Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1831-10-13

The Reform Bill 10 still undecided.
but all parties agree that . most seri
Gus blow has been struck against the
principle Of the measure, by the sue
cess Of the motion which gives the
right OF voting to farm tenants at
tcif. paying an annual rent Ut sol.
! In tue House Of Lords on the even
| ing Of the Esd Of August. the Earl Of
Wicklow inquired whether there was
truth in the rumors rs to the disband.
ing or disarming the yeomanry force
in Ireland. Earl Grey replied that i,
VAS not in contemplation to disband
that force, but regulations respecting
Il were under confederation. He add
ell, that without charging IL with more
faults than were chargeable upon hu.
man nature, no by no means thought
il the force best calculated for Ireland.
The Marquis Of Londonderry declared
that. IL the yeomanry forco were put
down, the property Of some Of their
Lordships would not be safe a single
day.
The latest accounts from Lisbon an
nounce the arrival of three French
corvettcs from Brest. with men TO
make up the complement Of the squad
ron.
The Commandment has been promoted,
TO tho rank Of Vice Admiral. and hoist
ed his flag accordingly.
FR,NcE.-'rhs harvest throu shout
France is represented as unusually
productive. The quality Of the grain
is also declared TO he very fine. The
hopes OF the vine growers have receiv-
ed q check. The quantity Of wine
expected from the approaching vintage
will, it was feared, fall short Of that
Of average seasons, but il will be su.
perior in quality TO any obtained dur
ing several preceding ones.
In France all is comparatively quiet.
The Liberal party seem to not have
recovered from the surprise incident
to their unexpected defeat by the
Ministers.
An arrival as Boston brings the folio wing
intelligence, which ws extract from the Bos-
ton Daily Advertiser.
Captain Phelps, from Smyrns, ar
rived at this port yesterday, informs
that on the Cd Of August q vessel ar
rived at Smyrna. from the Archipelago,
with information that the Islands had
declared themselves independent Of
Capo d'Istria; that they had sent away
all his Custom house and other officers,
and had hoisted the tri-colored flag.
Previous to this it had been reported
that the Hydriots had taken possession
Of oil the Grecian fleet then lying at
Poros.
No case Of the Plague had existed
at Smyrna since the 10th July, and
the city was uncommoniy he aithy when
Captain Phelps left-there had been
about ESQ cases of the Plague while il
lasted.
Letters were received in Smyrna
about the LIST of August from Aleppo,
stating that Bagdad had been visited
by an inundation, which had swept off
10, 900 houses, and which. together
with the Plague, had carried OF two
thirds Of the population.
! The L. 8. ship John Adams, with
Commodore Porter on board, sailed
from Smyrna July 25th, for CONSTANT
nople.
1t was expected at Smyrna that go
vernment monopolies would cease
when the new crop comes in.
Volcanic Rocks.--Thc following
statement respecting the recent up.
pearapce Of volcanic island in the
Mediterranean, was forwarded to the
English Consulate at Smyrna.
Capt. ]. Alexander, Of the British
schr. Challenger, has deppsed to the
following effect: that on the I III July
he fell in with the British barqus Re.
gala, Lothringtop, master, from Odes-
50, who informed him that whilst he
was below in the cabin, on the 9th
inst. ut nine o'clock, a. NJ. the man
at the helm called out. that there was
an explosion ahead Of the ship. The
vessel was steering ". w. Capt. l..
coming on deck, beheld immense
quantities Of FIRE and smoke issuing
from the sea. After . short interval,
he saw two high rocks completely
formed; the largest he supposed to be
almost the size and shape Of the is
land Of Pomo, in the Adriatic. They
continued visible until nearly noon,
when the explosion again commenced.
The ship was now within Eve miles Of
the eruption, and Cspi. l.. becoming
anxious for her safety, hauled her cut
10 the 3. w. From this time, until
3 p. M, when he lost sight Of them,
the eruption continued atintervaIs, dur.
ing which he saw the above mention
ed rocks, apparently in an ssita.ed
state. The following are the compass
bearings and position Of the rocks, as
near as Capt T.. could judge.
NfsrssIa, 10 Sicily, y. y. T. \ Ist 81 Norfh.
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