The Sun.
London, England, 1823-09-01 00:00:00

tliE GREEKS.

CoitirTANTINOVLE, JULY 25.—The difficulty of obtaining
authentic intelligence from the theatre of war, was never greater
than in this campaign. The Porte obeerves profound silence
respecting the movements of its fleets anll armies. The corres.
pondence with tOer places, even the least distant, is subject to
numerous difficulties, and it costs much trouble to collect a few
certain data for the various reports .that clash with each other.
The Turkish troops have advanced on several points to the
Morea. It is probably from NegropOnt they have gone to
occupy Livadia, Thebes, and Athens;' though other reports
state that they are in possession of the Thennopyhe. It is
Omer Bey,.Musselim of Caristo, who has taken Athens : he
has been recompensed by being created a Pacha of three tails,
and appointed Governor of Negropont. The greater part of
the inhabitants of Athens, as well as those of Thebes, have
taken refuge in the Isle of Salamis..
In the Acropolis of Athens there is a garrison of three hun-
dred men, who are indeed safficientlysrovided with provisions,
arms, and ammunition ; but according to the accounts of tra-
vellers lately arrived, they do not seem dispteted to make a long
resistance. The foreign Consuls at Athens have been obliged
to leave the city, in consequence of a notice given them, before •
the departure of the Insurgents. Those of France and Austria
have already arrived at Syra.
On the other side, Mustaplra, Pacha of Scutari, who, it can-
not now be doubted, has joined the main army with twelve or
fifteen thousand men, hark advanced to Sajona, and has taken a
position on the north coast of the Gulf of Lepanto, which in- 1
dicates an intention of passing from Scala, or some other part
of that coast, to the Peninsula. 'The Turks seem to have form-
ed the plan of entirely turning the Isthmus of Corinth, and of
conveying detached corps over the Gulf, to the Alorea. This
will explain why the Captain Paella, after having collected all
his fleet, except a division witch blockaded Napoli di Romani,
and after having attained his first objecti; has hitherto remain-
ed stationary near Patras.
In Albania corps of troops are said to be ready to match un.
der Jussuf Paella anti Omer Bfione, or even to have already
marched to act against Missolunghi, which has been hitherto
blockaded on the sea-side.

Warned by the experience of the last campaign, th 6 Turkish
commanders carry on their operations this time with more de:.
liberation and prudence, and thy are abundantly supplied with
provisions and ammunition. We can say nothing certain here
respecting the preparation?' for defence made by the insurgents.
The reports spread by themselves and their friends on this sub.
ject are too romantic, and too much at variance with the well,
known state tti' division in the revolted countries, to deserve
credit. We must soon learn what truth there may be in them.
The maritime force of the insurgents has undertaken nothing
in this campaign, except the plundering and tinning expedition
against the ,%siatic coast, though the chief places of rendez-
vous, Hydra, Spezia, and Tpsara, are not immediately threat-
ened: Some ascribe this inactivity to the total want of money ;
others, to the discord which daily increases among theid, which
separates the Islands from the Continent—the Islands them-
selves from each other, and even forms different parties in the
same island. Meantime the Archipelago swarms with pirates,
who recognise no Government, and who knowing that the
Turkish merchantmen no longer appear in those seas, commit
unheard of excesses against the navigation of the European
Powers Austrian Observer, August 16.)
No T n.—ln comparing this article with one published in the
Journal des Debals, taken from the Speetateur Oriental or
Smyrna—a Journal got up under the immediate controul of the
Turks, it will be seen that the two Papers contain precisely
accounts. It appears that the Austrian Observer
has net at least on this occasion any other information but that
which it derives from the Smyrna Journal. A great part of
these details of the progress of the Turks must be considered
only as the official exaggerations of the Ottoman Generals and
Admirals. We well know that a sense of common danger has
extinguished all the dames of discord in the Peloponnesus.—
while
The cruelties of the Turks have everywhere excited the courage
of despair.
[Penni the Con.ditutionnell
ZANTR, .Ttit.l7 ifi—The Turkish army collected in Tiles-
saly, amounted from 95 to 30,00 men. and was formed into two
columns, destined 'to act separately. One of them, conimanded
dtiirrielecrstiffloyik'ofuhtietitripTapyiltietc,ha,
by
tbliYel".ltehicirtntendarte'haceiX,lCterttibee
the bridge of :Mariano towards the pass of Neopatra or vs.
tradjie. The Greeks, who occupied this latter point, were not
numerous, and the second column, consisting of 16,000 torn,
traversed this pass at the, beginning of June without meeting.
any resistance, and encamped in the neighbourhood of Nevro-
twilit, in Livadia.
The Greek troops collected in that province being too few tp
attack the enemy with success, contented themselves with occu-
pying the passes the enemy was obliged to go through. Mous-
tapha Paella, informed of this, detached a body of light troops
across the almost inaccessible foot-paths of Mount Parnassus,
to,occupy the principal point, and facilitate the march of the
rest of his army. This body being guided by sonic Mussel-
men who had formerly inhabited the country, succeeded in
reaching Rachova, where the few inhabitants who were unable
to save themselves were put to death. From thence it. pro.
cecded to Gastri, Distomon, and some other villages, all of which
were burned. On June 10, this body took the route to the
town of Chrysos, but a small detachment of Greeks who occu-
pied the defiles leading to this town, disputed its passage dur-
ing nine hours.
In the mean time the Greek Commander, CalzodinCis,
arrived front with some reintbrcements and complete-
ly routed the Turks, whom he pnrsued to Distortion. The
Chiliarch, Gouras, arrived on the following day from Athens
with some reinforcements. The Greeks then again attacked
the enemy, and caused a terrible carnage, pursuing him to
Nevropolis, where the Turk* took refuge in their camp.
The other column which had marched towards 'Thermopylae
under Mehemet' Pacha, was attacked there by Odysseus, de-
feated, and forced to retreat into the plains of Thessaly.
Moustapha Pacha, who commanded the troops encamped at
Nevropolis, afterwards put himself in motion towards Saint
Luc, situated between Thebes and the town of Livadia. A.
report having been spread among the Turks that the inhabi-
tants of Livadia had hidden all their wealth in the fortified
monastery of the saute name, they felt their cupidity very much
excited. Moustapha Paella, in faef, arrived there at the end
of June, but a feeble garrison, aided by the Monks, rendered
useless all the efforts of the Turks, who then contented them-
selves with investing the monastery.
The Greeks, however, collected all their'fbrees with great
celerity. By June 21st the President Mattromichale, accom-
panied by Maurocordatos, had passed the Isthmus of Corinth
with all the disposable troops of the Peloponneaus, and bad
taken up a position at Megara. Four clays afterwards Odys-
seus, having defeated the enemy at Thermopylve, rejoined Colo-
cotroni and Nicetas, who directed their march with die troops
of the Peloponnesus towards the plains of Saint Luc.
On their arrival the Greeksilless numerous than their oppo-
nents, encamped on the surrounding heights, and, the two
armies remained for five days within sight of each other. The
Greeks, during this time contented themselves with harassing,
the Turks by sham attacks. On the sixth day they divided
their force into three columns, commanded by Odysseus, Nice-
tas, and Colocotroni, the latter being in the centre and Com-
mander-ln-Chiel. The first shock was very violent, and the
carnage very great on both sides, but after two houre fighting
the Turks were repulsed and sought their safety in flight,
leavin behind them 2,000 killed and 00 prisoners; their
wounded amounted to 3,000. The whole of' their artillery and
ammunition, their provisions, a number of camels and horses,
remained in the hands of the conquerors. The Greeks say they
have never made so valuable a cupture.
General Nicetas, airnamed Turcophagos, particularly distin-
guished himself; with his own hand he killed twelve Turks.
Among the prisoners were nekir Pacha,add seventeen ileys
of Romelia.

DUEL AND NARROW ESCAPE.—A meeting took
place on Friday
morning,
in Battersea Fields,
between a Mr. Jimmy and a Lieutenant MoN..
TAGU. The former was attended by a Captain
RUSSELL, the latter by a Lieutenant PUII.LIPA.
Upon firing, Mr. llAavv's ban
passed through
his antagonist's hat, about two inches above
the rim, but fortunately did no injury. Had it
been an inch lowers it must have killed him
upon the spot. The ball of Lieutenant MONTAGU
slightly wounded Mr. llminY in the leg; but it
was so far from being of any serious consequence,
that that gentleman, (after having it dressed by
the surgeon in attendance) walked a considerable
distance. After the first fire the seconds inter-
fered. Lieutenant M. apoingi"
in the most
handsome manner,
with which Mr. 11. expressed
h!mself perfectly satisfied ; the parties then shook
hands and separated, each accompanied by his
second.