The Sun.
London, England, 1822-10-18 00:00:00

GREECE.

[From 'the Nuremburg Correspondent of Oct. ll.]
FROM THE FRONTIER OF ITALY, SEPT. 30.—At length
we have news from Greece and the neighbouring provinces as
late as the fith of September, which is the latest date that any
thing could have been received from those parts. Theyscon-
tain, it is true, only single statements, but these sufficiently
prove the falsehood of the Turkish reports, which would have
us believe that the Morea was again subject to the Ottoman
Power. The following are the accounts we have received :
From Venice, 22d September, it is stated that by accounts
from Ragusa, the attempts of the Turks against Missolunghi,
near which they had landed, thinking to take it by surprise,
'have wholly. failed ; they were forced to embark for P atras,
where their chief strength is now concentrated. At the ap-
proach of the Greek ships, that part of the Turkish fleet which
blockaded Missolunghi, by sea withdrew : the communication
with that place, the importance of which the Turks so well
'knew, and to subdue which they had made such great prepara-
tions, is now quite open. The Greeks, however, confess that
they were under great apprehension for that town, because the
fortifications are inconsiderable, and the new works that have
-been planned are still incomplete.
Missolunghi, it must be observed, is the great military depot
for the Greeks, where they have their magazines., arms, ammu-
/lition, and military stores.—Several Turkish corps had also
,penetrated to Arcanania and Etolia, having partly landed on the
,:coast, andiartly come from Arta ; but, by the united efforts of

the Commanders, especially Prince Maurocordato, who has not l
returned to the Morea, but remains in Western Greece, to orga-
nise plans of defence at Vrachori, in the central point of his
operations, the Turks have been repulsed at all points, and suf-
fered great loss. This happy result induced the Suliots, who
were really negociating with Omer Brione, to break off the ne-
gociations, and commence hostilities. They had never sub-
mitted to the Turks, as public papers have said.
'1 he Turkish garrisons of Arta, Prevesa, and Parga, have
however been much strengthened, and it will probably not he
easy to take these fortresses. It is regretted that NI auroconlato
has quarrelled with the brave German General Normana, and
that the latter has withdrawn.
Letters from Corfu of Sept. 8, say, " That the Greek fleet
was off Cape Papas, and the Turkish fleet in the Gulf of Le-
panto, where it was blockaded by the Greeks.
" The Greeks continue masters," says the same report, " of
the Morea, with the exception of Patras, and are advancing
anew through Livadia towards Thessaly. On the other hand,
fresh Turkish troops are advancing from Macedonia, and
strong troops from the Danube are to follow them. It is pro-
bable there will be some hard fighting in the south of Thessaly
before the present campaign is ended, which will be in the
middle of October at the latest, because the weather, the bad
roads, and want of necessaries of all kinds make it impossible
to prosecute military operations in that country. The Greeks,
therefore, have but to make a few efforts 'more to be secure
during the approaching winter."
TRIESTE, SEPT. 30—The news of a naval victory gained
by the Greeks in the straits of Bocca Silota is to day fully con-
firmed by letters from the lonian Islands, and by the arrival
of several vessels, under different flags, from the Archipelago,
which have entered the port of Trieste. The following are
the further details of an affair, of which the consequences
will be of the highest importance to the cause of the Hel-
lenians.
The Porte had prepared a second naval expedition, which
was to follow closely after the one destined for the Gulf of
Patras, but which was not, however, to appear in the Archi-
pelago till the time when the Greek fleet should be in the
lonian Sea. The Turks hoped by these means to place their
enemies between two fires, and to revenge themselves at length
for all the defeats they had suffered at sea. -Among the ves-
sels composing this second armament,was a ship of three decks,
three frigates, and forty smaller armed vessels carrying eight
thousand troops. The latter were to be put on shore
on the coast of the Morea, and, to unite 'themselves with
the army commanded by Chourschid Pacha, who was to pene-
trate by another route into the Peninsula.
The squadron of reserve of the Greeks which had remained in
the port of Hydra, informed of all the intentions of the Turks,
far from going to the Gulf Patras, in pursuit of the first division of
the enemy's ships only, got under weigh at the most favourable
moment for attacking the second. Tho encounter took place in
the Straits of Bocca-Silota, between 'lstegropont and Andros.—
The Turkish fleet. entangled in a narrow channel, full of rocks
and shoals, and attacked unawares, fought with disadvantage.
Two frigates were grounded on the coasts of Chymi and of Cape
Ore. The greater part of the transports were captured or sunk ;
the rest of the squadron endeavoured, under all sail, to gain
the waters of Tenedos, but were quickly pursued by the victors,
and some more ships were lost which had escaped from the fight.
Of all this armada, only the three-decked ship, one frigate, and
nine or ten transports, re-entered the Dardanelles. The troops
who boasted they would carry fire and sword into the Morea,
. all perished except 2000, either the prey of fire, or drowned in
, the waters of Bocca Silota. _ _ _ _ _

The plan of this expedition, well conceived, had been traced,
it is said by the English, but the Hydriots did not enter into
the snare that had been laid for them. The Turks believed
themselves so sure of success, that several rich slave-merchants
had embarked on board the transports. They expected to make
an advantageous speculation by buying the prisoners and sending
them into Asia. These merchants are themselves now prisoners
at Hydra or Ipsara. The Turkish squadron of the first expe-
dition, which waited a month in the Gulf of Patras, has not
been more fortunate in its operations—the plague has taken
away a third of its crews, and the attacks it made on Misso-
longs were repulsed with loss.—(Le Courier Francais.)
According to the news from Corfu of the 20th September,
the city of Corinth has surrendered to the Greeks. On the other
hand, a letter from Cephalonia, dated the Iflth of September,
pretends that the fortress of Suli surrendered to the Turks on
September 13. This proves at least that the news of this ca-
pitulation, which was announced by the Vienna Journals two
months ago, was false. It is added, that 2,000 women and
children of the Suliots have taken refuge in Cephalonia.—
( Journal des Debuts.)

SPAIN.
(Extract of a Private Letter from Madrid, Oct. 9.)

" The assassination of Colonel Tabuenca, Colonel Velasco,
and several other Officers of the Constitutionalists, has excited
the most lively indignation in the hearts of all classes of Spa-
niards, and in all the Provinces. On this subject the Jour-
nal -of Saragossa has published, October 2, the following