The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-02-18
FOREIGN NEWS.
London papers to Dec. 81 hare been reeeired
in NeaD York

L0nGOn papers 10 Zee. 81 hGce Oeen TecetCen
in .Neao York.
In London great excitement was created
on the 9th Dec. by the failure of the bank
ing house of Remington, Stephenson, g. Co.
and the disappearance of Stephenson, with
cash and securities to an immense amount.
A reward of $1,000 sterling was offered for
his arrest, and that of clerk who was con-
cerned with him. 1t was said that there was
adefrienry of 100000 in exchequer bills,
$4,000 of which belonged to an Insurance
Company, 10000 to an ex-sheriff supposed
to be at present in America, and the rest to
some bankrupt estates. The whole amount
missing at the banking house was f180,000.
The late Lord Liverpool is reported to
have died extremely rich, his property be-
ing estimated at not less than 100000.
A Paris paper says-"The Dey of AL
giers, whom we are reduced to the neces-
sity of soliciting to make peace, will not
listen to any proposals, the greater part of
the people being DESTROYS of war 1t is
probable that France, with her thirty mil
lions of inhabitants, her sixty vessels of the
line, and her three hundred thousand sol-
diers, will he obliged to make the amende
honorable to a power of 100000 individuals,
entrcnched in fortress which insults all
Europe, and sets at defiance all the laws of
civilized nations"
MASSACRE AT CRETE A Smyrna arti-
Gle of Dec. I'd, states that the Turks have
deluged the island of Crete with the blood
of the Christians. The Mahometans, per-
suaded that when there shall lie no Greeks
in the country, there will be no reason for
| separating it from the Ottoman dominion,
Z ho 90 o0nroiyod tho nf ovforuninatiurr
/ this race of people and in two days massa-
cred from 1000 to 1900 people in the city of
! Gambia alone. Scarce sufficient number
of Christians we're left to drag the carcasses
of their countrymen to the sea. This being
done, the unhappy wretrhes who had been
| spared were assassinated A: Sude, at
Spina Tonga, at Retmo, all who were.not
Mahometans, were put to the sword. II is
said that this horrible massacre was perpe-
I trated in consequence of secret order of
the Grand Seignor, who has formed the
project of extirpating Christianity through
out his empire.
The same article says, that the Musco-
| vites have now found the vulnerate point of
| Turkey, in the blockade of Constantlnople.
Hitherto health and abundance have reign
ell in the Ottoman army, while the Russian
| forces have been overtaken with famine and
disease but with the distresses and the
want of provisions, produced by the block
ade, conflagrations, revolts, and anarchy
may he expected to take place in the capt.
tai of the Turkish Empire, as the three first
months of the year 1929 will prove.
GREAT RESURRECTION. An article from
Corfu, Dec IL, says that Redschid Pacba,
of Jamina, having been called to CONSTANT
nople, to advise on the measures of preserv-
( ing the Grecian Provinces, a vast insurrec-
ton had broken out in his territory. All
Etolia, Acarnania. the mountainous country
of Thessaly and Pindus as far as Debris, are.
! in arms.
| The Albanian Mahometans have united
themselves to the macontents. 1t is thought
that this movement may have important con-
I sequences.
! PORTUGAL. An extract of a private
letter from Lisbon, Dec. co. states that
Miguel, ever since the 18th of Dec. has
evidently declined; that he has suffered
the most frightful commissions that the
party of Miguel and the Queen are quarrel
ing about the formation of the new govern
ment; that the Constituencies begin
TO take courage-and that part of the
army is ready to declare in their favor.
We have received letters from Lisbon
which state that there are now in the Tagus,
on hoard of n French frigate, several Portu-
guese of emnence for their patriotism and
| talents, who had for some time past taken
no part in politcs, who have had price set
on their heads by the tyrannical Usurper,
and for whose apprehension the vilest tricks
have been resorted to. To such an extent
have the mlnions of Miguel proceeded that
the captain Of the frigate in which these
unfortunate men have found asylum, has
addressed a note to the Portuguese Minis.
ter Of Foreign Affairs, informing him that,
upon any repetition Of an attempt to appre-
bend refugees seeking shelter on board bis
French Majesty's ships, the most summary
mode of punishment would Immediately be
resorted to against the persons entrusted
with its execution.-LondOm paper.