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AGRICULTURAL
rnOM TIIK COLOMBIA TELESCOPE.
The following interesting article on the
tun- if Cotton in Italy, which in chnrHcter
nearly the same nlimate with our own, and
.0011 the rotation of crops, a plan of cut-
•I'-' which we might adopt with great suc-
•••'« '••* ti,k,,n fn,m Mgbfa Translation of
’ nUuuvirux’a Travels. We wi-h some
"‘ter would try the rotation of crops, hcre-
tt:r mentioned.
The plain ofSorento is almost the only
art of the kingdom of Naples, in which
m be seen the effects of an active and
well-directed industry. It is also in this
'ieautifu! country that the villagers have
successfully introduced the culture of
(ton ; a culture which the usages of
society have rendered so necessary. It
id been, before, adopted at Naples ;
•■•it, until within a few years, it was sown
ily on small spots, for a local and li-
'sited consumption. The continental
.stem having raised the value of this
"tnt, a larger space was allotted to its
iltivation ; and the farmers, in this
country, profitting by the natural tulvan-
iges of their climate, furnished, in the
of the new crop, packed in oak boards,
i he hales appeared to be very compact,
18 '■. ut „ tu, “ Ul 11 8<>od quality, mid well se-
< uretl Iron, tho weather, the ends being
made of Kentucky bagging. The me.-
chants do not appear to countenance the
use of this untried substitute for cotton
' n SS ln g. Huntsville Republican.
FROM THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
„ . r 'H: GREEKS.
L'lhau tTr'^'V 0 a nohlir
u.i than III.' tireeks are now engaged in.
hen we consider the pas, sufferings nf
119 P* "|de, I heir present stiffet ings, and
jlangers, u,,,J the cruel outrages that are flai-
sn.ee.Tlv! 11 “*T B * ,lK m ' we cannot lint
wiyly deplore thinr present situation. To
manner‘,h’ in ^" d * "'O’ *<'•"■> in a peculiar
” r ' ' \ h v e oh J ec,s of attention and sym-
. '•'■xmint read the History of our
evolution, and compare it with the ac-
l in! r l : ". M r,,C,,| ' cd fll ”“ Urc ‘‘‘’*‘> without
g fuicildy remained how niueli their
ireaent aifuatmn reseml.les what our own
.ZlZS f, em They are now emu
■ t n 0 the nohte examples the Americans
mm set them and forwarding the great
omk the Americans then began.
J he spectacle now opening before the
world is truly grand. For upwards ul four
thousand years have the nations of the
earth groaned under the yoke of a degrad-
mg slavery ; or when they have been most
!VT: ’ w Ve 0 , n j"y'' (l ,,ut R partial arid ill-
• gulated freedom. Du.ing that time em
pires have been born, have flourished, and
Uaie again become extinct. The same rude
tonus o government have still prevailed,
nd handed down from age, and fortified
mar 1812, near sixty thousand bales of] by the prejudice., of an ignol'ant and C
ration to the manufacturers of Europe,
I learned the method ofcultivating the
ffton, on a large sculn, adopted, by the
metayers of Piave de SoretUo, and tho
ty to which it has been introduced into
:h«ir regular course of husbandry.
The i.itid is turned over by the spade,
in the month of March, and the seeds
■re sown in lines, at three feet distant;
the plants, in the lines, are twojeet asun
der. The earth is so rich as io require
no manure, but only to be constantly
kept clean ; women are, therefore, em
ployed, during the whole season, in
weeding the fields of cotton. As soon as
the flowering is over, anil the well-form-
■il capsules require only the sun to ri
pen them, the ends of the branches arc
• >pped of, thus determining all the sap to
the fruit.
The harvest ln«t» « long irkito, „ n J
consists in collecting the camisoles as they
the cotton, by separating it from the
•ceils. This operation is long and te
dious. They were endeavoring to make
machines to simplify the process ; hot I
have not learned whether they have suc
ceeded.
The succession of crops which 1 am
going to describe, is the result. It mer
its attention, because it is, probably, the
best arranged and the most productive of
any in the world.
None of the crops, which, in the old
system of the country, were immediate
ly necessary for the farmer’s subsistence,
could be dispensed with. They, there
fore, continued to bs'ing with the culture
of maize, (corn) for which the land is
manured. Wheat follows it ; beans are
then immediately sown alter harvest.—
This crop being intended to feed cattle
during the winter, is taken up sufficient
ly early to admit of the land being pre
pared to receive the cotton seeds by the
end of March; after this is harvested.
ipheat is again sown the same autumn, to
which succeeds the purple clover. Me
lons arc grown after the clover, and le
gumes, planted as soon as the melon
crop is taken off, occupy the ground un
til spring, and finish the course. It is as
follows :
1st. year Maize—manured,
2,1 do Wheat followed by beans.
3d do Cotton.
4tli do Wheat, followed by wild clover.
5th do Melons, followed by legumes,
five years—eight crops.
This course thus furnishes eight crops
in live years, two of which ate corn,
three are leguminous, one is commer
cial an l two are for the support of ani
Inals, It is impossible to arrange these
different crops in a better way. The
nature of their growth, and the different
culture they require, alternately rest
and prepare the soil, whose fertility is
kept up by this variety, producing the
utmost which can be rendered by nature
to human industry.
This system appeared to me so well
owluc'ed, that I think it probable the
cultivation of cotton will not cease at
Naples, even alter the peace, lor it is
here so well established, and so eco
nomically conducted, that I believe it
competing with that of America. The
colonial cultivation is, hitherto, so little
understood, and so niuch in its infancy,
hat little as the climate favors the Eu
ropeans, they have the advantage over
the colonists, whose system exhausts the
soil by a repetition of the same crops
without any restorative process. I am con-
"uetd that (he kingdom of Naples could
easily produce, without lessening its own
lonsumption, the greater part of the
'.otton wanted in Europe.
A ne:s> way of packing Cotton.—Map
'fittkios, of this countv, exhibited a few
age, and by long habits of implicit
submission have held mankind in a willing
iiiu! degrading bondage.
Lot a new era has arisen, ignorance (so
naturally the ally of tyranny) is fast yield
ing to file empire, of reason. The faded
forms ol antiquated despotism shrink from
.lie pure light ot a liberal philosophy. That
nation which had so long been the' sport ol
slaves, which had passed as a by-word for
e> -tv thing degraded and contemptible, now
.ends the way in the glorious career of free-
(loin. It is ready an inspiring sight, and
promises well for the future destinies of
mankind, thus to behold a nation, so long
oppressed, and which seemed to have lost
even the sense of freedom, rising again, front
her ashes, and setting an example to the
world of constancy, fortitude, perseverance,
a , *'*>h"l courage, which would have
done honor to the most brilliant era of Gre
cian heroism.
It is not a little painful to reflect that the
'rhl.le'i 9 "“bl* People is still uncertain
• 1 Ir short day of freedom may K.......... '
nave orbKeti so suddenly through the gloom
of despotism may pass away like the quick
lightning ; and a night of slavery, darker
and bloodier than ever, may succeed this
momentary gleam. At a moment like this,
it is much and-deeply to be regretted that a
stern and necessary policy should he at va
riance with those generous impulses which
all of us must feel. The law of self preser
vation, which is tolerated among individuals,
is enjoined to nations ; and it brooms but
too frequently necessary, in (lie course of
liumau events, to postpone justice in par
ticular cases, to a sense of general expedi
ency. An unprovoked interference in the
domestic concerns of a nation must always
he dangerous, as an encroachment upon the
landmarks of international law. Yet, if it
were possible to imagine a case where such
an interference might he deemed justifiable,
1 know none which has su good a claim to
he thought so as that of the Greeks. The,
cruel war of extermination, which for so
many months has been waged against them
with so unrelenting and sanguinary a spirit,
&i with so utter a contempt of all the laws of
civilized warfare, litis placed their enemies
without the pule at once of Immunity and of
those rules which govern the intercourse of
nations. Nor should the merit of the suf
ferers, be forgotten, or the obligations vve
owe their ancestors. It was they who, three
thousand years ago, at ThertuopyltD and
Salami*, in a struggle no less generous than
the present one, vindicated their liberty a-
gainsl a host of asiatic barbarians ; and vv ho,
at a mature)' petiod, arid after the vivifying
etlects of tin ir lihei ty, thus nobly preserved,
In gun to he felt, produced those imperisha
ble monuments of art, of science and of li
terature, which have been the admiration of
all succeeding generations. Let America—
let England—let Europe, think of this.
THE CAUSE oFtHE GREEKS.
There is, perhaps, nothing at the pre
sent moment which occupies morn of
which impose the necessity ofdolibera-
tion before action, and requito the con-'
current assent not only of a majority ol
the people of the Union, through their
immediate Representatives, but also of
a majority of the States, and of the Ma
gistrate who is chosen to preside pver
0 l. It is necessary, then, that the course
01 this government should not only he
justified by a good motive, but that il
should he in itself such as to hour the
test of cool consideration.
In tliis view, let us briefly examine
• he expediency of this government in
terpnsing, in any manner, in the cot:-
test between the Greeks and the Turks.
c put aside, it will be seen, considera
tion of the propriety of individual contri
butions. That is a matter of account
which every man has aright to settle
with Ins own feelings. Ifany one pre
sents a feasible plan for a subscription,
lor the aid of the Greeks, wo see no
objection to any one’s giving to this ob
ject whatever his conscience tells him
lie can spare, after providing for (he
necesst.es of his family, and satisfying
Hie cravings of those who hunger at hi.-
door. We shall not withhold our mite.
It is only when the subscription is pro
posed as a national one, accompanied
with invocations to the government to
second it by the employment of the na
tional force, that vve object to it i 0 prin
ciple. 1
However individuals may be allowed
to eschew all selfish feeling, and even to
despise danger in the service of the af-
ness, as well as the courage to resist his
own feulings and the passionate appeals
which were made to him : and the nati
on sustained him. Ilis proclamation of
neutrality was blamed, indeed, and vve
do not say but justly, as being uncalled-
mr by any proposition or attempt to de
part from the course of neutrality, and
therefore supererogated. But the wis
dom of that policy, if then doubted by a-
ny, is now universally admitted. It i-
emblazoned on the pages of history, and
contributes to swell the sum of the fame
ot Washington.
But, supposing the constitutional au
thority to he undisputed—supposing the
policy of this government to b- such as
would allow it to obey die dictates ol its
brst impulses, supposing that no consi
deration ol duty or common prudence
forbade it—would our interposition he
>pneticial to tlio Greek* themselves ?
t uot, there is an end of the question.
” c believe not only that il would not,
hut that it would be directly to the con
trary. As between us & the Turks, per
haps it might have a ceilain moral effect,
though we believe our orators and edi-
tots (nightly overrate the consequence
of the American name in Europe, ifthev
suppose that it would operate as a charm
either on I urk or Grecian—that it
would tarne the tiger or invigorate the
lamb. Our naval force, it is true, is too
well known by its visits to tho Mediter
ranean, not to he of some consequence
m the eyes of those who are themselves
a certain degree a maritime people
dul >' of a grfrnment is j but we believe That our form "o f govern!
t th(i iV.imlp rnpnt
to consult the happiness ot the People. ; meat, and even our history are Too lit
I o doubt the sympathy of this people I tie understood in that region to have
IV 11,e lirlorn - ..I.*~L I,„ Je 1 JT
posed, by our example, for the rouse-
queoce* of the present contest. Nor,
indeed, does the contest between the’
the forlorn condition of the Greeks
would he to doubt our love of liberty —
our attachment to free government—
our humanity itself But, admitting, (hr
the sake ot argument, that the interpo
sition ol the United Stales would he of
service to the Greeks, would it be justi-
hable for this government to compromit
the interests ot this People in such a
cause ! 1 his is the true question to
consider. It is one upon which, it ap
pears to us, no doubt can be entertained,
whether vve consider the actual condi-’
tion of the country, or the abstract du
ties of the goveriuireiit.
In rcgaj'd la.®"? r -~ ; ; ,»
form "us instituted, and the sense
of the People with one accord, enforce
the policy of abstaining equally from wars
and alliances with foreign powers-—hol
ding all nations ant! all people “ enemies
in war, in peace friends.’’ The con
stitution was framed, to use, its ovvn lan
guage, “ to provide for the common de
fence and general welfare.” Wq do j cd, and not even by commercial inter-
Greeks and 1 urks bear much resem
blance to that which preceded our ac
knowledged independence. The free
dom which the People of (his country
enjoyed before (he Revolution, was
greater, in all probability, than Greece
would enjoy if once again independent.
" e mo, al eflect of our declaring or
anting in favor of the Greeks might, how-
ever, be of some account between them
an<l the Turks, their.urnseju./ny.U'v-- ...
present, the nations of Europe, restrain
ed however, by no such ties ns hind us
from acting, stand neutral in this contest.
Would they continue to do so, if the U.
Stales threw their weight into tlie scale ?
Is it not certain, on the contrary, that,
if they found us obtruding ourselves into
the quarrels of others, remotely situat-
not find a syllable in it which authorizes
the government thus instituted to engage
in tiny other than a defensive war.—
Tim Militia, which isllte National Army,
may he called out to “ execute the laws
of tho Union, to suppress insurrections,
and to repel invasions,” and for other
purposes In repelling invasion, it has
been held, indeed, and is clearly a just
inference, that we ntny invade in turn
the territories of the nation with whom
we are at war. Any other construction
would ho absurd. Invasion may he made
in more way than one ; and we presume
that no politician of the present day will
deny the power of making war in support
of our national rights, howsoever they
are invaded. But we hold it to be a dan
gerous doctrine that this government
may undertake to judge of the rights
and wtotigs of other nations, in which
it has no direct concern, and support
them by an appeal to arms. There is
nothing in the Constitution which looks
to our engaging in war for the interests
of others. We deny the power of the
government to do it, as much as we deny
the policy of doing it. In this we confi
dently believe we are supported by the
general opinion nf (he Reuplc, as ive are
by the dicta of our wisest statesmen.—
Let us here recal to mind the parting
precepts of Washington, which deserve
, , to be engraven in letters of gold on the
public attention than the attempt* of the fronl of the Capitol. From that valedic-
CJ.eeks to cast off the yoke of 1 urk.sh {QTy wp yrM , 0 0( „. readfirs the fol .
lowing, as appropriate to our present
obliged to omit altogether some consi
derations which we intended to have ad
dressed to our readers upon this subject
e have briefly examined it as respects
ourselves and as it respects the Greeks.
I here is u third view, of less importance
probably in the eyes of most ot our read-
ers, namely, the hearing of this question
a- io the relations between the U. States
ami the powers of Europe. With all
these, vv e are not only at peace, hut on
terms of more than usual amity. No
“ouud or motion of hostility toward u-
is heard or seen in afiy quarter—for vve
1 »unt as nothing the eructations of edi
lorial spleen from foreign journalists or
reviewers. During this year, we have
manifestations of a disposition rather fa
vorable to us than otherwise, from three
of the most powerful nations of Europe :
from France, in her instant ratification
of our treaty of commerce with her
(t om Russia, in her determination in our
favor ol the disputed article of the Trea
ty of Ghent; from Great Britain, in her
relaxation of|her colonial system, and
in the convention which she is said to be
cheerfully agreeing to for carrying into
eflect the decision of the Emperor of
Russia above referred to. If, putting
out of view all constitutional and abstract
considerations, il he doubtful whether
our interference, in any manner, would
not prejudice the cause we all wish to
serve—we ask whether it is desirable
now to disturb those relations with o-
ther powers which are so favorable to
our commerce, to the extinction of our
public debt, to the unimpeded growth of
(he nation, to the tranquility of the I’eo-
1*1® f° all that constitutes true na
tional GREATNESS ?—Mat. hit.
FOBTEIRJ*.
front England.—The Ship Lady Gal
latin, Capt. Harris, arrived yesterday
from Liverpool, from which she sailed
on the 20th September. Letters of the
litli announce Jhat ■« the demand for
Gotton has been latterly very good, and
the sales during the last three days a-
rnount to nearly GOOO hales. Frices
in consequence advanced ; aDd
course connected with us, they would
throw their power into the opposite
scale? How long would the balance
vibrate ? How long would the contest
then last ? We flatter ourselves grossly
as to the extent of our means and our
prowess in arms, if vve suppose we
should not thus become the means of de
feating and prostrating the only hope of
those whom vve should wish to serve.
Let it not he supposed that it is from
the motive of fear of the Holy Alliance
that we would shun this controversy—
though, as to nation*, at lea=t, there is
reason in what Shak*peare has put into
the mouth of a coward by instinct, that
11 the better part of valor is discretion.”
In support or vindication of our own un
questioned rights, vve would set the world
at defiance. We do not use the power
of tho allies as an argument against mu
New York, Oct. 5.
Long Island Cotton.—We have before
us a sample of Colton, raised the present
season on the farm of Mr. Tunis D. Col-
vert, about three miles of this village.—
I he staple is not quite as good ns the
Georgia Colton, but tor color and firm
ness it is equal to any we have ever seen.
He has about sixty hills, which are all
nearly fit for gathering. The soil on the
south side of the Island is well adopted
to Cotton, and the present instance
-.KtCo.-'-ivu/tij i4iu.Hu> rartrier*
Mysterious A fair.—Our readers will
find under the Curacon head to-day, an
account of Revolutionary Movements of
a new sort.
The matter is not so distinctly staled
as it might be; but information has reach
ed us which supplies much of what is de
fective.
This expedition to Porto Rico, which
is detained at Cnracoa, is another Amelia
Island affair. It is believed that the per
sons engaged in the Enlerprize have no
commission from any power whatever ;
and that it is fortunate that they have
been prevented from proceeding further,
lest they should have rendered them
selves liable to the fate of all pirates.
Porto Rico, it seines, was the object
of their destination ; hut it was selected
by chance, in all probability, tho whole
matter having the appearance of a mere
speculating adventure, bold enough, but
ill-advised and worse-digested.
Among the persons embarked in it,
vve are sorry to learn ,several respectable
American citizens, and youths of good
family, who are thus setting not only the
laws of their own country but the law
of nations at defiance- VV hat madness
interposition, on our own account, but ; seizes those, who fly Iroro a plentiful and
on that of the Greeks—to whom, in this I peaceful country, where there is room
view, our interference would he the i Dr the exercise of all useful talent, in
most grievous affliction that could heful I pursuit ot adventures—ol wealth to be
■■ ■ " ■ acquired without industry, anil ofhonors
which according to undisputed law, will
t ceks
bondage. The accounts which vve have
of the cruellies exercised by their ty
rannous oppressors, not only upon those
who are found in arms, hut upon unof
fending traders and helpless innocents,
are enough to melt a heart of adamant.
They have, accordingly, moved the feel
ings of the most insensible ; and in our
desire to recompense the wrongs of the
outraged altar and the violated sex, vve
are almost ready to snatch the avenging
sword. The action is natural, k springs
from the finest impulse cf the human
heart. But is not allowed to man to fol
low his natural impnLes as far as they
would carry him. Still less is it allowed
to governments to he moved by in-tinc-
tive impulse* in opposition !o the dictates
of duty. Reason was given to us for the
purpose of regulating our passions, as
well as to heighten onr enjoyments.—
Even when thus regulated, so little are
the mere passions or feelings of men
confided in, that all penal laws are found
ed on the distrust of them. It is upon
the same principle, that the check
them. If vve wish well to the Greek
vve shall wholly abstain Iroui any nation
al act in regard to them.
Nor let us be tempted from the paths
of peace by the dazzling prospects of
Glory, to he acquired by the gallantry
of our arms, or the daring of our chival-
iloom their possessors, if caught in civi
lized socety, to certain death !
\Ve have some curious particulars of
fhis Expedition, which for the present
we reserve. Of all the schemes of pu-
Tlie true Glory of a Nation is the’ litical errantry ever undertaken, sutely
Happiness of the People. That aim is j this is the most extraordinary. As if in
not consulted by pursuing the schemes | itself the enlerprize were not suffi-
of conquest and ambition w hic.h will, in j ciently unvv arranlable, they have already
lime, involve the destruction of our ovvn given character to it by attcmptii^t to
purpose :
“ Why ut;it o"r own to stand iton
FOREIGN GROUND : WlIY.BY INTERWEAV
ING OCR DESTINY WITH THAT 01 ANY I'AIU
OF El'ROrK, ENTANGLE OCR PEACE AND
PROSl’ERITY IN THE TOILS OF UtJROrEAN
AMBITION, RIVALSHir, INTEREST, HUMOUR, j
AND CAPRICE
It is scarcely necessary for us to re
fer, for tlie confirmation of our doctrine,
to the conduct of this government dur
ing the French Revolution. That revo
lution was indeed (vvltat the Greek re
volt is not) the reflection of our exam
ple. The very actors in it were the
men by whose chivalrous aid our Inde
pendence had been achieved. There
was every motive of gratitude, of obli
gation, of esteem, to induce this nation
to lend its aid to France. The very
name of La Fayette was a talisman of
power sufficient to open nur hearts.—
But vve then refrained. Our Palinurus
saw the danger which threatened on the
htys since, a couple of bales ot cotton, out government oie. wisely devised, rightand on tho deft, and had tic firm-
liberliea. Not that vve have reason to
fear any foreign foe, but that vve ought
to fear ourselves. We are now as free
as is consistent with human felicity.—
W e shill not long remain so when we
arc inflated by victory, aggrandized by
conquest, infatuated with the tawdry
’ j splendor which accompanies them, and
'enervated by luxuries yet unprized. It
was the honey which he tasted in the
forest, and not the hand of the King of
Norway, that conquered Haclto, King of
Lapland. We should, for this reason,
regard the extension of our possessions
by foreign conquest*—and sui It will he
the inevitable consequence of foreign
wars—as the certain precursor of anar
chy. We want, for our part, no Modi
terranean possessions to corrupt us with
Mediterranean vices—no West Indian
Islands to infect ns with West Indian
plagues. Let u* hold what we have,
and be content with a lot, which vve
know not how to value a* vve oii”ht.
0 fort it not 1 nimium, sua si bona norint
[ We are so pressed for room as to he
force American vessels to offer them the
means of transportation.
We hope to hear that the individuals
concerned have taken counsel of discre
tion, and dispersed. Ifnot, vve hardly
konvv what fate to predict for them.
[.Yul. Lit.]
Another .Ycgro Clot.—A plot has been
discovered in one section of the Repub
lic of Colombia, of a similar description
to the one so hapily frustrated nearer
home. A letter from Laguira to Sept.
21, says, at Carupano, in the depart
ment of the Orinoco, a plot has latelv
been discovered, the developeincnt of
which shevvs that the negroes, aided bj
some whites, native Spaniards, intended
to murder the principal inhabitants,
plunder the town and make for the sea
board, where they expected to get ol)
in some vessel, with their booty, ano
reach one of the West India Islands
Gen. Bermudez has succeeded in se
curing all the ringleaders and most of
their tigents
have
Uplands may be quoted fully 3-4d per
ib. higher than at the ponblie gale on
the JUth ult,” Anoftiei teller of the
same date says, <• Our Cotton miirket
continues very sternly at an ndrance of
1 2d per Ib. on the lowest prices of last
week. We fear this advance will give
au unreasonable support to prices on
your side of the water, und it yet re
mains to be seen whether public opinion
will continue steady in its present direc
tion during the remainder of the year,
in the face of a heavy slock, and large
expected supplies.”
The following are extracts from our
papers received by this arrival : —
Turkish Rarbarity.—The conflagration
of Jassy, in Moldavia, is fully confirmed.
1 he appointment of a new Hospodar,
and the apparent settlement of all exist-
ing differences, had induced many ol the
Boyards to return to their possessions
in that principally ; trade revived, and
all announced peace and prosperity
vvhen in the night of the 10th of August
the streets suddenly resounded with fu-
nous yells, and every house was forced
open and plundered by the Janissaries
who had marched back unknown to the
inhabitants. In a short time they pro
ceeded from pillage, and all its concomi
tant excesses, to wanton destruction, and
the town presented one universal blaze ;
“ At the departure of the Courier,”
says an account dated from Suczavva, on
the Moldavian frontier, “ the number of
houses destroyed by the conflagration
was estimated at twenty thousand!! It
iva® feared that those which had hitherto
escapeJ, would share the same fate.—-
Jilts intelligence is unfortunately offi
cial, and we expect more detailed parti-
P. Ul . a ,u S „ e .l C ,. r ,IP 1 . 0 ffl^ WJil ’vterther tbn
Emperor Alexander has so far abjured
the views ot mingled ambition and gene
rosity which had induced him to take up
arm9 against Turkish oppression and u-
trocities, to be satisfied with the mode
in which the evacuation of .Moldavia and
Wailachia has been carried on, and the
etlicasy of which is strikingly exemplified
by tins new sample of Ottoman treache
ry and barbarity :
The following is an extract of a letter
from Odessa, dated 50th of Aug. (N. S.)
—“ We had accounts yesterday that the
remainder of the town of Jassy has been
destroyed by fire: A thousand Janissa
ries having returned to that city, with a
view to plunder, were opposed by the.
Turks in the town ; an affair took place
iri which the Janissaries overpowered the
toivnguard, and burnt the town for the
sake of the plunder, excepting, as it is
said, only the palace of the Pacha. The
wife of the new Hospodar of Moldavia,
in returning from the country, applied
to the Governor of Bessarabia for a
passport, and was told she could only
have one as a private person, as the
Emperor had given no orders as yet for
acknowledging her husband as Hospodar
ol Moldavia. By this it would appear,
that things are not definitively settled,
and vve cannot learn that any new dispo
sitions of the troops have been made by
either the Turks or the Russians. This
place continues full ofRussian officers.”
German papers to tho 2d inst. are receiv
ed. They bring accounts from Smyrna
ot the 2d August, which furnish melan
choly details of the desolate condition
to which the Island of Scio is reduced.
This island, it is said, ” contained about
120,000 souls. By the census lately
made by the Pacha, there remained in
the Island about 000 persons, and the
contagion threatens to carry them all
off. On the 3d of July, there remained
150 persons in the Consulate of France,
but 20 of them died daily. The dead
were no longer hurried in the city, but
thrown pell mell into the mined Greek
Church near the French Consulate.—
The Pacha himself is ill. Almost the
whole population of the Mastic village*
has emigrated ; in some there remain
only a few old woman. A firman of the
Sultan has been received at Scio, which
formally declares that all the Greek*
who are at Scio, and those w ho shall re
turn thither, are not only free, but ate
authorised to take immediate possession
of their property.”
A letter from Constantinople, da'ed
the 10th of August, confirms the death
of the Greek Patriarch. (t appears
however, that he has not been the vic
tim of any violence on the part of the
Turkish government. He died oo the
8lh of dropsy. His funeral to> k place
on the 10th. On the same day the
Porte authorised the election of his suo
essor, and fi Greek Bishops, who had
been detained as hostages in the Sei#^|;o,