Star.
London, England, 1829-09-16 00:00:00

THE EVENING STAR.

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There does not appear much reason for doubting that
Constantinople must have been, now, nearly ten days in
the possession of General DIEBITSCII ; or—what is
tantamount to it—in his power, though he may have
refrained from entering within the walls, in pursuance of
some concessions of his own. By the extract of a letter
from Odessa, dated August 24th, it will be perceived
that the courier who arrived in that city on the preceding
day, bearing the keys of Adrianople, brought with him
also intelligence that the General intended to set forward
on his march to the capital, two days after his entrance
into the former city. Allowing, therefore, a fortnight
for this march, which is a liberal allowance—the dis-
tance between the two places exceeding by very little
that between London and Bristol—the Russian troops
would arrive under the walls of Constantinople in the
first days of September, and we know that there is no
intervening impediment. But a few days more—perhaps
even to-morrow's mail—will put a termination to these

uncertainties.

The Times talks of the " ominous popularity of Ge-
neral LAFAYETTE :" certainly, it is ominous for the
friends of the Times on the other side—the allies and in-
struments of METTERNICH and POLIGNAC—the con-
spirators against constitutions. There is not at this.
moment one print in Europe so useful to the cause which
all good men deprecate, as this self-styled " leading
journal," in whose columns excuses and palliation are
found every day for the encroachments and perfidy of
" powers that be." The corrupt application of his great
talents and enormous resources, to lull the friends of li-
berty into a false security under existing systems, and pa-
ralyse the efforts which so many kingdoms are making to
free themselves from a state of political thraldom, become
incompatible with advanced intelligences, has obtained
for him—in place of his once inappreciable popularities
—the palms of Machiavelian pre-eminence. We wish
him joy of his honours. But when the Times says—
" it is undeniable that the Ministers possess, in every
vise, the right of seizing Journals containing articles
which they intend to prosecute as libels"—we trust
that he alludes only to the seizures which have been
already made by the French Ministry ; and that he
does not at all mean to import, even by inuendo, into this
country, the detestable doctrine which he is vindicating
with such bald effrontery for his patron the Prince Da
POLIGNAC. There is just now such a queer and sus-
picious resemblance between the state of the public press
in the two kingdoms, that an allusion made to the one,
may—unfortunately—by no very strained inference,
1* brought to bear upon the other: for though the
jotirnals in this country have not yet been seized, it is
said to have beer► a matter of deliberation in high places,
whether the placards announcing the Ministerial prose-
catioas, on which we have already commented, should
not be forcibly torn down by the police? The Times
not yet opened his mouth on the subject of these
drn:onstrations of the Noble Duke : he is, we believe,
the only Journal—except one, from whose lips political
purity is never expected—who has abetted the portentous
proceeding.

•

Letters of the 221 ultimo from St. Michael's, unani-
mously concur in reporting the miserable state of Don
MIG UEL'S armament, after the victory gained by Count
VILLA FLOR, and his brave companions. The loss is
stated to exceed 2,000 men. One of the frigates was
towed to Fayal, completely disabled, and the 74, Don
John the Sixth, arrived at St. Michael's greatly
damaged in her hull and rigging. The bitterest accusa-
tions and recriminations have taken place between the
two naval commanders, PREOO and ROSA, and Colonel
LENIOS, who commanded the land forces. Two guerrilla
chiefs, Moxiz BARRET() and Lutz DE MEIRELLES,
Mho had left Terceira, and had passed to St. Michael's,
are accused by the Officers of having given un-
true information concerning the state of the inha-
bitants in the former island. A report was preva-
lent in St. Michael's that Colonel LEMoS, and
Lutz DE MEIRELLES were in arrest 011 board the
Admiral's ship, to be conveyed to Lisbon ; and that they
were accused by the naval commander as the cause of the
misdirection given to the operations of the expedition.
Symptoms of disaffection on the part of the remaining
troops have already been discovered, and that an insurrec-
tion, if it take place, will be as general in the laud forces,
as in the fleet, is the fear of Admiral PanGo, whose au-
thority has not been able to silence the rumours and re-
marks which his Officers have permitted themselves on

aecount of their unfortunate expedition. ROSA had
promised so many wonders to Don 51 to um., besides
having threatened the Volunteers to take them by
their ears to the murderers of Oporto, that he finds
himself with no other resource, than that of accusing
Admiral PREGO and Colonel LEMos. The general opi-
nion of the officers was, that nothing ought to have
been undertaken against Terceira without a force of
twelve thousand strong ; acknowledging that Conde
DE VILLA FLOM'S Government had gained the confi-
dence of the inhabitants, who, instead of rising against
the garrison of Terceira, have furnished recruits and
horses for mounting the troops of cavalry, which the
Commander of the expedition would not believe were
ready to fight them.
Eight French Jesuits, lately arrived in Lisbon, have
taken possession of the direction of the College of Nobles,
by order of Don MIGUEL.

We have not this day received the confirmation of the
rumour of yesterday, that the Russians were in posses-
sion of Constantinople, although there can be little doubt
of the fact. Nor have the arrivals of the day brought us

any particulars regarding the concessions which the hu-
miliated GRAND TURK is now offering on his knees.—,
Our only fresh information from abroad is contained is
the following brief selections from the Hamburgh Papevs :
COPENHAGEN, Sim &

Os the 3d inst. two Rustlan ship. of the line, and a trlgate,ar-
rived here from the North Sea.: they probably come front Arch-
MA.

STOCKHOLM, Sm. 1.

It is not known whether Count Von Bjorustjerna will return to
London or not. He is still at his country seat near Drottuinghohn-
The Gangue of to-day announces the appointment of Count
Matthias Ronublad to the post of Minister of Justice. It oho con-
tains a numerous list of promotions, made by his Majesty in an es-
traordinary chapter of the Orders held yesterday.

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