The Sun.
London, England, 1826-09-06 00:00:00

idea that they must have a lurking-place in the neighbour.
hood, he on the following day ran close in shore, in the
hope of finding some indication of the pirates. It was not
long before he descried two mystics in chase of him. In
their thirst for plunder, it appears they had not adverted

to the description of vessel they were pursuing; but upon
finding out their mistake, one of them bore up and ran to
leeward, and the largest sheltered herself behind a point

which► turned out to be an island, ,under Cape Metala.
Here was discovered a complete neat of these robbers;
and so well were they prepared for defence, that upwards
of 200 armed men were seen behind a stone breast-work,
ready to repel any attack.
When the Sybille appeared, a boat came out with the
muter of a Greek schooner, having regular papers, who
informed Captain Pechell that there were four mystics
lying there, whose crews subsisted entirely by plunder;
and the pirates themselves confirmed this assertion when a
message was sent in, desiring that they would give them-
selves up. "As we know," they replied, " that our ves-
sels will be burnt, we will rather die in defending them
than starve, as we must do, without them." This left
Captain Pechell no alternative; and he immediately took
measures for putting his ship in the most menacing posi-
tion, but from the narrowness of the place, he could only
bring his guns to bear upon two of the mystics. On per-
ceiving this determination, one of them endeavoured to
escape, but the was stopped by the Sybille's barge, com-
manded by Lieutenant Gordon, who dashing forward,
boarded and carried her in the most determined manner,
though not without great exposure to the musketry on
shore, himself being wounded in three places, and not an
officer or man escaping whole.
Two of the mystics were sunk, and the other two dis-
abled; and the destruction of the people on shore, from
the guns of the Sybille, must have been very considerable,
as the island was strewed with their bodies and muskets.

This severe but necessary service was not accomplished
without a lamentable loss on our side. Mr. James Max-
well Knox, midshipman, and 12 men, were killed in the
boats : Lieutenant Gordon, Lieutenant Topper (since
dead), Mr. Edmonstone, Mr. Lees, midshipmen, and 29
men (five since dead,) wounded. The ►Sybilk being in
quarantine, her wounded have been landed in the Lazzaret.
The settlement of this colony of miscreants, is an islet
situated at the entrance of the Archipelago, and midway
between Malts and Alexandria,' anti has doubtless been one
of those hidden haunts from which the commerce of this

island has for a long time most seriously suffered : and
while all will deeply deplore the loss of human life on the
occasion, the promptitude and perseverance of Captain
Pechell in ferreting them out cannot but create general
satisfaction. A long course of success and a secure and
almost inaccessible retreat had encouraged in them a hardy
boldness, Which became desperation .when closely pressed
by the tenacious bravery of British seamen : a conflict with
such enemies may be perilous, but they will find that it
will never be of doubtful issue. _ _

The outrage which induced Captain Pechell to suspect
the existence of these pirates was committed on the-brig
Sole, of Malta, and the Sardinian brig Fenomeno, which
were sailing in company, when they were met with by the
pirates and obliged to anchor under the land of Candia.
They used the most deliberate torture upon the crews to
extort from them their money, which by perseverance in
their cruelty they obtained ; and then opening every bale
of goods and taking away the most valuable, they warned
them to make their escape lest they should be again visited''
by other plunderers, who, they did not hesitate to confess,
harboured in those parts.
Profiting by this advice, the Sole cut her cable and made
for Malta; but meeting with contrary winds, and the mas-
' ter and mate being totally disabled, from the barbarous
treatment they had undergone, she was obliged to run for
Alexandria, whither the Pertonieno soon followed her; and
the Sybille being then at Alexandria, Captain Pechell lost
no tune in pursuing the clue thus afforded him to search
out the perpetrators. • .

We scotiyed:ibis morning Vrankfort papers, and the
Allgoterney4g of the 30th August?but they con-
tain:nothing new or interesting, unless the character of
GOURA may be so comsidered

ASCIIAFFENBURG, AUG. 28

Yesterday afternoon the infant Princess was baptised.by
the name of Alexandra : the King, the Crown Prince,
and the other members of the Royal Family were present.
The solemn ceremony of the Christening will take place
after the return of their Majesties to Munich.

HANOVER, AUG. 25.
Conformably to the principles contained in the 14th
article of the act of the German Confederation, and after
consideration of the wishes and proposals of the Duke of
Aremburg, final arrangements have been made respecting
the bailliage of Meppen, and the rights which the Ducal,
House of Aremburg is to exercise in that Lordship; these
arrangements have been made by means of a Royal Ordi-
nance, dated Carlton-house, May 9, 1826. This territory
is to be called the Duchy of Aremburg•Meppen.
The Duke of Aremburg, after passing a few days here,
left us on the 23d.

HAGUE, AUG. 29.
His Highness Prince Metternich arrived here the day
before yesterday. .
The Oriental Spectator of 14th July gives the following
sketch of the character of Goura

snwt
red .thatin
" When Colonel Fabvier, provided with money a__
great. ilitary talent, arrived in Greece, and was appointed
Commander of the regular troops, Goura, dissembling
his mean jealousy, sought the friendship of the gene-
rous Philhellene, who, like all old soldiers, incapable
of deceit, was the more easily deceived, and fancied
he had found a friend. Goura flattered Fabvier,
loaded him with marks of friendship, and even made
him a present of a beautiful horse. But at the time
of the affair of Carysto he secretly spread unfavour-
able reports, and thereby increased in the eyes of the
troops at Athens, the dangers of the Greek Army. These
reports caused various disorders, which Goura promoted
instead of trying to suppress them. He , succeeded in
bribing some Greek officers of Abe battalion of reserve,
which was not sufficiently well trained to join the Army.
Sacrificing their commander and their honour, they favour-
ed desertion; while Goura sec red in the citadel the de-
serters, and te equipments which he encouraged them to
pilfer from the magazines. At the National Assembly at
Piada, Goura, who thought that Fabvier was irretrievably
ruined,not knowing the resources which the Colonel would
find within himself, and which would make him more power-
fhuilmtltioansuecvhera,
dthegrreewe,offthathte liisstajetedoustyhe blinded
means he had employed in order to get rid of
.it rival ; he
niwakitehth
of his countrymen; he said
had sacrificed a whole army he himselfk;
him-
self king; that if he, Goura,had_
..
publicly that Fabvier had
have executed it with more pru-
dence,expedition, he would
misfortune
would said
dniti
e wouldan d
what
:et
vfoenantdmiiisi
much more faithful servant• and the, Gove:
have • d'
gone
Hteo beenwasNe g r interested°
answered,
n°
case of success he would perhapsseize the supreme
power himself. ' Well, _
were the Master of Greece ?" Let no one
would it be if I
k„ew Gown well, this is not the exclama-
tion those who
with aperhapspardonable tion of a heart animated. .
tion,
„lot haw, with desire to make the country happy.;
wii
,without • '
he is a vulgar thinking of honour or
ut
re ation,
P ,rwho coolly calculates the misery which he would
raise if ho
commanded Greece. He will lay d
own his
power the moment there is nothing more to get, and he
would already have given up his present situation did he
not daily find means to plunder and oppress the unhappy
Livadia, of which be found himself master, when lie pre-
cipitated from the top of a tower his prisoner Odysseus,
his old master and friend. To amass riches, and retire
with them to • Europe, there to enjoy his ill-gotten
wealth, is the plan of Goura, and of all those chiefs
. to whom a deluded people has confided its liberty and
happiness, not reflecting that at the sight of gold, they are