The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-05-12

boat. A number of trunks were hastily |
thrown from the boat towards the shore. |
Some of these fell into the water. Our in
formant saw one unfortunate passenger who !
had jumped overheard, struck on the head
by trunk, and he thinks others persisted
in the like manner.
Among the passengers who were injured
was gentleman who had been injured by
the explosion on board the Helen McGreg.
or. He had just recovered from his wounds
when he experienced this second disaster
on board the Caledonia.
The gentleman with whom we have con-
versed, thinks the boiler was defective but
is of opinion that the immediate cause ofthe
accident was the boats being thrown out
OF trim, by the passengers pressing on one
side to view the scenery. In this way, he
thinks the water was thrown on one side of
the boiler, and the other side exposed to
the direct action of the fire.
Chill. The Baltimore American con-
tains the following letter from correspon-
dent, which places the affairs of Chill, in a
more ineligible light than the scattering
accounts heretofore published have thrown
upon them:
A compromise was made about the lat
ter part of December, by the leaders of the
revolution, but owing to the intrigues of
few leading and wealthy men attached to
subsequently took plaea. ars:s.SI
the second in command, refused to obey the
orders of Gen. Freire, and finding himself
sufficiently strong, advanced upon the cap
AaI k,-
cipal officers, made his escape, and four
days ago entered Valparaiso, being joined
by about 500 soldiers, collected from differ
ant quarters. He spiked the guns of all the
forts, and embarked for Coquimbo and Con-
ception, to secure those provinces, and did
not leave a solitary soldier behind. On the
day of his embarkation. sixteen officers de-
serted Prieto and joined Freire, whose OBJ
lect now is to secure the brig of war Achil-
les, now lying at Coquimbo dismasted, and
proceed from hence to Conception, to raise
cavalry, which he is deficient in. Freire is
moderate man-deservedlv popular-and
may be considered as the head of the Con-
stitutional and Liberal party. 1t is expect
ed he will be able in one month to raise a
sufficient force to fight decisive battle, and
as the wishes of the people are generally
with him, but little doubt is entertained of
the result. A strong naval force, consist
ing of American, English, and French ships.
is now at Valparaiso, prepared at ten min
utes' notice, to land 1900 men for the pro-
lection Of foreigners and their property"
EGYPT. The newspaper established in
Egypt by authority of Mahomet Pacha. is
printed at Bouac near Cairo and contains a
report of all public transactions of conse-
quence, IN particular of the debates of the
Central Assembly or Parliament. This AS
semhly is composed as follows:-
OF the Ministers of the Pacha: the Tile
mas (or the heads of the law j the mana
gers of the manufacturing establishments
conducted for Government account.
Oft Caches, or Projects of districts. to
the number of twenty-eight.
Ofthe Cheyks-el-Belad, heads of Villages,
who form the Representatives of the people,
and are ninety-three in number, chiefly
from Lower Egypt.
The Session was opened by a long
speech by lbrahim Pacha, who declared his
fathers policy was to cultivate peace with
all nations, and to bestow unremitted atten-
ton on the internal improvement of the
country. Of this he has given substantial
proof in the public works lately finished.
and which are described in the newspaper
in question as follows -
A new dock for building ships of war has
been opened at Alexandria. The number
of wolkmen employed there is 100, chiefly
ship-wrights, rope-makers and blacksmiths.
A large powder magazine has been erect
ed at town of the interior called Cadam-
nebe; it cost fI2,000 sterling, and is fitted
10 contain about 1000 tons of gunpowder.
A guard of 100 men is constantly in atten-
dance.
This newspaper contains also a copy of
new Penal Code for Egypt, which, on the
whole, appears TO be we'll adapted to the
existing state of civilization in that country.
--LATEST FROM LIBERIA. By the brig Libe !
ria, at Philadelphia, we have received the first
number of the " Liberia Herald,' dated March
9th. 1t IS printed on the press which was sent
out from Boston in 1926, and is to be issued
monthly. The Editor is Mr.. John B. Russ !
wurm, a (colored) graduate of Bowdoin COLLEGE
We quote the following from the Introductory
address:
As low as Africa has descended in the scale
OF nations. she can with proprety claim the in |
vention of letters, the honor rests between
the Egyptians and Ethiopians VI
We rejoice, that though The tribes in the vi I
entity of the sea coasts, have become complete. /
ly demoralized from the baneful influence ofthe !
slave trade, some nationsin the interior, though
not exempt from it, still possess a remnant Of
civilization, and present the traveller faint
Of former times
We are IN hopes, through our columns. TO |
bring TO light many facts relative to the Slave
trade. 1t is the general opinion in the United |
States and Europe, that il has nearly ceased /:
1ut could an American or European reside on
Cape Mesurado, and witness the daily passage
Of slavery up and down the coast and sec
what many Of our citizens have, hundreds of !
their fellow men, actually in chains, on board
he would then hagin IN fhink that the tx.a.a