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London, England, 1824-08-24 00:00:00

THE GREEKS AND THE TURKS.
11031 THE FRENCH PAPERS.
The Gazette of Amsterdam contains the following
extract of a letter from Odessa of the 14th of July, con-
tained in a letter from Vienna of the 4th inst.(August).
CONSTANTINOPLI, JULY 14.—After the arrival here
of advice: from the Capitan of the capture and destruc-
tion of Ipsara, which news was also confirmed by the
Pachas of Smyrna, Chios, and Mitylene, the English
Legation in this city received a letter by express of the
7th of July, from Smyrna, announcing the news, that
the Turkish troops, after debarking at Ipsara, were
destroyed ; that twenty-five vessels from Hydra and
Spenxia, immediately alter the debarkation of the Mus-
-sulmans, fell on the Turkish fleet, and either captured
or sunk a great number of the small vessels, took three
frigates, and so shattered the Admiral's ship, that he
was obliged to seek safety by flight, after his bowsprit
was carried away, and he was otherwise much injured."
PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE
1' ZAINTII, JULY 19.
Posterity will scarcely believe to what a pitch of
exaltation the spirit of the Greeks was raised- at the
news of the disasters of Ipsara. There is not a ship nor
a decked vessel in the Archipelago which was not im-
mediately launched to harass the Turks everywhere
that they could surprise and attack them. It is now
known that a vast conspiracy was hatched against the
Cross by the agents of Christian Powers. What will
the Franks of Smyrna answer, when it shall be proved
to them that they were the authors of the calamities of
Ipsara? What reason will they oppose, when it shall
be told them, that not content with having furnished
plans to the Capitan Pacha, with having corrupted the
mercenaries who betrayed the Ipsariots, they piloted
the barbarians even to the place of their disembark-
ation? How will the naval European nations justify
themselves, who have not stretched a charitable hand
to a single Christian ? Thete are counted at this mo-
ment in the Turkish fleet ten Russian and fourteen Aus-
trian vessels, freighted to carry the biscuit, flour, and
Trovisions of Egypt to the army of the Capitan Pacha.
hus the Hellenists have not only for enemies the bar-
barians of Turkey, of Europe, of Asia, and of Africa,
but even the navy of Christian Powers, which to them
is so much the more fatal, as they are compelled to
respect their flag."

THE CENSORSHIP OF THE FRENCH PRESS.

We have received the articles which were suppressed
on Monday last, from the Constitutionnel and the Cou-
rier Francais. It appears that the Editors of those
papers did not expect that the censorship would be in
force until Tuesday, the established rule in France
being, that no law or ordonnance shall have effect until
24 hours after its promulgation. The ordonnance
for the renewal of the censorship having appeared in,
the Konitenr of Monday, the conductors of the other
paoers. finding that they had twenty-four hours before
them, prepared their journals in the usual way. On
Monday evening, however, a Commissary of Police
waited upon the Editors, and delivered to them the
following letter:

" Paris, Acguit 16,
" SlR—An Ordonnance of the King, dated yesterday, and in-
serted to-day in the 41foniteur, signifying that the laws of the 31st
March, 1820, and of the 26th July, 1821, relative to the Journals,
should be again put to force ; and another (hdonnauce of his Ma-
j..lsty, regulating the mode of execution, having also appeared, I in-
vite you to send this evening to the Hotel of the Director of Police,
No. :16, hue de Grenelle, St. Get main, two proofs of the Journal
of which you are the responsible publisher, to be there examined,
an I nintrowed, if proper (s'il y a lieu).
" Accept, Sir, the assurance of my perfect consideration,
" The Counsellor of State, Prefect of Police,
" DELAVA U."

The Editors of the papers had, of course, no alter-
native, and the proofs of their papers were sent to the
Police as desired. The censors, as has been already
stated, were not sparing in the exercise of their power.
Even the lettet of M. Delavau, which the Courier Fran-
cais bad inserted by way of explanation to its readers,
was struck out ; and also, amongst other things, a
theatrical criticism upon a new meld-drama, in which
plebeian virtue is made to triumph over aristocratic ty-
ranny. The most curious article in the way of news
which the censors suppressed, is the following. It is
another proof of the blessed state of that country, for
which a set of speculators, some of them, we regret
to state, natives of this country, are endeavouring to
raise a loan for the purpose of crushing the indepen-
dence of South America.