Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-05-22
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TATEsT FROM EUROPE.

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Nothing further is known of the de-
signs of Russia upon Turkey. We even
think that the general aspect of the IN
telligence brought by this arrival, is
less warlike, than that brought by the
last II is now stated that the passage
of the Pruth by the Russians must be
considered merely as military demon
stration, rather than the first act OF
new war They have not yet made even
this demonstration. Some Of the papers,
however, appear to think thatwa - IN
evitable. They mention taat the Rus
slams are on the march. and that sever
al of the powers of Europe are augmen'
ting and organizing tdir armies prePa-
Eatory 10 active exertSEKs
ENGLAND.
Parliament re assembled on the 18th
April. the day fixed for meeting alter
Che Easter holidays. Lord Eldon pre-
scented petition to the Lords. against
the Unitarian marriage bill, which he
considered as asking for relief which
was necessary. The Test aud Corpo-
ration Acts bad not yet been taken up
in the House of Lords The new bill
for cons olidatng the acts relative to OF
fences against persons was passed with
some amendments.
THE GREEKS AND TURKS.
The papers contain advices from Con
stantinople to the 10Th of March. They
announce the arrival that morning OF
courier, who had left Smyrna on the
18th. with the news of the total defeat
of the Greeks who had landed at Scio.
II is said that
The squadron under the command of
Tahir Pacha, composed of frigate,
two corvettes, and four briggs, with $50
troops on board, whicb quilted the Der
dsneles on the 5th, had arrived in the
night of the nth, in the channel OF Sclo,
where il had surprised three Greek YES
sells, two Of which were taken, and the
third sunk; that then acting in concert
with he troops brought 20 Chesme BY
the Pacha of SMYRNA. it affected on the
I2th, at noon landing on the island,
delivered the garrison of the Castle. and
forced the insurgents, with their Chief
[Favier, to speedy fight. Almost at
the same moment when the courier who
brought this news landed. rahir Pacha
returned to the port, with his squadron.
He states that the Greeks who had late
" received no pay, aud were in COM
plete state of anarchy and insubordina-
ton Of their Chiefs, had been seized
with such terror on the appearance OF
bis squadron, that they embarked with
all speed in the vessels which remained,
abandoning their cannon aud baggage,
and had evacuated the island almost
without resistance, so that it was pos
sible to retake it without any efuslon of
blood'
The 81 Petersburgh Journal OF the
e9th of March contains Rescript of the
Emperor Nicholas the Governor Gene
raj of the Capitol on the happy teEmin
alton of the war with Persia. The Rus
sians have not only come off victorious,
but have acquired large accession of
territory, while the expenses of war
have been amply repaid The Prussian
state Gazette, in speaking of the Re
script Of the Emperor Nicholas says,
GAS far as the stlpulations of the defen
sive treaty of peace are yet known, the
Indemnity to be paid by the Schah is
increased, on account of the breach of
The negot iations which were already
concluded, to 80 millions of rubles, and
Russia obtains besides the two above
mentioned provinces of Erivan and Max
hitchevan the main chain of Mount
Araral, with its rich salt mines.
FIR NICE.
There is speedily to be introduced
into the French Chamber of Deputies a
projet dc ioi Ia bill to amend and alter
the EXISTING laws OF the press. One of
the primary objects of the bill is TO get
rid of the discretionary Censorship--the
censurs faeui atirs so unluckily exer
cised by De Villele's Ministry. II is a
fact known, that the newspapers which
were in actual existence in 1922, con.
stitute at this moment. with the single
addition of the Messenger des Chambres,
which was set up very lately by the pre-
sent Ministers, all the Journals tba,
France possesses, and of the cause of
this limitation the public at large ale as
little aware. No newspapers can be
established in France without the ex-
press permission of the Ministry for the