Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1828-09-02

enemy had not been able to car ,acf
any of our works. On the Ie,y,0 il
which could not explode the dav avn a.. y
blown up by order of the Oea
Michael, and on the 18th Tur S, ~ ,
came to ask an armistice for tan :
the place should be surrendereaa ~ ~
lieved by that time. The G,.a,
granted them only a truce f. M't SI
which they accepted. The IN.
generals and troops rival each ~.
very, but our loss was severe. me- me-
eral Wolf and Major Gen. T;m ma
killed, and $40 men. Among t1a fuzzy \
are-one general, three coionai.
superior officers, and 1910 subsI,il
privates many of whom howara'
able to return to the ranks in !
The Turks defended themsels.s
courage worthy of the highest pra;s,
loss in killed was however most ~
the sallies which they made. c @I
aid de camp to the Grand duko N
has this moment brought to tha i
the keys of Brahilow, which sur,.,,|
the expiration of the truce. Al NJ
time news arrived of the surrenaS
fortress of Matchim."
An Odessa letter of the 25tb H..
that the Russian army from pers;.
increased to 10000 men, was pros,j
Erzerum towards the Turkish Cs
had taken the Turkish fortress If
Or PoRTueAL. CircumstaOcs,
apparent that the Allied Powers |
standing the prompt departure ofsi
listers from Portugal on the estahEsi
the Usurpation of King MIeuEI /
Portugal to the enjoyment ola E;,,I
is her wish. The Duke of WeUS.i
expressed the opinion of the Bin
tiers in Parliament to be, without en-,
the policy of the late Mr.. CASpl
the existing state of affairs in pn1
not call for the interference of (I,a'N
therein and that the late event
make it necessary for the GOypr,
call for additional supplies.
FRoM INDIA. By the shin i
Capt. Webb, Calcutta papers 10 N
April were received at Salem.
An Instruction at Akyab had
pressed at the expense of some M
1t was expected in India that d.
eventually, have a hostile risil
Russians.
A correspondent of the Benpd
gives the following detail of the
woman from the funeral pile of he
Having been informed that a
about to take place at the ChitpcI
left my residence with the Intent
ceeding to the spot. On arrius
Thanna / learnt that the woman
about to immediate herself, had, sf
the fire, leaped from the pile, and
escape; in consequence of this ID
| alighted from my buggy, and Cd
Thanna, wishing to make mvs
acquainted with the particulars
rogah informed me, that having
strict charge from the Maeistr
that every thing was done at Suite
ing To law. he had acted mp 10
and that, in consequence, he Il
the fire to be put to the pile befaG
man assembled it; and that ahs
laid herself upon it, had suffered
bind her that the woman, as Sd
fire reached her, leaped from The
he had taken her for protection d
dy. The poor creature lay on q
Thanna. Her wounds did not o.
severe, one side of her face and
her back were burnt. On beingi
ed as to the reason of her ascs
pile, she replied by pointing to
head: intending thereby that d
destiny. She expressed great
the idea of returning to the fire,
to my question, as to what she wi
in future, she said that she whI
taken to her house, and that in d
lations would not receive her
had property sufficient to maintl
The probability of her return
seems to be small, as the uniVers
among the people was, that her
already much disgraced by her
not burning, and would be much
they received her. BY an order
istrate, | find this morning that
conveyed to the hospital, where
hoped, she will soon recover
wounds. This fact convinces
have no doubt it will most of yaI
that were the native Police Of
generally careful that nothing on
casions was done contrary to thel
of Government, which are fol
them by the magistrates, the nun
tees would soon materially deu
the inability of the poor deludel
stand the fire, the Brahmins areV
and hence may be traced the br
almost universally practised By
binding the widow to the pile,
bamboos passed over and fastens
both sides, or by heaping gralt
wood, &c. on the bodies. Ws1
lowed to do nothing of this kind
lieve is contrary to their Shasta
to be doubted that one woman ID
would not remain to burn"
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