The Sun.
London, England, 1822-05-13 00:00:00

Ql24lStanCe.

The Greek cause, we are rejoiced to observe,
"a 3 gained an important accession of strength. It
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stated that the Greek peasantry of Thessaly and
I\lacedonia having been perpetually exposed to
the excesses of the Asiatic hordes proceeding to
Join the army of CHouascnlD PACHA, and hav-
ing Observed the disposition of the SULTAN to dis-
4"r' them, in order to exterminate them with the
greater safety, had resolved to declare open war
against the Turks rather than remain longer
"Posed to the craft and perfidy of their oppres-
sQrs• They had in consequence entered into ne-
g°ciations with the Senate of Peloponnesus, from
nlichora they received supplies of arms and ammu-
-1"°n) and constituted themselves formally a
Part of the Greek Confederation. An army was
raised) under the title of the Army of Mace-
a, composed of 7000 men, including the best
three experienced Captains, TAssos, Di AMENTES,
SAPHIttAxp. This army proceeded in the
r,rst instance to occupy the defiles of Mount
‘JIYInPus, the valley of Tempe, and the banks
the
bi
Peneus ; and after having raised the iraha-
uttna of several neighbouring provinces, opened
the ea,
—Pa'gri by laying siege to the ancient and

large town of Berea, which surrendered on the
24th of March, after the besiegers had de-
feated a large body of Turks, sent to its
relief by the Pacha of SALONICA, This
new insurrection has compelled CHOuascfiin
PAcIIA to relinquish his plan of marching to the
relief of Patras ; and it is said that the entrenched
camp of the Turks under the walls of Patras has
been forced by the Greeks, who killed a consi-
derable number of the enemy, and carried off
forty pieces of artillery sent from Constantinople
and a quantity of ammunition. The President
of the Greek Congress has notified to the Agents
of the European Powers, that all the ports of
Crete are in a state of blockade ; and Napoli di
Romania was on the point of capitulating at the
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date of the latest accounts from Zante.

Boston Papers to the 6th,, New York to,the
7th, and Philadelphia 'Papers, to the Bth
have arrived. .
( Prom, a Philadelphia Paper, April 64,

JEREMIE, MARCH I.—lt is reported here that a squadron
has arrived off and blockaded the city. of Si. DoMingo, and
taken some Haytian vessels ; the force is said to consist of one
frigate, one sloop of war, two schooners, and two transports
with troops.
FROM VERA City z. —lnformation is received •by the
schooner Swan, arrived at New York in 13 days, that the
Royalists still remain in possession of the fort of St. Juan de
Ulha; flags of truce were frequently communicating, and an or-
der was soon expected for its surrender. Preparations were making
at 'Vera Cruz to take the fort. The first Congress sat at M exico 2 ith
February. Perfect harmony prevailed throughout the Republic.
An Ambassador has been sent to Spain for the purpose of soli-
citing one of the Royal Family as Emperor of Mextco, provi-
ded he would live in the empire. It was, however, expected
that Don Augustine Iturbide, a Chief of the Independents,
would be elected as head of the Republic. The Royalists had
pretty much emigrated to Spain with valuables and property.
(From the Norfolk paper of April G.)
The Governor General of Cuba, after some feeling remarks
on the interruptions which honest commerce has suffered from
piracy, issued on the 10th ult. a general order concerning the
suppressingof these acts committed in the neighbourhood of that
island. The record of the names of the officers and crew of
every coaster,. launch, Itc. and security given for good behavi-
our before leaving port, the same crew and vessel must return,
unless sickness and death prevent them. Licences ars> to be
granted only for a limited time, if they arrive after they suffer
the penalty.

The Dublin Correspondent states:that the ex-
ertions making by Government for • the relief of
the distressed districts in Ireland have been un-
sceasing and efficacious. They have contracted at
Leith, it is said, for one thousand tons of. po-
tatoes, ••which have been shipped for • Ireland,
'and will be delivered at those ports of the
South where the scarcity is most severely felt.
This is a farther evidence. that there •is an
actual scarcity of food in Ireland,• and not
merely, as was stated' at the City of London
Tavern, a scarcity 'of money with which to pur-
chase, it. The poor,- of -course, are destitute of
money., as well as of the means of subsistenCe; and
therefore the-_ gratuitous distribution of the po-
tatoes imported, or of money with which to buy
'them, is'neceisary to save them from destruction.

A Letter, addressed to. the Marquis WELLEs-
LEY, by the Right Eon. DENTS BROWNE,.Esq.
M.P. for Kilkenny, •has just been published:—
Mr. BROWNE attributes the disordered state of
Ireland, Ist, To :" a Population and a Church-
Establishinent discordant in their views, and en-
tertaining a different Mode of Faitt and Worship."
—2d To "' a Population infinitely beyond our
means of Employment."-3d, To '4 the mode of
paying the Clergy of the Established-Church."-
4th, To" the Absentees."--sth, To 44 the want of
circulating Medium."-6th, To 46 the Episcopal
and Corporation Lands." The remedies which he re-
commendsare,—The removal of all distinctions on
account of religious belief, taking care, however,
not to " compromise the security of the Estar
blished Church ;"--the allowance of a fair and
moderate stipend. to the Roman Catholic pariih
priest and his assistant ;—a- system of colo-
nization , for draining off the over-population,and the. improvement by Government of
the waste lands in Ireland ;---the establishment
of an efficient Board for' the encouragement of
the Fisheries,_ by advances of monei on loan at
3 per cent. The substitution of a Land Tax for
tithes—or Property Tax, under certain ' modifi-
cations, in lieu of the • Assessed Taxes, and
the taxes upon exciseable .commodities—,-the
establishment of provincial banks, in central
situations, each having a capital of 500,0001.; and
the enactment of a law, authorizing Episcopal
and Corporation Lands to be let on leases for
three live's, or thirty-one years. With the ex-
ception of the proposal to do away all reli-
gious distinctions, , and the erroneous posi-
tion assumed by Mr. BROWNE, that Ireland con-
tains "a, population, infiaately beyond' our means
of employment ;" we think his pamphlet contains'
some valuable suggestions, and is deserVing of
attention. Our readers are aware of our reasons
for opposing the claims of the-Roman Catholics
and, as for the employment of the population, it
can only be owing to imperfect arrangements
when any country, having a soil capable of sup,
porting its inhabitants, is destitute of profitable,
productive employMent .for them all, however
great may be their numbers. -

Yesterday the LORD CHANCELLOR had an
audience of his MAJESTY.

Ou Saturday the Duke of YORK transacted
military bit'siness with the KINO. The same day
his MAJESTY•received a visit from the Duke of
CLARENCE.

Friday the Princess AUGUSTA went to Bushy
Park, on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of
CLARENCE, where her Royal Highness spent the
day, and at night returned to London.—Saturday
morning the Duke of. CLARENCE arrived in Lon-
don, from Bushy Park, and visited the Princess
AUGUSTA.

Col. REYNETT,MiIitary Secretary to the Duke
of CAMBRIDGE, arrived in town late on Saturday,
with dispatches from Hanover for the KING.
The Prince de LADERIA, and two other Italian
Noblemen, last week viewed Portsmouth Dock-
yard, and other public establishments. They
dined with Major-General Sir James LYON,
K. C. B. the Lieutenant-Governor.