Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-02-04

Germ themselves with any thing tha; Inay occur
wi nnut the walls ot the iortrc-ses they occupy.
\ grn,lcaaa who lett Madrid ON the 18th
Dec. states, that petitions nad been presented
10 the king from 40 principal towns, praying Tor
the rc-cStabshmrut ut the mquisllUn; and also
tina, the king has plainly declared that he will
never recognise the laws OF the COrtes.
PORTUGAL.
H. Hyde de Melville had left Lisbon for
Paris.
Apprehensions existed as to Portuga.-it
vas said the King proposed To abdIcate the
throne. Much jealousy existed in England
Of the influence IF France IN the Portuguese
councils. II Is reported that the King Of Por-
| tugal has refused 10 rauty a treaty concluded
/ at .an Ion between the Ministers of Brazil aud
| Portugal. 10y winch the latter were to aCllnow-
| lr,lr, the Independence of the former. An Al
geiinc squadron is said to have passed the Straits
o. Gibraltar Tor the purpose III cruIzing against
! Portuguese commerce. Two Portuguese fri
cat. 5 AID a corvette sailed from Lisbon, De
cemocr 18Th. An arrangement has been made
To send The convicts of the continent h Brazil.
AFFAIRS OF GREECE AND TURKEY.
I There secus Ia he much activity among the
corps diplomatic at Vienna. " bile Mr.. STRAIT
! f,ri aiming is wandering his way to the north,
! msry consultations have been held at the Ger
nan capital and r.Y Is and departures of
IcnurI 'rs are yer, frequent. The subject under
consideration + suppusrd 10 be the paciiiCatun
Of Greece, and for this purpose sort OF Con
gra,s is TO be haij--An article from Vienna,
/ Noy 18th, speaking Of these movements,
says
/ Sits kuown ,at the Emperor of Russia be-
fore hi> departure for the eastern part OF his
IeNpre, addres ,ej Nemoralt 10 Inc four q ca,
/ Courts oj Europe. 10 communicate 10 them his
views respecting the paciicailou OF Greece.
j. desired, nj the same Tine that during Tins
THicr conferences on his subject should b,
acid. tits lid hat these conferences will taxi
place e the beginning o! next year. but il
seems that the Cabinets of Austria and eng
land intend to treat on this subject, in the first
instance. between themselves IN order that their
Ambassadors should act in con, ert IN the con
ie enc-s winch are ABOUT to be- opened.
''l'hc boundary line on the north west coas,
Of America, the affairs of Greece and those o.
south America would come under discussion;
ani, on the two first the most desirable results
were 20 he anticipated; and with regard to the
latter. Great Britain had no intention of adopt.
In" at present any new course of IN, asures."
BIT by soma the Congress spoken of is con
rIcrcd as an i'll omen. And of this opinion is
ne writer of the Vienna article above quoted.
ut will be very difficult" be coatinles, 60
induce our hbmct 10 recognise the mdepen
dence of Greece; aud II Is generally believed
! itat IN Granting certain iunnnnitias to the
! irc2ks, Prince Metternich strictly aiheres 10
his 'avpritc system Of not a',nitting any change
/ II the aCua! state of Turkey. He IS, perhaps
"a? most formidable adversary whom the Greeks
have 10 encounter at this moment. The, more
over say that within the last few days the con
| ieronces on the affairs OF Turkey, winch were
TO nave taken place at ST. Petersburgh, will be
mel 1t Ficnna, which is regarded as a deni-
victory achieved by Prince Metternich."
In the mean time the Greeks continue their
operations, and nave AGAIN crowned themselves
with victorious laurels by sea. 1t appears that
actions were fought on the / Eth, 18th, and l.3th
Of November, between the Greeks and Epyg
fans, in which the latter were dscomftted and
part of them took shelter in Gambia. One
account states that the fleets were engaged on
the l0,h, but wee separated BY gale Bur
ateticrlroa V.cc Admiral Sactouis, 10 his friends
at Trieste, dated Cape Maiea, November 20
shows that ne gave a pretty good account of
them. lie sta,es---' That IN the battle of Nov
-, ncfr tie great fortress of Gambia, with the
Egyptians, ihe Greeks obtained a complete VIC
tory, AMI took more than 20 transports. with
troops, arms, and many persons of distinction.
Tie SAYS the hannincss and safety of the count,.,
are nov secured"
P,Rig Dec ri Vo.tor,I,,. H.,
the Chambers we're opened bv tho fniIn'1;.',.
Speech of the kim. which ,yas ,o,.,.;,,,.,I
acclarnations.
"Gentlemcn-TFe first wish of nv heart is
to SPEAK to You of Iny grief and yours.--tV o
have lost wise and good King tendcrly beov-
al by his family, vcneralcd by lis pporlc. hon
orcd and respected by Foreign Governments.
tho rlory which the nation In, r,,,
his rclrn vii never be oiF,ccJ NJ, on1,.
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