Star.
London, England, 1828-01-17 00:00:00

ST. PETERSBURGH, Mc. 24.

We have received here, by merchants' letters from
Odessa, the news of the departure of the French. and
Leoglish Ambassadors from Constantinople on the Bth
of this month, where our Ambassador was detained by
contriry winds, but was every moment expected in
\Odessa. For these six days past both the. Court and
the public were prepared for this news, it therefore
created no great sensation? However, the Ministry is'
said to have thought fit, in.the absence of official news,
to lay these private communications before his Majesty
the Emperor, in order to take such measures as the cir-
cum:tames require.
It appeari tbst this has led to the sending of seve
ral couriers to London and Paris, and that our
Government wishes to learn the intentions of the
English and French Cabinets in the present case before
it proceeds to act. Hence it appears that our politica,
course in the affairs of the East is closely defined, and
that our Government will act only in the spirit of the
treaty of the 6th July, without making use of the great
resources which it possesses to effect the pacification, if
its Allies should not think it exFeiient to give their
consent to military operations by land, and leave the
execution of them to Russia. A courier has also been
'dispatched to Ma ltawith instructi ms to Adsnl. Heyden.
thin, Mc. 14. -

On every side the communicatioas became more
difficult, and our merchants never met with so many
obstacles in their intercourse with the neighbouring
countries as at this moment. 0-n the Russian side the
strictest measures bave been adopted upon our frontiers,
since a false alarm, set the Russian army in motion ;
and on.the frontiers of Galicia the greatest vigilance is
exercised with respect to all merchandize, even though
imported in a regular manntr. This circumstance often
•leads to collirion and it 'is reported that some dis-
turbance toolt.place at Brody, which rendered it neces-
sary foe the Russian Consul to call upon the authorities
to interfere.

BUCHAREST, DM 41.
According to the iatest attoonts from-Constantinople
of the 14th init.,. the tbrisartsa.e.of M. de Ribaaupierre 1
bad so alarmed tba Russian subjects, that notwithstand-
iag the assurances of the 'Porte, they all embarked and
left that capitat. Some French and English families
had also withdrawn.--AirrpnbusgCarrespoltdent, Jan. 9.

By the Dutch Mail.we have also received Hamburgh
PApers to a late date. The following -are extracts :,
HAM BURGH, 4slr. T. .
In consequence of the frost, which set in the night
before List, the Elbe is covered with ice as far as AltOna,
and is full of floating ice farther down, so that the nave,
gation is again interrupted. •
scuwgitui, Die. se.

The Grand Duke has issued= Ordinance for the pro-
tection of our merchants and tradesmen against the
injury which • they sustain from the concurrence of
forever', and especially from the operations of com-
mercial travellers for foreign houses. By this Ordinance
all travellers with samples or patterns must take ass a
license, on their arrival, in the country : they must not
spew their patterns and samples to any but merchants
and tradesmen. The price of the license varies from
10 to SO tis dollars, according to the nature of the ar-
ticles which they offer for sale.