The National Register.
London, England, 1823-01-06 00:00:00

THE GREENS AND TURKS.

MILITARY OPERATIONS IN THE EPIRUS.
COMM, DEC. IS*—ln the middle of September,
the niche of Janina, Oiner Brione, joined his troops
to those of three other Pachas, Itechid Me!lined,
Ahmed Massa, and Haven, Paths of Lepanto, and
with the Turkish and Albanian forces combined,
advanced to the frontiers of Epirus. He there be-
gan to combat the Greeks. not by arms, but by a
deceitful policy. The plan was suggested to him
by the pernicious mullein of some European agents,
snore pernicious to the Greeks than the Turks them.
Klee& The English Consul at Prevess, M. Meyer,
voluntary undertook to conduct all these little in-
trigues, by which they holed to bring back the
Greek chiefs to obedience to what is still called their
legitimate Government. M. Meyer even replied to
reproaches made to him by some friends of humanity
and justice, that he only coufi,rmed to the iustruc-
Lions of his ambassador, Lord Strangford.
In spite of the long effort of these agents, nothing
could be obtained but the neutrality of one of these
chiefs, whore firmness was shaken by measures for
pettiag to death his son, who had been for two years
hostage at Janina. This chief, Varnakiote, drew
with him two superior officers, but was soon shin-
doned by his soldiers. 'the other chiefs repulsed
with indignation all prolamin Omer Brione then
resolved to try the fortune of anus, and marched
against Etolia. •
On his approach the inhabitants, of their own ac.
mad, burnt the villages and towns, and transported
their provisions into the mountains or to Missolunghi.
The bridge of Ala Bey was then broken down, and
that of Angelo Castron put in a'condition of defence.
The most advantageous positions were occupied bv
Guerillas, and the mass of the Greek army assembled
in the peighboerhood of Missolonglii and the pas.
orleading to Lepanto. At these two points
leh the enemy chiefly coveted, they waited for
with confidence. .

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44 the time of this devastation two old Albanian
ails of consummate experience perceived the firm
evolution of the Greeks, and wished to persuade
Omer of the danger to which he would expose hie
army and his military reputation. While they con-
tinued to give the reasons of their opinions, he inter-
rupted them roughly and said, " I should be no
longer litione, th• Conqueror of the English, if I did
. net disperse like sheep all these troops and your
fierce Greek Guerillas.' This Pilch* is fond of as-
suming this title of Conqueror of the English,
because he commanded the Albanian army which iu
1107 defeated the English at Abou-Meout; in
Egypt, of whom he made a horrible massacre. The
two ohl chiefs,, on this proud answer of their com-
' respectfully and withdrew.

asunder, boWed
a.The next alty, October 25, the orders were given,
and the Muasulman army, divided into separate co-
lumns, mud the Acheions on two points—the first,
eumnianded by Omer Pacha hi person, left Mucha-
ks, and marched for the ruins of Vrachori. The
end, under litichid Pacha, passed the river near
the sea buve Cutochi; but, near Stumna, the pas-
sage was warmly disputed by the Greeks, who
repulsed it on two different attacks. After many
Ineffectual movements, the Turkish commanders de-
termined to unite again, which they effected after-
wards, after efforts which cost them great losses.
At the head of this cembined army the Turkish
Generals conducted fife consecutive attacks on Mis-
solunglii. This place' had only fur its defence a
ditch, which Muurocordatos had recently had dug
across the long causeway which leads to the town.
Fifteen hundred Greeks, commanded by the same
hluurocordatos, and the intrepid 13ozaris, constantly
repulsed from this intrenelonent all the attacks of
the Turks with considerable hiss. The enemy then
turned its attention on Anatolicon, a little island

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flaced in the midst of the Messes and the arm of the
sea near Missolonghi, but lialanis at the head of
SOO men, stationed on this island;deteated all these
attempts.
After these ill-fated operations, Omer Pasha
marched on the pass of Caki-Scala to open a passage,
and establish communications with Lepanto._ '1 he

two Streamlis, Macrys and Zutigus, who defended
the defile, attacked him with vigour, made 700 Al-
banians bite the dust, and threw ►he rest into a com-
plete rout.
Things were in'this state when the Greeks re-
, ceived reinforcements from the canton of Agrapha
sud the environs uf T liermi ipyl re. They then attacked
the enemy on Nov. 17, not fir from Stinenia. At
first the Turks sustained the attack with vigour, but
at length Boner's and Zotign., who commanded the
wings of the Greek army, brought fi'rw'trd their
corps, and by a most animated attack on the flanks
of the enemy, decided the fortune of the day. The
greatest disorder immediately prevailed in the Turk-
WI army, which from that moment sought its safety
• in eight. Pursued as fiir as the Achelous, they lust
a great number of men in the river, who were
drowned in attempting to crass it.
The Turks were then hantsatd its their way to