The Sun.
London, England, 1824-09-17 00:00:00

THE GREEKS AND TIIE TURKS.

Bitlsstms,SEPT.l4.—The Austrian Observer of
the 4th contains an,article from Constantinople of
the 10th August, relative to the retaking of I psara.
It says,that when the Greeks returned to the island
there were only 1500 Turks, part of whom got
, on board twenty Turkish transports, which,
however, except three, weie'buint by the insur-
. gents. Three hundred Turks fled into some
store-houses in the city that were still standing,
where they would likewise have perished had not
the Turkish fleet suddenly arrived, on sight of
which the Greek expedition fled. The Turkish
flag is now hoisted on Ipsara, which!, according
to all accounts, is an untenable, uninhabitable
heap of rubbish. The Captain Paella caused the
few stone houses still standing to be pulled down)
and the harbour to be filled up with the rubbish,
,on which he immediately put to set again. The
Turks lost nothing of consequence ou this occa-
sion, except a considerable part of the cannon
taken, and either from neglect or confusion left
behind. The insurgents had got thirty or forty
of them on board their ships, and threw a greater
number into the sea when they, wefts obliged to
take flight.
No kind of action, either by land or by sea,
could take place on this occasion, as the 'Turkish
and Greek troops did not meet a moment in Ip-
sara, and the two fleets did not meet either be-
fore or after. According to the report brought
by the French corvette La Chevrette, 38 Greek
ships were ofr the South point of Scio, about four
miles from the Turkish fleet; and according to
an account that may be depended upon from
Smyrna, of the 2d of August, nothing had taken
place up to the 3011' of July. The Capita!'
Pecha, who was before Mitylene, was daily ex-
pected to sail against Samos, being in a manner
compelled to hasten this expedition, on account
of the great accumulation of volunteers that flock
to Scalanuova, whose number, according to the
lowest statement, is 30,000 men.
The Austrian Observer says—The Egyptian ex-
pedition was iu the Bay of Mumarissa, opposite
lthodes,having sailed from Alexandria on the 14th
./ uly. 1 t consists of 50 ships of war,loo transports,
14,000 regular infantry, and 2,500 cavalry ;
6,000 men from Caudill are to join it, and it is
believed that its first attack will be on Hydra.
The retaking of Casso, though affirmed by the
Greek newspapers as confidently as that of Ip-
sara, has even less foundation in truth: it seems
to be confirmed that Hydriot and Spezziot ships
are goite to meet the Egyptian fleet.
The Observer then proceeds to chew at great
length, by a comparison of dater, the utter (else,
hood of the accounts published under the head of
Odessa, Missolonghi, Zaute, Corfu, &c. :
" There can be no doubt," says the Journalist,
" that party-spirit will as usual attribute all these
observations to a hostile spirit, and accuse the
Austrian Observer of participating in 4 the ex-
tensive conspiracy against the Cross formed by
the agents of the Christian Powers ;' which the
Journal des Debuts, without affirming any proof,
presumes to exist. No greater injury can be
done by the numerous friends of the Greek in-
surrection to the cause they support than by
publishing such absurd rhodomontades.

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r)AIYRNA, AUG. 7.—The Greeks have received
part of the English Loan. They have refused
300,000 piastres for the ransom of the Podia of
Argos. The Turkish fleet is proceeding against
Hydra and the Morea. An epidemic disorder in
the Turkish expedition against Samos, and the
defeat of Ormer Paella in Beetle, Is confirmed.
Athens is blockaded.