Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1828-07-01
FOREIGN NEWS.

Oh I6T eIUOTUCeS
FOREIGN NEWS.
The Russians and Turks being now at
s0ar, the papers are ringing changes of
speculations on its object, duration, effects,
and a0inding-up.-Many think that much
more ink than blood will be shed in it,
and others, that the days of the Crescent
in Europe are numbered. These specu-
lations afford but little amusement, and
less information.
The Emperor Nicholas will be at the
head of his army in May.-The Empress
will accompany him to Odessa, and tarry
there. The Emperor will have the Prince
of Orange, the Archduke Michael, and
many distinguished French officers in his
suite. The army of invasion will consist
of about 100, 900 men, and be re-inforc-
ed to $4,000 should events require it.
The fleet of the Black Sea will cooperate
with the army operations. The Emperor
has made loan of 90 millions of silver
roubles with the House of Rothschild, TAX
ing Five per cents at 81.
Politicians hear with pleasure that the
wise and prudent Count Nesselrode fol-
lows the Grand Army as Vice. Chancellor.
The Sultan has an army of 100000
men, very strong in cavalry, between his
capital and the Danube. His fortified
places are fully garrisoned. and his artil.
iory is commanded by European omcers.
His military Golfers were said to have re-
ceived recent contributions and confsca-
tons to the amount of five hundred mil
lions of talens, and that among otherre-
trenchments, he had reduced the Court of
his Sultana. The levy en- masse was in
operation in many parts of the Empire.
He was certifying Mount Hamus, and
planting heavy artillery on various new
works erecting on all the roads from the
Danube to Constantinople.
Austria has powerful army of observa-
ton on the borders of the Servia.
From GREECE. A narrative is given
in late Gibraltar papers, from the Courier
de Smyrna, of the abandonment of the
siege of the castle of Scio by the Greeks.
A Turkish fleet, consisting of one frigate
of so guns, two corvettes, four briggs. sail
ed from the Dardanelles March S, but it
was obliged to put back. 1t sailed again.
and appeared before Scio on the 10Th, and
three Greek briggs which were blockading
the channel fled. Hassan Pacha of Smyr-
ma, and the Selictar of the Grand Vizir.
who had prepared body of $500 troops
on the Asiatic coast, as soon as they per-
ceived the arrival ofthe fleet, embarked the
troops in boats, and in the space of TWEEN
ty hours, principally in the night between
the 18th and 18th, the whole $500 men
joined the garrison in the castle. The
first companies which disembarked to the
north of the castle, were borne down by
the Greek batteries, who kept up their
fire until the moment the Turks entered
the castle. A landing was then made to
the south, where the ground was protect
ed by the guns from the castle. On the
morning of the 18th the Turks made a
sortie. The Greeks on the night previous
had abandoned their positions, leaving
their guns behind, and set fire to four
magazines containing provisions and am
munition. They took position on the
western part ofthe island. The inhabitants
also fled to the same place, and on the
18th many of them were taken off by the
French ship of war Trident, and figate
Fleur de Lys. Those who remained were
in wretched condition, the infrm, women
and children dying ofhunger on the shore.
The Turks made no pursuit. The Turk
ish fleet On the night Of the 18th withdrew
from Scio, and afterwards anchored safely
at the Dardanelles. Admiral Miaulis in
the frigate Hellas, with three briggs. one
fitted up as a fire ship, with Canaris on
board arrived in the waters of Scio, on
the morning of the 18th, and went imme-
diately in pursuit of the Turkish feet.
forcing all sail, but not coming in sight
ofithe returned to Scio, and on the 10Th re-
samed the blockade of the strait, between
Scio and the continent. The Turks on
the island, 5000 in number, were without
provisions. Fayier and the Greek troops