Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1831-06-02
FOREIGN.
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tricts, - deplorabIe. The peasantry,
driven to despeI alton BY famine and
neglect and hsrrassing oppression Of
the landlords. have rrsoried 20 acts Of
the utmost ferocity. Agricultural pro-
pertv, while il is yet in earth, 10 deVas-
tateh and turned 60 waste; barns are
burned, cattle houghed. and houses de-
molished. Every species Of midnigh,
violence IL carried into fearful execu-
ton. not from motives Of religious AMI
mostly or political rancour. but be-
cause the people want food-because
thousands Of human beings. driven out
from their wrctehed homes. and pur-
sued by the famine cry Of their rniser-
able offspring. cannot 60 into the ditch
80 and die like dogs; because they
have the hearts Of men and fathers, and
struggle for life and sustenance even
over the ashes Of the wrong doer's i'll
acquired splendour.
RUSSIA
The Emperor, bv q ukase, has dis
banded the whole Of his Finnish forces.
IL is supposed that Sweden will avail
herself Ut the present distractions Of
Russia 10 recover Finland.
GERMANY.
An army Of 500, 600 men has been
decided on by the eonfede Ter alton, 10
preserve the independence Of the small
or states VI Germany.
GREECE
The Morea is in a very distracted
state, and the Maiunotes are in active
revolt against Capo d'Istrias. The
RoumeliOts have marched TO its sup.
preston. The Hydriotes and Ppezzi-
otes are also dissatisfied with the go
yernnent Of their President.
PORTUGAL.
On the 25th ult. Miguel went on
horseback to the capital Of ST. George,
and amidst acclamations Of fidelity and
gratitude, ordered the release Of the
prisoners arrested for desertion. He
stood godfather 10 the child Of an off :
ser OF the 5th regiment, tasted the
soldiers provisions, and performed
other popular acts, which have thrown
the Lisbon Gazette into an extasy of
admiration, and which caused 4 gene.
inflammation and the display Of flag.
from the fort TO the Palace Of Queluz.
WARSAW, APRIL 9.
The bulletin Of our General will
have communicated to you our glorious
success the day before yesterday.-
Our me- fought like lions: our &c neral
New from post to post, from rank to
rank. directing, animating, and eucou-
raging. This is g glorious triumph :
i have your book, and I treasure its
lines. The barbarian has indeed fel,
"Ths might dat slarnbers in peasant, arm"
o! could you have seen our heroes, -
could you have seen the burning zeal
with which the recruit hurried on with
the old soldier-and even the half. re
covered wounded Of our great previous
how they hurried to the
neld,-you would have said, this poo
pie cannot die the death Of slaves
they were not born for eternal bondage.
We are tired Of appealing 10 the
great Powers who were parties to the
treaty Of Vienna. They give US syn
pathy well, our next treaty shall be
inscribed in letters Of blood upon the
held OF battle-the condition is our
sountry's freedom: we shall achieve
II ourselves, anu single handed If we
can 81 not--weli, thtn-we know how
To psFisbl
The pursuit is still hot, but We have
Lot the prompt transport which give.
wings TO an army: inca can run for q
day and night, a. ours have done fight.
ing and struggling. but physical ex.
haastion will impose power, and we
cannot accomplish every thing. Our
country has every where risen. and
DlebItseh will End assailants in every
village. Lithuania is striking her blow.
and the march through Poland is not
the passing Of the BaIkan-he will not
have quite leisure enough for the use
Of his rich Turkish pipe and perfumed
tObaeco-nor even for his braudy
punch. Oar geDeralisSin,o, Skrzynec-
~, is like Napoleon; what a general
be has shown himself with handful
OF men. he has overthrow whole Mus.
Covite masses $4,000 Poles have
beaten back 100000 Russians, who
songregated their masses under the
walls OF Warsaw; and now "a, 900
men are chasing and Frustrating twice
heIr number At the point Of the bavo.
net, from fortified positions, deemed
impregnable without heavy artillery.
DO not believe what the Berlin pa
rers say Of the humanity of our inva-
ders--the barbari,y Of the Russians
extends TO torture. declare 10 YOU,
upon my honor, that have seen OF the
skirts Of fields Of contest, wounded
POLES whose eyes we're torn out, mere
~ because they bad resisted like he.
toes. Women have been, on the Mus.
Soy'ts line Of march, brutality violated
and carried olf-WhOle families have
been dispersed, and many borne into
RUSSIA under base pretenees. They
sa" horror and devastation wherever