The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-08-23

Severa! horses dropped down dead in tie
harness.
The British Government, is abort
preparing another expedition for tie
Arctic Pole. The command will Ie
entrusted TO Capt Parry, in the Hech,
the vessel in which he made his l;st
voyage. Its object is said to be more of
of commercial, than Of scientific
character. Capt. P. will take with him
ligh: canoes aud launches Of peculiar
construction, in order, if possible, 10
make nearer approach 10 the Pole.
Mr.. Randolph had left Liverpool /;
previous to which he deposited with the
Mayor Eve pounds, TO be applied 10
charitable purposes.
Several wagons, of extraordinary size,
filled with German families, going TO
America, have passed through Paris for
Havre.
Another Arctic Expedition under the
command of Capt. Parry, destined to
visit and survey the coast of Sptzber-
gen, is to be fitted out the next season.
1 The profitable Office of Kings Prin-
ter, for Scotland, has been conferred on
Sir Walter Scott.
The July returns of the revenue
showed decrease on the quarter, from
the corresponding quarter of the pre-
ceding year, of f493.265. The net
produce of the year was EAT, 38:,729,
being less by f2 ,223, 468 than that OF
the preceding year.
! The South America, and Mexican
Stocks, as might have been expected,
have met with a horrible fall. The
Colombian bonds had fallen to 28J
the Peruvian TO 24II, the Gillian tc 32I
the Mexican to 80, new do. to 45aa
ire broke out in a cotton ware.
house in Liverpool, July 6, 10 which
several warehouses were destroyed
and property to the amount Of ESQ
900, OF which f10o,Ooo, was insured
at various offices.
Isaac Gaskill of Bolton, stood penanc
In white sheet and without shoes ant
stockings, in the parish Church of tina
village, on Sunday, the I'd of July, dur
ing the whole morning service, agreea
oily to an order from the ecclesiastical
court, tor having married the sister O
ms former wife soon after her deceased
The ceremony, which attracted a grea
crowd OF witnesses, was TO be repeated
the two following Sundays.
Greece.-The National Assembly o.
Greece met at Epidaurus, on the 18th
OF April, which was before the fall Of
MlssoloDghi-When that important place
yielded 10 its invaders, the Assembly
considered itself not at liberty to spend
IN long and profound deliberations,
While the safety Of the country require d
prompt and immediate measures adapted
TO the impending crisis They there.
lore formed what is called an .qdmiais.
1rd'aVe commission, consisting of II per.
sons, to whom they confided the militia.
fy and political affairs of Greece, which
commission is TO terminate at the end OF
september, when the National Assem-
oily VIII be again convened. They also
appointed, from their own body, ihir-
Teen individuals, including their Presi-
uent Notaras) to be called the Commiis-
$40" OF the assembly, who are authorize d
TO call the Assembly together when
necessary, and to take charge of the
foreign relations of Greece.
10 another decree, after recognizing
IN the most solemn manner, their obi
cations to the Almighty, for the degree
OF success which had attended their eff.
forts, the Assembly say" Having, from
the depths of their hearts, performed
inc duty of testifying their gratitude to-
"ards the Omnipotent Progidence, they
proclaim, IN the name of the Greek ma
uon, Its unanimous and undivided deter.
mlnation TO live and die amidst all the
chances of war, in firm adherence I'd
the holy precepts of the Christian re.
ligIon, In defence of their country, and
that they will increasingly struggle to
deliver Greece, which long depotsm
has polluted and enslaved, and which
barbarism has profaned."
When 1t is recollected that this AZ.
count is official, that this is the Ian.
guage OF the representatives of tbe
ureclan nation, and that it was used
after the disheartening reverse al Mis-
solonghi, none will feel as if the cause
OF Grecian liberty is reduced 10 des-
perate extremity. If the deep Chris
tlan feeling and principle which the
state papers Of Greece uniformly evince
IS genuine, we cannot doubt that the God
they fear, will yet redeem her from
captivity, and break in pieces The on.
Pressor's chain. 1t will, perhaps. here.
after be considered the reproacb ~
Christian nations, that they stood bv.
and saw the struggle with scarcely an
emotion of sympathy; and surely il
will be the indelibie shame Of some Of
them, that they heard the crv Of on.