The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-03-18
SUMMARY OF-NEW5.
FOREIGN

Il OhEIGJN.
nj. Champollion OF Paris is said 10 have discovered
method OF interpreting the HieToglyphlc inscriptions
found IN the monuments OF Egypt This mas long
been desldeTatum among the learned lothc cause
OF ancient literature it will be one of the most impor
tant discoveries OF modern times. Tile London In
vestigator states that researches in Africa, Of very
Interesting nature about to be published by AT.
Wadeck, German who has recently arrived in
England from India. having previously travelled thro
Africa, from Egypt 10 the Cape OF Good Hope At
the foot OF the Mountains Of the Moor. lie found pill
lar, erected by the Roman consul the period VI
the reign OF tespasan. HE found a level On the top
OF these mountains nearly 400 miles broad On which
he discovered temple Of the greatest antiquity and
~ fine preservation and still used religious pu rpus-
by the inhabitants. South OF the level he PASSED
descent Of 50 days journey. When advanced about
days, he found the skeleton OF man with tele-
scope sluHg on his shoulder marked with tile Of
Hanis and also chronometer, made BY Marchant.
There were also two other skeletons and il was sup
posed theywere those OF persons vino persisted tor
want OF water. Out of European companions Of Mr..
WaldeCk, only survived the haIdshps of the
Journey.-Santa Ana y his Coadjutor u. Victoria have
proposed TO the MeXicans plan Of new republican
government on very liberal principles. 1t contains II
articles. The FIRST stipuates that the Roman Catholic
religion OF the state, without federation OF any other
and the secular and regular clergy shall conserve all
their nights Another provides that the executiy e
power shall be intrusted to unta or regency elected
by Congress; aud all criminal causes shall be tried
Professionally according 10 the Spanish constitution.
The Nuremburgh papers assert that the continuance Of
peace between Russia and Turkey is impossible.
Some OF the ministerial papers OF London now con-
tend that it will be proper or England ID interfere in
the affairs OF The Gre4ks.FTnu tie same source We
learn that battalion Of 600 German troops are going
70 help the Greeks. 1t raised BY private subscny
tons, 10 which the King Of Wuremburg contributed
handsomely. Some Of the Swiss cantons furnished
pieces OF cannon--The Janlssares appear 10 bear
rule at ConstantHope .-1he government Of Bueuos
Ayres appears TO be well established, and inspires CON
hdence. AS natural consequence, commerce flour
shes industry Is excited, and inning grafton from other
parts of the world is rapid Our country is there held
IN high estimation by the government and the people,
There was some disagreement with the Indians
in the vicinity, and battle fought, about the last of
Dec.-AlOnievdeo still in an unsettled state.
The British squadron under Com. Owen, aniyet
at Barbados Feb 5Ih and sailed tor Martinique Eeb
1etb
The British irigae Active from Vera Cruz, was
spoken JAM 3d. and reported that the emperor Itur-
bde had been maSsacred.-- Founding his remarks on
documents, the London Courier SAYS England it
is pledged support Portugal ID case III attack
yet Portugal IS about form an alliance offensive and
defensive with Spain against France Ia that case lie
cause Of SPAN viii become the cause OF The
Peninsula. He then inquiries whether England viii
he bound TO ussst, in OF an attack on SPAIN
Russia IS reported TO have insisted upon ucr former de-
mands on luTkey-AccOunis from Chill 10 the latter
end OF Nov state that Valparaiso had been entirely de
suoyed by an earthquake and OF 300 persons PERISH
ed III the ruins Coquimho. Quiota Aconcaquo aud
several oheS towns bad suffered severely aud many
OF the principal buildings Of Santiago had been good
deal lured.---London dates to Jan o. have been
received at Boston. The news is more indicative Of
war, II indeed II be not positive Three notes. ad-
dressed by Russia Austria, and Prussia their min
listers at Madrid, were tolehle than the French
note OF N. de Nilele They produced in the Cores a
general burst OF indignation, and an animated debate
but without DIVISION. The Cones Immediately pledged
themselves 70 vote all needful supplies to the king be-
heVIng me people would make any sacrifice in the
cause They would not degrade themselves By re-