Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-09-14

.rst,r, Sftcra ncy,are not easily assailable
by any troops, and quite. safe against the moun-
tedor pstticoated M,.ssclmen from Asia. The
invading armies soon feel want; the cavalry. of
which they principally consist, are first dis
mounted, the horses dying for want of forage.
the bad and insufficient provisions soon af3cr
affect the men, and by the time they think =
wise to retreat they are as helpless as flies on !,
frosty day, and are destroyed in detail without
danger to their enemies. 1t was in this wav
that tue great army which entered The Mores
M 1872, was destroyed, without an engagement
that deserved any other name than that of a sl;r
mish. ODYssEUs, whether from policy, or IN
emoarrass the Government, with whom at that
time ne mad differences, or from inability 10 re-
sis., aiiowed mat army to pass the Therfnop, Ia,
without oPposition; il flowed on tothe More, in
tile full confidence Of success; no resistance v,s
heard of; the Austrian Observer announced H.,
the several Greek Chiefs were maxine terms CO..
themselves, and that the day dream of the ;n,l,-
pendence OF Greece was dissolved. A fortnipht
afterwards nothing was heard of this triumphant
army, and the friends aud the enemies of ths,
Turks were equally at loss to know what has,
become of them. The destruction ,yas amy
rently as nearly complete as any army. ever suc
tered "A small proportion took refuge i'm the
fortresses; OF the rest, very few indeed crawled
away.
/ From the ntrigues of the European Powers,
Greece has moro to fear; though against these
Il
dlstr''st and Jealousy of the people towards one:
another, and etcry one else. Letters from
tireece, from persons attached tn the party oS
| the Capatani, or Military Chiefs, acsssf' ,vr.
know not with what truth, Msvrocordafo Of am
intention OF setting mp a foreign Prince IN the
character OF MohaTch. There is no danger
hut such an attempt, which would have the eff
feet of making Greece dependency on some
one OF the great European powers, would be re-
sisted by the Greeks themselves We hone
too, that the English government wonld as IL,
tic, gTeIts countenanre to any sRch scheme. as
to the plan for reducing Greece to the cendi
| ton of JNoldayia and Wallachia
| Letters have been received from, Romb,,
dated the 22d OF March, by the ship Hercules.
The greatest activity prevails at Calcutta and
Uaiadras; and the whole of the shipping in tI,e
country-trade were employed to convey. the
Kings and Company's troops on the expedition
against the Burmese. Not one ship remained
at Bombay belonging to England. TIE ex.
change was at Is. Cd. to Is. Sd. the rupee at
six months. Sir Edward Barnes arrived at
Ceylon on the 18Th of January, and next dav
was sworn IN as governor, commanders in Chief
and vice admiral of that settlement.
Letters have been received from Batavia.
dated the Goth March. They communicate in
| te!igence of considerable Importance Thr
duties on British manufactures had been raised
IN Batavia from to 35 per cent. This change
had produced great sensation among the mcr-
chants. Accounts had been. received rcspect-
ing Mr.. Thornton, the English merchant, ia
ken by the pirates; he was still detained at Ritz
(Sumatra,) and they refused to let him depart
under the enormous ransom of 10000 dollars
about f8 900 sterling .ualacca has been de
clared free port.
| NoRFoLK, Aug. 80.
! The following advertisement of p. F. David
! assistant
iished on the 10th INST in the Antigua papers.
'sNo.ice is hereby given, that the undersign-
ed has received instructions from the Deputy
Comnissary Ccneralat Head Quarters, to make
known that ne has conditions, which have been
published III an advertisement at Barbadoes for
a new contract or contracts for the supply of
fresh superfine american flour for the use of his
majesty's troops throughout the w. India com
lnand, which conditions may be seen at IBIS Of
| fee, &C."
! MApnID, July 155.. 4
(Ertrnet Of pirate ietter.l
s.The dismissal of Count d'Ofalia is a real loss
for the moderate party and his exile to .4lmeris
IS fresh proofthat his unfortunate country has
| again fallen under the stupid power Of the Ca
inarilla. The Russian Minister, NJ. Oubrii has
Just arrived and has set out for Sacedop, in or
der to deliver Letter from the Emperor into
the hands ofthe King. There Is some reason to
hope, FROM what he says, that his influence will
be as favorable TO the oppressed party as that of
his predecessor, M. BulgarA, was injurious. NJ.
Zea Bermudcz, the new minister, is expected
with impatience, and ifhe joins the ministers of
War and of Urine, they may yet check the sys-
TEN of rigor which has within few days RECON-
| mcnced."
s'ODEssA, July 8.
eve have received letters from Constantine
| pie, dated the 4th instant; the most remarkable
portion of their contents rs as follows
Con the 23d uft. Lord Strangford had long
conference with the Reis- Efendi. He gave him
the assurance that the King his master, had re
| called all the English officers who had entered
in the service of the Greeks, that the British Ca
binet would abstain from taking any direct or
indirect part whatever in the existing war, and
| IN proofof this, he cited the events Of Ithaca,
where the English showed that they were far
from being disposed to aid the Christian insur-
gents. Tie Reis-Enendi, in the reply, eagerly
I delivered Lord StraDgford written promise to
evacuate Wallachia forthwith, and .foldavia in
a short time. Every thing will be re-estabIst-
ed in these two piincipaIiiies on the same foot
ing as it existed in 1921, before the explosion.
"Lord Strangford, in The height of bis satisfac-
ton announced the arrival of Russian Arnbas-
DOR and on the 5th of July despatched couri.
er to London.
'sGhere Is no longer any doubt OF the sljbpis.