The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-05-07
INTELLIGENCE.
FROM ENGLAND

The ship Hamilton, arrived at New York on
Sunday week, with London dates TO Oath March.
Extracts follow.
The affairs of Portugal, are in deranged and
unsettled state. Don Miguel has proved HIM
self hypocrite, and tool TO an interested and
crafty priesthood, whose influence, says the
Liverpool Mercury, over the AFFECT and bigotted
Portuguese, instigates the mass OF the people of
that degraded nation, to cry out for an absolute
King and the evacuation of the country, by
the British troops, will, in all probability, be
the signal for the overthrow of that government,
which it was the object of our Ministers to es-
tablish. In fact, the affairs of PORTUGAL com
pletely engrossed public attention in Enoland.
and those of the East were in measure lost
sight of for the moment
The British Government had received des-
patches from Lisbon to the 10th of March
Don Miguel had entirely thrown off the mask
and dissolved both the chambers Lisbon was
in great ferment and universal confusion and
disrust prevailed. Sir f. Lamb, the British
minister, had denounced the mischieyous con-
duct which Miguel was pursuing, and predict
ed, that fpersevered in, it would end in destruc-
ton to himself, and be productive of the most
dlreful catastrophe Miguel is entirely in the
hands OF the infamous Queen, who directs every
thng. The Chambers were dissolved in order to
prevent their debating upon the state of the ma
ton. All the Constitutional Chiefs had been
dismissed and replaced by apostolicals. The
Queen had gone so far as to send to Snain for
$4,000 men, which Ferdinand will no doubt
send If he can spare them from home The
presence OF the British troops at Lisbon, and
the fleet IN the Tagus, are said to be the ONLY
obstacles to Miguels being proclaimed King
When the British minister demonstrated witt
Miguel on the extravaganza ofihis conduct, and
lis pernlcious tendency, he affected total gnor-
ance OF what was going on. His mother has
printing press at the paace, from which she
printed off vast numbered proclaInations of an
nfammatory nature, which we're ready for dis
tribution the moment an opportunity offered
Miguel denied any knowledge OF these proceed.
ngs, but when the British Minister pulled one
out of his pocket, and aSlsd Miguel If he could
read that 2 his confusion was unspeakable
The minister then told hin he could no longer
believe any thing he said and took his depar-
ture. He then invited al the ambassadors 10
conference, and explained his proceedings, of
which they all approved ,axceptt the French and
Spanish ambassadors, wlo left the conference.
LONDON, March "a
Letters from Toulon say that only 5000 men
would be sent to Greece, besides 5000 ENGLISH.
the whole to be under the chief command Of
Marshal Marmont, in tle same manner as Sir Z.
Codrington commands the Naval force. Shios
Of 300 tons were in reluisition to take in troons
and cavalry; but thedemand is no lonrer made.
because 90 to % fares per ton per month are
asked for three monhs certain
Adyices have reached town this morning
from Odessa to the29th ult They continne 10
speak ofthe warlike preparations MAKING here
The Algemeine Zeitung, of the 18th March
containsa summary Of the defensive preparations
making by Turkey. The Sultan is straininr
every nerve to accelerate the means of defence
An Extraordinary Supplement to the JoprnaI
of St. Petersburg of the 4th inst. contains fba
important fact Of hoStilites having been RECON-.
menced between Russia and Persia. h conse-
quence Of the latter having refused to ratjfy the
provisions of the tHaty.
GREECE. A proclamation has been address,
ed to the Greeksby the President, Count Cano
d'istrias, dated Fgina, Feb. 2, in which he ex-
horts them to union and good order: DECLARING
that they will have no claim to sha aas;s.at,<sS
which he has required for them from the Alies,
5ntil they have put an end to the anarchy which
.HSt;-1 them. The Count announces his in
so'i;on u xening the National Assembly in
APii ana III Inc IN time establishes a pro-
Vlslonal government toutlad on the basis of acts
Of Epidaurus, Astros, Trezen;nn, Tho con
Guiding paragraph of the proclamation is rs 6i-
lows The whole of my life, my public career
for the last thirty years, the favor which bfve
acquired in several countries of Eurooe. nre~sco
to you that my only object is to range Won r;,.
der the shield OF the laws, and to preserve Won
from the fatal consequences of an arbitr,rv Go,y
ernment.-Ihe provisional government, w6i,,b
assemblies under the name of Pan.helehinm ;s
composed of twenty-seVen members. bnt ;ts
functions are to cease on the meetinr of 49,
National Assembly. ~-'