Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1828-03-25
FOREIGN NEWS.
Sterling, Morcb, 1928.

FVNEAON NEWS
[Lsndon dates to Feb. 20, have been received
late ;rrivals from Liverpool at Boston.l
GREECE. Letters had been rece;u
from Constantinople to Jan. Ill. tv
reported at Constantinople that the Cou
Capo d'Istria had arrived in the Nor,
and had been proclaimed Chief of
Greek government, and that new ALI
squadron, including some vessels Of
Netherlands, had entered the Archipelap
and was advancing towards the Dan
nelles. This news had forced the Po
from his attitude of calmness to measu,
Of an opposite character. He had gip
orders for closing the Bosphorus. Seve
vessels of war had been sent to reinsr
those which were at anchor in the Oh,
mel.
The new manifesto of the Porte y
received at Paris. The Journal dies
bats not being able to publish the VIII
in the paper of the Goth, gives the fold
my CAti at
" As it is evident that the pretence
liberty in favour of the Greeks tends
nothing less Heaven preserve us y ii
to make all the countries of Europe
Asia, when the Greeks are mixed With
Mussulmans, fall into the hands Of
infidels, to put the Ralahs insensiblv
the place of the Ottomans, and the Oh
mans in the place of the Rajahs; to Cd
vert, perhaps, our mosques into church
and to make bells resound from them, al
in word, easily and promptly to ami
late Islamism neither law nor reasond
policy permit the acceptance Of such n
positions"
The proclamation enjoins upon all !
public agents and functionaries genal
neutrality-suspicious. were makingh
VIGOROUS resistance. A hundred thou
sands Kurds were said to be already q
their march, and would arrive in Ewog
by the end of March.
Another letter from ConstantinopIe stai
that the Grand Seignior caused to be
rested several Sciote Greeks, among who
was the rich Realli, charged with ha7n
communications with the insurgents, al
had caused them to be cast into the b
tandji Baschi. The richest Greek me
chants were alarmed and fled, amu
whom was Danesi, banker of the Russi
embassy, who has already been once
lied to Asia. An order was issued fort
subjects of France, England, and Rus
to depart for the Archipelago. The
vernment will tolerate them no long
Some only of the most respectable rema
under the immediate protection Of
Porte, to liquidate the affairs of all,
beyond this no exception is admitted
foreign protection is admitted.
A letter from Odessa, dated Jan.
gives information from Constantinople
the 18th. 1t was reported that Red
who had been imprisoned, had been strl
gled after two days of torture. 1t v
inferred from this, he being native
Scio, that the castle of Scio had fall
into the hands of the Greeks.
A letter from Smyrna, of Jan. A, sta
that the city was much agitated, in con
quence of information from CONSTANT
pie, and that the most considerable m
chants had embarked, and had put tn
property in place of safety. The pr
cipal editor of the Oriental Spectator,
Blanque, had been arrested by order
the French consul, and with his pres
put on board of the Pomona, to be ira
ported to Toulon, for having inserted
the 30Oth number of that journal VI
offensive article against the. French
yernment. The Punishment of Mr.. Blanq
is much regretted, as he was man mu
esteemed, and as his trust of President
French commerce caused him to be mu
respected by the local authorities. 7
second editor had fled.
A Liverpool paper of Feb. 81, states "
considerable confidence, on the authority
q letter from London, Feb. 18th, that
health of the King was in very precari'
state.
PRAcTIcAL JOKE. Recently the Ro
Dragons marched into Cork, and as
streets of that city did not happen to be
the highest state Of clearly perfection att
time, the band struck up 7" Buy Broom,
the infinite amusement of the populace, "
answered with loud cheers.
A cargo of Italian marble, in enorna'
blocks, has recently been imported i
London for the new palace in st. Jan
Park. One block was so large as to
quire % horses to draw it, and the tel
halted every five minutes for breath.
Several Watches were stolen in
Court of Kings Bench while man was