The Sun.
London, England, 1862-03-31 00:00:00

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THE INSURRECTION IN GREECE.

A letter from Athens, written evidently by a
friend of the insurrection gives the following de-
tails respecting the events in Greece:--
" ATHENS, MARCH 20.
"All the ladies of Syra have gone into mourning
for the brave men who were slain in the recent
fight ; and some or the leading men, such as the
barristers Galati and Ralli, and the chief
chants of Syra, have declared that the authorities
may imprison them if they like; but that they will
never give their adhesion to the Royal Government. '
It is these manifestations which made the Governor
(monarque) state in hisrlast despatch that the revo-
lutionary spirit had not yet subsided. I ask you,
then, if the people of Syra have not given a
denial to the Government which has endeavoured
to persuade Europe that the insurrection of
Nauplia is not shared by all Greeks. Only
yesterday, a Conservative, a man of great expe-
rience, said to me, The excitement is so great
throughout every part of the country, that if wt.
only had some man capable of leading us, we should
rise like one man.' This person told me that he
had said this to the King ; but he added—' There
is a fate hanging over kings and peoples into which
they are inevitably drawn. The voice of the warner
is never listened to until it is too late.' To my
question, as to whether he thought it would soon be
over, he replied, The most difficult thing will be
to restore confidence between the King and the
people, and I fear we are on the verge of an abyss.
Every arbitrary act widens the breach. It requires
great strength of character to change a system, and
you know, as well as I do, that natures seldom
change.'

"At Chalcis the prisoners have overpowered their
guard and got out of the prisons, to the number of
197. The despatch of the Governor is curious. He
says he is glad of it, as those prisoners were a source
of anxiety to him, and he hopes the island will now
be tranquil.

"It is true that the outworks of Nauplia have
fallen into the hands of the Royalists. Coroneos,
who was wounded and taken prisoner, has arrived
at the Pintails, where he is closely guarded. As
regards Nauplia, the fortress holds out, and the
town will not surrender unless the Government
grants a general amnesty. Well, this general
amnesty, which the King and the Government
were to proclaim with great joy, after a Cabinet
Council held yesterday is, I hear, not to be granted.
Matters are also made worse by the imprisonment
of any one who dares publicly to express liberal
opinions. Thus the deputy of Hydra, Boudonris,
ex-deputy of Syra, Platis, and four barris-
ters have been thrown into prison. All the
journals, even the Esperance, a Conservative
journal, have been forbidden to write any
comments on the acts of the Government.
The Senate and the Chamber have also been re-
quested to make no allusions to the subject, and
their dissolution is imminent. What a life for the
Queen, to see the streets she drives through full of
gendarmes and troops, and to see her subjects pass
-by in silence without saluting her ! The King
only shows himself once a week, with an escort of
30 gendarmes. This cannot last. A petition from
the body of lawyers of Calamata has been presented
to the King by their Deputy, Diomedes, which, in
respectful terms, says that the insurrection at
Nauplia is simply a manifestation which proves
that the Greek people wish to be governed con-
stitutionally."

The Paris papers of to-day doubt the authenticity
of the telegraphic announcement of the surrender
of Nauplia. The Journal des Debats of Sunday
says:--

"A despatch from Constantinople, which reached
Paris yesterday, announces that Nauplia has sur-
rendered, and that those leaders who have not been
amnestied have taken to flight. We have not, as
yet, received any confirmation of that despatch.
The town of Nauplia is dominated by Fort Pala-
mides, where Lieut. Grivas is strongly entrenched
with 200 determined insurgents. A correspondent
of the Semaphore asserts that the fort could hold
out for a long time against 10,000 men. Grivas is
reported to be a man of determined character, who
would not flinch from any extremity. It is much
doubted that he will accept a conditional or partial
amnesty."

A telegram from Constantinople (vide another
column) announces, however, that the news of the
surrender of Nauplia has been confirmed. It does
not, however, allude to the citadel.