Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1827-08-25
FOREIGN.


We have received, by ,arioas arrivals al
different Northern Ports, dates from Eng
iand ana the Continent of Europe, down
nearly TO the end ct. June IL viii CRAFTY
all parties IN the uuited States to perceive,
tina, General LA FAYErrE has been elected
a Member OF the Legislative Body of hi.
own Couniry--a p,oor that The French Peo-
pie bave at length learn, to appreciate his
worth. The rece"t melancholy iidiu->
from GREECE are but too certainly coufirm-
ed-and we fear, that the failure Of the ex
petition Tor The relief OF Athens, has settled
the fate OF the present campaign, at least
we perceive no changes in the MARKETS.
Ut is said that Gen Kariaskaki. few minutes
before his DEATH being surrounded by General
church, Lord Cochranc, and several other
creek chiefs, recommended his soldiers to their
protection, to whom he gave all his property.
amounting to $1,000 Turkish piastres AS to
my son. said he, leave him my arms that
the blood with which they are stained NAV re-
new his courage These we're his last words.
His body waste be transported to Napoli, there
to be inferred with the same pomp as those Of
Marco Bozzaris and Lord Byron
The Roumeliots, one and ALL took the fol-
lowing oath after the death of the brave Kara
iskaki -
" We call God to witness and swear by the
Holy Trinity to die under our arms, and not
to lay the III down till the enemy is driven from
the land OF our fathers, and in the bosom of
winch their bodies are buried we swear per-
Petual union and fraternal love- we will divide
amongst our families our last mOrsel of bread
ana VIII protect the women and children OF
suCh Oh our companions as may glOrious!y fall
III battle. We swear eternal vennencc against
each individual and his descendants, who may
violate this sacred obligation and if a single
violator OF this oath should escape our hands,
we surrender him to the imprecation and VEN
geance OF the Most High may God grant that
he experience no happiness in this world and
that his wife may bear him no children to
assist him in his last hour, and close his eyes.
We, IN fine, swear to bring up and instruct our
children In an eternal hatred towards our op-
pressors. Amen"
The village of Gousselin near Grenoblc, was
totally destroyed on the night Of the 18th June
by water spout, which descended from the
nelghbourlng mountains. Nearly all the inha.
bltants were killed, and sixty dead bodies had
been taken from the ruins
Ncricm Naoal A6airS-A letter from Key
west, dated July 10th states, that Capt Hop
| ner, OF the privaecr SCH Carabobo, has been
commissioned in the Mexican NAVY the Ca
rabobo has been taken into that service. and
her name changed by Commodore Porter to
| that of " MoIestadora," in which character
she has made very successful cruise, having
| captured seven Spanish vessels since he re-
| ceived ils Mexican commission
| On the 10Th ut. the Mexican banner was
] flying IN the harbor of Key West, on board ons
OF the seven vessels captured from the Span
Iards, as tender to the Commodores Frigat,
! Ilbertad. An extract of letter adds" ke,
West is at present healthy-the Mexican fac
waves conspicuous in its l.arbor, and the Com,
modore is gone to Vera Cruz, it is thought 70,
| the purpose OF bringing OH more force to TIN.
| station"
A Presidential Escape.-Darin~ the thun
DER storm on Thursday evening, the reuse O,
Jerusalem farm, owned by hlt. A p Darrah
was struck by lightning. The house is small
with one room below and one above stairs
and only one chimney. The lightning des
cended by the chimney which il shattered tc
the bottom, tore the chimney piece below into
thousand sPlntcrs, broke a looking glass anc
quantity of crockery wafe literally to atoms
and injured the house considerably woman
and two children were in the lower room Al
this awful monochrome of the children asIeer
on pallet within three or four feet of the fire.
place, neither of whom received the slichtes,
INJURY; the child OH the pallet was not even
awakened from its slumber, though it was co.
Vered with the dust and fragments of the
wreck. A dog was tied to the chimney ON tbe
outside, but escaped unhurt.
Norfolk Her. of lUoadav.
DIED, on Thursday evening last. nj his
| resihfnee near The University, Mr.. Jouu