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jforcigtt From Europc.-liQ Lewis, Capt. Macey, arrived at N. York. Sunday evening 5th inst, from Ha vre, and brought Paris papers to the 28th Sept. Accounts from Constantinople of the 3d Sept. stated that the city was on lire and then had been burning four days. A report prevailed that Ibrahim had become master of the last dis trict of the Mainotcs, and that the Greek forces were concentrated within the walls of Napoli, Malvo isin and Corinth. The Capt. Pa cha with 33 vessels of war was em barking 18,000 Asiatic troops to attack Samos, and in the mean time Ibrahim intended to make an attack on Hydra witli 23 Tur kish vessels joined with the Egyp tian fleet. Twelve vessels from England and France had arrived at Napoli, with munitions, SL'c, Com. Hamilton has announced to the Greek authorities that the Brit ish ambassador was authorised by the powers of Europe to treat with the Porte for an adjustment of the difliculties with the Greeks, but that negotiations had not com menced on account of the disturb ances at Constantinople. It was reported that the war be tween the Persians and Russians had been instigated by foreign in fluence, and that a large army of Persians, commanded by English and French officers, were march ing towards the Russian frontiers. A division of the army of 10,000 men had already made an excur sion in the Emperor's teritories, burned several villages, and car ried off a nuinberof the inhabitants. ;utes in the 7 miles, and then, hav ing the last mile to go forward, he performed it in sood style in about ten minufes ancl a half; thus Ac complishing the arduous task with more than a quarter of an hour to spare. . British and Foreign BibTe So ciety. -The Glasgow papers, re ceived by the late arrivals, give the names of nine or ten auxiliary so cieties, which have dissolved their Africa. The brig Fidelity has arrived at Baltimore from Sierra Leone, which she left on the 26th July. The place at that time was very unhealthy. She sailed from Cape Mcsuradoonthe23d of June. The nassonjzers who went from Norfolk in the ship Indian Chief were generally recovering trom their sickness. The emigrants who sailed from Boston at the same time had all died except 9. Nino slave vessels had been cap tured by the British cruisers on the coast, with 25G3 slaves on board, who were all liberated and put to some employment on the mountains. Sierra Leone papers to the 2d of Sept. are received by the schoo ner Bona, also arrived at Balti more. The Royal Gazette, of the 30th August, contains a statement made by the master of the Bona, who put in there on the 22d to procure anchors, cables, &c. re lating the robbery of his vessel on the 2Gth of July,in Mcsurado Bay, bv a Piratical irancr of about 20 men, with an ollicer in the Colom bian uniform at their head. They belonged to a brig, with yellow sides, pierced for 18 guns, and hoisting French colors, They carried away a large quantity of ivory and wax, flour, tobacco, baf- ta, $1800 in silver, 151 ounces of gold, clothes, watch, spy glass, and every thing of value. Another gang went on board the brig John, of Portland, and "robbed her of cloths & tobacco valued at $4000, European avarice has been glut ted, says the London Evangelical connexion with the British and Magazine, with the murder of foreign Bible Society, and sent 1280,000,000 of blacks, since the their funds to the Edinburgh Bi-commencement of that horrid ble Society. They state, as a rea- traffic of the Christian icorld, the son lor their proceedings, that they Slave I radc. are dissatisfied with the conduct of the London committee, in permit ting the Apocrypha to be circu lated in connexion with the Holy Scriptures. Extraordinary Feat. Yester day week, Townsend, the pedes trian, started from the Swan, Isl ington, Edgbaston, at twenty min utes past five in the afternoon, to go 90 miles in 24 successive hours, and aalf of thorn to be walked backwards. The distance meas ured was half a mile through the toll gate, and along Calthorpe street, . on which he went to and fro. The weather was very favo rable, with the exception of a lit tle rain on the following morning; and he kept moving at the steady pace of about four miles an hour, which, if continued throughout, 1.1 11 1 T i uuuiu anow fiiiu an iiour and a. half for rest and refreshment. For the last 8 miles he had about two hours 5 minutes left; but 7 of the ,8 were to be performed backwards. His spirits were good to the last. He never slackened his pace; but towards the latter part of his task, it was evident, irom ms apparent exertions, that his difficulty increa sed. He, however, gained 5 min- Spam. According to official lists sent to the minister of Jus tice, there are in Spain 800,000 beggars. Of this number, Anda lusia furnishes, about one third, and it is one to every third family. Paris. An association has been termed at raris, lor supporting Roman Catholic Missionaries in Asia and America. Auxiliaries are formed in various parts of the kingdom. Subscriptions last year amounted to 80,000 francs. The first report was published at Ly ons, in September last, T. urn nnil OTOW Until it has become one of the sturdiest of trees, and now stretches its shad ow from the Atlantic to the Paci fic nn nver a territory more nvtnncivr than the continent of VillVUUtl v - - . Europe; and where, perhaps, in a few centuries, the arts ami si V cos of our quarter of the globe .r;ii finVl ihoir surest refuge. V 111 - - New generations have here grown up under the protection of wise and equal laws; they have sprink led the wilderness witn cities aim covered every sea with their sails. They have done yet more; they have -preserved purity oi morais and the empire of virtue. That nation is ever most religious whose citizens are permitted to worship God in the manner their conscien- ces approve. District, over Mr. Mebane,insteaj of seven, as stated in our last though the official returns haje notyct come to hand. Ral. Despondency. --About 8 months ago, a man named Silas D. Iiec was arrested in Charleston S. rj and brought to the Jail of this cm' charged with having forged ccr! tain papers, in the names of iy; viduals in tins ouue, lor ttiepUr. pose of receiving from the War Department, the pensions allowed to them by Government. On Pri. day night last, Reed died in our Jail, having literally starved hhi self to death! ib. TUESDAY, NOV. 14, 1826. (nOur patrons residing in the vici nity of town, who are in the habit of calling or sending for their papers, are informed that they will he deposited at the Store of Mr. II. Austin, which he g in a central situation, perhaps may add to their convenience. If any per son should niefer a different arrange mcnt, bv civinc information we will endeavor to meet their views. French opinions of the U. States. The Paris Journal des Debats for the 18th of August, in speaking of the death oi Adams ana Jetierson on the 4th of July last, breaks out into the following eulogium ol our country: "Fifty years had elapsed on the fourth of July last, since the day when the most distinguished citi zens of the United States, assem bled in sight of a powerful enemy, drew up and signed the Declara tion of Independence, the funda mental act of the Great Republic of the new world. Fifty years nave seen mis plant at first so Communicated for the Raleigh Star. We understand, that on the 31st of October, a splendid Ball was 'given in Nashville, N. C. followed on the subsequent day by a cele bration of the Masonic fraternity, consisting of more than one hun dred members of the craft. The occasion, the laying of the corner stone of Morning Star Lodge, No. 85. The Chief Architect Broth er G. Johnson. Precisely at 12 o'clock, an ora tion was delivered byBrother Ben jamin B. Hunter, presiding grand officer, and Past Grand King. As to the style and character of the oration, it is useless to advert, for its publication will take place in a few days. It may not, however, be superfluous to remark, that it takes rank with the first producr tions of the age, that hav e been offered on the subject of Masonry. ine entertainments ot the occa sion were closed by a brilliant as semblage of beauty and fashion on the same evening. When the procession reached Mr. Wood's Hotel, about seventy or eighty Ladies joined, and mo ved, in order, to the Court-House After, prayer by the W. Master Jesse II. Drake, an anthem was sung, and the oration was deliver ed. After which, they continued in procession to the newly erect ed Lodge, and witnessed the in teresting, and, to them, novel cer emonies of the occasion. An excellent band of music, nro cured especially for the purpose iroma distance, added zest anc harmony to the entertainment. Congressional Election. Vr. learn that Gen. Barringer obtain ed a majority of ten votes in this Norfolk, Nov. G. Wo have tin atisfaction to give an assurance to the public, founded unonthr best evidences of the fact, that this town is nowr tree, trom the lately prevailings epidemic. The (two) deaths of malignant fever the last week, reported by the Health Of ficer, were cases of the preceding week, and we learn that there has been no case of the fever within the last seven days. The weath er is nowr seasonably cool. Her, . Faithful Public Officers. Ben jamin Swan, Esq. has received 29 successive elections as Treasurer of the State of Vermont; and has also been Clerk of the Supreme and County Courts, within his co. for 29 years. A more remarkable instance of long and faithful pub lic services is exhibited by Job Haywood, Treasurer of this State, who, amid all the strife of politics, though in the minority himself, lias been elected annually for about k successive years. All who know the Treasurer will heartily agree with the National Intelligencer. that "our country furnishes per haps no example in which fidelity has been so signally rewarded with unwavering confidence; and not one, it may be added, in which fi delity has been more remarkably united with worth and goodness." Fay. Obs. Jefferson's Estate Tart of the real and personal property of Mr. Jefferson, consisting of the Poplar forest estate, 200 negroes, and all his valuable and curious house hold furniture, paintings, busts, &c, is advertised for sale at auc tion on the 1st and 15th Jan. next by Thos. J. Randolph, Executor. Freemasonry. Mr. D. C. 3Iil ler, editor of the Republican Ad vocate, advertises for sale, at his office, "The First Part of Mason ry unveiled, containing a full ex position of the secrets and cere monies of that "ancient and hon orable" institution, Freemasonry. "God said, let there be Light, and there Was Light!" Hefurthcr states, that "the remaining part is now in press, and will shortly be published.'! This- is the editor who was so ferociously assaulted, some weeks since in the Western parts of the state, by a set of men N Y. Enquirer. - Eighteen Divorces were grant ed by the Supreme Court of Rhode-Island at its late sessions: fourteen on ithe. application of ittea wives, bix cases were commi
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