IK FORKIGN. London, May 1. The ladjplJ?ir Walter Scott died at Abootsford on the 14ih f May. Sir Walter war married io 1797, and hit lady was the' daughter of John Carpenter, of the city of Lyons. The cause of the Greeks was inci denlly touched upon in tho House of Commonf, on the 19th." Sir ttobert Wilson and llobhouse, spoke in favor of the $iveriinient taking some n ea lures in their favor before another year should come round. Mr. II. laid the ruin of the Greek cause was .Ji'ht Uvpolica ,.iuaufaclaVfti"pn.;T.. MalrieU; F DKlnn liiva latitln vaju . Hnrill lift Salf.C P lViP.I UtP. Ill C ITCI IkUIIIV) NUIV VIJ I V Vlt . I - jj. , ed extensive orders, principally fron Italy.,, ThejCouucil of State tf Geneva have decided against allowing a mon ument to be erected to Rousseau. They say no statutes have beetl e reeled tu great men to whom Geneva it indebted for its existence and pre servation, but that the citizens have raised monuments to them iu their hearts; that these were more durable and more suitable to a state like theirs, where every thing ought to call to mind the simplicity and mod est? of their ancestors. There is u strong opposition io the a ft not necessarily to be inferred from i 0Uie 0f Lords against the importa ble downfall of Missolonghi- On llion of forejgB grain; at its head are tU.conirary. ino ucai pu-iiwic jtne uUCCg ot yorK, JJeauion anu ought to be predicted, from the cour-!NlrUlumoeriftUif ttd lue Marquises - ag and desperate valor with whichr gajigbury ttn,j Hereford. Aun-nira iiuit i(pfin(l.l I hut fortress, i On the same cveDiifg, Mr. Broug- FALL qF MISSOLONGHI. ham broueht forward his long promts-1 . . , , mo ion5on the subject of slavery in' "PJ TJm" r t?l ill ?be West Indies, which was to the Colonial Oces, fromJNlHjor.General, -i,, . Ibe Hon. Ulredenek , Ponsonby, the following eueci. ... . i h.-k nnmm,...;An,. nm tm. ..Tha, Ik. II..... W1 ob.e,veU, " ?h e ln a I-i nds, annoooc- i ilk phu.r. Ib.t .he int.rven.i.n i.b deep regrel, tbt . nolhmg bad ,'anr,1! ' " ' ..,, .r 0lhrer cabinet.. ..Inch for tba.e five .. ,;",MI""' The death of IbrM.ia. length .. lkt lb. Porte, howev f thut flniiie. exnresseu in its rcso ...i r..ii-.ii,i oa rani.i. i be lielgian Journals tate, that a superior oiliccr who had been eiu by the Greek Coinmiiict- io Pari I' tbat of London in order to concer measures for the more elfectual rein of Greeee, has passed oute dtt)K i. lirusseU, fur the purpose as vrus said, of ascertuiuWig what asttistuuee that cause ruighl tiupe fur there. I'aiis Mat 16. Every thing indicates that hostili ties are on the point of commencing between Russia and the Forte. A private letter from Augsburg of the 8th of May. says, that at the date of the. last news from Constantinople, the Porte had not officially answered M. de. Miuziaczky, but the first ver val answer of the Ilcis EQVndi was tWr known; and its tenor shows that the Ottoman Ministry is not destitute of address. Ta the Editor oj thz Mercantile Mv. I Dear ih: If you should deeiu tho t''dluwing statement worthy of in sertion in your journal, the veracity f it can .be atlesied by the tiuder iguei: Ship 8ila liiehards, 7th June. 1820. Lat. 4t, 30, Long, C7, 62. W hi le a (ami nig by tbo far board how, looking at the unruHled surface f the otvan, about 7 o'clock, V. M. 1 perceived a sudden perturbation of the water, and immediately oo that, an object presented itself with its head abore the water about four feet, resembling the above which position it retained for nearly a minute, when be returned to the surface, and kept approaching aJjieast of the vessel, at a distance of about forty yards. 1 immediately called the passengers ou deek, several of whom observed it for the pnco of eight minnlei at it glid ed aloug slowly and uodauoted past , the ship, at the rate of about three miles an hour. Its color was a drak ((It ia rlnrl that I lift KmnefOP Nl cholas does not confound in his ulti- dingy black, with protuberances situ malum the question of the Greek re- beli with the l'orte: trial u learns - a . . it nfif irijft lution of May, 1823, louentng me - - - . . . 'ndi.i.nof th; .la,;.nd that the . " PP the Karr.,on, fc. ll,u.e, earl, in the ne .es.ion f nS become de.perato fron, the torn Parliament, will take into it, .eriou. " prvi.'oo,, and he flul.r : of fop. de'ation the mean. of; earrving 'be Greek fleet, under Admiral M.au esolutio,, of IS, ioto effect. ' "VV " h ?" Mr Cant,iDSatalatebour)cloiedid,e,D,.,0:J tu ff' ""I '"e- the deb..te, by taking a lom.non. re- ."V . .. . .i i.-.i auu liicu uuut: nw jiitcniu, t is view of all the arguments which had been urged, and deprecating any ae narltire from that system of concilia tioo whickhitberto had been pursued i.ntlolonial Assemblies, as would justify the employment of a more de cisive one.A The right Hon. Gentle man repeated his former declaroiioos. - - ii. i r that it was the tueu uoierminuuou ui Government to come to Parliament for power to give fall effect to its in tentions, should the necessity: for such a step unfortunately occur. We trust, Ijuwevcr, it will not. The colonists must see and feel that their own in terest are closely identified, in this question, with the policy of the Pa rent State, and that whatever may he ti e supposed or real evils attendant upon acting in conformity with that policy tliose that would result from opposition to it, must be infinitely greater. Mr, BroughamY motion was lost hy a majority of,62. - " . Erery thing is comparatively quiet UDd tranquil ' among the manufa. tu nnd it is not unlikely that the NAnnnU of riots have been consider- .ki; ovAcrpprated. A letter from uu.j . rT ;Manehester, May 18, says: tl searcelv need say that all is qui rhercythough aeeording to a writer 4n a rrtftin Sundav paper, the peo pl of this town are almost upon the . a t Aitt intn nnn TP. hellionZ The walls, he says, are oo er, bad fulfilled its treat es respect ing Moldavia and VValluchia, since 3000 police guards cannot be tailed a military occupation; that the Porte consequently hoped that Russia, on its part, would no longer delay to give up to the Turks the fortresses of llesaarabia, therestitntion of which was stipulated by the peace of 1812." 'It is not doubled that as soon as this answer is known at St. Peters burg, it will lead to orders to pass the Prulh: the Porte seems to expect ... ; i 800 men, unJer two Chieftains, with the hope to gain one of the batteries npoa the sea shore, which was defend ed by a larzc body of Arabs; and the town was partially set fire to at the iha ffrtttf Inn nrfi Tw IUi Uliviiiivii vi iv M'vg" - w - flit t . i. i. i i... ii,.' .it. ntr fnr(roBPfl to t kix months. I he 20th 11 ivai UUICUt lliav uj una utiuin.; i, i I a way would be opened for the re-. of May is generally assigned as, IM i i.iani.n iIav when the Russian troor) Will had been foresee by the Turksi and enter the principalities. their posts so strongly reioforcrd,, It is said that a treaty has been (hat, after atlemning in vain to force ; signed by Ureal luitam ana unssia. a nassajre, by carry iti? the battery, - seeuricg the Independence of Greece -i." I..,. i M,iAft.ini mil! the Islands, uouer n r.ean oi us llir II II II 1 . IE I Ul 1. 1 1- 1 1) n.lHJHun,i" dispersed, and endeavored to save themselves by-gaining llio mountains. They then poured into me mwu and put to the sword, or made pri soner, all who opposed them. The loss sustained by the iutks on this occasion is not reported: but the obstiuaey of the conflict may be estimated by the fact, that although between two and 30i0 Greeks perish ed in that town, and at the foot of the mountain, only 150 are reported to have been taken alive. Of the wo men and children, a considerable num ber are said to have been drowned; but own chooaitv-, but subject to the ap probation of the Porte.' It will pay a nominal tribute or rather a feudal homage tn the Sultan (a strange sort of ltidependence indtM-d? This trea ty has been formally announced to the I'urk, with un intimation, that a re fusal for coercive measuers. The German papers state, that "Or. the 10th of April, the Greek squadron, consisting of 59 vessel, 20 brulotiers, and as many mistics, cast anchor offMissolough:. On tbo 14th it attacked the Tureo Egyptian fleet of 120 sail strous The actiou was ucr air tain w uoic u.u j -' , - . . . about 3000 have been returned as pri-1 obstinate and bloody, for it lasted -At ' J. . "vcred with political inscriptions, a- corn lawsr--oreau or uiuu, said sometime ago, that there were no volitical inscriptions on the walls, and I now repeat it, But really there nnnAri to he a class of persons who 4 delisht ia the invention and propaga lion of falsehood, and who sit down to viite lies with as much zest as a -inMnn eats his turtle soup, or a icliool ooy enjoys m uvuuaj TU Pnne has issued a pew bull a- gainst all secret societies and partic Urt ntrninnt the freemasons. In order to assist the Hlk Trade, nftho caiid dates for Parlia ment, at the approaching election, . l j i itiftiM-.hute iilrhand- Iiave icwi- " -.- -y kerchiefs among their luntiarter-. ul.,.1,1 iiiU lipp.ome general. " will uu iu - . ' - A...,inn the emenditure of severa liupdred .thousand pounds. Jojliii Druisei papers of the 18th May, annooDCO that Lord vocnr,ine ,,h lfrThat cVpital on his way toGreecr. A Ocnei paper says, it is propos- -ed to send ft Swiss colony io urcece Aitnnrs. The alarm creatated by their dis- j persion, was quickly conimunicaieu to those who were lo follow on this hazardous enterprise, who now aban doned their poste, and sought shelter in small numbers iu the most teuabte places io the neighborhood of the . .. . . i i town, in tne miosi oi mo cuuiunn. town, in me miusi oi mo i.uui u-.wi.. r. , IIStfsttwh-ed-a JM-W.Wf!.,.,.,..!,.,..-. t.;. . t.um l.-ntftrt H H 11(1 lhtTfFel hn tea and lancHlAle, and toK pos session of thirtitieations, to which, as a signal of victory, they set tire. t IS mm 1vr. The Turks, who had two frigate burnt and seven other vessels sunk, retired and took up their station beneath he,cannon of the for tress uf Patrai- The loss of the Greeks consists of lour vessels, two of which are put hoy's de. service 11 The Ausridiurer Gazette says: 'lie- cent letters from Constantinople an- . . ilar to the above sketch: its visible length appeared about siity feet, and its circumference ten. From for eJT, a 5 co u oj , )' hjch have heen giycii.. of such a monster, and wbieh havu hevir tea irfidiredr- responds, aod 1 have no doubt but it in one of those species called Sea Ser pent. It made consiaerable wake iu the water in its progress. 1 remain your obedient servant. hekiiy iioldaudoe, Captain. We remark the following passage, in the number of the Edinburgh Re view (8U) lasLreceived : "yje have theitfongest ground foftoncluding, thaf the population of Ireland has doubled in the last 30 voArfi Anil, ivp rmiBt Lpliiatro fiirtlifti . . a ...... I at tho same rate. 11 tne seven mil lions of Irish of 1821, shall become fourteen millions in 1851, while the population of Englaud doubles only in eighty years, that of Ireland will be nearly equal in 185). Looking at this question us it alTee's the J'er . orders of Ireland, it nreseut nothing ; uui wiiitv is nii'Si gioiimy anu Acr I iiiv -for. in place of any urospeet df llieir condinon bi-coming better, it seeins inauuesily leuding to become' worse' Spirit of the Times On Sunday morning the 21st instant, the canal boat Eelpe. Mr Caleb Bledqc'r; Captain and owner, arrived at Alba ny, direct from Ohio, with a cargo of wtiikey, pork, and potash $? left , Momoe, Astabula county, w0hip. on Thursday week, tovVed by the sVeaoi boat Henry Clay, to Buffalo or Black llock. i'he horses were taken across f the country, a distance of about 120 miles. ti Buffalo. She is a fine well built boat, of the largest diiwensi. ns! We understand (hat another, frum the same Slate, and of similar dimen sions, is on the way The Eclipse left Buffalo with 21 passeag rs, eight of whom came through. She is the li.it boat from Ohio- Per Inus a stronger illustration of the spirit of We find the following interesting artiole respecting Egyptian Cotton iu the Paris Journal uu May iJ : Alexandria, ugypt. :iarcu au. Our last advice announced that the whole cron of cotton this jear would not exceed 140,000 bales. This is confirmed by more recent intelligence, which estimate it at only 120,000 IaIp. for. besides tho eold, the le vies of men which government is now making in the couutry, lias so ternu Ail tin. nnnr neasants, that they have abandoned their fields and fle1 to the deserts, so that much cotton will e lost for want of hands to gather. ,it. The ,Facha aware rhifcW!jMi endeavoring to bring them back to their work- A party of men had been sent into the provinces to relieve ilteir. appreheniions1 aud .stop the emigration. IipIIhui has broken out. and theureek C-plain Thaso ilo Trikeri is at the head of it. ; The cause of the Greeks, however is gaining grouod in Europe, and the German paper state iu the provinces. Commerce i considerabla mini, have been raised by subscriptions and donations. In Prussia, too, there is a general feel ing in favor of Greece, and the efforts rtnHprve that cniv try tm it only to be tolerated, hut-even euutenanc ed, by the highest authorities. Xews from the Sea Serpent. Cay toialloldredge, of the ilas Kichaids, has sent us the following eXtraoidina ry account for publication, neeompa nied by a reprtsehialion in pencil j! I. A innnllor CPPT1. W Inch is precisely l HIT lliuil.iv. - I i Qf jhcTform r th Sea Serpent which i To 6 ffcltf TVts 1 1 cd t he tret glihor boo d - of BosUti, Upnmrlloiurruge, vr,. .. mtinrnlher resnef table gentlemen -v. r.v t . verilv the tteravi.tJ with their ohlh, if liccesiary: r k oi improvera? ni euavoul liKtween verv remote parts of tho -. . . . . . Union, and the prevalent disposition to make tha utmost anpncaiion or them, caunot he easily given ' Albany Argut iniprovciticnt ou Saw-Mills. If any person should want a Saw Mill built or repaired, on a principle that cuts from tweuty-five to one hun dred per cent faster with, the same q'lantiiyjofjwater, can by writing iu the Editor orthts puperrpwjpcia, to served with a man enuourd with soca abilities on the shortest Htiee. The person alluded to came this place well recoiatneuded by the first cba ractcr in this state and the state of Virginia Greensboro' Mav 3. 2 n. A V c r v -n 1 1 v a 1 1 1 tr ebu 9 8 i t u - lion would be givi'ii nl tiiis. Office, t years oi age. o n Prir'.,v. j 11111 w- 4hjV " ! .. yutms ttiHii, iOjr 1 t!i,.n.i'v.v'isTf to bcDin:" -J'..:.