Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-11-10

The efficacy and benevolence of the medical
profession. Ii would be easy to relate other
remarkable circumstances respecting her,
but IT 10 not desirable that this article should
be so far extended as TO fatigue the reader.
Letters from Constantitople confirm the
accounts Of thesdreadfaI fire which destroy
Ell the whole suburbs Of Pera on the "a Al
gust The fire commenced ia a quarter We
~ distant from Pera ITSELF and inhabited BY
the lowest class OF Greeks and Armenians
but violent north wind caused the flames 10
spread 50 that several quarters were on FIRE
at once To this was added the want Of wa
ter; and still more Of the necessary hands
and good regulations At noon the flames
had reached Pera itself, and at eleven al night
the suburb no longer existed The large pa
Iaces inhabited by the English. French ,Daich,
Prussians, Sandman, and Danish Ambassa
doris. with all the valuable effects, fell a prey
to the fumes The Episcopal Church, and
two of the Roman Catholic Churches. shar-
ed the same fate; nor was it possible 10 save
any sacred utensils. The palace Of the Aus.
trian Ambassador was saved, as ii seems. by
the exertious of the crews Of some Austrian
vessels, also the Russian Chancery, which
is close TO it; the Church Of Terra Santa, and
some adjoining houses. The number Of
! is aboat 1000.
All pera is heap Of ashes and crumhlng
walls. not above 10 house. remaining entire
The damage, 10 consequence Of the destruc
ton OF the palaces Of The Ambassadors and
other stone buildings, was immense, AZ the
beginning of the fire, vast quantity OF pro
| perry was removed to them, being deemed
! safe from all danger. sit is most affecting
| sight," says the account, ''to see the thou
sands Of the people, without shelter, without
| clothing. or the means Of subsistence, who
| crowded the streets Of Pera." Subsequently,
| they dispersed TO the neighboiing places, and
| great numbers have found refuge in the
capital, as the Sultan by special ordinance,
| has allowed the Turks to let their houses TO
| christians The Sultan has expressed great
dissatisfaction at the little assistance afforded
| by the Turkish arrangements for extiag uish.
ing the fire, and has testified 10 the Foreign
| Ambassadors his regret at their loss. lie has
| gwen largo sums to be distributed among the
sufferers, and as usual, expressed his sor
row to the Ambassadors by present OF fow-
ers. fruits. and confectionery
In addition to the plague which had pre-.
vailed for some time at Constantpople. the
cholera was very destructive Since The be
| ginning Of August, between 1000 and 5000
/ Y,
which. however, seemed to be less malignant
| than ia ether places.
Ertrnet Of an interesting letter from friend
| to the Editor Of the NJ Y. Gazette, dated
Paris, Sept. 5. 1881.
81 have been somewhat interested within
few days, by seeing newly invented ma
chine for grinding s0heat, &c. Of so simple
construction that If the results are such as
the inventor assures me they are, and have
no reason to doubt his word because he has
machines already in operation, and mis- state
meEts could be easily detected, il must in a
few years, do away with the old method Of
grin ling with stones A machine capable of
being worked by one man, grinds forty pounds
of French wheat (aboat IA pounds Of Fin
giish) in an hour. capable OF making more
than a barrel of flour per day, allowing eight
hours labor. The ilour is boited at the same
operation, and comes out sspefiine flour. II
Is made without heating the -four in the least,
| which is considered 10 add TO the quality OF
the flour, and to renderit more fit for keep
ing; and he assures me that it produces more
flour from grinding it finer, and that the re.
suit Of a trial made by tire first baker in Par
/ is, that there was gain of eight per cent, in
the quality Of bread ever Gour made in the
ordinary way. There appears to be no doubt
/ of its success. The inventor is now con
structing machine of too horse power,
which, ne says, will be capable Of doing as
much work as too pairs Of six feet burr stones,
worked by an eight horse power This will
make revolution among the miilers, hut re-
volutons in these tunes are of every day oc-
currcnce
Il am going TO night TO see a machine said
to be capable OF throwing water 10 the height
of $50 feet, by the power Of t,co men, The
result of the experiment | will give you in
my next.
"Yours, &c. E H.
Capt Smith, from Smyrna and Malta. ar
! rived at Boston, brought papers Of the latter
| place to late date. The Boston Courier
says they contain an account Of the destruc-
ton Of part Of the Greek feet at Poros--
Some of the island, having revoled against
the authority of Capo d'Islra, he had order.
| ed the frigate Helas and corvette ship Uhe
former built at New York, and the latter at
F., Leghorn for the Turks,) to be fitted out, TO
endeayour to reduce the places 10 his subjec-
| ton; but some Greeks set them on fire, and
both ships were destroyed Capo d'Isira, il
was stated, had gone on board the ship Of
| Adm. Ricard, where he remained.
| Extract of a letter dated 81 Petersburg. Sep. 8.
81 arrival AZ Cropsfe df IN Q0fh August