The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-02-18
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
FOREIGN

LOILEILf.N.
The assembly Of jamaica in an address to the king
iutreatng redress of grievances say When these
gloomy apprehensons are realized, (and your majesty
can ony avert them) il is be feared that the
rous dependents Of the British inhabitants Of the w.
islands Will not be persuaded that their masters are
innocent OF their mseres and rage and despair
may involve cur country in anarchy and blood" They
conclude in the following bold language which
minds US OF that employed by fathers before the
revolution = We have no voice to make ourselves
heard IN the British Parliament; and if your majesty
does not deign TO listen to us the glory of your royal
crown may be second time dmmed by the loss of
the islands OF the west. Ours are petty and par
TIA interests million of people, and an hundred
mlloRs OF property are staked on the issue of the
present application to your majesty. THE report
OF the death OF Madame Bonaparte Is contradicted.-
Zen. Morales has captured Coro on the Spanish
Name, the defence Of which place was abandoned by
the Patriot ofhcer in command. The Portuguese
secretary Of legation Philadelphia has called upon
all Portuguese citizens resident in that city or its Vi
clnIty, 10 appear before him the 26th inst. ard
make oath TO the constitution Those who refuse are
to lose the rights Of citizens Of that country.-DT
Church OF Boston, now in England, has made great
improvements in the printing press and eounding
his grand OBJECT Is produce beautiful work. united
with despatch.-It does not appear that France has
obtained any concessions from Spain but several &C
counts agree in representing the prospect Of
mote, if il had disappeared Ii is said 10000
had marched for the frontier of Spain but after
wards ordered to halt by special courier.-The
consutionasts in Spain are said 70 be still successful
Nina was the frontiers o. France, organizing reg
lment OF foreigners to a letter frora
Semlin. of Nov. l8th Chourshld Pacha had fresh de-
feat on the 22d, Esd and 24th Of Oct had lost 1000
men had retreated upon Larissa and had been su-
perseded by Abdullah, Pacha Of Saonica.-Accounts
from Cephalonia, received Paris, say, that the
| Turks under Omer VrIone, had sustained complete
defeat at Missolonghi in Nev.-The small pox is
said to be spreading It's ravages in three great cities Of
| Europe, Paris, Madrid and Amsterdam. Russian
nobeman. who by their extravaganza likely TO DO
injustice TO their creditors, 10 be put into the pow
! eT of guardans.--In Mexico, Santa Ana had COM
menced his operations against urbide at first he met
| with successes but after reVerses--A Balti-
more paper of Feb. I. says, Capt Frisby of the
schr Lottery in 10 days from Kingston, Jam. states
that there report in circulation at the time he
sailed, that Santa Martha was taken by Gen Morales,
on the Sd of January and all the property confsca-
ted.-A grand jury in England has found true bill
against the publisher of one of Lord Byron's works,
for blasphemous libel contained in it.--M VILLAIN
nera, Spanish minister at the court of Rome, has
been officially informed that he could not be received
! as minister to The holy Sea Spanish fort has
lately fred on British vessel Of war; and Spanish
national brig on u. s vessel Of war both in time
Of peace--Acts Of piracy, which appear TO have
been suspended in some degree on the coast Of Cuba
sometimes committed in ether parts of the ".
| |. seas.--A German physician has discovered that
| spougng the body with cold wine vinegar is rene
DIV for madness, convusons, fevers headaches coughs
! diarrhoeas and eumatism.-Mr Isaiah Tompkins
native of Little Compton, RI of the brig Mar
| cia was stabbed on wharf at Havana, Dec. 28 bv
one of that lawless bandu who infest the coast OF
Cuba and walk the streets of Havana fearlessly ia
open day. II is supposed he recognized as enc
who had successfully defended MS vessel agains, pi