Star.
London, England, 1826-11-02 00:00:00

NEWS FROM THE ARMY OF GEORGIA.

a report, dated September 24, General Yermo-
loff informs his Majesty, that very soon after his victory
at the river Schamkhor, and the occupation of the city
of Elisabethpol, Major-General Madatoff heard that
Abbas Mirza htd effected his junction with Allaiar
Kh,an, the son-in-law of the .Schah, and marched to
meet him, having already passed the river Terter. The
General hastened to inform the General Aid-de-Camp
Paskevitch of this, who united himself with him, in the
neighbourhood of Elisabetl pot, on the night of the
21st. Abbas Mirza being informed of this movement,
pasted the Terter, and took up a position on the left
bank, at 60 versts distant from Elisabethpol. His army
amounted to 8000 regular infantry, 15,000 well armed
cavalry, as many imperfectly armed, and 25 pieces of
artillery. Hitherto no positive news has been heard of
the Scbah himself. The Persian troops' have been
obliged to raise the blockade of the fortress of Schouchi,
and Colonel R-ut having made a sortie, gained an ad-
vantage over the Persian advanced guard. Amir Khan,
the uncle of Abbas Mirza, was killed in the battle on,
the 14. h of S:ptember, in which the loss of the enemy
was more considerable than was at first supposed. It is
said to have amounted to 2000 killed and wounded.
On the side of Erivan, Hassan Khan, brother of the
Sardar, attacked, on the night of the 11th and 12th of
September, with 3000 men, the villages situated in the
Steppe of Polorie, and carried off the cattle. The
troops cottoned in the district of Djelal-Oglou imme-
diately repaired to the spot, and pursued the enemy
with so much ardour, that he was obliged to leave the
greater part of the cattle behind, and retreat with loss.
blajor-General Menchikoff witnessed this affair, and
took part in it personally, with a company of the 7th
regiment of carabineers, and a piece of artillery. After
the sortie of our troops from Elisabethpol, the Sardar
of Erivan went towards Chamchadil, by the lake Nek-
ha. He encamped at the mouth of the small river
Djeham, and endeavoured, by his threats, to excite the
people, who remained faithful to us. to revolt. He
also end•avoured to pillage the inhabitants of the dis-
trict of Kasask, who had been reduced to obedience,,
and even armed against the Persians, by our troops re-
maining on the banks Gf the river Akstapha. General
Yermoloff adds, that every thing is tranquil in Daghe-,
stad, and the line of Caucasus, and that he is about to
march, on the 24th, for the district of Hazask and
Chamchadil, to prevent the devastation with which the,
Sardar of Erivan threatens the inhabitants, who are de-
voted to us. He also states, that he has received inti.
'nation from General Paskevitch, that he has been
attacked, at seven vends from Elisabethpol, by the
Persians, under the command of Abbas Mitza. After
a short contest, the latter were put completely to flight,
ith considerable loss. They were pursued by General
Paskevitcs, and there is good reason for believing that
the whole Province r.f. Karabugh is delivered from the
peifidious invasion of the Persians.

MALTESE PAPERS.

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MALTA, Am. 30.

Again we have the satisfaction of congratulating the
public of these islands on the successful results of the
public of these islands on the successful results ol the
)leabures adopted by his Excellency the Governor, for
pl;'eng our quarantine regulations on the most favour.
able footing with the Health Establishments of the con-
tinent. Official dispatches have been received from the
authorities at Leghorn, intimating that all vessels ar-
riving in that port with clean bills of health from this
i,land will be admitted to immediate pratique.
The Board of Health of Leghorn, in thus following
the course pursued by those of Genoa and Marseilles,
mu,t be fully convinced of the efficacy of our quarantine
tegulations, and of the inflexibility and integrity of our
newly e-tablished Board of Health. In an islet-
scArcely recovered from the wri things of the most awful
scourge which DIVLNI PROVIDENCZ inflicts upon man-
kind, where even the rising generation remember with'
dread and honor the terrible sievastation and contagion
of plague, it is hardly to be conceived that under any
circumstances regard would not be paid to the most
certain means of preventing its introduction ; but under
our present institt tions, receiving, as they justly do, the
countenance and approbation of the most scrupulous
continental establishments, the confidence we have

already acquired will shortly, we feel assured, admit of
no exception.
SEPTUM= 6.---Our communications with Egypt
and ta commercial port of Alexandria have lately
been very scanty, either on account of the anarchical
state of the neighbouring seas and countries, or
tecause the bustle of commerce has yielded for
the moment to the imperious call for warlike pre.
Filiation and equipment. That once flourishing em-
potinin of trade is become a militaty arsenal, and
the policy has been, and no doubt rightly, to stifle
rather than promulgate intelligence. A circumstance,
however, has reached us in a very authentic shape,
wl ich, during the leisure afforded by a pause in sur-
rounding events of more immediate concern, may not
be uninteresting, as sheaving the very good understand-
ing which exists between the Pacha of Egypt and the
British dependencies in the East, and consequently be-
tween his Majesty's Government and that Regency.
The late Nawaub of the Carnatic, it appears, had
bequeathed his Highness, as Guardian of the Holy
Land, Mecca, Medina, &c. a lack of rupees, or about
.50,000 Spanish doll rs, partly to be distributed in those
places, and panty to be delivered in presents. They
were forwarded from resident to resident, and the whole
expense was paid by the British Government. Upon
their at rival at Cairo, Mr. Silt, his Majesty's Consul-
General and Agent to the East India Company, was
the medium of this compliment, accompanied by a
letter lions the Naviaub, wrapped op in silver muslin
ss kb an immense large seal, which his Highness received'
will both liandsopen.
The presents (*hit which the Pacha seemed greatly
['leased) consisted of the following articles, which were
displa)eJ at the ceremony of the presentation :
Several rich shawls, gold cloths, and embroidered
muslins, a gold watch. with a singing bird rising from
the cover, a splendid chain with seals of precious stones,
a handsome cl •ck. a telescope, a ruby ring, a gun that
discharges twenty-four times without being reloaded,
and a tidily-mounted eagger and scymit.o.
Yestei day the Government schooner, Prince Regent,
sailed Irons our harbour for Marseilles, having on board
three Egyptian office's, of the suite of Ibrahim Pacha,
scums Aga. kl.lihtar, or sword-bearer ; Ouser Effendi,
ohurdat. or keeper of the seal; and MehnieJ Effendi,
Divitdar, or inkstand bearer.
These young officers are 011 their way to England, to

'perfect their knowledge of the useful sciecces and profit
by the learned institutions of Great Britain. They ar-
rived here about six weeks ago, and since the comple-
gien of their quarantine, have inspected every thing that
Is remarkable in ontisland. Oa Friday last, they had
the honour of dining with his Excellency the Governor,
it St. Antonio, whose condescending attentions must
have been highly gratifying.
Sem 20.—Dispatches have been received from the
Board of Health at Palermo, containing the very ac.,
ceptable information that departures 'from our port
with clean bills of health will be admitted immediately
to free communication in all the ports of Sicily. The
concurrence of the Neapolitan Government in the cot..
rect view which the other European states have taken
lof our isolated situation, and of the peculiar aptitude of'
our island for quarantine purposes, crowns with final
success the hopes and expectations of all.
From the moment when it was first known that his
Excellency the Governor lent attention to the attain.
ment of so desirable an object, these expectations and
hopes have never been relaxed. The wisdom which
knew how to distinguish between great difficulties and
impossibilities, and the energy which directed his Ex-
cellency's measures, were the foundation upon which
such confidence rested : the result is a valuable plod
of his constant regard to the true interests of M.ilta.
The existence of plague is so fatal, the circumstances
attending it so terrific, and the operation of its propa-
gating causes so entirely unknown, that perhaps some
allowance may be made for the hesitation of the conti.
nental establishments in admitting us to free pratique,
until our system was tried by the lapse of a series of
years of regularity and uncontamination. But, once
approved of and'acknowledged, and its details being,
assimilated to the best known rules and regulations, we
feel confident that the principles always held here will
be illustrated by the practice of the Board of Health of
Malta, now in communication with all the Boards of
the neighbouring States. We look forward steadily,
but not impatiently, to the amelioration of commerce
and the increase of the trade and traffic of our excellent
ports ; but it must not be forgotten that, while the
serious causes that arrested their activity have ceased to
exist, the acquirement of new confidence is of slow
growth, and even the knowledge of our new quarantine
regulations will take some time to spread itself, although
no doubt all parties will be equally interested in making
them known. The eventual beneficial results, however,
can scarcely be doubted.
His Excellency the Governor, with a view to benefit
a portion of the superabundant industrious population
of these possessions, was, some time since, pleased to
accede to a proposition of the Local Government of the
Island of Cephalonia for receiving a number of Maltese
families under its protection, whose agricultural know-
ledge might instruct by their example the naturally
acute natives in the management and cultivation of
certain vacant lands. Twenty-seven families have, in
consequence, accepted of the terms of settlement, which
are of a very equitable nature ; and, making together
278 individuals, sailed yesterday in the brig Adolfo for
that destination. _ _

These families having been selected for their general
good character and laborious habits, it is expected that
the solicitude of his Excellency for their welfare will be
fully repaid by their steady conduct, which can alone
ensure their success. It is also flOpeJ, that the encou-
ragement end' the advantageous opportunity thus af-
forded to the labouring classes, of seeking an honest,
and, we trust, a profitable employment, in a fertile and
fruitful country, will not prove vain ; and that, enjoying
the privileges of an enlightened Government, under the
protection of their actual Sovereign, their prosperity
will be the means of inducing, at some future time,
other well-disposed and persevering individuals, to fol-
low the steps of their fellow-countrymen in io laudable
an enterprise.

BUENOS A YRES.

EXTRACT ON A PRI PATE LETTER, DATED BUENOS

AYRES, AUGUST 5.

The war continues and acquires a more serious cha-
racter. Recently the squadron of Don Pedro offered
battle to the defenders of the Republic. The engage-
ment, which took place on the 30th of July, affords a
proof of the enthusiasm of our marine. I cannot recall
without pride, that six merchant vessels armed for war,
the largest of which was a corvette of 30 guns, fought
bravely in sight of the city with 23 ships of war of all
classes. Tjre Journals have given a most exact account
of this battle, and I shall not therefore repeat it.
The last news from Brazil informs us that Don Pedro
is desirous of war, and that he is unwilling to listen to
the counsels of his sincere friends. On this account all
the territory of the Republic is converted into a field of I
battle. Nothing but the cry of war against the usurp-
ers is heard. The plains of the Banda Oriental, and,
the territory of the capital, is a perpetual theatre of
efforts, sacrifices, and glory. When it was heard that
the ambition of the Emperor would not be allayed by
good counsels and friendly interpositions, the same
voice was heard ou the eastern bank, which announced
the war three years before. The national army,
consisting of 8,000 men. with the best Officers of our
nation, and supplied with all necessaries, will soon
march towards the enemy's territory. The Emperor
will then see and acknowledge, that in all parts he has
enemies, and above all, he will observe the state of
public opinion in hit own country,
The p.icket'Dove carries to England the money ne•
cessary to pay the dividends of our loan, which are due
on the lst.of January next. The war cannot interfere
with the fulfilment of our obligations in this respect.
Interior Affairs are conducted here under the best
auspices. In the night of the 19th of July, the Consti-
tutional Congress, after four evenings of debate, decided,
that the form of the Government which was to continue
in the Republic should be that of unity. Forty-three'
votes were in favour of this resolution, and only eleven
against it. The provinces will be pleased with this de•
cision of the Legislative Body. The advances which
have been made in just opinions, in the understanding
of the true interests of the State, and in ideas of order
and civiliz ition, are incredible. There are not wanting
in the provinces, as ss el as in the capital, some ma-1
lignant spirits ; but they are despised, and must
submit to public opinion, and to the moral force of the
national Authorities. _ _

The present Administration seems resolved to acquire
the glory of giving us a country worthy of the Argen•
tines, that is to say, tree from th• tyrant and every sort
of tyranny. Public opinion is supported by men of the
greatest talent and influence.

On the 20th ult. a man of the name of Hall, went
int a public house at.Oldham, and, alter having drunk
one or two gills of ale, dropped down and expited.