The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1822-06-11
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EAST INDIES

Prohgiou Tree.-A description Of the
Tee ct kebyrbor, 10 the Island Of that name :,
situated IL miles N. l.. Of Baroaich, in the
vicinity OF the Cornaliae mines, has been
read 10 the Literary society Of Bombay, by
}. COPELAND, NJ. ID. who had personally visi-
ted II. he says, Its eafy colonnajes, lis
serdans aresdeS, us immense iestoons, the spa
cious area ihat this giant OF the forest covers
with its shades, it, enormous trunk, all con-
cur TO attest IFS antiquity, and | experienced
emotions similar TO What are felt ia the vast
basllicos Of the gothic order, while the fresh.
ness which emanated from the thick foliage
seemed 10 give me new life. The ground
which this tree covers with lis branches, as
far as could Judge, Is about or 1 acres
They ascend TO such height as 10 be visible
many miles at certain distances The tree sp-
pears like bill, forming one extremity OF The
Island"
PERSIA AND THE PORTE.
Notwithstanding the numerous statements
otan opposite tendency, il now appears that
the differences between the Porte and Persia
have not been adjusted The negotiations
with the Court Of 4 eheraO are stated 10 have
been broken Oh, aud the Schah had set out in
person with large army to enter Asia,ic
Turkey. The army commanded by the ell
dest son OF Prince Ali, who died last year, i,
IS added, had commenced hostilites with the
Pacha of Bagdad. Nuch obscurity. bowev-
er, exists as 10 The actual state of matters be-
tween the two powers.
GREECE.
al Pacha.-The Paris papers assert, tia,
this chief, who has been killed and raised a.
calmly the pen-about hundred times,
Instead OF being beheaded, as had been con-
hdenty stated, had conirived TO elude the
danger which threatened him by decorating
an old solder with magnificent turban, who
was deeapitated in mistake for Ali. The
Pacha is stated to have escaped TO Mahou-
Alter this, our readers will know how TO Is
innate The foreign intelligence received
through the medium Of The French papers.
For ourselves, we Go not believe the hun
dredIh part of what they tell U.s. Editors who
are hired by all parties, can be considered
but as miserable authority.
". Y. Com .4dv,
THE lONIAN ISLES.
The report OF an instruction in the Eonian
Islands against the English government, is
confirmed by accounts received al Marseiles !:
she Inhabitants are stated TO have declared
their independence.
RUSSIA AND TURKEY.
Our accounts from Constaninople are Of
The 9Th March. They are contained 10 let
ters received al Odessa on the Cd of April ::
and as tbs place is only 800 miles from the
capital OF the Ottoman empire, the ntelli-
senoe through this channel, whether true or
,laIse, may be regarded as the latest, as 10 the
affairs OF Turkey. II is stated that all the
efforts Of The Dip'omatsts had been unavaI-
ing, and that NJ. de Lulow's Dragoman
had received orders to inform that minister
that the Porte having manifested its intentions
aii further steps we're perfectly useless.
". 7. Com .1dg.
Omer Beg Brioni, has been proclaimed Pa
cha OF Joannins. Tbs man is said to be an
implacable enemy of The followers Of Jesus
Christ. Ii is said torrents OF blood will flow
under he talons of this merciless tiger, who is
guided only by fsnatieism. ibid
ITALY
London .4prl 27.-The Neapoitan Journals
announce, that on the 22d of March two i'm
mense openings ofthe earth took place on the
sea shore at Marsha, in Sicily.-The same day
vessel was thrown amongst rocks BY N ex-
traordinary motion Of the waves, though the sea
only few moments before, was perfectly tran-
quill. 1t was supposed that these phenomenas
we're produced by submarine volcanic erup-
ton.
GREAT BRITAIN.
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