Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-06-02

1DE Itufbltti 1NNAthfE Oot VI tfIG \
Esd, states, on the authority Of a late
letter from London, that the Catholic
bill will be lost. |
In the House Of Commons, the
Chancellor ofthe Excheqler, had iutro-
duced a bill to modify the law author
izing the collection Of duties on spirits.
Most Of the restrictions on d,stiileries
were TO be removed.
On the 22d April, leave vas given
after some debate, TO bring IN a bill
favourable TO Catholics, regulating the
elective franchise in Ireland.
Toe official intelligence of the de.
feat of the Burmese Army, by the
combined British and native troops,
had been received The dispatches
from Sir Archibald Campbell, dated
at RaDgoon, December 18th, state that
on the 10th Of that month, the Bur
mese arrived under the command of
the brother 10 the king of Ava, con
sisting Of between 80 and 60,0OO men
we'll equipped, and with a numerous
artillery, was totally defeated, and
driven from their works, abandoning
their arms and baggage Of every dis
cription. Out ofthrse hundred pieces
of ordinance 90 were captured, toge
Their with 5000 stand Of arms, the n
tire icamp equippagc, and thirty war
boats.
Kittoon, a fortress in the province
of Bijepoor, considered by the natives
as impregnable, surrender TO the Bri-
fish on the 9Th OF December.
The report Of the assassination of
The Kingof Ava had not been confirm
ed.
Calcutta papers TO the 18th February,
were received at Boston; and are fill
ed with accounts ofthe Operations of
The British armies invading that EN-
pire, ofthe movement of troops to re
lnforce them, and contain the particu
lars cfseveralrt ncounters Withheld r.
mcse, in which the British forces are
represented to have been successful.
The head quarters of the British at
The latest date were at Ragoop, but di.
visions were advancing in different
directions, and the main body were
expected soc TO move towards Ava,
the capital of the Empire. Notwith
standing the defeats, the Burmese
were stated to be making the greatest
exertions to rally their scattered troops,
and to collect an immense force to re-
new the attack upon the English at
Rangoon. The English force at that
place was stated at lie to $4,000 Eu
ropeans. and 5000 natives. The loss
ofthe British is represented to be re
ry small in the different actions, but
the death ~ofseverai valuable officers
is lamenied.
Several members Of the Holy III
lance had arrived at Milan on the 7th
April preparatory to the general con
gress to be held in that city.
There had been an affray at Mad.
rid between the Kings guards and
the royal volunteers, during a religious
procession. Several individuals were
wounded, and two women crushedto
death,
GREECE.-The Constitutional of
April 90, gives an article under date
of Zante, March 18th, which states,
that the fleet OF Ibrahin Pacha, which
sailed for Gambia in February, was
dispersed by a storm, so that only
90 vessels reached Alexandria; the
majority were driven on the coast of
Asia andHAfrica, and 80 towards the
Morea. From these last, 5000 men
landed on the coast OF Modem and Co
ron. The 'Arcadians attacked them
before they had time to form, and all
are said to have persisted in the action.
Forty Greek vessels arrived in time
to cut off the Egyptian division from
the sea, and to block it up between
Modon and Necastran. The 'Presi.
dent, Condurlotto, commands in per-
son the troops beseigingP PATHS amount
ing to 10 or 10000 men. Another
letter gives all the advantage to the
Egyptians, and states that the Greeks
were every where beaten.
Epidemic among HorseS.-An en-
idemic malady at present RACES with
great violence in Paris among The hor-
e .Cne horsedeaier alone has lost
90 in two days. When the 'malady
first seizes the horse, it may be per
ceiyed by the relaxation of the muscles
of the neck. so that he is No longer "a
bic to raise his bead The pumbness