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conn cted with (he Geology, Mineral
ogy, Botany, and other branches ol
the Natural History o!' Georgia, as
may he in their power, and not in
consistent with the other duties more
particularly assigned to them.
.find be it further resolved, That it
shall at all times he the duty of the
Secretary of this Board, to aid in such
examination, and to receive and pre
serve,as far as the same may he found
practicable andconsitent with his oth
er offical engagement, all specimens in
the above department, tending to
illustrate the Natural History ofGcor
gia.
And be it further resolved. That
the Secretary he directed to make ap
plication to his Excellency the Gov
ernor for, and by his order cause, an
appartment tobe prepared for the use
of this Board, either in the New Ar
senal, or in some other Public Build
ing in the Town of Milledgeville, as
his Excellency may deem eligible.
On motion, Resolved, That where
as the conimitte of Correspondence
are required to procure Books, Maps,
and models, for the use of this Board,
the Treasurer be and he is hereby
directed to pay the drafts of the said
Committee, drawn for those purpo
ses when approved of by the Presi
dent of the Board.
The Bum-.l then adjourned Ulltli
to-morrow at 9 o'clock A. M.,
Tin rsimv, March 23.
The Board assembled at 9 o’clock
agreably to adjournment —Present,
Ills Excellency tin-Gov. President.
Messrs —E. If BURR ITT,
JAMES H. COPPER,
JOEL CRAWFORD,
JOHN ELLIOT,
WILSON LUMPKIN,
J. G. PITTM AN.
JOHN SCIILY
The committee instructed to make
a report, defining the duties of the
Secretary ic Treasurer of the Board ;
and to point out the most expedient
mode of drawing from the Treasury
of the State, t lie sum confided to
the Board of Public Works, for the
purpose of carrying into effect tire
Acts of the General Assembly, pas
sed at their last session on the sub
ject of internal Improvement ; —And
further to suggest what they might
deem a suitable compe sation, lor
llie Secretary and Treasurers of the
Board, Reported the following reso
lutions which wore severally adopt
ed.
. Resolvsd, ’J'liat it shall be the du
ty of the Secretary and Treasurer to
procure well hound Books, in which
he shall keep a full and /air record
of the proceedings and accounts, of
ilie Board of Public Works. That
it shall he the duty of the aforesaid
Officers, to take care and charge of
all funds, Records. Books, Maps, and
other acticles, which may be confi
ded to him for sate keeping and pre
servation.
That the official orders or drafts of
the Board, when - ,-
<>t its delegated authorities, author
ized to issue such orders or drafts,
shall he promptly attended to, and
executed by the aforesaid officer;
whose duty it shall be to keep a fair
and correct account _ol’ all monies
drawn by such orders or drafts ; and
to charge the person or persons draw
ing the same with such draft or
order.
Resolved, That the sum of Fifty
thousand Dollars appropriated by
the General Assembly, for the us;
ofthe Board of Puhiic Works, shall
remain in the Treasury ofthe State,
until from time to time it may b
w anted for actual disbursement, ami
that it he drawn in the following man
ner, to wit: When any sum or sums
shall be required to meet the appro
priations of th. Board, it shall be the
duty ofthe person or persons author
ized to draw fr<>;*' -yuiooaiu tund
io meet authorized disbursements,
to draw a draft or order on the Treas
urer of this Board which draft or
order shall be presented to the Pres
ident of the Board, and when ap
approved of, and countersigned, by
him, said draft or ( rder shall he pre
sented by the Treasurer of the
Board, to the Treasure? ofthe State,
who is her by authorized to pay
over the same to the Treasurer of
this Board, whose duty it shall he to
transmit the Board, without delay, in
conformity to the order of the person
issuing the draft or order.
Resolved, 'J’liat the Sum of six
hundred dollars, be, and the same is
hereby allowed to the Secretary and
Treasurer of this Board, in full for
his services as herein before pointed
out, to be paid quarter annually out
of the lawful fund.
Resolved, That the Secretary and
i rcasurer he required to give bond
ands curity as required by law in
the sum of SSOOO.
On motion, Resolved, That a com
mittee be appointed to revise and
prepare for publication the Journal
ot the proceedings ofthe Board, and
(hat Messrs. Cranford and Couper be
that Committee.
On motion ot'Mr. Schhj,
Resolved, That the President of
the Board procure an appropriate de
vice for a common seal; and that Mr.
Burritt be authorised to obtain the
execution of the same.
On motion of Mr. Elliot, it was
Resolved , That the Journal of the
proceedings ofthe Board be publish
ed ; and that one copy be furnished
by the Secretary to each member of
thcßoard, and one to each artist etn-
Joyed in the execution ofthe works
ordered by the Board ; reserving a
sufficient number to present one co
py to each member of the Legisla
ture at their next session.
The Board then adjourned, to
meet again in Milledgeville on the
fourth Monday in October next.
CONGRESS
Friday, March 17, 1826.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Three Messages were received
from the President of the U. States,
by Mr. J. Adams, Jr.: the first as
lolloW'S i
To the Senate and House of Represen
tatives of the United Stales :
Washington, March 15th, 1826.
I communicate to Congress a let
ter from the Secretary of W ar, and
copies of a resolution of the Legisla
ture of the State of Georgia, with a
correspondence of the Governor ol
that State, relating to the running
and establishing of the line between
that state and Florida, which 1 re
commend to the favourable consid
eration of Congress.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
This Message was referred to the
Committee on Public Lands.
CONGRESS OF PANAMA.
Tbr second message related to the propos
ed Mission toCongrcss of Panum .ls received
but from its great It uglh, wt oniit to publish it
entire. It is an ull written document,an a sub
let of great interest, we submit the folio w
ng extracts.
With regard to the objects in which
the Agents of the United States arc
expected to take part in the deliber
ations of that Congress, I deem it
proper to promise, that these objects
did not form the only, nor even the
principal motive fur my acceptance
of the invitation. My tirst and great
est inducement was to meet, in the
spirit of kindness anti friendship, an
overture made in that spirit by three
sister Republics of this hemisphere.
The great revolution in human af
fairs which has brought into exis
tence, nearly at the name time, eight
sovereign and independent nations
in our ow n quarter of the giobe, has
placed the United States in a situa
tion not less novel, and scarcely less
interesting, than that in which they
had found themselves, by their own
transition from a cluster of colonies
to a nation of sovereign States. The
deliverance of the Southern Ameri
can Republics iforn the oppression,
under which they had been so long
afflicted, was hailed with great un
uninity by the People of this Union,
as among the most auspicious events
of the age. On the 4th of May,
1822, an act of Congress made an
appropriation of one hundred thous
and dollars “ for such missions to the
Independent Nations on the Arueri-
Contincnt, as the President of the
United States might deem proper ”
The lirst and paramount principle,
upon which it was deemed wise and
tutur 'relations with them, was dis
interestedness; the next, was cordial
good will to them ; the third, was a
claim of fair and equal reciprocity.
Under these impressions, when the
invitation w as formally and earnestly
given, had it even been doubttul,
whether any of the objects for con
sideration and discussion at the Con
gress, were such as that immediate
and important interests ofthe United
States would be affected by the issue,
1 should nevertheless have determin
ed, so far as it depended upon me,
to have accept the invitation, and to
have appointed ministers to attend
the meeting. Tho proposal itsell
implied that the Republics by whom
it was made, believed, that important
interests of ours or of theirs, render
ed our attendance there desirable.
They had given us notice that in the
novelty oi their situation, and in the
spirit ol defence to our experience,
th y would be pleased to have the
benefit of our friendly counsel To
meet the temper with w hich this pro
posal was made, with a cold repulse,
was not thought congenial to that
warm interest in their welfare, with
which the People and Government
ofthe Union had hitherto gone hand
in hand, through the whole progress
of their Revolution. To insult them
by a refusal of their overture, and
then invite them to a similar assem
bly, to be called by ourselves, was
an expedient which never presented
itself to the mind. I would have
sent ministers to the meeting, had it
been merely to give them such ad
vice as they might have desired,
even with reference to their own in
terests, not involving ours. I would
have sent them had it been merely
to explain and set torthto them our
reasons for declining any proposal of
specific measures to which they
might desire our concurrence, but
which wc might deem incompatible
with our interests or our duties. In
the intercourse between nations,tem
per is a missionary, perhaps more
powerful than talent.—Nothing was
ever lost by kind treatment. Noth
ing can be gained by sullen repulses
and aspiring pretensions
But objects ofthe highest impor
tance, not only to the future welfare
of the w hole human race, but bear
ing directly upon the special interests
of this Union, will engage the delib
erations ofthe Congress of Panama,
whether we are represented there or
not. Others, if we are represented,
may be offered bv our Plenipotentia
ries. for consideration, having in view
both these great results, our own in
GEORGIA STATESMAN.
terests, and the imprevement of the
condition of man upon earth It ina>
he, that, in the lapse of many centu
ries, no opportunity, so favourable,
will be presented to tire Government
ofthe United States, to subserve t lie
benevolent purposes of Divine Pro
vidence, to dispense the promised
blessings of the Redeemer of man
kind ; to promote the prevalence in
furture ages of Peace on earth and
good will to man, as vrtll now be
placed in their power, by participa
ting in the dcliberatioss ot this Con-
gress.
Among the topics enumerated in
ofiicial papeis, published by the Re
public of Colombia, and adverted to
in the correspondence now communi
cated to the House, as intended to
be presented for discussion, at Pana
ma, there is scarcely one in which
the result of the meeting will net
deeply affect the interests ot the U.
States. Even those in which the
belligerent states alone will take an
active part, will have a powerful ef
fect upon the state of our relations
with the American, and probably
with the principal European States.
Were it merely that we might be cor
rectly and speedily informed ot the
proceedings ofthe Congress, and ol
the progress and issue of their nego
tiations, I should hold it advisable,
that we should have an accredited
agency with them, placed in such
confidential relations with the other
members, as would ensure the au
thenticity and the safe and early
transmission of its reports.
It will be within the recollection
of the House, that immediately after
the close ofthe war of our Indepen
dence, a measure closely analogous
to this Congress of Panama, was
adopted by the Congress of our Con
federation, and for purposes of pre
cisely the same character. Three
Commissioners, with Plenipotentiary
powers were appointed to negotiate
Treaties of Amity, Navigation and
Commerce, with all the principal
powers of Europe. They met and
resided for that purpose about one
year at Paris ; and the only result ci
their negotiations at that time, was
the first Treaty between the United
States and Prussia, memorable in the
diplomatic annals of the world, and
precious as a monument of the prin
ciples, in relation to Commerce and
Maritime warfare, with which our
country entered upon her career as
a member of the great family of In
dependent nations. This Treaty,
prepared in conformity with tire in
structions of the American Plenipo
tentiaries consecrated three funda
mental principles ofthe foreign inter
course, which the Congress of that
period were desirous of establishing
First, equal reciprocity, and the mu
tual stipulation of the priviledgos of
the most favoured nation in the com
mercial exchanges of Peace. Se
condly, the abolition -
vijjuii J Lie ocean; and, thirdly, re
strictions favourable to neutral com
merce, upon beligerent practices,
with regard to contraband of war and
blockades.
I cannot, without doing injustice
to the Republics ol Buenos Ayres
anti Columbia, forbear to acknowl
edge the candid and conciliator,
spirit, with which they have repeat-*
edly yielded to our friendly represen
tations and remonstrances on these
subjects : In repealing discriminative
laws which operated to our disad
vantage, and in revoking the com
missions of their privateers.
If it be true that the noblest trea
ty of peace, ever mentioned in his
tory, is that by which the Cartha
genians were bound to abolish the
practice of sacrificing their ow n chil
dren, because it was stipulated in fa
vor of human nature, I cannot exag
gerate to myself the unfading glory,
with which these United States will
go forth in the memory of future
ages, if, by their friendly counsel, by
their moral influence, by the power
of argument and persuasion alone,
they can prevail upon the American
nations at Panama to stipulate, by
general agreement among them
s Ives, and so far as any of them
may be concerned, the perpetual
abolition of private war upon the
ocean.
The late President of the United
States, in his Message to Congress,
of the 2d of December, 1823, w hile
announcing the negotiation then
pending with Russia, relating to the
North West coast of this continent,
observed, that the occasion ot the
discussions to which that incident
had given rise, had been taken for
asserting as a principle, in which
the rights and interest ofthe United
States were involved, that the
Americans continues, by the free and
independent condition which thev
had assumed and maintained, were
thenceforward not to be considered
as subjects fur future colonization,
by any European Power
Most ot the new Am rican Repub
lics have declared their entire as
sent to them ; and they now propose,
among the subjects of consultation
at Panama, to take into considera
tion the means of making effectual
the assertion of that principle, as
well as the means of resisting inter
ference from abroad, with the do
mestic concerns of the American
Governments.
A concert of measures, having re
ference to the more effectual aboli
tion ot the African slave trade, and
the consideration ofthe light in which
the political condition of the Island
oi Hayti is to be regarded, are also
among the subjects mentioned by
the Minister from the Republic of
Columbia, as believed to be suitable
for deliberation at the Congress.
Whether the political condition of
the Island of Hayti shall he brought
at all into discussion at the meeting,
may be a question for preliminary
advisement. There are in the po
litical constitution of Government
of that People, circumstances which
have hitherto forbidden the acknowl
edgment of them by the U. Utates.
as sovereign and independent. Ad
ditional reasons for withholding that
acknowledgments have recently been
seen in their acceptance of a nomin
al sovereignty by the grant of a for
eign prince; under conditions equiv
alent to the concession by them, ol
exclusive commercial advantages to
one nation, adapted altogether to the
state of colonial vassalage, and re
taining little of independence but
the name. Our Plenipotentiaries
will be instructed to present these
views to the Assembly at Panama:
and should they not be concured in,
to decline acceding to any arrange
ment which may be proposed on dif
ferent principles.
The condition ot'the Islands ofCu
ba and Porto Rico is ot deeper im
port and more immediate to bear
irg upon the present interests and
future prospects of our union. The
correspondence has herewith sub
mitted will show how carestly it lias
engaged the attention of this Gov
ernment. The invasion of both those
Islands by the United forces of Mex
ico and Colombia, is avowedly a
mong the objects to be matured by
the belligerant States at Panama.
The convulsions to which, from the
peculiar composition of their popu
lation, they would be liable, in the
event of such an invasion, and the
danger therefrom resulting of their
falling ultimately into the hands of
some European Power, other than
Spain, will not admit of our looking
at the consequences to which the
Congress at Panama may lead, w ith
indifference. It is unnecessary to
enlarge upon this topic, or to say
more than that all our efforts in re
ference to this interest, will be to
preserve the existing state of things,
the tranquility ofthe Islands, and the
peace and security of their inhabi
tants.
And, lastly, the Congress of Pa
nnma is believed to present a fair
ocesskm for urging upon all tlie new
nations of the South, the ju.-t and
liberal principles of religious liberty.
The purpose of the meeting itself
is to deliberate upon the great and
Common interests of several new’ and
neighboring nations. If the measure
is new and without precedent, so is
the situation of the, parties 'to it.
That the purposes of the meeting
:irf> c/.iYx*. /ui ~nom
•.•eihg an objection to it, is among
the cogent reasons for its adoption.
It is not the establisment of princi
ples of intercourse with one, but with
seven or eight nations at once.
Mr M etcalfe moved the printing
of ten thousand copies ol the mes
sage and documents.
Wednesday March 22.
In the Senate, yesterday, the bill
making appropriation lor the Milli
tary service was read the third time
and passed. The greater part of
the day was passed in Executive
business.
Ihe subject of adjournment was
for a short time before the House of
Repr sentatives, yesterday but with
out leading to any definitive remit,
the subject being postponed until
Monday next, on motion of Mr Web
ster. Mr Webster intimated his in
tention to bring forward the Bankrupt
Bill ; and it was also intimated that
the difference between the State of
Georgia and the government ofthe
United States : the Panama mission
and the condition of the Indians,
w’ould all be “ speech making” sub
jects, which would beaded on during
the residue of thejsession. Togclhj
cr with the subject of adjournment,
a resolution, proposed by Mr. Wright
oi Ohio, relative to the creation of j;
joint commiltcc to report on the state
ot the business before the House,
was also postponed until Monday.
From the strength of the minority,
on the question of postponement, it
•s evident that the House begins to
feel a serious disposition to think of
adjournment. The House subse
quently went into committee of the
whole on the state ot the Union,
when the subject of the Amend
ments ot the Constitution was again
discussed, by Mr. Isacks of Ten
nessee, and Mr. Lccomptc of Ken
tucky, both in favour of the reso
lutions to amend
In the House u! Representatives
on Friday along and very interesting
message was received from the Pres°
ident of t< e Inited States, in relation
to the Mission to Panama. A mes
sage was also received, recommend
ing an appropriation to defray the
expenses of the mission ; which was
received to the committee on ways
and means.
A Bill was reporled from the
Committee on Naval Affairs, to pro
idc for an additional naval force for
the protection of our trade to Brazil.
A Bill was reported from the com
mittee on Public Buildings, by Mr
Van Kensst laer, making an appro
priation tor the Capitol, the grounds
round it, and the completion "of the
East room in the President’s House.
The House went into Committee on
the Massachusetts claim, on motion
of Mr. Dwight, of Mass, but after
wards rose and reported progress,
with an understanding that the com
mittee should! sit again on that sub
ject on Friday next The House
was engaged during the residue of
tlie day in passing through Commit
tee two bills in relation to Land
Claims. Mr. Newton, of Virginia,
laid on the table a resolution inquir
ing as to the propriety of dry docks
for the preservation, repair and use
ofthe Navy. Resolutions were of
fered, by Mr. Bartlett, ofN. H. on
the subjet of extending the pave
ments of the city; by Mr. Henry, of
Kentucky,- relative to the disposal
of lands on which there arc Gold and
silver mines; by Mr. Weems of Ma
ryland, relative to a change in the
laws of naturalization, so as to allow
the right of any person who may
prove a prior residence office years
in the country, although he may have
omitted to have made a declaration
of his intention. Mr Moore, ofKen
tuckcy, introduced joint resolu-
tion relative to the powers exer
cised by the Supreme Court of the
United States, in relation to execu
tions in Kent in key, which were
read twice. On motion of Mr.
Stewart, of Pennsylvania ; the Sec
ratary of War was called on for in
formation relative to the organiza
tion ot the Corps of Topographi
cal Engineers, and their adequacy to
perform the duties now imposed on
them.
In the House of Representatives
on Saturday, Mr. Mercer, ol Virgin
ia, from the - Select Committee to
whom that part of the message ot
the President which relates to an
Observatory was referred reported a
Bill to establish an Observatory in
the District of Columbia. The bills
to extend the Charters of Georgc
tow n and Alexandria,passed through
Committee, and were ordered to be
reard a third tim on Monday.
Some other private bills went
through Committee ; one of w inch
for the relief of W. 1.9. Ewing,
w as laid on the table for the present.
This is the case of the Receiver
of Public Money in Illinois, who lest
a consdorable sum belonging to the
United States by the robbery of the
Bank at Vandilia.
The arrival ofthe Lewis brings us
our various Paris tiles to the 23d
January Inclusive. The papers arc
chiefly filled with speculations and
official papers respecting the new
Russian Emperor, from the tenor of
which upon the whole it would ap
pear, that Constantine will adhere,
to his act of renunciation.
Nicholas I. is said to wish to main
tain the statu quo of Europe. Noth
ing therefore is to he expected in
ravour oi me Greeks. St. Peters
burg had resumed its ordinary state
of repose, and re compense had been
lavished on the laitiitul soldiery, who
maintained the cause of Nicholas on
the day ot the revolt —it such a term
can be applied to men who were de
fending the cause to which they had
the day before sworn allegiance.
The reader will however smile w hen
he hears what these magnificent re
compenses were.—The following ex
tract from an order of the day pub
< and in the St. Petersburg Gazette will
explain their nature.
“ In testimony of our affection for
“ you, regiments of the guards, chas
“ sours, hussars, grenadiers, (here
the corps are all enumerated by
“ name,) and in reward for your ser
“ vices, I present you with the uni
“forms!! which llis Majesty the
“ Emperor, your benefactor, was in
“ the habit of wearing : so that, in
“ each regiment this sacred pledge
“ may be religiously preserved, as a
“ monument that shall pass to future
“ ages-”
The moths, we presume, will have
something to say against this broad
cloth immortality.
Besides the above recompense,
Nicholas grants to the non-commis
sioned officers and soldiers who were
under his order on the day of the
20th, two rubles (about hall'a dollar,)
a glass of brandy, and a pound ol
fish per man. Moreover, his Impe
rial Majesty deigns to take the title
of commander ot these regiments.
Forts,Jan I(!.— Official advices from
Warsaw dated Jan. 1, inform that a
courier arrived there that mornihg
bringing the decision of the question
respecting the succ ssor to the
throne, liislhe Grand Duke Nicho
las that wears the crown, and he has
been proclaimed Emperor of Russia
and King of Poland. The Grand
Duke Constantine caused bis court to
be instantly convoked and in the
presence ofthe Princess of Lock
weitz, his wife, and many generals,
read with a loud voice the Ucase of
the new Emperor, and finished
with shouting—” Hurrah! long life
to my well beloved brother the Em
peror Nicholas the first, my gracious
Emperor and master.” To morrow
the swearing ofthe troops will take
place.
The Russian Ambassador collec
ted together yestesday, all the Rus
sian subjects who are at Paris, and
received their oath of fidelity to his
Majesty the Emperor Nicholas.
GREECE.
Ibrahim lias summoned the gnrris-
[April 4,
on of Missolonghi to surrender, and
.offered favorable terms, They an
swered that the terms of capitulation
should be discussed when he was un
der their walls! This reply was
worthy ofthe best days of old Greece.
The opinion is given that the fortress
will not be taken, at least at pre
sent.
The GPeeks are making extraor
(Tiary efforts to defend themselves;
17,000 men had been assembled at
Argos to march against the Egyp
tians ; and Nicetas, called the “ Turk
cater,” had 5000 in the defile of
Corinth. Colocotroni, was greatly
exerting himself The Pacha of
Salonicbi, having found out that the
Sultan wanted his head, is said to
have resolved to keep it a little lon
ger on his own shoulders, by setting
up for himself, having revolted.
The Austrians are deeply engaged in
the transport of Grecian women and
children as slaves to Egypt—but
Austiia is one ofthe “holy ones” and
protests against the slavery of the
blacks! It is proudly stated in the
Paris papers, that not one French
flag is to be found in the service of
the barbarians. There are two re
ports that the Greeks have obtained
some advantages at sea; that they
burnt one frigate and two corvettes,
and captured six transports. That
the commanders ofthe Egyptian ves
sels may fight valiantly, it is stated
that Ibrahim has placed a man on
board each, wit herd- -s to cut off tho
head of the captain, if he tails in his
duty; hut what if the man so placed,
fails in his duty, also ?
It is said that, from jealousy ofthe
Egyptians, the Turkish government
lias offered to treat w ith the Greeks,
and allow th m liberal terms. They
apprehended that Ibrahim, if success
ful, would take the Morea to him
self to pay for the conquest of it!
These things are perfectly consistent
with Turkish praciticc. A success
ful commander always proves an ob
ject of suspicion, and prepares to de
fend himself against his own govern
ment !
Vienna, 14 th Dec. —The news of
the mission of Turkish plenipotentia
ries into the Morea has produced
much sensation. A letter from Con
stantinople, w hich reached us by the
last courier Irom Bucharest, assures
us that it was upon the representa
tion ofthe foreign ambassadors, that
the Porte determined to send nego
tiators to tie head quaitc-rs of Ibra
him Pacha, in order to treat with the
Greeks for a suspension or cessation
ot hostilities. Other intelligence
however from authentic sources leads
to the belief that Ihrahim and Meh
mat Ali, his father, were the advis
ers of this step.
It is said that (lie Porte which hall
guaranteed to Ibrahim Pacha the
goncmi government of Greece, wil
l e content with occupying the chie
fortresses and giving to each pro
vince a lieutenant governor selected
from among the inhabitants there
of, leaving these functionaries under
the controul of Ibrahim—these sta
tions are to be filled by the principal
Greek chiefs i! they will promptly
submit themselves. Much is said
as to propositions of this sort having
been made 10, and kindly received
by some ofthe Greek commanders.
•V Y. American.
Leghorn. Jen. 3.—The last letters
received here from Santa Maura as
sure u~ that an engagement had taken
place between the Greek fleet and
that ot the Captain Pacha, off Patras.
—'l lie result of this engagement was
completely favourable to Admiral
M iaulis. A I uvkisli trigate was
burnt, and tho steam vessel which
Mehenied Pacha had equipped at
Malta, fell into the hands of the
Greeks undamaged. This intelligence
has been confirmed by different re
ports which have come to hand from
various quarters of Greecc.-Ibrahim
Pacha has suffered a considerable dc
!< at, in Elis; his loss is estimated at
5( 0 men. He is at present at Patras
w here he was very coolly received
by > ussut Pacha. It cannot longer
be douhted that the greatest misun
derstanding exists between Redschid
Pacha, who does not know how to
palliate his defeats before Missolong
hi, nor what resolution to adopt with
an army which is daily deserting front
him; Topal Pacha, who has been
cruising to no purpose about the
Archipelago with his Egjptain fleet
[ <>r these 1-1 months, and Ibrahim
Pacha, who pretends to direct all the
operations ofthe war both by land
and by sea.
Gen. Lafayette, who dined at M-
Entitle s on the day when the prizo
or a poem on his voyage to Ameri
ca was confercd on M. Labnt, has
returned to LaGrange, to make
preparations for the reception of the
lemains ot M. Somerville, American
Minister in Switzerland, who came
to Europe with him in the Brand}’-
■' ■ik , and who, in his last moments,
expressed a desire that his body
should bo interred at the seat of the
general, his friehd.(lle was hurried
nt LaGrange the 1 Pth of January.)
The feeiing c f the Turks upon
learning the death of the Emperor
. exand- r was '-ntisfaction. They
»n< n (hat Monarch had determined
. ° oc » upv in the spring the principal
,,,ee "< Widlachina and Moldavia.}