Star.
London, England, 1827-11-23 00:00:00

SCIO.

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PRITATIC CORRIMPONDINCE.
• CESAR, on the Coast pf Asia Minor, opposite the
Island and the City of Selo, Oct. 7, 1827.
" I arrived bete on the 27th September, on my way
to Scio, but unfortunately found that all communica-
tion with that island was interrupted by the presence of
three Greek brigs cruising in the narrow rassaz,e which
separates it from the Main. By the kindness of Captain
Rooke, of his Majesty's brig Jasper; who is here pro.
tecting 15 sail of British merchantmen that proceed
under his convoy as far as Malta, I have, however, been
able to pay two short visits to that interesting place.—
On Monday last (Ist inst.) the Jasper left the Creek of
Cesme at an rally hour hi the morning, in order to
facilitate the passage of the English Consul resident at
Scio, whose presence was requisite at Cesme, for the dis-
patch of the truit vessels, and with the intention of
speaking with the Greek cruisers.

" A report prevailed that a large Greek fleet was at
and, with troops on board that were to attempt a land-
lg. All the Turks we spoke with were, or affected to
be, confident, and-strangers us the slightest alarm; but
the Greek part of the population, which, between the
sad remnant left after the massacre of 1822, and those
wrio had since repaired• to the Island, amounting to
22,000 souls, seemed labouring under cruel apprehen-
sions. Many of them entreated us to give thedt a
passage to the main—to any spot not threatened, with
the honors of Greek and. Turkish warfare. lo the

Ips ought to cm.. ..tgo.
" Nearly all the British vessels having takes% in their
cargoes, on Friday last, the sth inst. Captsin Rooke
stood over to Scio, to bring the Consul over himself;
as he apprehended, and not without reason, that in spite
of the assurances of the honourable Captains,' a Greek
visit would not be una•tended with nonlesta•ion to the
old Gentleman. I and my friend were again of the,
voyage. We arrived at 9w M. and Captain Itooke and
a Lieutenant went on shore with us. At the landing.
place we were received by the Consul and the superiors .
of the Turkish Customs, who led us to their house hard.
by, and regaled us with pipes and c,ffee, during the '
disclosion of which they put various quevions to us re-
lative to the present state of affairs, the prospect of
pacification, &c. Hence we repaired to wait on the
Pacha, who resides in the Castle, a hal-ruin-d fortress
(whose greatest strength consists in a dry ditch), built
by the Genoese during their occupation of the island.
" At the outer gap we found driwn'up, in honsenr
to Captain. Rooke, a guard of the Tactielgots, or 'newly
organiz!rf tronps--•n the in'erior of the fpttress near •
the Pacha's habitat's), a common Terkis's guard.-4 nd
It his door an Albanian guard of enia and pietutsiique
appeal:titre. We were ushered up stairs by I know Mkt .
how' many attendants, and :it length found oursei4es,
in the presence of the Paella, who was tested on a di-
van, in a hl ..psant, cool room, open to the sea, with his. 2..
Cadi at his side, and a number of Officers a:tending in
a rank by the dots. He received vs very courteously,
shook hands with Capt ,itt Rooke, • and beckoned us to .
he sealed. lie then whispered some orders to an Officer,
and directed his attention to the Consul. I observed
him writ daring this short conversation, and may de-
scribe Issuf Paella as a handsome oil man, with a
magnificent wh'te beard, with just that portion of est-
bonpoint that becomes age, and with a mild and Gen,
tlemanly countenance and demeanour.
" Presently a troop of servants came in with. splendid
pipes, coffee, &c. &c. but for this time 1"will spare you'
the particulars of the ceremonies, attentions, and corn. ...
pliments that were paid us, and merely give you a few „
notes of the Pacha's conversation. He said, he regret. -
ted the present troubled state of affairs, but thit he still
hoped thst the moment was distant which would see
the Sultan his master engaged in a wilt with..he great
Kings of Europe—that he was not a man of blfood...r;
that h e had pledged his word to the Greeks stow pn
the island, that they should not be tkinle:ied, miess ti
entered into machinations with the rebels from abroad
—thst he did not fear invasion—that *bet:would meet
force with force, openly and honourably, but that he
despised that paltry mode.of warfare which consisted.
-in sailing two or three ships up and down a coast, and
m. fely preventing trade and communication.'"—s
" Not," added he, .4 that this injures or as noys me and
my faithful Osmanlis; no, the whole weight of the evil
falls on the poor Greeks here, who are the Ashermen,
sailors, carriers, and merchants of the Island.—After
visit of three quarters of an hour, being previously ,
sprinkled with sweet waters.. and scented with smoke .
from silver eneensoires, we took our leave, asid were .
accompanied to the gate with the same state that at- •.
tended our entrance. The town, on this visit, seemed
to me even still more ruinous and desolate than it did
before.

" 1 ascettained to-day that the Pacha of Scio, who
was foime:ty Bey of Rhodes, has-only 400 men of the
newly org tnized army, and 1.50 cannoneers, in st hich •
.number are included engineers,
.artillerymen, sappers ,
and miners, Etc. Besides thce, there may be on the
island 600 or 700 Turks, capable of bearing arms, and
fighting in their old irregular manner. The castle;
they say, mouths 80 guns, which 4Tc mnre than they.
would know how to work and nearly all those 1
saw were in a bad condition, and mist miserably, •
mounted. The place, I ant sure, would not be a twelve
hours' obstacte to a thousand British solders.
" There are three armed Turkis4rit4?els in theopcit,
but weedingly small, and bearing very_ light guns...
Two of them went out some fifteen days ago, wllen the.
first Greek brig ap.peared in the Tassagrat btt an a
nearer view of the size of the Greek, and the weight of
his metal, they were glad to retire. The three Greeks
are very fine large brigs, superior sailers, .bearing each
of them 12 guns, with a crew of 100 to .120 men. They
are polacca rigged, nocoppered, and very.deficiein in •
bulwark, by which their men must be sadly exposeA •
They continue to cruize off Scio, but no other vessels -
of their flag have yet appeared. The Turks, on this ;
part of the Continent, are at this rncinaent unusually
vigilant, and cannot conceal that- they are alarmed,
They say they exiiect troops from Magnesia and Smyrna, ,
" A. few da)khefore my arrival at Cesnne, an engage
mere took lalice between 4 Greek tnirtico and two
Turkish Saccolevas that went out of this creek to the

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