Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-08-20


them. however, Of a LATER date than London,
I'd. Our regular files have not yet come
TO hand. In the papers before US, which are
but one day later tina those previously receiv>
ed, we 6ud no intelligence Of moment. The
news from the seat of war has been anticipated
BY the Havre arrival, and the following few
items are all iha, require present attention.
The London Morning Herald contains two
Ordinances Of the Greek Government, one OF
which extends the blockade of Western Greece
to Moristo, not including that place in tie
line Of the blockade. The other Ordinance,
dated Asril 97,h, declares that indepen-
IDENTIFY Of the coast Of Attica, OF The island
Of Eubaea and Of the gulph Of Volo, all
ready placed in state Of blockade; the coasts
Of the Demetriad Zagora, as far as Cape Keis-
searas, are in like manner in state oil blockade
These are the blockades which the President Of
Greece is said TO ha We refused TO raise at
the request of the English Consul letter
from Smyrna, dated May 81, says that the mer-
chants there are alarmed al the Piracies which
will naturally follow the ordering OF these block.
AIDES, and which the Greek government will not
have power TO prevent.
Lord Sraneford. who has just arrived at
London from Rio Janeiro; touched at ST. Mi
chal's on his way home. He found boti The
military and the inhabitants in very disor-
gaD,zed state, and both dissatisfied with The
government OF Don Miguel, There are about
l,5oo troop, ON ,hc island, who are in COM
piele slate Of INSTRUMENTATION, and hourly sing
ing in The street The Constitutional Hymn
The London Morning HrraId says thai Don
Migue,'s ckadi, < squadron have detained
for several days British snip called the HuIkm
taken several Portuguese mere hantmen, and
appropriated them TO their own USE and last
though no, leas, have captured an American
ship, which they sold as a lawful prize"
Ii appears, says the Herald, " that after this
vessel was brought TOO, the captain went on
shore for the purpose OF ascer,aining what
course was to be pursued, when the comman-
der Of the Portuguese man OF war Don John 6,
cut her cables and appropriated her 10 his own
use, as part Of The bockadiQg squadron
Such is the account we have received from
most respectable source, but which we could
scarcely believe 10 be true, had no, he author
ity been such as to leave lii,le doubt on the sub
iect. 1t remains 10 be seen how brother JON
athan will receive This insult offered to his
flag"
\ tempest of rain was experienced in Cam
terbury on the ash Of June, similar 10 that
which took place in Boston a few days since
The streets in some places were inundated
knee deep, and in some places the lower apart
menis OF the houses were flooded To a coosid-
cradle depth, These deluge like showers sue
ceeded eac h other with li.tie inermission for
nearly three hours. The wheat in the neigh.
borhood was laid tlat by the force Of The rain.
A letter fro Me ssina. Nav LIST, says, that
few days previous an r'upson Of Mount E,na
had taken place. The volcano burst out with
amazing fury, and Two crsters had opened on
the north side &C the mounta'n. During the
eruption an extraordinary hea' prevailed for
two da, S in M.ssra. The eruption did much
damage TO the produce in general, but no lives
were lost.