The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1822-04-24

The economists both in the Lords, and
Commons Houses, are pushing the sub
Ject Of retrenchment. On an amend
ment proposedin the Committee of the
whole on Supply, to strike off the salaries
OF two junior Lords Of The admiralty, it
was decided in the. affirmative. The
majority against the Ministers was SO.
In the interior, the agricultural Ia
bourers had assembled in large parties
to destroy the threshing machines. and
other labour-saying implements.
The commercial and manufacturing
interests are very fiourishing.
Russia anhthe Porte BY a succession
of various articles upen the dispute be-
tween these two nations, which upon
the face of them appear to be the most
authentick, we inter--1st, That the Porte
refuses to eyacuate Moldavia and Wal
lachia, so long as the Greeks continue in
a state of rebellion, and is willing to
postpone IFS demand upon Russia to de-
liver up the insurrectionary fugitiyes.
Cd, That Alexander requires this evacua-
ton as one of the principal terms of his
ultinatnm, and urges his determination
to obtain security for the protection of
the Greek religion in the dominions Of
the Grand Seignior. Sd, That the Rus
sian armies on the frontiers have made
such military demonstrations as to excite
alarm, and the Turkish forces are in
creased. Various corps of the Russian
armies are concentrating at .Miask and
other positions, SO as to be ready TO 60
into the. field when required. 4th, The
hopes held out in the Kings Speech at
the opening of Parliament, that an ami
cable accommodation might be conciud-
ed, twas observed, by the Marquis of
Londonderry, on the 4th of March, that
there was no reason to depress.-Suhse-
qaently he has held similar language,
though at the same time he does not
profess TO have received very recent ad-
vices from Russia. Ifthe Emperour AL
exander is determined to act without
asking the interference of England or
Austria, he will probably strike his blow
and make his declaration of war without
giving previous information to the re-
specuve allied cabinets to enable them
to take measures to counterfeit him. 1t
is incredible that SO warlke prepare
ton as now exists in the Russian armies,
the transportation of such formidable
parks Of artillery and such immense
magazines, should be made without hos
tile intentions. If a war should Ultimate
ly take place, though England, Austria,
and France may express strong fears of
the predominating power of Russia, yet
Alexander knows that war in favour of
the Christian religion is a popular war,
not only in his own dominions, but among
all the nations of Christians war a.
gainst the hateful Turk will ever excite
enthusiasm, and war in favour of the
Greeks will coincide with the sympathy
of mankind. These considerations will,
for time, extinguish the suspicious that
it will in reality be war of aggrandize-
ment and ambition.
Instructions among the Turkish
troops were reported.
The plague in Constantinople had
subsidized.
Brasil.-A gentleman from St. Saliva
dor reports that political excitement was
entirely allayed at that place. Twelve
natipe representatives had been chosen
for the Cortes in Lisbon; natives had
been universally elected to all Offices,
and the people refused to acknowledge
the Regency at Rio-Janeiro. The par
emf government only would they recog-
nize.
We understand that the Committee in
the House of Representatives, on the
Suppression of the Slave Trade. were
unanimously of opinion that prompt and
efficient measures ought to be adopted
by the administration to puta stop to the
disgraceful trafick in slaves; and the
resolution at the close of the report, TO
that effect, was not objected to by any