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ambassador in Lordon might with as much propriety
take upon him to aid and 'psis, • rebellion in !re-
bind us Baron Strogotioff interfere, as every one
believes he has done, for the cause of the Greeks.
Notivitleounding the removel of the Russian
coigne, the Porte, which lots always been anxious
to messifest its friendly disposition towards that
Power, continues the usual guard at the Russian
p dare, as if the Ambassador were still here.
The embargo on the shipping is taken off, the
'Turkish Government havieg at length permitted the
patistsge downwards of the it 1111 l tome number of car-
goes of corn accumulated in this port : it is ex-
ported, however, that a stipulation shall be entered
lobo by the commanders riot to sell them to the
Greeks. The agent to the Goveruntent has declar-
ed, that even the cargoes which have been here 40
or 50 don ae ! for the purchase of which he hail
engaged above 30 tars ago, are to avail themselves
of the general permission, as the Government cunnot
take them.
The Turkish squadron, which sailed a few weeks
ago from the Dardanelles, has not, as far as I can
learn, yet done any thing very decisive. One of
their first movements was fir Sallloa, to inflict some
punishment on the rehelliotts itilielniiiiits of that
oirid. It wits stile osed that it would have been
i.ecesssry for that purpose to brolg away the Asiatic
t, clops (1 •L 000 or 13,000 weir) f Settle Nuovit ;
Mt, as soon as the fleet was d act riled from Samos,
the people became so much alarmed, that they sent
ent offers of sulunissien, which were ri seised, on
• •intlition of their deliveriter up to the Talk* the
b.tigleerlers in the revolt. Tilts was done, and the
affair ended in that way, the fleet renisining hut a
very few days before Samos, from whence they
',tiled for the island of Rhodes, with the view of
effecting a junction with a small fleet sent tip to
that quarter by the Peclia of Egypt. It consisted
of fifteen or sixteen armed ships, though not of
large burden, and the Rhodiaus themselves are
asserted very confidently to have contributed four
armed vessels as auxiliaries to the Turkish 'qua-,
(tiros). With this accession of strength, which will
be fully adequate, with tolerable discretion and
common naval tactics, to meet any force the Greeks
can bring against them, they next *ailed, accord-
ing to the advice, last receives!, for Presesi, where ,
they gained a further addition to their force by
falling in with the squadron under the command
of the Capitana Bey, which consists of sixteen sail, ,
font frigates downwards ; and it is suppo,ed that
The whole have before this time returned to the
Archipelago.
I mentioned shove, that the submission of' the
inhabitants of Santos had rendered the removal of
the Asiatic troops from Scala Nuova unnecessary.
This led to a scene of • most terrible deticiiptiori.
Disappointed in the hope they had entertained of
being permitted to share in the plunder of Samos,
they commenced a series of the greatest excesses
upon the Christians at Scala Nuova, in the course
of which 600 or 700 of them are said to have fallen
victims. The only shelter that presented itself to
those who were exposed to the first fury of the sol-
diery was the castle, to which all that could fled.
Others were received in the house of the Turkish
Cidi. and among the latter fugitives was the Eng-
hell Vice-Ca nsul himself, who, being a Greek by
birth, durst not trust far protection to his official
chatacter.
I should have told you, that when the Turkish
Admiral sailed from the island of Samos, he
thought it prudent to leave behind him at Scala
Nuova a number of transports, about eight or ten.
'These had not been lung stationed there, when the
Greek fleet, near an hundred vessels strong, of
which ten were fire Ships, came down to the relief
of Samos, which it was concluded would at least
have been able to maintain • short contest with the
Turks. As they found the business there wholly
terminated, they proceeded to Scala Nuova. When
the Turkish crews of the transports perceived tiers
eppraching, they set them on fire to prevent their
falling into their hinds, stet went on shore.
The state of Smyrna, respecting which all here
have latterly felt great anxiety, is known here up
to the sd of this month, when every thing was
tranquil and in quirt order. None of the Greeks
had been killed or in any way molested for several
days past; iu consequence uf which, they had felt
their confidence revive so far as to open their shops,
and they were seen parading the streets with as
much gaity as if nothing had happeoed. Except
the French, they have more levity of character,
and suffer sooner the traces of peot caleasities to
disappear from their minds, titan any watiou in the
civilized world. The merchants at Smyrna ore a
good deal puzzled to ascertain what effect a war
with Russia wall have upon their commerce. My
own opinion is, that it will go on in nearly the same
way as usual, and out be much affected either one
way or the other. The guest point oil which cell-
eiice is at present placed for the preservation of
tranquillity at Smyrna is the vigour of the execu-
tive authority, ahich punishes with the utruo.t se-
verity and promptitude those Turks, detected in
she commission of any disorders or outrage.
Some merchants of etuineuce have been appre-
hended at Smyrna in consequence of a suspicion of
participating in the insurrection. Among them are
Stephan° Rani, ()intro Popoli, and Outer° Dana-
gidi. They were scut off au custody for Coustanti-
,l perceive some additional facts in my letters
from Smyrna reluting to the naval operations of the
Turks and the Greeks. When the Turkish fleet
got under sail from Samos, it steered for the south-
ward in separate divisions, one of which filling io
with the Greek fleet, sod considering themselves
overmatched, weut into Stanchio about the 46th of
lasi month, where the Greeks, being unable to get
at them, or fearing to come within cannon-shot, sent
io four of their fire-ships to set one of the Turkish
line-of-battle ships ou fire. On this occasion a
very bold exploit was performed by the Turkish
Commander, Cora Ali, who sent out his launches
fur the purpose of towing the burning ships to a
elOdance. He succeeded with three of them by the
courege of his crews, though is danger every
• moment of being blown into tbe air. The
fourth they even ventured to board, and extin-
guished the mat, h that was to communicate with a
irsau of gunpowder for the explosion of the vend.
TM Admiral, in his dispatches, is said to speak of
this affair, aud out without reason, as equivaleet to
victory.
Cra Ali is the most capable nevol.cometstoder
in the service of the Porte, and ou his abilities the