Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-11-13


Government, such commercial enter
prises of his Msjesty's subjects as may
have been already undertaken upon the
faith of his Majesty's declaration in Par
Iiameht, are not liable to be affected by
this blockade.
(Signed) "DUNGLAS.
To the Chairman Of the Commiifee u
Lioyd's."
lhis event appears to have given rise
to a higher degree Of excitement at
Lloyd's, and on the Roy al Exchange, in
London, than any occurrence for some
time past.
Orders have been received at Ports
| mouth for the immediate despatch OF the
Spartiate, ~, supposed for the Mediter.
raaean.
| ARkiV Il. or TIE QUEEN OF PORTUGAL
! IN EHGLAND.
90 "Wednesday morning, about nlne
o'clock, the firing OF guns at Pendsnnls
| Castle, ANNOUNCED 10 the lnha OF
! Falmouth the arrival Of the BraziIlan
frigate Imperative, having on board the
Queen OF Portugal, Donna Maria II
and her suit. AS The imperial irlg tic
stood 40 the hal Dor, she was salute q by
the A ,t,ta and the different packets,
all OF VIII h displayed their colours -
The Imperatrlz came to anchor about
ten oclock. The Marquis OF PalmelIa
the POI lugncse Ambassador, who with
his lady anj suit, has been some days
10 Falmouth, in expectation OF the ARR
val Of the young Queen, aud the Count
de Itabavana, repaired OH board TO pay
their respects
Accounts have been received from
the Russian caiDps at Chemla to the
29ih. aud Varna to the 3lst of August
From these ii appears, that Varna, tho
closely pressed, stlIl held out, nor does
il appear that any summons had been
sent 10 The governor to surrender as was
mentioned IN some OF the German pa
pefs. Chomla is strictly invested, bun
the communication with the capital is
open; and the Grand Vizler, VINO left
Constantinople on The 9Nh ultimo with
40, 700 men, for ChGmla direct, must
have been at no great distance from
that place by the second OF the present
mouth. Tae Russians, it was expected,
would advance and endeavor to prevent
bis entrance into Chomla. Admiral
| Htyden, according TO the Paris papers,
had received orders 10 blockade The
Ddtdanelles with the squadron under
his command.
Paris papers state, that intelligence
has been received from the Mofea tc
the 9th. No military operations had
followed the landing oil The first division
OF The French expedition; but the Cd
aslsyision was TO proceed to PaIras, ar
po,ant position. ibrahim was at the
latter place with between four and five
thousand
The Paris papers contain ARTICLES
from Bucharest OF the ooh and Goth
ult. and from Vienna Of the 9Th instant
all speak of the successful incursions Of
the Turks, from Widdcn and otS!er pla
ces, into Waliachja; and oil the conse
quent retreat of General Geismar from
Craiova on the Schuyll to Slatlna, on
the other side of the Aiouts. The Rus
sian General Geismar had his camp o.
observation 1t Craiova, and his force
was supposed to be sufticlen, to keep in
check the Turkish camp at kaIatal, OPP
posite Widden; bot the garrison oI
Widen received very large reinforce
ments of cavalry, and they passed the
Danube on the 18Th ult. with body Of
cavalry amounting to 25 900 men. -
They took the direction of The Lower
Schuyll to Crsiova Genera! Gelsmar,
according to these accounts, was taken
by surprise, but he made the best dis
position in his power.
The Turks, however, were too III
n1erous and he was obliged TO retreat
towards the Alouia. Several times he
rallied his troops, hoping to receive re
Inducements, Gen Langeron brought
up his corps, but it was not strong
; enough to enable him to resume the of
ienSive-it covered, however, his re
treat 10 Slatina According to the Blu
charest accounts, General GeIsmar lost
5000 men in killed, wounded and pri
soners, forty pieces of cannon, all his
magazines, and G0O0 head of horned