Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-05-24

| SPAIN AND PORrUGAL.--A London pa.
per Of the 10th April sivs-All the reports in
circulation were of wsrhke character. At
Madrid many laboureFs were employed ia ma
king cartouches, which were despatched TO
! Ciudad Rodrigo The Marquis Of ChaVes was
about to make new inrosd into Portugal
Siege of.Missoionghi A History OF the Siege
| of Missolonghl. has been published at Paris.
| by NJ. Auglste Fsbre. II contains number of
most interesting details with respect TO that
| memorable event The bravery and selfdevo-
ton Of the unfortunate Greeks are painted with
a mastery pencil it's well known, that after
having been disappointed in all their hopes of
aid. feeling their Fampsrts crumbling under
their teet, seeing their fathers their wives, and
their children perishng by famine, the garri
son sent communication TO the only cor,s
which was able to give them any succor, that Of
kairaskaki, requesting it to attack the rear of
the enemy on a certain day, aud 10 announce
its arrlvalby general discharge of musketry,
| at which moment the garrison would make
s0rtle, and endeavour to cut their way through
the besIegng army On the appointed day, the
population OF Mssoonghi was assembled.
There remained three thousand soldiers, (in.
Guiding those who. although sick or wounded
| were capable Of marching with the assistance
Of their comrsdes.} thousand arti6cers or 9th
| er men unused to fighting, and above five thou.
sand Vomen and children.
The Grecrsn women who fancied themselves
| strong enough to brave the fatigue and danger
of the sortle. dressed themselves in mems
clothes, in order tina, if they we're unable TO es
cape the enemy, they might be mistaken for
| soldiers, and pat TO death instantly. Many
of them hung round their neclls and round the
necks Of their children, as a protecting tails
| man, die revered relics Of their ancestors, and
wore concealed daggers, with which either TO
strike the enemy, or to secure their not beng
taken alive. Those whose weakness forbade
them TO follow the troops, joined the desperate
" wounded, the sick, the aged. and the infants,
and resolved to bury themselves IA the ruins of
the town. u was terrible moment. Almost
al the families Of MissoloHghi were divided
I INTO Two parts, those who remained 10 expec
tatto1 Of dealh and those who were or the
point If rushing forth TO vengeance and to new
dangers, The hardest warriors were subdued
| TO tears, aud the braves; hearts qualled at the
approaching separation. All these prepare.
tons were, however, rendered abortve by the
Infamous treachery Of Bulgarian soldier, who
had deserted 10 ibrshim, and disclosed the
whole plan.
The Turks suddenly attacked the town, and
bathed themselves a. Christian blood The
scene that followed was hdeous -"But one
voice was heard among the desparng women, ="
says NJ. Fabre, $40 the seal 20 the seat
| Many prccipitated themselves into wells, into
which they first threw their children. But the
wells at length became full, and it was long
| way from the ramparts TO that part of the bar
bour which was sufficiently deep for the pur.
| pose of death. The conquerors, snYiOus tor
slaves. followed close on their victims. Sever.
| al women aud even several children, had the
address and good fortune TO free themselves by
throwing themselves on the naked swords ol
the Arabs, others plunged into the flames OF
the burning houses; twelve hundred, who could
find no way Ofdestroying themselves, tell into
the hands OF the enemy. The attention Of the
conquerofs were soon drawn to the powder
magazine. Tie size and the solidity of the
buildings induced them 10 believe that the
wealth of the inhabitants had been there de
posted. 1t contained, however, only womer
and children, & CapsAlis, Zone of the prmases o
the town, who, having obstnately refused TO &C
company the garrison in their projected sortle
conducted TO the powder magazine crowd oil
women and children, ssying. 'Come and be
still, will myself set FIRE 70 it "-They wept
not. they had no parting to spprehend5 the
grave was about TO unite them forever
The mothers TRANQUILITY pressed their infants
TO their breasts, relying on Capsalis. In the
meanwhile, the enemy crowded round the asy
lum; some attic npted to break open the doors
some TO enter by the windows; some climbed
to the roots, and endesvoured to demollsh it.
At length. Cspsalis perceiving that vast mum
Der had assembled, uttered brief prayer. fam.
liar to tire Greeks--"Lord remember me-
and applied the match The explosion was SC
violent, that the neghbourlng houses were
thrown down, large chasms we're produced in
the earth, & the sea moved from its bed, nun
ds'ed one part of the town Two thousand bar
barans were blown up with Capsalis." Such
was the catastrophe of this terrible drama,
Description Of Washington IrUing, .quthor o.
The Sketch b9Yk, &c.--He is a very well dress
ed, good-hrmoured looking man: if not band
some, atleast very prepossessng in appear
ance, though his countenance has not that in
teliectual expression which his writing woult
lead one to expect The most remarkable fea
ture is bis eye, it is large and full with yer,
sott, dreamy expFession--a look of indolen
repose in it, which strikes one, at first sight. We
~ forclbly. | scanned II, and iancied that Mr
irving could never be accused OF early rising
and have suspected that he admir-, 4 GRAY.
description Of Paradise, to lie on sofa and
! re at new novels - Pint vyith oil AZ. ho