The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-12-01

Meter from an onieer serving III the allied
J nec,. gives thc following sketch ofthe industry
with winch the work o. destruction VIZ cirlled
on IA Grrec,, by The pasha Ibfahim. We copy
il from - l. dun paper;
We arr ~ lying of the hamlet nf Mlfti,
where the emmy Of Gen. Church Is pitched "a.
Pc d'lsnla IL GA board ou, vessel. Nnliln the
course Of one month, we nave visited II vast 1urH.
Der o. places We haze ne"n IA oamo-, IA st'a
from here lmc> 10 PoIos, aud thCaee 10 Kat.
maia aud Nodon. Al tue latter place the Adj
mlrals OF the Allied squa ron had An intel vlrW
with lbraham f5clra W. killed t"o days ~
the quarantine Al Iarie. aud now We are least
lug ~ith The dcmi-bHrbarlaus ot Gen. thatrh
~ En2iishman. with mustactlos aud ~ t'f'Tk
attire Thr celeb aicd Lcucada !Ies bplo,e our
ewes, aud Prrvesn only il few league ',ern ~.
~ kalamntta We went on riinre, aud louua HAT
the Egyptian. mad destroyed the County. by
way Of ,cvengmg themselves lur thu victory Of
N'varIno. IT Is ~scntctl, possible iof the mag
nHtio1 IN figure 30 iIspll ahnt lbfdhnu
has made OF two cities OF The iirh PLAN h ilaua'
IL. One would think he must have required 81
veral weeks. and some thousand hands. 80 con-
pletely TO destroy eve,v. town, villagr, and nan,
let within u circle of ten miles. Not 4 iIeld, Oi
garden has escaped u%nipJmed. In the city o
Nissl il was din f,llt TO trace the streets among
the RUNS of the houses once stood there and
' ct Nlssa MAS formerly n popnions aud b. 40
means an mlImportani pjnee. WI nfrs nave
taken TIP their abode amons The deserted d"rl
lnPe, and s~nTms Of hem rose, startled by GU
approach. TN quitting the ruins me met vii
some armed Mafnairs, "ho Siai ii With us VIA
thcy had, some Cucumhris and Nslfr. Ia,
Turks abandoned the place AS sOon as they ih,
completed fdrii work OF destruction. IDrainu
has literally not lett onr stone upon, anotbrr
and yet there are Europeans who praise tie
magnannthy OF the Pasha.
Inc SCOTCH University nave expressed a de
termination NOT To recognise the ceItiIchirs
OF the Professors ot the London up,vetsns-
in other words, not to confer diplomas Upon II.
students.
Anew invention has Just bern Produced il
our town winch promises 10 be nseluI. IL consists
,oCan apparatus to be fixed 10 he doors an,
Sindo shutters of banks, shops counting nous p
plate closets, NC. 10 which an alarm IS attached
IN such a manner that will be impossible ioi
any bu alar, inside OF out. Ia open Tie door viii
out being heard b.. the Inmates OF the n"Ighbois
Il is supple ~ IT. tonsirnctiun, aud may be- set on
the leaving the premises, or III ietning TO resi
~ less time than IS required 10 lock a door.
birmingham CASTLE.
Fumnu i~ctiriiv.-A mon iramrd TO violent
exercise from his ch,ldhood, issa,d % be- capa-
iuuiing his course when they give up III wearI-
ness aud exhaustion. lis muscular power Is
immense, "a we see laily proved by the weights
raised with ease by common poriers Ho~ev-
~ the e%Striions ot our ablest pedestrians gives
but u Fam idea OF The tnli power oia practised
runner. The Counters of Persia used regularly
to traverse 30 leagues III the space al IL aonls,
and some natives of Africa are reported al
10 ontsifip the hon. The savage. u Worth A
p.fica pursue Inc sayi'esi s,dss wan such rap"i'