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THE GREEKS.

ihs Moiling official intelligence from (lance has bees
rodval by express, from Ancona. It it addressed to the
itetk itaouties, and will be read with deep interest, as
ihowlsg t e really successful efforts which the Greeks have
ode, in their recent conflicts with the enemy :--
~ rte Government hastens to communicate to you the cheering
pagignios of the successes of the Greek ar:us both at 3lisee-
Loglii, and to Candice.
Missolsinghi was pressed by land by a persevering and enter.
ting cowl, and by sea by the Constantinopolitati fleet, which
Lk) nestadol in sending into the port mote than ad boats, which
e'tved off their artillery on the town. The Greek fleet. although
it sti
off in time to assist that fortress, was detained by con-
ulsd y
winds and calms, and with difficulty 24 vessels arrived there
.„, mutt. (.liigun 3.) These attacked tato: the whole of the
.T.‘„,*, dart. and forced it to fly in a shameful wanner, with the
ins of two brigs, which our seamen took and burned, and leaving
o, the port die whole of their boats, of which the Greeks took the
low; largest without injuring them, with all the ammunition and
mentions which were in them o they destroyed two other boats,
'Aga sus rest retreated towards the shore under the batteries, and
Name partly a prey to the flames, and partly were taktn by the
weeks. The flight of the enemy's fleet was the more shameful, as
fey were only opposed by 15 of our Verdi. This victory WaS
ob-
u,:al between the 23d and 24th ult. (4th and sth August.) Two
se. previously, the enemy, being excited by the besieged in Illis-
wiunglit, who incessantly defied diem to the combat, and being
.-.fortured that the Greek fleet was coating to their assistance, and
teat the place WAS at that moment in great want of every thing. at-
toNci it severely on four winds at the same time, having filled
e 2 tss !tenches there, but they were, courageously met, and lost
ma than a thousand men. When the enemy'. blockade had been
send, and the place had received the necessary supplies of am-
tean;:ain and previsions, there crane to the rear of the enemy the
ircopsof Zavellas and Caraiscaltia, ants other Chiefs, to the number
efts. thoessnd, which had arrived from the ramp of Salons, and
level were proceeding to Apocuron and ; they conquered
aril drove away.the enemy, who sae there. and relieved 3lt
sso-
Liagbl. and havtag come to an uadentanding with those in the
ba:l on the 25th ult. (fah Au),ust), they fell from behind on the
emery, and at the lame time he besieged marls a vehement sally
from diffcrent points ; but this stratagem did not succeed so wzll
It was anticipated, as our troops, one wen outside the plate,
are kneed to retreat. and the bes e;al re-entered, after having
Ellett 200 of the enemy's troops and taken several pieces of cannon.
Oat nuttys show the greatest perseverance ; they have re-erected
dis batteries which were demolished, and cleared the trenches,
whew Mennen-4 had filled them up. The Albanians desert from
tee camp of Redschisl Paha, and oily 400 an with him now.
'fbe unit ding haFpened at *lntone, where almost all the Al-
banians returned to Zeitouni : so that almost all the troops which
es now in Greece are Turks, and do nut exceed 12,000 in
.amber.
•• issen Greek vessels remain blockading Patras. and two have
,jest been sent to assist in the siege of Pretests ; and we have pub-
iiibtal a manifesto declarir.g those places in a state of blockade.
Another part of the fleet is gone to intercept the enemy's division,
which we heard yesterday was proceeding towards Suda or Hali-
carman'. Two vessels were sent some days since, and three tire-
ahipt newer our best ilraluileet, to burn the fleet in the port of
Alexandria.
" Yesterday we received intelligence that on the 2d inst. (Aug.
ii) the Greeks in Candle had gained possession of the fortresses of
tinunbonses and Kilelll3oll, and that several of the Provinces had
token up semi.
Seven hundred Candints, who, after the catastrophe of their
country, had come to the Mures, and were in the armies of the
l'ilopenr.esus and in Western Greece, thinking it a good opportu-
Lily, returned home with every thing necessary, and succeeded in
their hopes of larding near the fortress of Graintrouses.
"The Gevernn,cnt is now seriously occupied in preparing a
shipment of troops, ainanttrition, &c., to help our countrymen in
Candle. We hop! much from this expedition, a. all the Alba-
nian who were in that island followed Ibrahim Pacha into the
Nan; and no troops remain there of any cooscquence except the
stein Turks, many of whom also accompanied the l'acha.
In the fortress of Gnntbouses they tound 27 pieces of cannon
end 20 mortars, and a great quantity of powder, which, although
old, can be made use ot. In the fortress of Kiasamos there was
also a quantity of ammurition, of which we have as yet no detailed
ACCOUnt.

" Ibrahim Paths has returned to TripoLaza. The Albanians,
*Lit came to his assistance from Candia, have been repeatedly
balm by the Greeks, and in one cornhat they lost their commander,
Hassan Pact*. B.:vtral bodies of Peloponnesian' are formed in
toter *boo, Tripoline, the confines of Calavrita, Caritena, Argos,
601 Aidopetroo. The largest tires is that of Vervena, under the
command of Theodore Coloentroni, which amounts to from 6,000
to 7,000 men. Every day different combat" take place, in which, '
as well as the skirmishes and ambuscades, the enemy Is consider-
ably weakened. Our troops have begun to follow systematically
this sort of warfare, which we think will succeed.
The Nimble arrived here seine days ago, with the instalment
of the Loan, and by the Decree (of which we semi you herewith a'
copy) you will perceive to what good uses the Government lice
appropriated that money.
%V* have just been informed that Ibrahim Pasha, being in
vast of provisions and ammunition, has begun, with the greater
rased his troops, to move towards the Gulf of Mersin*: but lif has
cot proceedati by the way of This/nits nor Puliani, but a new way,
almost impracticable, where there were not so many of our troops.
An obstinate engagement took place, which lasted two days, in
v,,ich he received great injury. IVben he will have learned the
i-nurrection in Candia, ws doubt not but he will be greatly dis-
teamed. (Signed)
(LS.) " The President, GEO. CONDURIOTTIS.
" AN AO NOS!' 18 SPI LIO CAA Id.
" CONST. AIAVROUICHALIS.
" JOANNES COLETTIS.
" The See.-Gen, A. MAVROCORDATO."

COMBINATION AYR RIOT OF WORKMEN IN
IRA ATE.

COURT OF ASSIZE AT ROUEN.

The investigation into the riot et !fouling wu concluded on
eut&l. The addresses ot Counsel for the prisoners alone occu.
pa the Court on this occasion. One circumstance only, worthy
4 remark, arose In the course of the flay. and that was In consc-
ience of an expression dropped by M. Daniel. from his real for
:re prisoner Lefebvre. Aftzr the Learned Gentleman had corn-
it:ailed the prisoner foe having voluntarily delivered himself into
mode, added, that • favourable feeling existed towards him
throughout the country, and that if the verdict of the Jury WAS
epp.a.d to that feefing, it would bring down public reprobation.
PR PRESIDENT here reminded the Advocate that be was
departing from those bounds of order and moderation that were
la iLduvrei 1.01 the derldellt.

1. Datitil.;;;;ted the purity of his intention, and reamed
d's espression he made use of. by pleading that it was in the
women of argument. The young advocate concluded his address
with a touching peroration, in which he reminded the Jury that
t prisoner was a husbind sod a father, and was rendered worthy
n'heir ESTOtif by the repentance he had shown since his detention.
M. nisi:mix, the President of the Court, summed up, and ad.
eteimd the Jury upon their duties.
The Jury. titer a deliberation of two boon, found Jules Roussel
(tailed ails Caprard), Louis Lefebvre (called the Cuirassier ),
Innis Adolphe Cadet, and Jean Louis Gument, guilty of riot and
mistmee of officets in the discharge of their duty. Houstel was
scgsitud on the cha-ge of murdering Vivier, the gendarme, but
tuad guilty of an intent to murder hint. Louis Lefebvre was
Legume found guilty of wounding a man during the riot, but was
scleitital of being a ringleader. The other two prisoners were
found guilty of being ringlearlem—After a deliberation of half an
hoer, Renate was condemned to the punishment of death, Cadet
and OMlent each to twelve yeas' hard labour, and Louis Lefebne
eight years' Imprisonment. •On hearing this fatal sentence,
itonstul preserved the appearance of inditlerence he had manifested
the whole trial. The other three prisoners Wall greatly
mot

lame of our contemporaries seem very forgetful, ur
mei et a loss in Mist dull days, to fill their columns.
We observe that it is not unusual at the end of s week or
tea days, to repeat certain choice paragraphs which they
dtvin good enough to be served up a second or third time.
't he discovery of the new comet in Orion, appeared again
t 1 a morning paper yesterday, after having travelled through
a:I the provincial journals. A ludicrous blunder attended
the insertion of this paragraph in the Times, about a fort-
night ago. By a literal error, it was announced that
" Notesoor Harding, of Gottingen, had discovered a new
c,aser, without a tail, travelling rapidly to the south."
Cite following anecdote will show that the Americans
we not the first architects who have constructed ships of
an unwieldy size :--" So early as about the year 1539, a
abil, of 2,000 tons burden was built at Havre de Grace.
Tile cables were of the thickness of a middle-sised man's
lt had a tennis-court and windmill. It was called
1.0 Grande Franevile, and was designed for the Fast In-
but such was the trouble and labour in getting it to
Ike cad of the pitr, that it was ordered to be hauled up the
flatboat again, and there pulled to pieces. Its materials',
served for the building of a greet many houses."—The
•Itircris de Courteneues's Frpediliaa.
s,lrednestlay as a carter in the employ of Mr. John
'loot' of Hendon, was returning from London to his
'l4nier's farm with a heavy load of dung drawn by three
vka, he took the middle horse to rid* ; in going down
read, the horses in tho cart got out of the regular
he rode up and endeavoured to bring them back
l"!°,1 Lis whip, wheu the near wheel of the cart caught the
, eg of the horse on which he was riding, and threw him
and in consequence of one of his legs being under
Limai, he could not extricate himself, and the wheel
if-'4lorer both hGrse and man. The man was taken to the
Arms, at the Hyde. Ile was dtcadfully crushed
• .!"4. dead. The horse was injured.

PERU.
The Cacao Ertntordiearia of Peru, of the 14th May,
contains an expose which was presctmd on the 24.11 April,
1426, by the Minister of Finance, Jose Maris Pardo, to
the Supreme Council of Government, accompanying the
projet of a Sinking Fund, in miler to redeem the public
debt of Peru. The statement or the measures adopted is
clear and speciqe, end, we think, honourable to the prin-
ciples of the parties concerned. We subjoin an abstract :
" Your Excellency," says the Minister in his expose,
" is well aware that public credit cannot be preserved by
any other means than by good faith, and by the most scru-
pulous punctuality in fulfilling whatever engagements may
have been entered into. This duty is not only Teem-
mended by political convenience, but is also prescribe:l by
more elevated cousiderations, founded on the immutable
principles of morality. The violation of these principles
has always produced the most mischievous consequences,
eiace there exists in the order of Providence, an intimate
connexion between public virtue and public felicity.
Everj, secondary consideration should disappear before the
immense importance of this ohject.
" Government, deaf to all interested and selfish clamour,
laying aside vicious routine, will not hesitate, I sin sure,
in order to forward that object, to adopt those tneasures
which justice approves, and which are commanded by ab-
solute necessity. '
After showing that the public debt of Peru should be
divided into two classes--lst, the internal-2a, the foreign
debt ; and filet Peru, free from all its enemies, will not
only have ample means to provide for all its engagements,
but find a surplus, with which the prosperity of the
country, in nil its branch( a, would be promoted, the Mi-
nister presents his plan fur redeeming the national debt,
and appropriates funds fur each part of that debt. The
appropriations for the extinction of the foreign debt are k
follow :
Several important Custom-house duties.
The produce of the Mines belonging to the State, either
by sale or lease (arrendamectito).
The produce of the sale or lease of all the lands and pro-
perty belonging to the State, after the redemption of the
internal debt has been provided for.
The whole produce of stamps (pope/ 'Antos) ; a large
proportion of the revenue coming to the Government out
of the tithes, we're the denomination of novenas (ninths) ;
and part of the produce of ecclesiastical benefices.
The produce of the manufacture of gunpowder, and
others of minor importance.
It is also proposed, in the plan of the Minister (which
has received the sanction of Government), that remittancee
shall be made to London with the greatest punctuality, of
those sums which, according to the contracts of the loans.
are to be applied to the gradual extinction of the debt, and
to the payment of the interest thereon, and that any sur-
plus remaining in the Sinking Fund, after this has been
done. is to be appropriated to purchase in the London
Market the Bonds of the Government.
This Gazette also contains two documents of sotre in-
terest ; one a proclamation by General Radii, dated May
the 17th, stating the vigorous measures he will enforce
when the Spanish arms shall again be triumphant in Peru!
The other is the contract between the Government and
Messrs. Cochrane, Alinciro, and Linch, for the mines of
Pasco, for which al annual payment of 13,000 dollars is to
be made; also a duty of 30 per cent. on the bars of silver.