LATE ENGLISH NEWS. WAR WITH GREECE. [From the "Sydney Herald," 18th May]

New Zealander, Volume 6, Issue 433, 8 June 1850, Page 3

LATE ENGLISH NEWS. WAR WITH GREECE. [From the " Sydney Herald," 18th May ]

The Straits Times Erti a, of March Bth, contains news from Malta to the 31st of January, and from this source we have thestaitling announcement of hostile proceedings against Greece by Vice Admiuil t»ir William Parker, the Commander-in-chief of ihe British naval forces in the Mediteiranean. We give below the details idative to this matter, and it will be seen from these, not only that this rupture is of a very serious character as regaids the relative position of England and Gteece ; but that there is a probability of i's leading to an altercation with the governments of fiance and Russia. Besides the particulars of the Grecian affair, the foli lowing extract will be found to contain seveial items of intelligence relative to Eastern affairs.

(From Ihe Grecian Correspondent of the Straits Times.) Athens, 19th January, 185.—Vice Admiial Sir William I'aiker has aruved here from the Piraeus, and has dined with the King, tie afterwards had a conference with the Minister for Foreign A Hairs, to whom he notified that within twenty four houis he must have a categorical answei to the note of Lord Pahnerston regaiding the giving up of ihe Islands of Sapienza and Elafonisi. A similar note wai sent a short time ago by Mr. Wyse, the English Minister, which refeued to another note presented in 1848, by Sir Edmund Lyons at the instigation of the Loid iligh Commissioner of the lonian Islands,and the Minister Glaralus ie|>lied with dignity to the unjust demands of the British Government. The Lord High Commissioner, (he principal mover of this question, demanded the cession ot ihe island of Sapienza, (situate opposite the city and fortiess of Modon), and the small island, uninhabited, of lilafornisi, which lies, between Cape iVlolea, and the island of Cerigo. The Greek government desires England to show her title to them. 'Ihe last Eng ish note but one cites the treaty concluded in ISjO beiv>een itussia and the Porte. In the first article of this treaty, we read—" AH ths antique Venetian Islands, that are dangerous iox the [For continuation see Supplement.]

[Continued from third page.] Porte, by reason of their vicinity to the Morea and Albania, shall be ceded to the Turkish government." The second article adds :— "There shall be ceded to the Sublime Porte, by virtue of the preceding article, the islands of Corfu, Zante, Cephalonia, Santa Maura, Ithaca, Paxo, and Cerigo, and, ingenerali all the islands, great and small, inhabited and uninhabited, situated opposite Albania and Morea, that were formerly under the rule of the Venetians." *• This clearly indicated that the lonian States was only to be composed of the ancient Venetian possessions. The Lord High Commissioner must then furnish the proof that in 1797, wlien the lonian Islands were conquered by the French Republic, that the two islands of Sapienza and Elaphonisi formed p-trt of the Venetian posses ions, which did not exist entirely. Elaphonisi is only a quarter of a league from the Peloponesus, whilst it is eight leagues from Cerigo, the nearest of the lonian Islands. Sapienza is a league from Modon, and the most distant from all the lonian Islands. This appeari to be a secondary question — the views of the English Cabinet are different, or s>he would not have acted with such violence against a power she is protecting. The question is relative to that of the East. The views of Russia are well known by Great Britain The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Euxine, which at rived on Saturday night from Constant tinople, spoke in the Archipelago, H. M. steamer Hull-dog, on the look out in company with the Dragon, steam frigate, for the Grrek corvette Ludovico, with orders to capture her, and carry her to the British \d miral at the Piraeus. The Euxine brings Colonel Farrant, British charge d' affairs at the Court of the Shah of Persia, where Colonel Sheil, H. M.'s ambassador, has returned and resumed his functions. Colonel Far« rant, after a few days stay at Malta, proceeds for the continent en route for England, on leave of absence, accompanied by his lady and family. Letteis from Constantinople announce, that accounts had reached that city of serious dis urbnnccs m the capital of Persia, origniatcd with the military, bul no despatches to this effect appear to have been re» ceived at the foreign embassies, or at the fcubttme Porte — II Maliterranco, Jan 23. Exti act from a letter dated Patras, Jan. 23rd, 1850 — There is at this moment great dissatisfaction at Pntras and in Greece generally. The British minister has lelt Athens, and is on boaid the Admiral's ship, \nembaigo has been laid on Greek men of war, and on Sunday the Bull-dog was sent inpiusuitol the Otho, caught her, and took Ik r to the fleet. To day we expect two steamers here, and t^en I shall have (he satisfaction of seeing the corvette lying heiesczcd. j It is s-ud that the Fieneh and Ru.ssi.in ambassadors have protested ; this is but rumour, and 1 do not credit it. 'I he demand on Greece vzas for i.io,oo>i, to be arranged for wi<bin 24 boms, and satisfaction to be given for various insults to the flag and subjeits oi Gieat Britain The Greeks have themselves to thank, j and the trifling on their part hns 1 >sted too long. We have jus>t received the following important intelligence on the afF.iirs of Greece, via Symrn i. The following are the demands made by Her Majesty's minist r in Greece, the Hon. T. Wyse, to the ' Government of H M. King Otho. The demnnds having been made verbally on the 18th, were made on the following d-iy in wiiting to Monsieur Londo, \li nister of Foreign Affiiiis, by Mr. Wyse, who demanded a reply within twenty four Lours. The tninistets of France and Russia have protested against thepiocecdings The French fl et quitted Smyrna on the 20th for the Piraeus, immediately the news reached that city of the unexpected lupture.

DEMANDS. 1st — Indemnify for Monsieur Pacifico, ex Portuguese Consul, whose house at Athens was sacked in 1826, during ihe holy week 2nd— lndemnity for an English ship, thrown hy a tempest on, the coast of Magne, and pillaged by the inhabitants of the place. 3rd — Satisfa tion for the insult offered to the British flag at Patras, in the Meridita affair 4th— Satisfaction for violence offered to an lonian subject in the same city, 5th — Indemnity for the English travellers plundered last year by the brigands. 6th^'l he immediate restitution of the islands Sapienza on the coabt of the Peloponesus, of which England o'aims possession. The above demands were supported by Sir William Parker, who accompanied Mr. Wyse to the house of Monsieur Londo. The Greek lawyers have declared the demands inadmissible, and no doubt exists but they will be refused at the expiration of the allotted time. The FiiMUsis blockaded by the English. The Greek vessels were conveyed to Salamme, mid the steamer Otho about to sail, was forctd to return to the PireusImpoktant Intelligence. — The French steamer reports that the English consul's house at the Pir»us has been burnt down by the Greeks, in consequence of Vice Admiral Parker declaring war against Greece, and seizing the Greek vessels of war, because the government would not deliver up the islands of Sapienza and Cabrera, formerly ceded to .England, when the lonian Islands were put under her protection. Greece is blockaded by the English fleet.— Il Medilerraneo, Jan. 00.