The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1827-11-15
From the Constitutional.

.. PARIS, Sept. 26.
They write from Zante, under date Of the 18th Of
August, " Just as about close my letter the
frigate Helas, commanded by Lord Cochrane and
Miaulis, passed within gun shot Of port having
in her train little Turkish frigate Of thirty-sx guns,
pretty little schooner from fourteen sixteen, and
another vessel of less importance. These three ships
going from Navarno to Patras, and were met be-
tween Cephalonia and Missolonghi by the Hellas,
W hich captured them after an engagement which last
ed nearly an hour.
They speak of circumstance at Versailles render.
ed interesting by curious coincidence
A. young gentleman had been shooting in the field
belonging to the family Of Bore!y discard and killed
bird of the wagtal species, taking up which he
found to his surprise, paper beneath its wing, with
! the following verses:- Aa
"Dejas'etent pour nous la derniere esperance;
Bientot succomber retendard de la fol;
Oiseau, sois plus heureux que moi,
TT pueses-tu reyoir Ia France"
ALREADY is our last hope extnguished. Soon will
the standard Of the yield. May, you, bird, be
" And on the back, in Greek, "Fly on freely! Seek
liberty. We shall shortly die famine for her sake
-Acropolis I'd April, 1897"
The young sportsman took this letter Immediately 10
M. Borely, President Of the Greek Committee. The
worthy Magistrate, on examining the writing Of the
episte, which almost llcgible from the smallness
Of the character, thought that he recognized to he
that of the young Phhellene Molicre, who had been
recommended BY illusnious general, to the Greek
Committee at Marsees. Thus by sort Of prodigy,
has the message of dying heroism been executed,
while the hand that traced it was, perhaps dried up
from famine; but consolation remains, that French
mans eyes on perusng IL, will be wet with tears. If,
Aeropolis shall revisit Marsees he will find with joy
his faithful messenger and religously preserved in
the cabinet Of the President Of the Greek Committee.
nephew of the unol tunate but iIlustrious Karais
kak, and also Of Canaris, are at present at Mar
settles.
AT nine o'clock in the evening Of the 9Th inst IT,
town visited by dreadful contagraton, which,
after raging for stwentyfour hours ended with the
most total destruction Of the place. The fire broke
out in the house of Mr.. Hellman, a merchant whose
people engaged in melting tallow, and to escape
the penalty attached to the carrying OF such bus
in the town, endeayored to conceal the fire long
as they could, and closed the doors. In five minutes
the whole was reduced to ashes The fire spread in
three directions, and was soon universal. The cath,
dral is totally destroyed, with every thing contained,
the archleves Of the consstory &c. on cur ceebra.
all the buildings of the Academy, with the vauble
collections, the library of 10000 volums the cabinet
of medals, the collection of instruments, the townha,
and above 500 houses are destroyed the bridge has
fallen in. Only about thirty houses have escaped, g.
of the inhabitants, II, COO have lost every thing.
SroCKHoLM, Sept IA.
Private letters from Abo say, that hundred per-
sons persisted in the fire which occurred at that place.
The General Insurance Company in this city has to
nav 800 900 dollars to the inhabitants Of Abo on this
occasion.
Slare Trade.---During the period that Commodore
Bullen commanded on the Western Coast Of Africa,
the Maidstone captured nineteen sail Of slave vessels,
with 1895 slaves on board. Between 18th March and
LIST May last the Maidstone captured FIVE vessels laden
with dry goods for slave barter and vessel with
800 slaves on board The other ships Of the Commo-
dores squadron had been very active in suppressing
this hateful traffic, far may be done under the
listing Treaties upon this subject with Foreign Nations,
the exceptive restrictions in which reflect disgrace &
infamy on their governments. The Esk, Capt. Pur-
chass had recently captured four vessels with 1913
slaves; and the North Star, Capt. Arabn several 9TH
ers, with 700 more victims the nhumanity and base
cupidty Of Portuguese traders. The total number Of
vessels captured by the squadron was 1888! The
Maidstone lost 70 Of her crew, whilst on the coast.
BoTTo,cing- have frequently frowned
when the following question has been put to
us by The ewspaper-borrowing gentry Twill
you lend me your last paper only want to
read it," Now what in creation do such folks
think newspapers are printed for, except to
read--and If they want them, why don't they
pay for them, and thus remunerate the print
err man might with the same propriety,
go to the baker and say, "Sir, won't you
lend me loaf Of bread-,-I only want to eat
lie"