Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-12-04
LATEST FROM ENGLAND.

she sailed on the Dist of October, Ii
verpool papers 10 that da.e were re
ceiyed by Mr.. Sanderson, OF the Mer.
chants Coffee House.
It's reported in the Liverpool AID
vertiser OF The 2lst that a.r Lawless
had been arrested 10 Ireland; aud tina,
Bill had been introduced by Lord
Gort, q, the iorsna,ion OF a Bruins wick
Club, in Limerick, for the emancipa
ton Of the Catholics, and that ID fully
met the appreciation of the Duke Of
Wellington Lord g has hitherto
been one ct the most violen, oppo.ers
OF the Catholic claims; which the Ed.
Ilors say, gives greater weight to the
information Mr. LawIcss was arres
ted for his conduct. ia summoning
meeting at Baliy
ff0mrhe Liverpool ,sapern.sr ot oe. 81.
The intelligence which we publish.
ed IN second edition last week, rela.
tive lothe disasters and retreat of the
Russians, is full. confirmed by all the
subsequent accounts from the seal Of
war. The retreat ofthe main Russian
army. in an almost disorganxed state,
from the foot of The Balkan mountains
to The Danube, is quite decisive OF tina
campaign as TO lis grand ohjec. IL is
possible, that Varna may still be taken.
aud thst the Russians my establish a
garrison Ia The ruins and ashes OF that
sNta "A 4.
bleimpartance TO them in faclIlta,ina the
advance and supply OF their armies ia
the next campaign Bot the lofty ex
pectaaons with which the war was
commenced, Of forcing the passes of
the Balkan, aud pouring down their
troops upon RounelIa before any force
was collected Ivy The Sultan. which
could Withstand their march on Con
staptlnope, are not merely defeated,
but reversed The losses of the lnya
ders must have been very great both
in men and horses, aud ~ the gaateriai
OF their army They have as ye,. gain
ed no fortress of importance except
Brailow, and they have re,rea.ed from
before Sehouinla with ~sep and dis
coueaglng sense o! the strength of that
thrice proved bulwark oil Turkey. The
sIege OF slllsiria appears never to have
been seriously undertaken. The Rus.
sian force under Gen. Roth was insult
ficlent 10 attempt more than blockade;
and II the accounts irsm Bucharest
are true. it was not even AIDE Quate to
that object, as the Turks have defeated
the Russians IN a vigorous sor.e, routed
them with great loss OF men aud can.
non. and chased them to Hirsoya.
The results of th;s campaign have
informed Europe OF many facts, con
corning which lhe most remark able ig
rosance had prevailed Al the break
ing out OF the war, nothing was known
Of the strength OF the different fortress
es on the Danube and in the passes Of
the Balkan chain. No probable con
lecture could be formed of The chance
Russia bad of forcing The Ipountain
barrier of Turkey Military men bad
scarce an idea OF the army collected in
Roumelia, or OF the resources OF the
forks in men. wsrlike munitions, and
'lhe sinews Of war" Ii now appears
that The forIresses of Turkey were much
better garrisoned and provided Than
had been supposed, and in the course
of The campaign the Mussulmans have
pot forth, though late, degree of en-
ergy and strength, which has com
pleiely changed the public opinion with
regard TO the possibility of chasing their
nation out OF Europe.
II is possible Mat the resul, Of this
campaign niay Iced to negotiations Tor
peace, bat we have no hope that those
negotiations will be successful Mich
olss has resources so vast, and has Tor
med ideas Of conquest so lefty, that his
pride will moi permit him 10 lay down
his arms after one discre di.abls cam
paign. The Ottoman Porte, on the
other hand. has gained too macy appar
ent successes to be awed into the accep-
lance Of such conditions as Russia
would propose Some of the London
papers anticipate that the powers of
western Europe will now interfere to
terminate the war. Those powers
will doubtless atlemp. 10 mediate, but
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