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The Ann, Longridge, from Enos and Macri with
'AGMs and wool, has been taken, and sent into Napoli,
hid no Mertrifesi 1 An Imperial vestel6o 0001.
property, going to Enos, has been cut from under the
convoy of an Amer icon, and sent to . the time place,
under aspiciox of having Turkish property on bo
" Since writing what precedes, the Ann, Longtidge,
Skylark, Elttabeih, Noakes (the two latter horn L•sn
don) and the Cupid, horn Dublin, have come in. The
Ann, was carried to Egina, where Captain Hamilton
Was, and instantly liberated. he Skylark was boarded
two nights ago in the Port of Ipsara (where he was
laying under convoy of tsse Zebra) by a boat from
a Greek
,cryizer, also lying there ; but the man
of war, being apprised of it, let off some blue lights, &c.
which•frignteoed them away, without their taking any
thing. Captain Longridge reports thist he left the
.--- and Geniraf Brock at Egina, taken by the
Greeks; the former wish a cargo of beans for Leghorn,
and-a large quantity of money ; the latter with a cargo
of bar iron for Constantinople. Both are condemned
by the Greek Tribunal; the latter in ship, cargo, ru d
freiihr, kinder the, prfrear of its !wing wari,ke awes
going to an enemy's port. Captain .H. sent notice to
the Admiral, who could give no positiveorders, merely
telling Captain H, to do what he could for the vessel!
There were Austrian vessels and a Dutchman under
arrest, and really• things are now arrived at such a
pitch as to lead to the conclusion, that the whole of the
nation we are doing• so much for will soon be nothing
but pirates.
,► Sitrastatft 18.—Yesterday an Austrian convoy
arrived from Alexandria, and it is said no less than
four or five vessels have been taken from it by the
Greeks, and a British vessel called the Nancy has come
in with it, which had before beets twice sobbed by those
villains, leaving the Captain and crew in the most mi-
serable condition imaginable—but these events to our
flag are so very frequent, that they are no longer
worth referring to.;—for nobody seems to care any
thing about them.

" Sari. 19.—Yesterday the French brig. of war
Volage, by which I wrote you a fortnight ago, came
into Vourla with a Greek Government armed vessel,
as a prize. The account given is, that a few nights
ago the Volage was followed by two of the craft above-
mentioned, when she assumed the appearance of a
merchant brig. • The Greeks closed in urns her, and
continued so evidetitly waiting the approach. of day.
light to carry their plan.. into execution with more
security. The Volage, however, knowing that they

would the., be off, and assured of their piratical

intenoioa, gave them a broadside, when one got away
and the 'other, having 60 seamen on board, sur-
rendered. It is said, and may easily be believed, that

they were laying wait for. tbe,fruit vessels going down
to asessoe. Ina ay of which.ase Inovor to Awg the
money to pay for the cargoes. This. Greek man of
war having nothing on board 6 prove her piratical ita.
tentions, may probably be let loose again to follow up
her plata.

" SEPT. ft.—The Magdelaine arrived yesterday
morning from Liverpool, in 56 days, without convoy,
and without plunder. She of course had fine winds,
and so escaped. An American vessel now at the
Castles has been plundered, and a Dutchman. which

belonged to his own convoy, having been detained by

some Turkish man of war to ask some questions, after
wards shared tke same fate by the Greeks! and nothing
is done to put them dams.

Strr.24.—Ao American corvette is arrived, which
spoke the Ma: y and Fairy Queen, going into Milo, hay.
ing been robbed of their stores and part of their car-
goes—some say all. Poor Vans, of the Matilda, is in
from Trieste, having shared a similar fate, and having
I:ist coat, hat, and shoo!—the vessel had hardly stores
inongh left to bring her in. The Cherub, from America,
with a full cargo of Colonial produce, has been com-
pletely 'gutted by the villains of Carabosa ; and a man-
of•wxr, arrived, had to furnish clothing, two days
ago, to the crew of the Elizabeth, three or four
days from this port, supposed to be Noakes,
going to Cheutte I and they say six Greek armed
cruivrs are lying in bait between Scio and Carabour-
ace. These are a part of the benefits to be derived
from the treaty we have given to that people ; and our
Commanders on the station admit that things are only
Itiely to get worse, whilst it appears it in nobody's basi-
l:Kis to apply a sanedy.
"The Constitution, American frigate, is said to be
ring down to Candia, to see after the Cherub's cargo;
and, it is expected, will give a better account of it than
most of our losses have been attended with. AnOther
American, with Colonials, has escaped by some lucky
caance. The Ant, Watson, and the Hope, in ballast
from Alexandria, have had equal good fortune ; but the
Arab, which sailed with them, and the Ana, Watson,
which preceded, have not yet appeared. The accounts
of piracies has so far alarmed the Captains proceeding
to Chesme, that none of them will now venture without
coavoy, among which are the Flora, Colombian Packet,
Soak" Etc. &c.

COPT OP A LETTER VR3SI THE !METER Or THE PREMIER,
TO KIWI KERRY ESQ. DATED MALTA, imp?. 27.
DEAR SIR-1 am extremely sorry to inform you of

the unfortunate occurrence which bag befallen us since
rmt departure from Bmytna. We left there on the.l6th
inst. Si company with his Majesty's brig Brisk, and Lord
Talbot in his yacht. They parted company in the Dort,
Passage, and left u . in company with this Paul Ps y and
Smyrna Packet: &wing to the very bad weather we ca..
petienced off Cerigo, during the right we lost sight of
them the next mottling. We thrum continued to make
the best of ou way for England instil the 21st, when
•e saw a vessel to the southward. He immediatrly
sore down upon us, and hoisted a black and white flag„