Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1833-08-29
Foreign Intelligence.
SIX DAYS LATER FROM EURoPE-DE.
FEAT AND CAPTURE OF DON MI
arr FLEET

FEAT AND Capture OF DON MI
GUEL'S FLEET.
The packet ship Europe, at New Yorh
brings London papers TO the 18th, an
Liverpool to the 10th July inclusive
They contain the intelligence con6rmato
= ry oil the report received by the way o
Gibraltar, Of the destruction Of Don Mi
guel's feet by Admiral Napier, the part
culars Of which will be found below.
1t will also be seen that Pedro's cause
on land was advancing successfully. We
make our selections Of intelligence chiefly
from the Commercial Adyertiser.-B aH
american.
From our Correspondent
LoxDoS, Saturday evening. July lsths}
Half past o'clock.
Accounts from Algiefs OF The Oath ult
state, that some French Engineers, wher
engaged in the labors Of the harvest, haC
discovered the he'd Of the canal construc
ted BY the Romans for conveying waite
through the Province Of Miiidjea, which
was capable of being repaired, and APP
piled TO its original use, at the very small
expense Of about $4,000 francs. Hence
was demonstrated the possibility of cult
vating this province, the resources oil
which for agricultural produce, are oil the
most extensive kind.
The Calcutta papers last received con
tain some further particulars respecting
the travels of Lieut. Burnes and DR. Ger
ard, and the arrival Of the latter at the
Court Of Persia after travelling through
Caboal, crossing the SHOWS Of Hlndoo
Korb, navigating the Opus, and passing
about two months in Bokhara. They
journeyed eastward into the territories OF
Khiva, and passed down TO the Caspian
From thence, Lieut.. Burnes made his
way by comparatively well known routes
20 Teheran.- DIR. Gerard preferred re-
turning TO India by the road oil Herat and
Candahar, and for this purpose struck of
from the route of Lieut.. Burnes, when
they were within about one hundred miles
OF the Holy city of Meshld. while the
Lieutenant pursued bis journey through
Persia, proposing 10 return 10 Bombay by
Bushire and the Persian Gulph, instead
Of making further circuit by Constants
nople, Syria, Egypt, and the Red Sea,
as at one period he had meditaied.
Lieut.. Burnes met with very fayora-
BILE reception al Teheran; and in one oil
his audiences with the Shah. seems TO
have shown a very courtler like tact and
shrewdness peculiarly adapted to his stu
alton. lie was closely questioned by that
monarch respecting the countries through
which he had passed; and after satisfying
himself in all the par ticulars he wished 10
know, he put suddenly to the traveller the
question, what was the greatest wonder
he had seen on his journey. "Centre oil
the Universe" the EnglIshman replied,
"wbst sight Is there on earth more won
derful than your Majesiy's radiant coun
tenance?' The courtIers were vehement
en- their applause a, this sals. Lieut.
Burnes returned to Bombay on the 18th
January. We do not collect from this &C
count what were the objects Of his mission
We understand that the neighborhood
OF Ratchf Highway has been for the last
two days in state Of uproar aud coniu
sion. in consequence of house Of rem.
devious being opened for entering sailors
for Don Miguels fleet, the extent enter.
ed amount 10 500 men 200 Of which EN-
barked this morning for Lisbon. They
get an advance Of two months wages on
arrival on board, and Is bounty each
man. There appears to be no want OF
money-al The expenses being regularly
discharged.
GREAT BRITAIN.
The great question absorbing all others
in the British capital. was that of the pro
bable fate Of the Irish Church Temporal
tiles Bill, in the House of Lords. The
struggle was TO come up on the 18th. On
the ! lth, on the presentation OF some pc
titions against the Bill. skirmishlng de
bate took place. during which the Duke
of Wellington distinctly avowed that the
second reading OF the Bill would be op
posed. The prevailing opinion was, that
Earl Grey would be out voted; but he ap
pears 10 stand firm in The confidence OF
the King.
The Times. however. declares that the
Tories have proceeded SO Ear as TO make
arrangements FOR the new Ministry NeI
ther the Duke of Wellington. nor sir Ro
bert Peel according 10 this journal, are
TO come into place. The Speaker. Char
les Manners sutton, is spoken Of for the
Premiership Serious difficulties were APP
pretended, in the event of the resignation
of Ministers, and the King had postponed
q levee 10 await the event.
The Local Courts Bill, one OF the Law
Reforms proposed hy Lord Bsougham.
had been rejected by the Peers. on which
occasion Lord Till. the commander in
chief, voted against Ministers The cab
met, it is said. had taken the subject Of
this refractory vote into consideration. aud
decided that on the next occasion on which
the commander in chief shall vote against
the government, or be neutral when they
require his support, either his Lordship
must 20 out office or they ,siH This, with
oil allowance for Lord Hills merits as
man and as an officer, the Times says is
what ought to have been done long since
IMPORTANT FROM PORTUGAL.
The Liverpool Times Of the 10th July
contains positive accounts, and ample con
firmaIIon, Of the news recently received