Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-01-29

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on board being half dead With hunger
and thirst, in reaching the port o. Sc
bastopoi. We are assured that nun
Der of transports ioundered. and that
others wess driven ashore and that all
hands persisted.
.80airs Of Ewors The relations, OF
the different powers of Europe are a.
present surprisingly complicated. We
Oeheld the singular spectacle, OF nations
at war manilestIng no acts OF hostility,
as Turkey and Greece----natlohs at
peace engaged in actual warfare, as
France and England with Turkey and,
il repori be ,rue, allied nations tcrming
alliances against each other Such IS
the posture Of affairs, that it requires
The glirof prophecy tn foreteli, with any
deg.ee Of confluence, what wi! be the
rssuis. A the same time, we are free
t. say, that, after tie strong expressions
used ia the Russian Manifesto; the sac
rlGces already made. and Tue ditticuI~
ties overcome; we do not believe that
The powerful Gear will consent 10 o pre-
mature peace, except on teras 10 which
Turkey will be i'll disposed TO submit.
That active exerhVns will be used by
England, France and Austria, to bring
about such peace beioie the opening
OF another campaign, We do not doubt.
But eveu tbev will not undertake, ~e
presume, toforce peace upon Russia,
without reference to the causes oi the
war, and if these be taken into account
it is extremely doubtful whether any
medium can be fixed upon, which will
satisfy the Two belligerents.
Should the present negotiation fail,
the next question is. whether Russia has
might and main" enough. taking into
view the obstacles created by nature
superst.tious, and warlike defences 30
overturn the domiQ,ons OF the Sultan;
and il so, whether the powers above
mentioned will suffer her already collos-
sal empire to be extended over the 'uins
Of Turkey, On the former pom sour belief
is, that with 100000 men under arms,
and twice as many more who might ca
silly be broughtinto the field, Russia Is
competent 10 achieve whatever human
power can accomplish; and We are not
disposed {, admit that furkeS is 'Dvln
chile Bot whether England F'anee.
and aus,rin ever jealous for the hal
ance 81 the power" will permit such a
conquest without becoming themselves
partizans in the war, demands q Doubt
NJ Y. Journal IF Commerce
We have before us a statement ( the
population Of Greece, the principsl part
OF which was received by Mr., King from
Count V. A Capo D'lstria, brother Of
the President. |, was taken from the
Register Of Ali Pacha. Ne. King says,
II have not much confidence in its cor
RICHNESS; still think it may be an ap-
Proclamation TO the truth with regard to
the population of Greece, as it was ct ght
or ten years ogo" Il have made some
other investigation respecting the pop
ulation of Greece, which ! intend to send
soon. For the present will say that
suppose there are net more than about
100000 or 100000 Greeks who can
ne called fres-that is, inhabitants of the
Peloponesus and of Islands" The Isl.
ands Mr.. King supposss to contain-trom
100000 to 100000 inhabitants. They
are not included 10 the following alb
strscts Of the document mentioned a.
bove.
THRssALY is divided into IL cantons
or de psrimeuis .coDtaining 4l25O Turks,
and 39s,eG0 ChristisDs--tota 4S9 900
la EASTERN and WESTERN GREECE are
30 cations, and 4s6,s45 inhabitants, Of
whom only $4,000 are Turks. EPrRus
embraces Is cantons, and has 402.6S0
inhabitants, OF whom 76,S4e are Turks
The population OF the hoRrA is estima.
ted at 650 ,00o-that of SOUTHERN Ma
cEDoNIA at 1000, of whom 80 600 are
Turks. In round numbers, the estimate
mentioned above gives to the districts
enumerated an aggregate population OF
about = $50, O0e; viz. Turks 10000, ,
Christians I,9S0,000.
We hope ere long to have from th'
ibdefaiigable agent whom the Ladje.
have employed, some more t'us wurll
statements on this subjsct.-ibld.