The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-05-28
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" Every body here considers the war with
Turkey as entirely decided upon. The YES
sells freIghted by our government have sail
ed for the Crimea to take in troops and am
munition, and convey them to the mouth of
the Danube. However, it was thought the
passage of the Pruth would not take place
before the latter end of next MONTH"
An account from Smyrna, March II,
states that the development of events is ex-
pected with great Impotence, since it Is un-
certain whether England is to be reckoned
I among the friends or the foes Of the Porte.
There was no Improvement in common, and
the distress of the merchants respecting
! England did not appear to be lessened, not
withstanding the British kings speech
The flag of the Netherlands is the only one
that is often seen on the coast; but in the
sequel, says the account, we shall probably
see the flag of the United States, for the
Porte is on the point of concluding a COM
mercial treaty with them. Hardly any
| French or English ships are now seen there.
/ The Russian squadron was soon expected.
/ The latest dates from Constantinople say
the Divan considered the war with Russia
as inevitable, and defensive preparations
were carried on with great vigor
Private correspondence from Madrid,
! April Ia, states that the note of the French
government, requiring the payment or guar
sntee of payment of what Spain owes to
! France, under threat of prolonging the
STAY of the French troops in Spain, had eX-
cited in the greatest degree the irritation of
1.-THE King of Spain and his ministers, who
! had held several councils, and had sent a
I singular answer to the French cabinet, i'm
perious and laconic This answer declar-
ed that the French troops ought Immediate
| " to evacuate Cadiz and Seu d'Urguel ;
and as to the debt, it stated, that the minis
ter of finance had found out that France
was the debtor to Spain to the amount OF
I fifty millions of francs; that the evidences
of this debt had been found among the ar
chives, the parts of treaty concluded be-
tween Napoleon and Charles ~. signed at
Paris, May, 1906, &c.
The London Courier contradicts the ac-
counts of the murder of LANG and Clapper-
ton, and says they have no other founda-
ton than a report to the same effect, insert
ed in the Paris Etoile, fifteen months ago.
The London Literary Gazette states that
Captain Foster will sail from England in
the course of few days in His Majesty
ship Chandelier, on a voyage of discovery
to the South Pole. Capt. F. was with Capt
Parry in his last voyage, and Is said to be a
scientific man.
The Bill to repeal the Test and Corpora
ton Acts underwent a long debate in the
British House of Lords on the 21st of April
and finally passed through the committee.
\ GREECE. Count Capo d'Istria, President
of Greece, has issued proclamation, in
+ which he invites F" soldiers and sailors tc
come forward at the momentous crisis, to
make sacrifices forthe welfare of their coun-
try, which cannot now be requited, but
) which, when the national independence has
been secured, shall be faithfully repaid
The President dwels on the importance OF
expelling the enemy from the soil ofGreece
and putting down piracy.
LONDON, April %. 1t is quite certain
i that Russia has not relinquishod, nor modi-
fed her purposes of going to war with Tur-
key. 1t is equally certain, though neither
France, England, Austria, nor Prussia take
part with Russia in the war, they are on
the most friendly footing with her. They
+ do not side with Turkey, but they will be
!, ready to offer such Counsels as may tend to
bring her to a more just and prudent view
\ of her present situation, and her future pros
poets. Two of these Powers, Great Britain
and France, allied with Russia in pursuing
a system Of policy by which they hoped to
prevail upon the Porte to accede to the in
dependence of Greece. The conduct of
the Porte obliged one of the three Powers
to assume the character of beliigerent,
and thus complicated the question relative
1 to Greece. But France and Great Britain
remain united by the same treaty, and are
I equally bound to prosecute the object of it
I they have, in common with Russia, with
drawn their Ambassadors from CONSTANT
! nople, Turkey having refused 10 accept the
terms proposed; but they are not at war
: with her, having declared that they will not
take any part in the hostilities between the
two contending parties. Yet it is very true.
that they cannot be equally friendly with
the Porte, who has rejected her offers, and
/ with Russia who has given her no cause of
offence. The situation of affairs is certain
ly an uncommon one, nor can we find any
parallel case. A sanguinary struggle takes
place between Power and part of its sub
jects, which struggle is productive of injury
to the commerce Of the States of Europe,
and gives opportunity for acts of piracy
Three Powers feel it necessary to interfere,
and proffer their mediation. Their over
lures are rejected, and the rejection is fol-
lowed up by Manifesto, equivalent to
declaration of war against one of the three.
That Power assumes beligerent attitude !;
having been bound to its Allies by Treaty
which proceeded upon the principle of &C
ooulpiIslil"s - rljant~ ~ Puvinv IIIeans, IL
could not and did not call upon them to af-
ford it their active support. 1t leaves them
in their pacific attitude. But there are two
events, either Of which may accomplish the
object they have in view. If Russia should
make powerful impression upon Turkey
oy'her arms, she may require, as one of the
conditions upon which she will make peace,
that Turkey shall acknowledge the indie
oendence of Greece. Or, Turkey. in the