Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-03-30
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whence she sailed on the 29th January.
Extract Of a letter, dated
LIVERPOOL, Jan. 2sth, 1926
The import of cotton in this week is
$3.50, and the sales are $4,000 bags, of
which 1000 were upland at Cd. to l-sd
and the quotations may be stated at SD
I'D. per ID. being reduction Of I TO
SD. az which the demand in the last two
days has been rather extensive. The
accounts of many large mills working
only half time, are confirmed.
We are sorry to inform you of the
failure of Curwen & Hagarty, of this
place, and of Campbell, Howden & Co.
and several other houses in London.
Extract of Baltimorian, dated
LIVERPOOL, Jan IS.
Business is in dreadful state here;
there has been three failures since
wrote last, one Banking House, that
has caused more distress than if half The
town bad failed, owing to its being a
House that the greater part Of the trades
men in this place made their deposits in.
Captain Graham has just arrived in the
Herald.
Extract of another letter, dated
LIVERPOOL, 29ih, Jan. 1926.
The great distrust and want Of conf
dence which have so long existed in the
commercial world, rather increase than
diminish; and while the pressure Of the
nonied interest has been subsiding, its
consequences have been transferred
to the mercantile community, and are
daily becoming apparent in the embar-
rassment and decline in produce, it is
however to be hoped that the pressure
is too great to last long.
GREAT BRITAIN.
There are at present building in the
several Naval Arsenal, the following
number OF men of var. viz Nine three
decked ships. from 100 to i20guns; six
from 80 t, 81 guns, three of 50 guns;
&c frigates to mount As guns each; five
smaller frgates OF % guns; eight sloops
of Is guns; 8 sloops of 10 guns; l cut
ter and bomb vessels; in all So ships
In consequence of the great expense
incurred by the Bu mese war, its under
stood that the East India Company will
find it necessary to avail themselves of
the full extent of the privilege granted
them by Act of Parliament of issuing
ebonds' for circulation in the London
market. The amount at present out,
is, we believe, very considerable within
that privilege.
"Tne struggle by the Greeks, wears,
atthis moment IAN unfavorablc aspect &c
is considered rather desperate The
combined Turkish and Egyptian
Fleets have been off this port for Id
DAYS. With one division to blockade
Missolonghi, it has since from another
division, landed large body of dis
ciplined Troops and Arab Cavalry,
on the Coast of the Morea, opposite
to this Island. These are committing
great ravages and exteSsess having
burned the Town of Iast0uni, in Aeh
alta, opposite. 10 miles distant, and pu!
700 Greeks to the sword--the women
aud children escaping hlther in open
boats
"The Turkish forces are now able
TO march to any point OF the Morea they
choose, and it is supposed Mlssolonghi,
which has so long sustained a siege will
shortly fall into their hAndS--thc heavy
guns from the Turkish frigates, by
means of RATS, sending shot within the
Notifications"
Extract of letter from Smyrna, Jan 2.
eve have no very interesting news
from the Morea.- Our last advices
from MisSolonghi say that ReschiIl
Pacaa continued bombarding that for
tress Ii was redu, ed almost to heap
of ruins, and must eventually fall.
/, was ohstinately defended by few
thousand Greeks, who, some French
officer who were lately there, say, APP
pea red determined rather to perish
than to surrender. The defence of this
place continues toeEcite the admiration
of every one.
"Reschid Pacha, itappears, semitic
Ibrahim Pacha, for the aid of his
troops to snhdue Missolonghi, who
offered to give it, provided he com
manded his troops 10 person, to which
the former objected, upon the ground
that b was Serasquler ofthat country,
and that no one should command hut
himself. Thus theaifaI rested at the