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

ysuspsct,. including, on enc hand, the
whole territory Of 'Parga and the moun-
tains of Albania, by which it is bounded.
From east to west, in a southerly direc-
tion, the eye ranges over part Of the
Ionian sea; on the left are seen the isle
of Santa Maura. and the promontory
from whence Sapphc terminated her
woes. Further on appear the noun
tains Of Cephalonia and on the right, at
the distance ofl2 miles, are the inlcts of
Paxo and Antipaxo. The territory of
Parga extends only two or three miles
round he,city, & the population amounts
90 between 5 and 1000 inhabitants.
.a" This small country is backed by a
steep mountain, which separates it from
the dominions of Ali Pacha. ~
Parga has always been considered as
an integral dependency Of the Ionian Is
lands, and as military post of great i'm
portance to them, and in particular to
Corfu, of which it is called the car and
the eye, The, Parguinotes profess the
Greek religion. n. q
SAT an epoch anterior to 400, the
chiefplace of the country of the Parguin-
'otos, was situated beyond the limits Of
the actual territory off Parga, upon the
mountain which overlooks this small
country, at the spot now called Paleo-
Fargo, which still exhibits the ruins of a
church and Of some dwellings.
"The anarchy and disorder which pre-
pared the fall Of the lower empire, invinc-
ed the Parguinotes to fix their abode in a
place less exposed to the incursions and
Insults Of their neighbors they abandon
ed their habitations, and, awiling them
selves of the advantages offered by nature,
built new city on the rock, where the
fortress Of Parga now stands, from whence
they might fearlessly contemplate the ef-
forts of their enemies"
~ Concerning this matter, tho Peters
6rrs Iafeiigsncey, has the, following Just sod
spitted rernarks.--" We have seldom read a
more aEecting narrative, than that which is
given Ia to-day's paper, Of tho circumstances
under which Tho inhsbi,an,s OF the little ter
fitory Of Fargo abandoned thsir; homes to
seek now country. II any thing can add to
the abhorrence with which posteri,y will read
The history Of the reign Of George the third,
this occurrence res ed 10 the same page
which shall record the crueities Of the Brit.
ish government 10 Ireland and India, will
stigms,ize the memories Of all concerned to
" Infamous petpctuation. .--The fate OF Psrga
= will carry down with 4. a>stain upon the Brit.
ish character, which an hundred Waterloo
columns cannot outweigh, and which no time
can obii,e rate. To offer fret 10 protect, then
TO receive, and foally 10 sacrifice, is ueschety y
Of treble die. Nor were the English au.
thoritiss unaware Of the enemy sgains, whom
the unhappy Parguinotes sough, their pro-
tection--,hey knew that iii Pacha, the fero-
cious governor Of the Turks their neig ghbors,
had attempted FIRST to cajole and then to
khroaton them--Yet II was TO this same Pscha
.ths, tho English transterrsd--,he territory
not the heohie, for they possessed souls thar
would not brook being sold, like beasts, for so
many Turkish piastr6s per head. Aud all
this, il 10 said, vas sacrifice to expediency-
q was done to propitiste the grand scignios,
20 sosure tho accession of the Turks to the
treaty Of Paris--,he Turks, those pests Of SO.
cie,y, who dsmolish every thing, bot build up
Dothing.s
~ What treasure do the people OF these
saotes possess, in that article Of the consti,u.
don which forbids tho transfer Of any portion
aefthc republican territory to fcrcigo state
Other wise 10 future tune, our children might
Be deprived Of The precious heritage We leave
sheu,, and compeilcd to abandon their homes,
as did the Parguiootes, 10 the possessiUn Of .
kmsscaiess, unchristian foreigner."
A celebrated writer Of. the 18th century. com.
Usnces an article thus "the Turks have encaa.ped
a Europe" w.
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!, 49, From she Journal of General Pike.