The Litchfield County post., 1828-05-15

A 8 to aeeede Co such conditions would induce Russia to desiss from On the contrary, lhel latest adyi ces left her increasing her main army as Adrunope, and strengthening inc forts of the Dardanees. The great preparations of defence of the OtIOans appear IO be in foryins their capital, wherethe Sultan still remains with his new organized troops, in whom he places the utmost confidence This he considers me- cessary to the safety of his person, in revoIu ton should take place at ConstantinOple, which is not improbable: as it appears that the part Ofhs disorganized forces view with jealous eye, his at tachment to his newly organized legOns. who dis cplined in the European style, and single defeat these undscpined hordes by the troops of the Czar ] will place the Grand Seignor in a very awkward pre- dicament" M On the 27ih March the Prince of Orange left Ber- lin for St. Pete'shurgh. One report says he has been offered the throne of Cons;antinope by the Emperor Nicholas! a Marseilles paper of March 2lst says the force | there is little more than 5OCO meni that these aFeto he joined by 5000 men from Cadiz, and 5000 from England, who will be employed protecting the or- ganizaton of an independent Government m Greece, and in taking possession o the island before the Dar- danelles in order lo command the Channel, if Russia should succeed in taking possession of Constantno- pie.
 In the British House of Commons, April 2d. Sir Robert Wilson "rose to ask some questions sub ject deeply affecting the national honor According to positive adyices, which he had no doubt had now become official Seven Thousand Greeks, women & children, had been carried to Egypt by the fleet off ! brahm Pacha, and sold there as slaves. Why did not some of the small vessels which were left in state fit for service after the battle of Navarno. prevent the commission of this most fragrant act of piracy? He wished also to know whst measures had been taken to effect the redemption of these unhappy persons P? Public Act-May Session, 1928. AN ACT, in addition to and in alteration of an Act
 providing for theIevying and collecting of Duties in certain cases therein mentioned.
 Sec l. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assemble convened That all persons authorized by law receive Duties, shall he allowed until the second Thursday of the Session of the General Assembly, in the month of May annu- ally, to render ofie duties by them recei- we'd, and to pay over the sa me to the Treasurer. l Sec ?. That this act commence and be m force from the day of the passage sage Q. of tn, the same;
 
 Speaker of the House oi Representatives. JOHN s. PETERS,
 Approved May 9th. lsasi President of the Senate l GIDEON ToMLINsON. -four readers want Congressional summary some one otthem who Is wise above what is written, must invent one and send to We can gather nothing l from the Washington papers in relation our Na- ] tional Legislature worth publishing, except fevv l facts like the following which now and then get won't continue longer than the 26th inst-tle Tariff 1 bill IS stil! under discussion in the Senae-kremer and Chiffon are pretty much done over, and John Randolph quite-iie is iaboring under angina pecto- ris, and in order to die he lived, oddly to prov erb, has started for Vingn,a on horseback. Mivor.
 CONNECTICUT BIBLE SOCIETY.
 At the Annual Meeting of this Society," held at the State House in Hartford, the 9th inst. the fol- ! lowing officers chosen for the year ensuing. t Rev. Samuel Mott, D. D. President Rev. Calvin Chapin, D. D.
 1 John Hall, Esq. u... p..:, l Rev. Joel Hawes. { Vsce A'e"s"e"sS' Jabez Huntington, Esq.,
 Henry Hudson, Sec'y.
 James R. Woodbridge, Treasurer. nMs
 Directing Commatee.-SamueI Pitkin,. Esq. Rev. Henry A. Rowland, Rev. Joab Brace, Daniel Wads- worth, Esq. Charles Hosmer, Rev. Joel H, Lnsey, Rev. Caleb J. Penney, Rev. Bella KelIogg, Rev. Shubae Bartlett, Eliphalet Terry, Deac. Timothy l Stillman, Rev. David Smith, Rev. Horace Hooker, { JOseVH TumDuH ESQs 1SeV SamueI Spfng, OllVcr D. Cooke, Esq. Rev. Joel Mann, Rev. William L.. | Strong.
 Greece---The Rev. Jonas King, formerly mis- sionary in Palestine, is about sail for Greece, carry the pure gospel of Christ to that long afiict ed people. We understand Mir. K goes out under the patronage of several individuals of New. York 1t of immense importance that while the Greeks ap- pear to be about forming their civil institutions. their feelings concerning religion and it's institutions should be correct. The statements of MT. King, on Thurs day evening respecting his former mission, the cond
 ton of Palestine, the obstacles to missionary opera ons, and also the facilities afforded for such opera ons, there, listened to with the deepest inter- est We believe the impression universal, that the cause of missions is not only the cause of God but it is the most noble exhibition of the spirit of Christianity.
 Ercuses.-The ladies of Providence have ! made up garments for the Greeks valued at Sl69O. Having closed their labors, they pub lished card. informing those ladies & gent ] lemen. icho declined assisting the Greeks on ac- ] count of tteir having so many poor ct home, that they were now ready to make up into 1 clothing, for the poor aud needy of Providence. all the cloth which they will furnish for that purpose They assembled at the time appoin- ted, but found no employment for their nee dloc Vvhi0h ohnxuc that fhu n,.Ua haA hoav,