Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-01-03
LATEST FROM EUROPE.

The packet ship Cambria, arrived AT
New York, on Christmas day. brought
Loadon papeIs to the 18th OF Novsm.
Der. inclusive.
There are advices from Zants and
Corfu. in the Deighborhood of NavaTi-
no, TO the 9th of Oct but thsy contain
no additional facts OF much interest, in
regard TO the great naval battle. A
part Of the allied squadron is TO 60 to
the Dardanelies, which, ii is supposed
has for its object the adoption OF ne
nacing position, for the purpose Of pro.
ts ctlog the christian residents al Con
staIticople; and, it was hoped, that il
would effect this desirable object before
the arrival Of lbrahim's Tartsrs, con
veying the news OF the complete des
tructlou Of the Turkish feet. That
| news, howevs,, as it appears by let
ter. reached ConstantinopIs on the 27th
| Of October the same day of the date
of the letters from Zante and Corfu.
from which we have derived the fore.
going. The letter is as follows
"Confusion and dismay reign in all
quarters of this city. 4 succession of
disasters has caused display of rage
and fear bordering on mania 1t would
appear by despatch forwarded by the
English Admiral 10 our Ambassador
here. that the whole Of the Turco Egyp
tian fleet had been destroy ed in the bay
of Navarino, on the Goth inst. and that
the batteries of that port had been rem
dered useless. What is more, the 4
gyptian troops are in state of mutiny
and starvation. wandering over the
country, and being cut up in detail
This tragical news, combined with the
recent destructive fires, seems to have
paralg sed, in toto, the efforts Of the
Turks in their war department All 10
at stand still. Troops ard shipping
under orders have been counlermanded
and an extraordinary Divan ordered to
assemble forthwith. Connected with
those events, the Refs Efendi has been
disgraced, and is in contipement-a
prelude, Of course, TO decapitation.--
Our suberb is as yet perfectly tranquil,
and il is to be hoped, will remain so.--
Communications with the Foreign Am
bassadors have been extFe msly frequent
since the receipt OF his news, and mes
sengers innumerable are passing and
repassing after the usual hours of dip.
iomatic business. II is the opinion OF
the best informed Epglsh here, that
all must and will be settled TO the en-
tire satisfaction of the Allied Powers,
and immediately"
II was currently reported on the Lem
don Exchange. gu the afternoon of the
10Th OF November, that On the arrival
of the news of the destruction of the
Turkish fleet a, Smyrna, blood had
been split. 1t was said that almost all
the pesldent Franks had been barba-
rously massacred in cold blood, and
that the Foreign Ambassadors had
sought refuge in the Russian ships ly-
ing off the port. On enquiry, however,
these reports could be traced to no au
thentic source.
The rumor that the Ambassadors Of
the Christian powers had fed from Con-
stantinop!e, is ,lassed, by the Gazette
Of France, among the "lies of the day"
A dmiral Codrington, at the last date.
wa. actively employed in repairing his
damaged vessels at Malta and Zante-
A London paper adds:-"It appears to
be the intention of Government not to
allow those ships which have sustained
injury to come home, but that the whole
of them may be re6ted at Malta; a
shipment of the requisite masts, spars
and other naval stores. being about TO
take place from the government depots
for that purpose" Meantime the En-
glish part of the squadron is to be re-
inferced with all convenient expedition
but to what extent does not appear.
An express bad arrived at Sheernsss
Dock Yard, from the Admiralty, with
orders to fit out the Gleuce ster. "a guns,
for sea, Immediately, TO 60, il Is repor-
ted, against the Turks.
Admiral Codringtop has issued or
ders for all vessels sailing TO the Oar
danells, 10 be stopped until the intslli
gence of the effect of the late defeat
should have reaebed the combined
,quadrons from Constantinople. II is
also stated, that in addition 10 the pre-
cautions taken by dispaching vessels to
Smyrna and Constahtinopie, immedi-
ately after the battle of Navarino, Ad-