The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1828-08-14


combat only with Asiatic hordes hastily lev
led, as distinct corps will remain to beSiege
the foriresses on the Danube.
The Emperor, in person, will direct all the
operations; Count Witgenstein will command
in Chief; and the Duke Michael carry on the
sieges.
A light corps may be sent to Bosnia, to
protect the inhabitants, if the Turks should
modest them.
COnstantinople, May IS.
We are here in a state of war, but all posi-
BILE care is taken for the safety of the Franks.
and perfect tranquility still prevails. By way
of example to the discontinued Mussulmans.
Turk, who had endeavOred to excite the
populace to revolt against the Sultan was be-
headed few days ago. Hussein Pacha and
Hull Pacha are gone to Adranople, with Is
Generals. The first before his departure sue
ceeded in persuading the Sultan to put An end
to the prosecutions of the Catholic Armenl-
ans, assuring him that these measures must
have alienated the European powers. The
Captain Pacha with fifteen men of war is sta
toned at the North entrance of the BOspho-
rus. 1t is stated that these vessels will he
joined by 70 fire. ships which are now fitting
out. notwithstanding all these ornaments,
many persons think that the Divan will not
only accept the convention OF July 9Th, which
would be the salvation Ofthe Porte, because
it would restore to it the alliance of France
and England but that it is also going to open
negotiations With the Russians. The express
sions of the Turkish statesmen leave no doubt
that the acceptance of the Convention is res
Olved upon.
May 81.
The Porte had just declared that it wishes
tor the presence of the French and English
Ambassadors in order to negotiate respecting
the Greek question on the basis of the Treaty
of the 9th of July. The Refs Effendi has de-
Iiverrd to the Minister of the Netherlands the
letters of invitation for these tw o ambassadors
The capital, however. is still tranquil, and
the answer Ofthe Porte to the Russian Mani
testo is daily expected. 1t is already in the
hands of the Mutt.
Accounts We're received from Smyrna to
the 5th ult. All the young men OF 25 years
and younger had received orders to march to
ConstantinopIe. The mass of the population
able to bear arms, it is anticipated, will be cal
led ont. Every thing continues tranquil As
these letters make no mention of the affair l.e-
twixt the Turks and the Russian squadron,
there is no doubt but the account of it was
sheer fabrication.
Egina. April 90.
A remarkable change has taken place with
in the last six weeks in the tone and the pro-
ceedings of the President of Greece. 1t is
thought that this proceeds from the late mpa-
sures of Russia. He is wholly engaged upon
two things-the extension of the frontiers to-
wards the north, and the internal organiza-
ton of his country. No arrangement with
Turkey is thought of, and no body seems to
care whether the Greek Bishops have arrived
at Arta or not. 1t is considered us certain
that the Turks will not undertake any thing
this year.
The Egyptians are still concentrated be-
tween Modon and NavarinO. All of them
from the drummer to the commander-in- chief
desire to return to their coantry, but the lat
ter will not quit his post without an order
from the Sultan. In order to give the allied
no ground for complaint, he has
hitherto refrained from making excursions 10
to the interior of the Morea but when his
are empty, and the harvest time is
come he will probably go to subsist there with
his troops. and if nothing is decided at that
time he will proceed to the isthmus. The
Turks in Rumelia are doing nothing. They
will maintain their positions at MissoIonghi s.
Athens, that is to say, to the autumn at far
thest. They aye at present assembling in the
dtfiles of Attica.
Meantime the allied commanders appear re-
solved to Ito every thing to compel Ibrahim to
evacuate the Morea. They blockade the ports
o. Messenia, and Admiral de Rigny has late
Iy sent the Trident with orders to take advan-
tage if possible. of the revolt of the garrison
of Coron, to put that place in the hands of the
Greeks.
Letters from Leghorn, dated the 9TH inst.
mention the arrival of a merchant vessel from
Alexandria in 80 days; the captain of which
stated that Alexandria was bluckaded by
squadron consisting of English and French
vessels of war, hut the blockade only applied
to the Morea; no ship was allowed to sail Ell
Their with reinfOrCements or provisions for
that quarter. All merchant vessels, ON being
overhauIed. and the necessary search made,
were allowed freely to pass.
PORTUGAL.
The affairs of Portugal are, we trust, now
rapidly approaching to a crisis. Intelligence
has reached us this morning from Lisbon, da-
ted the 18th inst; and though it was impOs-
sible to obtain accurate information while the
Government was interested in concealing the
good and exaggerating the bad, the news is of
Importance.
On the 18th several expresses arrived from
the army, and It was confidently stated that a
decisive enpapenant with tho Constitutional