The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-02-16 00:00:00

THE GREEK FEAR.

The following is an extract from a letter (received by the
Medina) written by an officer employed some time in the
Archipelago:—
" At anchor, in Navarin Harbour, Dee. 13, 1823.—The Cam-
brian, Medina, Chanticleer, l)iapatch, and Columbine, have been
a long time employed among the lonian and Archipelago Islands,
for the purpose of protecting the British trade from interruption
during the sanguinary warfare between the (ireeka and Turks.
'Phe conduct of Capt. Hamilton (the Turks call him Admiral
Hamilton) has been so perfectly joist, impartial, and, at the same
time, liens, that the Turks have lately addressed a letter of thanks
to him. Very little has been done by the Turks during the pre-
sent year. We have had a large Turkish fleet down at Pumas,
(70 sail of remelt id war), but they made not a tingle effort to an-
noy or destroy their enemy, during the two months they were away
from Constantinople. The reason the Turks amigo in, that the
Beet was intended to act in conjunction with a large army, and the
My, who commanded the troops, having deserted the cause, the
orations were rendered void. However that may be, if ever the
( onsmander of a fleet deserved decapitation, it is this one. (The
Foreign Papers have lately stated that this fate did befal him, the
instant lie returned to Constantinople.) We understand this army
was composed of Turks, Greeks, and Albanians,
,and they hilll2 all
an interest in prolor ging the warfare, as it is the means by whirls
they live. If war should cease, they mulct attend to thetelloc!o.
and grounds its the mountainous country of Albania, which is tar
from a pleasant duty to them ; and yet they are the only people
the Porte can get, adapted for such a warfare as is carrying on .
the Janissaries are ru more It than the Portsmouth Volunteers
would be to serve in North America. _ .

"There is • large army assembled under the walls of Illissolon-
ghi, in the same manner as last year ; and the Greeks say (as,
they did last year), that a large army and a fleet are expected
from Napoli de Rusmud. They will then secure the passes. lewd
Byron, we understand, is at l ephalonia, intetAing to proceed on
to the Main. Ile has pmftered his services to the Greeks, and nio-
ney and arms ; the two latter they will receive with gradtude, but
his personal services they decline. It is a fact, that, although the
...liturs of these people on never succeed without die union of wie
dont and money, they are extremely. jealous of any foreign into*.
rence. The Purte have threatened his Lordship with decapitation, '
should he fall into their hands- Plenty alarms I would have sent
' to them, but not stoney; they do not she., generally, a eafilenot
sense of hunniii or rine* to be entrusted with it."
The Slaves which were released lately from the hands of
the Tunisians, by the British squadron under Captain Ha-
milton, of the Cambrian, were some Greeks who had char-
d red a vessel, tinder Briar,' colours, from Malta, for &pas-
sage to one of the Creek Islands, and instead of making
inch a voya...Te, the Nlchese Captain, who commanded the
vessel, shaped his course for Tunis, where he sold the
vessel's stores, cargo, and passengers, and ran away sith
the proceeds.
When the Medina left Tunis, on the 3d ult. the (;?noese
feet was going into the hay, to demand satisfaction for
two Genoese subjects who had been killolby the Tunisians.
The Naiad and Cainelion are said to have gone to Algiers,
lon an official visit to the Dey.