Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-10-30

the morning, we descried ,h;,s
Grssk vessels approaching ". s !.''N
which were two turkish friys,s sl'4
viously captured. at the he'd p1
fotiilA appeared small brig which ut
iopged to the rear admiral. ". NJ; O.
anchor ard set sail.
"The Greeks fell upon the B,rh,,.
with incredible fury and commsr'l
terrible irs; a strong wind from
south presently drove US great DIST,
but We had scarcely been three bnrS'
der sail wien we observed the sea n'.
ed with Gree1 vessels, we reckopeI r|
than he. They attacked the snsm.
like manner We heard no,hipg h.:
deous cries. mixed with the frlghti,lr r'
ing OF cannon. We trembled Tor tfs
sue Of this bold attack by the Gree,
we knew nothing more, do not ,I'
however, that the Ottoman feet -,
long resist the heroes opposed to l.
it even been double the humber ~
battle, it is said, lasted three DAYS
=" A vessel just arrived at thi, -.
confirms the news Of the defeat Of -
Turks 1t is con ectured that as no r,
kish vessel had entered the Dard,D,
for the last fifteen days. the Turkish :
must have been sntireiy DESTROYED 4,
affirm however, that one ship Of tho |,
and two frigatss have fallen into the I,r
Of the Greeks, that several were BIZ,
up, and that the remainder had SOM
their safety, in flight. This lnseIli,,:,
excited the fury Of the Sultan 10 4.
highest pitch lie commanded that TIM
among the believers, who had onv,,,
pistols. should 90 and take two other
tho arsenal; and he declared, that VII
ever would not obey, should be r,,,,p,
bic before Goo for the ruin Of his cOn,r
an religion. His infatuated .ubiclI
courageous only against detenceI.acl
gems, women and children. have cOnu,I
ced anew their atrocities assins. tie
fortunate christians,
The DIvanls now armlng ID haste
remains of tic feet, consisting Of
ships of tire line, two of which are TIM
deckers, and four transports. A NUM-
OF Jews have been ;2resssd into the sery.
"When the Amazon Bobsiina iur
that the Pacha of Egypt intended to.
patch no merchant vessel into the Arc
pslago, she ascended her barge .ui
com paned by a. others which .hs &C,
mands, and of which four belong toll
she is now cruising in the vicinity
Rhodes. We hear that many Europe
are on board the Turkish fleet"
! send you the protest which our
visional government, the Messeuisn.n
has made against the English eouNI
Ps.ras, Mr. Philip Green. A, Ii.
msnt when d. H. Pouqusville, the Fr,s
consul, was employed in defending
christian old men, women and chi!tlss
thi, city from the ferocity of The haI
men, the former was attending to lis
private interest in tho trade and curraI
The following is an extract translation
PROTEST.
addressed Gy tbs GresAs Of tie POLO;
nesus to Fhiiip Green, Esq consu!
the mighty British empire, at Pcr
"SIR--The just motives which CO
PEELED Us to take arms against the OF
u.ans,i in defence Of our lives and our
perty, of which they attempted to dep
Us, have been explained to you in a lie;
OF ours, dated tbs eth March. To
you replied, through your own intrepra
Mr parshelmy, that as long as the b
ish government would observe nsu!,l
ty in the contest between us and
Turks, you would remain an indifM
spectator, without taking par! with o.
the one or The other.
Notwithstanding this declaration
state with pain, that We have ob:aipcc
controvertable proofs that your cOnt
has not been comfortable TO your proe
ons ofneu.rality. From the commsnceu
Of She contest, you have constantly vat
ed all our motiCns and rssoiulloni.
the purpose Of informing our en.n
When the pac&ss.6oat from Ma.:s, c:
by MIR. Hunter, arrived at Ps1
yeu sent TO Prevesa to urge the CAP
Bey to send immediate succour to
Turks at Pasras; and the captain Be-
fact, despatched brig. a corvette, n
galley. You wrote also the Paela
ssmbled before Janina. who sent lU'
Pacha, and the Kihaya Of Mahmoat
cha, with considerable land armsn
And, moreover, you continued to ser
the Turks shut up in the citadel Of P;l
intelligence of every thing tina. P''
by means of persons dcv oted to YOU !,
terest.
I'VE have more than once sumn'
you to pay our oountrymen the sums
them in consequence of your late
chases. Although the credit has sIFr
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