The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-03-26
INTELLIGENCE.
FOREIGN NEWS.

/ No later accounts have been received since
our last. The following details came to hand
too late for insertion last week. We copy them
/ from the Boston .4d0ertiSer.
I We have received by the brig Rhine from
Havre, Paris papers to February 20. Let
ters had been received from Constantinople
to Jan. II. 1t was reported at Constantine
/. pie that new allied squadron, including
some vessels of the Netherlands, had enter
forced the Sultan from his attitude Of calm m
ness, to measures of an opposite character
lie had given orders for closing the Bospho-
rus. Several vessels of war had been sent
TO reinforce those which were at anchor in
the channel.
The new manifesto of the Porte was re-
ceived at Paris. The Journal DIES Debats
not being able to publish the whole in the
paper of the goth, gives the following
extract:
AS 1t is evident that the pretence of lib
erty IN favor OF the Greeks tends to nothing
less Heaven preserve US y than to make all
the countries of Europe and Asia where the
creeks are mixed with the Musselmen. fall
into the hands of the infdels, to put the Ra-
Jahs insensibly in the place of the Ottonans.
and the Ottomans in the place ofthe Raiabs !:
to convert, perhaps, our MOSQUES into
churches, and to make bells resound from
them, and in word easily and promptly to
annihillate islamism neither law, nor reas-
on, nor policy, permit the acceptance ofsuch
propositions"
Inc proclamation enioins upon all the
public agents and functionaries. a general
armament. Preparations were maxine fora
vigorous resistance. A hundred thousand
hurds were said to he already on their
march, and would arrive in Europe bv the
end of March.
Another letter from Constantinople states
that the Grand Seignor caused to be arrest
ed several Sciote Greeks. among whom was
the rich Realli, charged with having COM
muhlcatIons with the Insurgents, and had
caused them to be cast into prison. The
rlchest Greek merchants were alarmed and
ned, among whom was Danesi. banker of
the RUSSIAN embassy, who has already been
once exllcd to Asia. An order was issued
for all subjects Of France, England and
Russia, to depart for the Archipelago. The
government will tolerate them M LONGER
Some only of the most respectable remain
under the Immediate protection ofthe Porto
to llquidate the affairs of all, but beyond
this no exception is a1mitted-no foreign
protection is admitted.
a letter from Odessa, dated Jan. ~. oivee
information from Constantinople to the I4tb.
1t was reported that Realli, who had been
imprlsoned,' had been strangled, after two
days OF torture. 1t was inferred from this.
he being native of Scio, that the castle of
Sclo had fallen into the hands Of the Greeks.
A letter from Smyrna of Jan. A. states
that the city was much agtated in conse-
quence OF information from Constantinoplc.
and the most considerable merchants had
embarked, and had put their property in a
place of safety.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Jan. ii. Merchant
vessels under the European flag have not
been able to obtain facilities for leaving.
excepting by abandoning their cargo. T6e
system of persecution has again began. and
i is principally directed against the Arme-
lan Catholics. The Patriarch of that ma
ion who resides at Constantinople has re-
used his protection, because he considers
hem as heretics. |. was supposed that il
was through him, that they have become
suspected by the Porte, and that he has Of !
tered to furnish proof of their communica- |
IONS with the Franks and particularly with
The Russians. These Armenians are CART
ed away by thousands into Asia. All the !
ntercesslons, and all the attempts of the
ENJOYS OF the neutral powers and even Mr.. |