Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-09-18

| from 4 private letter. For some months past
our city has been the theatre of atrocities and
inhu,nan cruelties, of which no idea can he
formed in the happy country in which you re-
side. The drowning of numbers of men and
women, repeated for several days since, has
been most frightful. They were brought in
vessels opposite Scutari, where their hands
and feet were bound together, they were then
thrown into the sea, in parcels of six tied to-
gether ut time the south wind which pre-
vailed, having carried the corpses of&hese UNI
happy victims opposite Constantinople, the
Turks We're prominent i'm giving proofs of the
most inhuman barbarity; they hurried in
crowds to the shore, and with their accustom-
ed rage, fred their pistols on the lifeless re-
mains, cut them to pieces, and threw them to
the dogs.
| The inhabitants of the NIorea are especially
prosecuted the pOpulace seize on every inhal-
liant of that province whom they meet, and f
he cannot satisfactorily convince, by means of
golden proof, that he does not come from the
NIorea, he is Immediately murdered.
| But the more dreadful scenes took place
after the defeat of the Turkish fleet i'm the
Archipelago. AT sight of the wreck of that
fleet, which returned in very damaged state,
a fresh massacre commenced, more cruel than
the former, the drOwnings were renewed
with increased fury.
1t is impossible to give m adequate descrip-
ton of our condition; every day scenes ofcru-
city occur with circumstances of still greater
horror, scenes at which nature and humanity
shudder. In the perusal of history, examples
cannot be found of such detestable cruelty,
executed in cold blood on the feeble and un-
armed.
| Another fleet is fitting out here with all pos
siblc expedition, to oppose that of the Greeks.
The crews are in general formed of Greek
tradesmen from the Archipelago, who are
forced into the service. But il this fleet set
sail, it will only serve to au gment the number
of vessels in the Greek armament.
| HERMANsTADT, July 1O.-According to let
tiers from Bucharest of the Sd of July, the
Turks still continue their cruelties. Men and
women were carried away into slavery, chill
dren were frequently hung by their feet to trees,
and after many hours suffering in that situa-
ton, their heads were cut off. From Thcss;,-
lonica letters have been received by the wa.-
lOfConstantinope, of the date of the 18th of
Il June, but they make no mention Of the state
of affairs in that quarter. All letters from the
Greeks, previously to their being sent of, are
opened and read by the Jews, who ofliciate
as Interpreters to the Turks-No news can,
therefore, be hoped for except from such figi-
tives as may be able to effect their escape
l. LONDON, Aug. 98.-Brussels Papers to the
9th inst have reached us this morning They,
too, contain their specuatons as to what will be
the policy of the other European Powers
should Russia declare war against the Porte
According to an article from Frankfort, Prussi,
was expected to indcntify itself with Austria
IN whatever course she might pursue.
We subjOin the following extract:
| FRANKFORT, July III was said at Berlin
that Prussia would adopt the system that shall
be taken by Austria, in case that the Russians
q ir,,., do tl,., ...t~
was current at Berlin that the garrisons of the
Grand Duchy of Posen were to be reinforced
by the Regiments now in East Prussia Com
mercial letters from Vienna and Odessa con-
tlnue TO assert that there will be no war bet
ween Russia and the Porte and that the
Great Powers will become mcdators between
the Greeks and the Turks.
| The Paris Journals of Wednesday last have
arrived this morning. The following are ex-
| tracts:
VIENNA, July 14.-Letters from CONSTANT
nople announce, that the Count de LUTON,
our lnternuncio at the Porte, has offered his
mediation to effect an adjustment of the diff
ferences which have arisen between the Rus
sian Minister, Baron de Stroganoff, and the
DIvan but that his Intervention has not been
accepted. The same letters make mention
ola Declaration by the Porte, communicated
to the ministers of some foreign powers, in
which the Turkish government enters upon an
exposition of its complaints against Russia
| private letter from Berlin, June &c, states,
that conspiracy to introduce the Spanish
Constitution into Prussia has been discovered
AT the head Oft was nobleman, related TO
the late minister, NJ Won Homboldt A great
number of country people had pledged them
selves by oath to support him his design was
to take Stutgard, and he seems to have been
connected with some patriotic Poles The
Prussan government plunges itself, from
day to day, III greater embarrassment and it is
said, on all hands, the King ought to assemble
the states (; but the ministers dare not run such
Il risk.
The Editor ofthe American is indebted to
the pollteness of a commercial house in this
city for the perusal of a Liverpool paper of
the LIST August, received by the arrival at
Boston. Its contents uniDterestng, being
principally details of the Coronation-such as
the paleness OF the King who suffered under
the weight of his trapping, yet manifested
great satisfaction at the enthusiasm with which
the empty pageant of which he was the chief
puppet was received the peculiar grace with
which he sinilod on the populace, sc. &c.
or continental affairs no authentic inte-
gencc is given. The struggle between the
Greeks and Turks continues undated in yio-
lence, and doubtful in event. The only in
formation relative to the part that Russia is
reported to have determined on taking in the
contest, rs given in the following article =
FRANKFORT, July 2.--We have received
from Vienna the important news that orders
have been given by the Emperor of Russia,
that the troops cautioned in the frontier pro-
vnces should march forward. 1t is affirmed
that Austria and Russia have come to an I'M
derstanding relatively to the measures to be
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