The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-10-17


-, Into This recalls the disastrous
t;roas IF tbe war of independence Tor IL
,',as ,bus that the French columns, VINO IN
,h;s nrov;nce trayersed the roads IN every
san S cav their soldiers fall, without dIs,
ooysr;ng the aggressors, who, concealed
Ioh;nd fbe bushes and in the forests which
Relieved the roads, and wherever tney
oonId escone notice, sacrificed their victims
,,';tb ;wnunity. At Olet the rebels are or
ran;z;nG. at this moment, numerous oahu'
With the most perfect security
PoRruGAL. The affairs of Portugal re-
main much in the same unsettled state "A
messenger from Rio is reported to De Oh
his way to Vienna, bearing dispatch rom
the Emperor Don Pedro to his brotner Don
MIGUEL, appointing him Regent OF foLtu-
oral. 1t is not precisely known "hethei
this appointment has taken place IN conse-
ouence of the Emperor's apprehension .ilas
his sister, whose dangerous illness hao
been communicated to him, would NOT re-
cover. in which case he would merely oe
Recent under the Charter IN the name oi
! Donna Maria or whether he is appointed
| lieutenant of the realm of Portugal as the
representative of his brother.
FRANcE. The Duke of Reichstadt tine
son of Napoleon,) has been indisposed ana
he was, at the date of the last adyices from
Vienna. attended daily by his physicians.
There are some very speculative pohtlcians'
| who would consider the death OF this lndl-
vidual as an additional guarantee Tor the
tranquility of France.
AFFAIRs IN THE EAST. Brussels papers
give letters from St. Petersburg, respect
| inc our last intelligence, that great actlVl-
| tv is observed in the departments OF the
/ Ministers of War and Foreign Affairs. a
new declaration is spoken of, to be address
| ed by the Russian Cabinet to the other
! Great Powers of Europe, relative TO the
NEGOTIATIONS set on foot at Constanunople
| for adjusting the affairs of Greece. 1t APP
pears to be beyond all doubt that the EN-
peror Nicholas has manifested great DIS
content at the continual regeneration OF
the Porte, and that, contormably to the
wishes of the people and the clergy, he Is
firmly resolved to put an end to the ettu-
sion Of blood in the Peloponnessus. 1t Is
; affirmed that the last dispatches sent by
Count Nesselrode to the Russian Ambassa
dor at Vienna, are drawn up with spirit
The contents of the dispatches are to be
communicated to the Court of Austria
with an invitation to send fresh instruction:
to Baron Ottenfels, the Imperial Intefnun
clio at Constantinople, to employ all his IN
huence to make the Porte comprehend tina
it's present policy is calculated TO bring OF
events, the result of which cannot but bt
injurious to the empire of the Crescent.
From Turkey, it is stated, that though
the result of the conferences at LondoI
relative to the affairs of Greece, had caus
ed some uneasiness to the Porte, the fac
of the Courts of Vienna and Berlin no
having taken any part in them, had pro
duced favorable impression in the Divan
and it continued TO be understood that the
Turkish government would resist to the
last extremity.
An Italian paper called the Notizie de
Giorno SAYS, that the Turks and Arabs arc
constantly observed and harrassed by small
Greek corps, which occupy the defles
Ibrahim Pacha had been obliged to retir'
to Meaafgal hgaa 6 Ammunition he resolved
to buy some at Zante, and had sent fo
that purpose two Egyptian officers, with
several Egyptian ships of war to guard the
convoy. This is the fotilla which Lore
Cochrane attacked. The few details O
the action and the capture of the corvette
and schooner, agree with those we extract
ed.
| A private letter dated Corfu, Aug. 10
gives the following information, via Pre-
yesa -
"Redschid Pacha had entered the prov
ince of Acarnania, having 1000 or 5000
men with him. The Greeks have retired
to the vicinity of Ozeros, four leagues be.
You'd Missolonghi, where they deposited
the whole harvest. 1t is place fortified
by nature, on all sides by rugged rocks
with only single very narrow entrance
that can be defended by handful of men
General Ranges has the command of the
troops. The son of the brave Karaiskaki
l8y years of age, accompanied by some Of
his fathers Aides-de- Camp (Proto palicu-
ros,) is amongst the number. Old Zongos
occupies the mountains of Carpeuisir,
whittier all the Greek families have fed.
The remainder of the Captains of Etolia
and Acarnania remain in their respective
positions.
"Since the death of Mustapha Bey, who
was a native of the island of Eubia, the
Greeks, have very TRANQUILITY occupied the
whole of the Eastern coast from Negro
pont to Mount Maurovanni, beyond Valos.
These east parts of Greece are so little
disturbed, that they have paid a part Of
the contributions lately levied by the
Greek Government.
A part of the Greek squadron guards
the coast of the island of Eubea, declared
to be in state of blockade by Decree of
the Greek Government. These vessels
have conveyed from the island of Skiathos
and of Scopelos, Captain Liolios, the son,
to the island of Eubea, who heads the
Olympiots, to the number of 600; he is
man Of determined character in all his en-
terprlses, and effected landing at the
village of Xerochori, near Orcos. He in
tends to take position upon Mount Del
phi"
The Dey of Tripoli, it is stated, in the
Hague Journal, Of the 18th instant. has
despatched ship of war, of twenty guns,
with numerous crew, and provisions for
four months, to cruize in the Straits of
Gibraltar, and to capture, as it was suppos-
ed, OFT Lisbon, ships under the flag of Prus-
STA and Of the Hanseatic Cities.