The Sun.
London, England, 1821-08-02 00:00:00

S M Y It N A.

Extracts from a Journal which was regularly
kept by a Alerrhant ho was resident at Smyrna,
during the whole period of the late disturbances :

• e•IfYRNA, JuNr. 3.---The contents of my letter of the 2d of
June will have informed you, that down to that period the city
remained perfectly tranquil, with the exception of some assas-
Triations which have taken place in the town. Cn the 3d, how-
ever, some alarm was created by a band of Candiats, about 200
of whom are not on good terms with the Janissaries or with the
Turks. The plan was concerted among themselves : a pistol
was fired from the Frank quarter of the own, which was the
signal for them to begin. They continued to massacre all the
Greeks that fell in their way, and afterwards to enter the houses
of the Franks or others, and take forcible possession of all the
females. This latter was, and continues to be, the principal
object which they have in view. They did not succeed ; but
in the confusion about 20 or 30 Greeks were killed or wounded.
The Pasha took immediate steps to restore order, which was
accomplished, and since then the town has remained perfectly
tranquil. Ile has also taken measures to bring the Candiats
into subjection, and has required from them a guarantee for
their future good behaviour. One of the superior Officers of
the Janissaries, an Aga, came into the town a few evenings
since, and has taken upon himself the supreme command of
the Janissaries. Monday', Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thurs-
i,.ay. have passed off -in a most quiet manner ; and were it not
that the shops are shut up,- it would be impossible to imagine
that a civil war was raging.

•The Greek Archbishop, and several of the inferior clergy,
are irr confinement, though not closely imprisoned, at the insti-
g,ition of the Paella ; it is supposes" in consequence of being
implicated in the rebellion.

JUNE 11.—Though this place remains tranquil, yet no busi-
ness is doing. All the bazaars and the shops are shut up. '
•Jer-sr. li;.—At day-light this morning, a Russian vessel was
seen at anchor, but the Turks would not suffer her to pass.-
Large bodies went out early in the morning, and a great many
Greeks were killed ; they continued marching about all parts of
the town, in parties of ten, fifteen, and twenty together, killing
all the Greeks that fell in their way, till about ten o'clock in
the day. Boats had been sent in the mean time to bring the
vessel baok, and about twelve o'clock she had nearly arrived
among the shipping. About 5,000 Janissaries and armed Turks
assembled in the neighbourhood of the Mussehns ; a deputa-
tion sought an audience of the Mollah ; they represented that
at the vessel was nearly among the shipping, they required that
she 'should be made to anchor off the Turkish Custom-house,
and undergo a strict search, as they knew from positive infor-
mation, that she had not only a great many guns, but also
other warlike stores on board, and they therefore suspected that
she was either going to join the rebels, or would sell the ammuni-
tlon to them. They also asserted, tha there were a great many
Greeks on board, who, had improperly obtained foreign passports.
The Mollah told them, that if he found that such was really the
case, he would take the necessary steps for commencing the scru-
tiny, but he required a short d.day. They were not;however,in-
clined to temporize or agree to this request, and interpreting
the Mollah's hesitation as a refusal, they, without scruple, fell
upon him and murdered him, and the Ayam Basha and the
Basha Nyib, for supporting him. It is said, that they would
have murdered the Musselhn, and the Turkish and Frank
Cllstom-house Officers, could they have found them. They
then proceeded on to the Pacha, who received them with the
felloWing salutation :—" My friends and brothers, if you have
any thing to communicate to me, do it through my brother,
wham I depute to convey to me your sentiments." This was

They made, the same demand of the Pacha which they
required of the Alollah, which he evaded by promising to
send an express to Constantinople. Embarkation then became
general, and few families remained on shore.
JUNE 17.—T0-day opened auspiciously, and no assassina-
tions were committed. A diTerent spirit seemed to pervade the
minds of the Turks. They are parading the town, and from
the confession of others, they begin to regret the serious step
they had taken in killing the Mollah. Yesterday, after strong
representations made to the Russian Consul; he consented to
give up the rudder of • the Russian vessel, and allow a further
search, but he refused again to-day. A constant communica-
tion was kept up to-day between the Pacha and the various Con-
suls. A strong letter was addressed to the Russian Consul, urg-
ing hint in firm but reasonable language, to be true to the pro-
mise he made the day before, and setting forth the grounds they
had for making the demand of him.. Ile was all the time on
board a vessel in the Bay, and at eight in the evening two Con-
sist:; waited on him to convey his ultimatum to the Consuls
then sitting at the Casino, and ten or twelve of the Janissaries,
The latter declared that, unless the rudder of the Russian yes-
rel was given up, and a strict search made by two Consuls, or
three or four of themselves, they could not be answerable for the
consequences ; and, unless the answer were favourable, their
lives would be sacrificed, also that of the Mollah's, and the
town burnt to ashes. At nine in the evening the Russian Con-
sul declared that he yielded to force in giving up the vessel, but
the T.rrks went away quite satisfied.
Jtr NE 10.—This morning several Greeks were killed. Some
Turks were said to have arrived from Ivalee, where the Greeks
had risen on the Turks, who drove out and killed the whole
population, of about 30,000 souls, and are said to have laid the
town in ashes. It is also stated, that an indiscriminate slaughter
has taken place at Bournabad, a short distance from hence. No
French families remain on shore.

done.

JUNE 19.—Yesterday afternoon the Russian vessel was ex-.
amined by two Consuls and four of the Janissaries. They only
found two barrels of gunpowder, 'but discovered .150 persons
whom they supposed to be Greeks. They assert that they are
Cerigots. They have been landed this morning, at the En-
glish Consul's, where they have,undergone a further examina-
tion. If they are found to be what they declare, they will be
allowed to go on board the vessel again ; but if Greeks, they
will be allowed only to return.to,their own dwellings.
The report of the indiscriminate assassination at Bournabad
is not true. Only 30 Greeks were killed there.
JUNE 21.—The affair of Ivalee appears to have been a very
bloody business. You will recollect that in consequence of a
disposition manifested by the Ivalees to revolt, and throw off
the Turkish yoke, the Pacha, with a sliffitient force, was sent
against that place, in order to ascertain whether it were'really
true that the lvalees were revolting ; if he should find that this
was the case, the instructions which he received from the Turk-
ish Government, were, that he should proceed to extremities.—
No sooner had the Pacha arrived in the neighbourhood of the
place, than he was met by several Chiefs, who were understood
to express the sentiments of the people. Their declarations
satisfied the Paella, " that the reports of their disposition to re-
bellion wire unfounded," the Chiefs assuring him, in the
warmest manner, that their attachment to the Government was
unshaken. The Pacha instantly sent ofr a messenger with in-
telligence to this effect. A few days afterwards, however, seve-
ral Greek armed vessels arrived off the town, where they landed
a force not exceeding 200 men, who seemed to have corrupted
the people of Ivalee ; and they, very soon forgot the pledge they
had so recently given the Pacha, for they attacked the Turks._
A bloody engahement ensued, and the result was, that the
Turks having set fire to the town, containing a population of
from 20,000 to 30,000 persons, the havoc became general, either
by the flame or did sword.. The Turks gave out that 700
MusselmenVere killed ; and 3000 Greeks are mentioned also
as having fallen a sacrifice. Some persons escaped on board
vetsels,