The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1822-04-16
Foreigu News.

FREEDoM OF the Pass.

euttot oi a tdiCAtd newspaper, nd'lhs mseTt-
ed some articles 10 his paper, which were
thought 10 offend the Bishop OF Calcutta had
10 consequence been threatened with summary
banishment by the Marquis Of Hastings orders
The defence OF the Queen was also prohibited
10 The Madras pagers, though the evidence Of
Msjocci, &c. was fully published.
e'd!oEaG, Dee. 3.-Accounts reached town
on Saturday from Manila, stating that the
ship Sea Flower, of Boston, while trading
sy strong force o. Malays, who endeayored
10 cut Der of About so Malsys, il appears,
were on board when they threw off the mask,
and commenced the attack but the comnan-
der aud crew were so well prepared. although
taken by surprise, that they succeeded I'D xii
ling all on board, but with severe loss Oh their
own part.
Manila Gazette We have received file
Of these papers, via China, 10 the end Of Au
gust lbey are he first fruits of the Consliiu.
tional System ia that Colony, and indeed cred
liable 10 it: they are toleraby well printed,
in numbers Of six small octave pages each.
aud are published weekly under he tile Of FL
Ramiiiets Potr,oteo Maaillsnss, 1.-THE Manila
Patriotic Nosegay) The most remarkable fes-
ture oil these Gazeles is, that they are liberal
So much SO indeed, that they might be called
Cira Liberal there are paragraphs IN them
thai would appear dictated by the Club Lo-
Tenzizi.
CHINA.
AT CANTON, on the 10Th of Dec. the Chinese
Mandanrins stopped the trade with The silk
merchants and residents, g. prohibited The ex.
porlstion of silks. and even The expectation of
silks The residents had Oh hand, previous 10 the
taking place Of tie Edict. A large quantity
at silks were seized by them, belonging 10 an
American gentleman. re>,deot, which were 90.
ing from his house To the security merchants
psckhouse-tbey also attempted TO search the
house OF an American gentleman. resident. for
silk goods, but were prevented The silk NE
chants were obliged 10 shut up their shops 10
prevent their goods being taken from them.
: Prov. Pa
PERSIA 4. TURKEY.
The sudden cessation OF hosliliiss between
Persia and Turkey had excited some interest
ID Consiantipope and al ST. Petersburg All
Ter the Convention had been concluded with
'he Turks. Prince Mira, who was the mex,
heir TO the Crown of Persia, was found dead
10 bis tent His death is said TO have been de
cided upon by his own father, who bad dieap-
proved Of his sons conduct. Some reports
state that his mother and sons have likewise
persisted IN mysterious manner in bis harem.
EUROPE. TURKEY.
Trade 19ih Russia. Exports TO the United
States from ST. Pelersburgh 10 the year 1921.
il 79 American vessels 392 casks of taIow
275.926 pools OF iron ; 1885, 39. do OF clean
hemp Al ,665 DO. outshot ! ,3l5 half clean !;
2lI3 DO. of II head aax, and ,535 do. Of
sri5tles.
On Christmas day last, the dslverunce of
the Russian Empire from the invasion of the
French, and OF twenty nations in alliance
with them, was celebrated throughout Russia.
ST. Pelersburgh was Illuminated id the even
ing.
ltappesrs by adsices from Egypt, that the
Tuks had penetrated far into Abyssinia, and
had sent many thousand slavas, or rather pr
soners, 10 Egypt THE Turkish army is com
handed By tie son ofthe Viceroy Of Egypt. and
one Of he principal Of his stqf is native Bos
tonidn. Cent.
RUSSIA e. TURKEY.
Ii is now said, on The authority Of letter
from Nuremberg, dated th. 9th January. tba'
9 on the 10th OF December. the Refs Eff-ndi
communicated to the English and Austrian
Ambassadors the answer Of the Ottoman Porte
10 the Russian Ullimsium, in which his sub
lime Hishness gave general consent 10 The
Russian propositions. but that he required theru
10 be modified in several particulars"
GREECE.
Accounts from Trieste stale that the war j.
still carried on between the Turks and Greek,
with the greatest rancour.
Prince Ypsilan, mas al Argos towards ibr
close OF Dec. where he possessed very con
siderable force The garrison amounted 20 5000
OF 1000 men. Another leader of distinction
named Cocotrini was also there, having come
from Paras which was attacked by the Turkish
vessels ~ var. By sea, we do not find tina
lie Greek have gained any recent adyanlag,
OF importance.
The Cause of the Greeks seems 10 have a
Weakened spirit of phlanhrophy and gener-
osily IN many individuals in Europe. Five
hundred combsialts were al Leahorn wi o
were going to tisli on the side Of the Greek.
THESE men were supplied with two Paoi ar,l
an half daily bv Baron Dulberg. A Mr.. Wut-
websr. at III Hague, hid contributed 10 this