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London, England, 1828-02-20 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS.

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FROM THE GAZETTE DR PRANCE, DAVID its. 18.
FiSWART 116

The Austrian Observer announces, that On the 15th
January, the French corvette la Victorieute arrived*
Salonichi to deliver to the Consul, from the French
Ambassador, orders to suspend his relations with the
'Turkish Authorities, leaving him the option of embark.
ing, or of living at Salonichi as a private individual.—r
er from
The English Consul had already receved a similar or.
dMr. Stratford Canning. These two agents
were preparing
The Moniteur of Sunday contains at full length the
speech of the Count de la Ferronaays, Minister of Fr).
reign Affairs, on opening the debate on the proposed
Address, in the sitting of the Chamber of Peers on the
15:h February.
This speech, which occupies a page and a half of the
Moniteur, contains the following passages relative to
Greece:

44 The very origin of the misfortunes of the Greeks
which had not began in Greece itself--the want 44
-agreement in the first resistance—the abuse that was
made elsewhere. of the example of an insurrection which
de.pair seemed to justify—all these circumstances dso
manded serious meditations on the part of the Powers.
The desire to tranquillize Greece indicated the necessity
of obtaining that result by force if persuasion should
fail. War, therefore, became a possible condition of the-
pacification desired, and this war included in it the most
serious question of modern times—a question which had
arrested the genius of Catherine, the wisdom of Alex-
ander, the policy of a whole century, and European
civilization.
" To tranquillize Greece without oVeitbrowing., an
edifice, the fall of which might convulse Europe, was -
the problem to be solved. The difficulty was increased
by delay; torrents of blood daily flowed, and alienated
more and more the contending parties. Philanthropy
'and piety by turns prop sed impracticable plan. The
mediation of the Government became necessary?'
After tracing the course of events horn the signing
of the Protocol at St. Petersburgh to the TS easy of the
6th of July, and the subsequent communicatiin of it
to the Porte and to Ibrahim Pacha, who it was hoped
would suspend hostilities till he received further in-
structions, the Speaker continued

" The cdrnbiued fleet had driven into the port of Na-
satin the numerous fleet of the Plena, part of which,
notwithstanding his promise, had left it to commit fresh
hostilities. It was necessary to secure the means of re-
ducing Ibrahim to inaction. The squadrons entered '
the harbour itself, but preceded by word. of peace, and
by several flags of truce. The Tujks either did not, or
pretended not to understand the instructions of. the
Admirals : they dared to attack. The chastisement of -
this audacity was prompt and terrible the three squad- •
cons emulated each other in courage and honour. And
. you know, Noble Peers, that in the opinion, and by the
confession of his u orthy rivals, the French Admiral ob.
tamed one of the most brilliant palms of that Jay.
This was glory, but it was not war. Frr the very
day after the battle, the Admirals had assumed their
pacific attitude. They declared that they Aid not con•
sider themselves in a state of hostility with the Porte
far having avenged the honour of their flags. In fact,
no subsequent act has contradicted these assurances,
and the Porte itself must have been sensible that the
Commanders of their fleet had drawn down their mis-
fortune on themselves, since it has not strewn any irri•
tation towards the Ambassadors, or any resentment
towards the Christians. It however persisted in its re-
fusal, but endeavouri,,ng by all means to maul the Am-
bassadors, who have at length found it necessary .to
quit Constantinople. Since their departure, the Porte
has applied directly to the three Cabinets, in order still
to keep up some intercourse with them. it has also
taken under its special protection the subjects of the
three Powers. The interests of those of the King are
besides entrusted for the moment to an Ambassador of
the Netherlands, who is entitled on this occasion to the:
gratitude of his Majesty's Government.
" This statement proves to you that our relations with
the Porte are suspended, but not broken oft The Am-
bassadors, who have left Constantinople, are going •to-
meet at Corfu, near the theatre of events, conveniently
situated both to renew the negotiations which they had
commenced, and to concert measures with the Admirals
to put down tl e piracy which afflicts the Archipelago,
and the infamy of which was one of the causes Of the
proposed mediation.
" Toe three Courts are acting in the most perfect
harmony with regard to the affairs of Greece. Their
unanimity, founded on an entire conformity of views
and principles, is further strengthened by every thing
which a noble disinterestedness and a sincere love of
peace can inspire them with, on behalf of their generous
enterprise. It may, perhaps, be permitted me to bear
testiniony bete to the noble assurances .which I' have
had the happiness to receive personally from the mouth
of the young Sovereign of a great Empire, the worthy
inheritor of the wisdom of Alexander, and who has also
a right to reckon oa the fidelity of his Allies in the en-
gagements which bind all, and guarantee the equili•
brium of Europe. You have jest heard the loyal pro=
testations of the Ministers of Great Britain ; and the
firm intention manifested to you on the part of the King,
to execute scrupulously the Treaty which he has "sub-
scribed, completes the guarantee of a success which ae
still hope to be able to obtain without having recourse
to arms."

Accounts from the Cape of Good Hope to the 14th.
of December, state the English laws were to come into
operation on the Ist of January. The following is an
extract of a letter (speaking of the changes in substitut-
ing the English for thelate Dutch laws) Our Dutch
settlers are looking upon all these changes with their
usual apathy."—From the frontiers of the English set-.
dement, the accounts are very favourable: the natives'
have entirely retired.
Quebec and Montreal Papers to the 13thulr. have
arrived. Returns had come in from various parts of
the country, 'where the petition to the King and the
Parliament, drawn up by the Presbyterian Committee
of Montreal, bad been sent. The signatures were nu-
merous beyond expectation, and each list was accom-
panied by sums of money, of various amounts, to assi:t
in defraying the expenses of an agent. Vatiotli a
dresses bad been presented to his 'Excellency oecrb-.
vernor, expressive of approval of his late giseastirei.'For-
ged notes of the Montreal, Bank had made their appear-
ance in Quebec, and created considetable annoyance.