and the assignations
are not returned to the owners. This delay has
caused the more alarm, as it was under similar cir-
cumstances that the Pacha became master of all the
landed property in Egypt, by thus obtaining posses-
sion of their titles, which he burned.
The Pacha has exiled a protected Austrian, and
a banish merchant at Alexandria, who had decided
a CAS 'in which he was a party, in a manner dis-
pleasing to him. The continuance of this system of
arbitrary banishment would be materially injurious
to the comrrincial relations of this country with
Europe.
The military duties of Cairo have ceased to be
performed by the Albanians, and are confided to the
disciplined troops. 1 1"11... Albanians, who were dis-
banded at Cairo, were eii2ist•d at Rosetta ; 'WO,
who did not willingly submit to ibis measure, have
been strangled or drowned.
Magnietto, Consul of the King of Sardinia at
Cairo, has been recalled to Turin, to give an ac-
count of his conduct in the assassination of Co.
lonel Rey.

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LONDON,
FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 25, 18±7.

The Administration of Mr. 'CANING seems
now so firmly established, that we may be blamed
for' reverting to the subject—but though the
Right Honourable Gentleman enjoys the confi-
dence of his SOVEREIGN—though the majority
in his favour is so decided in both Houses of
Parliament, that his feeble opponents dare
not even come to a division—still the party
who have gone out, having long distributed the
loaves and fishes, naturally have a considerable
number of retainers, who having had their share
of the public money, are exasperated at the dis-
continuance of any thing so agreeable, and vent
their spleen against the distinguished individual
to whom they ascribe their altered circumstances.
It is not in the hope of changing opinions for
which there are such sufficient grounds, that we
offer any remarks at present, but with a view of
counteracting the effect of their false statements
on 'the minds of many honourable persons who
are their unfortunate dupes.
The cant of these malevolent creatures, is
to charge Mr. CANNING with a want of faith.
By a wilful concealment of half the truth on
their own parts, they have persuaded some
persons that Mr. CANNING told a deliberate
falsehood in the House of Commons when he
stated that he received the six Protestant resig-
nations in the KING'S Chamber. But, what is
the'actual fact ? He was arguing to prove that
the rest of the Cabinet had deserted him, and
110 - he them ; and in proof of this he asserted
that he had received six Protestant resignations
in the chamber of his SOVEREIGN.
To the argument, it was of no avail whether he
received some in the King's Chamber, and
some at the Foreign Office ; both equally proved the
decided hostility of his former colleagues ; but
in the heat of an exciting debate (when minute
detail is fatal to effect), Mr. CANNING said'
that he received them all together in the presence
of the KING. But if this inaccuracy mild
have helped his statement, did he not make it
where he was certain of being set right,—in the
presence of Mr. PEEL, who not only could, but
d:d interrupt him, and of many others to whom
the facts were familiar. Mr. PEEL again inter-
rupted Mr. CANNING, by observing that the six
resignations were not all Anti-Catholic, as
Lord MELVILLE was favorable to their
claims. Does any one suppose that Mr.
CANNING said this also with a view of de-
ceiving the world about Lord MELVILLE'S
sentiments, so often expressed by him, on the
Catholic Question ? Or is there any thing like
charity in ascribing a verbal inaccuracy, imme-
diately corrected, to the wish to deceive, which
a man of the meanest intellect will scarcely at-
tempt where he is sure of being detected ?
It is the same pitiful spirit which carps at
another expression of the Right Honourable
Gentleman, when he talked of " calling the
New World into existence." We- wonder that
some " friend of Church and State " (under-
stood by many to mean the uncompromising
enemy of one-third of the citizens) did not pro-
poie indicting him for profaneness, since such
men have no sympathy with genius, and wish
that even oratory should be tamed to the level of
their sober capacity.
But the real state of the case is, that the
Ultras in endeavouring to turn out Mr. CAN-
NING, have been themselves out-generalled.—
They think ha should have told them all his
plans, and he thought that he had better not, in-
asmuch as they had avowed themselves his bitter
enemies, and for this most excellent reason they
charge him with being perfidious. SOULT might
have just as well charged the Duke of WELLING-
TON with perfidy, for not communicating to him
-his plan of the campaign where those two great
leaders were opposed to each other. But it is
really useless to argue farther on this- subject.
All Mr. CANNING'S friends feel for him the
highest possible admiration—all impartial people
(thinking that he made a most admirable Secre-
tary for Foreign Affairs, in a Government where
he really was the most prominent character), wish
him to have a fair trial in the situation to which
the choice of the SOVEREIGN has now called
himr—those who have been turned out will al-
ways detest him, if he were to save the country

Brussels and Dutch papers to the 24th inst.,
with the Allgemeine Zeitung to the 19th, have
been received this morning, but they con-
tain little political news. A contagious dis-
temper has broken out in a village in Holland,
which possesses great virulence—the bodies of the
victims to it turning quite black. The fair at
Leipsic seems to go off much better than was
expected, although the prices are rather low. The
late King of SAXON Y has left an immense fortune,
three millions sterling, to his unmarried daughter.
This fact will no doubt make the Princes of
Germany very uneasy :

BRUSSELS, MAY 19.
Since the beginning of April a contagious distemper has
afflicted the village of Autgaerde, near Terlement. In six
weeks 17 persons have died, though the whole population
is under 400 souls, and above '7O persons, among whom is
the Rector, are confined to their beds. The nature of this
epidemic is not known, we can only say that the bodies of
those who die turn quite black.
The oldest banking•heuse in our city, that of Michael
Van Schoors and Son-, has suspended payment.

MAY 20.—A British Cabinet Messenger passed through
this city yesterday afternoon, on his way from Constan-
tinople to London, with despatches.
An Austrian Cabinet Messenger, from Vienna, also going
to London, with despatches, passed through this morning.
We think it our duty to inform the merchants, in order
to allay the uneasiness they may have felt on learning that
the bank of Van Shoors had suspended its payments, that all
the losses on the owners of real property. It is even
affirmed that the family of this banking-house, whose in-
solvency is caused by the bankruptcy of a house at Vienna,
will intervene, and that the creditors tray hope to be, in
the end, paid in full.
MAY 22.—A German Journal says, that the late King
of Saxony has left to the Princess Augusta, his only un-
married daughter, a fortune of 18 millions of dollars (three
millions sterling) from his private fortune.
Accounts from Leipsic of the 6th of May say, the
number of strangers who have come to the fair, is already
considerable. The town is full of Wallachians, Greeks,
Russians, Poles, and Jews : there are likewise some Per-
sians and Armenians. So far, extensive business has been
done, and there have been large sales of the following
articles in particular:—.leather, ordinary woollen cloths,
furs, silks, and English manufactures : the sellers, it is
true, complain of the low prices which they are obliged to
accept ; but considering the great quantity of goods in the
market, we must not be surprised at this.
FRANKFORT, MAY 19.

In consequence of the improvements that have already
been introduced, a traveller may now go from Hamburgh
in six days and a half, with post-horses, to Vienna, for
43 dollars, and stop by the way fifteen hours at Berlin,
three hours at Dresden, and nine hours at Prague. The
journey from Vienna to Rome is peiformed for 79 florins,
in five days, by way of Trieste, Venice, Bologna, and
Ancona.

HAMBURGII, MAY S.

Thursday the General Assembly of the Citizens agreed
to the proposal of the Senate, to erect one great building
instead of the several prison houses of correction and work-
houses now existing in the City, and it was desired that a
plan and estimate should be laid before the Assembly as
soon as possible.

The Senate then proposed to relieve the Theatre from
the duty of 12 per cent. on the gross receipt which it has
hitherto paid to the Exchequer, which was also agreed to,
and thus saves the Managerie about 20,000 marks per an-
num, and which may be employed in improving the ward-
robe, &c. It happened that this resolution coincided
with the opening of the new Theatre, which is highly
admired for its convenience and elegance. The citizens
also consented to an additional grant of 66,000 marks
Banco (about 60001.) to complete the steeple of St. James's
Church, and to a pension of 5000 dollars to Major Toder
Hurst, for his 27 years' services.

If any reliance can be placed on the rumours
which reach us from Paris relative to the state of
the negotiations which Lord DUDLEY stated in
the House of Peers were going on, and upon
the result of which depended the important
question of whether the British Army should be
withdrawn from Portugal, we should be led to
conclude that it is not probable that such a mea-
sure will be adopted. It has been well under-
stood that this question mainly depends upon
the determination of France with respect to the
withdrawal of her armies from Spain ; for al-
though our Government are desirous that the
Constitution of Portugal shall be maintained,
still our Army would not be kept there for
that purpose, if no interference with the
affairs of Portugal were probable by other
'Countries. Such interference is not impossi-
ble, as long as the Armies of France remain
in Spain, and therefore so long as that is the
case,-we shall of course maintain our army in
Portugal. Now it had been stated, that the
Government of France had appeared to listen to
the wishes of Great Britain to withdraw her
Army from the Peninsula, and that the negocia-
tions had so far advanced favorably as to lead to
the expectation that the evacuation would take
place about the Ist of October. Subsequent
accounts, however, from France state, we know
not how correctly, that the French Government
have retracted their consent to any arrangement
of the nature proposed, and that their Army will
continue to occupy Spain.

For ourselves, we have never for a moment
believed that France would abandon Spain, and
we have ventured to express doubts of her
sincerity in respect to her conduct with reference
to Portugal. We shall not repeat opinions
which may hate been erroneous, but wait the

communication to Parliament of the result of
the negociations before we draw any final conclu-
sions. We are however satisfied that Great Britain
will continue to act with moderation, but with
firmness ; and, that our Ministers will not be
backward either in discerning the views of
France, or in taking measures consistent with the
honour of this country or the security of our
Ally, if such measures should become necessary.

Extract of a Letter from Caraccas, dated
Carthagena, March 27 :

GENTLEMEN-Since our last advises we have nothing
in the way of business to communicate; indeed, the poli-
tical state of the country has suspended all commercial ope-
rations for some weeks past. The accounts received within
the last few days, from Peru, announcing the movements of
the Colombian troops at Lima, in favour of this Consti-
tution as it now exists, which seems to be a blow aimed at
the power and influence of General Bolivar, will, we fear,
add to the increasing embarrassment of this Republic. It
is impossible to hazard an opinion as to the probable conse-
quences to commerce which may result from this state bf
affairs. * * w *

General Bolivar has evidently lost some proportion of
his political influence by his long absence in Peru. It is,
however, the opinion of the best-informed in this place that
it will require little energy on his part to enable him to re-
gain it, in which case the internal affairs of the State may
possibly be placed upon a permanent footing. It may here
be necessary to observe, that we feel no apprehension at pre-
sent as to the security of foreign property in this city; and
we wish it to be understood that the foregoing is intended
merely to record our sentiments at the present crisis, as well
as to act as a precaution to our friends in the present state
of the affairs of Colombia.

We mentioned in our Paper of yesterday the
receipt of Papers from Rio de Janeiro to the
6th April, which made no mention of the great
battle which for some days has been reported to
have taken place between the forces of Brazil and
those of Buenos Ayres, in Rio Grande, about
the 26th February, but mentioned an action
which was described as of a trifling nature, to
have taken place on the 20th. We have, how-
ever, since received Buenos Ayres Papers to the
12th March, which describe the battle between
the armies of these two States on the 20th to
have been most decisive, terminating in favour
of the Buenos Ayreans, and likely to lead to
most important events in that part of South
America.

It appears that the two armies had been ma-
nceuvring at no distance from each other, from
the 12th February to the 19th, when they came
in sight and prepared for a general battle. At
sun-rise on the 20th, the contending armies
met on the field of Ituzaingo, and a sanguinary
contest ensued, the success of which for a time
seems to have been doubtful, but finally the
Imperial Army gave way and left on the field
of battle 1,200 killed, amongst whom were
several General and other Officers, the whole of
its baggage, parks, ten pieces of artillery, and
two standards. The loss of the Buenos Ayreans
is stated at 500 killed.

The Republicans followed up their successes
and continued to pursue the retreating army up
to the 26th, when they entered San Gabriel and
took up a position on the Bacacay.
It is impossible at present to estimate the
effect which this victory over the Imperialists
may have on the affairs of Brazil. One of its
most valuable provinces has been separated from
it, and the establishment of a Republican Go-
vernment in that which was an integral part of
the Empire, may place the whole Empire in a
position of extreme danger. We have given in
another column all the details which the papers
afford.

We are informed that the gun-boats so gallantly captur-
ed from the Brazilians in the River Uruguay, by Admiral
Brown, with his small naval force, are vessels of a formi-
dable description, clinker built, and are from 55 to 70 tons
burthen, armed with a long 18 or 24 pounder on a pivot
at the bow, with four or six short guns each„ and from
their lying so low in the water, are of a very destructive
nature, and will aid the Buenos Ayrian naval force ma-
terially in annoying the Imperial blockading squadron.

THE FUNDS-(THIS DAY).

CITY, Twelve o' Cloch.

'I his being settling day in the English Funds the chief
attention of the Brokers and speculators has been to the
arrangement of their respective accounts ; hitherto every
thing looks smooth, and there is an appearance of the settle-
ment being adjusted without mischief. Consols opened at
834, were afterwards buyers and sellers alternately at that
price, and are now 834 4 ; and for July, 834. An ex-
tensive call of between 5 and 600,0001., it is said, has been
made at 834, the marktt does not, however, wear a very
brisk appearance. India Bonds are 79 80, and Exchequer
Bills, 52 3 pm. In the Foreign Funds scarcely any busi-
ness has been done ; Colombian are 314 4 ; Mexican, 6
per Cent., 684 4; Greek seem to be a little on the rise,
and an expectation seems to be entertained that we may
shortly hear of the active and energetic measures of Lord
Cochrane, from this quarter, favourable to the independence
of Greece, and beneficial to the Bonds ; Russian are 914
2 ; Brazilian, after hours of business, went back to 57 4,
their present price. Shares are daily getting in less repute;
Tialpuxahua are at 60 ; Real del Monte, 50 30 ; United
Mexican, 17 16 dis. From the proceedings yesterday
relative to the first of these Mining speculations, which at
one time wore a most promising appearance, by report,
we hardly think the holders will be induced to make any
further payments.
Three per Cent. Consols, 834 4 ; Ditto for July account,
634 ; India Bonds, 79 80 pm. ; Exchequer Bills, 52 3 pm.
FOXEIGN.-Brazilian, 57 8 ; Buenos Ayres, 59 60 ;
Chilian, 30 2 ; Colombian, 314 2 ; Danish, 61 4 ; Greek,
164 4 ; Mexican, Five per Cent., 56 7 ; Ditto, Six per
Cent., 684 4 ; Peruvian, 26 8 ; Portuguese, 77 8 ;
Russian, 914 2 ; Spanish, 124 4.
Mmxs.—Anglo Mexican, 50 4b dis. ; Brazilian, 1 dis.
par ; Colombian, 10 12 per Share ; Real del Monte, 50
30 dis. ; Tlalpuxahua, 60 dis. ; United Mexican, 17 16
dis. ; Bolanos, 80 60 dis.

Two o' Clock.
Consols have been heavy, and as low as 83i They
are now rather better, and are 831 4 ; 4 per Cents. 99-
100. Both Colombian and Mexican Bonds are flat and
lower; the former are 31i I, the latter 68k ; Brazi-
lian Mines 3 2 discount.
THREE 0 CLOCK.

Consols, 83k, sellers.
FOUR o'CLOCK—CLOSING PRICES.
Consols 831 Danish Bonds -
Do. for Ac. 831 Greek Do. 1825, 164
Brazilian Bonds 57i Mexican Do. 1825 681
Buenos Ayres Do. 60 Peruvian Do.

Chilian D.
Columbian, 1824,

Russian Do.
Spanish Do. 12i

A ccounts from Madrid of May 10 state that,
the Duke of San Carlos has been appointed by his
Catholic Majesty, Minister of his Household.
His Majesty's ship Cambridge has arrived at
Rio de Janeiro, from Lima, and was expected
to proceed the day following after the packet
sailed, 6th April, for England, she may conse-
quently be hourly expected.
Yesterday the despatches for Madras and Ben-
gal, by the ship Princess Charlotte of Wales,
Captain Christopher Biden, were closed at the
East India House, and delivered to the purser
of that ship.

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