The Sun.
London, England, 1825-05-20 00:00:00

GREECE.

( From the Journal des Debuts, )
ZANTE. APalf;lB.-LThe following is a summary of the
military events -Which have taken place in the Peloportnese,
from the opening of the campaign down to the present day.
Towards the end of February, the Egyptian tleet, und'de the
command of Ibrahim, son of Mehemet Ali, landed 4,500-men
at Coron and Modon, and a few-days afterwards tesecond divi-
sion of equal strength. After this *operation, three frigates,
two corvettes, and six brigs of war, sailed on the nth Uaech
into our road, where they -were informed by a than, mimed
Cokkinnis, agent to the Vizier of Egypt. :that there were •cuilv
four Greek ships employed in the blockade of Petras. 'TI: s
information determined the squadron io steer for that cow c.
They therefore took under their, escort a convoy,' composed of
one Russian and nine-Austrian vessels, loaded With-provisions,
from Constantinople and Alexandria : these they coteveyed:
far as Lepanto.- •
Oh the 28th, it became known here that the Egyptians hcd
ravaged the villages lying in the neighbourhood of Cocoa 2t d
Modon, and that the inhabitants had in consequence been
obliged to abandon their i+onses and fly to Calarneta: We'
be-
sides learnt that the army of Ibrahim was cothmantlettby
man named a ci-devant French Colonel, ht present called
Solitmin Rey, And also that the infantry' Wete tinder, the orders
of one Ramey, a Fren.chman ,bybirth. . .7
On the tat April the Squadron of Admiral tan-
posed of forty sail, was in theileighbourhood of dos, in °laic:
to watch the movements 'of the Capitan Paclia, • • .• :

April 3.—Three vessels coming from Syriii,'Aloxitntiria'. and
Cerigo, affirined that they had fallen 'in With, be' itfo,den,
Greek squadron of thirty-five sail, cOmManded
Saktaris, who visited their..' He informed them of art aci.V.ar.-
tage gained by the Greeks over the trigvptilthli, betlec
rino and %1 don. Nicetas, Burn:RP-ICC] Tureoptiagos.(the :Far -
eater), had been undeceived relative to Q jaim?s,*ll6 had tzeu.:•,
him in, and that he had withdrarn to the Stratarch V.,trigtm{;:at
Dra,T,otnesua. in Acarnania. • ,
On the 11th .April the President Conduriottis, frivested-vith
dictatorial powers, accompanied by. Constantin,' 13ot;aris,„.aral
illautocordato, with 'B,OOO tntn:, was otil}f tw leagites from Na-
varino. There was in that town 1,500 men in *frt. iron ; the
artillery was served by Hydriot cannonetts:- •A battery of eight
heavy pieces of cannon had been raised onsthe Isle of Sphac-
teria, which defends the entrance of the port, with, a gartis6n of
600 men. •• • -
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April 15.—This morning there arrived in the road. of Zaote
a Speziot brig of war, sent by. Admiral Saktaris to:boy pttiii-
sions and munitions of kart; they were supplied.. • s -
April 16.--Navarino, which hai 'been attacked these three
days, defends itself heroically, and I dare assure you that not
a single Turk will escape from the PetoPotmestAs; our, army is
full of ardour, whilst the Egyptians; re put' to gteat straits:in
their confined positibtr. 00 Easter day. (104li April) we slew
400 of their men. Unfortunately, we have, tn. regret-the lass
of third Son of Peter illavomichalis e' *hp, 'elite Is2l,tas
lost a brother, two sons, a brothei-in-law,-tiepheWs.
This brave piing man, whilst dying, exhorttdisi*,ilitterA)is
relations'' and all the Greeks present not td'vitefi Sat to reirge
his death by the extermination or Abe barbarians..
A r i. 17. —Proyisioni,and multitiOns of *iir arenow setti)3g
not from'Zante, for NaVarihOf by Greek and Ibttian vessels,_.
'Tie Greek Government has t 016 tnumerkt .3/s,ooll!theli.
and the number augments' • - • • r
COunt iletaxoti, of 'Cephalonia, alPpointeti t 3 CoputiOsat
Oinerat to the arth'y,' hat received piasties; ordakto
make diffetetir porehisfes at tilapte, whietiir. puNieltooo694lad
'without 'any obstacle an The part or. the Qpvet.hinint;:pitie,l4
tannic Ala,leity;Whiek'nerity, gloWsoe emOtricatiCaliYi.;:-;
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