Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1821-07-10

under their hoty Keeping, hey ought 10
give him seat in the Congress.
The Emperor Alexander has imposed
additional duties upon imported cottons
and silks.
Up to the goth of March, Prince
Ypsilanti and the Turkish chiefs had had
no Experimentation had been nothing
but preparation.
The Revolutionary army is generally
computed at about 5000 men; but they
have neither received, nor are they like
ly to receive, any foreign aid. Many o.
the Greeks of Bulgaria have Joined the
corps of Ypsilanti. A body has been or
ganized by a Greek named Karabia.
The troops which the Porte has sue
cessively sent from Constantinople to the
Isle of Gambia, have been vanquished
The insurgents, after making grea
carnage, took possession of all the forts
in the island, on which they have hoisted
the Independent flag. A Greek squadron
consisting Of vessels, we'll armed, is
united to the Isle oflda.
Ii is said that the Archimandrite Ga
sis, celebrated for his useful works
marches at the head Of the Thessaliar
Greeks.
The letter from Spain, among our
foreign extracts, is not OF tlatterne
character. 1t was to have been expect
ed however, that the enemies of reform
would seize upon the late disastrous
events in Italy, as being suspicious fol
the cause of despotism. To this they
will cling as long as hope remains. The
King of the Netherlands has issued de-
cree prohibiting the importation ofslaves
into any of his foreign colonies-particu-
larry that of Surinam.
From the Liverpool Advertiser, April 81.
II is stated that under the title regula-
ton, a new and heavy tax will be laid on
East India sugar, to serve as protecting
duty to the West India planter, and to
give him monopoly in the home mark
ct.
A most magnificent silk dress is now
in the loom, of Spitalields, which is
intended as present to her majesty.
1t is expected to be superior to any thing
of the kind ever manufactured in this
country. 1t will be presented to the
Queen by deputation Of the master
weavers of Spitalfelds.
A few days ago the Earl of kintore
met with very serious accident while
hunting with his fox hounds. His lord
ships collar bone was broken, but the
bone having been almost Immediately
set, he is in fair way Of recovery.
The discovery ships, under the orders
of Capt Perry, will sail from Deptford in
about ten days.
1t appears from the register of burials
in the parish of ST. Leonard, Shoreditch,
that IN the year 1888, on the Oath Janu-
airy, was inferred, Thomas earn, OF
Holy-well-street, aged 2o7 years *
On Tuesday week a man having the
appearance of a horsejockey, sold his
wife at Tumbridge market for one shil-
ling and six pence and pot OF beer.
She was pretty young woman, and
eclared her husband was such a good
for-nothing rascal she could not live
with him.
The followers and friends Of Joannah
Southcote are not extinct. In the neigh
borhood of Totness Devon, there are
some hundreds of people who believe
that Joannah and her son are making the
tour of Egypt. They have separated
from all other religious communities.
The coronation is now said to be po-
sitivey fixed for Tuesday the 10th day
of June next. The young gentleman
who is to represent the champion of
England on that occasion, is now taking
lessons of craftsmanship for the purpose
at Astley's.
The venerable and majestic pile of
RedcliH tower, at Bristol was struck by
in the night of Monday the I'd
inst. The electric fluid entered the bell
loft window, the stones of which were
forced out, and large aperture made.
A large beam, which supported one of
the bells, was shattered in several pla-
ces. 1t then passed down the bell-wire
to the south side, where it rolled up the
lead on the roof, and dislodged about
three cwt. stones.
Some idea of the rage for building at
Brighton may be formed from the fol-
lowing fact: short time ago, 1900 were
offered for piece of ground, with only
a frontage of ie feet, and sufficient depth
for the erection of house and out Of
fees, which is at the rate OF 70 les. I'd.
per inch.
SLAVE TRADE.
London, .dhrH 90.
The papers presented to Parliament
an thu .,,k,o~t of tho c1ove trade orn