The Sun.
London, England, 1822-02-25 00:00:00

AFFAIRS OF GREECE.

It was stated some time since, that the Cap-
tain of his Majesty's ship Cambrian, charged with
the protection of British commerce in the Le-
vant, had complained to the Hydriote Senate
L., a-ainst the conduct of a Greek cruizer, for .de-
taining the Curlew, a British merchant ship, tak-
ing away her papers, and compelling her, instead
of prosecuting her voyage to the Dardanelles, to
return to Alexandria in Egypt. The Senate
~of
Hydra is reported to have sent a written answer
to the Captain of the Cambrian, of which the fol-
lowing is a copy ; and, if true, it proves that the
charges of piracy alleged against the Greeks are
unauthorized by the Chiefs, and, in the in-
stance of the Curlew, quite unfounded.
" We, the President and Senate of hlydra, have heard the re-
port of the Commander of his Britannic Majesty's ship Cam-
brian; made in person, stating that the English merchant
vessel, Curlew, coming from Alexandria to Constantinople,
had been met by the Greek ship Themistocles, which after
searching the Curlew, took the master before the Greek Ad-
miral ; •and that the latter, after having detained and interro-
gated him five hours, prohibited him from continuing his
course towards the Dardanelles, and deprived him of his
Papers, in consequence of which the Curlew was obliged to
return to,Alexandria.
" This report was founded on the representation of the Eng-
lish Consul General at Alexandria to the Captain of the Cam-
.brian, who at•the suggestion of the same Consul General de-
manded of us, for the Master of the Curlew, a remuneration
for the losses sustained by his voyage being thereby delayed
seven weeks.

" We declare that if ever, not only our Navarques (Corn-
menders of squadrons) but even the Captain of any ship sub-
ject to our authority, were to commit the slightest attack on an
European ship' either English or belonging to any other na-
tion, we should always be ready to give the satisfaction which
' justice demands; but the truth is, that the facts mentioned in
the foregoing report are strangely perverted, as will appear by
the following statement of the real conduct of our ships.
" The Commander of the Themistocles met three ships, an
Austrian and two English, one of which was the Curlew. The
Masters of these ships informed him that a privateer of Mycone
had taken from them all their papers. The Greek Commander
pronounced this conduct to be contrary to our Maritime Laws,
which strictly prohibit our cruizers -from molesting any Euro-
- peon ship, as is proved by the annexed copy Of the instructions
furnished by us to our private and public ships of war.
" The Commander of the Themistocles .therefore thought it
advisable to take these Masters to
.the Navarques who, con-
. vinced of the truth of their statement, gave them the necessary
passports to
.continue their voyage with safety to the Dania-
nelles. 11'e have subjoined a copy of that which was given to
the Master of the Curlew. Moreover our Navarques offered
to send them under convoy of three ships belonging to the fleet,
as far as the Island of Mycone or that of Psara; but the latter
declined this offer, and took their departure, previously thank- '
ing the Navarques for their great attentions to them.
with respect to the privateer of Mycone, though a stranger
and unknown to us, our Navarques instantly punished, in the
presence of the three masters, such of her crew as could be
found, and ourselves, as soon as we were apprized of their guilty
conduct, we delivered them over, by our decree of August 30,
to the severity of the laws.
" Such is the real state of the case, relating to the master of
the Curlew. We have further to observe to the commander of
the Cambrian, that his demand in its present form is inadmis-
sible on our part ; for, of the four Navarques who were con-
cerned in the affair of the Curlew, three of them, Francis Vul-
gares, Manuel Tumpaze, and Georges Kibotos, have been since
admitted members of our Senate; and it would therefore he
contradictory, absurd, and beneath the dignity of the Senate,
that its newly received members should now sign an act in op-
position to their own previous acts.
" This is our whole answer to the Commander of the Cam-
brian. We avail ourselves of the present opportunity to en-
treat him to make known as publicly as possible our respect
for every European flag, and the severity of our maritime laws
against such of our countrymen as act in contravention of it ;
for, in arming our fleets, we have no other objects, in com-
mon with the other Greeks who have every where flown to
arms, than the establishment of our independence, and the re-
storation of liberty to Greece, our beloved country, by expelling
the barbarous Ottomans, our sanguinary tyrants. Far from
wishing to give the least cause of dissatisfaction to the powers
of Europe, we endeavour, on the contrary, by every possible
means, to conciliate their esteem and good will.
" Given at the Hall of Audience of our Senate,
October 13, (25), 1821.
(Signed) " DEMOS BIOULOS, President.
" NICOLOS CE PPIS, Chancellor."
Copy of the Passport given by the Navaiques
to the Master of time Curley, :

" Commanders and Captains of all Greek ships—the present
Master of the English brig Curlew, Joseph Spence, has on
board his vessel various articles of merchanclize, such as coffee
and rice, shipped at Alexandria in Egypt, by the English mer-
chants Brigg and Co. on account of the English house Barbon
and Co. at Constantinople. A pirate of My-cone, who met
him, has taken away his ships' papers, in breach of the respect
professed by the Greek nation for all European flags.
These are to order all Commanders and Captains carrying.
the Greek Flag not only not to molest this master in any man-
ner, but also to give him every assistance in case of need.
In the Waters of Chios, Aug. 9, 1821.
(Signed) FRANCIS VULGARES.
ANDREAS MAOULE.
Authenticated at Hydra, Oct. 1, (13) 1821.

CORFU, JAN. 2.—The conduct of our masters
shews more and more their partiality in favour of
the Turks. Not contented with having mani-
fested it, by closing up by the police all the
channels by which we might receive information
of what is passing in Greece, they make war by
anticipation against Russia. The Consul-General
of that Power at Smyrna, being obliged to quit
his post to escape assassination, has taken refuge
at Cerigo, with the persons belonging to his
office, where he lives strictly watched by thP
police. He hoped that time would bring some
relaxation of this strictness ; and he had permit-
ted his first dragoman to go to Zante, where his
wife and children had taken refuge on the burn-
ing of Patras. This officer thought the wished-
for moment was at hand, when he should join his
family, but on arriving at the Health-Office, he
received orders to re-embark, and to depart
within a certain time. In vain he alleged his
character, and the rights of nations ; a deaf ear
was 'turned to his remonstrances, and he was
obliged to depart. Since that time, the Govern-
ment has given notice to the Consul-General of
the Emperor Alexander, to his Legation, and all
other Russian subjects) to quit the lonian Islands.

It is imagined that all these expatriated indi-
viduals, most of whom are in very unfortunate
circumstances, are going to embark for Italy.
PAnis,. FEB. c2l.—lt is reported that a mer-
cantile house at Amsterdam has contracted to
furnish the Gre:ks with several thousand mus-
kets. 'File supplies are to be sent to an English
house at Marseilles. It is also said that Prus-
sian and other muskets of small price are bought
up on the Continert for the same destination.

I ft ELAN D.

[FROM TILL CORK ADVERTISER, FEE. 21.]

COUNTY AND CITY OF CORK-INSURRECTION
ACT-SPECIAL SESSIONS.

This day there was a Meeting of Magistrates;
so as to constitute a Special Sessions in confor-
mity with the provisions of the Insurrection Act.
We understand, (for we were not admitted, it
being a close Meeting), that it was agreed una-
nimously, that the whole county was in such a
state as to require the strong measures which
that statute authorises. Some Magistrates from
the Barony of Imckilly contended that, as no
outrage had as yet been committed in their dis-

trict,it did not require to be proclaimed.—
These objections were immediately removed,and
it was agreed ztnanimozaly, that the Lord Lieu-
tenant should be memorialed to place the whole
of the County of Cork under the operation of the
Insurrection Act. The memorial immediately
received upwards of seventy signatures, and as
many more would have been added if time had
permitted. The memorial vt-as transmitted with,
out delay. The Proclamation may be expected
on Tuesday.

We understand that the City Magistrates, con-
sidering that this city, and especially its liber-
ties, may become the seat of insurrection, intend
to hold a Special Sessions for the purpose of
taking into consideration the expediency of fol-
louring the example of the County Magistrates;
but it is also their intention, we understand, to
consult. the City and County Grand Juries upon
the subject, before they take any further step.
The necessity for this is but too obvious. When
the whole county is proclaimed it is manifest that
the liberties of this city, more particularly such
of them as are adjoining the most disturbed parts
of the county, would, unless the liberties be pro-
claimed, immediately become places of refuge to
the miscreants who have been the authors of the
terrible outrages which have given occasion to
this law.

On the night of the 15th instant, a house was
burnt on the lands of Ardagh, near the town of
Rosscarbery, under circumstances which clearly
prove the outrage to have originated in White-
buism. It is expected that the perpetrators
will be discovered, as Lord Carbery, to whose
vigilance that part of the county is deeply in-
debted, is investigating the affair with his accus-
tomed activity.
Yesterday evening a party of Police reached
town, from Kanturk, escorting six men, under
charges of Whiteboyism, and levying money to
purchase powder, and three others, from whom
information had been obtained ; all of whom
were lodged in the County Gaol.
Within these few days there has been a large
quantity of timber cut in Lacks wood, the pro-
perty of Messrs. Evans, about two miles north-
west of Dunmanway, a few beech and oak, but
principally young ash, to the amount of three
hundred trees, of from one to two inches in dia-
meter.