The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1822-10-22
9goG>eSG IT,
TURKS AND GREEKS.

fafter mentioning that twas TWO months since |
the battle was fought how it happens that |
not single authentic word upon the subject
bad reached Vienna, Paris, OF London.
London, Sept lO.-Letters from the Agents
to Lloyd's. at Smyrna to the 81, Constantine
pie 10 the 9Th, and Leghorn 10 the 9th Angus;
have been received. They are wholly silent
on the subject OF the great reported battle at
Thermopyla on the l4th July. Extracts fol-
low =
" Smyrna, Aug. 1.-The Egyptian and
Main Turkish fleets have foImed junction
of Scio."
Leglorn, aug. 27.-The combined OF
toman feet, of SIX sail of tie line, many fri
gates AMI transports have landed number OF
troops in lhv MOrea."
GREECE.
Zante, .4pg. 2--it is now scertained that |
Ch0urschid Pdcha, having left his position Of
the bottom Of The Gulph Of ARIA, passed the |
dehes Of ThermopyI9 without opposition,
the Greek Commander ODIssEUs, having re-
tired into The adjacent mountains, which
gives occasion here 10 suspect him Of treason.
PRUSSIA
A Berlin article Of the Sd August states, that
the King Of Prussia, has by an order Of Cab
met, (n council.) condemned number Of
students, TO three months Imprisonment in
fortress, for facious intrigues, (meaees dea0-
gogqaes.) They belonged to a secret associa- |
ton called .4rminiG, after .Ayminius or Her |
mann, who beat Varus and delivered Germany
from the yoke OF the Romans.
GREAT BRITAIN.
CoBBETT.
Cohbett. in reviewing the late session OF
Parliament, says, there has appeared, in the
conduct Of the whole of the government, for
some time past, disposition 10 conoilidte, a
disposition by which il may gain, and by
which it cannot lose. By mild and humane
measures il will soften, ii not subdue, its hon
est foes It's foes of another description it
never need care straw about. The country
Is essentially tranquil. The millions are
better of than they were. We should on the
part OF the common people, say that we are
perfectly satisfied if the tar on salt and on
naah 79ere EghOily taken n.
NEW DISCOVERY.
II is mentioned in late English paper that
g An apparatus has been invented in Glasgow,
for The manufacture Of any mineral water
requiring 10 be charged with carbonic acid
gas, which amounts IN fact, 10 the deveiope-
ment OF power hitherto unknown, but equal |
10 that OF steam. This machine is described I
as having neither gasometer nor air pump, vet \
the strength OF boy is asceraned to be ca.
pable OF COMPRISING into any vessel from
thirty 10 forty atmospheres, as gas, 10 few |
min n ofla a.
forcing pump would occupy the strength Of
several nen as many hours. A machine equal /
in force 10 an engine OF forty horse power, ADD |
requiring neither fire nor water, would not !
occupya space of more than four feet square.
For many purposes Il may be more applicable !
than steam"
BRITISH INDIGO.
discovery has been recently made, which |
promises The most important consequences 10
commercial and agricultural point of view. /,
About two years ago, 200 acres Of land, near
Flint, 10 Wales, were planted with the COM
mon holyhoc or rose msliow, with the view !
OF converting il into hemp or fax. We have
been informed, that in the process of manuiac-
:ure, IL was discovered that Ibis plant yields
beautiful blue dye, equal in beauty and per.
manence 10 the best indigo. We relate the
circumstance precisely as we have heard il
from the most respectable quarter, without
pledgiOg ourselves to the fact.-Keieidescop
LONDON, SEPT. IL.
duplication Of Machinery to The Calculating
and Printing Of Mathematical Tables
very eminent Mathematician, Charles
Babbage, Egg. F. K. S. London and Edin-
burgh, &c. in letter addres-ed to Sir Hum.
phrey Davy, President Of the Royal Society
OF London, has announced to the world that he
has invented various machines, by which
some OF the more complicated processes Of
arIlbmelical calculation may be performed
with certainty and despatch SO that if the
sangune expectations of the ingenious inven-
Tor shall be completely realized, the Maizena,
tcian may IN macy cases be relieved from
the dull drutgery Of arithmetical computation,
and tables d almost every kind may be con-
s;ucied with facility and accuracy hitherto
unknown, by process purely mechanical.
Mathematics ans are well aware that tables of
every kind may now be so constructed by the
aid OF one o.! tue finest inventions of modern
analy sis, the theory of finite differences. Its
in this way Mr.. Babbsge proposes to apply