The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1822-06-10

only grounds for conjecture as to the pro.
bable result. The: next courier alone
can bring the official report of the actual
issue of the negotiation.
NORFOLK, JUNE 6.-Arrived in Ham,.N
ton Roads yesterday, the regular tas,
sailing ship Scipio, Drummond. 81 DAYS
from Liverpool. Capt. DRuNMoNp states.
that there we're no advices from the Rus.
sian and Turkish armies, that had come
10 his knowledge, later than is contained
in the "Mercury" newspaper of the ad.
The impression among the wellsinrorm.d
was, however, that there would he Nh
WAR. He had heard no,hine far,hs.
on the subject of difference be,wr..,
france and S2ain-and respecting tae
West India restrictions, although he had
not understood that the bill had been Ia
ken up since our previous accounts, there
was no doubt but it would pass, as the
ministry were generally in favor of it.
LIVERPOOL, MAY S.-We have nothing
decisive to communicate as to the state
OF affairs between Russia and the Porte.
he constant answer of the Refs EfJcndi
10 the renewed application of the English
and Austrian ambassadors is, that the
Porte has no desire for war; but that. il
she IS attacked by any power, she is pre-.
pared to defend herself.
BY advices from Vienna to the Goth uIt.
the most sanguine expectation OF peace
between Russia and Turkey were there
entertained.
DREADFUL STATE OF IRELAND.
Sir +. O'Brien stated in the house of
commons, on Monday, that famine DESC
lated a large portion of the southern dis
trlcts. The potato crop had partially fail
ed /; and, on the banks of the Shannon.
the potatoes had rotted, from continued
inundations. He implored the interposi-
tion OF government for one million of heo-
fle Tuho 7Oerc in GiStress-in starvation
for four months they had NOTHING TO look
fofor Subsistence. One hundred and ff.
ty thousand fersons in Clare 4uere star,
uinS MIR. Goulburn replied, that a
gentleman had been commissioned to visit
those districts; and that the Irish govern
ment would, after every thing possible
was done by the resident gentry, no doubt
apply every possible relief What an
alarming state of society The agricul-
tnralist of England crying out against
abundant crops; the poor of ireland
starving for want of food !
| The New-York papers mention tina,
letter dated at Havre on the 1st of May,
from house ofthe first respectability, ia
received by the brig Six Brothers, which
states that an express had just arrived
from Paris, stating that all negotiations
had broken off, and that mar zuGs consi-
dered ineUitabie The French funds had
fallen considerably.
Rumors and statements Of tenor SIM
larto the foregoing have heretofore been
so often repeated and have as often prov
ed incorrect, that our readers will be in
! clIned to place no confidence in this. The
great mass OF the people of Europe must
necessarily be mere guessers at the grand
political game which is now PLAYING by
the crowned heads--the press can afford
litile or no light, because it is under a
censorship which permits the publication
only oil what may suit the views and DO
licy of those who control it-whi.e the
rulers. acknowledging no accountability
to the ruled, are better enabled to Dur.
sue their schemes of ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and
| oppression under the veil of secrecy. All.
though. taken in the aggregate, the news
from Europe for some time past has held
avery war!ike appearance. vet too much
reliance on accounts like the above may
IN most instances turn out as they have
already done, iabrications of the stock
| Jobberor Spectator. TBaH. diner.