The Sun.
London, England, 1823-08-13 00:00:00

THE GREEKS ANA]► TURKS.

From the Journal 41cs Mots.)
CONSTANTINOPLE, JlihY 10."—We enjoy great
tranquillity. The answer of Count Nestelrode
to the Iteis4Effendi has pi length arrived, 4nd it
is hoped that the old relatiOns with Russia
soon be re-established. The . news from the
Archipelago not so agreeable. The war is
assuming.a decided character, and the Greeks
have rejected every. 'offer, of accommodation.—
They have made a descent on the coact of Asia
to serve as a diversion in favour ISTOrea;
hitt by 'ads Meant they ill'eiteifelfie fanaticism
and 'ven geauce Of the Mabonietans. A.lllllO 'Greeks:
are at length obliged to take part either for or
against their countrymen. AbdUlhad Pacha has
sent 12;000 hien front Salonichi to ttie 'Gulf of
Volo, to pin down the insurrection ,which has
broken out there. The insurgents took refuge itt
Trikeri, but the Turki have burnt 24 villages,
and Mussacred 8,000 men • the women and 'chil-
dren have been carried off into slaver'. It is
said that the Pacha of Scutari is in possession of
the 'Pats of The,imopyla::
Ibrahim Pacha, comtnandink the Camp of flu-.
jukdere, has been Ordered to Pergami, to put
down the' insurrection there. lie has left 7;060
men to guard the camp. The Captain Pacha ha's
committed, at Bubcea, the same cruelties as hit
predecessOrs committed at SciO.
TRIESTt, JtfLY 26.--:-LeiterS from 'Corfu and
Zante, of July 4, give a favourable idea of, the
progrett of the Greeks. It is said 15,000 Turks
have been defeated at Thernippyl2e, in their at-
tenapt 'to farce a passage'. BUt this fielys k 'not
believed, because it has been said thai file PachU
of ScUtari had.made himself matter of this pass'.
• ( From the Spec:dein- Oriental, Of July 4.)
l'ironoioarT, JUNE ti:Oops which the tifulin
Pacha landed in this island'
.united 'with tbOiie of Caristo and of
this town, from a cdrps of lb men. It having been delayed
to revretual Carfste the Greek villages, without exce'ption,

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revolted to attack it, and Make themselves Maas of it, and
had already promised theioselves success, when the.arrival of

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the Grand Admiral gaVe a now Win to affairs. Coulni has been
invaded, and set on fire; and aknoit all the villageiorEubceii
have successively met the.same fatb. At this tiioniciit 'WO see
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-the mike arising on all sides of us, in a large extent of countrY,
Many Greeks have ;perished, and many hive been indebted
to flight for their safety, and have taken refuge in the moony.
tains. The women'and children have been Spared, but their
situation is truly d4loirrible., They, wander here and there on
the boiders of the shores,' with some few irides 'Saved frOm the
flames, and looking
,towards the sea with countenances full of
melancholy, and a vague hope, constantly diSappointetl; for Co
fill up their evils, the pirates, the growthof thesedines,
votnited by the sea, make descents on thOie.Oast, and :Oh even
misery in its last retreat. Though compatriots, their hearts
are inexorable : they respectnnether the feebleness of age or
nor misfortunes WOrthy of commiseration.
SjiYItNA, Jriy 4.—the war takes in every direction a clid-
Meter of desperation and eiterminailson. Time seemed to flow
on in Silence on the coast of lonia, when suddenly horrid re-
ports and melancholy tales, atilieted every, heart. Now We
knoW the whole truths The Inaarlota with 166 vessels full of
Warriors, of wheat Chi "greater number were Albanizis4 in their
servile, made 'a
-descent at Sanderli. They attacked all the
places, pillaged them, 'and then set them 01 fire. They have
taken several prisoners, aiid theliarem of Crit Osman Ouglu,
for the ransom of which they demand a very considerable sum,
Several piece's of cannon which they landed and 'planted on the
heights, favoured their descent 'ilia invasion. The .Turki at-
tucked them, and there was a bloody rtiaiori; but 'the instil'.
gentey superior in force, seem to haVe beaten the Turks,
laged all the neighbourhood, and burnt all the cluyilks and
carried of in their vessels a considerable quantity of corn and
cattle, which they cenveqell to Insert.. The Greeks say they
lost in this enterprise only to killed and *Wounded, who were
all carried to the tatne island. The corps of stoops "sent
by our Paella has Captured three lisariots, whohave been con.
We ithall Senn
naur(tincdbeiri lkwijlieatig6osn. both aide's. We
ductedkn
o ivohreere
oar
rned
dy are.tll guarded
know well, however, to which party On this ocei4lon, cupidity,
surprise, numbers and boldness, and having well calculated
their means, the advantages will at firit be ascribed. However
this may be, the new's of thiS event, the fruit of a war
of terror, detipair and vengance, always blind 'and unjust, has
spread over Pergatni a 'veil Of mourning with Which it will re-
main for ever &were&
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A mUltittide of Viotirtik.s haVe precipitated thetnielvel on
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Perganii, and committed the most serious excesses, revenging
themselves on the innocent Greeks for the crimes of the Greeks
in rebelliOn. On June 21st, a nunilier of Grueeks Were rnd ur.
tiered in their own houses; the carnege lasted several hours
before the Aga; full of indignation and horror, could, at the
hazard of his life, pia a stop to those atrocities, and place all
the Greeks, as well as the women and children, who had ()spay-
cd, under a safeguard in a large Khan. lie is to send a courier
to the Porte to communicate the news of this state of things,
and to :tilt instructions.
At Kinik, Kir Kargachi, and several other places, there have
also been attempts made on the lives of the (creeks. Immense
numbers of Turks have hastened towards Sartierli, and their
exasperation, is extreme. In their retreat the Ipsariots landed
at the islands of Alosconissi and act some buildings on fire and
pillaged them. Their booty was carried to Ipsara, and after-
wards they directed their course to Alitylene, landed, pillaged
the place, and ai length re-embarked, exacting a sum of 4000
piastres for the deliverance of a certain number of Turkish pri-
soners. The inhabitants of Alitylene remain faithful to their
Sovereign. The insurgents have rejected every proposal for
peace, and have declared themselves determined to perish in
their rebellion.

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1111$11-11EARINGS.-011 tilt! 26th 27th ult.
the ancient mitt= 'Of Rusli.bearing took place at Ambleside.
About 7 o'clock on the Saturday evening, young girls, to the
cumber of about forty, formed the procession to the church,
proceeded by a band of music. Each of the girlsbore in her
hands the usual rush-bearings, the origin and signification of
which hay so long puzzled the researches of all our antintiarians.
These elegant little trophies were disposed in the church round
the pulpit, reading-des pews, &e., and had a really beautiful
and imposing effect. 'They thus remained during the Sunday
till the service. was . finished in the afternoon, when a similar
procession was formed to convey,these trophies home again.
W y
e understand that formerly in same parts of Lancashire a si-
miler ceremon prevailed, under the sinne, designation, in
which the rush...bet:rings were made In the form of females,
with a fanciful rosette for the head ; and on looking on those
tit Anibleside Some faint resemblance of the female form
may be traced in the outline.. At least they nearly all possessed
the flowing outline of a petticoat.. No satisfactory explanation
of this ceremony has ever yet been given r the attempt at tiny
is, that it is the raiment of an ancient custom, which formerle
prevailed, of strewing the church floors with rushes to preserve
the feet from damp ; but we cannot conceive Whit resemblance
there is between the practice of strewing the church with rushes,
and the trophiei which are now carried, and which have been
carried from tine immemorial., WC should rather incline to
refer its origin, to the clays of fieithenisni, as a representative
of some offering to their gods. WhateVer may have been its
origin, we are happy to t4ce that the darkening and desolating
spirit of puritanism has not yet destroyed this little innocent
festivity along with morris dances, wassail bowls, and May-
Goles and we trust Cat the gentlemen of Windermere and
rasmere-will long preserve this last relic of the days that are
gone.--(
if Guyette.)