Star.
London, England, 1829-08-05 00:00:00

FOREIGN NOTICES.

Copy of a letter from Rio de Janeiro, dated 19th May,
1829 :

" TO TIM OWNSIS OF BRIM!' TIMILS AND CARGO= CAPTURIO
IN TIC RITES' FLATS ST TIC BILARILIAN SQUADRON.
" Gentlemen—The Brazilian Government has agreed to the
formation of a mixed Commission to adjust the British claims for
indemnities wising from the captures made in the River Plate.
• " 1 have transmitted to Mr. J. S. Stevenson. 19, St. Mary-Av..,
Loudon. a espy of the terms upon which the Commission is to
proceed; and 1 beg to refer you to bins for such information a.
you may require. He win also advise you of the nature of the
document which will be necessary to establish your claims.
" A axed period being stipulated for receiving the claim, 1 re
commead that you lose an time in forwarding to this the neeesuity
document. " Yours, ice.
(Start') " bA vt n STSTENSON.
a To John
a it:change Oluslthers, Liverpool." •

SILISTRIA.

THE TERMS OF CAPITULATION OF SILISTRI -
1. The whole garrison of Silistria surrender themselves prisonen
of war, with their arms, baggage, artillery, flotilla, and every thing
belonging to the Government. Their private property remains
with them.

2. AU Mahomedan inhabitants are allowed, with their families
and pussessions, but without arms, to leave the fortress, and retire
wherever they wish.

3. To those who are desirous of returning to Russia or remaining
in Sillwria every assistance will be granted.
4. Such as wick to go by water to Rudsclauk will be carried over
in boats. and a certain number of waggons will be left for those
making the journey by land.
5. The sick and wounded prisoners will be carried In boats and
waggons to Russia.

6. The inhabitants will be allowed to open a market for 14 day,
within the fortress, and to carry on badness with persons of every
nation but those engaged in war with Russia.

VAN DIEMAN'S LAND.

Papers were received yesterday from Van Die-
man's Land to the 29th March; they contain a great
variety of information relative to the state of the colony.
The following is a summary of the contents of a tile of
the Hobart Tows Courier :

" Much complaint had been made among the mercantile and
trading interests of the low and depreciated state of the paper sir -
culadon, which had in many instances caused lou to the holders
of the notes, persons not being desirous of running the risk of
receiving them. The crop of hops in the settlement was expected'
to be of a very superior quality ; the brewers were anxious to use
bops grown in the colony in preference to those of English growth,
the strength of the fanner being much greater. Freights were in
better request, sad most of the ships in the port were laden, and
ready to sail for &ibis& Wheat was at den &Wings a bushel ;
flour at 245. per cwt.; the two pound loaf at 64 ; line beef at 44.,
good mutton at 20. and pork M. per lb. Potatoes were Id. per
lb. ; salt butter 20d. and fresh 2s. 6d. per lb. ; poultry searee.—
In the settlement of Manton Bay the cholera embus was raging
with great violence. The total amount of the ordinary revenue of
Van Lhetnan's Land last year was about 42,0001. The sperm fish-
ing at Sydney was proceeding very favourably. As a proof of t►e
state of trade, it is mentioned that 1,500 i. worth of British goods
had been sold at an advance of SO per cent on the i evoke price,
with a credit of five years, paying an intereet on the principal and
interest at the rate of 15 per cent. The new Act for the regula-
tion of the colony, commenced operation on the 29th February.
The improvements were proceeding rapidly."

FRENCH PAPERS. -
Fro* the Journal du Commerce, August 2.
PARIS, August 1.
While the European Ministers at Pegs are congratidating them-
selves on the return of their colleagues to Constantinople, and the
ministerial officers of Paris and London triumph at t►e polite re-
ception given to their Ambassadort, the war in the East is carried
on with more violence than before the negociatious were renewed.
To support these pacihe conferences, Russia sends to the Danube a
second carpi of reserve of 40,000 men. The Grand Vizier, in his
impregnable fortress et Rhonda, is re-organising his dispersed army.
't he reserve at Adrianople is on the march ; and the Sultan, it is
said, has left Terapis, to take in person the command of his troops.
Meantime, it is observed that the Russian Cabinet, not to belie
its protestations of disinterestedness and generosity, with which the

German Journals are filled, especially since to late successes, takes
the lead of its rival, and pursues with its proposals of peace ter
Generals and Ministers of the Sublime Porte. Tais moderation.
opportunely displayed by Russia, is to serve as au answer to tits
imputations of Austria and Ragland, which reproach it with
ambitious designs. It is clear that it is not the Cabinet of St.
Petersburgh which opposes an accommodation, since it incessantly
oilers it ; the real enemy of the general tranquillity is evidently the
Sublime Porte, which refuses even to send Coinnitssionets to treat
of peace, till it is positively informed of the basis of it. The Divan,
it is true, might reply to the Russian Cabinet, that its moderation
and disinterestedness are very suspicious; that proposing peace is
not enough to prove that it wishes it ; that the conditions must be
such mean be accepted; that Russia does not make known its
ultimatum, and that general opinion and confidential comosunica.
dons impute to ii exorbitant pretensions.

We need not, therefore, be astonished at seeing the belligerent
parties continue their contest with increasing animosity, In spite of
the famous Protocol of ttal March, which concedes to the Sultan
the supremacy over Greece. Rot now an incident which was un-
expected, but which shbuld have been foreseenicomerbetween and
deranges their calculations of diplomacy, and entangles the Rus-
sian question, which was anfielentiy obscure, with the Greet
question, which was supposed to be cleared up. The Pretideur et
Greece, Count .Cepo d'lstria, a Russian subject, obeying, perhaps,
the secret instructions, and unquestionably defending the huo•eur
and legitimate interests of his own fellow-citizens, his thuu4hi ht
to protest against the Immediate • coeiseq of the Treaty art
London, reserving to himself the faculty to attack the 'luny Welt.
• The negociatoes at Landon 'saver suspected that this Treat%
might be madders.' as an aboadnable Plea of injustice, to buy
with gold the liberty et a natioiewhich has treed itself by ansist
to subject the most favoured part to a perpetual tribute—to re'.
place the remainder under the Manieditte yoke Of their ancQnt
rulers, appears to these isegociasora ad meet equitable at range.
meat. C.onat Caps triads and his felities-citizons have judged
differently, and he has declared, in their name, that the Greeks
could nut divide their cauw, and that farms:loz they could Ws: