Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-06-21

denCe OF ner IOFIiiCf Soio1H',
will France abstain from doing so.
"In reference to recognizing the IN
dependence of South America, M. Vii
lele said, Should we have initiated the
example of England? profound ST.
Ience Should we like England have
recognized the independence Of the
Spanish colonies? l demand OF the
speaker if France is in the same posi-
ton. ~ France, that only entered
into this commerce within these few
years, and it does not exceed thirty mil,
lions ofimport and sixteen millions OF
exports. You see that there is great
difference between these two positions.
With respect to moral considerations,
with respect to principles, Bourbon
reigns over Spain. Spain has, by a
glorious expedition, secured the reign
of that king. Would it be moral, would
it be conformable to the principles
which we respect, to recognize, in spite
Of Spain, and contrary to the protesta-
ton of her government, the indepen-
dent existence of these colonies.
"But let us look further-would this
recognition be for the interest of this
country? No, gentlemen, France, con-
formally to her principles and interest,
is called on to play the most elevated
and honorable part-that OF mediation;
and to that all her efforts will be direct
ed. l declare that our agents were new
err charged with any thing beyond act
ing as mediators, and certainly 60
vernment may exhibit its policy pub
licly when it is so clear and frank"
Official despatch from George Conduriottls,
President Of the Executive Body, to the
Greek Deputies, Orlando and Luriottis.
"1ripoli-za, March Is ESQ.,
"The day before Yesterday / Quilted
Napoli, after having signed different
dispatches for you, ofwhich P-will
be the bearer.
81 have received your dispatches Of
the Cd (l4th) Feb. last, from which |
perceive that you have contracted in
London second loan for the Govern
ment, and transmit at present, those
dispatches to Napoli di Romani.
"Our fleet has sailed out, and hope
it will be able to meet that of the enc
my, which left Modon Immediately at
ter landing troops there, perhaps on
account of its having heard that ours
was on the way 10 attack il. The E
egyptian troops, disembarked at Modon,
amounted, as detailed in the despatch
es which p takes, 10 about ten
thousand men, and l have the satisfac-
ton to announce to you, thai, accord
ing to intelligence which l have this
moment received from the Head-quar-
tiers, the enemy has experienced what
might have been expected from SO rash
an enterprise. for, in sanguinary en-
gagement near Navarin, on the 18th
(27th) instant, our troops, under the
command Of Generals Caratasos, IL
Cristos ,Caraiscakis, Zavellas, * Scour-
It's, after great slaughter, put the
enemy to flight A body of 1000 +
gyptians was surrounded on all sides,
and it is thought that they all persisted
or were taken prisoners.
81 cannot give you more satisfacto-
ry intelligence. l shall remain here
two or three days, to send forward diff
ferent corps Of troops; and afterwards
l shall proceed, in the first place, to
Modon, to inspect the divisions which
are there; and thence l shall go, thro'
Arcadia to Patras, to join the troops
which blockade that fortress; and from
that place hope I shall be able to give
you other pleasing news"
Russian Punishment.-A subaltern Of
fcer of the Guards having stabbed his
captain in the back while at exercise,
the murderer was sentenced by court
martial to run the gauntlet twelve
times through 1000 men. The pun
ishment was inflicted the day before
yesterday, and the delinquent expired
Immediately after s.. Peters6wgh
Journal, .AprH 2S.
A letter from an Assistant-Surgeon
in the Indian army, TO gentleman in
this city, says, speaking of the Bur-
mese war, that it is the " bloodiest,
perhaps, ever carried on" Ono quar-
ter" the letter continues, sis given by
these cannibals. Every prisoner they
take of ours is crucihed, and cut
made down his belly, his bowels let out,
and in that state he is left to die. l
am sorry to say, many of our people
have already suffered this death. We,
however, in our turn, NOW them down
in thousands, and take their stockades,
or mud forts, as fast as we get up with
them. Some forty or fifty Of them, on
being approached by our troops, will
stand still, blind their eyes, and be
shot. This has frequently happened.
At other times, excessive numbers will
make rush out from a jungle, and
succeed in cutting off some of troops;
but il they see tolerable body Of Eu-
ropeans, they make off direct again for
the jungle. A shell was thrown some
weeks ago, and about fifty or sixty
men, women and children, got close to
it, amused for few seconds at rhe flu