The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-10-21

| ats, sept. 4. The following are the
bases upon which it is said that Russia will
consent to treat list, the entire and un-
restricted execution of the convention of
Akermann. I'd, the cession of two places
on the Aslatic coast of the Black Sea. 3D.
an indemnity of 100.000,OOO of Spanish nj
asters, ($100,0OO,OO0.) 4th, the occupation
OF Varna and Bourgas, as security for the
payment. 9TH, the free passage ofthe Bos
phorus and the Dardanelles.
"Po1ITTCAL Relations OF RUss1A.
} Three Russian Captains, now at Havre
feeling alarmed at the warlike reports
which were circulated on the Appearance
OF the new Administration, have written to
their Ambassador at Paris to express the
dread they should have in proceeding TO
Lisbon, the place of their destination. if the
political state of Europe rendered the an
proach of hostities probable. The Rms
sian Ambassador FASTENED TO reply to the
I Captains letter, which we have before ms
IN which he says that there never existed q
more perfect good understanding between
Russia and the other powers of Eurone
! than at the present moment. You are to
consider, adds the Ambassador. the renorts
of war, which have given you uneasiness as
being without foundation" -Harre .Iomr,,nJ
GREECE. The President of Greece ar.
rived on the 9th July at Argos. Abont
two-thlrds of the Deputies TO the fourth
Congress, had arrived at Argos on the J4tb
July, and the others were expected imme-
diately. The Assembly will sit in the an
! cient theatre, which has been fitted I'D for
the purpose.
Patras and the castle of the Morea are
evacuated by the French troops. Colonel
! Raikof IS named commandant of Patras
and that castle.
The Universal Gazette of Greece of the
18th July gives an account, under the head
of Camp near Thebes," of some actions
between the Greek and Turkish CORPS in
the vicinity: in one, on the 18th july. the
Turks are stated to have lost $50 men killed
and wounded, and 3 Standards besides sew
eral prisoners: the Greeks had a killed
and Is wounded
On the 9th of Aug. news was brought to
Corfu by the steamboat from Zante. that
the Greek National Assembly opened at
Argos on the 23d of July, on which occa-
sion Count Capo d'Istrias made verv Jonu
speech. 1t was not known who would be
President, but it was thought it would be
Admiral Miaulis.
From the Philadelphia National Gazette.
TURKEY. We have received our last
file Of the Courier de Smyrna down to the
10th August, and have before US a letter of
that date, from an intelligent gentleman at
Smyrna, who writes in these terms:
" We are all quiet here, Notwithstanding
the Russians must now be very near Con-
stantlnople. Our last advices from thence
are to the Sd inst 1t is certain that their
advanced posts were (about 28th ult.) not
more than sixty miles from Adrianople, and
the Sultan has unfortunately no means of
checking their progress. 1t seems they |
have landed 1.-THE Russians) troops at vari- |
Gus points on the European coast of the !
Black Sea, and these will form a junction
with the main body, which crossed the Bal !
kan mountains latter a most. murderous
conflict with the MussulmGns, in which the
latter were totally routed near Shumlal
with about 10000 men, having their force
swelled by the troops which besieged Siis- |
tria, and which surrendered at discretion
on the Both June. A good deal of alarm
prevailed at Constantinople, on hearing of
the progress Of the Russian army. The
Grand SeignoI makes every effort 10 meet
the coming storm, but the fact is, his day is |
passed, and his subjects evince great, verv
great reluctance indeed, to face the enemy i
and this is not wonderful; they think that tie
Almighty has decreed the fall of their EN-
pire, and they are fatalsts in the strongest
sense of the word. The Sultan will lose
Constanstinople, but do not think he will
be taken by the Russians. He has long
since declared, that if the Russians advance
near Constantinople. and he cannot oppose
Z hn u,ill
Asia Minor, and carry on the war-that
his ancestors won Constantinople, by the
sword and that by the sword it must be
taken from him. The European ministers
have done their utmost to induce him to
( treat with the Russians, but he is not to
he moved-he is deafto all their arguments
We wait with great anxiety. you may be-
lieve, for further intelligence from the
capital.
The Smyrna Courier of the 9th of Aug.
contains the decree of the Sultan. which
orders levy en- nlaSSe in consequence of
the approach of the Russians. The Seras
kier Pacha was directed to organize 10000
men from the inhabitants of Constantinople.
! for the defence Of Kara Bournou and the
vicinity.
GREECE. The latest Smyrna paper fur
nishes a translation of the speech which
! the President of Greece delivered at the
opening of the National Assembly at Argos
on the gath of July. This document is long
and circumstantal. The President CRATE
| fully commentaries the political and pecu-
! mary aid which the Greeks had received
from the Allies, Russia, France, and Eng
/ land; he represents the national affairs as
capable of order and prosperity; exhorts
the Assembly to rely upon the friendship
and protection of the Allies, and promises
that no political conventions shall he con-
cluded, nor constitutional laws adopted
without the sanction of the national repre-
sentatives in Congress. We DO not remark
] thni the nrncihnnt hnr r,niinnL thn Oh It,