The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1822-05-21

-nsued was fought with great obstinacy on
both sides /: II continued during the greatest
part OF the night the darkness. indeed, inter
rupted II Tor some moments, but il was al
ways renewed with much fury, and lasted
twenty eigh, hours. Al the end, The Turkish
feet, which was completely defeated, was
forced to seek safety in flight, The result
was, that the Greek, captured twenty five
ships. ran FIVE Turkish ships aground and blew
up two Algprine xebecs. The Greeks lost
seven vessels, which were sunk, and their
Vice Admiral, Botsze, with his brig. This
brave captain, being between the two xebecs.
hred red hot ball al one OF them, which fell
into The powder room, and set FIRE to one yes.
sci. Ia blowing up, il destroyed also the
Vice AdhiraI's brig and the other xebec.
The Turks, pressed on all sides, fled with The
rest OF their ships, and FASTENED to the Gulf
of Lepan to- The Greeks, having detached
some of their vessels to convoy their prizes
10 Navarino followed TO the aforementioned
Gulf without obstacle. through the Little Oar
danelles, and prosecuted their advantages"
RUSSIA.
London, .4p,a 6.
II appears from Intelligence lately received
that the Russians are in stale of great sut-
iering. from the low price and fat demand for
corn. joined with scanty circulating medi-
um. Specie had almost wholly vanished, &. the
paper circulation was greatly deprecated.
The ruble in paper was reduced to the value
of franc, or l0d. British. The southern
provinces are, it is stated, " gorged with
grain" and the commerce of the Black Sea
wholly al stand.
The Generals in chief of the Russian ar
mics had held council of war at The grand
head quarters a: Minsk. The Russians were
shortly to eoter Wallacbia and Moldavla.
The Russian american Company-A German paper
states that this company, the privileges Of which
been recently confirmed by the Emperor Alexander,
Is IN most tiourishing state. II established by
the Emperor Paul. in 1887 and has extensive factories
IN lfkutck, fakntsk. Ochosk, and Moscow, besides
agencies In kasan. Tonlsk. kamtschatka. The com
pany has also formed establishments on the northwest
coast OF America, on the Baranow Islands, at Kudia-
kun and in the new Russian colony of Ross, in Ro-
manzof S Bay. Before the existence of the compa ny
there were only private trading houses on the
Aleutian and kurile Islands amounting altogether to
a la the course of 81 years, from 743 to 1897
the houses exported peltry to the amount Of only
6 ,244OOO rubes. On the contrary the company from
It's establishment in 1896 TO 1918, only 2l years. ex-
ported from the same Islands, peltry the of
more than 100000 e. have paid the station of kiach-
IA on the Chinese frontier alone The company was
founded by shares, 5000 of which inscribed 500
rubies each but are now worth than 600 rubes.
An excellent port, called New Archangel has lately
been formed by the company the northwest coast
OF America and more than 10000 savages of the Po-
laI regions have heen converted TO christianity The
company has allotted 81 600 rubes to the building m
an hospital on the Island of Stika.-Engiish paper
GREAT BRITAIN.
Disturbances continued in Ireland. Plum
behring's, killing of cattle. sc. constantly took
place. A man was murdered in The county
Of Tipperary, nine bullets were lodged ID his
body.
A daily mail is to be established between
England and France.
The count Chsteau5riand, lately appoint
ed French ambassador 10 London, appears TO
have been received in England with marked
distinction. Al Dover two saIutes were fired,
one on his landing, and another on his depart
nre for London. The count had arrived 10
London accompanied by numerous suite -
A sumPlueus dinner was prepared on the oc
casion, and numerous train OF servants were
in attendance, dressed in gaudy state iveries
Of scarlet, richly embroidered with gold lace.
A deaf and dumb man in England, is said
to be the inyeHtor, there, Of the mode of ap
plying ink to types, with rollers instead
Of balls.
FRANCE.
Paris papers have been received TO the 1st
April. by an arrival at Philadelp hia.-T They
are entirely silent as to tire internal state of
France, circumstance which need not be
wondered al, when we read, that 6 the law
relative 10 The press and seditlous publications
by engraviugs or any other mode. was pub
lished IN the Bulletin de LOIS on Monday, and
consequently is now in operation" Care,
however, Is taken TO inform us, that "~ihe ci-
ty OF Genoble, and the Municipal Council
OF Touon, have sent addresses to the king
expressive OF their indgra alton al the assertion.
that, on their return TO France, the BourboDs
had been received with repugnance." A
number OF SpaDiards, in a state Of extreme
wre'chedness, are stated to have taken refuge
10 France, after their attempts at instruction
bad proved aboriye.
An article dated Paris, March 2bth. states.
that at the audience given by the King 10 the
Ministers OF foreign powers. il was remarked
that The Charge d'hlmirs OF the Porte was not
of the number.