Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-01-17

had, it seems, fallen short OF what il
was expected, and that an extra levy
bad been ordered, so that instead OF
one dollar per head, the former q.
mount, il would now be three and
three quarters. Lord Cochrane, in
bis frigste, with the new steamboat,
the Enterprise, bad gone on On expo
dtion to Scio; and it was hoped, from
the measures which had been adopted,
that the result would I've favorable.
Vice Admiral Sir John Gore, has
been sent off by the British govern.
ment, with dispatches from the Lord
High Admiral to Sir Edward Cod.
rington, accompanied by Capt Cod.
rington. Sir Edwards son. The des.
patch of an officer of such high rank
would seem TO intimate that further OPP
erations are in contemplation.
GrcatJoy was manifested at Rome,
on tho receipt of the news of the
Christian victory at Navarino.
A Paris paper asserts that Rus
sian squadron from the Black Sea had
orders to take possession of the forts
OF the Bosphorus, or, in other words,
TO secure the keys of the capital
Russia Accounts from st. Peters
nurgh to the 81 of November state,
Ihst the winter had set in severely -
News had Just arrived that the import
ant fortress of Er,van had surrendered
to the Russian troops, and that the
garrison, consisting Of 5000 men,
with Hassah Khan, the commander,
were prisoners Of war. The Empe
ror having lett the capital on the l2,h
of October, the officer fastened with
the news of the victory 10 overtake his
majesty. II was received by the En-
peror at Riga, where lbe Emperor
arrived on the 9th of Nov. Ills ma
iesty attended public thanksgiving,
and caused the conquered standards to
be carried through the streets.
The Emperor stayed at Riga only
one complete day. The next evening
he departed but the letters do not say
Tor what part Of his empire, or of Eu
rope. II is 20. supposed that he had
returned to his capital, as it is not be
lieved that he would have left il for
the sole purpose of spending so short
time at Riga. Il is conjectured,
therefore, that he merely took that
place on bis way and that he had pro
ceeded either 10 Warsaw 10 make ar
engagements with his brother Coostan
tine in case certain possible events
should occur. connected with the 30
iicy of a neighboring empire; or that
he would at once descend the Borys.
themes, to join the immense armies
which he has disposed, en- echelons.
in his southern provinces, and which
il was suspected he might intend TO
lead across the P,uth II is certainly
singular that he should have been SO
hurried during his stay at Riga, as TO
refuse attending grand ball given in
his honor, because he could not stop
the night-It is extraordinary also
that the direction which he took should
not be mentioned.
Letters from Copenhagen say, that
$50 sail of merchantmen had arrived
there, the greater par. bound up the
Baltic. The general opinion was
that they would be frozen in the whole
winter.
AUSTRIA.
Dreadfai Confagr4tion--Yi enna, Nov. 3.
The celebrated place OF pilgrimage
Maria Zell, with The exception of q
detached house, was totally destroy
ed by fire in the night of the LIST of
this month. A furious storm was ra
ging at The same time, spread the
flames with rapidly which baffled
every attempt to extinguish them or
even to save any Of the effects of the
unfortunate Inhabitants. One hundred
and forty houses, The beautiful church,
the convent, and the post office, are
reduced to ashes The number of per
sons who have lost their lives is uncer
tain, bot il is known that one family,
consisting Of eleven persons, persisted
in the flames The Crate Journal,
of the 9Th inst says, il is feared that
many children. old people, and sick
persons, bad lost their lives. The
image Of the Virgin was saved,