Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-08-11
FOREIGN,

EToM. the Neic York 7o,ericna of Fr;J,,.
FROM FRANCE.--By the Francis l.. from Havre
we have our Paris files to the 10Th nit inclusive
IA few days later than had previously receive
N-e"ol, Liverpool. We Do not find any uutkenii
news from the scat o. war, I'D: tIaH9late what we
do find
TURKEY.-Beig,ude, % .uay-The Grand vi
zicr il is said is about to leave ChoumIa wi, forty
thousand men for Si!istria of which place he is re-
solved to raise the siege. 1t contains garrison of
twelve thousand men, and has 10000 inhabitants
iIusscin Pacha also n'ho commands at Rudzchuck.
is about to unite portion ofhis tfonps with the
garrison of Tourtonkai to march upon Silistria The
Russians have IS 600 before that place and as
the Turks deem hat Jsition Of immense importance
~ them, there will doubtless be terrible contest in
Us vicinity. The Congreye rockets much used
N European armies, have Just been introduced by
on Englshnan among the Turks who expect TO
derive great advantage from them against the Rus
sian cavalry IL the broken country ofthe Balkan.
[Gasette If .4ugsJurg.1
MoLDAyIA-Jassy, e6h .aIay.--The rumour gains
ground that the garrison of Silistra made sore on
The 23d and gained possession of some of the Rus
sian entertainments, which the latter only rctook af
ter an obstinate contest. General Pofowski is said
TO be severely wounded. A Turkish Aga was taken
prisoner. II is also said that the vanguard of the
Grand Vizer has shewn itself in the vicinity of 81
listra, and that part Of General Roths corps is to
reinforce the bcsleging army The Russian Flotilla
on the Danube has commenced bombardino the place
and the principal attack will, it is supposed, be
made the side Of the river. Nothing official
however, has yet been received as to these doinCs,
and every thing rests upon ruInor. Some wounded
lave arrived at Bucharest.
Comui5r cal letters from Odessa give as report
that Admiral Greig had engaged the Russians ard
captured several Of their voss-'s. Gen. Paskewitch
il Also said to have beaten the Turks before Akhal
Xix. The waters Of the Danube are much swolen
and fears entertained lest the communication
with the right bank may be interrupted, and the la
bors ofthe siege OF Sistra be impcded. Gazette If
.4HgsbDg.l
Mr. Stratford Canning, late English Ambassador
ri Constantinople, arrived at Paris from Naples on
the 10th.
Joaian Islands, Corfu, 23d. .May.-Missolonrhi and
Auatohca are IN possession Of the Greek troops-lis
result accomplished on the l7h by capitulation
and without loss. The first proposal was made bv
the Greeks, which the Garrison al first rejected and
afterwards accepted
In Missolongli there was great quantity of can
non and ammunition; the Seraskier ha wing placed
there all that had been used in the siege. After
the surrender, 900 Greek troops out for Athens
the rest for Epirus
Paris, 20Lt.--PuJHc Stocks--Aher q momentary
DEPRESSION the three per cents have gone up again Ia
-. The five per cents have varied but little.
The Courier des Pays-bas Of 10th June says OF
the frs Of next January the documents relating the
differences between England aud the United State
VIII be submitted TO the arbitration Of the King q
the Notherands.
From Rouen they write, wheat is arriving here il
ABUNDANCE the port is encumbered and besides forty
vcssols now waiting 10 unload, there are advces o
one hundred and fifty others. Every thing indicate
ftll in the price Of grain.
From Gte Gazette ne France of 18Th June.1
We have stated that Admiral IIeyden had, by al
official declaration, confirmed the extension Of th,