The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1822-02-19
Foreign Intelligence.


ed Us with Interesting rcTs from Europe from
which, we have made the following selections
Nearc indebted 70 TIC New York papers and
especially 70 the Industrious editor Of the Com
merrsIt .idrcrtiser ior the principal items
Accounts from London arc to the 4th Of Jan.
from Paris TO the ia. Madrid to tie DIST Of Dec.
and Constantnople % tie 10Th Of November.
TURKEY.
A Vienna article of the 18th December. saws
a report has been circulated, that there has been
dreadful scene Al tOnstanunCple. that the sui
tan hahm0ud and MS sons have been Stranded
end that upwards Of 5000 Christians have been
uia-s2crcd. In confirmation ui the above Nh
rerubeFE article 81 the 2lst 81 December. states
fhc receipt OF letters on that day, from Vienna,
which sag, rycrs Of blood have flowed at Con
stantin0pie. The Janissares have massacrcd
great number OF Christians" letter from
tonstantnoPle, Of tie 27sh Nov has the follow
inc We arc in expectation of great events
lie agents o. Tie Christian powers making
preparations % leave this place
The Persian invasion proceeds victorously The
news Of their and chose Of the Greeks cause
bands Of the assassns among whom are alany Ianissa
rcs and Asatics 10 RON up land down the streets Of
tonstantinople, and giTe themselves up to the most
uahcard Of atrocities
The Austrian and Russian ambassadors AZ The Porte
have II j. said urged te Grand Seieuor to the I'M
qualified acceptance Of the Eusslu tttnqfurn which
he positively refused lie will acither assent 10 the
restoration o. the Geek church nor to the occupation
q MaldaVia and Waiaciia 4y Russian troops. There
are 50 many rumpTs, howevek aoat by stock Job
bers that we hardly know VI to believe
On the 18th Of November, thc Turks succeed
ed in taking Cassandria. Abu Labut Pashay.
who conducted the attack put Is rebels 10
death with his own hand. MANY women fell in
10 - hands OF the Turks, 1000 of whom had ar
rived at Salonica, where they are exhibited for
sale TO the highest bidders,
The following are the Particulars OF the ne
gocations OF the Austrian and English EInbas-
sadors, Count Luizow and Lord Straucford. at
Constantinoplc, under the head of Odessa, De-
cember >.
On the 22d Nov. VI. dc Lutzow had an inter
view with the new Refs Efend IN the presence
Of the New kiaa Bev or Minister Of tie Inte-
rior. The Austrian lnterhuncio spoke strongly
in favour Of tie Russian Ultimatum, and cn.eav-
CURED TO insure tic Portfolio ADOPT pacific rcso-
lulions. Tue Rci~ Effcn;i replied, that the
Porte would not consent 10 tie cvacuatIou or
Moidayia ahd Waiachia, except on the follow
ing conditions:
The Courts o. Austria France and England.
shall guarantee, that after the evacuation, those
two principaiitics shall not be occuDial either
n Russians or Greek Hctprists Those Greeks
wfio have fed 10 Russia, shall be punished in
presence Of Inrllish commissioners, unless Rus
sia has delivered them up.s The restoration Of
The Christian Churches shall not take place. Tn
Ia tranquility SHALL have been re-estabshed
ant all the Greeks shall have laid down tLeir
arms
When Count Imtzow expressed his astopish-
Inent at this change of apguage on the part of
the Turkish minister, theiRcis Ffendi referred
10 the orders Of tho Sultan. The Count asked
whether the Porte was determined on peace or
war The Rcs Eiiendi excused from answer
ing that question. tie was not invested with
such powers besides, added he the Sultan viii
90 whatever he plcascs and ninety millions al
inussu!men. with the sword in Jne hand and the
koran IN the other. will Gknow how 10 defend
their rights against the christians.
Russia
The London Courc., OF the q January. On
the authority Of letter from Paris. states. that
Official Intelligence Of the passing. of the Pruth
oy INC Russian army, was every moment ex-
pcctcI.
Letters from ST. Petersburg mention the fail
IRE Of several commercial houses amongst 9th
ers' that o. Pohz0 ) 60, (Grceks.) who have
long been distinguished for the great trade they
Carried on in the rich shlwls OF Persia.
There appears 10 h. reason 10 believe. fiat
h">SIa viii soon commence hostiLties against
the Turks.
GREECE.
The Morning Chronicle OF the al, confirms I
letter from Zantr, one dav tho latest received.
giving IN account of tie fJth defeat Of III. Pa
cf.a e. Sllcnica, the frontiers of the Isti.n.us
fie, On this occasion, made 4 strong eif,rt 10 re-
tTIeTe lis lcsseS but tbs Greeks rushed u0on
hi'n Wit. irrcsst"b'c impctuosl,, and ms defeat
vas complete. Seven thousand Turkish troops
were killed and t2l:en
Accounts trCn Gambia, TO the I,t Of Dcccn-
e1r announce. that The Greeks occupicI all tic
open country in that quarter. The Turks
we're shut up in few places, and were dying Of
hunger.
II Is 70 be lameHtcd. that the Greeks have in
du'E2d themselves ia The most atrocious cruel
ties upon the Turks T their late succcsses-
orncltics no: cvccclul bv The Turks themselves.
and &C the relation ~ which. the heart siclens.
The! have lately taken Navarin anil Tripo-
IzzaF, on which occasions they committed fha
mast shocking barl,arairs. Tie former town
was cedcd 70 the Greeks bv regular c.pt,lla.
ton The following j. from IN authentic source :
'Nararin surrendered from slar,a mn; and
though quarter ard pTotocilon were prurni,, q
the place wss 40 sooner given up ihan an IN
discriminate sia shieI commented.
Ssi'aied with the blundy work they not
500 Turks ON teIren rock "a the Rav Al
49, IL.