Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-08-03
POSTSCRIPT.
New YoRR, July 30.

:. cath June. " >'
Q ne Intelligence they furn.s,, from the East i
y interesting, and having been received direc
/, . rum haita, is likely TO be more correct thar
ST." WHICH passes under various TRANSACTIONS
. 'hrongh Europe over land.
These accounts ma,ic it certain tbr. ,bo T,,rl,s
were making the most powerful efforts To- elv,.
Tue present campaign different result from
; nose wh'ch preceded it. These efforts appear
ea TO have been redoublcd in consequence of
,heir differences with Russia and Persia having
oeen adjusted. The rapid advance of the Grand
tarh'sh hcet' and sewers. corps d'arinee, to the
Ola scenes oil combat, was fully corroboratcd II
seemed also well contir;net that the Porte would
receive increased aid from Egypt. The news
rom Candia IS direct; and ii worthy of credit
me Egyptian Turks on that Island had been
successful, and cruel as successful we rcc,r
.i2 reader TO the extracts from the Malta papers
nc "rech' On their part were taking the most
chcicht measures 10 resist their inyaIers-I,ut
! "tic some accounts conten led that CoIucotroni
continues his opposition 10 the Grecian cause. as
managed by the Senate, others asserted that (,
common danger had united them in n conm,n
cause obedience. The latter is the most likely.
Advices from this quarter will become dali,
more interesting to the friends of freedom and
independence.
Letters IRON Smyrna state thst the second
turkish squadron was TO sail on the Goth of
April, AMI that to bring the war with Persia 70
a ciosc the Porte had cedei the c,,,cuests made
by the Shah TO that power
| The Greeks appear under strong apprshsn
s'ons OF the result Of affairs in Gambia The E.
gyptan army Is stated to have driven tll. ma
! yves INTO the mountains, AMI that many hum
ncie hboring island of Milo
MiLTA, May by the Intelligence bro,t
| ny The brig San Francesca iii Pao,a, under En-
giis colours, which lately arrived here il seems
that the warfare in Gambia is not goia,r on ia
| Voirably TO the Greeks, AMI it is inIccd even
s.''en that such Greeks as had landed to attack
, the turkish forces, had omitted that island.
| The last advices from Prcvesa are down tn
Tie IS, INST and they state Il, 1t very formidable.
| preparations have been made by the Turkish
government tor the ensuing Campaign and that
no less than I've distinct armies will advance
against the Greeks in various directions.
| The first BODY OF the Tu -lk,h .roops that will
come into action, will be that of the Pacha of
Scutari, who is again To make an at not on Mis-
'iloughi-he was expected at Arta bv the 9Th
| OF the present month, on his way to AGA nama.-
several Tartars had arrived at Pravesa from
Coilsfantino?ie: they state that the Pacha &C
iualy sailed on the 9Th ofllst month.
MALTA, May l2.--.4n English lombard from
Canea, (Canl gives the details Of the opera
tons OF the Egyptian troops in tina, island under
| Osinan Reyand we grieve to say. tirt fine v;c
| tory of the Turks was followed by fresh mace
crcs aud ;lfat vessels, having fugitive Creek
on board, fell into the hands of the Egypt;an
squadron.
/ May 10. His Maiesty's ship Sebelle, arrived
here from Corfu brings information, that the
war preparations of the Turks were on a formi
dable scale; that no less than live armies were
to advance on Greece IN different directions: and
: that 1t was thought the death OF Lore, Byron
Il would parayze some ofte defensive mea ur.s
winch he had recommended, and i'll the exccu-
ton OF which he intended TO take part
The other accounts are that the Greek
Chiefs had bur d al heir ani.nostie,. and bay-
: ing received supplies Of money from England
n felt confident of being able TO battle all the at
tempts of the Turks to subdue them
The a>coIn!s from the scene of action are to
the I'd OF Nay, when 1t was cert in that the war
would be continued with increased violence a nd
activity.
Malta, May e5.--ve have afr2aiy given
an account of the destructive fir. which took
place at Cairo on the 2ist March lat; and we
nov publish another from an authentic SO Irce:
wlIchcontains son, further details ofths dread
| iu catastrophe.
The fire broke ont in a large building near
the Arsenal, when a small quantity of gun low.
der blew up, but did not cans, any crca. dam
age.-Thc kaya Eay and her great men il,
| command Went Immediately to the spot but the
! wind blowing fresh from the north, all their cy-
i
su cas rsIl, when at abou; sun CT a Inarazinei
containing SGD ci'ltars of g1l oyI,r, c,u n
fire and exploded with 4 tre:neniDu, lisc. his
| explosion caused q terrible shock that wa, Sc
verely felt ali over the town; the Frcnch on ar-
ter distant about three miles from the citaden
were broken to pieces. Amongst those who
lost their lives were Ali Bcy, Inspector Gene raj
of the Linen Manufactures the same who co u
| inan,ied at Rosetta in the last action with the
, English and E,nin EfenIi, Chief of the Enei
neers. The Kaya Bey was but little hnrt The
confagratlon now gained ground, aud the Arse
nal as well as the adjoining buildings were SOON
in flames Another magazine with l03 cantars
of gunpowder was next blown up.
ssOn the morning Of the 25i it was reported
. that the great vauit unfGr grouuI, where the
main deposite of powder rests, was surr0unIe
with fire so that nobody darel t, approach the
. citadel, AMI consequently every TIN ~ was left
in the hands of Providence. Tbi, deooslf. il i.
to be observed, amounted to thirty thousand
cantars. This circuns ance naturally i'm ress-
ell great terror in the minds of the inhaJiiant,
who thinking only of their personal safety, for
got the danger of the plague. and led toward
: Shuobra Boolak and TO The western side o. the
Nile not to be exposed 70 the effect of the ex-
plosion iii should take place. Others renaire,l
to the garieDs near town. Sig. Rosset!its gar
den was full of Europeans and Lcyantines. The
! Neapotan, Swedish and Spanish Consus, w I'll,
their families were received in Mr.. Sait's gsr-
den, as well as the family of the Pasla's pf Isl
clan, his interpreter and others. The most
complete disorder rGigued a uoUg the iuhatJi-
tants till the evening, when the inteIligcuc, was
spread, that the fire was not near the large de-
post and had almost ceased. Some however
did not return TO town until the next morDinor.