Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-01-13
FOREIGN.
Baltimore. Jannaru 8.

ton, from 5myfna, anu lt II sdl'sldCtofg
10 have, from such source, still fur
Their confirmation of the prosperous state
of the Greek cause. The Captain com
municates the agreeable intelligence,
that a Dutch frigate arrived in smyrna,
on the 9Th Of October, and gave infor-
nation of an engagement that took
place on the It'll, between Scio and Ny
tilene, in which the latter destroyed by
means of fire ships, three frigates, brig
and sloop. The frigate brought Turk
to SMYRNA who was taken off plank.
1t was reported he was the Captain OF
one of the frigates.
In the passage between Cape Doro
and andre, the Clio was boarded by a
Greek brig of war, four others in com
pany, and treated politely. Informed
of the engagement, in which they had
DESTROYED several vessels but did not say
what they were. The Turkish fleet
went into NJ tlene. The Greek vessels
were going to syria after more fire ships.
BUgvos AYRRs ACADEMY OF MEpi-
xINR.-I'o learn that the new states OF
the south, in the midst of all their diff
culties, are not negligent of education,
science, literature and the arts is very
satisfactory. On these points, in reie-
renee to Colombia, we have had occa-
sion to speak favorably, and we are now
pleased to find that the first number OF
the transactions of the Buenos 3yres
Academy of Medicine is iayorabIy not
ced by the Medical Adviser in Boston -
1t contains several dissertations on me
deal subjects Don Manuel Marine, a
graduate of the MARYLAND University, Is
among It's contributors, DR.. Chapman,
of Philadelphia, and DIR. Mitchell of New
York, are honorary members OF the
Academy.
POPULATION OF observation-disclosures
have been recently printed by order OF
the British Parliament, from which il
appears that the population of Ireland
amounts to 8 ,Sot,827 Males, 3,34l,926
-Femaies, 3l59,90l. The number OF
persons chiefly employed in agriculture
is stated al l,133, 069. Those engaged
in trade, or manufactures, or handicratt
at l,I70,O14 The population OF Dublin
is stated to be 227, 1886.
This is the highest estimation of the
Irish population which the English Co
vernment has ever permitted TO be pub
lished, but even this estimate, j., there
is reason to believe, much under the
actual amount of the population OF Ire
land.-It has been the policy Of reign
after reign, and administration after ad-
ministration to conceal from the people
of ireland the TRUE STATE OF THEIR
OWN STRENGTH Until lately, when the
measure was irresistibIy pressed upon
parliament the government would not
suffer census of the Island to be made.
When about the close of the American
revolutionary war, Mr.. Bush on stating
in the Irish parliament what was likely
to be the product OF the tax on Hearths,
estimated the then population at tive
millions, the government became alarm
ed and obliged him (as servant of the
Crown to Withdraw his statement and
rate the population much lower. - Du-
ring the ord Lieutenancy of Earl FiTZ-
WILLIAM, in 1875, Mr. HAY, the hsto-
rian, offered to procure census of the
country by his own individual exertion,
but even the popular government OF this
nobleman diScountenanced the proposal.
There is little doubt but the above return
is defective, and for many reasons. We
observed, not long since, in the Irish
papers several complaints on this head.
1t was said that from parts of the county
Limerick and other places, there were
no returns at all. and, that in many dis
tricts, proper measures had not been ia
ken to asL ertain the true extent of the
population.
The lact we believe is, that Ministers
are not even yet very anxious To have
publication of the full amount, and the
peasantry, who suspect the fairness of
any measure springing from those they
call their Task Masters" and who in
their turn are no less shrewd and cum
ming than the government, conceal as
much as possible the number OF which
their family consists. This inherent sus-
picion of the government operates dou
bly, in a case like the present, as they
dread the operation of the Militia Law
and other enactments, TO them no less
unpopular and distressing. From these
causes, we believe the above to be
greatly defective, and that the popula-
ton of Ireland is considerably ABOVE
SEVEN MILLIONS.
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