The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1822-05-29
BY THE MAILS.
From the N. Y. Statesman of May %
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Foreign Intelligence.

We had yesterday barely time to men
tion the arrival of the Maria from Lon
don, April Is, and the Manhattan from
Liverpool. The Manhattan sailed from
Liverpool the teth of April The reader
will look first for intelligence respecting
the state of affairs between
Russia AND TURKEY
We have no accounts of hostilities
having actually commenced, but war
was deemed not less inevitable than at
former dates-indeed it was expected
that formal declaration on the part of
Russia would soon be received at Lon
don. One cause assigned for the delay
was the difficulty Of transporting cannon,
owing to the bad state of'the roads,
which would not be fully settled before
May. The Paris Constitutional of April
10th, says sit is now beyond all doubt
that the Turkish and Russian armies
viii be put in motion the latter end Of
the present month, OF the beginning of
May, that is, as soon as the season will
permit. We believe the epoch which
is about commencing, will be more mem
morable and decisive than any that has
occurred in our times" The news
from Constantinople, received at Odessa,
was to the 18th of March, at which time
the general voice was for war. The
fleet with 10000 men had sailed for
Gambia An army of 10000 Asiaiics
were IN tho neighbourhoed. The an
swer Of the Sultan to the ambassadors
of the mediating powers, is represented
TO. have afforded entire satisfaction to
the Turks. 1t is stated under date of
Galatz, March 10Th, that the Turks had
chased three Russian vessels in the
Black Sea, and captured two of them,
on the pretext that they were convey
ing goods belonging to the Greeks. 1t
was asserted at Aux La Chapeile, April
18th, on authority of intelligence fsom
Vienna, that the Russian Councilla Tat
ischeff had despatched expresses to the
Russian armies of the South and West,
and that the Russian fleet at Cronstadt,
was equipping with the greatest ac-
tivity.
sNZante, Feb. 26.-The Turkish fleet
anchored in the Roads on the 18th, and
remained till the 22d, with head winds.
1t consisted of SO sail, Turkish, Egyp-
tian and AlgeFlne, with 5000 troops on
board"
A battle is stated TO have been fought
in Jassy between the Jannissaries and
Asiatic troops, and about 500 men kill
ed on both sides, and the city burnt.
The Turkish army of about 100000
strong, was only few days march from
the Danube which they intended pass
ing on the lst of March. The Russian
army in the vicinity would be apprized
of the movement, and ii is not improb-
able, suggests foreign Journal, that an
engagement would take place between
the Pruth and the Danube. The Grand
ViZier was to act as Generalissimo of
the Ottoman troops
In opposition to all these decisive in
dicatlons of immediate war, il was init
mated that an arrangement may vet be
effected by the Austrian and British
ministers, still negotiating at CONSTANT
nople. Bot the London Courier of the
10th Of April, SAYS We can discover
nothing In the numerous reports from
different quarters of pacifck natures
Considerable light is thrown upon the
negotiations at Constantinople between
the mediating ministers Of Austria and
England and the Turkish Diyan, in a
private letter from Pera, Of the 9th of
March, inserted in the London Courier
Of April 10th.
On the cd of Dec. the Refs Effendi
officially informed the Austrian ond