Star.
London, England, 1828-11-15 00:00:00

PRICE OF SUGAR.

The Avenge Nee of BROWS or 31uscovano Sofas, computed
from the Returns made is the Wetk ending the 11th day of Nov.
1121, is 325. 54. per cwt. exclusive of the Dudes of Crowns paid
or payable thereon at the importation theteof into Great Britain.

Advices From Ilivannah of the 26th of September
state, that Laßonus was preparing to put to beA with
biz ships of war. His destination is not meal:wed. but
there is every appearance that he merely intended to
go on a cruise. It seems that much dissatisfaction pie.
wailed among the authorities of Cuba respecting the
arrival of the last expedition hom Spain of 2 500 men,
under BAIIRADAII, these troops being considered abs .
lutely unnecess:sry for the security of the Island, with
a view to which they were sent by the Government of
Spain, thereby putting the Cubans to an extra expense
of at least 60,000 dollars a month, as it is at the cost of
the inhabitants that the rtonps of his Catholic Majesty
are to be maintained. Remonstrances sere al out to
be addressed on the subject by the Captain General of
Cuba to the Government at home. The MOO men In
question are said to consist chit fly of criminals coo.
deroned to the ga:lies, and who bare been convened
Into a corps of 9 !them

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FRENCH PAPERS.

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FROM THE JOURNAL DES DEBATE.
PA RIS, Ssrr.ll.

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FROM THE GAZETTE DE FRANCE, DATED NOV. 13..-
PARIS, Nov. 12.
The taking of &kir ia, announced by a German jour-
nal, res., only on the credit of mercantile letters horn
Warsaw, of the 30th of October.
The Russian ship of the line Pantaleimon was ex-
posed to the greatest danger, in consequence of the in-
capacity of the Captain. It is said that the Foreign
Ministers, who were all on board except Lord fleytes-
bury, thought for a moment that they had no resource
eia-r to save themselves by swimming. However, Capt.
A'Court. the brother of Lord Heetesbury, who was re-
torning from Varna, with their Excellencies, took upon
him to steer the vessel, and at length succeeded in
bringing her out of danger.
A letter which we have received from Lisbon proves
that the Portuguese Guerillas, about which the Liberals
at Paris make so much noise, are of no importance
whatever.
FROM THE MESSAGRE DES CHAMBERS, NOV. 12.
A letter from Berlin, of the 3Uth of October, says
that all the accounts received from Russia give reason
to presume that, notwithstanding the return of the Em-
peror Nicholas to St. Petersburgh, the operations of the
campaign will be carried on with the greatest vigour.
The winter, therefore, will cause no change in the plans
determined upon; they ail tend to bring about a peace,
which no motive can in the future cause to be violated
by an enemy always ready to seize every pretext to
make war upon the Christians; and we cannot but.
form hopes-that the augurt Sovereign who defends the
interests of Europe may see his generous enterprise
crowned with complete and brilliant success.—His
rule of conduct does not vary ; he is still ready to
accede to every reasonable proposal from the Porte,
and considers the sutrenier of Varna, and every other
success obtained by his arms, as only another step to-
wards the great object cf peace which he has in view.
It is generally thought that the Russians going along
the coast of the Black Sea will endeavour to advance
as far as possible, and content themselves with observing
the position of Schumla, as the Turks really cannot act
upon the offensive there without risking all their ad-
vantages.
Great joy has been caused at Berlin by the news that
his Royal Highness Prince William, his Majesty's son,
was betrothed to the young Princess Augusta of Saze
Weimar, at the latter end of October.
VIENNA, Nov. 3.—Metalliques, 9.5 ; Batik Shares, 1,081.

Faxxot Futtos, Pasts, Nov. IQ—Five per Cents. 106 f 25c.
55c. 30c. 25c. Three per Cents. 74f. 60c. 55c. Bank Stock, 1,8401.
Naples Stock, 79f. 50c. Royal Spanish Loan, 79g. Haytian Loan,
647 t. 50c. Exchange on London, one month, paper. 251. 25c.
money, 25f. 20c. Three months, paper,2sf. 15c.—money, 25f. 10e.
—ewers Aides.

Let us for a moment gis;e up military combinations,
and take up our winter quarters, like General Woronzow.
After all, with the exception of the siege of Silistria, on
the Dinube, we shall not have any important military
event for the rest of the campaign; and since, according
to the acknowledgement of the official advocates of
Russia, the grand army never exceeded 80,000 men.—
It has not suffered a reduction of less than 20,000 by
the withdrawal of the gu.rd. How shall it march on
the capital with the Grand V zier in front and Hussein
Pacha on its right fl.tnk ? It would be necessary to
arrive before Constantinople sit it h a force more numerous
than the population of its subtiths, or probably it would
not be worth while to make the journey.
Sha:l it be concluded from this that, save the in-
vading of a territory of' shout fifty leagues, and the
carrying of two fortresses, the one by assault and the
other by negotiation, the Turco-Russian question re.
mains at the end (f 1828 in the same state as at its corn-
:nes:cement ? We think the contrary, and give a few
considerations in support of our opinion.
Lot us at first call to mind what was the ruling idea
throughout Europe at the moment that the Russians
crossed the Ptuth. The notion of a campaign would
scarcely be believed, because there could be no war
where there was no resistance; and that of the Turks
was spoken of as mere matter of form. This error,
common to so many Cabinets, appeared to have been
shared by that one which had the greatest interest in
knowing beforehand the nature of the resources which
its enemy might oppose to it. Briefly, without entering
too deeply into the cau es of this illusion, let us be con-
tent with remarking that it was general ; and above all,
'let it not be believed that we revert unceasinglyto this mys-
tification of Europe to laugh at its expense: we mention it
here, because it has contributed extremely to the part
taken by the neutral P.iwers, and that this part ha', in
its turn, reacted upon the conduct of the two belli-
r-rents. Thus, in the spring of 1827, the security at St.
Petersburgh respecting the disposition of Austria and
'England; the certainty that Fiance limited herself to
the accomplishment of the treaty which she had signed;
and that, alter all, it was no affair of hers to give rise
to events, the results of which she had less cause to care
about than others. Such was the manner in which the
Russians entered on the campaign, and, in order to
continue the dispositions which so marvellously served
their ends, it was no small aid to propagate the old
idea of the weakness of the Porte. Powers in the agency

of death find but very fe.v allies. Wherelore, then,
send Austrian battalions to assist in the assault of Con.
stantinnple. or English ships to occupy one of the castles
of the D irdanelles? In this behold bow we may be
allowed to believe the reasoning held six months since
at Vienna and London. Distant dangers but feebly
affect statesmen of the second order—genius alone di-
vines them, grapples with the future as if it were the
present. Ant ther security this at St. Peuersbureh.
At present, boa ever, tile parts are altogether changed.
Behold the Porte, which, without allies, s ithout a wavy,
has supported a campaign for six months, which should
Hut have lasted more than six weeks. No decisive result
• has crowned the first efforts of Russia. The two empires
are then to cosh to the encounter anew ; a position which
nitht lie over to the next year. But in the interim what
has experience revealed to Austria and England ?
N ha., in our opinion, occurred which can recon-
tcrle them to the Burials projects of invasion. They
have only learnt the one, what an auxiliary army on the
Danube would have been In the balance; the other,
+shin strength an English fleet, on the other side the
. Straits, would have given to Turkey. This instruction
horn the pal cannot have been lust even upon 4thssia
herself. S•re kuows, to a fraction, the numbtr of hostile
- ships which would reduce her armies to live upon an
uncultivated soil, with convoys unceasingly attacked,
w: ich even this year have scarcely sufficed for their
wants, in spite of the active and unconuouled co opera-
tion t f all the ports of the Black Sea.
B: sides, the wbole relative situations of the Powers
are altered. Nrythieg has been done toss irds the ac-
tcourplishment oh the Treaty of,the 6th of July which
data not restore to each cf them a portion of that liberty
.which smut of:its Jeading articles took away. It is
t Q.-recce at liberty which Engles France can seri.
ously balance againit the consequlrtices of the conquest