Star.
London, England, 1824-08-31 00:00:00

GREECE.

The following is a letter from Smyrna. We must
premise that the letters from that (patter ate generally
filled with gloomy prognostications respecting the
Greeks, to whom the meichants there are unit

" Smyrna, July lin.
" You must, no doubt, have heard of the destruction
of Ipsara by the Turkish fleet. The event has caused
great sensation here. The place was considered to bc
one of the bulwarks of the Greek cause, and impreg-
nable. It was taken with comparatively no difficulty.
The first impression was, that the Greeks had scarcely
offered any resistance, but which appears not to have
been the case, as the remnant of the garrison, after
fighting from the morning of the 3d until five, P. at. of
the 4th, flied the magazine of the convent, into which
they had retreated, and overwhelmed their enemies in
their own destruction. The Turkish loss is computed
at 7.000 or 8,000 men, but which may be much exagge-
rated ; of the Greeks, very few escaped, not more than
300, and very few women, who fought with the men,
and destroyed themselves when they saw all was lost ;
22 Greek vessels of the Ipsariot fleet have escaped, but
with scarcely sufficient people on board to navigate them.
" The next object of attack is said to be Samos,
which cannot resist the immense force directing against
it. Turks of all descriptions are leaving their occupa-
tions, and pouring into Scalanova by thousands, expect-
ing to enrich themselves by the plunder. The plunder at
Ipsara appears to have been considerable, chiefly in
specie. I fear that the Greek cause is fast drawing to
an unfortunate end. The Paella of Egypt has prepared
an immense and well-appropriated force to proceed to
the Morea. There are reports of its having arrived.—
The fleets of Hydra and Spezzia are out, but cannot
oppose the Turkish and Egyptian squadrons. Smyrna
is perfectly tranquil, notwithstanding the constant pas-
sage of troops. _ _ _

" P.S. Advices have just reached here of the Greek
fleet, 72 vessels, having landed 4,000 men at Ipsara,
and having defeated the Turkish garrison there; it is
also said that they re-embarked immediately, and pro-
ceeded to Sambs to wait for the Turks."

Extract of another letter, received yesterday:

'6 Smyrna, July 17.
" The various contradictory reports respecting Ipsara
prevented our filtering into details for which we could
not vouch. The Captain Pacha, with about 200 sail of
vessels of all sizes, after the Ipsariots refused his proposal
to treat, made his long threatened attack upon the
island, by landing 15,000 men at day-light on the 3d
instant, who in a very few hours overcame all resist-
ance. Almost 2,000 persons, chiefly women and chil-
dren, escaped in 15 of their vessels. Of the few that
were left, few or no prisoners were made, and the car-
nage on both sides must have been great.
" The Captain Pacha has actually sent back many of
the numerous volunteers flocking to his standard, saying
6, his armament was sufficiently strong for the intended
attack upon Samos and the other Greek Islands.' They
were at Mitylene a few days ago, whence they sent
home for all the small vessels the Pacha of Smyrna can
procure. ft is reported that the Pacha of Egypt's fleet
has taken Hydra and Spezzia, and that all the islands
offer to return to their allegiance to the Grand Seignor."