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9 t at leisure. to observe the movements of the enemy, and to execute sudden anti successful excursions. The Roman bridge of 366 arches, that stretches amidst the lakes which line Vruchori on the west and on Ore south, was put in a state of de ftrice .as well as the citadel of Angelocastion. —A Guerilla corps of sufficient force was Erortipily Petit to the insecesible barrier of • Mount 'Farmer?. licon, whilst the main body of the army was posted in the pass of Straws, .betueen,Machalas and Le venom. After havinemitle those dispositions, which r - iidered Heolia impenetrable, Preaident Mauro cordato transmitted to General Nicetas, who com mended at the Thermopylie, the necessary instruc tions, arid then marched in the direction of Stratos. The Acanianians, on their part. being deter mined to conquer or to die, hurried severs! of their villages and towns, the access to which was easy, in order to leave no place of refuge for the enemy in case of invasion, and posted themselves at Ma erynoros to defend their frontiers. On the 10th of July, Chourschid Packs, con. formaldy to the preconcerted plan, emitted his force at Canon into two unequal parts. One column, of about 10,000, men was intrusted toilassan Pacha. This audacirms Commander had pledged his head that he worild force his way tremor the Mountains of Agrapha into Acarnania, to fat-dime the entrance of the Pacha of Arta into that country. The latter was to tarry the pass of Macrynoro., to effect his j.inction with Hassan Poch', and then to penetrate into Etolis and to reduce it to submission. Chunrschid Parka himself, at the head of the main hudy of his army, arrived on the 16th of July nn Zeitonni. On the 20th he attacked the Thermo pose, and the battle took place in the defile of Ptionturia. This Generalissimo the Porte, fer tile in wiles and deceptions, took no part in the'con flirt, but observed it from some distance. Hits army was charged in front kod on its riiheflank, and broken on more points than one. Ihe most ire. inetidous slaughter preceded the total rout of the Turk.. Odysseus and Contoyanne distinguished themselves particularly on that day ; end the for tiler repaired by 11 thousand acts of bravery the wrongs which his fiery temper had previously led him to commit. Chourscbid Poch*, lifter his de feat, was pursued as far as the opposite extremity of Trachys, where a great number of his soldiers also fell. Night alone put an end to the pursuit. About the same time Hassan Pacha had pene trated to Agrapha. The two Grecian Chiefs who occupied that country having perceived the blind confidence which he displayed, fell back as far as the bridge of Korikoo, commonly called Tataraina, for the purpose of more effectually surrounding him. This bridge, the work of the Romans, forms th e only point of communication between Theasaly, Etolia, and Acarnenia. Markos Boxzaris reached it one day before Hasson Pacha, at the head of a division of the army from Acaroania. At the sight of the bridge of K Of. km, a sentiment of horror served upon the Suliote Commander. It was at that bridge that in 1802 his father, Christ** &marls, relying on the faith of treaties, was attacked on his passage with his potty by thirteen thousand Mussulruen.— A fter the most heroic resistance, three hundred Sa bots, had perished there sword in hand, and two hundred makers pressing their children to theio breasts hat' precipitated themselves from the summit of the rocks into the *eaten of Achelous, to escape from the most horrid slavery.* Deeply impressed with this melancholy rement *mice, Markos displayed to his troop., ins pathetic recituf..all the horrors of the scene, and called open them to take the most exemplary and legiti mate vengeance. .‘ The spirits of those three hundred heroes," he exclaimed, ." the manes of those unfortunate mothers still wander upon these rocks. The expiatory sacrifice of the approaching b:irbarians can alone appease them. Soldiers, we owe it to those martyrs of freedom, and to-morrow we shall offer it." A general and enthusiastic shout was die reply of his troops, and every pos.ible mea sure was adopted to leave nu opening for flight to the enemy. The next day, when on the arrival of Haman Paella the first firiug from the barricades on the bridge was heard, the ambushed troops rushed down from every point. After several direharies of mus ketry, they fell sword in hand upon the 1 arks, who, surrounded on all sides, sought in vain the means of flight. With the exception of about five hun dred men, the whole column of Hassan Pacha pe rished before the bridge. That small number sur rendered at discretion. Such was the fate of that Great Ottnnum Army (the name bestowed upon it by the Turks and their partisans). Its advanced guard alone hail passed, Col the 4th of July, into Livnlia, whilst Chonrschid Paella was still at Larissa. It had reached Zritouni as early as the mouth of June, and had profited by a moment of confusion, occasioned by the private quarrels of o.ly 9SHUS, to penetrate through an un frequented road; but having entered the Mores, it was Immediately destroyed, and thus completed the total ruin of the army of Chourschid Packs, which was effected na these three points: the Thermo 'kyle-, the bridge of Korakes, and the Isthmus of C orin th. Of a ll this army, which amounted to 45 or 50,000 men, the Seraskier, now retired to La only retains 6,000. The Pacha of Arta, disappointed in his expec tation of assistance from Hassan Paella, resolved to attack Acaruania by sea. On the 9th of August, he effected a landing in the Ambraciati Gulf, at I.outraki, but wirs driven out of it the ante day by the Chiliarch Zotigns, end many of his soldiers were drowned whilst re-embarking fur Arta. A division of the Turkish fleet landed et the same time second corps at the port of -Candils, opposite the Island of Santa Mount. This corps was to have wade its junction with that of the Pachs of Arts, and bad advanced se far as the valley of Varnacs, when John Varnskoste attacked it, overthrew it entirely, and pursued it to the port, where it hastily re-einbaaked after losing one-thir d of its number. Civil war has broken out in Albania. Omer wishes to establish his nephew at Berat, sa Pacha of Middle Albania ; but a great majority of the in habitants hate him, and call for the son of Ibrahim Dacha. Both panics have already come to blows." 66 Kum E, SEPTEMIIIIR 47. [EXTRACT FROM A PRIVATE LETTEII.I "7 I e 'hmage of Austrian troops continues. It is observed that the number going to, is much • This fact is recorded i• De. Holland's highly ioterestlng Tour tbcougb Albiuia and Greece. Kreider limn that coming from Naples, from which it is concluded that it is not merely a change or gar risons dirt is going on. It is besides remarked, that lisimeroin: corps remain in places very near to our frontiers." GERMAN PAPiIiL trvromm, mernitinsa 30.. His . 3erene Highness the Duke of Brunswick arrived here lust night on a visit to their Majesties. The Allgemeine Zeitang of Octriber 1, has an article, dated Corfu, August 16, containing a letter which the person who communicates it states that he received from a friend at Calamata. This letter gives an account of the operations of Choitrschid Poch* at the end of July, and of the victories of the Greek.. The writer makes Cliourvzhid's army to have consisted in one corps of 8,000 men, under the Paella of Dram (Machmut Pactia); another of 8,000, under Tschadkanti Ali Fuchs ; and the main body, of 30,000 men, under his own command. The plan of operations was well laid, and the Greeks had but a very inferior force to oppose, but Odysseus am: the other Cuptains took the most prudent and energetic measures. Chourschid, who had advanced to Fontana, was defeated in a great battle, which continued for some days, and fled back through the defiles of Thermo pylie to Larissa with only 3,000 men. The other two corps were likewise defeated, as were the troops which Jussuf Paella had landed in the Gulf of Co rinth. Of 10,000 Turks who fought near Corinth, Pot one is now to be seen. The country, says the writer, smokes with the blood of our enemies and of our brethren. VIER NA. Sammie,. :—Metalliques, 82 11.16; Bask Shares, 857. 25416.—MessIliires, 82 13.18 ; Beak Shares, 868 2.5. 26116.—Illeisiliquel, NI; Sauk Shuts, 839 3-s.—(Aore maw Olsereer to the Mk September fischtsfee.) [The Austrian Observer of the above dates has no news hose Greece and Turkey.] AMERICA. 111 W YOU, SEPTEMBER 10. The following is a correct account of the cap ture of the Spanish privateer brig Panchaa, alias Pa!mere. by the Uuited States' schooner Grampus, Lieut. Com. Gregory, related by a passenger:— From numerous depredations committed on the American commerce, several masters of vessels had lodged complaints with Captain Gregory, in conse quence of which, as he was bound to ports on the Main, he gave notice to vessels bound that way, in order that they might avail themselves of the con voy. Accordingly two schooners placed themselves under protection of the Grampus; and on the se coed day after leaving St. Thomas, the Pamela:a was discovered to windward, following the convoy, which she continued till next morning, when Cap tain G. gave chase, and on coining up with her she displayed an English ensign and pendant, and fired a gun, but shortly after hauled down both, and hoisted the Spanish national flag : a white one at the fore, and hove to. When the Grampus came within hailing distance he requested her flag to be lowered, which Cu. answered by firing part of a broadside. The compliment was returned by a full broadside, when the Spanish flag was instantly lowered, ■nd the brig surrendered. On taking possession, she was found in a sinking condition, with eleven of her crew killed and wounded. The remainder, who skulked into the hold, were ordered on deck, and transferred to the Crumpet. It is a fact worthy of notice, that of the broadside fired but one round shot missed the hull, and that cut away one of the fore•ahrouds ; it is equally singular, that of the shot which went into the hull, one passed uoder water through the magazine, and wet nearly all the powder; another shot passed through the cabin, destroying a number of muskets and pistols, clothing, mattresses, &c., and lodged in the bore of the starboard pump. Among the plundered articles found on board were the books and clothing a Mr. Peabody. SEPTEMBER IS. FROM PORT-AU-PRINCE.—A letter to the Editor of the Baltimore Patriot, dated at Port-au-Prince the 24th of August, informs that General Romain, formerly a Duke of Christophe'., had undertaken to raise ■n insurrection among the fl•sytiens, but it was discovered by Boyer, and in an attempt to arrest him he was shot. A young man, whom he had employed to curry dispatches to the Cape fcr the purpose of exciting them to insurrection, had been taken, brought to Port.au•Priuce, tried on the 20th, condemned, and shot the same day. (From the New York Car.ette of September 12.] We learn by the ship Alfred that four days pre. vious to he► departure from Si. Thomas, the United States schooner Grampus, and her prize, the Pan dicta, sailed for the United States. It was reported at St. Thomas that all the Ame ricans at Porto Rico had been imprisoned by order of the Governor, and an embargo laid on American vessels, in consequence of the above capture by the Grampus. BAT.TIMORE, SEPTEDIBER 19. COLOMBIA—IMPORTANT.--VICTORT OF THE PATRIOTS—DEATH OF Mott•LEs.—We were right in our conjecture, as published in the Gazelle of Wednesday last. The Royalists at Ctiracoa had the news of Morales' defeat when the Hippomenes sailed from the island, and the prisoners reported to have beau bteught hitt, Laguayra were [tom the defeated army of Morale., toAo is dead of his wounds. This is, in every point of view, important, parti cularly as it relates to Colombia herself, who has now no longer an army to cootend with on her soil, and also as it regards many of our merchants who have property at Caraccas and Lagnayra, the Hon , der of which was most likely the object of the Spa nish General. Morales was distinguished among the most inveterate and most cruel of the enemies of Colombian liberty, and with his life has termi nated, we presume, the war on the shores of Colom bia. If Puerto Cabello has not already fallen, it cannot now long hold out, as it bus lost the master spirit of its resistance. In addition to the preceding, we have this morn ing the following from the Philadelphia Freeman's Journal, by the brig Zeno, Slade, arrived at the Lazaretto : CURACOA, •UOUST 13. This day arrived a Dutch schooner from La gusyra, in 36 hours, bringing the following glorious news:— General Morales, with 2,000 men, marched on the 3d instant from Porto Cabello, against Valencia and Caraccas. They were met on the height of Birgirama by General Paez, and 750 6 men ; an engagement ensued. Morales and his troops were completely routed, and only 90 men escaped alive. On the sth instant • party of Royal Spaniards (400) landed by sea at Ocumare ; they were met by • party of Republican troops (950); • severe action took place, which lasted with spirit on both sides for two hours, when the Royalists, after losing 200 men, were compelled to surrender to ►he vic torious arms of Colombia. So much for liberty and independence. Vise la Republic! al all times barbarous and atrocious, had not been marked by any increase of rigour till the lunar. rection of the latter, fomented and headed by officers in the service of Russia herself, gave occa sion to severities which Alexander with any degree of consistency could not condemn. If in addition to this we recollect what has been for a long course of years the settled policy of the Russian Court, it will be difficult to resist the conviction that the real object of the warlike attitude assumed by Russia was the annexation of Moldavia and Wal lachia to her dominions. If the Porte could have been terrified into an acquiescence in this project, probably the influence in the other European Courts, already acquired by Alexander as head of the Holy Alliance, might have been sufficient to prevent any very vigorous opposition on their part to this augmentation of his power. But when it became manifest that these provinces could be wrested from Turkey only by force of arms, Alex ander, after the loud menaces and haughty bearing of his Ambassador at Constantinople, io his solici tude to perpetoak sad increase his authority in the more civilized Courts of Europe, not only postpones the execution of his ambitious project (for it is only a postponement), but he abandons the Greeks, on whose behalf, ostensibly, he hid taken up arms, without pledge, guarantee, or security deny kind, to the untamed despotism under which they had so long groaned. These vacillations of conduct on the part of Alexander, in which the interested and am bitious motives appear so transparent, are now coo verted iuto themes of praise, and he is lauded to the skies by all the servile pens engaged to support the abuses of existing governments, and to cono ciliate the opinions of mankind in favour of a league having the perpetuation of these abuses for its object. These anxious efforts of all the courtly writers of Europe to protect and exalt the cha racter of Alexander, would alone be sufficient to convince one that he had already attained a power and consequence in Europe to which he is not en titled, either from the extent of his territory, much of it barren, trackless, and oupeopled ; from his military power, incapable, as it has been repeatedly proved, of making any permanent impression be yond the frontier; from the financial resources of his States, subsidised by the Treasury of England during the war, and borrowing from the private capitalists of England during peace ; or, finally, from the advancement of his subjects in the sciences and arts, they being notoriously a century at least be hind the European average of civilisation. It is to the universal war which is now going on, be• tween the elements of improvement and the rem nants of barbarity, in which the Sovereigns of Europe have unhappily taken the part of the latter. that he is indebted for much the greater share of his importance. It is impossible that a state of things so unnatural should be of long duration The Sovereigns of Europe will at length awake to a sense of their true interest and glory, though it may be feared not till after a series of conflicts mid commotions. But whenever such institutions are afforded to nations as shall admit of the full dove. lopement of the human faculties, whether this is brought about by the consent, the coercion, or the deposition of kings, then, and not till then, will the Emperor of Russia be reduced to that share of influence and authority to which, as the Monarch of a powerful though barbarous nation, be is fairly entitled. T. B. arisen at St. Quentin, entirely built in the modern taste. The small towns and large manufacturing villages, on the plan of Lille. are doing a great deal of business; and the number of houses, work. shops, ■nd magazines building increases daily. As for the army, it will be raised to its lull complement by the and this month. " The royal guard was complete on the itt of August to 20,000 men of all arms, and received no more recruits, as well u the 10th regiment of dra. goons, the 24 regiments of chasseurs on horseback, the six of hussars, and all belonging to the eogi. neers, which were already above their complement. At that time five regiments of infantry of the line, three of light infantry, and the cuirassiers, were the only corps of the army which are still incomplete. "The wounds inflicted by the Revolution begin to close; industry has made prodigious strides; pub. lic opinion daily improves ; ■nd every thing pro. [nisei us days of peace and happiness, after so many political revolutions and storms." We have received Bayonne Papers to the 4th instant. The great military preparations made at that place demonstrate ■ determination on the part of France to exercise an overbearing influence upon the internal state of Spain. The following lb an extract BATONMR, OCTOBER 3. The landing of the heavy artillery, &c. which has arrived in four transports, as we have before men tioned, is carrying on with great activity. On the other hand, large quantities of military stores and forage continues to arrive by land. It is affirmed that within a few days we may expect IS or 20 ves sels with similar cargoes, and it is even said that some of them are at ►his moment in sight of the port, but are kept off by a contrary wind. Our politicians are bewildered in conjectures, psrticu lady since they find in the Paris Journals that no foreign troops will go to Spain. Yet the light artillery which is in our arsenals, the park of battering cannon which is going to be formed in the Glaris, and which will consist, it is said, of 80 pieces, the immense stores of all descriptions which continue to arrive—every thing announces a foreign expedition ; for if we should suppose that only measures of defence were contemplated, we should not want them, for the fortress of Bayonne is amply provided with every thing requisite for a siege, and besides, there is not the slightest indi cation to be seen of preparation to fortify it. Our neighbours, the Spaniards, are alarmed at these pre parations, and cannot divine the cause of them. Some of them, however, think that after the Con gress some intimation will be made to Spain to obtain a modification in its Constitution, and that this demand will doubtless be supported by tht diaplay of great preparations, such as we see here. If such is the case, we are inclined to think that nothing will be obtained of the Spanish Government by such messutes, particularly as it is thought that the efforts of the Kew Ministry to reinforce Mina will be successful, and that the Catalonians will soon be reduced. A traveller who arrived yesterday from Vittoria says, that at the moment of his departure from that city on the Ist, news was received oldie entrance of Mina into Cervera on the YOth last, after puttimr, to the sword all wham he met with there with arms in their hands. Letters from Saragossa of the 24th confirm the entrance of Mina into Cervera, and say that the Royalists had retreated towards Agramout, but do not state that there had been an attack : nothing, it is said, could stop Mina, who had 6,000 men, the vanguard of which was commanded by Torrijos. This movement had had a good effect in the inte rior of Catalonia, and the Barcelonians had sent an Address to the General, congratulating him on his arrival. The siege of Miquinenza was carried on with vigour, and heavy cannon had arrived from Lerida. The defeat and capture of Taibuenca is further confirmed, but Baron d'Erolles was not present at the battle. Troops continue to arrive st Sarsgosaa, and the expedition of Mit)s is expected to be sanguinary, as he will spare none who oppose him. Baltimore Papers to the 13th, and New York to the 17th ult. have arrived. The yellow fever has extended to Baltimore and Norfolk ; and even Pensacola, hitherto considered one of the healthiest towns in the southern section of the lJuioo, been recently visited by a few cases of this dies . The National Inielligencer, however, states that ut the date of the last accounts from that town, al alarm bad subsided, and there did not remain 4 single case of fever in the place. It appears from these Papers that the pirate` who infest the West Indies pnv as lade defrreitc , to the flag of the United States as to that of ally other nation. Those marauders consider nothing but the chances of successful plunder, and roc very impartial in the distiibutiou of their atro cious attacks. The Paris Paper. of Monday last contain a de• tailed report of the military operations in Green•. which confirms the long-disputed accounts of the victories obtained over the Turks. This report bean all the marks of authenticity, and is of a chs meter quite opposite to the vague and general ru• mourn of the Greek defeuts. Accounts from Setnlin, after mentioning the total [From the Nett Yor& Gough of September 11.] FROM BUENOS Asses,—Captain Hamilton, ar. rived at Baltimore from Buenos Ayres, informs that a considerable quantity of flour had arrived at that place and Monte Video from the United Steles. which had caused it to fall rapidly. The produce of the country was very high, sad likely to become more so, as the demand from Europe was very great. The Government was anxiously expecting a Mi nister from the United States, with the acknow ledgment of their independence. Faow RIO JANElllo.—Coptsin Paul, also ar rived at Baltimore, sailed from Rio on the nth of July, at which time flour was very dull, the bakers having on hand a supply for ten or twelve weeks. A great quantity of Sour was expected from France, and apprehensions were entertained that the La Plata markets were also overstocked; there were no recent arrivals from that River. The English brig Romulus, from Gibrsltsr, with flour, was to proceed to La Plata, not being able to sell at Rio Janeiro. The Government had taken up vessels to take away part of the troops from Monte Video. An election for Members of the Cortes of Brazil had taken place, and that body was to assemble in the course of three months. The Deputies from Pernambuco had arrived. A fleet fitted out at Rio by the Government of Brazil, had sailed to blockade St. Salvador. w This, we presume, should be I,no men, as that was about the number Paz is stated to have bad in and about Valencia. To the EDITOR of The BRITISH PRESS. Ste—l concluded my last letter by the remark, that Alexander had judged rightly in not proceed iug too hastily aglinst the Turks. An immediate acquisition of territory would have been dearly purchased by the dissolution of a league which af fords him no very distant prospect of attaining a predominance in European politics, greater than has ever yet been enjoyed by any individual Sove reign. Whilst the dread of freedom continues to govern the politics of European Courts, and • league is maintained having the prevention of im provement for its main object, the Autocrat nerd not despair of seeing the time arrive when he may pursue any separate object of his ambition, secure from the resistance, and unopposed even by the remonstrances of his confederates. This league, from its very principles and object, gives as far as it can the superiority to barbarity over civilization, in inverts the order of gradation in kingly rank, and reverses all the rules by which dignity and im portance have been hitherto assigned to nations.— It is obviously, therefore, the interest of the Em peror of Russia that it should be permanent. The seiiure of any part of the Turkish territory would have shaken, if it had not dissolved, this Alliance, and I cannot help Thinking that the undecided, and even undignified conduct of Russia, iii the whole negotiation with that Power, is best to be ex plained by the anxiety of Alexander to perpetuate the Holy Allianee, as utiording more secure means of aggrandizement, and more tempting baits to his ambition. There ere, I am aware, persons who affect to ascribe the abandonment of his designs against Turkey, by Alexander, to moderation and the love of peace. How this class of persons would account for the formation of these designs, if they were relinquished upon the principles they allege, it seems difficult to imagine. Let it be remembered that there existed no new necessity for the interfer ence of Russi►►. The conduct of the Turkish Gorrnment towards its Greek titlijects, lionevcr THE BRITISH PRESS. LONDON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1822. A Flanders Mail arrived last night with Papers from Brussels to the gth instant. They present a picture of the internal state of France, which we regret to say fo►ms a striking and melancholy con trast with the state of this country. The following are extracts:— VRANILIFORT, OCTOBER Q. We received from Rome rome interesting details of the measures which the Pontifical Government is taking to receive the Sovereigns who are to visit that capital. The troops forming the garrisons are to be reinforced. The Papal and Neapolitan Authorities on the frontier provinces are to adopt the necessary pre cautions for the safety of the road from Rome to Naples, by which the Sovereigns will travel when they go to the latter city, and which is known to be infested by robbers, It is said that strong detach ments of the Austrian Army of Occupation will be distributed in such a manlier as will effectually protect the execution of those measures. BRUSSELS, OCTOBER S. Lord Viscount Castlereagh and Mr. Turner passed through this city yesterday on their way from Vienna to London with dispatches. A letter from Caimbray, of the 2d October, con tains the following observations :—" A false idea is generally entertained in foreign countries of the in ternal situation of France, and especially of the province of the North, which formerly made part of the l.ow Countries. "To remove erroneous opinions on this subject, we nerd ouly quote facts that are of general noto riety. Never were commerce and ni.iiiutictores of dl kinds more flourishing than they now are in Picardy, A rtois, and French Flanders. A new town has simMiLao ..A.t.