The Sun.
London, England, 1827-01-24 00:00:00

GREECE•

(From a Morning Paper.)
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Milo Harbour, Oct. 25.
we found the French and
...13n.our arrival here (la?),
Austrian Admirals_ with their squadrons. The French
took, two. days „previously, two Gre:fk PPla6reS (Pirates).
They-were chasing at the time two Genoese vessels, near
Hydra. On the 16th of October, his Majesty's ship Brig..-
.wired -from:Napoli di Romania, where she left tha Cam-
b-rian,-Ccitnmodore.Hamilton. On the 17th, the French
Auitrian Admiral's came • on board the Talbot. We
saluted' the former with eleven, and the latter with thir-
teen
guns, which was returned by both with nine. On the
20th. the French,aquadion- sailed for Smyrna, with convoy.
,On the .22d,. arrived the
,American corvette Ontarin, from
Alexandria. On the 25th, arrived his Majesty's ship
Zebra, from Malta, with convoy for Smyrna and Odessa.
Returned, the French Admiral, and one French brig, blow-
in:S.:heavy- gale from the.-N.E. We have been detained
here since-the 14th by strong- north-easterly winds, which
still 'prevail,-- and oblige the convoy to continue here.
well known,.in consequence -of its being frequented
by all ships coining tip the-Archipelago, or going to the
Black Sea, on account of its being the chief residence of
the pilots. It is a small island, about sixty miles in cir-
cumference. Its population, at one time, was near
30,000, but does nor now exceed 4,000 ; 2,000 of whom,
at lease, are strangers. Among the latter you may reckon
1,500 Candiots. The
,cause of this great decrease has
been entirely produced by plague. About two miles and
a half from the harbour, bearing N.E., are the ruins of a
large town, called Malora, from its unhealthy and marshy
• situathia. -"The English Consul here (a Greek), one of the
oldest inhabitants, states, that about a century back Melon.
- coitral,44 20;900 inhabitants—now it is a pile of ruins.
are ..tor- be seen the ruins of a large amphitheatre
and temple, aid several convents. Yet this miserable
place presents a most singular and pleasing coup d'ceil to a
stranger .on entering the harbour, from which it is distant
About three miles. The eminence on which it is situated
is- remarkably high, and overlooks the whole harbour.
Front :the summit you can easily distinguish "Candle, from
-which it-is distant near seventy miles. The Navy have
fieetitetsirdenominated this -place the crow's nest. To
iniSery of these poor creatures, the Candiots,
.vho have.taken refuge here (the TUrks having possession
of Caridia):continnally oppress the Nliliots, between whom
and the foriner serious affrays frequently take place. It is
distressing. to see_ the Greeks turning their arms against
each other, instead of opposing the enemies of their
country, In short,: these internal dissensions prevail all
over the Morea. These Candiots-want the most common
necessaries of life. At night they creep into. the caves
Pear' the- shore. Many of them go in large numbers to the
Attune-of a Miliot,:and oblige him to give them either bread
nr"Tr*eV,..and frequently both. In case of a refusal, they
311 treat', 14 111,"and take every thing they can laytheir hands
innitobserve, by the way, that these Candiots are
P)tlY soldiers, and Welt-armed; whereas the Miliots are,
- generally 'Peaking, unarmed, liaviin_r, no reason to appre-
hend an attack from the Turks, the island being protected
by the English,
l.Pelle h.. and. American squadrons. In-
deed, the Pacha °-f Egypt pledged himself to Captain
Ham no to molest, the place A short time since,
A Turkish: fleet .aliedhzeidan' ..ait :101.
ell
insisted there four '34 of the.. i.sland, re. -
alwaya. -protected =the English,Sailed. This island will
pilota, .most of whom: speak Enari L on account of the
e--selprett well, and very
bad- -- Milo harbour - is' very capacious, and the
tineetlin the -Archipelago. The anchorage is also
, excel-
lent- being Muddy bottom. This island in many Parts
is well cultivated; and extremely fertile. Its produce con-
sists chiefly -in* Cotton, wine, Wheat, barley, olives, fl
ms
beans, and fariOns kinds of vegetables.
On the 25th of October; arrived the French 18-gun
brig Daphne, With 3favrOcordato, his sister, and Mother,
from .Hydra. Mavrocordato went immediately on board
the Sirene, Contre Admiral Rigny. It is impossible for
me to describe to you the dresses of the inhabitants here,

particularly-the males, they are so various. The MiliOte
women-birichheir head with a. white handkerehief.. Their
hair being thrOwn back Ward, and: confined by the handker-•
chief, hangs down in the ferni of a bag on the shoulders.
They wear a white drks, 'with a Short petticoat, coming
doWn to the knees, ' This petticoat Is embroidered at the
bottom. Most of them wear Venetian boddices, made
chiefly of dark velvet. -
On the.L2Gth -we turned all the convoy over to,-the.;
Brisk and Zebra. Two gentlemen( French) came on board
to ask - for a passage to Napoli di Romania, for themselves
aml five :more gentlemen,. among whom were four French,
and one German. As tey candidly avowed_
_they were
going to join the Greeks, Captain S. was ebliged to refuse
them a passage. In the eVenin,ez,-fwe sailed for Napoli di
RoMania, where sVe arrived on the 27th; aboht nine,
We roiled the Cambrian, Commodore Hamilton, here, wit-
tering, at the mills. =On the 28th instant we anchored with'
the Cambrian just off the town. The rainy- season has
just commenced. It has rained in torrents ever since yes-.
terclay forenoon, and still continues. The Cambrian has
sprung-her foremast and informed us that the Seringapatatn
has sprung her foremast and bowsprit. Ibrahim -Dacha_
is at Tripolizza. . On the 29th instant Colocotteni,- who is,
once more Commander..in-Chief, AventOn. board the C'am,
brian together with Zaimis, Panuzzi NOtaro, and General
Bodies. The Canz,brian took Mavroeordato to Hydra from
Paros, about three weeks ago. lhaVe infOrmed you-above
of his arrival at. Mile. 'this individual is net. only an ex:
Cellent politician; but a man of sound:sense and learning.
His manners and address are highly polished ; . and I do
sincerely beliOe that- he has ruined his.fortune in the ser-
vice of his country. Can you:say sod any of the reit?
No; their only pursuit is gain. _They- are led on by a
spirit of the most sordid -avarice. They are ail jealous of
each other. If any one happens -to distinguish himself
among them, -a party is ;immediately formed -against him,
and his life is no longer -in safety. There-is ncit-a.place in
possession of the Greeks in which there are not two, or
more, opposite parties ; Does not- this prove that they carp.'
not be actuated by, a.wish of serying,their country ? They
are unworthy of fighting for so noble a cause. The people-s
generally, are extremely indolent,: dirty, and unprincipled.
Their ingratitude is proverbial out 'here. They rob one
another, withoutdistinction. This picture of-their charac-
ter may-appear highly drawn, but I assure you it does
thein too muchjustice.: In short,: my disappointment
in the Greek- character has been so great that it would
be impossible to express it. I would sooner have to
deal with one hundred 'Turks than one Greek.' 'How-
ever, to . return •to Napoli di Romania. On leading I
Was particularly .struck-with- the appearance of -this extra-
ordinary place—the strongest place in the Norm. The
streets are very narrow and dirty; crowded with Greeks.
They appeared to me to healthy men.; Theit_gait
is very awkward, owing, in a great measure, • I should
think, to the number of arms they carry. They were a
long pistol on each side, with a yatagan and a sabre. In
addition to :this,:theycarry a long gun over their shpulderS.
The pistols are generally finely cased. They wear tut-
bani skin 'Capotes, very gay saShes and garters. The town
is full of cafes. I went into most of then]. They were
all crowded to excess, but in none ef.them did I see any
females. A great deal of gambling was going. on in every
one of them; indeed this appears to be their ehief amuse-
ment. Backgammon and vingt-et-un seemed to be their
favourite games. They also play at billiards, cassino,
and another (the. most fashionable) very much resembling
our whist. The fortress Palamili is quite impregnable.-.
Provisions are plentiful and cheap. There are one thou.
sand selcliera in Palainili and five hundred in the other
fortress. Coloceironi,,.the '.Commander-in-Chief of the
Forces, states that the town contains. 26,990 fighting men.
,Panuzzi Netario ,is President of the Senate, and. Chief
Secretary of all::Foreign Affairs,. Zaimis is Chief &ere=
'tary of the, Home Department. Tedor 'Griva (a Rume-
liet) is Governor Vota Maria (a Solioi)
,is
Governor of the other fortress. Kutsk4theAlhanien Chief
.in the Turkish service, is besieging Athens. Col. Fabvier is
there. The Greek fleet is at Samos, with Admiral Miaulis.
The steam-boat, under command of Hastings, is also
. there. The Turkish fleet I saw at Tenedos on the Bth Novem-
ber. On the Bth of November we fell in with his Ma-
jesty's ship Zebra. During the night of the sth-inst.
while convoying some merchantmen, one of them, the
Stella, of Malta, - was attacked by two Greek pirates.
The Stella had four guns ; she loaded them with muskets
ball, and fired ; they immediately sheered off. The next
morning the Zebra saw them in land. She sent her boats
to take them ; the_ pirates run their
,craft on shore,. got
behind
_the bushes, and fired .on the boats. The boats
succeeded in getting thetn off, lashed their helms amid-
ships, and sent them adrift.. No one was hurt.
Nov. 11.--We are just arrived at Smyrna, and sail
again immediately; you will therefore excuse the hurry
with-ssfhich I have concluded this. Every thing is quiet.
The'Greeks no -longer expect Lord Cochrane. Peace is
daily expected'here; and-this I know to be the opinion of
the-Greek-Chiefs. We left Napoli, in company with the
Cambrian,. on
,the Ist 'of November. The Cuirassier,
French 18-gun - brig, was there with three; Greek prizes
(polacres). There were four Greek men of war there.
On the sth inst. we fell in with the Rivals, of Sunder-
land, and Nelson, Wood, of Liverpool, bound to Odessa
and. convoyed them. to Tenedos. The Cambrian is at
Skyo. The Glasgow and Zebra are at Smyrna.. The
-Parthian and Brisk are gone with convoy to the Darda-
nelles. The Revenge is at Malta, as also Serinaapatani
and Medina,

• COURSE OP -EXCIU
Amsterdam C.F. 12
Ditto, at sight
Rotterdam- ' 2U: 12 6

ntwerp4.,,.„....,.........pi, 0
Ilanibusgh 9 .7 3
Altorat . *--- t t1:371;4
Paria,.3 days' gig111,,ig.k....14. 2,5 130
:Ditto . 2
Bordeaux ..i-42.'.1:4:1:rrt..../..., 25'85
Berlin ........9;14....V i. e .., r. B 0
VI Frankfort on Mairte x. . 154
Petersburgh,,ilSlP:k. .. 31.15. , 0 'AO
Vienna, etreolpinV.A...k2 31. glll3,
Trieste do: n . 'lO 13
Madrid - . " e. ' '..143...
Cadiz .. 34
Billioz ...., ' 34

BarcelonsC,-
0.71;14

Seville 33

Gibraltar