The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1819-11-17

curse, no murmur. The city received
its inidel garrison as Babylon or Palmyra
sauies the Christian traveller in the de-
sert---nothing brcsthed, nothing moved;
the houses were desolate, the nation was
extinct the bones OF the dead were coos
sumed to ashes. Yet this we are informs
cd, was sacrifice to " "expctliency!"H
FROM LoSpos PApsR.
EVaenatioa Of Paya. Letters have
been received from the lonian Islands,
dated in the beginning Of June, detaiiing
the events which took place ON the ces-
sloa Of rarga to the Turks. We col.
lect from them the following particu.srss
-" BY Sir T.. Nlaitland's orders, The
officer commanding the British garrison
at Parga made known to the inhabitantS
that, in conformity to asAngemcnts with
Ali Pacha, Turkish force was to enter
their territory without delay, but that the
English troops would re;nain for their
protection along with the Turks, until
they were able to arrange all their affairs,
and complete the emigration. On re-
ceiving this intimation. which was con.
lrmed by the approach of an Ottoman
force, the Pargumotes having held cons
sultation, sent to inform the Cmnmap-
dant, that as such was the determination
of the British government, they had
unanimously resolved, that should one
single Turk enter their territory bcfors.
all of them should have had a fair oppors
tunity of leaving it, they would put to
death al their wives and children, and
afterwards defend themselves against any
force. Turkish or Christian. that should
violate the pledge made to them, and that
they should fight until only one should
survive to tell the siory.-The English
commandant, perceiving by their prepars
ations that this resolution was irrcvocas
ble, instantly despatc.d information VI
Sir Thos. Maitland at Corfu, who sent
Gen. Sir Fred. Adam to expostul.te
with them Thai officer. Oh his arrival
at Parga, observed large fire in the pubs
lie square. where the inhabitants had
hcaped together the bones Of their aicess
tors, collected from the churches ahd ce.
meteries. All the male population stood
armed at the doors Of their respective
| dwellings; the women and childrcp wcrd
within, awaiting their late gloomy and
awful silence prevailed. a few OF the
primates, with the Protopapa at their
head, received General Adam on hi9
landing, and assured him that the tnediS
tatetl sacrifice would be Immediately ex.
ecu,cd, unless he could stop the entrance
| Of the Turks, who had already, arrived
near the frontier, and effectually protccs
their embarkstion and departure. Forts
unately Sir +. Adam found means td
prevail on lhc Ottoman commandai,t n
halt his fo,ce. The Glasgow irigateg
| Capt. Maitland, which had been sem
from Corfu, having arrived, the embatky2
alton commenced, and all the ParguinS
otes proceeded, under her protection, q
| Corfu. The Turks, on their entraucep
| found Parga desert and the only si8s
| nal that marked their reception, wastte
smoke ofthe funeral pyre, in which, ~
late Inhabitants had consumed the bct,e1
of their forefathers. The unfortunate
emigrants are now principally at Corfu
| waiting as bouselcss wanderers, the d|9,
tribution Of The miserable pittance u az
per head, obtained for them by their pro-
tectors, which IS to be called a conpest'
sation for the loss Of their, properly th{{]l
native soil, and social existence. hu1
has closed the memorable negotiation,
a scene Of calamity, which the most live
imagination could not have anticipete4
but which tnless some new cnoffitieI
shall have efaced the recollection Of it,
will rouse against the council and fntIi
cellors Of this empire the aptipady J
indignation Of mankind" ,..~. ~