The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1825-11-24

been at some more everyday employment.
ALEPPO, CTurkey,) Aug 3.
The environs of this city are desolated by |
nnumerable hordes of Arabs, from all quar-
ters, so that it is dangerous to go beyond the
walls. The caravans are obliged to COM
promise matters with these robbers, or to I
travel under very strong escort, notwith-
standing which travellers are not unfrequent-
~ assassnated. Among these tribes, of
which several have be hitherto unknown in
these parts, is the Yhond- Guibra, profess
ing corruption of the Jewish religion with
mixture OF the worship of Zoroaster.
Their tents and clothing are made of the
skins OF animals, and they seem to surpass
the other Arab tribes in their sobriety and
filth. Hahz, the new pacha of Marrach,
has not yet been enabled to make his entry
into the city of Antab, the seat of his go
vernment. lie arrived at Marrach, after
having caused Selim Bey, his predecessor,
and eleven of the mobiles whom Selim had
declared as the most rcbellious, to be deca
pitatea. 1t is thought that he will encoun-
ter great difficulty in taking possession of
Antab, by reason of the assistance which the
neighbourng Arab hortles give the inhabi-
tants, particularly those of Johar, on the
banks of the Euphratcs. The environs of
Tripoii and Lattachia are in revolt, and the
inhabitants arc reduced to the greatest mi
serv. The principal Christians nave been
massacrca, or have fed for projections;
several of them have sought an ASYLUM at
this place. Abdallah Pacha ofthe Jeaune d
Arc, having asked considerable sum for
the ransom Of Cheik Bechir, who had been
given up to him by Mustapha P.cha, the
Cheik answered that he would pay the sum
on condition only of his being reinstateo
in his fortunes and honours. The same
evening he was strangled. Mustapha, the
plcha to Damascus, has put himself at the
head of the caravan of Mecca, on his re-
turn from his expedition to Jerusalem, where
his barbarous conduct has sown the seed of
dscord, which will long infect this uahap-
py country.
The following cases Of individual skill and
enterprise are peculiarly worthy Of notice:
"A Greek brig fell in with an Austrian 81
gun ship, conveying eleven vessels; the
Greek made signals for fire ship to come
up, and then asked of the Austrian frgate,
permission to examine the vessels. This
was absolutely refused, and the frigatc
threatened to fire, if he did not steer off.
This the Greek, did, but kept lowering a.
round, until luckily he cspied six more Greek
briggs at a distance; he made signals, and
then dcxterousiy throwing himself between
the frigate and her convoy, and getting his
| fireship to windward, he told the Austrian
to fire and be id. This he did not
choose to do, but hoisted all sail, and escap-
ed with three of his convov-the eight 9th
ers falling into the hands of the Greeks,
who found them to be lawful and valuable
prizes. About the same time happened
another affair, showing the trcachery of the
Austrian, and the gallantry of the Greek
sailors. A Greek vessel hailed an Austrian,
and asked to see her papers, every we'll,
come ON board" Accordingly boat put
off with seven men, entirely una.'med. The
officer was pressed by the Austrian captain
4 to come below alone; but he beginning to
suspect foul play refused-when a signal
/ was given, and twelve armed men rushed
upon the Greeks. Their officer was Shot
through the breast, but in his agony, still
undaunted, he wrested the sword from the
captains hand, and slew him on the spot;
and his followers initiating his example, soon
armed themselves, and though most Of them
were wounded, they cleared the deck, and
kept down the rascals, till their own brig
came up, anu tHC Austrian pm 1.
She is a beautiful brig, carrying II guns,
and superior to any vessel in the Greek
fleet. The Austrians say they were insult
ed; be this as it may, the Greeks who visit
ed her, were entirely unarmed, to sheS
that their intentions were not hostile.-The
Greeks have burnt in this seaport about so
transports-among which were AZ under
| Austrian ccors, two or three English, the
rest French There is i'm the employ of the
Turks, big from Boston, but shall not at
present mention her name or that of her
captain. though have them in my possess
sion
/ The following interesting account of the
CITY of Madrid, is extracted from a letter
of an American gentleman to his friend in
this country 1t exhibits lamentable view
of the present state of society in that ancient
and celebrated city.
"Ot this far-famed city, once the resi-
dencc of the richest, most brilliant and most
Influential court i'll Europe, the capital of a
kingdom on whose possessions the sun
never set; and whose power was almost
commensurate with its extent; there remain
but scanty traces of what it once was. A
court, rendered contemplate by its imbecili-
ty and tyranny, its poverty and indepen-
dence; priesthood, like locusts, destroying
the last remnants of ver(lure, mobiles in ex
lie, and their palaces falling to ruins or CEN