The Sun.
London, England, 1829-07-30 00:00:00

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LONDON,
THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 30, 1829.

By the bench mail, received this morning,
accounts from Gibraltar of the 9th July state,
with a great air of probability, that the Lieut.-
Governor of that place had made some oppo-
sition to the blockade of certain ports of Mo-
rocco by the Austrian squadron, on the
ground of the commerce of Gibraltar be-
ing reduced to the greatest extremity ; in
consequence of which most of the English
and French merchants had gone to Cadiz. The
Governor acted wisely. If the Austrians are
allowed to blockade at the western extremity
of the Mediterranean, the Russians in the East,
and the Greeks in the middle, where is English
commerce to seek for a market in that Sea ?
Really this capricious system of blockade from
the Emperor NlcHot,As to the Usurper MI-
GUEL downwards, is assuming a very disgraceful
character, and must be put an end to,—and that
speedily. If we recognise such blockades, the
Navy of England has come to a pretty pass,
indeed.

The private accounts from the Havannah, of

the 2d of July, inform us that the Province of
Yucatan had sent a deputation to FERDINAND,
soliciting his assistance to free them from the yoke
of the Mexicans, and they would join the Spanish
forces, on their landing, with three or four
thousand men. It was reported at the I-lavannah
that two Expeditions would sail for the coast
of Mexico, one to Yucatan, to bring do►vn

the Mexican forces to that Province, while
another division would land on some other part.
The people at the Havannah are much dissatisfied,
being drained of their money to fit out the
Expedition.

We have received the Prussian States Ga-
zette of the 24th ; German Papers of the 23d ;
and Brussels Papers of the 29th inst., from which
we make the following extracts :

ST. PETERSBURGH, JULY s.—The day before yester-
day the birth-day of her Majesty the Empress was cele-
brated as usual by divine service, and with every demon-
stration of public respect and attachment. The general
pleasure was greatly heightened by the arrival of the news
of the taking of Silistria. At the same time, with this
welcome intelligence, news arrived from Tiflis of a new
victory gained on the 14th ult. by the united detachments
of Major-Generals Murawico and Burzow, over large
bodies of Turks, who had assembled in the defile of Portov.
The enemy lost their rich camp, which was taken by
storm, a large quantity of ammunition and provi-
sions, four hundred prisoners, five standards, and all
their artillery. The Turks, whose force amounted
to 15,000 men, lost 1,200 in killed and wounded. Our
loss is small. The details of this action are not known.
Count Paskewitseh was still at Kars, but was preparing
to attack the Seraskier himself, who with an army of
50,000 men, is about 60 wersts (40 miles) from that
fortress.

His Highness Chosrew Mirza, Prince of Persia, arrived
on the 10th June, at midnight, in the fortress of Wladi-
kawkask, accompanied by a numerous suite, by Major-
General Rennenkamf, of the suite of his Imperial Majesty,
and other Russian officers. A guard of honour was sent
to meet him twelve %vents from the fortress. Without the
gates he was received by Major-General Skworzow, the
Governor, and other officers, who accompanied his Highness
to the residence prepared for him, before which a guard of
honour was ready to receive him with military honour s,
as he alighted from his carriage. The next morning the
Prince took advantage of the fine weather to walk in the
garden of the fortress, and to view from the surrounding