Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-02-27


had conveyed Alexander Mayrocordato to E,o,;,
According to advices from the Levant the Divan
mas received intelligence that since the return or tho
Captain Pacha to the Dardanellcs, the Greeks boy
re-established the blockade of the ports still in the
power OF the Turks, both upon the Continents md
IN the islands, and have captured several Ottoman
vessels Which they have declared lawful prizes and
particularly some that sailed from Salonic the car
goes ofwhich were Turkish pIo perty
The former accounts of the victory of the CrcokS
III the oui oil IaIante, are confirmed by statements
from Zante and Corfu. The Greek fleet consisted
Oh 30 vessels, and the Turkish of "a ships of war of
rioie their weight in artillery and number of men
The Greeks were completely successful. Another
account states that the Greeks had Succeeded i'm
ung OH the communication of the Pacha of Scutar,.
win ms military repositories Arta and Preyesa.-
ihey iiad also taken an entire train of artillery md
ITS escort, with an immense quantity of munitions of
war. omer Vrione had been completely BEATEN
oh tue coast OF Negropon aud its neighborhood the
war is obstinately carried OH, and with yarous
cess
iURKEY.-Accounts from Constantinople of the
10Th of Nov. state- The treasurer of the Porto has
declared TO the Dvan that the actual situation
us finances, 1t Will be impossible shortly to levy
single piasre ana that commerce has received
deadiy blow from the measure adopted by tho POI
vernmen, of fixing arbitrarily the value of gold and
SILVER. The consequence is that all who possess
specie hide II, and scarcely gold coin is To be met
with. This state things is natural consequence
Oh the long instruction of the Greeks and the fore
runner of greater evils to the Porte"
An article dated Nov. Goth, saws" All the news
rom the Morea agrees in stating, that the Greeks
nave mad the entire advantage in the last campaign
III consequence of (which the Divan is seriously en-
gaged IN discussing this very important question
ohaii we hazard a new campaign, or shall we in
stantly treat with the Creeks" This subject has
had very interesting considerations but The r.s,,,
is not yet KNOWN
SwiTzERLAND.-A letter from Basic of the 9th
says" A Spanish Envoy Extraordinary is expected
shortly III Switzerland, toinduce the Governments of
the different Cantons to adopt military capt.
tulaton proposed to them by Frdinand VII who re-
cures 1of ms private service four complete Swiss
gqments 1t Is still doubtful, however, whether the
SWISS governments will grant their legal sactons to
the military engaf ments proposed to our country
men by the king = SPAIN"
Letters from Italy announce that the Emperor of
Russia is expected at Rome in the month of April.
ENGLAND.-Hunt and Thirtell have been found
guilty by verdict of the jury, of the murder of Mr.
Weare, and condemned to death. Thirte]l address
ed the court for three hours in his defence dr;na
which he maintained perfect composure, and con-
Guided by saying am innocent so helm me God
Hunt was so agitated that his defence was read Inv
the clerk of the court.
ne Nuremberg Gazette states, that Sir Charles
nasot' British Minister at the Court of ST. Peters
which he demands in the name of his Government.
explanations upon the policy of the Russian Cabinet
relative to the Spanish Colonies, which have sepa-
rated from the mother country
Singular .Mar,iases.-A circumstance of
some novelty in the annals of matrimony. oc-
CURED a short time ago at Rugeley, in Stafford
shire. 1t was the union of two couple, whose
previous relative connection was such, as to
produce consequences, in the sequel, of a most
extraordinary and ludicrous description. An
old man, of the name of Martin, of Longdon, a.
ged 76, appeared at the altar with Young girl
of II, as his intended bride; while her sister, two
years older, was led thither by the grandson of
Martin, aged 10. The curious results of these
alliances are as follow: The old man recocni-
yes a brother in ms grandson, and sister in his
wife; his spouse must submit, howmuchsoever
against her inclination, to the venerable epithet
of grandmother from her elder sister; and the
young man may address the damsel of II, as his
grandmother or sister, at pleasure; while his
wife may claim as her just right, by reason of
more mature age, the submission of her sister, or
to be called upon TO exercise all the respectful
dociity ola granddaughter towards her.
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