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Meted by Semitpaile Gwen', of Omer cosolvies, we so
moved by the entreaties°, the Parganiotee, that he refused
this Marais°. .
" le 1810 freer the seven lesion Islands were occupied
by the English, but Owfo, Patio, and the town of Purge, re-
mained to Frame until the close of the war, sad it was sot
until the eommencethent of 1814 that the English rendered
themselves roamer* of Paso. At that time Ali- Pnehe per-
ceiving that the power of Bonaparte declined, redoubled his
intrigues to 'Maim possession of Pap. His proposals
being rejected with holigestion by General Dunseloi, she
Roceeeded Cause Berthier, he had recourse to epee Muleteer,
invaded the territory of Parga, bet wee repeihredby the
valour of the inhabitants. Tlere:Peeganietos, however,
trustful of their strength, mereadered themselves Ow the
Noel ish, on the express cuediefera eireedheir Imre abosild ever:,
I.e eon:Ode-rod as politicallyansexed to thelesiao Wee. That
Einglish General havimeaerepted thereemossielieme,,ii• gar
Was hoisted by the inlialsitauts, seel:lbe British troops MeV,
possession of the tows.. • .. • •
" Thus the plans of Ali Pielm were fnilled, hot 'his
haired towards Pants was too powerfel. He was offended
hy the lung resistance of the iiihabiteeta, anal to accomplish
their destruetioa so 'stratagem appiuwed too vile, no delay
seemed too long. He took advantage of the moment when
die Thorne. Maitland succeeded Genet's! Campbell in qua-
lity of Commissioner-General of the lonian islands, and
used laic influence with the Divan to induce it in require
frone„Eincland the cession of Purge as the prier of the se-
session of the Porte to the Treaty of Vienna. The English
:Insister yielded this point perhaps wilh too mark Irrecipi-
tat ion. In a preliminary Convention signed at Janos, the
tinder which Parts was to he delivered up to the
Porte were determined. We know how she cession was
committed. An indemnity was grisnred to such of the Per-
gsautcs as would quit the town. Not one remained in it,
n..t tine would expose himself to the vengeance of a sail.
guiriary tyrant.
" But what compensation could be offered to a free and
.gallaot people for the loss of their e 1111 l itry, their habita-
tions, anal their altars ? If the English, considering only
their own convenience, conceived that they might justly
withdraw from the Parganiotra the protection they till cog-
rautecti to them, all that they had • right to do was to
striktotheir flag on the ramparts of Parga, to withdraw
theirdrnope, and to place the town in the same position in
which it was previous to the admission of the Eiigh.h Aban-
doned to their own effort", anal tot among themselves,
the Plagasiotes lied shell the chance of repelling their Coe.
odes, or of Judie; a glorious death in ilefeuding their
liberty.
" May we be permitted to add some political reflections
on an event at afflicting an every CI • •an nation? lonia.
rims'''a exposed to all the caprices of Ali Paths since Paige
no hosier opposes a barrier to his rapacity. There is nut
oow a single port on the roast of Epirus that offers a refoge
to a ship its dialers', out an asylum where F.nropeano, sue-
no rd in the interior, can find 0, clarity, not one point where
the haat commercial relation can he established. We ven-
ore to assert that, in this instance, England has badly net.
derstoml her own interests •Is moral pre-eminence to be
acconnied for nothing ? Political power may be tutored
in • few soceesseul campaigns, hot respect and einifideoce,
if once toms, can ulcer be restored."
The following animadversions on this sad and
disgraceful business are extrocted from another
Parse (leper I--
" If the English Government attempted to estimate the
property of the Parganiotes at so high a valuation as to oblige
Ali Packs maharishis' the •ffair, why did not Sit:Thomas
alsillaneZ at team, adhsre firmly to she ',soy moderate esti.
m ale made by his own Commissioners specially appointed by
him for -the porpooe, and a 111111111111 l hy proclamati 111 l ,
which estlumie was stated at nearly 3,000,000 dollars? 11'4
did he give Ali Paella the church property and lands, which
were private &welkin's, which belonged to that COMMlllity,
6 whose good alone be consulted?' Why did he carry his
complaisance to the ferocious tyrant of Epirus so far, as taut
to permit the inhabitants to carry with them the images and
other precious articles beton:bee to their churches ,• thus
leaving them exposed to the sacrilegious insults of 11w
del! Why add to this disdainful treatment of men, a con-
temptuous disregard of the shines which are held most
among Christians? Was it, se said hy the *poky-
wets of the cession, to avoid the threatened hostility of the
Peale to Erigland'is immense commerce in the Levant?
What: England, the mistress of Malta and Corfu, dread
ihe Porte ? What • shame !or what a miserable pretext !
" But England has not yet &Ben so low es to tremble be-
fore the Turk. The passage of the Dardanelles and the
boad•irilinetit of Algiers have proclaimed her power, and
144 English Hon would wore at the first insult to British
eights. Not a morning dues the Divan awake without
Crumbling at the idea of again beholding the flag with
winch Admiral Duckworth appeared its she waters of Con-
stantinople ender the Soltan's Palace walls.
6' With these tecolleetiorm before us, who shall dare to
assert, that to save Parga was not in the power of England ?
" In statatainiag the settled valuation, and fixing the
fatal term for executing the cession, Ali Paths, who has de-
&vivid the Divas as to the importance of arge and the
goodie baling of the inhabitants towards the Porte, wrothd
have lost the fruit of his istrignes, asd the Treaty would
rower hove been completed. But instead of adhering to
aids wise resolonoe, General Maitland, as if he had to do
Welk as ladies Nabob, tmporised, isegariated, cceded so
massy decibel's, testifiede so winch deirrence, an ond
paid so
1411111, obseenieu• visite, that Ali Parise thought he was COO-
frtrite a f yin England hy receiving Parga of the
orals which condescended to accept,' in compliment to
thus-Hugh Commissioner of England!
". It was sot esoesie fur the ',presentative of that King,
whose noblest title is that of I Defeinfer of the Faith,' to
..descesid to • mendicant 'solicitation for the degrading friend.
esip of Ali Reba. He could tint even inspire bins with the
'OWOIIIIIIII conideace among men in trade. Eve be could
tooth the proceeds of the sale of Parrs, the \mighty Mait-
land, before whom the Maltese sad tonics. tremble, was
seldigesl to leave Colonels Hawkey and Riebiirson as hostages
for the senouut of 150,0001. until Parga should have bees
actually ceded.
as The apologists for the session of Pare say, that its is..
habitants will obtain lands is the lostiaa Isles; hut this pets
mice is alike illusory and imporwil.le to be realised. The
uatistical yof the Seven Islands proves, that a the
cultivable. leads are the property either of individnals,
of
the Church, or of the Exchequer, property of which no one
has a tight to dispose. Of 'this feet the British Government,
compromised by a false primer/tint, is perhaps-460mm;
sad the comeiseste will be this :--the principal inhabitants
of Varga, too near Ali Pacha to wood his snares, and not
feeling secure us the Weeds, will seek a. more remote say.
lam ; those who haves moderate capital will take refuge io
Passia; and the poor, inveigled by the promises of the
sairap, who has his agents among them, will return to their
native soil, and faH victims to his revenge. What will be
the result to England? She will know it, vases she ands
herself called epos to etiolate. the garrisons of the Seven
Islaosis."

711.4 MANCUESTER MAGISTRATES,

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hawses) are extracted from The Scotsman:—
" We du sot see. in the first place, !list she Ms-
gi,trates were entitled In interfere with the Meeting
at all, so long us no *violence was committed. Its
professed object wes Parliamentary Reform, and
this is neither seditious nor unlawful" under
any "eii.ting law. it did not come within the clause
et the Seditious Meetings Bill, which prohibits ad.
jnoreed meetings, for it obviously was not of this
was possible that mischief might
, it, but,this only rendered it neva.
civil powei lei' watch the proceeding%
tirprtt efflic,ts that coubi.posiibly have
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