Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-07-17

against the measure, merely because they adj
yocated their total abolition. A letter dcclar
ing that intention, and subscribed with the
names of the II deputies, is published in the
Uf,icersdt of the esd May. In the sitting of
the ed, the appropriation to the service of the
state, ofthe rents and other property in land
and houses belonging TO the church establish
ments, was voted unanimously. These i'm
porait measures only wait the royal assent
1t is remarkable that the bishops of Madrid
and four other prelates, including the Arch.
bishop of Seville, and who were also the only
members of the Cortes holding that high ec-
ciesiashcal rank, all voted in favor OF both
measures.
GREECE AND TURKEY.
The most copious and interesting news fur
nished by the late arrivals, relates to the con-
tests between the Turks and their reyolted sub
jects.
The last accounts give no intelligence of any
decisive engagement. The Turks manifest
great cruelty and ierocty, and the Greeks are
excited to the highest state ofexasperation.
Spiridion Colovo, the minister of Ali Pacha.) \
whose death has been already noticed, was en-
deavourlng to escape from Jannina, by the
small port Sayn,iis, opposite to Corfu. The
Grand SeisGior's troops fell in with him, nut
ms guards TO death, and treated him SO rough
~, thatie expired ere he reached Constantine
pie The Turks, 10 she,o his safe custody, sent
ms head to the capital, and the Athenians buri-
cd ms trunk In the court of small church.
near an entrance to the Corinthian ediiice
called the Pantheon.
IT'S sad that in consequences of Ali Pacha's
dispatchng two Tartars to ConstantinopIe to
assasinatc ibraim Bey the Su!tan's favouritc,
war was waged under the command of lbraim
against the Yiaier.
IL. 4 al.
ManSho, but the sons of Ali Pacha and even
the Vizier himself, have gone to excite Rus
sa in their favour.
Inc general opinion seems to be, that the
Vizier, deserted by his Albanian co,npa;riots.
Is confined with only 1900 adherents, in his
great Serag!io on the peninsula OF the Lake.
and surrounded by $4,000 OF his own reyolted
and other hostile troops
Hamburg papers, Which have been received
20 the LIST of May, contain The most teploras,le
account oi the State OF COnstantinop!e OF the
rage an'i terror OF the inhabitants, and of the
fury with which they fail upon and massacre
the Greeks. The number OF thos, murdered
already amounts TO some thousands, and multi
tudes are flying to escape The vengeance OF
Their enemies. The Porte is making prepara-
.io.s Tor sendin', az army into Bulgaria, hav-
lnS assembled all the disposable troops The
lanSsar!e5 were also immediately to take their
departure from Constantinople.
The Pacha of the Morca has loudly COM
planned to the English Government of the
iomaa Isles, that the rebels received thence all
sorts OF nutritious of "ar and even cannon
lie Menaced IL with rigorous rneasmres-such
as the interrogation oftrade and the seizure of
English vesscls--if this conduct was continued.
Inc Pacia sent TO Copstantinople the reasons
oil his compliant. Hence the prohibition of
the Government of the lonian Isles against TAX
ms any part, direct or not, in the Greek in
surrection.
HANTE, May G.--The following are some
particulars of the barbarous execution of the
Patriarch. Outrages OF the most airocious
description which make humanity shudder.
were committed on the body of this venerable
ola man, who was nearly so years of age
After ms strangilation band of miserable
ragamuifns was ordered to cut the rope, and
to drag the body, tied by the feet, TO the arse
na when the eyec1tioaer threw il into the
Boephorus. Il is easy to conceive the in
dignntion Which these scenes have excited
throughout the Greek church; where the
Patriarch, for his public character and his
private virtues, was as much honoured as the
rope was in the Latin Church, in the 10Th
century. Every day the Clergy were bound
u pray for him, and for the Syld, and this
daily recollection must increase their rage
me number and riches ofthe Clergy must rem
dert!icm extremely formidable
These savage inai5ui,ies offered to the
corpse OF the venerable Patriarch, prove that
tle laps OF centuries has doAe nothing to-
wards humaniZing t.la flnatical disciples of
The number and the riches OF the clergy
must render them extremely formidable Ga
Mount Athos ;ione there are 10000 Monks;
in the M0rca, above goo who posscssa revenue
OF $4,000 francs, n. e. about a tenth part of
tne riches ofthc country. In the rest of
oreece there may he about 10000 Papas.-
Considering the wen known fanatcis,n of the
Greek church, it is easy to ina CINE the dan
gers 10 which the Porte llils exposed himself
by this proceeding.
The Janissaries, il is said, have refused TO
march; they pretend that by their laws they
must ramaiH at Constantinople, to defend that
Capital, Till the Sultan can put hiInsclfat their
had and lead them TO battle. An additional
misfortune is, that the Ramadan begins this
year the 5i5t May, ant ends the a9tll June
1t must be strictly observed, on pain OF death
and it is never till the 18th OF the Moon of
Scholyal, which falls this year on the 18th
July, that civil and military operations re-
commence IN the Ottoman empire At all
times the Russians, when they took advantage
ot this season to enter Turkey, have beat the
Turks without difficulty. To this IT may he
added, that the Turkish soldiery never serve
for more than one campaign, which termin-
ates for them at the new moon, September,
which falls this year the Goth September, be-
cause they must be back by St. Demrtrius.-
Thus the campaign this year is tfor the Turks
not quite three months.
ZiNrE, May iO.-The richest inhabitants
of Psara Chios, and several other Islands of
the Archipelago, are assembled in the Isle of
Hydra, to concert the measures to be taken
when their vessels join the maritime force of