Star.
London, England, 1821-08-20 00:00:00

AFFAIRS OF GREECE.

PRIVATE LETTER.

“zANTF, JULY 14.
ig By the Hermes I gave you an account of Mr.
Green, the English Consul, having been to Patras,
the end of June, with a fleet of men of war, con-
sisting of the Revolutionnaire, 44 guns ; CamLrian,.
50; Spey, 20 ; Scout,lB; and Chanticleer; 16. This
squadron was sent up from Corfu, in consequence of
representations respecting outrages committed by
the Greeks and lonians on lonian boats of passage :
but it had also another object—that of convincing
the Greeks that their proceedings were taken notice
of. The Pacha had left Patras with troops for Lalla,
but the fleet gOt permission, which was never before
granted, to pass the Dardanelles of Lepanto, and
sailed up to the Greek vessels at Galaxidi, where they
found about 80 ships in all, but only three of them
were armed. The Hydriotes, Spczziotes, and Ip-
sariots, had abandoned their attack on Patras and
Lepanto three days before, and had sailed for Hydra,
after 27 days spent in doing nothing. They had two
of their vessels dismasted by the Turkish corvette
and three brigs under Lepanto. After delivering the
dispatches to the person in command, to be sent to
Hydra, the fleet returned to Patras and Zante, after
an absence of six days. Captain Pellew fired a salute
a; Patras, at the request of the Commandant, which
was returned from the Citadel. There is no danger
of the Greeks attacking Patras for some time, as Usuf
Pacha, who had gone on an expedition to Lalla, had
returned with all the Lalliots and their families. The
Lalliots had been besieged very closely by about
4,000 Moriots, and 2,000 men from Cephalonia and
Zante, with six pieces of cannon. The Lalliots sent
to Patras for assistance, begging:permission to come
and settle there, and to destroy Lalla, as was done in
1771. The Pacha went to them in person, with
1,200 men, and upon his arrival a great battle was
fought, the Lalliots attacking on one side, and the
troops of Patras on the other.. The lonians did some
execution with their guns as the Pacha advanced,
hut he charged them at the head of his men ; and the
Lalliots attacking the Moriots at the same time,
these last fled when they had fired their muskets, and
left the lonians to fight. The consequence was a
total overthrow of the Greeks and lonians, about five
hundred and fifty being put to the sword, and forty
lonians taken prisoners, who were impaled or hanged
on the field of battle. The rest fled, and arrived at
Zante in a most distressing condition. The Turks
returned. to Patras. By the last accounts they had
about 6,000 men there. They were distressed for
corn, but had sent off a third of the troops to attack
the Bishop. The Pacha is a mAn of undaunted cou-
rage, as well as his Officers. The Turks lost about
80 men at Lalla, chiefly killed by the lonians. Not
one fort or castle in the Morea has hitherto been taken
by the Greeks, but it is probable that the Turks may
be starved out at Coron, Napoli de Malyoisin, and
Nararin, as they were at the last extremity. I think,
however, that they will blow up the castles, and at-
tempt to cut their way to Patras or Tripolliza rather
'than capitulate, as they well know the fate that would
await them in so doing. At Hydra, the Greeks ac-
tually roasted • the Turks alive by a slow fire, first
cutting off their ears and noses. This you may rely
on as an undoubted fact, as• well as all I have re-
lated. The Turkish fleet that was at Patras came to
Zante for provisions, and was supplied. The Capi-
tan:t Bey was off Corfu in want of men and provi-
sions. If he could have attacked the Hydriotes at
Lepanto, I think he would have taken them.'