The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-09-01
FOREIGN NEWS.


By arrivals from Liverpool, accounts to July
are received, from which we make the fol-
owing extracts:
The dissolution of Parliament wes expected
to take place on the 18th, but would not be
prolonged, in any event, beyond the 18th OF
JHly. The funeral of George ", was to take
place on 18th. The Coronation of William Nv,
is to take place in October next.
The new King had pardoned thirty seoen
convicts in Newgate prison, who were under
sentence of death.
In the British house of Commons, on the 9th of
July, long and interesting debate occurred on
gency. 1t was finally negatived by vote of
% to 247. The proceedings of Parliament ap-
pear to be of local character exclusively.
A letter from Constantinople states, that the
exchange of the treaty of amIty and commerce
concluded with the United States of North
America, took place on the Both OF May.
A dreadful lire took place at Constantinoplo
on the night of the Both May, which destroyed
nearly 400 houses.
FRANCE AND ALetERs The French papers
of Wednesday July 6th,) contain the detailed
accounts of the operations of the French army
up to the 2Sth June inclusive, and telegraph
&C dispatch from Sidi Feruch, dated the Both,
6G dispatch from 9dn5Fa D 81 5se s dated
June 80, says: We are masters of the positions
which command the Emperers fort. We have
taken % bcsieging pieces of artillery.
The Officer of nv staff detached to attend
the Commander-in- Chief writes to me under
date of this morning -" confirm to you the
news of yesterday, we beg in the investment of
the Emperers fort to day. The Consuls are at
the out posts with Turkish and French safe
guard "a protection, no doubt, in writing from
the Turkish and French Commanders) They
say that great disorder prevails within Algiers.
We have no news of our prisoners"
Count Bourmont, under date of the 2Sth
June, says: The landing of the horses be-
longing to the beseging artillery and the civil
department enabled us to bring prOjectiles and
stores of all descriptions close to Algiers; con-
sequently, when the attack drives the enemy
back into the town, the army will be prepared
10 carry the enemy's batteries, to fortify our
camp, and to begin and even pursue with yigor
the seige of the Empcror's Castle.
The troops in front of our first line belong
almost exclusively 10 the Turkish militia. The
continual skirmishing which has taken place
since the action OF the Oath has killed or disa-
lbled six or seven hundred men. Being made by
musketry, and shots fred at distance, the
wounds in general are not dangerous. Since
yesterday only, some men have been reached
10y the fire of two twenty four FOUNDERS, which
1he enemy has brought up to his position. The
Chef de Battalion Bornes, very distinguished
officer, had his arm carried away.
Wishing to put a stop to this state of
things, ! have given orders for an attack to-
morrow, at day break"
The following intelligence from Toulon
is of the 29th ult Several transports,
which arrived here yesterday, bring news,
of which the following is the substance =
On the 25th the day after the action with
the enemy, our army approached the Star
Fort. regiment advanced TO take pos
session of ii, out our miners discovered in
time that it had been mined, and gaVewarn-
ing thereof, bat scarcely had the retfograde
movement begun, when the fort blew up,
Md ii Is almost -nnirafle I'll at mt e-Ipan
sion. The French then took up a position
in order to attack Fort Emperor.
TURKEY. The Sultan, it is said, has mani
teste9 bad faith in his transactions with Russia
The Car troops had scarcely quilted Adrian
ople, when he refused to fulfill some of the con-
ditions OF the treaty; at least his agents have
driven the Russian authorities from the ceded
territories. Accounts from the Danube to the
beginning of May speak of provocation to
new war. The Turk, we should think, vii
hardly be prepared for this, as the revolt Of the
Albanians seems TO give him sufficient occupa-
aion