The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-07-26 00:00:00

• LONDON,
THURSDAY, JULY " is t.

The Paris Rapers of Sunday last, which have
reached oar office, inform us that • telegraphic
dispatch had announced ow the preceding day
that Smyrna had been the scene of some very im-
portant eating, and that the Turks had set Ike to
the town. Alt the atrocities which sine* the com-
mencement of the present contest have disgraesal
the principal towns in the Ottoman, empire, beer
one uniform character, so that looking to those of
which we have already had some atcount, we can
thence anticipate Jr general nature of the occur-
rences of which- Smyrna has been the theatre and
the victim. V.'e shall therefore presume that the
Turkish soldiery sod popqjace, enraged at the
suecesses• of the Greeks, and especially at the inter-
ruption occasioned to the native commerce of that
town by their decided naval superiority, resolved to
satiate their thirst of vengeance upon the unarmed
Christian inhabitants, and to murder them indiscri-
minately. In so doing, they would but imitate their
brother-barbarians of the capital, and could not fail
to please the Gams Ssiox or, who is amid to bees
countenanced and applauded the murderous
of his aebjects in Cbnstlntinople. We are happy
to learn that the Franks, or natives of the western
%ties of Europe, were enabled to escape from the
tleughter on board the ships of their respective
nations, which happened to be at the time in the
harbour or Smyrna ; but if the account prove true
that the barbarians have fired the city, the destruc-
tion of all Ow property helongiog to the Christie*
merchants most be the inevitable consequence.
In the mean time we are assured, upon the au..
therity of private intelligence front Vienna, that in
Coustantinople the massacres of the Christians
have again commenced, and that the fury of the
Turks has sweated the most atrocious character.
A government that ear countenance or permit
such atrocities to be practised in the chief cities
of .its empire, ought to be regarded by all
civilised States with repugnance and horror..
Humanity requires that it should be suppressed by
the general abets of tile- mere civilized portion of
mankind, and assuredly if ever the character of a
government could be supposed to authorise foreign
Power. to interfere for its modification or suppres-
sion, the nature of the existing Government .f
Turkey would. offer such a justification. " Much,
impatience" loomed to be "manifested for the deci-
sioei of the Cabinet of St. Peterabargh to put en end
to these atrocities." We must confess that we share
this feeling of impatience; we look forward anxiously
end ardently to the day when Greece shall owe
again be ennobled by freedom, and when Enrope,in-
dignaut at the vices of theettomanGovernmeot, skull
at length have vindicated herself from the reproach
of the Asiatic- stain which the existence of this
pones. has impressed upon her character.
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it is positively stated that Ftinee YPSILANTI has
bern permitted by the Austrian Authorities to
take shelter within the Austrian dominions. It
is even said, that be and his onnserous followers
have experienced a most _ hospitable reeeption,
in plummet of tbo instruetions of the Cabinet of
Vienna. '
Some of The principal fortresses of the Mores,
still rensoio in the handsel' the Turks.
The French Five. per Cent. Console( am tis f.
get c.—A•Bank • Act ions, 1,620 f.

We have• received flawborgh Paper► to the 18th
ketosis, but they chotitio DO ueos oFeny interest.

Lisbon Pimento the eth instant contain an ac-
count of the landing and reception of the Royal
Family. The Regency announced 'on the 4th,
that its functions had ceased. is cotioesprence of his
atiIIISTT baring resumed. the relit. of government.
11 jilt be seen in. oar Law Report that in
the. evas of the Kota v. Mum Aims V 4111414
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