The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1829-10-22

Guilty. for though very strong io~aIos me
sea. they have scarcely any defence on 'he
| land side.
Copiure OF .adrionopie.--A courier who
passed through Odessa on the 25'h OF. on
his woy to ST. Petcrsburgh, with the Keys
of Adrianop.c, stated that Gen. Diebitsch
had the intention Of advancing TWO Gays
after his entry into that city.
The following extract Of a private letter
from Russian Oftirer. dated Adranople,
! Augus, ~ is gwen by the Augsburgh Ga
zetle.--"Upon our taking possession o' inns
city yesierday,,be greatest tranquii'ty pre-
vailed. The troops which should have de-
/ Tended IL having fed, COssacks were cent
| in pursuit OF them. Many OF The lnhabi'
! tan,s came ont 10 meet ns, and the whole
population focked together Ia witness our
entry, and were struck with the or.
/ der that Was maintained in every direc-
! tion. The Commander in. chief having Ia
| ken possession of The ancient seraglo.
! deputation Of the Noinbles, and all The
Consuls went 10 ray him their respects.
! The former solicited his protection, and
promised TO CO operate in the maintenance
! Of tranquility. The most friendly recep-
! tion WAS given 10 us, and we perceived
clearly ihut civilization has made much
greater progress in this country than is
generally supposed. The ancient farali-
cal zeal ofike Mussulmans has disappeared
and the lower classes alone continue to de.
spisc those who are ofano,hcr rcliglon tiJnD
themselves. The principal Mussuimans
seem 10 feel the weightofihe despotisintbat
oppfesscs the nation. and are sincerely de-
sirous OF getting rid oft. What surpris-
cd US mos.-is the existence of an almost
general Association. of all the MOasunInns
who are connected 10y secret societies like
! Fieemosons. This Association, which was
! formed ct The time of the overthrow of the
Janissuries, IVES created by Freemason;
tho members recognize each other by the
signs Of Frcemasonry, and keep the SAME
silence upon The Order and its object.
The Ot,omgn Government does not appear
/ to be aware ofthe existence ofthis Asrocia.
ton. which may become very dangerous,o
its despotIsm.
An extract Of another lctter, dated hdria.
nop'e. August 2lst, says :-"festerdsy
morning our army took possession ol ih.
second city of the Empire. 4 division Of
flulans frs, entered followed by division
Of Chnsspurs or foot, with two companies
Of artillery, and Then the whole army-the
,General.in Chief riding in front. The
bands ofeaeh regiment played the Russian
national air ,nd when ;he Commander in
Chief stopped at The old seragio 10 see the
troops iile of. the men sa1ucd him with
huzZae.. Universal astonishment seized
the Turks at the eight of our troops. who
pissed through them with nm order which
they had never seen before. We. too,
were struck ct the strange sight Of thous.
nnds Of people IN oriental costume who
crowded the streets, After the army Ind
passed, several batiulions were stationed
in The market places and squares in the in
terior of The city. and tho General took his
quarters in the old scrsglic.
The situation Of Ahrsncpie is extreme.
" delightful. The banks Of The Martha.
which here receives the Tundschc and The
Arda, ore covered with rose bushes The
city is surrounded with walls,nn has clev
Ell gatcs. II has a square citadel. with
four rnund and I2 other towers. In the
citadel is nm arsenal, and jic different qunr
iers Of lie city are united together Nv
I3 bridges over the Tundsche and Ardo.
We entered Adrianoplc 10 the number Of
2s,O00 men; only 5,tiCO have remained in
the city: The remainder have been cncamp.
ed in the cnvirons, or sent forward ten
leagues on the road 10 Cons,nn,iroplc.
The total amount Of the army is 5000
men.
The Russian army entered Adrianople
on the SOth Of August without resistance.
1t ia no, known where The Sultan was. II
is impossible TO form On opinion az 10 what
effect This intelligence would produce in
the sPrngiio; but il was known of Constan
Iinopie s.lat 5000 brigdnds. consisting Of
Aeserters md -ex. Jar';.Bries were carry.
Jog reSror nna ni.ings IL every direction.
nad spprS us were :a,sfiaincd for the
Grar' ..o,s lie The same dis.
pb' -.,..unce that { ", al Paskr-
v --uprs made himself master Of Trebi
fonda N..crc ne faand an immense booty.
tn. inhabtan,s OF Airianople disnrmed
s"inc bands Of Asiatics uho threatened
&c c,,y with phlDdcr. Tie Turks in Asia
,er Europe seem TO have lost all here. as
III y lay dvwn thrir arms without ATTEMPT |
,n2 "a defcnds Themselves. - The kurs. |
pnrrh Gascffe si the 4li lnsiant, civcs an
scc'fst y OF this important event in inc FOL. |
Ssr~'g 'erms:--"We huto jusi received by
cypress the subiniped intelligence dated
Munich. The I'd Scptrnbcr: "The news OIL
General Dicbitsrh's entry into Adriancple, !
on the 2Mh - August, has Just arrived q,
Tho Russian Embassy i'rcn head quarters.
"ussul,nen popu'siion received ,he
"nss'at' 'roons with n neacesblc attitude
sn' ".nieablc ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS oT ,hnm
asisied 'hc city 'ri.,s ,ai."r,nn, in,clh-
grnce = cprt-.ava ~ le following note.
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