Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-09-03
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MONDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER s, 1897.

Latest from Ehgland.--London and Liverpool
papers TO the 2.st Of July have been received a
Boston by the ship Cowper Of that port W.
have copious extracts before US, but find very few
lba, will repay The labor Of the American read
o. In England, the accounts from the variou:
districts continued favorable for a coed harvest
ejaculation in grain was therefore duh, and the
,rices Of all kinds were a little reduced.
Mr.. Canning had been i'll, but IL appears by
,hc lates, paper that he was convalescent Mr..
,Iuskisson had SET out for the continent, on a
.rrec months tour for the benefit Of his health.
The Marquis Of Lansdowue had entered on his
,ticial duties as principal Secretary ofStste for
he Home Department.
The British government ship Primrose had
,yriyed in England from Mexico, with Mr.
Ward, the British minister, and valuable
freight of specie. MIR. Rocafuerte, late Mexi-
an minister, had returned in The Primrose, and
vas bearer Of the Mexican treaty, to be submit
,ct! Tor ratification 10 the British government.
towards Of million of dollars. one half on &C
aant of government, il was said was received
" he p.
\ private letter from Cons,antinople, Of 18th
'.nr, received at Bucharest, announces that
,eport was current at that place, that, since the
.lpi,ulaton of the Acropolis, the sultan had
iormcd design 10 induce the Greeks 10 sub
nit, by Offering them an amnesty, which il is
Believed lie Greeks would not accept IT offered,
as they could place no confidence in it. A Leg
horn date, Of July 4, states, that an English
squadron of eight men OF war bad sailed from
Malta bound TO Alexandria. 1t is supposed To
have orders TO act III con junction with the
French squadron, 10 proven, the sailing OF the
Egyptian fleet.
There was i report at Madrid, July 5th, that
the French aud English 6plomalists had COM
nunicaicd TO The Spanish Ministers for For
Cicn AfAirs, treaty entered into BY France *
England, aud subscribed by the Portuguese, by
which the two former guarantee the r1aintain.
ance of the Congressional system in Portugal;
lhatthe English troops should withdraw from
Portugal, except small body at Lisbon, and
The French from the fortress Of Cadiz and Bar
celona, 3ut should keep garrison al Pampelu-
IA aud Figueras. The liquidation Of the deb,
from france 10 Spain was TO be settled between
those TWO nations by mutual arrangement.
It's sale that the Spanish Ministry we're
throwing obstacles in the way Of the departure
oftbe French troops, and for that purpose had
romenled the instruction in Catalonia, which
had burst forth with more violence than ever.
The Liverpool Mercury contains an article
in French from ID. Albeit, l.. l.. ID. animaC-
yertiug upon the manner in which Walter
Scott speaks of La Fayeue in his history Of Ma
polcon, and in defence of The character of lha.
exce!len;, brave and consistent patriot.
Ii appears to be pretty general opinion with
the English editors, that the Greeks will not re-
fuse their assent 10 the pacific arrangements re-
Gently proposed by Great Britain, France, and
Russia, bat some doubt is entertained whether
The Grand Seighor will come into the arrange
mtnt. Should il go fully into effect, the friends
Of Grccian liberty in this country at least will
DC disappointed.
\ Colombian schooner was making prizes OF
Spanish vessels off Cape Finisterre. She is al
so stated 10 have captured the French schooner
Casimir, Of Havre with cargo worth 100000
francs, although her ships papers were certified
w the Custom House al Cadiz.-These
particulars were forwarded by the French Con-
suar Agent at Biiboa 10 the General of Marine
a, Bordeaux, who bad dispatched TWO armed
.rncadorcs 10 protect the vessels that arrive
An incomplete return Of The numbcrof news
paper stamps used the last year sires'26,sS0
55?-thc nam6er Of newspaper sheets printed
n Great Britain. They pay duty OF I'd steri-
my 10 government
The Russian frigate Constantine, had arrived
At Portsmouth,, England from Crnnstadt. She
Is to he followed by The whole fee'; the number
Of ships is not exactly known, but the scamea
viii amount to $4,000. Mr.. ROjhschild has Il
very large amount Of gold coinage, for the pay
mrHt Of their wages, sc.
The ship Chancellor, Capt Baker, the first
snip despatched fromNew-York with food and
,lo;hinr for the suffering Greeks. returned on
Wednesday afternoon. She has brought the
following letter from Mr.. Miller the agent,
who wen; out in her 20 see tina, the donations
were no; misapplied.
Tohe Greek Er:cutire Comn.iftee IN Netc- lort
Geptlemen-I have the pleasure to INFORM
YOU. that the Chancellor arrived with safety al
Napoli di Romania, on the crcning OF the ESD
Of May. We were fortunate IN finding the Y:
). irira,e Constitution, under The command oil
,,p,aiu Patterson, from whom, as well as the
s(Fters under his command, am highly grail