Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1826-03-25

dated Dec. 7-~Thc struggle, BY /
the Greeks. wears, at this moment
an unfavourable aspect, and is con-
sidered rather desperate. Tie COM
bincd Turkish and Egyptian fleets
have been oFthis port for ID days.
With one division to blockade Mis-
solonghi, it has since from another
division landed a large body of dis
ciplined troops and Arab cavalry ,on
the coast Of the Morea opposite to
this Island. These are committing
great ravases and excesses, having
burned the town Of GastouMi, in A.
chaia, opposite, 10 miles distant. and
put 700 Greeks to the sword--the
women and children escaping hither
in open boats.
- Turkish forces are now able to
March to any point Of the MTea
they choose, and it is supposed Mis-
solonghi, which has 80 long smstain-
ed scige, will shortly fall into their
hands---the heavy guns from the
Turkish frigates, by means Of RATS,
sending shot within the fcrtifica-
tions."
The remains Of Marshal Suchet
were inferred at Paris on the esd Of
Jan. All the ministers attended the
corpse to the grave.
Letters announce the death OF Dir.
Somervillc, American Charge d'Af
fairs to Sweden he was buried
at Lagrange on the 18th January.
1 Letters from Amsterdam and Rot
terda,n, to the middle of Jan. state
that very cold weather set in few
days before, and the shipping were
all frozen up.
| .anotker Fatal Duel.-We have a
letter from a friend at Hamburg. S. G,
dated the 9th inst. detailing the par.
ticulars and fatal result Of an honouro
bic meeting which took place earl,
that morning at Campbell Town, :
C. three miles above Hamburg. The
parties were Doctor Baber, and Thos.
. Mitchell, ESQ. of Milledgeville, Geo
The misunderstanding had its origr
t in difference in political opinion (th'
former being tor "Ttoup and th'
{ Treaty." and the later Crawfordit'
{ and Clarke man) which proceeded Il
such lengths that Mitchell posted th
Doctor, and made use Of the epithet
of coward, villain, &c. The Docto
accordingly challenged him, which MI
NJ. accepted, and being, by the rule
q of duelling, entitled to the choice o
{ weapons, Sc. selected short rifles, an
to fight at fifteen PAGES. Ihe frs
fire was without effect, when the sec
onds endeavourea to compromise tn
o matter, to which the Doctor agree
!. provided Mr.. Nj. would retract the rs
81 perous cast on his character but th
!, latter refused, at the same time stain
;, that what be had asserted he consc
entously believed, and therefme neitl
er could Or would retract. The rifle
, we've again loaded, aud ON their bot
firing AT the word, Mr.. NJ. fell morta
K y wounded, the ball Of his antagoni'
j. having entered the left breast meas tn
shoulder, and passed out at the rigl
e side near the shoaider blade. He {,
J. pred in fifteen minutes.
e MIR, Mitchell was native of Sout
,e Carolina, but had resided Tor the La
n few years in Georgia, of which State h
a was Attorney Generally. I. Ga;
- The Boston Patriot states that til
70 statue of Washington, intended IL
,f that city, is completed, and that
"a committee have been appointed to 81
leCt a situation for it.
On Monday last, the managers
" the C0mmonw calth's bank, lin Frank
- fort, Kentucky, in pursuance OF re
- olution Of the Legislature. commltte
!. - to the flames, three hundred tliOusar
q dollars of the defaced notes Of that il
stituti0n.
:" GUATEMALA.
- Guatemala, the capiial,is the four,
=. =. city which has borne the name. III
"" "" first was the residence Ofthe kings
" tho Rachiqucles and has 50 entire
- disappeared that the Spanish histo'
ans arc still at issue as to the sp
where II existed. Tho second Al