The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-10-05 00:00:00

TURKEY.

By a vessel from Smyrna, arrived at Toulon, letters
dated Aug. 29, have been received from the former
place. Sir Graham Moore, in the Rochfort, arrived at
Smyrna on the 20th, but sailed from thence again on
the 24th. as it was supposed to demand satisfaction for
an act of piracy committed under the Greek flag, on an
English vessel called the Eliza. This ship had sailed
from Alexan•lria for Smyrna, with a cargo of rice, but
was boarded in the voyage, and the whole of it taken
.rot. Some Candiote Turks, a lawless and ferocious
race, part of a regiment qua, tired at Smyrna, had mur-
dered two Greeks, but, with this exception, the tran-
qui I•ty of the city had been maintained without inter-
ruption ; and that crime, it is said, was punished by
the proper authorities. No accounts had been received
at Smyrna of any further naval engagement bttwren
the Greek and Turkish fleets.

The above is the substance of the Smyrna letters r -
ceived by way of Toulon. Another letter received by
way of Marseilles, and dated on the 24th, reports some
of the facts stated, but gives them a different colouring.
We annex it, therefore, to enable all concerned to form
a better judgment of the real situation of affairs :
" SMTINA, Auo. 24.—1 n the afternoon of the 18:1.
the eamlians threw once more the town into conster-
nation, by attacking the Greeks ; three of whom were
murdered in the Frank-street. The conduct of the
Car.dians became sooutrageous that the authorities saw
the necessity of exiling thirty of the most turbulent.
A severer punishment should, however, have been in-
dicted, as.the only means of putting a period to the
butchering system.
" Since the late event the shops continue slant, and
,t will be seen on Monday, whether the minds of peo-
ple will be sufficiently traoquillised to allow them to
attend to baldness.

" At last we have been 6ratised with the sight of
some of our ships of war—the Rochfort, Cambrian,
and Racehorse; bat it would appear that they merely
called to ascertain if this city was in existence, fur the
Koehfert left is this morning without communicating
with the chore, and the Cambrian and Medina willful-
low onSaturday; so that our sta.iouary force will COU

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list -ore solitary brig of war (tbe Racehorse), and
which, I presume, is to represent the permanent and
effectual protection promised by the Admiralty to the
Levant Company."

cotomlem.

An American paper of a late date, contains the follow-
ing observations on the affairs of Colombia :
" The latest, accounts from Curacoa, &c. filly corro-
borate the declaration is general of Bolivar's official
bulletin and proclamation, on the hauls of Cambebo,-
.whose decisive cbaractse we noted at the first sews of
the event.

" By this time, in all probability, the great drama is
closed, as to Colontbia ; for by this date; we prostate Lite
surrender of Puerto Cabello and Cattiagewa %vibrant!
recorded tact. From the capture 11(Botee.eblkore
sa-
netthe speedo fall of die latter ; Moire sat bate
been in a fortunate train alt along tin eui.i, Presl
dent Reline would riot have quitted iris military post
(if oireantstaacee were pressing) to 4104 his &Aldo-
:ire at Cocotte, where Congress was in Sialoo. It is
certain,• however, that his plUe would lite well 'applied
by the renowned Pate, now promoted to Obe chief com.
maid, tinder the President. But Bolivar's eloquent pro.
demotion expresses every thing.
" A few short years, if not this very year, Will ter-
minate the greatest revolution in modern times. For,
that we must pronounce the greatest which will be
productive of the greatest consequences, political andl
commercial, to
.the civilised world. It is aot for us,
however, to speak of this glorious and comprehensive
aohject, in a fugitive paragraph ; liable to be forgotten
as soon as read.
General Pees, in the last, as in every previous
conflict, proved the truth of the proverb, that fortune
favours the brave. Perhaps be is the most extraor-
flinary man on this continent. None living ion% slain
so mac)/ enemies with his own band.
" General Sedeno was well known to the writer.--•
He was an active and faithful partisan accustomed
to command the irregular cavalry of the country. tie
acted a useful part with the unfortunate Piar, in the
reduction of Guayana, especially of Angostura.
" Colonel Farrier, it will be retn,tnbered, is one of
the officers, unluckily (but we hope inadvertently)
intercepted at Philadelphia, with Col. Needham, sic.
on the detention of the brig Ellen. He is son of the
celebrated Dr. Farrier, so distinguished in the Philo.
sophical Transactions of Manchester. He is a tin
scholar, a greater reader, and is familiar with ever/
species of military service."

PIRACIES jN rm if7er JAWS.

EXTRACT OP A LETTER PROM THE MATANNA, ato. 9,1820.
1 annex for the information of the mercantile com-
munity, the following extract from the Log book of
schooner A lex a nder, of Charleston, Silas Rogers, master,
bound from St. Augustine to Havanna.
July 23, 1821, 90 miles N. N. R. from the Hole in the
‘Vall, at t► o'clock, P. M. discovered a small Fined
schooner, apparently about 20 tons burden, within a
quarter of a mile of our starboard quarter, whirl after
reconnoite:insr a short time dropt astern of us—oaring.
on the deck 23 soldiers, besides our own crew, which
they doubtless discovered, was probably the only reason
which induced them to sheer off, kept all at their ql:tr-
tent until the rising of the moon, in expectation of an
attack, but we saw them no more.

Since our arrival at Havanna, we heard of a vessel of
that description cruising on the Bahamas, which tin-
ships her masts, and has a great many oars, and has
been seen by a number of vessels.
Two of the convoy from St. Angustine are now miss-
ing, being 22 days out.
Schooner Franklin, Foster, 22 'lays from
Cuba, for Boston, has arrived at Holmes Hole, left 29th
ult. brig Collector, Wardwell, Bristol, It. 1. 12 days;
Pilot, Whiz, Philadelphia, nnc ; Margaret, Smith, do.
unc ; schrs. Lark, Lee, Boston, 12 days ; Ann, Dunn.
do. nnc; Union, Brigh sui, do. 29 days ; Evergreen, Pool,
do. 15 days ; Arms, Foster, do. one ; Congress, Ma-
comber, Baltimore, 10 days; Favourite, Coquin, Phi-
ladelphia, line; Nancy Eleanor, Bine!, one.
August Ist, off Cape St. Antonia, was fired into,
and brought too by a small piratical schooner, and
the Captain was ordered on board her ; as soon as the
boat got alongside, the crew were ordered on baard,
and four of the pirates, armed with muskets, cutlasses,
and lung knives, jumped into the host, and came on
hoard the Franklin. They immediately confined the
w that remained on board in the forecastle, and
commenced plundering. They robbed ten passengers
who were on board of about ONO, a gold' watch and
other articles ; broke open the Captain's trunks, in
search of money ; threw overboard all the Captain's
clothing, bedding, and his trunks, containing his
letters and papers ; robbed him of a spy glass, pistols,
watch, &c. and a sum of money belon;ing to Mr. I.
Lord, the supercargo, who remained at Trinidad ;
rubbed the mate of the greater part of his wearing ap-
parel ; and 4he vessel of all the live stock on board, a
cask of water, some provisions, lead line, log line,
marlin spikes, all the twine on board, cook's axe. and
many other articles.

Daring the time the pirates were on board, the
officers and crew were reputedly threatened with
death, if they did not inform them in what part of
the vessel the money was secreted, at one time a bow
line was put around the cook's neck, to run him up
to the ya:d arm ; at another time his neck was placed
on a blocks and an axe raised to cat off his bead, if
he did not inform them where the Captain bad secreted
his money, Captain Cosner was severely beaten with
a cutlass, and w.is stabbed in the back with a knife,
and one of the crew was stabbed in the hand. One
of the trunks, containing part of the letters, was
picked up after the pirates left the vessel.
On the above, and 'he numerous other piracies lately
noticed, Mr. Topliff observes-4, It is astonishing that
the gorerumen: does not send several vessels into the
West India seas, to hunt such bloodhounds, capture,
bring into port, and administer the only remedy that
will mire them of such outrageous practices—viz. a dose
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