Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1826-04-15

January. The packet ship, Edward Boz
naffe, Capt. Frank, arrived from Havre,
whence she sailed on the 5th oil January,
both having sailed on the regular days,
but have been detained by adverse winds
and very boisterous weather.
7'ren. Fed.
RUSSIA.
By these arrivals we have London
papers OF the l4,h January, and Paris OF
the same date but their contents, with
respect to the late transactions in the
north of Europe, are no later than the
news received last week, via Gibraltar.
The abdlcation, or rather determination
OF Constantine not TO ascend the throne
made vacant by the death OF his brother,
is confirmed by the official documents
which we publish this evening. Nor do
we find any thing essentially varying
from the former account, excepting a
vague report that the difficulty with the
Moscow regiment occasioned the slaugh-
ter oil 1000 people, instead Of 200. But
this is totally al variance with the gene
raj complexion Of the intelligence, which
represents every thing as having been
perfectly quiet and tranquil at ire latest
dates from ST. Petersburg.
As soon as the death Of the Emperor
Alexander was known at ST. Petersburg,
the Senate delivered to the Grand Duke
Nicholas the important document which
concerned him, and that Prince express
ed himself in the following terms -"
am fully acquainted with the contents oil
that document; but | already, at the
brother Alexander, that the exclusion in
question was contrary to my principles
Il considered my brother Constantine
as the legitimate to the throne. "
A discussion occupied some time ; the
empress mother yielded, and submitted
to the noble resistance OF her son Nicho-
las, saying -" God will direct every
thing for the best" The Grand Duke
Nicholas Immediately took the oath oil
allegiance TO his brother Constantine,
and caused it to be administered 10 the
garrison Of St. Petersburg.
The German papers contain the fol-
lowing article -" According to arrang.
ments made at St. Petersburg relative
10 the funeral of the late Emperor Alex
ander, a sum of SO 900 roubles has been
allowed to the special mourning COM
mission for the first expenses. Several
objects, such as the imperial coffin, the
pail, the mantle, the crown, sc will be
prepared at St. Petersburg"
THE GREEKS.
The news from Greece, such as it is, is
more favorable than we had reason to
expect. Ibrahim Pacha had again sum-
moned the garrison of Mssolonghi 10
surrender, and is said to have offered
them very advantageous terms. The
only answer given by the garrison was,
that they waited his coming under the
walls of Missolonghi, where they could
discuss more ma,urely the articles OF the
capi,ulation proposed. The Turkish
feet had retired from before Mlssolon-
CHI under the guns of Palras, and the
Greek fleet, under Admirals Mlaulls
and Sachturis, were before the former,
with which they had free access, and
were storing the fortress with provisions
and The munitions of war.
Petersburg, Dec. 26.
Whereas, his Imperial Highness, the
Nah hoe Il ~, ri
that he will resoIutely adhere to his for
mer abdication of the Imperial crown,
the Grand Duke Nicholas has to-day,
assembled the throne of the Russian En-
pire, and all The proper authorities, and
the different divisions Of the army, have
taken the oath OF fidelity TO his Imperial
Majesty. In reference to this important
event, the following Imperial Manifesto
has appeared.
MANIFESTO.
BY the grace of God, Nicholas En-
peror and Autocrat of all the Russias.
In the grief of our hearl, amidst the ge-
neral pain which Expresses US, our I'm
perial House, and our beloved country,
we can only bend before the impenetrabe
DEGREES Of the Almighty, and we can on
ly seek for strength and consolation with
him. 1t has pleased him to call before
him the Empeior Alexander |. OF glo-
rious memory, and We all have lost a
father, ruler, who, during 25 years
was the happiness OF Russia aud Of Us.
When, on the 9th Nov. the inlorma-
ton Of this disastrous event reached us,
we FASTENED, even in this moment Of the
most acute grief, to fluff sacred duty,
and, listening only to the dictates Of our