The Sun.
London, England, 1827-11-05 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

FRENCH PAPERS.

(From the Gazette de France, dated Friday and Saturday,

Nov. 2 and S.)
ZANTE, OCT. 4.—We are assured that after the
arrival in the camp of Ibrahim of Envoys from Con-
stantinople, a kind of sedition arose, and that all the
persons about him forced him to take advantage of
the absence of,the French and English Admirals to
quit the port, and proceed towards Patras.
sailed, in fact, in that direction, in the night of
Sept. 30. An English brig of war came on the 2d
of October, and gave notice to Admiral Codrington,
who had been at anchor in our roads, and put to sea
with such haste that he had not time to take on
board several of cers who were on shore. At ten
in the morning he fell in with the Egyptian fleet,
which was sailing along the coast of the Morea, fol-
lowed by a small number of French and English
vessels, which had been left before the Porte of Na-
varino. The wind did not seem very favourable to
the enterprise. Off Castel Tornese the Egyptians
suddenly altered their course, and steered directly
towards Cape Skinari, which is on the north coast
of Zante, where they furled their sails, and to the
great astonishment of the inhabitants, prepared to
cast anchor. The municipal authorities of the island
were obliged to hasten to the beach to restrain the
people, who were already in arms on the coast, and
part of whom had embarked in boats to oppose the
landing of the. Egyptians.
The European vessels formed at the moment a
half circle about the Egyptian fleet, and an English
brig proceeded to the Egyptian Admiral's ship, as
if to parley. After the lapse of half an hour, the
Egyptian and European ships all returned towards
the Morea, and it was supposed that the former being
better informed were going to return to Navarino.
However, on the 3d, Admiral Codrington returned
here on board the Asia, despatched several avisos to
Corfu, Alexandria, Constantinople, and Milo, and
seemed to make preparations to hinder the Egyp-
tians, who were still in sight, from proceeding to
Patras. We very distinctly saw the English and
French ships form two lines above Castel Tornese,
and prepare for battle. The Asia was going to put
to sea again at five o'clock in the afternoon, when
Lord Cochrane and the Greek fleet came in sight.
It remained at anchor for some time, and made sig-
nals to a brig of war, which sailed towards the Morea.
The night prevented us from perceiving the move-
ments that took place afterwards; but about eight
o'clock a heavy cannonade was heard, which conti-
nued for a long time. This morning the squadrons
were not to 'be seen, and it was generally said that
Ibrahim had been attacked by Lord Cochrane, and
compelled, after an obstinate combat, to return to
Navarino. The Asia had also weighed anchor, and
disappeared during the night. At present we have
only the usual guard-ships in our roads.*—Augs-
burgh Gazette.
TRIESTE, OCT. 21.—A captain, who has arrived
in eleven days from Patras, reports that a division
of eight Greek ships, among which was the steam-
boat, had entered the Gulf of Patras, and there
burnt, on the 2d of October, five Turkish vessels-
which had been for some time in that Gulf. It de-
tained besides three Austrian vessels, which were
taking in cargoes of currants for Trieste. Several
Austrian vessels which had escaped them had ar-
rived at Zante without cargoes. It seems that the
Turkish fleet has been hindered by the English from
entering the Gulf of Patras, for we learn by a ship
which has arrived in eleven days from Modon, that
Ibrahim had returned to Navarino, with the greatest
part of his fleet. The letters from Messina . say,
that the Russian fleet was still in the port of that
city on the 6th of October.—lbid.

MADRID, OCT. Ig.—Perfect tranquillity reigns at
Madrid as well as in all the provinces ; in Catalonia
alone there is still some disorder remaining: but
every body here thinks that that principality will
soon be pacified, for every cornier brings us news of
further submissions or dispersion of the last bands.
The journey of our beloved Sovereign to that pro-
vince will have produced immense advantages to the
country, by saving the people from the impending
horrors of civil war.
F!GUEIRAS, OcT. 22.—The famous Castans,
whose proclamations have acquired him a lament;-
able celebrity, has made his submission, as well as
some other chiefs who had risen on the sea coast.
It seems that only Jep des Estangs is in a state of re-
volt in the mountains. It is believed, that Saperes
and El Carfiicero have taken refuge on the French
frontiers.

A post of 300 infantry and 50 horse has been
stationed at Junquera, to make the inhabitants of the
extreme 'frontier easy, who fearing the violence of
the insurgents in their desperate situation, had al-
most all taken refuge in France. There is resson
to believe that this movement is connected with the
mission of the Count tie Niragol, Aide-de-camp to
the Captain-General, who has been sent to Perpig-
nan."—illemorial Bordelais.

" The Austrian Observer, in a letter from Zante, dated
the sth of October, confirms the principal facts contained
in this article : but it does not speak of Lord Cochrane,
though it mentions the cannonade, the smoke of which, it
says, was perceived from the heights of Zante.—Note of
Editor of the Gazette de France.