The National Register. — London, England, 1822-10-13 00:00:00

lIFF4IRS OF GREECE. (EXTRACT 07 A PRIVATE LETTER.) VIIACHORT (ETOLIA), Au°. 24.—1 n spite of the ' superiority in number of our enemies, and the per secution of those who ought to assist us, our cause triumphs, and the bravery and good will of our own troops have been sufficient for every thing Three victories which they have successively gained have destroyed the general plan of attack contemplated by the Tut ks, and ruined their atmy. This plan, traced by a masterly hand, was com municated to the Turks by some officious friends, whom it is not difficult to discover. The Seraskier of Romelia, who was to attack Greece at the head of a large army on three different poiiits, while the • fleet favoured the operations on shore, to strike ter mr by a strong and general blow, and by several simultaneous and well combhled attacks, to otter an amnesty in the first moment of confusion, and to stifle the insurrection in a short time by u deceitful policy, seconded by fo.ce of arms, was the aim pro posed. These Greets, to whom these details were known, took their measures in consequence. Vrachory, the capital of Etolia, principally attracted their atten tion. This town is situated near the site of Ther meis, the ancient capital of this province, and the Etolians always concentrated their forces there in case of invasion, to repair their losses, observe the movements of the enemy, and to check on a sudden Lis excursions. The Roman bridge of 366 arches, placed in the middle of the lakes to the west and south of Vrachoti, was put in a state of defence, as well Si the citadel of Angelocastroo. A sufficient corps of Guerillas was immediately sent to the imics• cesaible barriers of Mount Panaetolicor, while the greater part of the army was directed towards the passage of Strains, between Machalas and Leperus. After this disposition of the forces which rendered Etolia impregnable, Maurocordato transmitted die necessary instructions to Gen. Nicetas, who com mended at the Thermopylies, and he repaired to Stratoa. The Acarnanians, on their part, firmly resolved to vanquish or perish, burnt several of their towns and villages of easy access, in order to leave no place of sefilge to the enemy, and repaired themselves to Ma crynoros to defend their frontiers. On the 10th of July, Chourschid Pacha, conform ably to the plan, divided his forces at Larissa in two unequal corps. One corps, about 10,000 men, was commanded by Hassan l'acha. This bold com mander had promised, con pain of losing his head, to make a passage for himself across the mountains of Agraphu, to penetrate into Acarnania, and pro. mote the entry of the Paella of Arta. This second commander was to force the pass of Macrynoros, join • Hassan Paella, and then to penetrate with him into Etolia, to conquer it. Choursellid l'acha, at the head of the larger part of his army, arrived on the 16th July at Zeitouni. On the 20th, he attacked the Thermopyles; the battle took place at the pass of Phontana. The Ge neral of the Turks, fertile in stratagems, took no part in the contest, which he observed from a dis tance. His army was attacked in front and on the right flank, and broke in more than one place. The most terrible carnage preceded the rout of the Turks. Odysseus and Cantogannac particularly distinguished themselves on this day; the first re paired with a thousand acts of bravery the wrongs which he had Deen driven to commit by his too vio lent temper. Chourachid Pacha, after his defeat, was pursued to the opposite extremity of Trachis, where a great .namber of his soldiers also perished. Night put an end to the pursuit. At the same time Hassan Pacha had penetrated to Agrapha the two Greek chiefs, Alexis and Hu mare, who occupied this country, had perceived the Tiffin(' confidence of this rash enemy ; in order to entangle Lim the better, they retreated as far as the bridge of Caramel, vulgarly called Tutaraina. This bridge, the work of the lia.nans, is the only one to keep the communication bet ween Thessaly, and Ammonia. Marcus Bozaris setting out front the latter country, arrived at the same point one day before Hassan Paella. • • At the sight of the bridge of Cameos a sentiment ofliorror prevailed in the mind of this &Albin Ge neral; it was before this bridge that his father, Christos Bozaris, reposing on the faith of treaties, was attacked at his passing over with his family, by 13,000 Mahotnedans. Atter the most heroic resist ance, SOO Souliots perished, and 100 women, prem. ing their infants to their bosoms, threw themselves from the rocks into the waters of the Acheloos, to escape slavery. Marcos, deeply penetrated by this sorrowful re collectien,exposed to his troops, in a pathetic recital, all the horror of the horror at the crime, and excited his companions in arms to take a brilliant and lawful vengeance. " The manes," s Aid he, "of the 300 brave men who perished here, the spirits of the wo men are still wandering on these rocks-s-an expiatory • THE ,TIONAL REGISTER sacrifice of these barbarians may appease them. Sol diers, we owe this to those martyrs of liberty, and we will offer it to-morrow !" The troops replied by a general cry of enthusiasm. Measures were then taken not to allow any opening of the enemy. • On the next day, at the arrival of Hassan the noise of the first tiring was heard ; the troops lying in ambush, run front all plata,_ after several rounds, they attacked the Turks sword in hand. The enemy sought a place to retreat in vain. With the exception of about 500 men, the corps of perished before the bridge. A small uuanber surren dered at discretion. Such was the end of this great Ottoman army. (This is the name by which it is desiguated by the Turks.) The avant Garde only of this army passed on the 4th of July into Livadia, when Chourschid was at Larissa. It had arrived at Zeitouni in the month of June, and had roiited by a moment of confusion occasioned by some private quarrels of Odysseus, to penetrate by a round-about way, but entered into Peloixmesus; it was also there de. stroyed, and thus accomplished the destruction of the army of Chourschid Pael►a, arrived on the three points of Thermopylae, Coruens, and Carinthia. Of ail his army, amounting to 45 or 50,000 mai, the Scraskier has only saved 6,000, who have retreated with him to Larissa. The Pacha of Arta, deceived in his expectations of assistance from Hassan, resolved to attack A carnania by sea. On the 9th of August he effected a landing in the Gulf of Ambracie by Loutruki. He was re pulsed the sante day with considerable loss, and a great number of his soldiers were drowned in re embarking for Arta. A division of the Turkish fleet at the same time disetnhatked another corps near the port of Camilla, opposite the island of St. Maure. This corps was to unite with the Pacha of Arta, and advanced us far as the valley of Warnaco. It was there attacked by John Varnakoate, who defeated it entirely, and pun. sued it to the port, where it re-embarked, after losing a third of its number. Civil war is kindled in Albania. Omer Pacha wishes to establish his nephew at Beret, as Pacha of Middle Albania. A great majority of the inhabi tants, who hate hint, have asked for the son of ibraltara Pacha. The two parties have already come to blows. THE ARMY OF THE FAITH. -..... In the 06servalenr Espagnol (a paper published at Madrid) of the 24th ult., we find the following, sstid to be the secret instructions given by Eguia to General Quentin, on his taking the command of the Army of the Faith. According to this journal they were found among the papers of Quesada, when surprised and defeated at Rulea : ART. 1. Ibe principal object of the army placed under your command is to separate Navarre from its obedience to the Curies:, you wi I first overrun with your troops those communes likely by their wealth to influence the rest, and reduce them to subjection to the King according to the ancient system. 2. All individuals whom you find entertaining opinions con trary to those which become a good Spaniard and a friend to his country, you will cause to be conducted under an escort to the Junta. 3. Yon will endeavour, by every possible means, to augment the army under your command, whether by the young men of the province or o, the soldiers who may desert. 4. Deserters shall be incorporated in the different corps and companies, in order to prevent their re-uilion and the evils that would result should they prove not to have deserted with good faith. 5. You will not intrust to any deserving serjeant or corporal the command of a detachment or post of trust, and you will be careful that this duty is only undertaken by troops whose fide lity is undoubted: 6. lon Knit wot give+ quarter to any prisoner taken on the field of battle, even though the enemy should trent theirs with the yreatemt . ibrbearance passible. 7. lf any chief or officer, whose conduct has not been no toriously inimical to the King and his country, shall offer to enlist under the banners of the Royal Army of the Faith, you will-reler them to the Junta, who will act in regard to them alter my instructions. Articles 8,9, 10, 11, 12, and 13, (soya the Obserrateur Espaynol) ^ relates to the conduct and military tactics pre serined to ibis new ))on Quixotic." 14. You will appoint SO horsemen, and as many infantry, from ainon:c your most trustworthy followers, to form a guard to the Junta, who will give you, on applying to them, all the succour of which you may stand in need—but you will pay obedience to me alone in relation to all those operations which 1 may confide to your zeal and activity. 15. You will never lose sight of the necessity of being always firm, but at the imam time affable and politic, in com manding, in order that you may obtain by mild demeanour that which can never be the result of force alone. 10. Your will adopt all the rules of discipline established by the Royal Ordinances, endeavouring to render them compatible with the ignorance of the new recruits, and with the classes of gucrilas and partisans whom yo■ will mover receive on the foot ing of regular troops. 17. If, conformably to my instructions, the Junta shall de mand succour from you, you will comply wiea their request. 18. You will render to me a detailed account of your pro ceedings. 19. As soon as circumstances permit, you will establish a communication with the Generals commanding hi the adjoining rot ince, 20. By means of your perinea you will circulate in the kingdom of Arent)* and iothe Biscayan provinces, the greatest number of proclamations possible. 21. You will report to me entry 15 days the state of the linen under your cosurnawl. 22. You will make known to Ma chiefs of par:isans, that the only condiliou on which they can preserve their tioininauds is that of keeping up their numbers by recruiting. 23: The funds pieced at your disposal by the Junto) will ha administered by a commissary, and you will forward regularly to me the accounts with which be may furnish you. 24. As soon as you DWI have assumed the command of the army, you will address a proclamation to the troops, in which you with mke diem feel the justice of the cause we defend, Lid exhort them to discipline rod valour. &some, June 7. (Signed) ECUTA. Tilt REV EN UE. Abstract of the Net Praluce of the Revenue of Great Britain (exclusive of the Arrears of War Duty on Malt and Properts), in the Years and Quartets ended the 10th October, 1821, and 10,11 October. 182:1; showing the Increase and Decrease int each head thereof: Oclnkr, Ib^ Decrease on the Year ...I Years ended 10.11 Oc.nkr, 1821. I 1822. j Increase. Decreue. Customs X8,763.865 9.47 10 .70 , 0 7:4,964 Excise 26,471.363 23.1146 3221 I 625,041. Stamps 6 . 146,98.; 6,254 603 107 ' 707 i rebt.oltice Assess TaXCd 6,297.777 5.971,129 326.64$ Land Taxes. 1,2 i 7,8 1,263.959 46, 1 e.; iscellaneo. 207.254 3/0.108 72.141.' £5u,528,801.1:50,519.974 0 .042,858 951,614 Deduct Increase Quarters ended loth Oct. i —....... t Inaissist. ISt& 1 1821. Customs E Stamps Assess. Taxes Laud Taxes It 2.844,231 2,941,887, 8.149.286 74t9.9971 1,623,2'0 1,674 3631 342.0040 369,000' 723,332 633,201 £07,481 163,211 61,222 94.488; 214,022,912 1;13.211.3141 49.?83 1 M,OOO 33, Deduct 1nae:344....... 8,831 819,229 140.t.4 449t7U I,oo,sue Decrease on thLQuarter...l 198,Ad ----. kb05,591 PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE. HOUSE OF LORDS. TUEPDAY. OCT. 8. This was the day to which Parliament wai prorogued. At three o'clock the Earls of Liverpool and Shofte,utiry. and the Bishop of London, tonic their te..,ts on rite woolsack its Lords Commissioners, and the House ut Comtrom wa, summoned in the usual form. That assemoly was represent,•tl by the Chief Clerk, and some other of its officers. Tit, ga,.. of bhaf.esbdry then declared that Parliament was Mahe. proroguau to Tuesday, Nov. 21i. FROM LAST NIGUI - 5 GAZE TR. BANKRUPTCIES ENLABGI.I). F. 'mith, Regent stiett. linen diaper. lion, Oct. 15 to Nov. 5. G. Popp', Ninth Street, Lambetn, loose uctitr, hum Oct. to Dec. 3. T. R. Gregg and W. Piiene, jun. Wading Street, wholesale confectioners. hum Oct. it to Sue. 30. ................_. ISANKHUP'I'CY sUrEItSEDED. G.. C., and G. Itix, Alanitold YLk. Nounstun, Surrey, corn and and inerth.inu. BANKRUPTS. - - - - J. Johnson, High Strect, Wapping, grocer. Solicitors, 111essr.r. Smith and Co. Austinfrius. W. Yates, lili:ckbuiu, Lancashire, dealer. Soh. Messrs. Clarke and Co. Chancery Lane. G. Yates. Eccleshill, Laimasiiire, dealer. Eds. Messrs. Clarke awl Co. Chancery Lane. T. Burrow, Kendal, Westmoreland, grain and meal merchant. Sol. Mr. Adams", Verularn Buildings. J. 11 rzeier, jun. Abingdor, Berks. grocer. Sol. Mr. Nelson, Essex Street, :strand. T. Pearson, Walton!, Staffordshire, maltster. Soh. Messrs. Harvey and Co. Lincoln's fun Fields. DIVIDENDS. Oct. 30, J. Dorman, Dover, ironmonger—Nov. 7, A. Seward, New Sarum, Wilts, clothier-7. G. Young, New Saturn, grocer —2. J. Bishop, Biouil Street, Bloomsbury, horse dealer-5, H. Tabruin and .111arrim.Walbmok, wai elioustinen-4,T. Knight. Chipping Sudbury. Gloucestershire, dealer in wines and spirts 2. J. Duggan, Limiliouse Hole, Poplar, victualler—Y, 1. St:M.- 1)41111, Austintriars, Illefelallt-2. .1. L. Findley, Minories, clothes salesman-2, J. C. and A. Miller, Bishogsgate Street, merchants-4, S. W Rituals, Bristol, apothecary • 2, J. Parkil, Chapel S.rect, Edgeware Road, cartheawareman —4, B. Knibh, Bellinghowugh. Liecolnsliite, linen draper-4, T. Harris, Worcericr. woollen draper-1, J. Gough, Bath, painter—a. 11. %Vitamin. Bolton le Moon, Lancasiiire, drugguit— 3, W. -Lipson and C. %V ignall, Linrpool, turpentine distiders-20, J. 1'.31:111 and F. Weston, Bristol, nialtsters-11, R. Alawhaial. junior, Wak.lichl, York. money scrivener. CER FICATES to be granted Nov. 2. T. and E. Bentley, Leicester, twice maimikcturers—J. Gam. son. G.ansborgh, Lincolnshire, hicrca—W. Stevens, Petti;oat Lune, victualler—lt. Poole, Leeds, grocer—T. W. Cooke, Sugir Loaf Alley, Bethnal Green, btewct—K. Lcppingwell, Croydon. linen draper. Advices from the Cape or Good I - lope to the fiat of July have been received. The Ara liNsa brig had arrived there with a nutuber of young men on board, who had been selected and educated fi.r the express purpose of teaching the English language to the natives of that colony at the public expense. Tony were to be settled, without loss of time, in the must convenietit situations fur the object intent:eel. A proclama tion had in con-equence been issued by Lthel Charles Sunterser. announcing the arrival of these teachers, and giving notice that the English language will he adopted exclusively for othcial and judicial proceedings, &e. in the following manners--For all documents prepared and issued from the office of the Chief Se cretary, front time Ist of January, 1823; for all official ticts and documents of the several public aieve of the Government (the ducunients rnd records of the wants of justice excepted) from ihe Ist of January, 1823; and that the I..nglish language shall be exclusively used in all judicial acts and proceedings, both in the supreme and inferior corrts of the colony, front the Ist day of January, 1827. The hells of the Cathedral and other churches in Durham were rung on Tuesday last, to celebrate the nuptials of Col. Browne (of Milt?" notoriety), and one of the daug hters of Dr. Gray, who were married atlii s hopwearmouth that morning. I