The Sun.
London, England, 1820-07-27 00:00:00

attended it.

In 1814, the Pargnenoites, seeing the downfall Of NAPO-
-1.e0t.4, and consrquently, the Conquest of the remaining
lonian Islands by Ili, knew, that unless some contrary plan
could be devised, they would be considered in the light of a
conquered people. Accordingly, they determined to fall on
the French garrison, and to deliver the Fortress.. into our

hands as a sort of sacred deposit.
This was the best expedient they could adopt at the time,
and it was carried into execution. But it does slat appear
that Getieral Cam anm, ever promised them the independence
they required either by letter, or in words.—Why, then, did
they blindly think, we were obliged to maintain troops intheir
territory, as we were under no promise of the kind ?
ALI Pasctia, no doubt, hail been long aware that his Mas-
ter T. SULTAN, Sect elly wished his downfall; it, therefore,
because his policy to get rid of the Parguenoites, who were
neighbours not much to his taste, and whom, if war was de-
clared, would join body and soul to extirpate bins. We relied -
on ALL fur provisions, and therefore entered into a treaty for
the surrender of the Town, more especially, as we had plenty
of employment for its population in the ids of Corfu and
Cephalonia, where the landed proprietors continually lament-
ed the want of hands to cultivate the Olive, asserting that
their profits would he doubled and even trebled, if they ob-
tained assistance to till the land. This was an inducement
at once to throw the Parguenoites into places where their
manual labour was required, and where, be industry, they
could lead a better life than at Parga, for, in fact, their whole
employment there consisted in playing at card*, or watching
the players, and smoaking chibouk.—l readily grant, that the
idea of tearing the land of one's forefathers, would occasion
in a feeling breast, considerable emotion; but this emotion
would he entirely forgotten in a few succeeding years, as ot her
ideas would supersed th. former, snore especially if it only
tegetded locality of situation. Figure a person resident
abroad fur: numbers of years; he comes house to see the
friends of Isis youth, his relatives, finds theta all dead or dis-
persed ; the country then appears in a different light to bins
—he sickens through so great a disappointment, and often
dies under such disappointment. Such is not the case with the
Parguenoites, their families are with them, every thing re-
mains the same, except the land they lived in. It would be
fully to think that they could 4e so much affected merely by
the loss of that, and I am persuaded, that anger at seeing the
man they must detested (ALI Pascua), take possession of
their Town, was the cause that so much affected them. Had
any other person taken possession but him, there would have
been no murmuring—whathas become of Previzza, Goluoniz-
za, and Bucintro ? They were in the same situation as Parga—
but now we hear nothing of them, the people are quite cots-
tented with their Governmeat, and live happy untLer it.
General MAITLAND has been anjustly censured by News-
, papers in general, fur his conduct in this ;affair. The English
Government could not bare appointed a better Governor
than he, as be understands the true interests of the Islands
and has ever acted according to the dictates of justice and o
humanity.

am, Sir, &c. &c.

lONIA.

P. S. Owing to the length of this Letter, I shall defer the
story of the Apothecary till my next.