Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-02-19
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Massacre at Nrste A Smyrna article
of December I'D, states that the Turks
have del1ged the island of Crete with
the blood Of the Christians The va
home dans, persuaded tina, when there
shall be 10 Greeks in the country. the, e
will be ne reason for separating it fros,
the Ottoman dominion, have conceive d
the project If discriminating this rare Of
people, and in two days massscred from
one thousand To tvs elve hundsed people
in the city Of Gambia alone Srarcely a
sutficieRt number af christians we're left
To draw the carcases of their country
nen to the sea. Tina: being done, the
unhappy wsetches who had been spare d
we're assassnated At Sude, at spina
Tonga, at Rehno, all who were no. Ma
bometaps were put {" the sword IL is
ssd that this horrible massacre was
perpatrated in consequence OF secret
order of the Grand seignor, who has
formed the project Of extrpating Chris
tisnity Throughout bis empire
The same article ssys. that the Mus
cevites have now found the vulnerable
point Of Turkey, in the bio, ksde of
Constan inople. hitherto health and
abundance have reigned in the Ottoma an
army; while the Russian forces have
been oyertaken with fanine and disease:
hut with the dst.esses aud the want Of
provisions, produced by the blockade
conhsgratiens. resolts, and anarchy.
may be expected to take place in the
capital of the Turkish Empire. as the
thee FIRST months of the year 1929 will
grove.
The Grand Duke Constantine, has
arrived a, Warsaw, and introduced
fresh activity into the several branches
OF the A ADMINISTRATION. IL is said that
The Polish army will be augmented
Great fnsurrectaon An article from
Corfu, Dec. 10, says that Redschid Pa
cha, of Janina, having been called to
Constsntinople, to advise on the meas
ures of preserving the Grecian Provin
ces. a vast instruction had broken out
in bis territory. AL EtoIia, A carnanis,
/ the mountainous country of Pbessaly
and pindus, as far as Debris. are in arms
The Albanian Mabometans have uni
ted themselves to the malcontents II
is thought that this movement may have
important consequences.
British Stocks, Dec. slss-Consols
were at $50
! The failure of Remington and Steven
son, and the disappe arsnee Of one of the
partners. with considerable sum, is
the subject OF general conversation -
The amount carried of. is said to ex
coed 900 600 pounds sterling
{ Portugal - An extract of a private
letter from Lisbon. Dec. 90. states that
the 55lh bulletin of the kings, Niguel's
health, published that day, giving a ia
vorable account OF the state of Don Mi
guel's health is evidently false: that Mi
guel, ever since the 18Th Of December,
has evidently declined; that be has suf
fered the most irightful commissions :that
the party Of Miguel and the Queen are
qvarrelhng about the formation Of the
J new government; that the Constitution.
alists begin to take courage = and that
part of the army 10 ready to declare in
then favor
The inhabitants Of The island of Ter
ceirs, havesen an address to the young
Queen OF Portugal, to assure her OF
their Loyalty.
A letter from Gibraltar says that the
bloc kade of TsngieFs Thy the Britisb)
still continued The Moorish govern
ment does not agree 10 the demands Of
the English The town remained in per
feet tranquility, notwithstanding ;he me
nacipg attitude OF the British squadron.