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duced, without the most complete protection.
The neglect of the English Admiralty is quite be-
hond my comprehension. The Medi;:a and the Race-
orse are the only vessels stationed in the vicinity of
Smyrna, while the French squadron is 16 sail. A
French two-decker, a 60-gun ship, arrived at Smyrna
in the latter end of July, with Admiral Halgan on
board. The Dutch have one ship of war of 36 guns.
I have a friend at Salonica who writes me word,
on the 31st of July, that official accounts have been
received there of the passage of the Straits of Ther-
mopylae by Mahomet Pacha, and of the subsequent
taking of Livadia. This advantageous position will
enable him to detach a large portion of his force for
the Morea, for which destination Bairam Pacha, at
the bead of 12,000 Asiatics, is also passing.
Thus I expect very soon to hear that the Greeks
in the Morea are reduced to submission, as their con-
tending against such a force is entirely hopeless. It
may be a few years, however, before those provinces
are restored to a state of tranquillity, or the Greeks
and Turks, even in appearance, have the same degree
of mutual confidence as before the insurrection.
A report is just current, the truth of which I have
not time to ascertain, that the Turkish Government,
in conformity with the dictation of the Russian note,
have published an amnesty to the Greeks for three
mon hs. How far this evidence of sincerity, if that
is the case, may influence the decision of the Russian
Cabinet towards peace, there is no saying; but, un-
less war at all events is resolved on, it ought to
have some weight.

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1821.
PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE D.CLOCK :
S per Cent. Cons.7s 1/2 24-5 per Ct. Navy 108% 109
Imp. 3 per Ct. Ann. 751/4—lndia Bonds 635. 6 is. pr.
Exch. Bills 2s. 3s. pr.—Cons. for Act. 75% Ih.

Letters have been received from Constantinople to
the 11th, from Smyrna to the 3d, and from Odessa
to the 17th of August. In our preceding columns
♦ve have given copious extracts. The tone of the ac-
counts from Constantinople is rather of a gloomy

complexion, caused, no doubt, by the departure of
Baron STROGONOFF ; for no other occurrence had
taken place, to justify the anxiety which was exhibi-
ted. His remaining there nearly two weeks, after he
bad announced his determination to depart, naturally
gave rise to speculations of the most favourable kind
which were succeeded by as anxious forebodings,
when the fact of his having sailed became known.
It was reported at Constantinople, that the Porte
had sent orders to the different provinces, that no more
Greeks should be executed without its express per-
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mission. It was also rumoured that an armistice of
three months had been proclaimed, for the purpose
of inducing the Greeks in the interior to return to
obedience.
The boasted victory of the Greeks over the Turkish
fleet is reduced by the present accounts, to the fol-
lowing facts :—The inhabitants of Samos, terrified by
the approach of the Turkish squadron to their shores,
thought it wiser to prevent the landing of the Moho-
inetans by a timely supplication, than to take the,
chance of repelling them after they should have dis-
embarked. Offers of submission, therefore, and en-
treaties for pardon, were dispatched to the Admirals
who received them favourably, on condition that the
ringleaders of the revolt should be delivered up.—
This being accomplished, the Turkish Admiral re-
mained a few days, and proceeded on his course for
Rhodes, there to effect ajunction with a small squa-
dron from Egypt. The junction is said to have duly
taken place, and the combined armament to have
sailed next for Prevesa, on the coast of Epirus, where
a further reinforcement was obtained of fifteen or six-
teen vessels under the Capitana Bey, after which the
whole fleet was supposed to have returned forthwith
to the Archipelago.
When the Turkish Admiral sailed from Samos, he
left behind him, at Scala Nuova, transports to the
number of eight or ten : these, on the subsequent ap-
proach of the Greek fleet (nearly 100 sail), were burnt
by the Turkish crews themselves, to prevent them
from falling into the hands of their adversaries.
On the passage of the GRAND SEIGNIOR'S fleet from
Samos to Rhodes, it sailed southwardly in several
divisions, one of which falling in with the Greeks,
and being overmatched, retired to Stanchio. The
Greeks, unable, or fearing to attack them, sent in
some fire-ships to destroy a Turkish man of war;
when the Admiral, CARA ALI, manned his launches,
and towed away three of them to a distance whence,
they could do no harm, though at the risk of every
moment blowing the boats' crews into the air : the
fourth ship the Turks courageously boarded, and took
possession of, extinguishing her already lighted match,
A dreadful scene is described tcxhave taken place
at Scala Nuova, where the troops, disappointed that
they had not been embarked and allowed to plunder
Samos, revenged themselves on the unhappy Chris-
tians, of whom, after a series of shocking outrages
and excesses, 600 or 700 are supposed by the writer
of the letter to have perished.
Smyrna remained tranquil at the date of our ad-
vices, and was is a more settled state during the pre-
ceding week, than it had been since the commence-
ment of the troubles. Orders had been given by the
Pacha, that the bazaars and shops should be opened;
which were partially complied with. Little business,
however, was done; and confidence was far from
being restored. Much ummaineft was caused by the