Star.
London, England, 1829-07-02 00:00:00

Brazilian
United Me:leas

Having from the very commencement of the pending
contest between Russia and Turkey, regarded it as a
struggle between civilization and bar barisrn,— between
4 first-t ate military Power with vast resources, on one
side, and a people who have in reality made but little
progress in European tactics, on the other—it will excite
no wonder that we have all along anticipated the final
triumph of Russia. The recent defeat of the Gaa.ser
Vann, in the disastrous extent of which we firmly
believe, only tends to strengthen our first impressions;
nor shall we be surprised, if it is followed by a succes-
sion of other victories. Be this as it may, the mo-
ment has surely arrived when the doubts so generally
entertained relative to the intended policy of Ministers,
should be dispelled by some measures of a more decided
character. Up to the present hour, we have rather
favoured the objects of Russian ambition, than opposed
any check to it, even by exercising those rights which
the most obvious construction of international la* fully
justified. It was, for instance, a palpable error to suffer
the Autocrat to renew his belligerent rights in the Me-
diterranean after he had so formally renounced them;
but when this was followed by the blockade of the Dar-
danelles and adjacent coasts—a measure of incalculable
injury to British commerce—no consideration on earth
ought to have prevented Government from declaring
itself at once. The recognition of this unprecedented
blockade will be a stumbling-block to the WELLINGTON
Cabinet while it exists, and leave a deep stain on the
national dignity long after its dissolution.
Taking it for granted, as we do, that nothing but
direct interference can stop the career of Russia towards
those gigantic projects which, according to the most
able writers of the day, may threaten the liberties of
Europe at no distant period, we trust that a firm—nay,
a peremptory tone—will be adopted without further
delay. There are two modes of opposing the Colossus
of the North: force on one side—negotiation on the
other. With respect to the first alternative, it can per-
haps only be avoided by such a demonstration as would
convince Russia that she had nothing to hope from
making an active enemy of this country. As to new*.
ciation, much may be done by the employment of able
diplomatists : but they must be men of English feelings
—not apprentices in the school of MITTERNICH.
On the subject of Greece, our policy has been so extra-
ordinary, that it is utterly impossible to account for the
motives by which we have been actuated. One of Mr.
CANNING'S convictions was, that Russian aggrandise-
ment could not be more effectually checked than by
the establishment of a strong Government in Greece,
and the extension of its territory to its natural limits.
There is something so clear and self•evident in this
reasoning of the lamented Minister, that it would be
a waste of time to offer a single word in its illustration.
And yet, the entire of our present system seems to be
diametrically opposed to •this principle. It is a fact
which should never be lost sight of, that the Greek
people had from the/very outset of fheir struggle, looked
to England as their natural protectress. Lord Am-,
DERN has only to search among t'le archives of his de-
partment, to find numerous proofs of this assertion.
When, however, they considered themselves on the point
of being abandoned, a person who has since been re-
garded—we fear too justly—as a creature of Russia, was
called to the Presidency. It would be a libel on the people
of Greece, to suppose for a moment that they laid
aside their natural predilections when they agreed to this
nomination. It was the result of sheer necessity. We are
now enabled to state thit CAPo d'lsrataa, so far from
having conciliated the people who conferred on him the
honours of Supremacy, has, either by his par-
tiality to his old masters, or notorious inefficiency
in the science of Government, made himself ex•

tremsly unpopular. It is now universally acknow.
ledged by the Greeks themselves, that to be constituted
as a nation, they ought to possess a more capable
head: and there is no doubt but an approximation
to the monarchical system would be hailed as a signal
blessing by the whole country. We therefore call upon
the Dugs and his colleagues to reconsider the Greet
question, on the principle laid down by Mr. CANNING.
We repeat it: the best way of opposing Russia, so far
as negotiation is concerned, is to take immediate steps
for rendering Greece powerful and independent. This
is the tree interest of England; and, to crown all, it is
in pc:Get accordance with the principles of humanity
aid justice!

The Speech of the Brazilian EMPEROR, on the
opening of the Legislative Assembly on the 3d of May,
will excite considerable interest. His Majesty an-
nounces to the Chambers that he has ratified a Treaty
of Commerce and Navigation with the King of Den-
mark—concluded an especial conveition ss ith the King
of France—and settled the preliminaries of peace with
the Government of Rio de la Plata. He then
speaks of his " beloved daughter, the reigning QUEEN
of Portugal." Anxious to watch over her interests, he
had resolved that she should go to Europe, where she
arrived after the usurpation of the Crown.
The Imperial Parent thus proceeds:—" Nothing has
been decided with respect to this usurpation, as the
tranquillity and interests of this Empire demanded my
sole care ; hut / am equally firm, in not compromising
the interests of my daughter." Here, then, is language,
which at once sweeps away all the scandalous insinua-
tions, that Don Puna° would come to arrangements
with MIGUEL : language, which covers with shame that
jesuit paragraph about " reconciling conflicting in-
terests," which has been palmed upon us—at the insti-
gation of Austrian councils—as a sentiment of the
King of ENGLAND. But the interests of Donna MARIA
will not be "reconciled" after that fashion.

STAR OFFICE, HALF-PAST THREE O'CLOCK.

At this hour, just as we were going to Piess, Berlin
and Dutch Papers were receiveJ, containing the fol-
lowing news trom the theatre of war :
NEWS FROM THE THEATRE OF WAR.