Star.
London, England, 1824-10-16 00:00:00

THE GREEKS.

15101 F OF SIMI VICTrADSIISAL OF 11111OREIK Marna/AR= LAMM, I
• TO Till OWL OTTZIUOSTMT.
Off Samos, 5 (17) Angulo, 1824, 11 o'Clock
Participate in our joy, dearest fellow-citizens: this
has been, t' •r the h . e..: n.v , a day of glory and exul-
tation. We will relate t y• u very satisfactory intelli-
gence. Besides the action which took place yesterday,
the result of which was as disadvantageous to the
enemy as it was glorious for us, oar fit e•ships have this
day destroyed a frigate, and a corvette of Tripoli, of
the first rank, and a brig of Tunis, in full sail, between
the Cape. of St. Maria and Colona, with several trans-
ports, which the enemy had previously prepared for
transporting his troops. The action took place as follows :
After we had compelled the enemy to retreat in a
shameful manner in the two first attempts to approach
us, he yesterday made a third attempt, with all his
ships of war, to the number of twenty-two. The com-
bat commenced at half-past 10 A.M. The enemy first
approached with all his large vessels, and then with his
smaller ones. As we had not yet prepared our fire-
ships, we ordered only sixteen vessels of Hydra and
Spezzia, which had just arrived, with an Hydriot fire-
ship, and a vessel of Captain Canaris, which had also
just arrived, to oppose them. The combat was obsti-
nate on both side., and the tactics of our Hydriots and
Spezziots were displayed in a most brilliant' manner.
Our fire-ships, accompanied by our vessels, sailed against
the ships of the enemy, . and threw them into complete
disorder, obliging them to retire with disgrace, much
farther than in their two former attempts.
You may easily conceive with what courage this
happy result inspired our men, and on the contrary how
discouraging it was for the enemy, and principally for
those troops which had been collected on the mountains
of Asia Minor, and were now witnesses to the defeat of
their fleet.
But a more signal victory awaited the Greek fleet!
This morning we saw the enemy making an approach
towards us with the wind in his favour. We imme-
diately ordered all our fire-ships to set sail,accompanled
by different ships of war. About 10 A.m. the fire-ship
commanded by Captain Demetrius Zapli approached a
frigate of the first rank off Cape St. Maria, and grappled
her. There was a slight breeze, and the frigate, helped
in some manner by it and towed by four galleys, escaped
the danger which threatened her, and our fire-ship did
not succeed, but it afforded an opportunity to the brave
Captain Canaris ,to go against the same frigate in the
fire-ships which he himelf commanded, and he suc-
ceeded, towards 11 o'clock A.M. in grappling her whilst
in full sail. In a short time she was all' in flames; and
the fire having penetrated to the powder magazine soon
blew her up, and the sparks and pieces' of wood, which
flew on all sides, not only destroyed all who were on
board, to the number of 600, bat several on the neigh-
bouring coasts, and burned nearly twenty transports,
which were in readiness to transport the troops to Samos.
Towards ten o'clock, Captain George Batiquiottis
went against a brig of Tunis with his fire-ship, and
succeeded in burning it; and, at 11 o'clock, Captain
Demetrius Rafalias went against a corvette of Tripoli
with his file-ship, and at the same time another fire-
ship went against the same corvette, so that in a short
time it was all in fl ones. Captain Itomposi went also
against a frigate with his fire-ship: he grappled her
well; but the wind and the galleys which towed her
assisted her in escaping the danger, and consequently
the fire-ship was lost. If Captain Romposi had not
attacked the frigate, he would without doubt have
burned a brig, which was nearer, and which would have
been an easy prey. His courage was unexampled.
My duty obliges me to recommend to your bene-
volence all the Captains and seamen of our fire-ships,
since all, without exception, displayed most astonishing
energy and bravery, exposing themselves to the heavy
fire of the enemy's vessels, and succeeding in destroying
them whilst in full sail and open daylight.
You can easily imagine what terror must have taken
Fos-ession of the enemy, and of Topal Pacha himself, to
whose eyes the conflagration and destruction were doubt-
less no pleasant sight, and his courage was not so great.
as to induce him to assist them.
We hope, therefore, that the plans of the enemy
against Samos have failed, since, when he had lost
nearly 3,000 men in the vessels which were burned, we
saw that the troops which were on the continent had
taken to llight ; and we are fully ersuaded that none
of those who witnessed this engagement would dare to
embark. During these two days—days which will be
for ever memorable in our naval history—a French
schooner was pie.,ent, which, we trust, will relate all
that occurred. We shot.ld have wished that other
Europeans had also been present at that tine, but not
on board the Turkish vessels, like those whom wesaw
fall into the sea from the vessels which we destroyed--
a worthy tecompense for their praiseworthy sentiments
and their Christian feelings ! May ail those who seek
to injure our unfortunate country experience a similar
fate! We have burned all our file-ships: we therefore
request you to send us others without delay ; we are
also in want 9f powders which we beg may be sent
immediately.
Worthy fellow-citizens l—We have several times ex-
perienced that our fire-ships are our best weapons, and
by their means we hope to effect still more signal tri-
umphs during this campaign. Oar seainen are inspired
with the greatest energy, and possess considerable abili-
ties; every one of them is at present a lion; whilst, on
the contrary, our enemies are filled with fear, and dis-
couragement. We only lost two men on board of
Captain Canaries vessel, and oue on board of Captain

THE EVENING STAR

LONDON.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1824.
THE FUNDS.
STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

Consols opened at 96; g, and up to this hour 96i, with little
doing. The Rentes were, after 'Change at Paris, on Thursday, at
102 f. 95c.

FOREIGN FUNDS.
In the Foreign Funds little is doing; they are making op for
settling day.

Current Prices : New Spanish 151, Old 20j 1, Mexican 60# 1,
Russian 961 hi-Colombian Scrip 7# 61 disc. Colombian 701, Ch
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Old 99, Alliance Shares 10# f, 'Buenos Ayres 9 lb disc: Eskslihns
# I pre. Greek 101 dist.
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This forenoon we received the Moxiteur and Gang-
nani's Messenger of Thursday, and the Elate of yester-
day, by Express.
The KlNG,after Mass, on Wednesday, gave a special
audience to Comte de VAUBLANC, Minister of State and
Member of the Chamber of Deputies, and Comte de
NONTLIVAULT.

At noon, his MAJZSTY presided at a Council of
Ministers, which continued until four o'clock. The
DAUPHIN assisted at the Council.

The Duc DE BF.JA, (Prince Don MIGUEL,) arrived at
Strasburg on the 9th inst. and will remain some days.

The Etoile of yesterday contains extracts from the•
Austrian Observer, confirming the accounts previously
received of the failure of the expedition against Samos.
The Capitan Pacha had retreated to Stanchio (Cos).
'A Greek division of 50 vessels, under the command of
M IA vus, was charged with watching the Egyptian Beet.
It is stated in Galignanis Messenger, that a rumour
that a great quantity of Three per Cent. Stock would
be issued, to indemnify the emigrants, produced little ef-
fect on the Finds, which recovered their former prices.
These papers contain no domestic intelligence of po-
litical importance, unlessthe movements of the squadron
of evolutions can be considered as such. This squadron,
under the command of Admiral DOPERRE, has arrived
at Toulon, whence the two Rear-Admirals Barons Pous-
tura and Elms Itoroutts set out for Paris. At Toulon,
of all the vessels of the squadron, none remain, except
the Amazon and Juno frigates, the Zebra brig, and the
Dauphinnoice and the Fauvette sloops. The Venus,
Vestal, Nymph; and Themis frigates, sailed on the 26th
September, under the command of Captain CAVILLIER,
to take on board troops, to relieve the garrisons in the
Antilles.—On the 28th, Admiral Des ROTOURS sailed
with the Trident ship of the line, and the Amphitrite,
Armida, and Hermione, frigates. These four vessels
go to Cadiz, as well as the Sand Petri, which sailed on
the 4th instant. It seems that after stopping a short
time at Cadiz, the Santi Petri, the Hermione, and the
Trident, will go to Brest, where they will be disman-
tled, and that the Juno will be dismantled at Toulon.
Viscount GRANVILLE, whose departure axed mission

we mentioned a few days ago, presented a le4tee-item
our Sorrzazton'' to the King of Felines, on Tuesday,
condoling with him on the death of Louis XVIII. and
congratulating him on his own accession to the Throne.
—Similar letters were presented by Baron UCHTRITZ
from the King of SAXOHY, and from Baron SPITZES-
BERG, Aide de-Camp to the King of WIRTEMBERO.
°cross' 14.—French !Lenten 1021. 75e. 85c. 70e. For the end
of the month, 102 f. 95c.
This forenoon we receive Frankfort and other Ger-
man Papers to the 9th inst. One of them contains an
article from Semlin of the 22d ult. stating that the Se-
raskier DUMB. PACHA, has been beheaded, by order
of the SULTAN. This is the fifth Seraskier who has been
dispatched in the ,t off with his head, so much for Bucs-
INGHAM" style, since the beginning of the Greek revo-
lution. It will be seen by the extracts from the Ger-
man Papers which fallow, as well as from the official
report of the Greek Vice Admiral, in another column,
that the Turks have suffered great reverses. The ac-
counts in the German Papers agree in all the material
facts with the official dispatch of the Greek Admiral.
They add a report that the Egyptian fleet had been dis-
persed, partly by a storm, and partly by the Greeks, and
bad retired to Candia. But the most important intelli-
gence is the renewal of hostilities by Persia with the Porte.
—The Persian Prince, MEHEMET Act, threatens Bag-
dad with a numerous army, which the Turks are wholy
unable at present to withstand. A sedition also exists
in Syria. Difficulties multiply daily round the Otto.
man throne, the final overthrow of which cannot be far
remote ; at least if anyLhing like the same spirit pre-
vails_on land as is displayed at sea. The success of the
Greeks is the more extraordinary, as their population is
comparatively small. That part of Greece in which
the present wars are carried on, consists of the Morea
and Livadia on the Continent, and of Negropont, Samos'
Hydra, Ipsara, Spezzia, and some smaller islands. The
Morea, where the Provisional Government has esta-
blished itself, is, from North West to South East, about
150 English miles in length; and from North East to
South West about 95 miles in breadth ; but being
deeply indented with bays and arms of the sea, it is pro-
bably not larger in superficial extent than Lancashire
and Yorkshire united, that is about 7,800 square miles.
Livadia is about 170 miles long by forty miles on
an average broad, or 8,600 square miles in area. Ne-
gropont is 100 miles by an average of 16; that is, in area
1,600 square miles. If all these countries taken toge-
ther were as populous, in proportion to their size, as
Great Britain, they would contain 3,000,000 of per-
sons; but it is impossible to believe that their actual
population is above one-half of that number. That of
the Morea is only stated at 400,000 by the best in-
formed travellers. Samos is thirty miles by twelve;
Hydra fifteen by five ; and Ipsara and Spezzia very con-
siderably less. Yet it is, in fact, these very small islands
which have carried on the most effective warfare against
the Turks; for, Wing devoted themselves many years
to Maritime trade, they hive become very expert tailors,
Itmlbdlit a great number of merchant-ships, out of
which they have now formed a sort of small navy.
—Many of the Islanders too have been enriched by_
trade, and have advanced considerable sums for the
common cause, which is thus doubly indebted to their
courage and their patriotism. The following are extracts:

SEMLIN, SEPTEMBER ta.

Private letters from Bitoglia of the 10th inst. pretend
that the Seraskier Dervish Pacha has been beheaded by
command of the Sultan. This would make the fifth
Seraskier who has lost his life since the beginning of
the Greek revolution. The Pacha of Silistria, who ob.
stinately opposed the evacuation of the Principalities,
has been suddenly called to Constantinople, and as he
has taken his harem with him, it is supposed he is to be
appointed to some other post. It is reported that the
Janissaries have obtained the deposition both of the
Grand Vizier and the Reis Effendi; and if this is the
case, the Pacha of Silistria, who is a great favourite with
the Janissaries, is probably intended for Grand Vizier. I

FROM THE FRONTIERS OF MOLDAVIA, SEPT. 22.

While the Russian Ukase of the 18th of August
announces the evacuation of the Principalities as having
been effected, letters from Jassy state, that the Austrian
resident, M. Von Lippa, has presented a note to the
Hospodar, in which he is stated to have urged the acce-
leratitm of this evacuation.