Star.
London, England, 1828-08-11 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS.

FROM THE 43AZITTZ DI ?RAMC!, ADO. 8.
CONSTANTINOPLE, JILT 10.
Since the Porte has been informed of the taking of
Brailow, preparations for war are prosecuted with in-
creased activity, the general arming of the inhabitants
of the capital continues, and those persons who are fit
for service are enrolled and exercised, the horses are
put under requisition, and the Grand Vizier is preparing
every thing for his departure, which, however, will not
take place if the positions of the Balkan or the intrenched
camp at Schumla, which is the key of them, should be
forced or turned.
The command of the fleet at the entrance of the Bos-
phorus is confided, in the absence of the Capitan Pachir,
to the Capitan Bey, Mustapha, who distinguished him-
self by his bravery in the battle of Navarin. The bat-
teries and the ports of the Bosphorus are in good con-
dition, and well provided both with troops and artillery,
so as to be able, if attacked, to make a vigorous resis-
tance.

Though some Russian men of war are proceeding
now and then in the neighbourhood of the Bosphorus,
there has not been hitherto any landing or serious at-
tacks.
Tranquillity still prevails in the capital, and the Go.
vernment directs its attention in particular to the state
of the provisions, especially corn; and *s in several pro-
since, of the empire the harvest has not been abundant,
or buts .been ravaged by locusts, the Portehas re-opened
the navigation of the Black Sea, on conditions that the
foreign ships shall sell to it, at an equitable price, a part
of their cargoes of corn. Besides the Porte endeavours
to diminish the number of consumers. With this view
airman was published,ordering all the uamarriedGreek
workmen to quit the capital, an order which was soon
!revoked in consequence of the difficulties of the exec's-
tiews--Austrien (Ammer.
BUCHAREST, JULY 15.
Hussein Pacha endeavours to maintain the strictest
discipline in the Turkish army. The execution of the
two Pachas who surrendered the fortresses of Issaktchi
and Toulcha has rendered him completely odious to
the troops; and all the Turkish commanders who are so
unfortunate as not to be able to defend their posts prefer
being prisoners with the Russians to returning with their
countrymen. The Pacha of Adrianople is gone to de-
fend Varna, not choosing to be under the command of
Hussein Pacha. Several other Turkish commanders
have expressed the same desire to the Porte. Hussein
bas been ill from vexation, and offered to resign ; but
the Porte ordered bim to remain at his post. He asked
"for an interpreter acquainted with the Russian language,
:but was told he had no need of translations to beat the
enemy.
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BOULOGNE. 'MUST 2.

`I 'ss 'OP CONTINENTAL PROTESTANTISM.
•

FOR THIL STAR.
Few persons but those who have either for the last
few years travelled much, or resided long upon the'
continent, can have any accurate conception of the pro-
gressive decline both of the Catholic spirit and its ad-
vocates. In fact, should the anti-catholic feeling in-
crease in thy ratio it has been only doing during the
present papal reign, a very few years more are likely to
pass before we shah see the pontifical power circum-
scribed within the very. narrow limits of its own imme-
diate territory, and that of the Spanish peninsula. The
Jesuit party, its present chief stay, with some show of
justice perhaps, attribute a great portion of this de-
catholicizing influence to the eXtended existence of Bri-
tish residents in the Catholic States, and the Protestant
congregations they have formed in almost every town
of consideration ; in Italy, France, and Belgium, not
even excepting the great metropolis itself of papal:,
Christendom.

From the very wide' dissemination of the Scriptures
in these countries, promoted and encouraged by the
active exertions ot British re,idents, as well as the large
circulation of religious tracts both in the French Sad
Italian languages, it is astonishing to remark, what all,
'our• continental visitors cannot but observe, the extend.,
ing spirit of religious inquiry that they have excited.,
Although it is true that political interests and family
ties may restrain in some measure the tide of absolute
conversion to an avowed Protestantism, yet the effect in
lowering both the tone, and weakening the power of
"Catnolie pAdonsinanee, is beyond all calculation.—
'Many of the more active of our resident clergy, too, in
the larger towns abroad, where English chapels have
beconie permanently and substantially settled, have
been very instrumental, by their local and. private in-
fluence, in gaining attention to the principlesil the
Protestant fakh.avnongst she better educated and more!
enlightened eta se= ot foreign society ; and all tnese
means have been greatly aided by the auxiliary contri-
tuitions Of our Continental Society in London, and their
latge supplies of Protestant tracts, and selected portions
of Scripture in cards and various ether harms, adapted
for extensive dissemination. A better proof ot the
influence of these exertions cannot be appealed to'
than the readiness with which the Governments
abroad, that of France especially, grant permissions
to British subjects to erect or 'provide places of
Protestant worship wherever they now altno,t settle,
at least in any number; when it i's notorious that
for"some years consequent to the restoration cf the
legitimate Sovereigns to their ancient thrones, it was
with the utmost difficulty that they could secure tbe
sufferance of such establishments; and after all, pas
hips, the privilege has been conceded to the extent it is
at present, enjoyed, more for the encouragement oi
Blitish settlers than from the increase of any favourable
feeling towards Protestantism itself. But, be that as
it may, the influence is most evident that our country-
men's exertions have been the instrument in producing;
and we may hail the effects that are so visibly apparent
as favourable omens of a growing manifestation of those
predicted sigas of the times, 4, that we have the tes-
timony ofißevelation itself to assure us shall introduce
the reign of the Itranzatsn'elotadulteroled truth."
• VIGIL.
N.B. The late article in TRZ STAR respecting Bou-
logne is very incorrect respecting a re-establishment of
the ancient Cathedral, kc. A new parish Church for
the Upper Town is building on part of. the site of the
former Cathedral adjoining in,ot any Monastery)" but
one of the secondary ncclesrptical s;cboas',l:l9.prevalent
la Fiance, under • the .sepeelatantleneeof.. Chu., Mabel
••• -ft vssfi Ibid. u,O ot • s ',A • gm.
t 'v netealfbil WO bap 1,54 It, s:
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