Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1822-09-28

drought does not allow us to promise much
from the second. -This article (corn) is
not 10 be supplied by wheat Tor some uses.
| and it has occasionally been dearer than
wheat itself.
! Extract of letter from Caracas to the editor
ottthe National Advocate, dated Sept. |.
Gen. Soublette in Caracas, and Mo-
rales in Porto Cabello, and ! expect with
out the means OF making another predato.
ry expedition.
From tbe.Ne1o York Daily .advertiser. ;.
The course pursued by the emperor OF
Russia with regard to the affairs OF lur-
key, has excited much surprise in Europe
and in America. That he should so early
in the Greek insurrectIon have taken sides
with the Insurgents, collected large ar
my, marched it to the Turkish frontier,
and encamped it upon the borders OF their
territory, apparently ready for sudden
and rapid movement towards the Ottoman
capital; and after mourning all this labor
and expense, and displaying great deal
of buster, making large demands, aud IN
sisting on categorical answers, that ne
should quietly retreat from the field, Win
out having gaised single point or obtain
ed the least particle OF satisfaction tor any
atrocty inflicted by the Sublime Forte on
his brethren the Greeks, and silently a,
bandon the contest, has been considered
as strange, unaccountable, and disgracefui::
| If it was Alexander's intention to proceed
in bis undertaking, be should not nave
been turned aside by any appearance or
| threats OF opposition. II he nad reason
| to expect difficulty from Austria or Great
Britain, it would seem to have been ma
tural course for him to pursue, to ascertain
before hand how those powers would re-
ish his interference by force o. arms in ia.
yor of the Greeks. or if determined at all
events on that interference, to set his al
lies at defiance. If he only meant to make
show of ihostilities, TO draw off the at
tention OF the Grand Segnor from the
Greeks, and give them time and opportu-
nifty to breathe and prepare tor despe--
rate conflict for their own freedom aud
safety, he should have continued that show
and obliged The Turks to keep up large
force 10 prevent any hostile movements
on bis part. Instead Of all this, however,
ditCI SOtis tuiouSu VIC Puidoe W 49,,
and walking the figure" OF hostilities, at
ter mourning enormous expense, and we
cannot but think making himself in some
measure ridiculous, he has abandoned the
Greeks, given up the controversy, and ~
the last accounts was Withdrawing his
troops from the Turkish frontier, leaving
the Greeks exposed 10 tenfold vengeance
from their infuriated and blood thirsty o.
pressors and butchers. 1t is true, the Ell
feet Of being thus left alone, 70 hight theE
own battles, maintain their own cause, and
yindicate their own Liberties, may rouse
them to more desperate efforts, and the
most hardy achievements /; but 1t even ~
the end successful, they must accomplish
their victory by the most terrible suffer-
ings, the most appalling exhibitions OF sa-
wage warfare, and the most dreadful car
mage and misery.
The London Courier of the Sd OF Au-
gust, contains some remarks OF the editor
of that paper, which may possibly help us
in coming al the true explanation OF the
policy of Russia in the matter under con-
siaeraton. In taking notice OF the rumor
that the king of Prussia meditsted visit
to Paris, while the emperor of Russia was
expected to pay his respects to the empe'
ror of Austria at Vienna, after expressing
his belief that those sovereigns would not
leave their territories at the present time
on a mere excursion of pleasure, he says
-" Without entering into any very parlI-
cular statement, we dare say our readers
will agree with us, that there IS great
deal, IN the general state of the continent
of Europe, to occupy the most serious at
tent,on Of oil the great poTers,-Not that
there is any chance of war between Rus-
STA and the Porte. 1t may appear rather
paradoxical to assert, that the chances OF
war have diminished in proportion to the
increasing violence and spread OF the
Greek Instruction. The emperor of Rus
STA saw that to redress his grievances by
war, would be 10 lend his sanction and
power to the cause of rebellion, and he
had reason to suspect that hostiilies on bis
part, against the porte, would be the sig
nal for insurrectionary movements IN some
of the southern points of Europe. Per-
haps,this has not yet struck some OF our
readers, as one Of those powertu' motives
that arrested the arm OF Russia, and made
her halt on the other side of the Pruth,-
They who think that the Carbonari have
abandoned their projects in the southern
part of Italy, or that they have no partl-
zans in the northern, know little indeed OF
the situation OF affairs in that quarter,
Hence it will be seen that Austria had a
most prominent interesRin preventing war
nor had France perhaps less impe-
rious one. Ofthis, too, the public may be
assured, that the Revolulionists every
where desired, with the intensests anxiety,
war between Russia and the Porte, be-
cause they had projects svhich could haze