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crosses, could be most useful auxiliaries in the

cause.
ARMY.—The Captains are of bumble origin,
and many of. them are descended from shepherds.
They or their forefathers have distinguithed
themselves by flying from the tyranny of the
Turks, by having recourse. to arms, and by their
light fugitive-Movements and depredations which
eventually oblided their oppressors to court their
.These are the men who by. their cou-
rage and constancy have kept up a spirit of re-
sistance and. of martial enterprise in the people,.
till the nation being highly excited by Turkish
:oppressions, at last broke out in a mad insurrec•
tion, and, •contrary to all calculation,. ended in
*emancipating themselves. The horrid massacre
committed by the Greeks have been urged against
them with truth, but most unjustly against this •
cause, Because the object of their struggle was
to•put down vice, and to establish a government
that would promote
.virtue.- These frightful
slaughters have preVented the 'Turks from treat-
ing with their enemies on various occasions, but
on the other hand they have struck them with
.terror, and have cleared the country of savages
that never could have been their friends, and
would always have endangered their freedom:
To 'palliate or to deny these cruelties, .is boa.-;
ever a false policy. The Greeks haVe therefore
been openly accused of a want of-Christian cha.:
rity ; they have passionately defended their Con-
duct, they have notaithstanding been 'condemn-
ed, and are gradually becoming less sanguinary—
Nitness their conduct at Corinth.
The Captains are generally uneducated, and
simple in their manners, intelligent, brave, and
excellent mountain warriors.'
The. soldiers partake of the vices and the vir-
tues of their superior, with whom they live on
easy terms, and are rarely punished. They are
paid very irregularly, and when dissatisfied
with their Captains either , rebel or leave
them. The troops are better disciplined than
at the commencement' of; the revolution ; but
are said to be less daring,' because the excite-
ment occasioned by wrongs, the love of liberty,
the enthuiinsm of religion and the hope of plun-
der are more faintly felt. The Greek soldiers
are extremely tardy ; can make long marches,
carry heavy weights on their backs, live con-
stantly in the open air, proceed without magazines,
suffer great 'privations, endure dirt and 'vermin,
and still preserve their high spirits. They are
swift as horses, and scarcely tangible ; and if .a
love of liberty can ensure perseverance, almost
unconquerable in their wild fastnesses. Every
soldier's mind is bent on success'; no. Greek ever
admits the possibility of being again subjected to
the Turks. If you talk of millions that are about
to pour down into their country, still they never
appear dismayed. They tell you rahniy that as
more come more Will lie famished or mowed down
by the Hellenists. This gallant feeling is universal.
My opinions is, that the struggle, hoivever pro-
traded, must succeed and must lead to an itn-
provement in the condition not only of Greece,
but of Asia.
• •
Orres-siVE OPERATIONs.—The Porte has promised to
reward her Medias with the provinces which they shall con-
quer. The Pacha of Egypt is in prissession of Rhodes, and
Is engaged in the, subjugation of Camila, where the fortresses
are in his hands, • but where a brave peasantry are in artns in
the mountains. Mahound All has also engaged to invade
the Morea with &MOO .regular, and 20,000 irregular troops.
•WS Aviv is tc) land et -Motion and Coron. One division is
then to march on Tropofitza, and the other is to move in the
direction of Prams, and sweep the plain. There is reason to
hope that 111ahometi-Alivill not succeed in his undertaking,
because he is jealous and fearful of the Porte. The Marina-
, luke Ibraham Bey has raised an insurrection against him, his
capital has been destroyed by a conflagration, in which his
arsenal and artillery corps have been consumed ; he is engaged
at war in Camila; and the plague rages at Alexandria.
Amer-Paella is directing a corps from Yanina, on Western
Greece and Al issohengli.•
The Mucha of Seethe is destined for Arearnania'and Rolla.
The Turkish and Egyptian fleets are in sufficient force to
relieve the forttesses in Greece. This will continue to he the
case until the Greek fleet is rendered more efficient and con-
stantly employed.
DErENcE or GHEEM...4 submitted to the consideration
of tine Greek. Government, the following plan, partly founded
on the suggestions-of Ulysses.
There arc two great roads, by which the Turks can invade
liberated Greece from the north ; one by Zeitouni, and the
other by Arm. The troops of the republic should he placed as
follow :

Troops.
EASTEIIN 04):ECE.-M Btathe►la, near St.
Marina - . • - 1,500
A detached body to cut the co►uminication be-
tween Larissa and Zeituni - - - 500
To defend the 4 Passe:tot* Thennopylte . - 2,000
The flat between the Sea and Thermopylae, should
be defended by field works, and - - . 1,000
In the province of Neopatra - - . 3,000
At Athens, the fortress of which is efficient - 300
At Negroponte. to protect the country till an effi-
cient blockade can be established . . - 1,000
?••
Total, for Eastern Oreece . . -

10,300

,
RE,AlAuKs.—Twelve thousand Olympians ate ready to rise
againSt the Turks, provided' they are furnished with pay for
one month and a sufficient quantity of powder and lead. If
these insurgents could be supplied from tint sea, they would
form a powerful diversion in the rear of the invaders.
The Greek fleet, Ulyssis thinks, should be placed in the
vicinity of Ipsara, to intersect all the Turkish armaments. I
am of opinion that the Greek Navy should never take up a
position till, they have a superiority over the enemy's squad.
tons. Till theu they should spread and devestate like their
armies. .

. Troops.
WE:s.rnast GREECE.--In the district of 31arrenorso
- - 3,000
. . . 2,000
tithe defiles
Itnsd:jilii:otoininnlgeiinigialfnbehoesulyirdlesiooin
At Anatolie°, do. do.o
the brave townsmen . 400
50 At Want°, till the blockade is effected - .

. .
Total number of Troops for W. Greece 7. 5'500
P rt.o PO NN E lit/ s.--For the blockade of Pstrits; and
. .
the defence of the Mein 2,000
- • -
. i
300
For Gastoani and Pyrgos
-00
For Vosti Z 714 . . -
For the blockade of Motion and Cocoa - 6nil
600
For a Corps de Reserve at Tripolitza - ' 3,000
.
For Napoli de Roiiiitli - - -
For Corinth .. _ - r 300
300
For Navaria - - - -

Total numbee of Troops in the 51"ea' 7,400
REGULAR Sor.DIERN.--t)ne battalion of 1,000 Regular
Troops should be placed at the scat of Government, and an
Artillery Corps of 500 men.

Troops.
CANDIA.—..TO re-conquer Candi. would require . 6,000
Gross Taal of peon,. and, irregular Troops for
Eastern and Western Greece, the
•
Peloponnesus,
and Candi'
. 30,700

vemment should organize the entire people, and form them
G ENE itA f. Itrmangs.—llesicles the above troop*, the Go.
into a Militia or National Guard: The most faithful and brave
men of each village and town should be selected as officers ; the
troops should be mustered and exercised every Sunday, and they
should be at all times ready to turn out agtunst either domestic
or foreign enemies. IV,hon the country is in a more organized
state, I should recommend the adoption of the military sys.
ten' which I submitted to the consideration of Ulysses.
81E0Es•—Hvery thing necessary for the sieges should be
prepared. Without this, or a naval superiority, 'turas, Negro.
ponte, and Lelanfe never can be taken, nor Greece secure.—
The resources of the Island of ,I4egroponte, and the fine plai

in the neighbourhood of Patras, would alone enable the Greeks
to carry on the war.
DITLITARY MEW ABOUT THE GOVE lINMENT.—The ne-
cessity of appointing a 4.t00d officer in the executive body, and
in the war departnvent, atpl one scientific military man about
the Government, was strongly orgeil by the Conn mittce's
Agentr. . ri •