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

BRUSSELS PAPERS.

CONSTANTINOPLE, JULY 10.

On the 27th of June the Porte received through the
Ambassador of the Netherlands, a letter from Count
Guilleminot, dated Corfu, June 14, declining the invi-
tation made him of returning to Constantinople. It ap-
peared quite confounded at this, though it was gene-
rally expected in the palace of the Grand Vizier, at
which the Tziaouch Bachi, who was Plenipotentiary at
Akermann, was present. It is not exactly known what
was resolved upon in this Council, but it is supposed
that fresh proposals will be made to the Courts of Paris
and London, though a hope is still cherished that Mr
Stratford Canning will accept the invitation, . and soon
return to Constantinople. It is remarkable what confi-
dence the Ottoman Ministers have in tbe-new English
Ministry, and how• implicitly they believe that they
shall have its support, though they cannot allege any
public act to justify this confidence. With respect to the
events of the war, the Govei nment has adopted the prin-
ciple of publishing only such as are favourable to it.—i
A few days ago a bulletin was published that the siege of
Anapa was raised, in consequence of a sally made by the
garrison, which had cost the Russians 8,000 men. the
measures for the defence of the country, and particu-
larly of the capital, are now, however, prosecuted with
activity; and a fir man, ordering all the GreekS, parti-
cularly artisans and labourers, to leave the capital,
show that the Porte thinks of defending himself to the
utmost, and that in case the hostile armies should
threaten the metropolis, it wishes to depend upon the
fidelity of the inhabitants. The Greeks here have
not indeed given any grounds to suspect their senti-.
ments, but a melancholy occurrence at Varna, eau
by the rash and cruel conduct of the 'Pacha, and whit
has cost the lives of several hundred persons, has pro.
bably induced the order for sending away the Greeksi
(Here follows the account already given of • the pro-
ceedings of the Pacha, in consequence of the sup-
posed concealment of weapons, and the remonstrances
'of the principal Torks at Varna.) The firman
was at length modified, on the intercession of the
Mufti, so far that all Greeks who carry on a trade and
keep a shop may leave a person to look after titeiri
affairs. The capital is still stranquil, bOt there is no,
enthusiasm, as in former wars.' It is even affirated,
Chat many young men endeavour to avoid serving
in the army, and that desertion is very extensive,
especially in the camp et Schuntla,where there is a meat
statciti of provisions. The Porte will probihly find.
its best troops to be the Albanians, who are gone to
Schumla, under the command of the Pacha of Scutari..
All the troops that arrive here are sent to Adrianople.
Mehomed Emir,' Pacha of Coma, set out for that city;
on the 6th, with 5,000 men, and hlehemed, Pacha of
Vau, on the Bth, with 1,000 men. Dervisch, Pacha of.
Philippopolir, is recalled from his exile at Bressa, to'
defend the passes over the mountains. The Riships
sent to Greece to proclaim the amnesty have returned,
to Smyrna. They bring with them a lefter froniCount
Capo d'lstria to the Greek Patriarch at Constantinople,
which is couched in very respectful terms, but declares
it to. be impossible to listen to the demandi of the
Patriarch.—Algetneine Zeitung, August 5.

BRUSSELS, AvausT a.
A British Cabinet messenger passed through this city
yesterday evening on his way from London to Vienna.
The Rotterdam Gazelle says, that, letters from
Smyrna of Vie 3d of July make no mention of the fire,
reported to have taken place there. The city of Smyrna,
was perfectly tranquil. -
. The Austrian Observer of the 30th of July says, that'
from the Ist of Jan. to the 30th of June, the Austrian;
squadron had furnished S 4 convoys. and hid convoyed
832 ships of all nations, of which 238 were Austrian,
7 English, 7 Freirch, W lonian, 10 Russian, 32 Sar-
dinian, &c. 63 only were convoyed is the last quarter,,
which shows the stagnation of trade. Piracy has dimi-
nished considerably, but the elements of it are all ready,
and pirates are still met with about Rhodes and Salo-
nichi. The Austrian squadron has captured a brig and
three schooners. The brig was the rendezvous and
magazine of the pirates of the Gulf of Salenichi; one
of the schooners was a manufactory of false coin ; the
two others, whose. papers were correct, were released."
—Brussels Papers. August 9.