The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1841-06-22
FOREIGN NEWS.
PER GREAT WESTERN.

Adhesion of France to the Eastern Treaty.
The following announcement appears in the
London Globe ministerial organ lof May 25:-
We are informed, upon what we consider to
be the best authority, that the London conference
has proceeded to the formal signature of the pro-
tocols respecting the east, which had received
only the initials of the five pIenipotentiaries
This is consummated, in an official form. he re-
turn of France into the European alliance and
of the 9Th oil July had created. Although long
foreseen, this step has moi been considered with
out Importance in the political circle.
! The correctness OF the statement is rendered
probable by one In La Presse o. The 24h tina in
structions had been sent to the French charged
affaires at London to sign the treaty.
GREECE.-Exfract of letter from Athens, 80
April:
sour last arrivals from Gambia inform us that
| the Sfaxiotes had come down from the noun
| tans 10 Argrocoma, where the main bod5 Of the
Christians were assembled. A corps of the lat
ter remained in the eDvirons of Canea, that they
| might not lose light OF the Turks and the in
habitants could not leave the town even for their
ordinary business in the Country without FER
mission from the insurgent commandment. The
other strong places Of the island were in the same
position. Mdstapha Pacha had not dared 10
take any active steps before the arrival of the
promised reintorcements from lConstan,inople.
| A report is spread that Mount Athos has revolt
ted, and that the insurgents haye beaten the
Turkish garrison"
RESURRECTION IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE
From Ike German Papers. The Augsburg
Gazette publishes letter, dated from the from
tier of Turkey the 10th May, which states that
the mail from Constantinope Of the 2Sth ult. had
been overdue several days, which was considered
the more extraordinary, the Pacha of Nissory
having so positively asserted that the roads should
he kept free for couriers. One report stated that
the Turks who were escoriing the mail had sur
rendered to the insurgents, or that he had taken
the road through Widdin.
MORTALITY IN EeYFT-A letter from Alexan-
dria gives an account Of the ravages which the
plague is making in Egypt, and upon the de-
tails of which the most implicit reliance may be
placed We extract the following therefrom:
"The general mortality at Caro- is greatly on
the increase, and the number is now computed
at one hundred and fifteen a day. OF these
deaths, between seventy and eighty arise from
the plague, and i regret 10 add that among them
NAV be reckoned several distinguished person
In this city the diurnal average already ex-
ceeds 20, and serious alarm Is beginning TO be
manifested in consequence of the quarter which
which is inhabited by foreigners. and which
hitherto had been exempt having become inlec-
ted and pTe5cuteu d SCeuc nave
also TO add, thai the plague has made its appear
ance on board two Austrian and two British
ships, and that in consequence Of the predomi
nance thereof in Egypt, the last French steam
er that left this port refused to take any passen
gers"
dom TTmes1-We have received by express let
tiers and papers from Lisbon TO the 17lh inst.
inclusive, which arrived at Falmouth, by the re-
gular steamer with the Peninsular mails. The
letter of our correspondent, which we subjon,
will be read with unusual interest:
Lisbon, May II, -Four p. m.
The following IS transcript from the minutes
of the log book Of the Portuguese ship Condo de
Palma, arrived at this port from Rio de Janeiro
in go days on 9Th inst. A general hope IS enter
tanned here that the vessel in question must be
the long missing steam packet President Capt.
Almedia however not being aware on his ar
r;v al thai this ship was overdue, did not mention
The CIRCUMSTANCE until some days after the depar-
,uIe Of the last mail for England. IL is to be re-
or. tied that he did not communicate with the
s.eamer to place her identity beyond doubt
On the 22d Of April, at p. m. being in lat.
pod. 29m, 1Ss. north, long. 40d. 2Sm. west Of
Greenwich, wind at east, saw at about i've or
six miles ahead, vessel whose rig we could
not well make out, steering the same course,
NNE. The same wind continuing throughout
the night, with fine weather, but rather rough
sea. Early on the morning of the 23d, the same