Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-03-15
quarter Of a century. that It must indeed

quarter Of a century. that It must indeed
be phenomenon Of 'ery extraordinary
nature thai can now excite our astonisn-
nent; and YET such phenomenon Is o.
no means improbable Whilst Tue falln'
less ond bigoted holy ilance are resolved
il possible, to compei Spain TO substitute
absolute power, and the horrors OF The In.
QUESTION. for their present tree and glorl-
Gus constitution. the policy OF the English
ministers fortunately nclines them 10 favor
the cause of human happiness and pofill-
cal regeneration. That the British go-
vernmen, have pro sled against the me-
naced invasion OF Spain, IS a subject OF
general notoriety although 1t has been
matter OF conjecture, whether our iiihis-
ters will or will not conhne themselves 20
mere diplomatic remonslrance, shouIu
their interference rove lfuitless. he
precise views of our aDinet TOWARDS SPAIN
are not yet devel u (; but we are IN
spired W lib the must chez ...s hopes mat
they will act IN a amer "oI,h5 OF Tue
high and chiyalrou5 character ut oui cou0-
try at The proudes, period OF her hISi"iy.
From the note addressed to the Portnga est
government by England, we may inier,
that II England will end to Portuga! all
the succour OF which she may stand IN
need, as often as its independence niay
be menaced," she vii! rot withhold slnl'
lar assistance from Spain, under similar
circumstances Ii the Allied Despots,
therefore, should dare 10 prOtane the Spa
nish territory with their ruthsn troops, 1t Is
not impossible tha, the Duke OF yelling
ton, who so successfully opposed be nva-
sion OF the French, under The aHeSst,mate
Napoleon. may be called upo,, to GAVE
the troops of the legitimate LOUIS back 10
their own country, should the SpanIards
fail 10 cut them 10 pieces without loreign
aid.
TURKEY.
CoNsTANTINoPLs, Dec 1.-THE head
of the tav,.lt" Haleb Effendi 10 txro
over the great gaze OF the serag no.
From all quarters OF the capi.ai, 'he
people .hropg TO contemplate this un-
expected exhibition The sentence
ljafta) placed above the head OF this
once powerful man, states that he abu-
sed in the most criminal manner, the
unlimited confidence which nis master
had placed IN him. The official recital
OF his tragicai end shows that this fsvo.
rite, unlike others, did mol want per
sonal courage. Supported by forty
friends, or devoted servants, he dared
to defend bimseli' agains The Capigi-
bachis, who presented themselves to
demand his head HaIeb and his truss
ty defenders, after long resistance,
were overpowered by numbers and cut
to pieces. Butthe Isis is far from its
term: the Janissaries, lnfariated at
their triumph, dema nd that all the pub.
lie Offices snail be filled by their crea-
lures. The Sultan recently went, in
the most cautious incog"ito, to the re
sidence of the new Grand V'zler pro-
baby to ask ais advice. The interview
LACED three quarters of an hour, and
was followed by the dismissal OF hume.
reus digpitaIies of all ranks. This
Grspi Vizisr himself is only a vulgar
fsu te lJanisssry, therefore, the worst
may oe expected. The Sultan msrely
reigns nomiaally. The death Of Chour
schid Pachs 10 also officially announced
- but it Is not stated wbe her it has
been effected by suicide, which all here
bell ve to have been the case. He Is
replaced in the command Of the Morea
by Teheleddin, Pacha Of Bosnia, and
creature of the Jan;ssarles, Since the
revolution operated in the ministry, sil
communication with the Christian am
bassadors has ceased. Lord Strang.
ford will find things much changed OH
his return.
FURTHER MASsACREs AT SCIO.
CoNsTAHTINoPLE, Dec "a. Nasao-
cres have osen renewed IN the untortu-
nate isle Of Scio. Some Greeks sc.
duced by faiiaciou. promises, and by
solemn declarations OF amnesty, had
returned to the still smoking ashes of
their ha citations These fugit,ves, who
were at first we'll received, have been
assassinated Oh the first intelligence
the Turks received of the disasters of
their fleet IT Tenedos The French
consul at Scio has transmitted circulars
throug hout the isles to warn the Greeks
of the fase which awaits them, should
they retan at this moment into the
country where their imp!acable ene-
mics arc predominant. The Oriental
Spectator of Smyrna will have eternal.
" to reproaeh itself with the death of
number of unfortunate men who had
cared from the FIRST massacres, but
whom their article on the Ottoman cle-
mency, and ON the tranquility which
was established at Seio, have in.
duced to return. As to the Turco
Christian Ganeftes faithful aliies and