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GERMAN PAPERS.

Extract from a letter from Smyrna, of April 3:
" The excesses daily committed by the Turks
alpinist the Greeks on variou4 parts of the coast,
bad induced great numbers of Greeks of Asia to
sole refuge iu the islands of Chios, Mitilene, and
Sainos..where the Turks, being less numerous, still
presented some measure in the treatment of the
lireeks. At Chins, fur instance, the Turks con-
elicited themselves with choosing twenty-seven of the
principal inhabitants of the capital for hostages,
whom they shut op ins fort near the ma, the only
place which they occupied in the island, where all
the inhabitants ire Greeks. At Samos the Greek

sefugees from Aeis united.vrith the brave Samiots,
teuecious of their strength. and having found in
Lycurgus a Chief equllly brave and prudent.
have succeeded. so tar back as December last,
in freeing theinselves from the Turkish yoke.
The island of Mitilene is still kept in subjection
by several fortified castles and by a great number
tol Missoula's') inhabitants. Several inhabitants of
Chios, equally distinguished bv, their wealth and su-
perior education. had withdre • is sines as they saw
she Turks, alio at their discretion chose hostages

. ame% the richest of their countrymen ; they went
to Samos, to join the free Greeks of that island.
Thew generous fugitives Imo Chios soon learned
that the Turks had massacred the twenty-seven
Greek hostages confined in the fort at-Chew, and
that they had shut themselves up giving oat
that they had punished with death only one of the
hostages. Cuilfoonded by the iirformation of the
'sew measures of the Divan, vrithlieMedso by the
Greek A rchons, or chiefs of the island, who are highly
savoured by the Turks, and by the interest of the
extensive commerce which they carry on - with the
capital. of the empire, the inhabitants of ilos did
not venture to rise and take vengeance forike.new
crime committed by the Turks, almost. beraortheir
But their brave countrymen who had taken
refuge at Samos having equipped a small flotilla,
provided with artillery, and manned with about
-3 or 400 Setniots. soon landed in the isle of Chios,
where they hoisted the banner of the Cross. lai-
znetliody all the inhabitants flew to arras, and
assisted in landing the artillery of the flotilla nee
•Mee fort, in which the small garrison of the island
were shut uir. Batteries were immediately erected,
trenches opened about the fort, which, though near
the sea, may be invested by land. Men, women,
bud. boys, the whole population of the island, as-
totted in digging the trenches. Soon the artillery
was directed against the fort, after a previous offer
made to the Turks to let them retire to Asia if
they would produce the hostages. But their re-
fusal bring considered by the iiihubitants as a coo-
firmation of the massacre of their countrymen, no-
thing could equal the indignation of the besiegers,
• and there is reason to suppose that none of
the Turks shut up in the fort will escape the
just vengeance of the Chiots, because this
fort, which was built while the island was in the
possession of the Venetians, cannot huld out long.
It is thus by i new act of gratuitous cruelty, that
the Turks have have loot the fiches', the most
iudus-
simona, and best-governed island of the Archipelago. •
'this loss will be felt at Constantinople, which drew
from Chios all kinds of articles for clothing and or-
nament, the workmen of all descriptions io this
island being considered loathe finitt in Turkey. Chios
lure also long possessed a celebrated Greek school and
• printing office. Our unhappy city of Smyrna is
frequently witness of murders and outrages of all
kinds, but lately the European inhabitants and the
Consuls have received orders not to admit into their
houses tiny ►aja or Greek subject on pain of being
treated like thrill, that is to say, massacred at the
pleasure of the Musselmen. The Christian inhabi-
tants of Smyrna are in fear of -*extreme violence
from the Turks."

CONSTANTIKOPLr, MAILCR 9.

A few days ago the ill-disposed began agar; to
commit disordris, and traversed the markets N bay
vithowt opening the parse ; a Greek and an Armes
wan were the victims of their ferocity. The Go-
veument resolved to repress by an act of vigour
the daily excesses which threatened indiscri-
minately the Frank and the Rajos. The Aga of
the Aimissaries being summoned to a Couucil which
was assembled in deliberate on the means to be
adopted to repress such excesses, was enjoined on
it. personal responsibility to put a slop to these
disorders, otherwise three !Pathos, with their troops,
should be called to the capital to preserve the

puhre.
The Aga of the Janissaries has kept the protni4e
which he made to act in conformity with the wi►h
of the Cuuucil. On the 6th of this mouth patrols
traversed all the streets of the capital, and 240
vagabonds were arrested and coovev ed to the prisons
of the Aga ; 80 have been taken oat to be
at►angled ; and 160 sent on board the fleet. From
that time Constantinople has been uninterruptedly
tranquil.
The Sultan not having ratified the treaty con-
cluded between the Pitch' of Bagdad and the
Prince Eirmanschah, senda 14,000 men egain►t the
Persia/as; they will depart from Scutari, wares'
they are embarked for Trehizond.
We learn from Erzerum that a Persian Envoy has
come to that city. awl had left it again after having
bad a erode/viler with the Paella.
lt is wild that Mehemet Paella. one of the Ge-

nfrals under Chourschid ha, vet out with
12,000 n►rp, to march against the Mores, and the
fleet which is fitting out here for the Mores is ex-
pected to he ready to sail by the 10th April. Our
'recounts from Moscow and Odessa say, that they
do not hear of any movements of the Russian
troops, and that not the slightest political news is in
circulation there.
[This confirms what has been said of the differ-
ence between the letters written from Odessa to
Germsuy, and those from Odessa tu Constauti.
liople.]

On Monday_se'anight. is commemoration of the
birth-day of THOMAS WM. Coati, E•q. 50 Gen-
tlemen dined together. at the Fleece lon, Went'.
kir. E. H. Gums was in the chair, with Mr. YOUNG
as Vice.P.mdent. Mr. Coal's natal day was
also celebrated by a numerous party of Ins filen&
M the Crown Ina. Attlekorougb, and several other
places is Norfolk.