The Sun.
London, England, 1823-05-21 00:00:00

THE GREEK COMMITTEE.

The despair of the unhappy Greeks, who have
been denied a paslage through France, is ex-
pressed with as,much truth as energy and origin-
ality in the following account

" Arrived at Berne, Tmet there a few Greeks, who as soon;
as they heard of my arrival came to see me ; they asked me
whether I had heard any thing favourable as to the perniii-
Rion of -their passage thrOugh France 'or Italy ? On my
uegative answer, they began sheddieg a flood of tears.—
' 14'hat harm have we done,' said one of those unflirtunate'
beings, to Prance, to Aestria, to Italy, to be denied a simple
passage through their States ? We shall not be a burden to
them, thanks to the huinanity of the inhabitants of the country
we have lately crossed ; if we were in the deserts Of Egypt, or
in the States of the Regencies of Africa, the follahs or the Al-
gerines would have plundered, or chained, or delivered us
from a miserable existence by a' speedy death. In Europe
they do not kill us, but they deliver to us passports., that
far froni serving
.us its safeguards 'to our destination, eon-
ley us 'by their invalidity to the other world.'__' we have
met,' said another to rue, with a lion, a lioness, and a lion's
whelp, that were traversing without obetruction all the States
of Europe. 'Alas! the wild beasts arc admitted every where,
and the Greeks- are denied 'an innocent passage.'-- I have
patiently endured,' added a third, the nauseous sight of the
filthiness of the Jew taverns; 1 have borne fur want of
water during, three months the zethoposy ; I have sur-
mounted the perils of the intense sharpness of the season,.
but I could not outlive the sorrow produced by the measures
taken to stop our way on every side ; therefOre, as soon as
death shall approach ine, f shall implore Swiss charity, to
raise for me, at the font of my tomb, a stone with the follow-
ing inscription t-.-'' Here lies a 'Greek, wilt), being provided
with a regular pass, after he lied travelled over more than four
hundred leagues, to embark at sonie port of Europe, saw all
the passages shut to him. Passenger, read my pass, engraved
upon this stone; look at'ehe signatures the seals, and the en-
dorsement it is covered with and judge of the state a the
things in the 19th century !"—('Pecen Geneva, March 18, 1823.)
" The Greeke in questiOn are partly retUgees, driven out of
Moldavia after the defeat of Ypsilanti a army; who sought an
asylum in the Russian territory, and partly seamen landed at
the port of Odessa, end at other Ruesian ports, and after-,
wards conveyed into the interior of Ruseia, where they
were nourished during many months with great charity.-
All the Greek reftigees in Russia having been reduced to
the alternatie'e of either Reuling fur ever in the Russian
provineee, or being. sent back to their own country, the
greater part of there havieg chosen the first, those MI6 are
now in Switzerland, being partly houeekeepers, desirous
of returning to their wives and their children, resolved to
return home; they were at first directed to Trieste; they did
trot think then that they were to cross all Europe, but thew
have been turned back me fla the Austrian frontier, and
obliged to return to Odessa, Where they received new passports
to go to Mameilles. Ail the itegOeiatione entered upon with
the .French, Austrian and Sardinian Ministers, Mr the pas-
sage of these Creeks through their respective territories hay-
ing been altogether fruitless, application lies just been made to
the Hutch /tlinistry, and hopes are entertained diet the suc-
cess will answer our vows. Undoubtedly the intervention of
your Ministry would he on this subject of the greatest utility.
As to the expellees of the emberketion, it is to Mr. Stevens
Pallologu, a Creek I:mtt;e, est:Wit:4lM at Amsterdam, that we
have previously applied mrscires. He make, us know that
the charge of the passepe of hitt men from Amsterdam to the
Morea would etnoent to 30 f:en daring of Holland, a sum
is beyond -onr powers."—(Zeeicb, Mardi 28, 1821)