The Sun.
London, England, 1821-10-02 00:00:00

he was ordered to Thessaly, and that Machmud Nadia, of
Scutari, was to end the war against AIL According to the last
accounts from Geneva, in Macedonia, of the 20th July, a part
of this corps had arrived there in separate bands, by by-ways,
in the most wretched condition, as the pass of Mezovof was oc-
cupied by the Kapitanys. Neibtkly knew any thing of Chor-
setachmet, and as Thessalonia Was already surrounded by land,
the wreck of his army sought to gain the mountains to the
North, to penetrate to. Bosnia, at the risk of being completely
cut up by the Kapitanys. The Greeks having cleared the open
colntry and thelea ironn the enemy, entleavourett to gaiirtlie
strong places in the intlllia-of Greece, to form their strength in
various points into five armies, and to spread from Thessaly
the insurrection over Macedonia and Thrace. The following
information on this subject has come to our knowledge:—ln the
Peloponnesus, the forces which have not crossed the Isthmus
remain before Koron, Napoli, and Patras, about 15,000 men
strong, and keep iese fortresses invested. The remaining
bands of the Peloponnesians are united in the neighbourhood
of Tripoliza, and combat the Turks in this town, who, from the
fugitives from all parts of the Peloponnesus, have been con-
siderably strengthened, and though in great want of water and
provisions, according to the last accounts, defended 'themselves
with all the courage of despair. As they spared no Greek in-
habitant of the town, the Greeks have sworn to retaliate on
them. The Peloponnesus, though weakened and desolated by
the calamities of the last century, still contain at a moderate
estimate 40,000 fightingmen. The Mainottes under Petro May-
romechaly, one of the most powerful of their Kapitanys, have
nearly nine thousand well armed and brave men in the field.
The other leaders of the Peloponnesians are not known ; we
know, however, that Perrhaos raised in the Peloponnesus
the first hand with which he broke into Bwotia, and re-
volutionized that country with Attika and Phocis. What
change the arrival there of Demetrius Ypsilanti will produce,
remains to be seen. The second corps of the Greeks is in
Aetolia and Acarnania, and invests, among other places, which
still hold out, Naupactus (Lepanto). The Aetolians are still
the wildest of the Greeks, and the. most cruel enemies of the
Turks. Farther northwards, in ancient Epirus, the Kapitanys
have united with the Suliotes. The armed force here, includ-
ing the troops of Ali, amounts to 30,000 mert, who are partly
before Arta and Prevesa, arc partly clearing the interior from
the Turks, and observing the strong places which are in their
possession. Ali, freed from the terrors of a siege, and ob-
served by the Greeks, lives quietly in Joannina with his heroic
wife, Basilissa, a Greek, who has shared with him all the al-
ternations of his fortune, and keeps him true to the Greek
cause. A division of the Suliots occupies farther north the
passes, by which Quintus Flaminius formerly found an entrance
into Epirus and Thessaly, after fencing or avoiding the posi-
tions of Philip of Macedon. Beyond this, in Albania, peace
is maintained by agreement between the Christians and Turks,
who arc nearly equal in strength, and have given hostages
to each other, and still farther within Illyria, the powerful
Pascha of Scutari ventures on no decisive movement. He is
kept in check by the Montenegrins and the Meredites, the
countrymen of Scanderbeg. To the northwards of his pro-
vince, the Austrians are collecting a considerable force at
Ragusa, in order, as it seems, on the breaking out of
hostilities, to seek a way between Bosnia and Illyria to
Macedonia. This is the situation of the northern parts of
Greece. In Thessaly there is a fourth Corps d'Armee. Here
is Odysseus, who, after the retreat of Chorsetachmet, actually
beat the Pascha of Trikala there, and afterwards advanced with
Perrhaos, who penetrated from lleeotia through Thermopylae,and joined Anthimos Gazy, he leader of the Magnesians. The
force of these leaders is estimated at 20,000 men. When the
power of the Thessalian Turks was broken in severe combats at
Trikala, Larissa and Zeituni, a part of the united force in Thes-
saly proceeded (under Perrhaos) towards the Strymon and
Macedonia. This was the signal for the insurrection of this
rich province, which broke out on the 20th June on the three
Peninsulas. The three Peninsulas of Kassandra, Torone, and
Athos, which connect together with the main land at Thessa-
lonica, contain Ott townships, towns, villages, and monasteries,
over which the Bishops of Jeresos, Adrameria, and Kassandria,
and the Monks of Mount Athos, exercise a great power, as Lords
of a great part of the country, and as having great personal con-
sideration. hence, when on the day in question the Bishops
summoned the people to arms, the insurrection was universal.
The Monks furnished arms,ammunition, and guns, and already,
on the 25th of June, Thessalonica was invested by the Bands
of the Bishops, the Monks, and the Thessalian Leaders, while
at the same time the fleet from the Cyclodes placed itself before
the harbour. The other Greek provinces, Attika, Beeotia,
Phocis, are of subordinate importance for the main cause. But
the centre of the Greek events from henceforward is evidently
Thessaly, which, in connection with Macedonia and Beecaia,
offers great means for the equipment of soldiers, and from whence
the great movements towards Bosnia, Macedonia, and Thrace,
must be conducted.