Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-03-17
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ne Sourler OF the Zotn, announces POSITIVE
ly the appointment, OF the Duke of Northumber.
land to the Lord Lieu,enancy Of Ireland. The
King was coming from Windsor, for the meet
ingof Parliament, The Duke was to be present.
ed to the King, for leave,aking, on the ID cf
February, and would take his'depariure for Ire
land on the 9Th.
Prince Polignac had left London for Paris.
The object If this movement was unknown, all
though it was generally supposed to be for
the arrangement of treaty for the intervention
between Russia and The Porte, so far as the
Dardanelles is concerned. Rumor says the
treaty is actually signed, and communicated TO
the Emperor OF Russia. An express received
from Vienna, states that meeting Of ambassa-
doris had been held at Cons,antinople, repre-
senting 10 the Sultan the desire Of Russia 10
treat with him On moderle terms, and the gen.
eral wish of Europe fot the restoration OF peace;
TO which he replied IL tina, the actual
state oi affairs, and Russia WIS sincere and
moderate in her proposals he would senG an
ambassador to any place which they might ap.
point.
Lord Dalhousie, late Governor OF the Cana
dss, was making preparations for his depart
ure for India, in which country he has received
the appointment Of commander of the forces.
IRELANp.-Silce the departure Of the Mar
quis Angleses from Ireland, mum erous address
es had been forwarded 10 him from that coun>
try.
Two attachments, from the 56th and goth
regiments Of Infantry, left London on the morn
ing Of the 27th of January, for Newry and
Dublin in Ireland.
From THE SEAT OF WAR.-Advices from
Odessa are to the Sd of January. The winter
was unusually severe. The Grand Vizier and
the whole army were (December 25) between
Aidos and Shumla, in cantonmenlaSthe rigor
Of the winter admitting Of no active operations.
Tahir Pacha, who commanded part Of the Tur-
kish feet at the battle Of Navar!n, had received
orders to march part of their forces, assembling
at Adrianople, TO the Danube, whittier Teha>
han Oglure had proceeded before, with The
Asiatic cavalry. Large endorsements had
been sent to Erzerum Hussein Pacha has
been succeeded at Choumla by Halel Pacha,
and was on his way to take the command ofthe
camp a, AGrianope. The Sultan was still at
Rams Tchif1ick. The most urgent commands
continue to be sent for ornaments 10 Asia {;
aud the Porte will make a great display Of
force in the Spring.
Down TO the 26rh December, the greatest
roads on thef ron,iers of Turkey were said to be
covered with snow 10 the depth Of from four TO
FIVE feet
GREEcE.-Lord Cochrane has resigned his
command in the Greek Navy
The fort OF Salome, on the north coas, Of the
Gulf Of Lcpanto, had surrendered 10 the Greeks
with 500 men, Albanians, who had been allow
ed o return Ia their homes.
Mr. S,ralford Canning and the Russian Pie
hipotentiary lief, Poros December 90 for Malta
and Naples General Guilleminot had sailed
December Is.
The Journal DIES Debais contains a memorial
from the Commissioners Of the Greek Govern
ment, addressed TO the Monarchs of the Triple
Alliance, in December, 1927, two months after
the battle Of Navarin. At tina, period no de.
termination had been taken respecting the Ii
mils within which regenerated Greece should,
for the present, al least, be restricted. The
Commissioners, emboldened, no doubt, by the
results Of an action which they be-
lieved TO have been fought by the express COM
mand Of the Allies, claimed more extensive
portion Of territory than the latter seemed will
inr to grant, even after the occupa ZION of the
Morea by French army. They admir that
the best frontiers would be those which present
the shortest possible line Of demarca,i !; and
forgetting that the neck OF the ls'hmus OF Co.
rin,h is the spot which answers best TO their
own description, they ask Tor the line traced
out on the one side by he mountains of Thes>
ssly, aud on the other side, by the river Of Anus
or Varoussa, and the ad jacrnt chains. This
would include Lower Epirus, Thessay, Atlica,
Bee,ia, k,olis, and other provinces chiefly oc-
cuped BY Greeks.
SMYRNA. DEC 1.-THE Information that the
blockade Of the Dardanslles was limited 10
grain cargoes, has been confirmed by our Com-
rnodore, Sir Thomas Staines. He was inform.
ed by the commander of the blockadng squad.
ron, that only vessels with such carg"es would
be prevented passing through, and that colo>
malls, or any other description Of general mer-
chandise. would suffer no impeachment.
FRANcE.-Thr speech Of the King of France
at the opening of the Chambers, was 10 have
been delivered January 81, and it was under
stood il could present the same general views
as those TO be presented by the speech of the
King of England at The opening Of Parliament.
According 10 the Paris Moniteur Of the a4,h
January. an ordinance had been 2romuIga ted