The Sun.
London, England, 1829-01-02 00:00:00

CONSTANTINOPLE.

We have received the following letter from a
correspondent at Constantinople. Smite por-
tions of his communication do not agree with
other accounts which have i'eached this country ;
but the whole will be read with interest, as shew-
ing the actual ;tate of opinion in that city:—
Constantinople, 25th Nov. 1828.
We arrived here on the ISt!' inst., and were for-
tunate to get in before the blockade of the Darda-
nelles by the Russians. We have accounts that
they have com:nenced the blockade with three ships
of the line and two frig,aus. The Turkish fleet is
all lying here dismantled; they have ships enough
to cope with the Russians, but I understand they are
baily off for sailors. They have, I believe, five
ships of the line, besides frigates and ships of %vol.
of smailer sizes, with bomb vessels. In Smyrna
there has been lately a plot discovered to destroy
the city, and, it is said, to put all the Franks to
death ; but it was happily prevented. Seven or
eight persons have already been beheaded, on suspi-
cion of being concerned in the plot.

The Russians have prohibited the export of all
grain from the Black Sea; indeed, the Turkb will
not permit any more English ships to go up, lest
they should enter into the Russian service as trans-
ports. It is said there is not more than four ino';'iths'
supply of grain in Constantinople ; en:: that they
Cu!' get no supplies from Asia,,, -they being short
there also, while, the Dardanelles being blockaded,
they of course can get none fiorn Egypt, nor from
any other place in Mediterranean. The islands
in the Archipele.go will soon, no doubt, be in want.
.iklityitrie is already much distressed. We were
boarded on our passage by a boat from that island,
the crew of which informed us they were much in
want of corn ; if we had been loaded with it, we
could hare obtained almost any price. It is said the
Russians are within 20 days' march of this place, and
probably nearer.
The -F,tiltan's Ministers are endeavouring to per-
suade him, by all possible means, to come to terms
of reconciliation; but it is said that he remains de-
termined not to hear or accept of any terms what-
ever. The Russians are reported to have lost by
disease mid the sword already 100,000 men. If the
Turks can keep them in check ntil the hot weather
sets in, it is probable there will be great disease again
amongst the Russians, and that the Turks will force
them to retreat, and defeat their operations altogether.
The Russians hare taken many places Asia. It
is not improbable they will suffer there also by
disease and the want of food ; for the season of the
year will now soon prevent them from getting sup-
plies:

We are barren of news at present there. The
Russians are, it is said, still at Varna, busily em-
ployed in repairing the fortifications. Every thing
is perfectly quiet at present; not is any distnibance,
I believe, meditated.—Brigfilon Gazette.

for unlawfully chtryiilk arms. They so terrified him
that he jumped out of the window, and one of them
jumped after him and seized him. He was exone-
rated from their charge of carrying a gun, ttnd then
prosecuted them for violating his house and dis-
arming him, As this is provided for by the law, if
he can prove his case, the geud'armes will not pass
unpunished.
(From the Constitutionnel.)

PARIS, DEC. 30.—Marshal Saint Cyr, who had
witnessed the advantages of the Prussian Land wehr,
established something of this kind on an improved
plan in France, but it hardly was formed when it
was destroyed. It has of late been proposed in
the Great Council of the War Department, to re-
vive this institution ; hat the idea of an unpaid orrny
of reserve did not please seine Monarchists, aisd it
was rejected. It is strange ; but it is said, that this
project %I.:is rejected on the arguments of some Ge-
nerals of the Old Army-.
PARIS, DEC. 30. —.-FAENC H Fuxns.—Fire per Cents.
1061. Ssc. ; Three ditto, 731. 90c. ; Bank Actions, 18101.
FoxticN FUN os.—Neapolitan Rentes, Mc. Cerr.
77f. 65c. ; Royal Spanish Loan, 78if. ; Interminable
Spanish Annuities. I•Sif. Ilaytian Loan, 4901.

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