Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-12-01
FOREIGN.
LATEsr FROM EUROPE.

The London Courier ironically pro
nounces Mr. Washington, a young
man whoa year or two since was Oh
the American Array List, US Lieu
tenant, the American Ambassador TO
the Court Of Greece Mr.. w
it appears, together with General
Roache, has proposed an armlstice to
Ibrahim Plcha, to which no a,ten-
ton was paid by the Latter. The Cour
Ter with a proper air OF irony, aniicI.
pates that MIR. Washington will issue
a manifesto to the Courts OF Eurcpe on
this occasion.
One of the London morning papers
says it is confidently reported that
Ms. Patterson, an American lady OF
great beauty, is speedily to be united
10 the Marquis of Wellesley.
Montgomery, the poet, having re.
tired fro n the edltorship OF the Shef
field Iris, it has been determined TO
have public dinner at sheffield, ~
order to pay tribute to the genius and
pubic and private worth OF MIR. VI.
Lord Million has promised to preside
OH the OCCASION.
Mr. Canning has declined interior.
ing with tn, Turkish government III
behalf Of an Englishman; named Mil
lingen, who entered the Greek service
aud has been taken prisoner
Mr. Weddie, master IN the Brit
ish Navy, has lately penetrated 200
miles nearer the South pole, than any
other navigator After penetrating sew.
eral barriers Of ice, hitherto insupera
Bile: he found an open sea within the
Antarctic circle.
The King OF Wirtemburgh is doing
every thing possible for the improve
rnent of his Kingdom, and the condl-
ton of his subjects. He keeps $50
blood. stud horses, and the consequence
is, that beautiful horses are every
where to be seen. He labors to i'm
prove all branches of.the arts, agrI
culture, &c. He has established an
experimental farm Of 800 acres-ls
founding orphan schools. encouraging
talent, &c.
FRANCE-The commissioners
from Hayii, had made proposals for
loan of 10000, 600 OF francs to be paid
in 25 years, with 6 per cent interest.
A letter from Paris addressed to a
very respectable house in London,
holds out confident expectation that
the French Cabinet will be soon able
to claim the honor of having subdued
the obstinacy Of the Spanish Monarch,
on the subject OF bis ridiculous claims
TO the sovereignty ofthe new states OF
America. 1t says, that Ferdinand
has so far yielded as to consent that the
Cabinet Of the Thuillerles should sound
those states, whether they would agree
TO give him pecuniary indemnity to
Spain, should he recognize their indie
pendence
Died at Paris. the Prince de Car'g.
man, aged So. He died in his carriage.
Died at yendermont, in Lorraine, a
surgeon, called Pulls Timan, aged l4O
years. He, The evening before, with
much dexterity and firmness OF hand,
performed the operation for cancer Cd
an old woman.
LAFAYETTE.
Paris, Oct. lO.-The following is a
more detailed account OF what passed
at Rouen during the short stay OF Gen.
sLafa yette in that city, on his way
from Havre to h- seat of Lagrange
where heis at present.
cit was on Friday evening that gen
,eraI Lafayette arrived in the ancient
capital of Normandy, which the En-
glish have called the Manchester OF
France. Ii was soon known upon the
Exchange and in all the city that the
guest of the American nation was to
dine with the Hon. NJ CabanoD, who
had always been elected Deputy 'oi
the Lower Seine, whilst his fellow
citizens could elect candidates ofthelr
own choice. At Rouenias at Havre,
M. Lafayette was accompanied by his
family and some friends At five
o'clock thev sat down to dinner; one
health only was drank, it was that oil
the defender, the veteran oil liberty m
the two worlds Towards eight in
abe evening great number of cplzens
and females repaired to the rue dc
cCrosne, where the house OF NJ. Caha-
non is situated, and Notwithstanding
the crowd which increased every min
ute, above all, when they perceived
NJ Lafaveite at the balcony, the grea
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