The Sun.
London, England, 1823-12-02 00:00:00

THE GREEKS AND TURKS.

The Oriental Spectator of Smyrna contains the
following highly interesting account of the escape
of 22 Greek from the Turks) who had taken
thorn prisoners :
SMYRNA, Oc•r. 17.—We spoke lately of # Greeks who
were taken at sea, brought to Smyrna, and then sent in chains
to Constantinople. When they arrived at Nualich, they were
put on board a vessel with a crew of 17 Turks. This vessel
arrived at Constantinople during the night, and anchored under
the walls of the Seraglio. Only three Turks remained on deck,
and the others, who had left their arms there, had gone below
to amuse themselves in the cabin. The Greeks were in the
hold ; their chains had been taken oft, and they were only
bound with cords, that they, might more easily be landed the
following day. The principal of the Greeks immediately saw
the advantage he might derive from the happy moment offered
by fortune in a situation which seemed desperate. He ap.
proached one of his countrymen, who succeeded in loosening
the cords that bound him with his teeth. As soon as his hands
were free, he successively, and without noise, released all his
companions.

The twenty.two Greeks having by a bold and successful ef-
fort made themselves masters of the vessel, assumed the Tur-
kish costume, in which they were aided by the length of their
beards which had been suffered to grow, set sail, and disap-
peared; but a new danger threatened them at the Dardanelles;
they are ordered to stop ; they reply in Turkish, that the cur.
rent carries them away—they are going to the fleet with orders
from the Sultan : they are suffered to pass, and soon reach the
second Castle, where they succeed in the same manner. A
much greater danger awaited them off Tenedos; it was broad
day-light—a Turkish frigate sailed towards them—they had
the presence of mind to chew themselves on the deck, and to
retire under the very guns of the fort of Tenedos.
This bold and ingenious inantruvre succeeded ; the frigate,
convinced that they were Turks, tacked about just as it was on
the point of reaching them ; they took the first moment to sail
again, the wind being favourable.
But soon the nature of their dangers changed ; they met a
Spezziot vessel, which taking them for Turks, fired at them.
q hey succeeded in making themselves known, and all of them
reached Ipsara in safety, after a voyage of five days.
We warrant the correctness of all these details, which are
known even to the Turks, who have taken the matter very
. _

( From ell Journal des Daher's. )
MITYLENE, OCT. 3.--A Greek fleet of 45 sail, consisting
of Idriot, Spezziot, and Ipsariot vessels, under the command
of Miauli, appeared off' this island, and entered into a negocia-
tion about landing the Turkish slaves, which it was agreed on
to ransom. Afterwards this fleet departed to seek the Captain
Pasha, who is near Mount Athos with 36 sail. Before leaving
Idra on this expedition, Aliauli made his will. As solon as the
Greeks perceived the Turks, they made sail towards them, but
when at a considerable distance, they dispatched three flreships,
which blew up at half way. The Turkish vessels then made
sail towards the Greeks, who could not get their vessels away
soon enough to escape all the shot, some of which killed some
men on board the Greek vessels, while the shot returned by the
Greeks, in consequence of the great distance, did the Turks no
damage. This momentary encounter of the two fleets took place
on Sept. 27. Since that time the Captain Paha has touched
here; but in leaving the waters of Mount Athos, he left orders
with the captains of eighteen frigates and corvettes to pursue
the Greeks. He has again put to sea with the rest of his fleet,
but we are ignorant in what direction he has proceeded.