The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-10-07
RUSSIA AND TURKEY.

ConstantinopIe, July 25. The situation
of the Porte becomes more critical every
hour. The enemy makes immense pro-
gress or every side, and nothing but miri-
Gle can save the Sultan, unless he listens TO
reason, and shows himself willing to make
peace. The troops are losing their conf
6enCr, anu spirit or muIlnv mas SHOWN
itself in some corps. The second battalion
of bombardiers has actually refused to
march against tile enemy, and its command
er has been beheaded. A similar mutiny
is said to have taken place at Widen,
whittier the Pacha of Scutari is marching
with $4,000 AlbanIans.. The measures
adopted are not calculated to inspire conf
dence, or avert the dangers that threaten
the capital, any more than the orders that
have been issued to fortify Adfianople and
the provincial cities; for the Musselmen
are weary of the eXertions that they have
been making for so many years, and the
many burdens, which they have to bear.
The Russian columns are said to be only
six days march from Adrianople, and the
haste with which all the troops coming
from Asia are ordered to the second capt.
tai Of the empire, shows the reality of the
danger. Many considerable families have
come hither from Adranople. In Asia,
too, affairs are in bad condition. Gener-
al Paskewitsch has gained great battle
near Erzerum which he is said to have
already taken. The Chief of the Schismat-
ic Armenians, with Russian corps, has
taken the fortress of Van, and thus opened
a large field for the operations of the enc
my, this being the chief of the Schismatic
Armenians. The Porte may soon have to
- o.,k., e ~. e. IL I ~ Il
lie Armenians, on the perfidious suggestion
of this Sect Tartars are hurrying in all
directions to carry orders, or bring intelli-
gence. The Aga Of the Tartars himself
has gone to Trebisond, where the Russians
have attempted landing and done much
damage. A Russian squadron is cruising
at the entrance of the Bosphoros, which
the day before yesterday, made show of
entering the channel. This caused the
greatest alarm, especially as the Turkish
men-of-war made no preparations to oppose
them, but withdrew into the inner harhor.
1t seems that the wind was not quite favor
able, and that the Russian admiral waits
for a more favorable moment to alarm the
unfortunate inhabitants of Constantinople.
What will be the fate of the Franks, if the
Russian Commanders should succeed in
attacking the capital /? Dispatches after
dispatches are sent off to Asia to hasten the
march of the reserve to Europe. The
Viceroy of Egypt is most earnestly desired
to send to the Sultan the aid which he SO
much needs.
Abdul Rahman, Pacha of Three Tails,
who commanded the troops on the Kun
tchik, the garrisons Of Messembria, Achioli,
and Bourgos, had assembled six or seven
thousand men on the right bank of the
Juschi Kioi-Dere but were attacked and
driven back by General Roth, abandoning
his position with two strand batteries Of
four guns each, and a dock yard with
beautiful new corvette Of IS guns. He lost
400 prisoners and 700 standards. Mes
sembria, which 10 well fortified, was
attacked by land, and also by Admiral
6reig with his squadron. Osmar Pacha,
The Governor, surrendered on the 23d, with
100 ofieerss the Russians took IS canhons |
md 1000 prisoners, and 10 standards.
The garrison Of Bourgos made sally,
,uf was Sepulsed; and the Russians enter