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that might be made of the first cargoes of grain at
Constantinople.
4' An honest Yankee Captain, not quite so well ac-
quainted with the Koran and the antipathies of the
Turks as with the art uhf managing a ship, on hearing
that there was likely to be a scarcity of provisions at
Constantinople, proposed having a ' prime cargo of
salt pork' sent out in a smart Baltimore schooner, with
which he guessed he could dodge the Russians, and get
within the castles of the Dardanelles!
66 The Pasha of Smyrna was still making great exi-r-
-lions to raise troops for Constantinople, and at the same
time carrying on the Turkish art of 4 screwing' to the
very utmost ; as, besides his own exigencies, which
were greatly increased by the duty imposed on him of
furnishing recruits, &c. the Fyne was incessantly
stating its pecuniary embarrassments, and demanding
money, money—and yet wore money! The poor Pacha
is indeed to be pitied, as, up to the period of the present
difficult', s, he has shown himself averse to deeds of vio-
lence and extortion. The houses and other property of
ninny Greek families who fled frym Smyrna at the time
of the massacres had been protected by the Pasha who
had several times given his solemn assurance that if
the owners chose to return, he would guarantee their
safety, and restore what they left behind. These houses
and goods, at the time of my departure, were selling by
public auction by his orders.
44 On the 14th Nov. a French schooner ei war and
two large French transports arrived in the bay of
Smyrna from the Morea. They had on board the
Tut kith garrisons of limas and Lepanto, which accord-
ing to capitulations the allies were to land at Smyrna.
t was reported that the French troops in Greece bad
suffered, and were still suffering severely from dangerous
fevers—that in October the number of deaths had been
alarming. The French Admiral (De Rign)) was ex-
pected at Smyrna. The only English vessels of war in
tha. pr rt were a brig. commanded by the Hon. Mr.
Wellesley, and a small sloop of wait I believe the Wasp.
The American sloop of war the Lexington went in on
the 14th of Nov. from a cluize among the islands; be-
sides that ship there was of the same flag the sloop rf
war the Warren, at anchor in the port.
4. The Marquis di Gropallo, Sardinian Minister to
the Porte, having accompanied the Mar ch.oness and two
daughters so far on their way to Italy, left Smyrna h
wit
his son, to return to Constantinople, on the 12th of
November. Trie Marquis travelled by land, and pro-
posed passing through the interesting city of Brusa, on
his way to the capital ; he had availed himself of the
vicinity of Smyrna to visit the ruins of Ephesus.
4' The last letter I received from Constantinople con-
tained the lollossing intelligence—The fleet (tour ships
f the line, two frigates, and two corvettes) were still at
Constastinople, but expected to be destined shortly for
the Dardanelles. The great hereditary chief, Chapvan
Oglu, the lord of an immense tract of land in Asia Mi.
nor (his family was once the rival in importance and
magnificence of the Karasman oAlus), had arrived at
Constantinople with an immense body of retainers and
followers—they were said to amount to three thousand
men in all, most of them cavalry, and well mounted
and equipi ed ID the Asiatic style. The exaskeik islam
or multi, with several other Turks of rank, who,
though nor actually employed, had stmerly held posts
in the Government, and who, on account of their sup-
posed experience, bad been called into the Sultan s
c.,uncils at the present critical moment, had been sent
into evict for having dared to hint at submission to the
demands of the Emperor Nicholas.
66 My vnyage from Smyrna on board a French mein
chant brig was not marked with any very interesting
insideuts. On the 16th of November we saw ten Aus-
trian vessels, loaded with grain and rice, from Alexan
dr a, passing the Llansi of Mitylene, and making le r
the Dardanelles; they were escorted by an Austrian
Cm vette and a brig. I was naturally anxious to know
whether the Russian blockading force had taken its
knsition, and, supposing it had, what would be the na-
ture of the parley between it and the Austrians.
6. Very early in the morning of the 20th of November
are saw off .Negropont an English line of battle ship
rand a frigate sailing in the direction of the Dardanelles.
.We neither saw nor heard aoy thing of pirates. In
pasting the Arches, several Greek trading vessels were
seen peaceably pursuing their course. We were accosted
at different times by three Greek brigs of war, each of
which seemed to be making way for the Dardanelles.
0 . the 2'2d of November we were off Poros, where we
saw lying at ancnor a Russian ship t.f the line, a French
ship 01 the line, two Fiench frigates, and a brig. On
She 29th, when near Malta, the French frigate the
Iphigente passed us on her way from Navarin to Toulon.
She arrived at Toulon on the 5.h of December, and
Mss crowded with sick troops.
66 The morning we arrived at Marseilles a fine Greek
weichant brig went into port before us. She is the first
vessel that has appeared here under the new flag of the
independence. It is app trent, indeed, that, as far as the
devressed state of the Levaat trade will petmit, the
Greeks are resuming their commercial. enterprizes.
the vet y rich cArgo on board the vessel that conveyed
we here. mi re than three-Worths was G:etk property
shipped .t S nyrna, under cover of French or Austrian
cape sitions.
" Tire only things I have heard in this my place of
.cos tinnient (where 1 am condemned to pa s twenty-five
'days' quiltAntine), tray be soon repeated.
ul The people
Marseilles comp'ain of the dullness or interruptioni
of their commercial relatons with the Levant (their
principal resource) and say that all their stir and acti-
vity hate been trans.erred to Toulon by the expedition
to the Nlorea,which they qualify in ye: y ungentle term.
44 Some draughts of men are still at Toulon for em-
barkation, and a number of transports are engaged to'
carry them to the M area, and to withdraw thence the
sick, who are said to amount to 3,000. The number
of troops especte.t back must certainly be considerable,
as, besides the nil Italy iasaretto of Toulon. the new
hospital, called Llieu donna, situated above the cacti r
quarantine ports of Marseille., has teen assigned to
them, and a military commission has visited this laza-
retto, and set apart an inclosure for their reception.—
Eve y soldier mu t pertram his qn .rantine like any
...other passenger from the Levant.
" The quarantine (on shore) from S.nyrna has
acco bee
unt
n
lengthened from twenty to twenty five &Is, on
of the landing of the Turkish non' from the Mores in
that port. Vessels throce petfoim twenty five days
quarantine, counting, not from the day of arrival,
but from the time they have landed all their cargo in
the magazines of the lazaretto. The qu.uantine from
Gibraltar is fusty days,"

M. DE CERISY, naval engineer, has beta sent out to
Alexi:Wile by the French Goad-nose:it.
The brig Comet, Captain.cle Ctivritit, has sailed for
Malta with a Consul, a Captain de Vaisseau, and two.
Sect varies. 'rhe,e Gentlemen; it is said, have the title
of French Commistioners, and they ate to loin three
Ambassadors Ott Malta.—tVench Popov