A letter from Smyrna, of ...
The Times, 1824-10-16T00:00:00

A letter from Smyrna, of thie 2d ult., which confirms the accounit of the succeas of the Greeks off Samos, mentions a cotiseouence wlich has resulted from that event, almost equally favourable for the Greek cause. Intelligence had beep receivetl at Stnyrna, that the Egyptian fleet, against which Admiral Miaulis was proceeding,had been in so great distress for want of wvater, that all the lierses ok board of the transports hadl perished. It was stated that the advan.- tages gained by thc Greeks, and the dilatory proceedings of the Turks, had entirelv frustrated the plans of the Pacha and int his alarin andl uiincertainty respecting the enemy, he hadl been fearful of touching at any of the islands for water, whicl led to the (disaster above dlescribed. It was supposed at Sinyrna that no alternative remaine(i for hin but to return to AlLxandria withb his fleet. CiIRNONS ETERs.-Tlie indispenisable use of the chironlo- meter in determining longitudes at sea is well known. It has therefore become an objeet wvith the Governmenit or this country, and of every other maritime state, to render this instrumient as perfect as possible. The variation of a few seconds from mcaln timne, might occasion in the navi- gator a mistake of some miles, and consequiently, on a dan- gerous coast, or ill a daik niglt, render the loss of life and( propcrty inevitable. Thc Lords of the Admiralty, alive to the importance of the subject, offered last year a premium of .lOOl. for the best chroniometer; anti the cagerness of the competitioni excitetl excee(ledI greatly the value of the re- ward. No les than tlhirty-six instrumenlecs, inade bv the rnost eminent watclhmakers in London, vere sent to thc Royal Observatoly at Greenwich. Their respective rates of going were observed with the most rigor- ous astronomical accutacy, aud carefully noted in the books of the Observatory. The approximation of somle of thein to perfect accuracy will easily be adinitted, when we mention that the oene which obtained the prize (Mr. Mur- ray's, of Cornhill) did not, vary in its meais daily rate more. thani one second eleven hundred parts of a second for one year. This instrument was purchlased by the Lords of the Admiralty, and is now with Captain Parry on the Polar expedltion. Advices from Quebec of the latter end of August state, that the largc bhip Columnbus, hadl nearly completed tier cargo, and that she would sail from that port early in Septemnber. London is her destination. RoMt E, Sept. 27.-After six months and twelve (lays, the body was found of the unftortunate Aiss Bathurst, whobe Jament- able death was related in all the journals of Europe in thc month of Mfarch last. Yesterday morning, about eight o'clock, two carmen passing over the bridge lelvino, perceived a body wlvich had just been thrown on the bank by the waters. The authorities were im. mnediately apprised of the circumstance; thousands ran to see the bedy, and recognizedl the unfortunate lady, net so much by the countenance, as by the dress and jewels. It would seem that she was for a long tinsc covered by the sand, by which means she was pre- served, as otherwise she would have been exposed to the voracity of the fishes, with whiCh the Tiber abounds. The flesh remnained un- touched. The face preserved its fulness, but the contactof thc atinos- pliers vcry rapidlv produced decomposition. WVhen the bonnet, which was s!ilf sec'uredS under the chill, was renmavcd, the hair came with it. The surgeons were directecl to remove the sand and Sdirt rrom the body. The family of thia interesting young person will experience at least e.ome consolaton in hei able to a e last ho. noulrsto anobjectwhe was siO tenderly hlved nRh minelst ho- ovd h ilinister of Hanover and the Charge d'Affaircs *of France have taken thc c.hargc of the precious remains. A6sum of 1,200 rancs hasbeen promised to those who mad.e the discovery.1 MisS o001t AND MnI;. HAYNE.-It was niot the inten- tion of the frieii(s of Mliss Foote to May one word upon the extraordi. nary condiictof hMr. Hayne, but to wait patiently the result of her appeal to tile COUTt of King's Bench. Since, however, the friends of that geo"'leman have trumneted througlh the London papcrs an inci. diousstatement, and having besides insinuated that he had net in. tendedtomarry the young lady, it will suffice forthepresetmt tostate, that Air. Haync directed tie rough drauht of the settlenents to bc nmade'on his intended bride that he fixed the day to be miarried that lie caused the bridemaid to bh brouglht a distance of 200 miles, and to be introdluced to liim; that he purchased, and tried on, the wedding ring ; and in his own proper persoii procured at Doctors' Commons the licence. This statement will be sufficient for the pre- sent to relieve the minds of Miss Foote's friends. At the trial, mHuch that remains behind will come out. The paragraph announcing the day for celebrating time marriage of Aliss Footc with Mr. Hayne, lve have authority to state, was In5erted at the express desire of Mr. Hayne- Morniugopaper,