Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1822-03-25

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formation from Ep:rus. Churschid Pacha'
who bad received, at the beginning OF
November, considerable endorsements
Of Asiatic troops from the Pachas Of Mace
donia. found himself obliged to carry into
execution the positive orders he had re-
peatedly received from the Porte, to make
himself master Of the fortress Of Joannina.
at whatever expencs, and to subdue All
Pacha.
To attain this object. be collected all
his troops about Joannina, and evacuated
the whole of Southern Albania. Az be
did not need to spare his troops which had
been much reinforced, he really succeed
cd latter having been repulsed 10 several
attacks) in making himself master OF the
fortified eminences which defend the Tort
of Joannina; bu. the works Of the fort
are still uninjured, and cannot BE- so east.
" taken. The endeavors Of Ais agents
10 induce the Suliots and Epirots to put
themselves in motion TO relieve Ali have
failed. The latter find it more suitable to
theirpurpose to leave Ali in his embarrass-
menis, and take advantage Of the state OF
affairs to make themselves masters OF the
fortresses iu Epirus and Acarnania, which
are still in the hands of the Turks, and in
this they will succeed. Arta is already
taken, and Prevesa will not hold long. II
seems that the Greeks, Epirots and Alba
nese, would not be sorry ifAli were who'll
ly subdued by the Turks, for they still
consider him as their enemy, and above
oil, cannot pardon his having lately en-.
deavored to reconcile himself with the
Porte.
Frontiers Of Mo!davie. Dec. Is.
On the Esd of Dec. Tartar brought to
Jassy, from Constantinople, Firnan,
which was published on the Gath. 1t or
dered that all the artillery except two can
non, should be sent back to Braila. AT the
same time the Janissaries were command
ed 10 remain in Moldavia alone, ana not
to desert, otherwise they would be punish
ed as runaways, and, above all, they were
to refrain from committing any excuses.
This order excited great dissatisfaction a.
mong the Janissaries: they openly declared
that they would not let the artillery 60 "a
way and the greatest fears were entertain.
ed respecting the issue OF this affair. The
Boyars, who have emigrated, wait with
Impotence for news from Jassy on the eth
December, which day is fixed for the de-
parture of the artillery. This news has
this moment arrived; the cannon, fifteen
in number, bad been sent away. and no.
thing particular had occurred. The ex-
cesses and e1tor!ions Of the Turks are be-
yond description; if complaints are brought
TO the commander a: Jassy, Salish Pacha,
he weeps, summons the guilty, takes from
them the fruits Of their plumber, and keeps
il for himself
In Moldavia there are not above 10000
or le, 900 men, and these are in and about
Jassy. The rest of the Ottoman force is
behind the Danube. the fortresses upon
Bra2ila, Silistria, Ruschtschuk, &c. are
placed in a state Of defence.
The head quarters OF the Seraskler
Czapan OgIou, are a, sillstria. llseems
therefore, the Turks do not intend serious
Iy to defend .Moidavia and WallachIa,
which sould indeed cost them dear, it
there shoald ba any war, as the Russians
have assembled their main force near Te-
maron, at the mouth OF the Pruth. The
Turkish troops in Moldavia are only an
advanced corps, which will leave the
country as soon as the first gun is fired.
but will by that time completely exhaust,
and at last lay it waste. tiseven beliey-
ed that the Turks, if they should retreat,
will set fire 10 jassy, the houses of which
are of wood. The Russian troops between
the Pruth and Dniester were obliged, some
days ago, to send all the wives of the off,
GERS anG soldiers back over the Dniestcr.
On the other hand, troop, from the interior
of Russia daily arrive in Bessenayia. As
they cannot all pass through Chotym, two
bridges OF pontoons were laid down near
Mogilew, but the ice carried them away
but as the weather is still very mild, and