The National Register.
London, England, 1822-09-01 00:00:00

SUNDAY. SEPTEMBM 1, 1822.

of a great victory gained by the Greeks, between
Larissa, the Straits of Thersnopyle, and bona, over
Cheurschid Pacha. If this news may be credited,
this b'oudy battle was fought on the Bth of July, by
the Generals Ypsilanti, Nosnrann, and Bosares.
Norntann was elevated on a shield. and saluted with
the title ofltlernie Chief: Four Neches are said to
be taken; and Choursehid Pacha, conqueror the
evening before, and advancing at the head of 70,000
men, was obliged to flee with scarcely 4,000.
VtENNA, Auo. 16.—The Austrian Observer his
the fullowing article :—Chourschid Pacha has ad-
vanctod at the head of more than 40,000 men across
Thermopylae, by Zeituni, where the Greeks expe-
rienced a considerable check. He afterwards occu-
pied Livadia and &dons, and, according to later
letters, he has retaken Thebes and Athens. Misun-
derstandings continually prevail among the Greek
chiefs. Odysseus, who has been much spoken of on
account of his poetical name, was nothing less than
a chief of Mainote banditti, who, after having
caused to be murdered two European officers who
had been sent to him, passed over to the side of
Chourschid Paella, where kw afterwards met his
death,lt is not known in what manner. Coloco-
troni, by his private authority, Las raised the block-
ade of Patras, and recalled his son, who commands a
small body of troops in Albsusia.
The Turks, formed IA three divisions, attacked,
lon the 16th Of July, near Arta, the two intrenched
camps of the insurgents, those of the Helleues, and
those of the Philellenes (friends of the Greeks), and
forced them after an obstinate resistance. The troop
of Gen. Normann, which was 180 Philellenes, lost
150. The General himself, and Lieut.-Col. Cu-
bernutive, saved themselves In the mountains of
Combotti with TO men, the ethers have been taken,
curried to Arta, and esteemed. Count Normann and
his companions lost all their b.ggage, decorations,
passports, &c.
1 he Turkish fleet,after havirb, received reinforce-
ments, left its station near Tenedos to go to Patras
for the new Captain Pacha. The Turco-Algerine
fleet was seen on the 14th of July in the roads of
Samos.
At the beginning of August Moldavia and Wala-
chia were in a great part evacuated by the Turkish
troops. The Russian tromp cantoned in Besearabia
have retired for the mast part beyond the Dniester,
after having been reviewed on the .29i11 of July by
Gen. Couut Wittgenstein.

El AMBURGH PAPERS.
SMYRNA, JULY 13.—At the beginninig of _this
month the Ottoman fleet was cruising off Mitylene.
On the morning of the Bth it was ;floored at Tentdos.
Cara Mehmet Pacha, who is appointed Capita:
Pacha, is in the Morey, which may delay the opera-
tions of the Ottoman squadron. (The accounts
from Constantinople of the 18th have announced his
death.)
The insurgents have fortified themselves so ill more
strongly at Ipsara, and have 'collected a large stock
of ammunition.

The Greeks on board the two celebrated fire-ships
all escaped in the bark with lateen sails, of which we
have spoken. They bad in the iniddle of them a large
barrel of powder, ready to set it on fire, and Wow up
my ship of war that might have detained them, for
in their heroic devotedness they had tbreseen the
possibility of being taken, in tvhich case they were
resolved to make their death podia to their nation
by destroying anothee of the enorny's vessels.
The extraordinary circutostance of these two fire-
ships, one of which burnt be Admiral's ship, and
tile other had nearly blown up two other vessels, has
produced great enthusiasm among the islanders, and
raised their pretensions to an extraordinary pitch
'They have just effected a landing on the north-west
of Scio, with about twenty veaseli, but we think it
would be u mistaken notion no believe they meant
to take possession of the Wised. This unexp2cted
des:•ent can have no object than to favour the emi-
, grution uf the inhabitants. thqnsunds of despera-
does, after the burning of the Admiral's ships, hail
attacked the first villages on the road, where they
murdered the men, ail made slaves of the women.
Eiles Aga, to whom the cute of these places had been
confided, succeeded in arresting
;14,4resa of these
abominable excesses. and the Itoenticm, were not Able
to penetrate into most of these villages. grew..

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Paicat 91d.

est terror, however, reigned, and part of the s.
tants have emigrated and fled to Ipsara. Whets*,
event might have happened, the Greeks of the Mastic
villages ought to have been sacred; they ought to
have been saved, and insured at all hazards front
every attack; it was a ditty imposed equally by jug.
tice and policy.
On the i9th June, the Greek fleet, tests* numbs*
of 62 sail, passed the channel of Scio. The fort and
the vessels exchanged some hundred shots, but with•
out effect. Six hundred GreeksYrotn. Teammate have
arrived at Scio. They are conducted every day to.
wards Campo to get in the harvest. Eiles Aga re-
mains encamped with his corps at Campo. All the
persons who had been carried off from the Mastic
villages to Scio have been sent back, except the
young girls, who are retained, and refused to be re-
stored, notwithstanding all the endeavours of the
Pacha. • - .
The contagion rages more than ever at Scio.,-
there have died already at the French consulate 11
Catholics and 76 Greeks, including the Dragoman
with his wife and children. The Greeks crowded
together in the church of the consulate were swept
away in a cruel manner by the contagion.
To complete the tn;sfortunes of Scio, provisions
are extremely scarce, and nothing to be had but bad
goats' flesh. The persons who have taken refuge in
the consulate were lately in very great danger:-..
A Mussulman, moved with compassion, came pri-
vately and gave information that the Turkish regi-
ment of 150 men, encamped close to the consulate,
had formod the poject to scale the walls of the gar-
den in the night, to massacre the men and seize the
women ; but M. Digeon bafikd this infernal , plat.
After having taken all necesaary measures, he kept.
watch during the night in the garden. It was mid.
night, profound silence reigned, when to savages
were heard scaling the wails. How great was their
surprise at seeing M. Digeon with his sabre in one
hand and a pistol in the other, at the bead of his
Janissaries, all armed like himself and ready to fire.
In their confusion they discharged a few muskets
and then retreated. On the following duy, M.
Digeon went to the Pacha to complain of this viola-
tion of the asylum of those under his protection.
The Paella listened to his com2laints, and has ba-
nished the wretches from the island.
An abominable offence has been committed at Scio
—a Turk, the owner of three female slaves, being
unable to hike theta with him PsTschesme, whither
he was going, killed them all three. The Pacha be-
ing informed of this atrocious crime, caused the
individual who had been guilty of it to be pursued,
Being token and brought back, the Yachts ordered
his nose and ears to be cut off, and in that conditiod
sent him back to TsZher:tue.

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The preparations for the New Lew Courts. to be
built west of Westminster-ball, are proceeding ra-
pidly. The different departments have reeeived
st rice orders from the Surveyor-General of the Board
of Works, to proceed with all :sisuiole dispatch —.
The Court of Exchequer, the Record Offices, and
Oliver's and the Exchequer coffee-houses, are to be
pulled dawn forthwith. The whole are to be sold
by unction in a few days. The thoroughfure
through Westminster-hull is closed, and will not
be opened again till the New Courts of Law are
finished. The new royal entrance to the House
of Lords is also proceeding rapidly.
Applieatiou, it is said, wtl be made to Parlia- •
ment early in the next session, for leave to bring in
a Bill to out a canal from Tewkesbury to Chelten-
ham. An eitimate of the expense was some days
since laid before the Birminghani :and Worcester
Canal Company, witch was highly approved of.
In the House of Commons, in 1795. when Sir .
J. Sinclair moved for a reward of 1000 i, to be
granted to Mr. Liking whoia hi; stated- to be
the best arti,t for draining the country, Mr. Jekyll,
who sat next to him, whispered in his ears. 9' You
forget
,the King of Prussia and the Eni
Germany, who have shown themselves •
more successful urtists fin dr:iining the country,
and have been much better paid for it.
Letters have been received from Grenada to the
16,1 i of July, which affirm that the Royedid, Spa-
nish 7i, and the brig Hereculet, raised the blockade
of Porto Cavell() on the 15th of June, and after de-
leafing the Pablelie, succeellotal sa takirg in its
months sulspiies.

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