The Sun.
London, England, 1827-05-08 00:00:00

COCITRAN'E AND GREECE.

The following letter, received yesterday from Corfu,
contains recent and interesting intelligence from Greece :___.
" Coaru, APRIL 15.-1 hasten to communicate to you,
for the gratification of all the friends of the cause of Greece,
the important and satisfactory news which came here from
Greece. Letters written by persons worthy of credit,
dated Zante, the 9th of this month, state that a courier
arrived there from Napoli di Romania, and brought the
news that great rejoicings took place at that town, in con-
sequence of a great victory that the Greeks have gained
over the Turks. On the 20th of last month, (•2d
instant), a battle was fought at Athens between the
Greeks and the Turks, the former under the command
of Karaiskaki and Gennaos (Terraios), son of Coloco-
troni; and the latter under the command of Chiutachi
Pacha. The fighting continued for many hours with great
obstinacy on both sides ; but the result wa•, that the Turks
were completely defeated, and obliged to retreat five hours'
distance from Athens, with the loss of 3,600 men, and all
their baggage and ammunition, while the Greeks have
not lost more than 250 men. Consequently the above-
named Colocotroni's son went to the citadel, with a strong
detachment, and carried to the besieged plenty of ammuni-
tion and provisions. Now we have every reason to be-
lieve that the Turks will soon be obliged to leave Greece
entirely, having lost their ammunition and all the provi-
sions which they had at Oropos.
" You must have heard that General Church has arrived
in Greece, and been appointed Commander-in-Chief of all
the land forces ; he is very well thought of by all the
Greeks, and I believe he will succeed in organizing and dis-
ciplining the army. But the most important event is the
arrival of Lord Cochrane ; his Lordship, after having lauded
at Paros, saw a commission, or deputation, consisting of
fighting men, going to him for the purpose of presenting
an address, on the occasion of his arrival ; and his Lordship
returned to them the following answer :
" Gentlemen,—l received the letter you have dons
me the honour of sending me through your respectable
Commission. I feel highly flattered by the sentiments
you have been kind enough to express for me. lam
more so, by the respectability of your representatives—
General Colocotroni, Messrs. Canaris, Botassis, -Bulgary,
General Zavella, and Count Metaxa; as also by the per-
sons composing their suite. But I must openly confess
to you I was grieved from the first at seeing the
bravest and most renowned military chiefs of Greece busy-
ing themselves about politics and the Congress, and losing
their time in disputing about the place of assembly, whilst
the enemy is overrunning your country without the least op-
position ; that they hold three-fourths of the fortresses of
Greece, and have surrounded its metropolis.
" Athens is in danger of falling into the hands of the
enemies. The brave Fabvier, with a handful of heroes,
full of enthusiasm for independence, has advanced to the
assistance of its generous defenders, whilst the chiefs of
Greece are disputing about politics.

" If the shade of Demosthenes could animate the bones
of this great man who is interred in this land, and, just
changing the names of things and the place, were to pro-
nounce the first philippic, von would learn from the, mouth
of a patriot what you ought to do.
" ' Pray read this harangue to a full Congress, make it
known to every one concerned in guiding the helm of the
state, and follow his advice in every thing. The words of
Demosthenes are so apropos to the present circumstances,
there remains nothing for me to add.
" If you will follow my advice, 0 ! Athenians, dowhat
you have nut done till now : give up all dissimulation, and
do whatever is useful to the Republic. Let him who has
money give it; let him who is able to take up arms, fly to
the defence of the country ; come to yourselves again, cease
to hope from your neighbours what vou will not do for
yourselves; thus you will direct the affairs as God intend-
ed they should be directed : you will acquire what you
hare lost, and you will enjoy the fruits of your labours.
"' I have the honour, &c. " COCHRANE.'

" Lord Cochrane has now under his command 24. ves-
sels, and he is ready to sail on an expedition ; and he has
been confirmed First Admiral of all the Greek Naval Forces.
I have no doubt but that we shall soon hear that he has
gained some victory worthy of his fame and his enterpri-
sing spirit." -

ROYAL EXHIBITION, SOMERSET-HOUSE.

(Continued from our Paper of yesterday.)

. .
" The Landing of Mary Queen of Scots," which has
already attracted a crowd, by Allan, is worthy of this
artist's reputation.

" The Embarkation of Cleopatra, on the Cydnus, when
she first met Mark Anthony in Cilicia," by F. Denby, is a
complete imitation of Claude; as far as imitation goes, it is
correct, but why does not Mr. Danby stand upon his own
ground? It is not equal to Etty's picture on the same sub-
ject, exhibited two years since.
Mr. Jackson's " Portrait of the Duke of Wellington,"
presents a dirty, muddy, style of colouring flesh, exceedingly
unlike this artist's usual brilliant imitations of Sir Joshua.
We suppose, in the hurry of business, the Duke had for-
gotten to wash his face ; if so, the artist's rigid fidelity is
alone to be blamed.

The President's " Lady Normanton," is in his usual
effective style ; the drapery is beautiful, flowing and easy,
the expression of countenance very lady-like and smiling.
" Lady Jane Grey, prevailed on to accept the Crown,"
by C. R. Leslie, is marked bz the beautiful surface, as well
as the fine composition, for which his style is noted ; the
faces, however, of the females adpear as if taken from one
model : they want diversity of character ; nevertheless,
even with these blemishes, the picture is one of the finest in
the Exhibition; equal to his Sancho of last year. " Gillian,"
a Portrait, by Sir W. Beechey, is a dead :ailure. Sir
Thomas Lawrence's " Portrait of the Earl of Liverpool" is
painted in so masterly a style, that the spectator might ac-
turallv believe it real. It is the fault of most modern Por-
traits, that their back-grounds are not transparent,,
even if painted light the very Portrait seems in-
cased
in a thick coating of mud or mist : in the present
instance this disadvantage is obviated. The " Boy firing
a Cannon," by Mulreadv, has a striking force of description
about it worthy of Wilkie in his best moments. " Rem-
',rendes Daughter," by Turner, is a servile imitation of
Rembrandt ; we wish this inimitable master of color
would trust more to his own genius, and follow less slavishly
in the :rick of another ; when he can produce such
pictures as the" Passengers going on Board," he has surely
no reason to imitate even Rembrandt. Calcott's " Heavy
Weather coming on, with Vessels running into Port"
is strongly marked, and true to nature. The vessel
seems actually to float in a liquid element, which
is beautifully transparent, and wears upon its surface that
peculiar green tinge, unattainable until lately, in painting.
The " Portrait of Lord F. Leveson Gower," by Sir T.
Lawrence, is correct as a resemblance, but presents a strict
uniformity of feature, not altogether characteristic of the
original ; it gives, also, the idea of a smaller man than
his Lordship.
Warde's " Day Sport," a Winter scene, evinces all the
chill and cold of the season ; the game is strewed in the
foreground, and the sporting expression of the party who
have just returned, is rigidly true to nature.
The " Judith," by Etty, is, perhaps, as a piece of colour-
ing finer than any thing that has hitherto been exhibited,
at this Academy. It has a mixture of the style of Titian and
Paul Veronese, together with the chiurro °lncur) of Guer-
cino. The figure of Judith is, as it should be, that of an
Amazon ; but the expression is so adroitly managed, that
you at once acknowledge the womax as historically repre-
sented in the Bible. " Holofernes "is the very incarnation
of drunkenness—he lies inert and moveless on his couch,
and contrasts most impressively with the active and
vigorous intellect of Judith. The drapery of the camp in
which he reposes hangs in graceful folds over some spears;
his coat of mail, shield, and armour are suspended on the
left hand side of the picture, and combined with the gold
chalices and grapes on the right, which catch a gleam on
their surface and throw a splendour around them, add
great brilliancy by contrast to the midnight. The still-
ness of the hour is poetically heightened by a small surface
of sky seen over one side of the camp, through which glim-
mers a solitary star.

Constable's " Chain Pier at Brighton" is marked by
this artist's usual strict adherence to nature. The atmos-
phere possesses a characteristic humidity about it, that
almost imparts a wish for an umbrella, so naturally is the
illusion preserved. The town of Brighton is, however, too
much neglected, the artist having thought fit to subdue it
to the effect of his picture.
The haekrited " Battle of Waterloo," hyJones, is a heavy,
dull pies" of colouring ; every thing seems sacrificed to a
light in which to enshrine Buonaparte.
Among the pieces of Sculpture the two finest are by
Chantrey : one a statue of the late Sir Joseph Banker, and
the other of the late Stephen Babington, Esq.
to he erected at Bombay. They are among the best pro-
ductions of the chisel that we have seen by this master.
The marble statue, by Flaxman, of the late J. P. Kemble,
intended to be placed in Westminster Abbey, is a very
chaste conception, but we presume that the death of Mr.
Flaiman has prevented the completion of the lower part.__
Psyche borne by Zephyrs, sent by Gibson from Rome,
is beautifully managed ; the Zephyrs seem tripping along._.
light and etherial—bearing the Goddess of Lore on their
shoulders.

" Maria," by Woodington, is tame, we recommend
study and attention to this artist, before he next exhibits
in this Academy.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.;

FROM LLOYD'S.

DEAL, MAY 7.—Wind E.N-E.—The outward-bound
have sailed, with the exception of the Mountaineer. Ar-
rived and remain, the Resolution, Parker, from Shields to
St. Helena ; Elizabeth, —, from Grenada ; Mary Ann,
Adams, from Dominica; W. Manning, Smith, from St.
Kitt's, after being on shore near Dover ; rudder gone, and
waiting for a steam-vessel to tow her to the River.
PORTSMOUTH, lIAY E.S.E.—Passed, the
Mary, Lear, from St. Domingo ; and Percy, Sayer, from
St. Vincent's. Sailed, the John, `Nate, for Honduras.
PLY3IOUTII, MAY 6.—Wind N.W.—Off Port, the
Nesbett, Sampson, from Jamaica; and Imperial, from
New York.

GRAVESEND, MAY 6.—Arrived, the W. Fairlie, Blair,
from China ; Teniandra, Wray, from Bengal; Hassarem,
Gibson, from the Cape; Rival, Wallace, from Bengal;
Mary, Gray, from New Zealand; Juline CRNar,
from Honduras; Euphrates, Scott, and Samuel Brown,
—, from Mauritius; Austurias, Fraser, from Jamaica;
C. Brooke, Bell, from St. Vincent's ; Underwood, Rem-
mington, from Demerara; Nassau, Tremayne, from St.
Michael's; and the Brothers, Atherton; Faith, Archer; De-
sire, Baily ; Fanny, Taylor ; and Union, Abbot, from
Lisbon.

MAY 7.—Arrived, the Palmyra, Lamb, from Bengal ;
Emma, Reyaolds, from the South Seas ; Union packet,
Lloyd, from Pernambuco ; Hunter, Nicol, from Havau-
nah.; Saltown, Melville, from Dominica ; Lorton, Wal-
lace, from Port-au-Prince; and the Rington, —, from
Oporto.
VAR's, MAY 3.—The Petit Nanty, Roulet, bound to
Senegal, has put hack to Bordeaux, leaky.