The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-06-19 00:00:00

THE BRITISH PRESS.

MISSOLONGHI.

The arrival of his Majesty's brig Chanticleer, Capt. C. J. II
Johnstone, at %ante, from 3lissolonahi, has given our correftion-
dent there the means of enclosing the narrative of one of the heroic
garrison who escaped the dreadful massacre. Capt. Johnstone, it
appears, from motive!' of humanity, knowing that the place must
soon fall, waited upon the Captain Pacha, the Commander of the
Turkish Fleet, and Ibrahim Pacha, to endeavour to obtain terms of
capitulation for them, but, whilst his humane endeavours were even
in progress, the attack commenced. Gandillo Corfixta, the 3lisso.
longhite, alhidell to, relates as follows:
"On the morning of the 23d of April, I escaped from liasolon-
ghl with seven other companions, two hours before day-light. In
the city, there being no provisions for seventeen days, the besieged
were living on the carcase!' of horse,. MIA, and rats. These being
all finished, we ate sea-weed,
or tont', such as enuhi be picked up
on the beach. These even failed,
and we remained four days
without any nourishment whatever. (hi the fifth -day, which was
last Saturday the 22d, exhausted with hunger, tie resolved to
make a sortie. We disposed ourselves ire four columns, each of
which was to make a sortie in different directions, keeping in the
centre the sick. aged. women, and children. At the hour of Sp. m.
on Saturday, 400 of mu rushed out to attack the Turkish battcsr,
which faced us, which forced us in, and in one instant we were almost
all cut to pieces : one hundred alone, which remained, taking the
direction of the hills, were pursued by the Turkish cavalry, and I
don't know whether any escaped or not. General Favilla, seelog
the disaster. prevented the other columns from follewing, since they
would only share the same fate, but ordered them to remain and pe-
rish in the town. At I I the same night, the 'curio; made a general
&vault from their battery, called La Terrible, entered the town, and
set fire to some wooden houses. massacring all, with the women
and children,they fell in with.—The armed Greeks took themselves
to their batteries and fortified houses. After fighting two hours
they all retired into the fortified houses, of which there were about
fifty, which had been supplied with ammunition. After fighting
there sonic time, finding themselves hard pushed, and in danger of
being made prisoners, they fired all the houses, and all were burnt
or perished in the ruins, on the ?Mai night of Saturday ! In the
fortified mills there were about 24 men, who were enabled to de.
fend themselves the whole of Sunday but worn oat, and at length
exhausted, they also set tire to their ammunition and blew them•
selves up, sharing the same fate as their heroic companions. The
aged, women, and children, having fled into one place, fought for
several hours, and finally blew themselves up also. There were
about 3,000 fighting men in the town,—in all,including women and
children, about 12,000. I made my escape from the mills about
two hours before day-light, having made over the wall."
Since this man arrived, an old man with six women and two
children have arrived, having escaped. They had been three days
in the marshes. without anything to eat but sea-weed, and haul to
pass three Turkish batteries, in passing one of which one of the
children began to cry, and they drowned it to prevent being dis-
covered. The poor fellow who escaped was dreadfully cut and
wounded. _ _

The Chanticleer left Missolonehi on the morning of the 23d.
touched at Petala on the 27th, landed the poor fugitives, and
arrived here on the Ist instant. The Greeks have not been able to
do anything lately with their fleet; they attempted. about the 10:11
instant, to fire one of the Turkish frigates, but failed. and had a
number of vessels damaged by the superior fire of the Turkish
ships. They are now preparing to attack the other (ileac holds.

LAW NOTICES.

COURT OF CHANCERY.

MORI TSB LORD CIAANC LLLLL IN LINCOLN'S INN HALL. THIS DAT,

AT 10.
Lunatic Petitions.
In re Turner, 6 In re Faber
petitions Peters
Stephenson %Vebb
Willett, 3 poll- Blades
Lion Blair
Brother+, 3 do. Lewis
Hinde' 2 do. Le Gray
Braithweite Frank, A petitions
Owen Clarke
Stark ie, pelt- Esparte Edrldge
lion: 111 ache,'
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Reuling Robinson
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Gould Roberts, 2 pt.
Manstield Odom
Pearse Davis
Thureday, done 22, before the Lord Chancellor and Vice-Chi:mei:Bur,
first Seal Lay.

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