Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-06-05
LATEST FROM ENGLAND.

--LATEST FhUm ENGLhND.
By the arrival at Boston Of the Izette
from London, accounts have been re-
ceived from that Capitol to the 2sth Of
April.
A British frigate had sailed from
Plymouth, to cruize off the Island of As
cention and the Cape de Verbs, in
search of the piratical brig which lately
plundered two British mercha men.
The Comet contradicts the report OF
the murder of Capt. Clapperton and
LaiDg, in Africa.
The stock market was fully attended on
the 26th, and considerable business done.
Paris papers to the 26th, contain ac-
counts frem Smyrna to the 2lst March
No improvement had taken place iD
commerce, and the distrust of the mer-
chants respecting England did not ap.
pear to be lessened. Notwithstanding the
speech of the King. The Greeks at
Scio, were in melancholy situation.
We find no commercial news in the
papers.
The London Morning Chronicle OF
the a6tb April, says, Nothing OF promi
uent interest, as 1t regards Eastern poll
tics, has transpiEed during the day, tho
very late accounts are obtained from
every part of The continent. The con-
tinuanee of the Emperor at st. Peters
burgh, when his presence at the head
quarters on the Pruth seems to be es-
sential to animate his troops in the new
campaign, is taken as favorable omen
by some, inasmuch as it shows, that
Nicholas is most unwilling to begin the
war, and would be glad of an opportu-
nifty of remaining at peace with the
Porte. One of the greatest difficulties,
which it would appear By the informa.
ton of to-day, the Emperor has to con :
tend with, is the extreme uneasiness of
the Russian troops, who being bent on
war. would break out into open mutiny
were they disappointed. Through Hol
land, the dates from st. Petersburgh,
reach down to the 9th inst. up to which
time the Emperor was still there, wait
Ing with extreme anxiety, the arrival of
dispatches from London and Paris Of
the postponement of hostill,ies against
Turkey, there can be but little doubt
entertained; more from the wetness of
the season, perhaps, than any other
cause. The mercantile letters, however,
speak of war as inevitable, but quote
the exchange at 10 5 A, rather higher
than that supplied by the previous ad
vices. According to news from Vienna
to the 18th inst the previous account of
the extensive military preparations of
the government is fully confirmed
LONDON. April 25 Dutch and st.
Petersburgh papers received last even
ing, furnish the following account of
the sensation produced at Constantine.
pie by the Russian declaration Of war.
CoNsrANTINoPLE, March 6-The long
DIRE AIDED news that Russia had declared
war against the Porte, was received
here on the 25th, by the way of Odessa
and Bucharest Though not official the
news is generally believed, and has
caused great sensation. The people, Of
whom only part knows this circum-
stance, seem much excited, and believe
themselves bound to take up arms
The Sultan and those about him are
said to be tranquil and almost indifer-
emf. We look forward with apprehen
sion, and every one who has any proper.
ty is seeking to place it in state of Sc
curity Whether the other foreign pow
ers will remain here or leave here is OF
known; many of them are making pre-
PAL atoms to depart 1t is said that the
Grand Vlzier will 60 to the army at
Adranople, and that the Sultan will
very soon follow him.