Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1822-06-08

Both houses Of Parliament were snsa se5 on
local affairs with ths exception OF the colo
n,El trade. Captain SEeichley iGforins, that the
bill before the House of Commons, for the
removal OF all restrictions oetwsen III. Yves
ndi, $ and The Uni,ej States, was TO pass TO
"a third reading on the 29,ho Of April.
The Secretary Of the Colombian Minister,
Mr.. Lel, had arrived in London with des-
patches relating TO the recognition OF Colom-
bia.
Such is the extent to which interested in
dividuals have misied the public, on the sub
iect Of war, that now it appears that the Note
Of the Rsis Etfsndi, i, nothing more nor less
than the Invention vi some SPECTATOR.
Fron, lie london Courier Of .fprH %,
We are favored With the peru.al ofle,ters
received hi. morning frum St Petersburg,
dated lst lost. from Oi,ssa cath aud Con-
,tantinople ,ae 23I. Their contents are OF
inuch importance, The negotiations contin-
Ted at Ccnstahtinople up tothe Esd, with
every prospect OF an :micabe adjus,men, Of
the differences. On the 26th OF March the
English Consul at Oiessa forwarded an in,-
por,ant despatch from L, rd Strang'ord TO
Petersburg; aud on the 23h the merchants at
Consts ntinope were informed that the Aus.
trian Minister had dispatches to forward,
and that the post would be sent off at . o.
clock in ,he evening, in place of midnight.
the usual poet hour. These lie ters nenliun
an engagement between the Turkish and
Greek Reefs in Patras Bay, The former
are, in ohe account, represented TO be Com
pletely successful.
The'Totki,h government gave out that the
Greek feet was entirely destroyed; but ano-
Their letter says only seven vessels were cap
'ured out uf7l. The engage ment wa. seen
by the Rose s!oup of war, the officers Of
which say, the Turkish vessels were fought
with great gaiian,ty. There was much bus.
tie at Constartinople 10 getting vessels fitted
OFT 10 cope with the Greeks; six sail Of the
line, seven trigates. and a great number Of
! small vessels, were nearly ready for sea-
From ST, Petersburg, the accounts are en-.
ti'e'y OF pacific character. TIE exchange
was still rising, and no person expected a
war. Some characterization in the Russian
army 10 stated To have taken place; four sol
diers are reported 10 be seat off to SIbe
r,a."
We have received this morning German
papers to the l7'h inst. ard copy from the
Frankfort Journal the following remark able
article which appeared in the Austrian %.
server CT the 18th met. The Austrian %.
| server, our readers are probably aware, is
| considered as the official Paper of the Aus
Ran Government, and during the las, two
| or three weeks il has maintained a studied
silence upon the subject of the affairs Of Tnr.
! key and Russia, which has excited the De
GUITAR notice, and cat'ed forth the coniec
tures, of continental politicians AT length,
however, it speaks out, and, in reference to
ITS oihciGt character, what II Gays deserves
much cunsderatinn, enough its somewhat
ohscureiy delivered. After exposing the ma
chimney Of news making, as prac,isrd by our
foreign contemporaries, and not wholly I'M
known, we suspect, to some of our native
ones, 1t concludes with the following remark
aaie declaration: d" We are 10, maHv az u.
thoraSea to dectcyc that the reports which
have been circulated for some weeks pas, in
/ public papers, on the state Of the negocia.
lions which are either eatrely faise, or mir.
ca up 7o'th data partly true, and parity
false, so thGt Trey do not merit any credit
aohGteuer.''