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London, England, 1828-04-05 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS.

PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.

/ROM THE GAZETTE DE !HANCE, 5.
CONSTANTINOPLE, FAL 26.
A hatti-seheriff of the Sultan calls to arms all the
population of the environs of the capital, and of the
Dardanelles. The attention of the Government seems
to be directed more to the capital than io the Danube.
Yesterday a column of 6,400 Asiatics marched to the
forts of the Dardanelles, where .a new fort has been
built and fortified with great celerity. It is said that
the Seraskier, Husseiu Pacha, will shortly set out for
Adrianople, to which place he has been preceded by a
great number of regular and irregular troops.
The chief Admiral 'exec is gone to the Dardanelles,
where the vessels lately equipped have joined the vessels
of Tatar Pacha, which have returned from Mytelene.
It is doubted whether the plans and projects of the
American officers for closing the canal will be carried
into effect. Cazi Mu:tapha, who had commanded for
several years the Felts on the Hellespont, has been suc-
ceeded in that post by Hafiz Ali, formerly Cvitart
Pacha, who displays great activity in the preparations
for defence. It is reported that a considerable corps of
troops will be placed in the government of E: serum,
to oppose the Russian corps which might come from
t to Asiatic side.
The Erman of the 10th January, according to which
the Armenians have been banished, is now known.
Neither their religion or their pretendei attachment to
any foreign interest is alleged as a reason for the mea-
sure, but merely the excessive increase of the people in
this capital and the environs.
VIENNA, Masai 24.
A Russian courier, who left Sr. Petersburgh on the
12th of March, brings the communication of the Rus-
sian Cabinet, according to which the Emperor of Russia
is resolved to put his army in motion, and to march
against the Perte. ,The manner in which this. Posse'
has acted latterly, patticularly in endeavouring to em•
ploy its influence to prolong the misunderstanding be.
Malt Russia and Persia, that in which it not only
insulted the Russian nation in its Manifesto, but also
plainly intimated that it did Dot intend to remain faith-
ful to the most faithful engagements, and thought not
to execute the Convention at A ker mann, escept accord-
ing to its own pleasure—a conduct which would en.
danger the interest, and even the safety, not only of
Russia, but also of the people under its protection—
seemed to have been the principal motives which have
induced the. Russian Cabinet to make war upon the
Porte. Russia makes an essential difference on this
occasion between the question which concerns itself
exclusively and that of the intervention; and though it
promises to conform punctually to the Treaty of the
6th of July, and protests that it has no views of con-
quest, it considers a longer inaction as incompatible
with its honour, and intends to make the affairs of
Greece subordinate to its own. It is supposed, there-
tore, to have given to the' contracting Powers the
assurance that it will remain attached to the interven-
tion only sofas as its object shall be the independence
of Greece. The Emperor Nicholas intended to leave
St. Petersburgb on the 20th of April for the army.
There was a general illumination at St. Petersburg! on
account of the peace w ith Persia.—Augsburg Gazette.
MADRID, MUM 24.
The Spanish troops, which were going to form the
new garrison of Cadiz, have received orders to halt at
Seville, whence it is inferred that the evacuation of
that place by the Ftench troops is not so near as was
supposed.
The news frarn Portugal varies according to the
wishes, the hopes, or the caprice of the authors.
The frequent arrivals of Expresses from Lisbon seems
to show that there are important communications be•
tween the two Cow ts.
PARIS. Arms 2.
An engraving, called the " Dream of Maria Louisa,"
has been publicly exhibited in Paris. She i. represented
asleep, and her son at her feet. Napoleon holds out his
band to her, while an eagle places a crown on the head
of her son. We do not know whether the Ministry has
permitted the publication of this engraviog; bat if it
has not committed the fault of permitting it, will it com-
mit that of now allowing it?

" SMYRNA, Fn. IS.
44 I this morning received the following intelligence
from Scio, by an [ocean vessel, that came in from that
Island in the course of kesterday
" Oa the 29th Januarikthe Turks in the castle, who
are nearly as numerous as their besiegers, made a des-
petite and unexpected sortie, The Greeks, who have
Illedreir the negligence and want of foresight of their
late tyrnews,, were driven front their positions, and a
considerable portion of them muted repie aux ivies,
fae.beyond the town, in the direetion of the Mastic vil-
Colonid Fabvier, however,. very ably remedied
-Ile disaster, and retrieved the pertial disgrace of his
taiaps. fleeing that the Turks, engaged in wild pus-
salt, bad neglected all thoughts of the means of re=
treat to the fortress, be formed in their rear, takiafi up
positions caladated at once to annoy them, 04 Pro-
Oct his own men, when the Turks, outstripped
in the race by the lighter Hellenists, did reliant to-
wards their quarters, a usurderoup fire, directed
by uosern hands, ta among *em, and made
them falter. After make well Oven discharges the
Meeks rushed on thews sward in hod, cof,drove them
Illersematsswariworisiainat manner, following them up
across the Zidau.toe, to the edge of the Castle moat,
heedleis of the limy file from the fortress. Three
gallant youths i.t.prildeotly followed the enemy across
the lowered drawAsidge to the outer gate of the castle,

where they were butchered by el at enraged and humi-
[fated Turks. These are retiieving features in Week-
warfare, and while we may regret that their occurrence
has of late been so rare, we may derive pleasure from
the idea that the spriit of Indent Hellas is not yet ex-
rinct. Unlortunat&y, Mr. Finlay, a Scotch Gentleman,
well known for his long attachment to II e Greek cause,
was shot through the head at the first attack, as be as
attempting to rally a body of men under his command.
Mr. Finlay was the nephew of a wealthy merchant of
Glasgow, and himself possessed of a handsome indepen-
dence; he repaired to the Morea at an early period of
the Greek struggle. In February, 1824, he became
acquainted with Lord Byron, to whom, and to Prince
Mavrocordato, both then at Missolonglii, he acted as a
conciliatory Envoy from Ulysses and other refractory
Chiefs. At the request of Lord Byron, Mr. Finlay, with
two other Gentlemeu, to -k charge of powder and other
military stores fotwarded from Missolonghi to Ulysses,
for his war in Negropont On crossing the stream of the
Phidari, wbeth had been much swollen by the rains, he
missed the ford, lost his baggage, and very nearly his
life. He continued, one of the few Philhellene' onetib-
dued by disappointment and disgust, steady to the cause
he had voluntarily embraced ; for that cause he em-
ployed all his energies and all his fortune, and has sealed
his devotion with his life's blood I
_ _

" -le fell dead on the spot where he received the
wound, and a moment of suffering concluded a bold
and adventurous life! In common with other of the
civilized countries of the world. England has sent forth,
since the Greek revolution, numbers of false enthusiasts,
and discontented vagabonds, who have done all they
could to blacken the cause they wereuot calculated to
advance, and which (they found to their-disappointment
and sorrow) was not calculated to advance them. With
regard to the foul stock-jobbers, who fattened on the'
loan destined for a despairing and famishing people,
she, I fear, must claim an odious pre-eminence ; yet in
spite of these. her worthless sons, who have rendered
the name of Philhellene a name of opprobrium, Eng-
land may be proud when she cites the part the wealthy
old the noble of er land have played °nibs troublesome
scene of Greece. The name and fate of Byron alone
will secure the admiration of ages; nor will the world
be forgetful of another of Britain's noblest sons, of
Lord Charles Murray (son of the Duke of Athol).—,
This amiable and benevolent young man, who had
been bred-up in luxury and ease, underwent every spe-
cies of fatigue, and submitted to every possible privais
tion, in order to encourage the Greeks by his example,
and to be able to furnish them With mean:, from his far
too limited income. Nothing seemed to him degrading
that could contribute a mite to the adored cause, and
the noble son of the lofty Scottish Thane has bi eq seen,
day after day, giving lessons of the broad sword to a
pack of ragged• Greeks ! So active was this young No-
bleman's charity, so little did lie case for self, that when,
after an inflammatory disorder, brought on by his con-
stant exposure to an unhealthy climate, and under a
burning sun, he expired on a solitary p diet. far from
all his friends and connections, an Englishman,
who had an jest iti time to close his eyes,on taking
an inventory of his effects, found them to consist of
nothing more than two old shirrs. a pair or two of
stockings, a brace ul pistols, a sabre, and a Bibk.,
Every thing had gone to assist the impoverished Greek
and the distressed Frai,k volunteers in their ranks. The
Gentleman who raid him the lea sad offices had. a few
months before, owed him his life. Lord Charles,
though at the time a perfect stranger, waited unre-
mittingly, with the cue of an affectionate brother. by
his bed-side, until (more fortunate than he was to be
himself) he saw him rise from it with recovered health.
Poor Lord Charles, when I had the honour of 'your
lacquaintance in Italy, I was far from imagining that
your career was so nearly run, and that that warm
heart and intellecteal bead were so soon to be as nothing!
a You will have discovered long ere this letter reach
you, that the destruction of the Greek fleet off Scio, by
the French Admiral de Rigny, which most of the Lon-
don Papers have been so eloquent and argumentative
upon, is a mere fable. It is true that the Island of Scio
•dties not lie within the very narrow limits the Allied
lAdmirals thought expedient to prescribe to the excur-
laions of the armed vessels of the Gieeks; but that por-
tion of the Greek fleet tivt landed the forces that now
occupy Scio was out at sea, and the Island was
blockaded, as you may perceive, by referring to, my
letter, dated Chesrr.e, Oct. 6, a considerable time being
the declaration of the Allies was made. The Greek
forces once disembarked, in the possession of advan-
tages over the enemy, and being joined by the Greek
population of the Island, could hardly be expected to
retire ; nt r do I know, though one or two English Com-
manclas, and once, I believe, De Rigny Inane, had.
communications with them, that such a measure was
ever requested or proposed.
" It was only a day or two since that we learned the
loss of the Cambrian frigate at Carabuss. On account
of Captain Himilton, who is universally. esteemed, this
unfortunate circumstance has occasioned great regret.
46 Letters from Malta state, that Alexandria is held
in a'sfate of blockade by ships of the Allies, and that the
greatest anxiety is entertained respectilg the result of
Mr. Cradi•ck's new mission to the Pacha of Egypt.
" FEBRUARY 16.—The master of a vessel under Aus.
trim colours, which has arrived to-day, aserts that the
,ague has made its appearance at Negropont, and the
and of Z a. The sad news rests merely 04 his asser-
tion—let us hope that it be not confirmed ! F rmine, the
sword, and the flames, have alreaciy done enough in
the devoted regions, wiithout having the plague to com-
plete the catalogue q 1 hornets.
" FEB 17.—Lord Prudos arrived at Szyrna to-day'
in company with Major Felix. Since their departure
from this place, about two months ago, they have been
for the most part among the islands of the Archipelago,
where, for the gratification of a laudable spirit of
lcuriosity and research, they have been subjected to great
privations. His Lordship is, however, in excellent health,
and determined to go forward to see Constantinople, if
the Pacha here will give him the necessary passports.
a We are still perfectly peaceful here. The town,
however, at this moment, is not the quietest of places,
for (strange, though true!) the lower orders of the
Greeks and Franks are indulging in the fracas and
vagaries of the Carnival, without any attempt on the
part of the Turks to interrupt themt—New 'l tarmta.

Lord COCHRANE lives in a very retired way in Paris,
and does not mix much tithes in political or social cir-
cles,- so that though, before his arrival in Paris, the'
association of his name with the independence of Greece
bad procured him some celebrity, he now excites no
more attention than any other private Gentleman.
A whale has recently been taken in Oyster Bay, ex-
hibiting a most singular phenomenon. On cutting it'
up, the blubber appeased of a blood red, and atter boil
ing, the oil, which is of a very good quality, asbumed
the same colour. The fi-h exhibited no extraortittiar
appearance externally, but turned out *wen tuns of
oil, specimens of which hems been sent to the Faculty
for analysis.— Van Diemen'. Land Paper.

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 1828.

STOCK EXCHANGK, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

Consols, which left off on Thursday at ii3l for the Account,
opened this morning it 11.1 j N. and at present maintain the latter
price, with little doing op to the present holm.
In the Foreign market little is doing.
CITY, HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK.

The Comutl blatket remained steady during the whole of the
morning at *sk, alternately buyers and sellers, with little business
doing, except in snaking up the accounts against next Thursday,
which is Settling Day.
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This morning, Lieutenant SMART arrived at the
Admiralty Office, with dispatches from Admiral S:r
EDWARD CODRINGTON, Commander•in Chief of his
Majesty's ships in the Mediteranean.
This morning also, dispatches, were brought to the
Foreign Office, Downing street, by a Prussian Messenger
from Berlin.

The French Papers of Wednesday, and the Gazette
de France dated Thursday, reached us last night. The
former are chiefly filled with political discussions, or
with letters respecting the approaching elections of
Paris, to fill up the vacancies left by the late double
returns. The intelligence from Constantinople, con.
I mined in the latter, is of no later a date than the 26 h
of Feb-nary, and is, for the most part, a repetition of
what has already been stated, relative to the prepara-
tions making by the Porn for the defence of the capi
tal and the Medusals—the attention of the Govern-
ment, it is said, being more directed towards the
safety of Constantinople than to the defence of the line
.1 the Danube. If we may credit an article dated
Vienna, March 24, the definitive resolution of the Em-
peror, of RUSSIA to put his army in motion against the
PORTZ. was communicated to the Austrian Cabinet;
and it is 'tam!. the EMPEROR intended to leave Sr. Pe-
tersburgh on the 20th April, for the purpose of joining
the army.

The following letter has t ern received at the North
and Mouth American Coffee-house, dated
_

" BELiza, Fes. 20.

al You will be shocked to hear of the murder of the
British Consul at Guatemala, J. O'Reily, E•q. Revenge
and the desire of plunder seem to have actuated the
wretched culprit, a native of the Republic, and house
sr rvant of the Consul.

•• Mr. Herring had a narrow escape. He slept that
night (being the first of his arrival) at the Consul's; he
fortunately heard nothing, as, from the confession of the
murderer, since apprehended and executed, it appears
that he had two accomplices at Mr. Herring's door, in
order to silence him, should they hear any thing stirring
in his apartment. Mr. -- gives a lamentable picture
of affairs in the interior. The capital was, however,
considered secure from invasion ; should it once fall into
the hands of the San Salvador party► that event would
be fatal both to the lives and property of tho European
Spaniards; till then, both will be comparatively safe,
altboogh the latter ate frequently and heavily drawn
upon'ty the Federal Government. A few weeki will
make a great change, or other things cannot remain
lung as they ate."

We received this morning the Algeweine Zeiting to
the 30th ult. It contains a copy of the Farman for the
apulsion of the Armenian Catholics of Angora from the
capital. It is conceived in the true spirit of Turkish
bat bdrity and insolence. No objection is made to their
aelasion, nor is it pretended that they had given any
cause for suspicion of their fidelity; but they were very
much increasing in numbers in the city and its envi-
rons. The following are extracts:

r nre.Nun rat rr.o.a.
--...-
/ROM THE GAZETTE DE FRANCE, A
CONSTANTINOPLE, FAL 2
A hatti-seheriff of the Sultan calls tc
population of the environs of the capit
Dardanelles. The attention of the Gus;
to be directed more to the capital than i
Yesterday a column of 6,400 Asiatics n
forts of the Dardanelles, where .n new
built and fortified with great celerity.
the Seraskier, Hussein Pacha, will shot
Adrianople, to which place he has been
great number of regular and irregular tr
The chief Admiral Izzet is gone to th
where the vessels lately equipped have jo
of Tat.ir Pacha, which have returned f
,
1 It is doubted whether the plans and 1
American officers for closing the canal
into effect. Cazi Mu:tapha, who had c
several years the tints on the Hellespont
seeded in that post by Hafiz Ali, for
Pacha, who displays great activity in tl
for defence. It is reported that a consid
troops will be placed in the governmt
to oppose the Russian corps which mi,
t to Asiatic side.
The Erman of the 10th January, acre
the Armenians have been banished,
Neither their religion or their pretendei
any foreign interest is alleged as a feast
sure, but merely the excessive increase
this capital and the environs.
VIENNA, Mascu 24.
i 1 A Russian courier, who left Sr. Pete
12th of March, brings the communieat
sari Cabinet, according to which the Ea
is resolved to put his army in motion,
1
1 ' against the Pcrte. ,The manner in wli
has acted latterly, paiticularly in ended
i ploy its influence to prolong the misun
' I
' .tl Man Russia and Persia, that in wh
insulted the Eussian nation in its Mae
plainly intimated that it did riot intend
i fnl to the most faithful engagements, i
to execute the Convention at A ker mann
ll
ing to its own pleasure—a conduct e
danger the interest, and even the safi
Russia, but also of the people under
seemed to have been the principal mot
induced the. Russian Cabinet to mak
Porte. Russia makes an essential dit
occasion between the question which
exclusively and that of the intervention
promises to conform punctually to tl
i * 6th of July, and protests that it has i
t
.1 - quest, it considersmaAploßngmer.
miltio2l
with its honour, and intends to mai
Greece subordinate to its own. It is
tore, to have given to the' contract
assurance that it will remain attached
non only so far as its object shall be i
of Greece. The Emperor Nicholas i
St. Petersburgb on the 20th of Apr
There was a general illumination at S
accnouentsofpanthi:
Petraoocep:withhicPherwsiaeTe
go'
new garrison of Cadiz, have received
t 1 Seville, whence it is inferred that tl
ti that place by the French troops is not
f supposed.
The news fram Portugal varies
wishes, the hopes, or the capt ice of th
q.. 1. The frequent arrivals of Expresses Ii
to show that there are important con
iii tureen the two Coin ts.
PARIS, APRIL S.
il An engraving. called the " Dream 1
has been publicly exhibited in Paris. !
asleep, and her son at her feet. Napo
band to her, while an eagle places a c
of her son. We do tat know whether
permitted the publication of this end
has not committed the fault of permits
mit that of now allowing it?
. , •
PRIVATE CORREVONI
.481
44 I this morning received the folk
I from &it), by an lonian vessel, that c
1' island in the course of kesterday :
" Oa the 29th Januankthe Turks
lire nearly as numerous as their belie
' pante and unexpected sortie, The
. ,
i ' ' mischlf the negligence and want of
it i late tyrants, were driven front thei
considerable portion of shun pone
'', , fax 'beyond the town, jet the direstios
Wow Colonel Falivfer, however, vs
, 41 disaster, and retrieved the NO
. *turps. fleeing that the Turks, ow
tun, bad neglected all thoughts of
treat to the fortress, he formed in the
positions calculated at once to antic
t PHI his own men, when the '1
in the race by the lighter Hellcat
i ' , f wards their quattets I a murders
by einem hands, fill among
them falter. After make well gl
Meeks rushed on thaw sword in hae
i 1 IlleOnemaleamarimertaidinet manner,
ii ; I across the ir,plau.soe, to the edge c
; '"heedless of the hravy fire truth tit
t
. ' gallant youths itnprodeotly followed
the lowered dtaw.isidge to the oute
. .