Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-02-23
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pooi, whence she sailed on the 4th uit, brought
10 the editors OF the National Advocate and
Mercantile Advertiser, files of London papers
to the Sd, and Liverpool to the 4th.
GREAT BRITAIN The money market
was becoming better. OF about seventy bank 1,
ing establishments IN England, five had already
resumed payment The late shock had err
tended TO ireland, where several failures had
occurred, the most important is stated TO be
the extensive house of Henry Higginbotham, of
Dublin. watch had produced great sensation
20 thai city.
The london Gazette announces the ap.
pointment OF NJ. M'Klnsey, to be Consul
General at Port au Prince, Hsyt.
The deficiency in the revenue of the British
Customs in the last quarter OF 1925, is said to
be 1900 pounds. -
A Treasury order, dated 9th December, per.
yai,s tobacco to be warehoused five years with
out additional rent, and ordering the duty to
be charged on the weight annually delivered
For the purpose of encouraging the growth
of Cotton in the Isle OF Malta. che importation
is permitted in England free of duty.
The OATH of allegiance to Constantine, the
new emperor OF tussis, @as administered 10
the members of the Russian legation, and the
principal Russian citizens in London,
Uar between France and Epgiaad in con.
sequence OF an English brig being detained at
ST SEBASTIAN, in Spain, by the present French
Governor "a circumstance which has lately
been noticed in all the papers) report pre-
vailed at Madrid. in the early part of last
month"; that war had broken cut betweea
France and England Numerous specuatons
were made on this superstition; and the report
excitedat Madrid a very strong sensation.
Intelligence has reached England of the ar
rival of Captain Franklin, and his party. in
good health, at Lathabocke. where they in
tended to pass the winter.
The numbers OF Bsnkrupts in England in
1924, was l082--In 1925, ISL
Tn lGte Emperor If Rassia. : The following
article is taken tron Billings Liverpool Adver-
tiser of the Sd January.
Accounts have been received of the death
of the Emperor Alexander, which although IN
some degree contradictory, all agree that it
was natural not violent 1t now appears that
his majesty had been unwei for some time;
his death. therefore which was supposed TO
be quite UNEXPECTED, has excited more regret
than surprize in his avn dominions. Alexan.
der was certainly the best emperor that the
Russians had possessed since the Tune OF Pc
ter the Great Sincerely attached TO peace, his
principal efforts were dwectedio the improve.
ment of his subjects, and the develope nent OF
the resources which his immense empire con.
tains; and had he not shewn himself the zeal
Gus advocate OF ignorance and ilhbershty IN
foreign countries, At weuld have been Wiling
" admitted that his attempts to mehorate the
condition of his own people sprung from the
purest phiisnthrophy. But 20 discover any
tb,ngiEke consistencyin his Character. we are
compelled TO believe, that he rourtef TIE peo-
ple unly because he feared the nobGes, and
that if that fear had not existed, he would nave
eha Ian n
that he treated the subjects OF Others That
he should be deslrous OF raising up middle
class in Russia, is very neural Even II The
death of his father W IS brought about by his
own instigation, il would only serve TO shew
him by how frall a tenure any moDarch WIN
ventured TO offend-tile mobiles, held his crown
and life. In the words of Dr. Lyal, the shades
of Peter the III. and of Paul, must sometimes
disturb the midnight slumher of all their sue
cessors' But whatever the actions and mo
tves of Alexander might be, we fear tha
neither the Russians nor European general VIII
gain any thing by the accession OF his success
sor. Constantine is represented as brutal, u
centious and savage. fond of war, inordinarlI
ambitious, and fanatical and superstitious II
the extreme 1t happens fortunately for maa
kind that his fanacista and smbltaon both urg'
him 10 attack people as bsrbarous and tan
atlca as himself-we mean the Turks
contest on the Danube would probably saw
Greece, and considering the temper o. Con
stantine, and the long standing quarrel respect
ing the evacuation OF MuldaOis and Walachia
we should not be surprized on the return @
spring, by a war between Russia and Turkey
Per such war the Russian army had bee
long clamorous, and nothing but The moder'
zion bf Alexander has prevented It The cot
quest of Turkey, aItho' looked upon by many I
very easy, viii, however, we think, be toon
quite the contrary. Altho' the great superiorit
of Russian discipline will reader the Turks UNI
bic to resist them in general battles, YET the
desperate and fanatcsl courage, the mountain
GUS and uncultivated nature OF Their countr
and the difficulty of supporting large arinie
will render the contest long and doubtful al
provided the Creeks are unable TO secure the
indeptndence, this will not excite much regre
as the power OF Russia is already quite laFt
enough. few months will probably chan,
ejaculation into facts and for these We lot
forward with anxiety
Jo,d,, Ian give received last night, &c
man papers, from which we make TIE toiio'
ing extracts;
..Sntgard, Dec 2s.-The Court has gone
70 mourning to day, on account OF the dea
OF his Majesty the Emperor Alexander II
stu,gsrd Court Gazette gives US the san
narticulars that W have already counumest
10 oar reA Iers, only that It adds that was