Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-10-02
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The packet ship Napaeon, arrived at New
York on "Wednesday last, in thirty DAYS from
Liverpool The New York editors announce
the receipt of London papers to the 25ih ul,.
by this vessel; they contain, however. little
news of importance.
The ship Pacific, arrived at Liverpool on the
list, having Mr.. Barbour, our new Minister, on
board. A deputation from the American Cham.
Der OF Commerce waited upon him to oongrstu-
late him on his arrival in England. and invited
him 10 partske Of dinner. SIR Is. expressed
himself gratiiied by the compliment. but stated
that his early departure for London would pre-.
vent his accepting the invitstioa.
From Summaries Of the ". York papsrs.
ENGLAND.
The accounts of the weather aud the harvest
are much more favorable than n, our last advice,
and 1t IS now said that excepting in Scotland,
there will be an average crop. In Yorkshire,
the wheat crop is estimated at about six bushels
the acre less than last year, but the oats, barley
aud beans we're above the average crop. In Lin.
eolnshlre. The damage OF the great rains has been
chiefly confined to low and marshy lands. The
wheat IN Cornwall and tha country round about,
was very fine, and the weather Rne for getting
It in. The potato crop Is also very fine. New
wheat has been already sold in that market for
Is. I'd. the stone OF IL lbs.i os,s for SD. the
ssone, and potatoes for I'd.
Mr.. Dawson, the brotherin.law Of Mr. Peel,
the member fos Derry, and recently a vehement
anti. Catholic, admitted at a late dinner in Derry,
that the Catholic question must now become a
Cabinet measure, and that something must be
done to soothe the Catholic population OF Ireland.
THIS speech had thrown the anti. Catholics into
. CONSERVATION, and been hailed by the Catho.
lies as q most encouraging .sign of1he firies."
The Ae~ Times mentions a re port that even MIR.
Peel has lately written a letter to certain Of his
constituents suggesting the necessity OF some
alterations IN the laws affecting the Roman CATH
olics.
PROGRESS OF THE RUSSIANS.
1t IS stated from BRUSSELS, August 22d, that
ne WI from the Russian army in Turkey had been
received from the 23d 10 the 27th Of July.
"fhe headquarters Of lis imperial Majesty,
and of The second corps ut the army, were, on
the 26th, IN the camp near the village of Butsk.
tyk, not Tar from Schunla. On the same day
they were removed to the heights which the I'D
vanoed posls Of the seven corps had occupied in
the battle Of the sotb. We were then within
cannon-shot Of the fortress. The enemy does
not make any resistance.
"Laeut. Nozakow reports, that on the goth the
Turks attacked the right wing of the corps be-
sie6ing yarna, but that they were repulsed with
great loss.
Admiral Greig reports, that ha has arrived
off Msuzaii With The squadron under his com
mand, having on board the third brigade OF the
seventh division OF infantry, and that he was
proceeding to Varna.
"Genersl Roth, commanding the 9th corps of
infantry, srrived on the 2ist July near ~Silistria,
at the distance of six wrests -four English miles,
from The fortress. He fell ia with 1000 horse,
who were Immediately attacked and driven
back, with the loss of 200 killed, and a great
number wounded. Our troops invested Silistria
on the Dist; the garrison has been increased TO
2 1900, exclusive OF the armed Inhabitants. Ma
jor General Zyrora, commanding the troops of
the Don, who was detached on the 25th to Baz-
prad, announced '4'at no found in that town $50
OF the enemy, OF which 40 were killed, and the
others were driven out OF tho place.
Three hundred Portuguese officers, refugees,
had arrived at Portsmouth, with . few privates
in TWO Neopolitan briggs. They belonged to the
Constitutional army, and fed into Spain on the
abandonment oftheir cause. They cast . strong
suspicion on the faith or courage Of their chiefs,
whose determination to yield, they state, was
entirely unexpected. They are chiefly without
money in England, and government bad moi ds-
termined what to do with them.
The assertion is repeated, that the blockade
of Madeira is only a pretended one. Don Mi
gusl, the usurper, not having, as il Is believed,
asingle ship OF var upon the coast OF that Island
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