Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1827-07-24
FOR LEI N.

Paris Etoe of Thursday, we extract some articles
of interest with respect to Greece, both regards
the military operations still carrying on there, and
the progress OF the negotiations for converting into
treaty, common to all the allied powers, the proto
col OF ST. Petersburg. The latter seems to be draw
ing to close, and we hope the time is not far dis
tant now, when the voice Of civilized Europe will
be authoritatively raised 10 arrest the sanguinary
strife, between tanaticsm on the one hand and a
semi-barbarous spirit Of liberty on the other The
struggle has now been carried on long enough to
prove that the iron sceptre Of Mahomedan despo-
sm is forever broken ;and behoves the great and
influential states of Christendom to unite in one
common effort to stay the work OF mutual slaugh-
teri
Extract of mercantile letter, dated Constantine
ple MAY lO:--" Lord Cochrane was in the WINCH
nifty OF Peros, and had purchased 40 Greek YES
sells, which he was furnishing with Rockets and
other instruments of destruction. 1t asserted
that this armament would be ready on the 9th May,
and that Lord Cochrane would then sail for Tenc-
dos 10 wait for the Turkish feet. Meantime, capt.
Hastings has taken, in the Gulf of Selo, six Turkish
vessels laden with ammunition, and has burned four
others. He has thus placed the Seraskier who de-
pended on these supplies, in very embarrassing
situation. All these accounts have considerably IT,
ritatcd the Sultan and the Divan.
| aOh the other hand it is said that Tartar is
gone to the Dardanees with orders to the feet not
to quit the Hellcspon. Alter several meetings OF
1.-THE Council OF State, the Porte is said to have
ed Mr.Estfatord Canning to be asked if it was at
war with England, since its troops had to combat
fewer Greeks than English Every thing appears
to announce crisis, which must lead to decisive
result on the question Of the affairs of Greece"
From the Puhadinna Office, Boston, July l6.
FROM CANTON.
Extract of letter from an officer of an American
merchant vessel, dated at Linn, March 20, 1927.
son the LIST inst there was a battle between five
|. boats Of the Americans and English lying in this
, port and two Chinese Mandarin boats, and one Of
their men of wars launches, occasioncd by pass
boat coming down with orders for the ship Citizen,
, Of New York, to proceed up to Canton The Man.
darins took the pass boat, and were towing her to-
S wards the Chinese vessel of war-when the Amer
leans and, English manned their boats and went In
il pursuit. In about half an hour the foremost boat
e came up with then-muskets were fired and stones
n hrowed from the Mandarin boats but our other
boats coming ups they began an attack, and succeed
e ed in retaking the pass boat and orders, and pro
1 ceeded to the Citizen. heard the Cd that two
n Mandarins were killed and two Chinese wounded
There are three or four Chinese vessels of war w.
inc here now, and there said to be thirty more
l. coming down from town, distant so miles. We now
lie with all our guns double shotted ready for battle
The vessels that are here think more than match
for them II will probably put stop to business Tor
. some time at Wampoa, where the vessels lie that
It are bound to Canton. There were two men slight
lv wounded with stones, being the only ones injured
It on our side in this affair."