The Sun.
London, England, 1833-06-21 00:00:00

GREEK PIRATES.

A mail has arrived from the Alediterranean. The
Malta Gazette of the 15th ult. contains the following
" We have seen the account of a well-directed and suc-
ceasful attack, planned by Commander Copeland, of his
Majesty's surveying vessel Beacon, on a. formidable band
of pirates in the gull of Contesaa, of which the following
are the particulars

" Whilst the Beacon was employed in making sound-
ings off Mount Athos, on the 18th of March last, Captain
Copeland received a communication from the Austrian
Vice-Consul at Cavallo, which induced him to proceed
immediately to the island of Theme. He there learned
from the Mousselim of Cavallo, who was embarked in a
Greek brig, accompanied by four smaller vessels and three
boats, that a body of 'pirates, having burned some tnaga-
tines on the island, bad posted themselves on the small
islet of Kymira, to the eastward, and were threatening
the inhabitants of Thous with the destruction of their
houses and property if their demands were not complied
with. There was little wind, sod the Beacon did not
make Kymira, but on the 20th, being then close off the
island of Tbassos, Captain Copeland discovered eight boats
making along the southern shore, and immediately gave
chase to them, accompanied by the Mousselim's small ves-
sels. The wind, however, was still light, and it was found
necessary to despatch in pursuit the Beacon'. cutters,
and a Turkish gun-boat manned from the Beacon, which
were put under the command of Lieutenants Hope and
Brock, with instructions to drive the pirates on shore, and
blockade them until the ship should come up, but on •o
account to attempt a landing. These orders were executed
with the greatest promptitude and success. The pirates
seeing no chance of escape, at first landed, but after a few
discharges of grape from the boats surrendered, on condi-
tion that they should be considered as prisoners to the
British flag. Lieutenant Hope accordingly re-embarked
them and brought them off, with seven prizes, one of their
boats having been abandoned by them in the flight.
" The number of pirates captured is 140, with 4 light
guns, 138 stand of small arms, and about 5,000 rounds
of ammunition. It appears that their full number ex-
ceeded 200, but about 60 Bed to the mountains.

" It required great firmness on the part of the officers
of the Beacon to prevent a general massacre of the pirates
by the Turks, who arrived in their boats just as they sur-
rendered. Captain Copeland expresses the highest satis-
faction at the conduct of his officers and men in this affair,
not enly for the judgment with which it was effected, but
for the determination with which they put a stop to an
unnecessary effusion of blood.

" From the 21st to the 25th the weather was rather
boisterous, and it was not until the latter date that the
Beacon arrived at Cavallo with three of the prizes, four
having sunk during a gale of wind. Here the Mousselim
again urged his demands, and claimed half the prisoners,
but Captain Copeland persevered in the refusal to deliver
up any of them, and gave up only two of the prizes, reserv-
ing the third for the service in which his ship is employed,
subject to the approbation of the Lords of the Admiralty.
" The money found on the persons of these pirates
amounted to 41,000 piastres, which they acknowledge to
be plunder; and although the property found in the prizes
was of no value, its description clearly shows that they
bad made themselves masters of some vessels at sea. In
fact, from their own confessions, there is every reason to
believe that this was one of the most formidable combine.
tion of marauders in those Nub'

On Sunday last the ceremony of the dedica-
tion of the new synagogue at Ramsgate, built by Moses
MoriTermite, Esq., was performed in the presence of the
Rev. SOLOMON [JERSON/IL and the Rev. DAVID Mal,
DOLER, chief Rabbies of the German and Spanish syna-
gogues in London. This building has been erected in ful-
filment of a vow made by Mr. MONTE/1011E during his
residence in the Holy Land—that if it should please
Heaven to allow him to return to his native country, he
would dedicate a temple to the service of the God of his
ancestors.

RANTERS.—The peaceful town of Andover
has, on two successive Sundays, been made the scene of
most disgraceful riots and conflicts between the lower
class of townspeople and the followers of the above sect,
who assembled from the neighbouring villages for the
purpose of hearing their peculiar tenets preached and
acted in the streAs. This inroad the former determined
to oppose; and, as remonstrance was in vain, adopted a
summary mode of ejectment, first by pelting the Ranters
with rotten eggs and other ben harnsless missiles, and at
length, after considerable resistance, bunted 'them out of
the towth...Devises Gazats.