Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-04-26
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fyieea days later from Engiaad.

THE patl:at ship Alexander, Capt.
Baldwin, al Philcdelphis, from Liver-
pool, brings London papers to the s,h.
and Liverpool TO the 10Th March.
The Liverpool Mercury Of the 9Th Of
March remarks in speaking OF the corn
laws, that, the propositions of minis.
ters, will disappoint the public minds
generally. In principle they are ind.
ni,ely preferable 10 The existing corn
laws, the absurdity and evil working of
which MIR. Canning very ably and very
properly exposed, to The great dispa-
ragement oftbe wisdom" OF the .scol-
leciive" in 1915; their lobable ienden-
cyto give stesdiness 10 prices is sn inn
portant consideration IN their favour,
and their certain, though probably re-
mote, effect, in preventing, at any time,
a very high range Of prices, renders the
theory of them still more acceptable.
But they are calculated upon a scale
too high 20 meet the necessities, or to
fulfil the reasonable wishes Of the peo.
pie at large, who have been loudly be-
seeching the legislature 10 adopt such
measures as would permit trade with
foreign counties. some portion Of whose
cheap corn might be obtained for por-
lion of our cheap ealicoes.
This prayer has met with q negative,
in all such circumstances as are likely
to effect the country during the exist
ence Of narrowed or narrowing circu.
lating medium. SO completely has the
mere PRONUNCIATION of the scale Of du.
ties precIuded, Tor the present, all ex-
pectation of an import oil foreign wheat,
that the price of English grain has corr
siderably advanced, so that the poor
man will have somewhat dearer loaf
than before the proposal of an alteration
in those laws, which were the subject
Of his complaining, and that scale will,
relatively, be higher so long as our cir
culatng medium shall be 10 progress of
diminution.
The same paper states that alter
protraeted, and, with some exceptions.
a very tedious discussion Of two days,
Sir Francis Burdett's motion 10 favour
of the Catholic emancipation has been
thrown out by majority of four, by
those who are called the representatives
of the people.
TURKEv--Accounts from Constsn-
tinople state that the news from Greece
was still unfayourable TO the Porte. Il
is said that IbralEfm has received orders
to go to the assistance of the Seraskier.
Some doubts are entertained of his
compliance. The Turkish government
h. :. pau, an,ro.u Tie
ramiications we're very extensive, and
for the last | 5 days executions and ban
ishments have commenced with more
severity than ever.
RUSSIA AND PERSIA In Ham,
burg papers under the date OF 81 Peters
burg, Feb. IA, it is mentioned that the
Russian government we're taking the
most active measures for vigorously pro-
scouting the war with Persia.
G8EEcE.
The following extract is from the Ce-
neral Gazette Of Greece, of the 18th
Oath Dec) 1896 "This moment let-
ter has arrived from the Commander in
Chief, Karaiskaki, in which he writes,
that on the 9TH (leth) inst Pacha and
a Bey, with 1900 men, came against
our forces at Yelitza; but after an OBJ
sinate engagement, they were put to
flight, and driven, with severe loss a.
far as Badunitza. This victory is Of
great importance. - We took nearly q
thousand mules, laden with provisions
ammunition, coffee, sugar, and other
objects, and our troops enriched them.
selves greatly.-The terror Of the enA-
my is unexampled. The General has
erected pyramid Of heads, at veiitza
and Roehovo. Continental Greece il
now certainly free from enemies"
THE private occounts from Spain this
morning (March 81 state, that disafec-
ton has appeared among the Spanish
soldiery, and that among the garrison
Ceuta, there has been an open mutiny
or insurrectioD. As far as regards the
soldiery on the frontiers these accounts
of their feelings agree with the last iet-
tiers from Lisbon.
Globe aud Traveller
From Halfar.--We have received
Halifax papers to the soth ult. They