The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-07-30
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BosToN, July 26.
The GREEKS. From a letter of May 16, |
dated at Geneva, addressed by M. Eynard |
to the benefactors of Greece, it appears that !
every thing goes on as well as the critical !
circumstances of the country admit, and if |
Providence continues to bless the Presi- |
dents efforts, this unfortunate people will !
deserve, sooner than has been thought, to
take rank among civilized nations. The
President, Count Capo d'Istria, is well sat-
isfed with the state of public opinion; every
thing is improving, order is becoming grad
ually re-establshed, and the power of the
President increases every day; he IS be-
loved and respected, and under his paternal
government every thing is receiving its prop
er organization the people begin to cult
vate their lands, to establish schools, and
even to elearthe roads,
At Egina, they are raising fine building,
which will contain 1900 children, to be
taught on the system of mutual instruction.
Two hundred pupils, all newly clothed,
were ready to enter it. The trees had been
all destroyed by the Turks, but the people
are now planting them again; and in the
island of Egina alone, thousands of chesnut
trees have just been introduced from Can
dia.
The President causes provisions TO be
distributed to the distressed, but at the
same time requires them to work in differ
ent ways; and this is the true mode of CIV
ilizing this famished population. The results
already obtained are astonishing. An i'm
mense national domain has been created at
Poros, under the direction of the worthy
Mr.. Stevenson it is entirely planted with
potatoes and maize. In the neighborhood
g al I,I La
wholly uncultivated, the President has made
part of the population encamp in the
fields, and now fine territory is under cul-
tivatlon.
BALLOON ASCENSION. An unsuccessful
attempt was made by Mrs. Johnson, in New
York, on Monday, July 81, to ascend in
balloon from Niblo's Gardens. A throng
of people assembled in the garden and
about its environs TO witness the anticipated
spectacle, but were disappointed, because
the balloon refused to soar into the regions
Of space with its precious burden. Three
several times it was made to ascend few
! feet but whether owing to the smallness Of
it's size or to a difficulty in obtaining gas of
sufficient purity, it failed to clear the walls
ofthe garden, and came again to the ground.
The lady then left the car, and the balloon,
with the car attached, was let off without
an eronaut. 1t rose with considerable ra-
pidity in a perpendicular direction to a
great height after which it went off to the
east. 1t fell at Newtown Creek, on Long
Island, about six miles from the city.
During the process of imitation, several
persons, who could not be Accommodated on
( the roofs Of the neighboring buildings, had
taken their station on the tops Of trees,
either in the street or in the adjoining
yards. A young apple tree stood in an adj
joining Enclosure to the north of the garden,
the numerous branches of which afFording
convenient footing, were covered with men
and boys clinging to each other and to the
boughs like swarm of bees. The number
was continually augmenting by new re-
cruits of ambitious climbers, until it was
Judged that they might amount to hundred.
This it seems was greater load than ma
ture had fitted the tree to sustain, for the
VIuIIK DrUKe suuuenIy near the root and pre-
cipitated the suspended multitude, with their
treacherous support, upon the heads and
shoulders Of the multitude below. No in
jury 1t IS understood was sustained by this
or any other accident of the kind, but the
Impotence of the crowd in the street, who
were now for the second time disappointed
of the promised spectacle, manifested itself
! IN rlotous manner and several persons
were injured by stones thrown by the mob.
Boston Patriot.
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