Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-01-21

i,o" the conquest of Varna his ambitious mother |
inc Empress Dowager, died
Dehs w eekly Messenger says, from all tho news
aNeu from those quarters, it appears that tho Rus
SLAMS are much more DESTROYS of FINISHING the cnm
Paign than the Turks In other words, the Russian
are more exhausted by getting the victory sucb 81, !,
49, than the Turks are by losing the battlc o. our
OPINION has been already expressed that the winter
VIII DE season OF active negotiation and TINT Eu.
rope WIN DC enjoying perfect paccation, at lenst in
the NORTH Eastern quarters, before the return of tho
next SPRING" '' - ''0
The Traveller of the I'd December spe,ks in tho
sane strains by private lettcrsireceived this morn
ing from ~ etersourg we learn that an opiniDn WINS
entertained there, that Nicholas was ,nxop. ,bot nc
got'ations should be opened through the medium of
TINS country for tine settlement of all differences with
urKey' Money had become universally scarce at ST.
Petcrsburgh, and there as well as here. discounts
Were scarcely to be Obtained.
As to the apprehended scarcity we gee no rea son
TO think the calculations which, to nudge from the
prices paid here for bread stus nppenr In have bocn
made will be rcalized-the duty on FOREIGN wheat
having been reduced by tee rise of the average price
TO one smiling per quarter. much foreign wheat i'm
oonu was immediately entered For prices and dc
tails we refer to the commercial head
| The King of England has experimental severe at
tacS on the govt which together with the seclsion in
whichhc lives, sonnwonted for an English Kiny caused
IMPRESSION evince) THAT
his hieis precarious. He had, however so far reco
vered a. TO hold a Court ut Windsor Castle Tho
puhe Ciarcnce next IN succession TO the throne
was also said TO be in very feeble health.
n
list december, give long ordinance of the King,
appointing some new, and dismssinr some former
CounSclors ofState, Projects, &c. The Apti-Villee
papers applaud tins proceeding. Their opponents
disapprove IT, and call 1t concession to the revou
tom Good.1
The French military and marine forces had obtain
c et'c possession OF the Morea. having been oblig-
cd to lombard for few hours the Castle of the Mo
rea, on the Straits of Lcpanto--carrisonea Inv 600
Iurks-who surrendered as soon as a brencb was ef
fected The British frigatcs Talbot and La Blonde
aided the French attack, by landing saiors marines
and cannon, and throughout acted undcr tho orders ~
Admral de RIgny This certainly looks like harmo-
ny IN the views of the two governments as To the pro
ceedings OF the French in Greece. The French
troops IN the Morea appear to have suffered severely
from sickness 10y
Don Miguel of Portugal driving his sstor ,,,,a
overturned, and broke his thigh The accident was
accustomed, the loyal Portuguese saw bv tho ,,r,
with which the Don was received during his drive:
whercat his mules were alarmed, ran away and ovcr
turned him. Others more sarcastcalv ailege tbst
ne was applying the whip numerically to his beasts
ana that they more spirited than his subjects rebeI
cd ana overthrew HIM. He was said to be in pre-
carlous state, for as late Nov. 22d-tweve dnvs f
ter the accident, the bone had not been set.
SIR Walter Scott has been elected Lord Rector of
the University of Glasgow. -
Hunton. defaulter Mt the Greenwich Uosn;,,I
VINO attempted to escape TO this country, has been
found guilty. - $500 S
The account of great battle between the Russians
and TURKS, near Shournla, published in our paper
ia
not confirmed. ''1' -
In Armenia Gen. Paskcwitch has ceased active on
erauons' having completely succeed in capturing
provinces, torresses, and forte. One oftbe for
redses was defended by 10000 Turks and considered
mpregnabe. ~
The Grand Vzier is said to have lost his Office and
suffered Punishment. The Turks denor,nce Yusuf
Pacha as traitor, and attribute him the loss of
Varna: lie has arrived at Odessa, and is treated
with disticton.
The Emperor Of Russia has arrived Mt St. Peters
DurSh' where the Empress mother has lately died
IL IS stated that operations against Turkey will be
carried on with much energy as if he were IN =,
hcid. We are assured that the Russians have IN
intention OF retiring behind the Danube One mr.
count says that they have advanced beyond Varna
whence the Turkish forces have been Withdrawn t
be united with those of one of the Pacbas of Ror,oo
Hen. Gelsmer has met with more success f'bo
sacred standard is to be kept in the cnvirons Of Con-
stanhnope, to be unturled only in of extremity
conscrpton has been authorised. and the troons r
Tie Balkan are to be reinforced wit30 900 men in ts
manner. Great numbers of the wild hordes who as
sembed against the Russians, have dispersed at the
approach of winter.
The blockade Of the Dardanellcs appears NOT r.
nave vet commenced but it was expected soon 70 he
enforced Ten Russion ships of the line Ind lstclv
sailed for the Archipelago. 10y
r, a clerk in the Navy Office, in London, named
FcrryInan, Is missing The amount of his defnlca
ton has not yet been ascertaincd. 1t is RISING 90 600
pounds sterling.
The Augsburg Gazette contains the following in.
tchlScHCe, udteu from the frontiers of Wullacha
Nov D. According 10 accounts from Craiowa Gen
1iesnar has rcapcd new aurels by the success of a
formidable attack on the Turks in their important
position at the tetede-pont of Kalafat Of which no
succeeded IN making himself mastcr--thus putting an
end TO the lncursons into Wallnchia by the Musu-
mans, who had retired to Widen: Silistria is still
closely besIegcd IL appears beyond doubt that tho
RUSSIANS will maintain their positions on this side the
Danube throughout the whole line from Vnrna 10
Slistria, passing through Bazardiik, which is now
being fortified as place of defence. Since the fail
Of Iarna, the Grand Vizier is supposed to occupy
position between Schumla and Paravudi.
In Ireland there has been several eases of disoy
der and violence.
On the 25th November, the King OF England held
Court at Windsor Castle, when Mr.. Barbour deliv-
cred his credentials Minister from the United
states, and was graciously received. Mr.. Baron
Vaughan was presented to the King on his being an
pointed one of the Barons of the Excheuuer and had
the honour Of knighthood conferred upon him
The proceedings at Windsor Castle 18th Noven1
ocr, upon the occasion Of his Majestys holding a
Court and Council, receiving Foreign Ministers.
and giving audiences, occupied considerable time