The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-04-09 00:00:00

TURKEY AND GREECE.

We copy the following from the Austrian Observer, a
paper uniformly opposed to the Greek cause:—
VIENNA, MAtcy
The Austrian Observer of to-day contains an extremely bog at.
tide, dated Constantinople, Feb. 15, of which the following is the
substance:—Great praise is bestowed on the Grand Vizier, whose
health is still very precarious, and who would be a most severe
loss to the Porte. Among other improvements which he has Intro.
duced into the administration, is one, that, if carried into effect
throughout the empire, will effect an important change in the nub.
tary system of the lurks. It is resolved to change the contingents
of troops, which the provinces are obliged to furnish, into contri.
butiuns in mosey, which will be employed in raising and p'
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lobed

men fit fur service. 'indeed of the rabble 'hitherto forma,J b Pay
the
provinces. This mcature has already been carried into effect is
some moonset", and when completed, will enable the Porte today
large reinforcements from Albania, the inhabitants of which comi.
try always take part with those who can pay them : when the Porte
can do this, the insur6ents will not be able to entice away its best
troop.
A fleet of one hundred tail, with troops on board, is expected
from Egypt; it is said to be at Alexandria, ready to put to sea It
is even supposed that the niche of Egypt, to whom the Sultan
lately wrote a letter with his own hand, will give the command of
the troops to one of his sons.

The Porte lately gave, on two occasions, proofs of particular
respect for the European Powers, especially England.
A Priest from %ante, named Dionysius, whom Lord Strsngford
himself caused to be sent from Constantinople, a year and a half
ago, for several misdemeanors, had privately returned, and, with
numerous associates, engaged in raising recruits for the insurgents.
They had proceeded so far that they had engaged above 40 vessels
to send away their recruits. home lawless and desperate persona
who took part in the plot, even thought of burning the arsenal.
The secret was, however, discovered, and above 100 pawns,
among whom were II lonians, were arrested in one day. The
British Ambassador, though convimied of the guilt of these men,
required, as was his duty, that regular proceedings should be in-
stituted against them ; and the Porte really allowed a Commis-
sioner, appointed by the British Ambassador, to be present at the
examinations. The result was, that Dionysius and another lonian
were condemned to the galleys, two were acquitted, and the others
banished to Asia.

The second remarkable ease is the following :—Lord Byron, who
for some months had his head-quarters at Argostolo, in Cephalonia,
repaired, at the end of December, with a pretty numerous suite of
adventurers of all nations, to Zante, where lie stopped but a few
days, and on the lst January sailed for 111issolonghi ; himself and
a few persons in a small row-boat, his other companions, his horses,
' equipper., money, and a colsiderable quantity of ammunition, in
a large vessel under English colours, with simulated papers for the
little island of Salatuo. Near Cape Papas, he was met by five
vessels of the Capitan Bey, which had come out of the gulf of
Lepanto. Lord Byron's little vessel escaped by the exertions of
the rowers. The transport was taken and carried into Patras. The
very next day an English brigantine sailed from Zsnte, and pro.
ceeded to Patras, to demand the restitution of the ship, which was
covered by the English flag. To the astonishment of every body,
the Capitan Bey, deceiied, it is said, by a ti reek, who pretended to
have saved the life of the Turkish Vice-Admiral, consented to re-
lease the vessel for a trifling ransom.
%Vhen the news of this event reached the capital, every body ex-
pected that it would go hard with the Capitan Bey. Instead or
that, the Porte signified to the Dragoman of the British embassy,
'• that it fully approved the conduct of the Capitan Hey, though it
was well aware of the nature and destination of Lord Byron's ex-
pedition, and dist it with pleasure took this opportunity to cou-
rtlier England that it willingly postponed every other madden-
don to the wish of maintaining its friendly relations with Foreign
Courts."

Though Lord Byron has been received with great demonstra-
tions of joy at hlissolonghi, there is every reason to suppose thsb
the good understanding between the insurgents and the English;
will not be of long duration ; most of the latter behaved as if they
acted by the command, or at least in a secret understanding with
their Government. But the absolute falsehood of this assents
being proved to the insurgents, they have become distrustful sod
discontented.

The remainder of this article dwells on the dissensions among
the insurgents themselves. It states, however, that both in the
Morea and the islands, there is still the Larne hatred of their an-
cient masters, and that the fear of their vengeance has been extin-
guished by the events of the two last campaigns. No great pre-
parations, however, are making for the next campaign. The writer
adds, that Odysseus had failed in his attempt on the isle of Ne-
gropont ; he could not attack l'aristo, because the plague raged is
that place, and F;quibos„ the chief fortress, having an able com-
mander in the Parha, who had contrived to obtain 1.1011 men from
Larissa, had battled his efforts. The insurgents, indeed, had not
left Negropont, and Odysseus waited on board the Ipsariot ships
for a better opportunity. But the principal fortress is said to have
ample supplies for six months, and so long as the Greeks have
not possession of this, and the passes of Mount Oeta are not occu-
pied by them, a Turkish corps may at any time inundate Livadia.