Star.
London, England, 1824-08-14 00:00:00

CAPTURE OF IPSARA.

FRODI THE JOUNNAIt DES TPEATS OF WEDNESDAY.
Zsit TB) JULY 18.
Parris Lrenta.—l infetmed you, in one of my former letters,
that large sums of money had been sent from Leghorn to the Cap-
tain Pacha ; I mentioned the houses which had made the payments.
the. vessels and Captains employed in transporting it, the pleasure of
the enemies of the Gieeks, who anticipated treason. I pointed out
to you the person who was directing all the intrigues; a part of
these manmueres have succeeded: the standard of the Cross Is
again bathed with the blood of martyrs. The Captain Pseha,
Ithoreb, who had been lying at anchor at Mitykne for two months,
provided with money, and convinced that he bad no chance of suc-
cess from force, resolved to employ corruption. Being infoimed
that the garrison of the fort of Ipsara consisted of 1500 &hype-
tars, mercenaries and infamous like aU those who sell their blood
for money, he addressed himself to them, and gave them earnest
of a greater reward, premising each one 1000 piastres if they
would amender the Wineries they were appointed to defend.
—The thing was kept secret, sad the Ipsariots, informed that the
attack was to be directed against their island, thought themselves
in a condition to repulse the barbarians, when the Turkish squa-
dron appeared of the island on July 4th. A part of the Ipsarians
kept in the ding to hit on the enemy at the moment when the ac-
tion should begin. The Turks were to be attacked by fire-ships,
while the batteries on shore were firing at the ships. The people
were animated with an 'testiest spirit; men, women, old and
young. received the sacrament, and prepared to die fighting. The
Worm was hoisted at the telegraphs, and all the people, with the
sign of the Cross on their foreheads, implored of Heaven to grant
them victory, or the palm of martyrdom.
On the 4th, at five o'clock in the morning, the Turkish advanced
squadron doubled the Cape, and approached the harbour; the bat-
teries were silent ; the forts garrisoned by the Schypetars hoisted
Turkish colours. The Christians hurried eagerly to the spot, and
found the guns had been spiked during the night by the traitors,
who immediately began to are on their fellow Christians. " Kerry
thing is Jut—sane evansekvs." At this unfortunate signal, tbe sea-
men of Ipsara began to lire at the Turks whose large ships could
not come near the shore. AU the Christians who were at hand
embarked on board the vessels, and some of them escaped.
At eight o'clock the Osmanli' landed ; and the Sebypetus, to
whose treason they were indebted for success, were their first vic-
tims. The Oreeks who could not get on board ship took refuge
in the mountains, and the town was set on fire. The whole of the
4th was passed le fighdne and in murdering. On the Sib tie Gr
twin Pacha caused it to be published, that he would give 300 plestres
to whoever should bring in a prisoner alive. This was a useless
promise. The tygers were at liberty, and all the eh and Tth of
July.the work of massacre was going on. On the Mb Khoreb blew
up the forts; 7,300 heads of women, old men, and children were
hung to the shrouds and to the yards of his ships. The Asnbassa- ,
dors of the. Christian Powers will soon see these glorious trophies
of barbarism arrive at Constantinople.
About two thousand sailors thirty of their best ships, and the
Primates succeeded in reaching Samos. On the 13th, the Captain
Parka returned to Tditylene, with ten old vessels which be had
captured. Treason only could have given him success, but this
success will inspire the Greeks with flesh energy, and it may be
dreaded that the lives of the eighteen thousand Masselmen who
are in their hands win be sacrificed, to expiate the crimes of then
Asiatic brethren.

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