Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-03-22

lowing night TO send All Tue Fessels "h
TO Poros, bat two. Enraged at this dis
appointment the sailors took the Pr.
mates prisoners, guarded them IN the
house OF Conduri0ili, and decreed to
behead them all on the following day IA
the market place, unless they PAID them
the sum of 100000 piastres. In this
situation the Primates conIived to send
information to Captain Spencer, OF the
British frigate Talbot, then IN the neigh
borhood Of the island, in the hopes that
he conld devise some means tor their
relief. Capt. 5. landed, and various IN
eiiectual attempts were made to hush
the mutiny. The next step was to de-
wise ways and means for the Primates,
aud old Admiral Miaulis to escape du-
ring the darkness of the succeeding
night. But all their plans, were averted
by the watchfulness OF the lily driots,
excepting so far as related to Miaulis
and two of the Primates. A compro-
mise was at last effected on the sue.
ceeding day, by Conduriotti, who, for
his own portion, paid 100000 piastres,
the other primates paying what they
could, and the sailors levying contr-
button OF so per cent. upon the shop
keeper. of Hydra.
FRANCE-Letters received at Ma
drid on tie 22d of January from CaGiz,
state that the French are about {" evac
uate that place, and that tie national
guard has already received orders to
hold themselves in readiness to perform
a part Of the duty there. This news as
looked upon as premature, but by no
means as false; and, moreover, il is
certain that three regiments of militia
and regiment of infantry of Lusitanla
have orders to set out for the environs
OF Cadiz.
A Paris paper Of Feb. ed says
This day the Ministerial paper, the
DrGpsGu Blame, which has been sup
posed to be in the pay Of the establish
ment of Foreign Affairs, announces that
it will not appear again. The .aristrG-
que ceased at the commencement OF the
new year. The ministry is said to have
expended no less than three millions
during the last six years, in sustaining
those Journals which nobody cared to
read.
SPAIN AND PORTUGAL.-The
civil war of Portugal, lie all but termin-
sted. The Courier, in speaking of an
official article from Madrid, Jan. ls,
holds the following language.
I'VE think We may safely affirm, that
at the present moment, all that was
most doubtful and threatening in the as
pectof affairs has passed away. Ii is
true, the pacific and friendly professions
of Ferdinand have not yet been put to
the test; or rather, no evidence of that
fact has TRANSFERRED; butt is almost GER
tain, looking at the last adyices from
Portugal, that the occasion has, ere
this, presented itself, and it can hardly
be doubtful now how it would be used.
Heaven knows, we are far from ascri.
bng this change in the policy of Fer
dinand's Government to any charge in
its principles OF dispositions.-A docu-
ment, and an important document, at
this particular crisis, shews, at once,
what are the feelings, and what the ne.
cessities, which influence Ferdinand
This document sufficiently proves that
whatever demonstrations Of energy and
activity Spain may make, to preserve
her neutrality, they will be restricted to
that object. If we look to Portugal,
and disconnecting Portugal from those
political considerations which brought
her into contact with Spain, we may
hope to see the spirit of
disafection subdued there. But be that
as it may, so long as the dissentions of
parties in that country are confined to
the Portuguese themselves, so long as
there is no meddIing elsewhere, they
can lead to no consequences effecting
the general tranquility of Europe"
In the document referred to in the
preceding quotation, we find in the fol-
lowing sentence
ellis Majesty respects the inderen-
dence of the neghboring kingdom, and
be does not pretend to exercise any in
fiuence on the destiny which the changes
that have taken place reserve for it;
has ths most ardent desire to preserUe
unchanged the relations Of friendship
sOhich bind him to has august allies. lie
tclH not Intervene IN any hostile acts q
gaalst Portugal, but he will repress
and punish every action, every Ievolu-
tionary attempt which shall dare TO pass
the frontier; he will defend his own,