The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-11-29 00:00:00

THE GREEKs.

SIIIIVIXA, OCT. ilk
From the Oriental .Spertator. I
During the whole of the night of the fith of this month we heard
the report of cannon at a distance. An explosion at midnight
rank the whole city feel a slight shock, which was taken for that
of an eatthguake.
We afterwards learned the circumstance of a combat, which, faal
as it was to the commanders of the Ottoman vessels, neventiciess
covered them with glory.
A Tunisian polacre and an Egyptian brig leaving Fsllin to
loin the ()unman fleet, which had sailed from Mit,ldne, was sur-
rounded sad attacked in the night hetwcen Carat- uumon and
sem, by the fireek flotilla of NO sail. The Tunisian Captain,
lifter having hiught with the most heroic courage, and done in.
cnJihi damage to the enemy, blew up his ship by ordering the
powder to be set on fire. One the crew was fished up by the
Freorli corvette. La Victorieuse.

Tliough the Egyptian brig remained alone, the Greeks, notwith.
standing the enormous disproportion of Inure in their favour, did
not attempt to take it, so terrible was the fire which it kept up
without intor.i:iasion, but sent two fire-ships, which perished without
effeeilog anything, for the Egyptian captain ran his vessel ashore,
and hurin it.

The ealinonade was heanl by the Ottoman fleet. A Turkish
frigate came up tint. The Ilreeks sent four lire ships against it,
hot the frigate sunk all the four. Other Turkish weasels came up,
and the reeks Red, hating had many men killed, and sufered con-
siderable damage.
_ . _ _

The second ----- after this event the Ottoman Amt, driven by a
violent south wind, was cruising off 3litylene. The Greeks were
seen near Selo.

Last week the Ottoman squadron was at anchor in the hest order
before Chesme. It consisted of 74 ship+ of war. Forty-two
Greek vessels were seen approaching, and the Ottomans immedi-
ately nailed; but the Greeks, as usual, lied. Next day the Otto-
man squadron was cruising 01l Mitylene.
Two important events have passed at Napoli di Romania. M.
Ilandiera, commanding the A us.;An schoener .lrethusa, entered
that port on the night of the 2tl October, to make serious remans
s'rances respecting two Ansirian vessels which had been detained
by the Ilydriots and condemned under various pretexts. Several of
the crew had been scandalously beaten with ropes, to make them
declare the place of their destination. M. liambera, with
equal dignity and energy, hothead on their restoration, and
indemnity which he hail a right to claim, but the Members of
the Governmetit sought to elude his demands. The same day,
lictober 3d, the English frigate, the Sybil, commanded by Com-
modore nacelle! (query Pecan-11), arrived at Napoli. • l'hat office-
summoned the Oreek Government to give hint satisfaction in twelve
hours. At the expiration of this time (half-past nine In the evens
Mg), seven English boats, titled with armed men, went to board the
three schooners of the Week Government. The crews awoke in
tar.• r, and escaped by swimming to the battery on shore, where a
great tumult was heard, and a cry to fire, but only three muskets
loaded with hall were fired.
At day-break the frigate was preparing to sail, with the three
seitonners and a brig, sent by the Philhellene*, which had on board
314,4)00 talmis. and which, instead of delivering that sum to the
lireeks. had immediately placed itself under the protection of the
English Commodore. 'The latter then saw several Members of the
.•••enate come it a long-boat, as supplicants; but he told them that
he was only beginning to act, that he was going innueiliately to
join his squadron o(Y (ape Colottna, then to proceed against the
(heck fleet. The Deputies of the Senate conjured hint to suspend
the execution of his threats, and not to attack the fleet, with-
out which Greece would be ruined. The Commander pro-
' mised to defer the execution of the orders of the English Admiralty
on the three following condi:kyle
1. To annul every decree of blockade whatever, and especially
that of the latter end of May.
2. To pay immediately the sum of 200,000 Turkish piastres, as
an indemnity for the damage done to the vessel taken in the Isle of
Ithaca, in the month of March.
3. A removal satisfaction of the chiefs of the Greek expedition,
which violated the neutrality of the territory, by attacking in the
said island the weasel in question.
The English commander was afterwards seen to set sail with the
three schooners and the brig.

Myr? LrXr, OCT. 4.

Yemenis, the combined &roman Squadron put to see. The
Catkin Pubs has sent back to :he Dardanelles three large 111113 a of
war.

MR. FA I T

Mrs. Fauntleroy, having learned that her husband was
determiritd to shut himself up from all further communi-
cation with his rth;tior.s and friends after Saturday, sent
to him on Friday night a message by her son, telling lihn
that she would be with him, if God would give her
strength, next morninr. He prepart el for the fleeting,
which he had hoped lie could have avoided, and at eleven
o'clock she arrived at Newgate, in a hackney-coach, ac-
companied by her son. Upon going inside the first door of
the prison there was necessarily some delay, the turnkey
being obliged to communicate to Mr. IVontner the appli-
cation of any person to visit a prisoner. Mrs. Fountferny
concluded that she was to be refused, and wildly said," Oh,
fur God's inke, will you keep me from him?" One of the
principal officers of the prison went to her, told her that
she certsiiily should be admitted, and begged her to be
calm. She promised to be quite calm ; but it was appre-
hended from the wolul condition in which her health and
reentry; appeared to be, that the unfortunate man would
have to undergo a scene of affliction exceeding any which
ha had vet endured. The officer went up to inform Mr.
Fauntleroy that she was in the prison. " Yes," said lie,
" I expected h. r. (hod help her; bring her to me." The
officer then conducted, or rather carried, Mrs. Fauntleroy
into the apartment of her husband. She dropped into his
arms, and was unable to utter a word for some time. The
two turnkeys who attend the prisoner retired to the farthest
corner of the room. The scene was one, which, even those
amongst whose erilinary avocations was that of witnessing
the eternal parting of wives from husbands, and fathers
from children, were deeply air eted at. The officer who
led her to the presence of her husband went over to her,
and again entreated that she would be calm, and say
nothing calculated to draw away her husband's mind from
his religious contemplations. She seemed to derive strength
from this lino of the necessity of checking her feelings,
and she talked to him for a considerable time without in-
terroptimi from subs and tears. Their principal conversa-
tion had reference to their son. who, the unfortunate
father hoped and believed. would be brought tip with the
tear of ',led coos;antly before hid eyes, and the terror of
h.:: parent's fate ever present to his imagination. The ph
occasionally srtle a few words of consolation to both,
assuring them of the love he had for them, and his deter-
mination to live free from reproach. At theexpiration of a
full hour spent in this manner. the alio r entered, and
taking Mrs. Fauntleroy by the hand, quietly led her away
front her husband, without waiting Ihr the ceremony of
farewell, aotl betUre she tlnuOit the was from his side, the
door was closed tie. ever ht•tw. en them. For this sodden
separation which the colletr h..tl contrived to accomplish
with such hrtneuie ingenuity, Mrs. Faiedleroy was not
p-epared. She screwed, and suppiieatel to he re-adatitted ;
but wizen the o!iieer told her that her poor Int:hind would
not be able to Lear it, she acquit se.ttl, and eft, t having
Inwii relieved by a profuse flood of te.tr,, returned with
her stet, and the !ley. Mr. srriiv-.•tt, who was waitints out-
side the room, and who, ..ve understand, stig4;este'd the
mode of s. psra;ill,'• them.
Pres.:it:lv aft( r Mrs. F. had if:Tarred, Mr. lierrie and his
son, the talc!, :teal cousin of \l r. F., w.ii!ol upon him.
The (Ad gt lilleill, on eneTing the apartment, was over-
whelmed with distress, aail was with difficulty prevented
from tainting. 'While they were there, the prisoner s brother
A sister :unwed; the livier had not lwfore ris'tvel her
litetiier sit:,: his iitipri,oninent, and the imprts-ion on
Ivor th•lieate II.:11•1 liar be iii-re eeUly conceived than de-
serilsei ; the di:4l%s+ and anemic!' she expt Hem- tl in pass-
ing tlatott;ll !li • dreary pasiag : aa.l lb.! a;iti-rooai leadjito
to her Iwotlitr's ar.ruilent, were truly pitiable, but will;
great i,r, ~-;;;•. of mind she siminimitel t-utlieient fortitude
to appe..r . wee wirt erniTositl when she CAM,' into his
presence. The in,fting win; sorrowful and afrctionate,
and slit. rmained heti% veil tv:o and thi.ce boors, during
which time tint Rev. Dr. Cotton adminisb.r.4l the sacta-
tueut to th,• :Ay and 1-:, r tv,•., lii•toli.rs. Miss Fatiritleroy
has :in Me.% that when she took leave r• 1 her brother, she
saw Into for the last time. She is aware that It!. :s cliwili,a
to die. but .1.,:-; no: cNi•ect th^ crent i to tak:. ,dace s,,
early as to-vil'lrow. The p..isercr's inoth,v i•; still igtiorati:
el leer tAey, situation.

M. 11.27:i7,-;:ii.o. his attetiltA Mr. l'auntkrtw ever