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grade, and Ilk Are disquietude whijs tire
tants manifested on that occasion:KV/4P' !ILK
• ZANTe. ItOViWOER 30.
After the nerd victory of the Greeks on the
11 th of October, martial law was proclaimed in our
island; the ordinary trihnnals were immediately
suspended, end the most of our distinguished
islanders were arrested and thrown into prison.
without knowing rant was imputed to them or this
fate vide!, awaited them. The principal are—
Cslyvaa, Dionysirs, Toliopetre, his nephew Ps-
nagente, Michel Verecios, Dion3sios Damaliane,
Spyredon Sicoure, Emit:tubing, Cariates, the bro-
thers John and Demetrius Pethamencsa, ■nd Con-
stlustine flieracure.
A great iinniber of I)ee►ents have been confirms-
ed to death by military commissions. After the
executions, their (lewd bodies were thrown into
cages of trots, in which they are still exposed on the
summits of Dill•, as if by way of menacing the
rest or the people with a similar fate. After
this scene of horror and terror, the Government
ordered the general disarming of the whole island.
The inhaltitatito or the capital with murmuting
obeyed this order, but the inhabitants of the coun-
try still continue to resist. They regard this dis-
arming es the last degree of dishonour to which
they can be exposed.
The Government, by way of coustraining them,
had recourse to another measure : it invited the
citizens the dearest to the people to repair to the
church of Our Lady of Petrides, when it seized
them as hostages, and now retains them in the cite.
del. They are 54 in number ; the following are
the names of souse of them :—Coccine. Pergadinoo
and Ventourr, all three clergymen; Stelliug Meca-
lire, Julius Domestigine, Nicolas Messalit, Peter
Mserys, Robert ■nd Dion3sitss Solomon, Marcus
Flamhouriate, Dolor and Diouysios Volterra,
Gradenigue and Nicolas Psemsirs, John Secoin,
Tlwophilus Fiancopole, &c.
Notwithstanding this measure the peasants still
persist in not giving tip their arms. Fresh English
troops have disembarked in the Island; a squadron
composed of frigates and vessels of war has its bat-
teries directed agaiust the town. Wherever we torn
our ryes we meet only the @prawns of war; the
island has the aspect of a blockaded country. A
great number of our istlishitants have voluntarily
banished themselves; the movement is far from be-
ing appeased.
The Five per Cents. on Saturday 83 f. 50 e.;
Batik Stock 1490 1.

LON DON,
THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1822.

The letters brought by the Turkey mail yester-
day, the latest of which from Constantinople were
of the 26th of November, concur generally in the
chtracter of their intelligence with that which we
had previously collected from the Paris Papers. It
is certain that the Janissaries had been guilty of
great cruelties towards the Christian inhabitants of
•Coustaotiuople for some days previous to the dr-
immure of the latest advice.; but it is equally cer.
tutu that they had to that period evinced no hosti-
lity towards the Government of the SULTAN, al-
though there is some intimation of a jealousy to.
wards HALED EFFENDI, the chief favourite of
their Sovereign. No doubt, however, can be enter-
tained, that if on the 27th or 28th of November,
a, was first reported, the SuLTAN had been mur-
dered by Lis guard*, authentic intelligence of so
important an trent must hate reached us some days
since. The original statement is now universally
believed to have been altogether unfounded, but
in the room of it we ale now favoured by another
report, that ear has been actually declared between
Russia and the Porte, and that the official account
of the passage of the Pruth by the Russian army
may be hourly expected.

J.
The probability of this report will find it ready
faith in every political circle. AU accouois, pri-
vate and public, concur in saying that the Porte
has rejected the Ituaniars ultimatum, notwith-
trratoding the earnest remosistrances of Lord
STRANGFORD Bud of the Austrian Nuncio, and
that so armious are the military and the mob
of Constantinople for a war, that they insulted
these mediators, who sought to presence them from
the overwhelming torrent of the Russian forces.
The ferocious cruelty of the barbarians towards
the Greeks, whether es fellow-citizens or as cap-
tives, is exercised us freely as if the murder of
Christians formed a part 4.f the moral, religious,
and civil coda 4.f the Mosso!mans ; and, if we may
judge front the indifference ur silent approbation of
the Sut.Tati, it seems to be in his ej es as meritorious
all act us a pilgrimage to the sacred shrine of
Altcca, which 11,cKursti declares to be essential to
the salvation of a tine believer. The Paris Papers
have told us, and plicate accolints repeat the state-
went, that the di.couifited fleet of the Capitan
Preira, in returning to the Dardanelles, happened
to seize thirty iiirichilut ship. of the Greek nation,
which they took with them that they iii,ght deceve
their countrymen with a spew of success. To
mark their triumph in u manlier most coup-
find to the feelings of the barbarians, the Cap-
tains of the several ships of wa, as they

pasted the point of the Seraglio, 'hoisted to the
yards the bodice of their wretched Greek cap.
lives, and the sight was received with shouts of
exultation. The Turkish sailors were then permit-
ted to land, and as to their minds no difference was
perceptible between the murder ill;reeits in the
city of Constantinople and on the water, iliey in.

dulKed themselves freely in the blood of their vic-
tims, and it probably SIAM the confusion occasion-
ed by this massacre that the rumour originated of
an insurrection against the Government, and of the
murder of the SULTAN. It is to be lamented •that
the Greeks had at an early period of the quarrel
given up their arms, and reposed for protection upon
the faith of a barbarous Government. In their pre-
sent helpless condition, confined within the limits
of the capital, and prevented with jealous care from
seeking safety in flight, they offer the image of
deer petit within a park, and reserved for the occa-
sional sport of their iul►urdan masters. It is strange
that despair does not excite them to some enterprise
for their deliverance. Slaves might not aspire tit
freedom, but revenge at least is within the measure
of their capacities.
The island of Zante appears to continue very
much agitated, and so unpopular has Sir THOMAS
MAITLAND made himself throughout the lonia!'
Islands, that disaffection towards the British Go-
vernment will moat probably strew itself quickly
in very part of the Union. The evident partiality
which the head of the lonian Government display-
ed at an early period of the present war towards the
oppressors of Greece, excited in the breasts of the
lonians a strong feeling of displeasure. This was
raised to ■ high pitch of indignation by the appa-
rent cruelty of the High Commissioner in recently
depriving some Parganotes of their right of resi-
dence within the Union, on the ground of their
having violated the neutrality which it was his Ex-
cellency's policy to observe. The lonians took but
little pains to conceal their sentiments, so that even
independent of the attack made by the people
of Zante upon a party of British troops who inter-
fered for the protection of some Turkish sailors
against the fury of the populace, it is probable
that Sir THOMAS MAITLAND had good reason
to apprehend an insurrection against the British
authority. From this apprehension flowed his
edict for the general disarming of the people;
but the measure was considered by them as a
gross and wanton insult, and has alarmingly in-

creased the hostile disposition of the islanders....
It was very doubtful while the lonian Islands con-
tinued tranquil and obedient, whether our posses.
sion of them was beneficial to the interests of
Great Britain; but should the minds of the inha-
bitants become alienated from our Government,
should they !ie made to feel the severity of an
austere and despotic authority, instead of the pro-
tective mildness of a liberal and generous admini-
stration, and should it finally be found necessary to
maintain our possession by the employment of a
large army and by the exercise of military law,
no doubt can any longer subsist, and it becomes
clear to demontration, that either the character of
the Government reu.t be ainelioiated, or that the
ensigns of Biitiali power ought without any delay
to be iemmed flow the sight of a people who have
ceased to regard them with sentiments of respect
or attachment.

We lately stated that requisitions were preparing
to be presented to the Sheriffs of the counties of
Norfolk and Suffolk, severally requesting them to
convene county meetings, for the purpose of tak-
ing into consideration the depressed and distressed
state of agriculture. The Norfolk requisition was
forwarded to the High Sheriff of that county on
Saturday last, who it is expected will fix Saturday
week for the required meeting. The intended
Suffolk meeting will nut take place. Its abandon-
ment is thus explaiued in the Bury St, Edtnuud's
Paper

We are sorry to announce the abandonment of
the intention to call a meeting in Sottolk for the
purpose or petitioning Parliament on the one great
subject of public distress. The blame of the de-
sign is attributed to a correspo.tdence which has
taken place between some leading men in the
county. Of the nature of that correspondence
we are not apprised. .tor 47.41 we conceive any sub-
ject of pristine communication which could be tut
adequate reason for relinquishing so itece,sary a
proceeding. Persosini convenience we are satisfied
would operate with noise at the present period, and
political feeling we ►hould have thought nut of the
question. But it will be seen in a letter of the
Earl STANHOPE, Which we have inserted, how
many reasons hove been devised iu another county
for refusing to unite in calling for relief. and we
do not think it improbable that some of them may
have operuted heir. Thu consequence of a gene-
ral imitation of this example may he, if not an
'acted doubt on the part of the Ministry as to
the extent of the evil, the expression of a belief,
according with the finely-turned periods of the Re-
port of lust year's Committee, that things will
come round in the course of time. This is the
more likely to be their tune, because, if the state-
ments published can be true, the Government yet
feels uo diminution of its finances. The letter
that we have referred to should be read with par-
ticular attention. It conhims the opinions that we
have expressed of our present condition, which it
satisfactorily traces to the true source; and if it
be too late to stimulate this county to assemble, we

hope it will produce an extensive adoplion tl e
Petitid6 which is subjoined, though in it manner
to which less weight and constitutional influ-
ence' is attuched."—(Bury Paper.)

We yesterday gave an gement of the entri of
Marquis WELLEsLEY into Dublin on Sotardity.—
His Excellency and suite arrived at Howth en the
preceding night in the Meteor steam-boat. It ap-
pears that the LORD MAYOR felt dissatisfied at
seeing the two SheriHi made simple Knights, and
thus placed on an equality with himself in honours,
mid that hence arose the promise of a Baronetcy
to his Lordship.
The account of the destruction of a whole family
of five persons near Charley'lle, which we yesterday
copied from the Dublin Papers. proves, u we an-
ticipated, a scandalous fabrication.

There was nothing of any conarquence yesterday
at the Stock Exchange. Some good buyers have
been in the market, and to-morrow or Saturday
next prices will begin to be made fur the next
account, which will he ahont the latter end of
February. It is expected it will be about half
per cent. continuation, and that the market will im-
prove. The dividends, it is expected, will be paid
to the public on Tuesday next.

The LORD CHANCELLOR left town on Tuesday
for Brighton, and was expected to return to town
last evening. His Lordship will attend the House
of Lords this day, for the purpose of adjourning
Parliament until the Sth of next mouth, when it
will meet for dispatch of business.
CORONATION Cuata.—On Friday last a large
package, containing the chair used by his MAJBS-
TY at the Coronation, was landed at the quay of
Perth, from a London vessel. It was immediately for-
warded to Drummond Castle, the seat of the Lord
Great Chamberlain, where, as the report which ac-
companied it from London affirms, it is again to be
made the seat of Royalty, orders having been given
to have it placed in state for the KING on his visit
to Scotland heat summer. Without placing much
faith in the " wisifallit foam," we are certainly
Scottish enough to wish, that, instead of ■ modern
piece of furniture, however splendid, it had h.en
the ancient coronation chair of Scotland, taken (to
use the mildest term) from the Royal Palace of
Scone, by EDWARD I.—(Perth Courier.)
His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex and
the Earl of A LIMIARLIt were expected to arrive at
Holkham Hall yesterday, on a visit to the hospita-
ble owner of that mansion. We understand they
will remain guests of our worthy County Member
till the 24th instant, when they will come to Nor-
wich to be present at the Fox Dinner. His Royal
Highness is expected to honour DODSON GURNEY,
Eay. with his company while in this city; and if
Sir FRANCIS BURDETT should be sufficiently re-
covered from his late accident (having been thrown
from his horse while hunting in Leicestershire) our
respected City Member, IL H. GURNEY, ES.I.
hopes to have him as his guest at lieswick.--I.Nor-
wick Paper.)

A meeting of the Owners and Occupiers of Land
in East Kent was held at the Fountain Tavern, in
Canterbury, on Saturday last, which was attended
by the Comity Members, and many of the principal
gentlemen of that part of the county. Several trio.
lotions, and a Petition to the House of Commons,
were adopted by the meeting, of a purport similar
to those lately passed at a meeting held iu %Vest
Kent.
To the notices which we have from lime to time
published of the favourable posture of trade, we
may add a gratifying view of our commerce with
the United States. Its extent is probably more
considerable than our readers would imagine. The
expoits from Scotland of manufactured goods to
various parts of the Union will this year amount to
about two millions sterling. The magnitude of the
sum will appear more surprising when we consider
the restrictions winch prohibit us from taking in
exchange agricultural produce. A trade so im-
portant it behoves us to cherish with all possible
care; and it is gratifying to think that customers
so valuable are a free people, little likely to impede
her prosperity by projects of ambition.--(Glasgoto
Ch►osick.)
Extract of a letter from Boston (America), dated
November 20:---" The recent events iu South Ame-
rica, indepeodttit of their political influence, are
highly interesting to this country in a commercial
point of view ; the success of the South American
Patriots will open to our commerce ■ continent
richly stored by nature. A cargo of domestic ma-
nufactures has already been shipped from New
York for South America ; this I consider to be the
beginning of an important trade, and the opening
of a new and rich source of wealth to this country."
By the Manchester packet from the Leeward
have received letter from Tortola to the
4.! November. The crops on that Island assumed
a very flourishing appearance, and the Is t was
expected to be snore abundant than iii ■ny year
airier 1811. His Excellency the Governor hid, at
the solicitation of the inhabitants, as well as of the
Council, issued a Proclamation, allowing the Im-
portation of lumber in British ships of every de-
scription, into that island, fur the space of six
mouths from the 24i1 October.

By letters under date of the sth December, from
Crotuon, Teneriffe, we learn the arrival at Scruta-
brug, in that island, of a small French squadron,
whose intended object was said to be the pursuit of
the pirates cruising under the insurrectional flag,
against the commerce cf Spain. A short time pre-
vious to the arrival of the Fri nth iquadion a similar
armament, under the Arnericatillag, had appeared
Tenerille, also cruising against the pirates. At
Crotaon, on the Isth November, they had experi-
enced the ravages of a dreadful water-spout, which
had inundated the country round the villa of Cro-
und in the inn itself had destroyed many
houses, and several lives. IVlist renders
this circumstance peculiar is, that the whole Archi-
pelago of islands are suffering under a dreadful
drought, rain baying, fallen once only at Tentriffe
and Canary, and none at all in the mote Northern
islands of Lancerom and
.Funtaventura, so that the
hopes of the crops of core and Barilla are entirety
t