The Sun.
London, England, 1824-10-16 00:00:00

BRIGHTON HARMERS,

Our Subscription Peck of llerriecs commenced ow.ratinns
for regular practice three days in a week, M W viz. onday's, ed-
nesdays, and Fridays, on Friday last; but the clamp weather
occasioned them to he next to unemployed until yesterday,
when a gallant field of sportsmen was exhibited, with weather
comparatively brilliant. Some tolerable runs ensued, and two
incidents, both of an unpleasant chafacter, gave an unwished-
for colouring to the sports, which otherwise would have been
much enjoyed. The first was, in the, midst of a chatti,' the
death of the hare from the discharge of a fowling-piece by' a
wandering gunner, who, in the end, found himself somewhat
awkwardly situated amidst the disappointed sportsmen, who
were in nowise sparing of the meriled comae nes en his Wia-
viour. The dead hare was taken from his person, anti a i ri.
secution threatened. The other Me dint was of a More Ms-
i
s outple,oxrir
his spirited horse met in collision with another, owing to the
ienluticlt ;ec,il 4jay severecen
tlrie
sudden doubling of the hare, and which, with menacing vio-
lence,l'e
brought both riders to the ground. Ale.- Petre, who
tirte, in
pitched forward from the middle, alighted on his head, and t'or
a time was insensible ; the othet Gentleman was unhurt. The
former was removed rom the grauncl to-the Cavalry ilarreeka,
surgical aid having previously. been procured, and where it
was speedily and happily ascertained; that no matetinl eiensh.
quence would result l'eom the accident. Mr. Petre, whose fore-
head had been contused, and bruises inflicted about the body,
is now rapidly recovering from the tlisagtee:thie of the
disaster. The above PaA will continuo to throw t,tr the „win,
as last year, as above stated, at ten o'clock in the, miming of
the former day, at Patehham e on the Ilea.-Course, on Neel.
nesdays; and on Fridays at the Davil's Dyke.
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Club, beat the picked men front the Ashton anti the Istie,
At the Close of the great pigroq T7latfll
Clubs, a match for one hundred sovereigns' was made on the
°lrnroS:llll:°:id°l:lle.etifleaueYn6:llA'l:csi..ll when
Armstrong, of the i%lidghaiii Club, who each killed tiz:i from
eleven in the great match, to shoot on the next day CrlitirxdaY).
who should kill moat partridges and hares in six hours, with a
single.barrelled gun and two brace of pointers each alloweti—
The sportsmen th rew off in Dunham-fields, betwein Saltla
and
Maidenhead, at 8 o'clock in the morning, and Mr. Armstrong
having won the toss for a choice of ground, accompanied by a
friend of his opponent's took the direction of iteaconstiold, and
had 33 shots only, from which he bugged 12 brace Of partridges
and five hares; total 29. Mr. Montague took riditttnitirt Ivry.
ing the village of Taplow on the left, and met with some. good
shooting after the first hour, and particularly at hares, froin the
Topham and other preserves. tic pursued his course in the di-
rection of (heat Marlow. He had 37 shots, of which he killetrl3
brace of patridges and seven hares, winning the thatch hy four.

THE bONbON JOURNALS.

DAILY

Extracts from the Morning Papers) Oct. 16.

['MIMI! PRESS.]
We publish to-day, in another column, (see
unother column y the Sun) the official dispatch
from the Greek Admiral, Who commanded the fleet
by which the 'Turkish" 'armament was defeated
off the island of Samos. The loss of the Turks
in the vessels that were burned is estimated at
nearly 3,000 men. The fire-ships were again
the Greek instruments of victory. Canaris was
the first who succeeded in grappling a Turkish
ship ;it was a frigate of the largest size. In a
few minutes she was in flames, and soon blew up,
with 600 men, who were crowded on board of
her. The explosion was tremendous ; it de-
strayed some of the spectators on the neighbour-
ing coast, and twenty transports, with troops far
the invasion of Samos. The other fire-ships then
advanced and spread destruction amongst the
Turkish fleet. The intrepidity displayed by
the Greek mariners on this occasion appears
to have been fully equal to the highest de-
gree of gallantry they have shewu in their
hold est exploits; and their loss is accord-
ingly stated in the official accounts not to
have exceeded three persons. Canaris, we are
glad to find, is not amongst the number. The
immediate consequence of the victory was the
dispersion and flight of the troops, who were en-
camped on the adjoining continent, anti who were
eye-witnesses of the conflagration of the Capital'
Paella's fleet. The Greek Admiral, in the con-
clusion of his dispatch, presses for a supply of
tire-ships, in order that be might complete the dea
struction of the remainder of the Turkish ves-
sels, before they recover from the panic; and
he then proposes to encounter the Egyptian
fleet. There seems to be every probability
that the Greeks will very speedily annihilate
the Turkish marine, unless the unhappy conflict
which the Greek Government has so unwisely
and unnecessarily provoked with this country,
should retard their success. We cannot doubt
however, that the Greeks would instantly
revoke their offensive proclamation, on finding
the energetic measures to which the Anglo-[onion
Government had recourse, in vigorous but im-
partial defence of our neutral rights. It would
be madness for the Greeks to draw upon them-
selves, at this moment, the vengeance of a mari-
time power like England. We hope, therefore,
to hear by the next arrival, that the misunder-
standing has been removed, by the proper con-
cession on the part of the original offenders.

[THE PUBLIC LEDGER.]
We give to-day the Greek official account of
the naval action on the 17th of August off Samos ;
and, though it very materially reduces the loss of
the Turks from the first estimates that were given,
yet it clearly establishes the claim of the Greeks
to a victory of no trivial character. The num-
ber of ships destroyed agrees with the account
we gave ourselves at the commencement of the
Week, making it amount to one frigate (Turkish)
And -two smaller armed vessels, belonging to the
Barbary Powers. But it is the moral effect
of the action which must be taken into
consideration, if we wish to appreciate i:s
real worth. It has kindled in the breasts
of the victors an enthusiasm that would pro-
bably sustain their courage through greater
vicissitudes than are likely to await them
in this campaign. On the Turks its disheartening
tendency may be collected from the precipitate
flight of their naval forces in the first place, and
from the dispersion of their army at Scala Nuova,
in the next. It is true, a part of their troops
have since rejoined their standard ; but, without
tfie confidence they possessed before they had
witnessed the destructive effects of the Greek
fite-ships, and as long as the image is present to
their memory, they will not be tempted to aspire
to the prize, promised to such of them as die in
battle.