Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1822-12-21
THE GREEKs.


Accounts received ct Boston, direct from
smyrna 30 l.'e d. the 30,h Sept. represent
The cause OF the Greeks 10 be IN prosper.
Gus CONDITION. The latest intelligence from
tho Motaa stated that ;he Greek had The,
upper hand OF the Turks, bsying ICON plate.
~ destroyed their army of twesty two thou,
ssnd, near Corinth. This seems to refer
10 some nsSD successes OF the patriots. .iuca
the discontinue Of the Turkixh srny which
threatened 20 ovsrwhelm The Morea. Afer
neiDg defeated, it will be recullected that
Oh urschid Pacba. with the remains Of his
army took up position at Corn,h, where.
Il seems highly probable. be was attacked
by the victorious Greeks, and sgsin compels
led TO retreat. By The same accounts II aps
pears, thss the Pofsinas had defeated the OF
toman army of 1900 men, and were actu-
slyl GEAR Ezerum
The Turks are stated to be making greae
preparation. u, Scalanova 60 attack Sarpos,
Ihe Samlots ars very brave people, anos
with such an example before than az Scie.
It WAS expected they woold defend thema
selves 10 the last possible extrsmity, rather
than surrender. II we were TO form an or
pinion, as 20 the affairs of the Greeks on
the statements Contained in the " Orieutsf
Spectator" French paper published in
SmyTaa, we sboad regard the cause o, lib
cry In the Peninsula as neXt t. hoaeless
The Editor of that paper, however, appears
so much biased in favor of "legitinlacy,n &
DEALS 20 largely in vsgu. assertions, unsup-
ported either by dates or circumstances, that
no greater faith eughi 10 be placed 10 his
representations ih4r ihnse of ths "Au sirian
ooserver," and most of tie French journals
which are known to be unde' the Immediate
! influence of the "fioly ALI .nce"
"A tad
&nebce OF thu captain Pach. of the Tnrkish
Zee tthen in the gulf Of Patras,l tavins seia
led - lonian vessel, aud hanged the C. ptair
= III was conveying provisions fer the Greeks,
ne British officer, capt. Hopes Of the Rhine
fIgats had demanded Festiiniicn of he
etsei taken, aud satisfaction for hanging
nc capteIns that capt. Hopes first lieuten.
$ nj, VINO carried the message, received fog
~ newer, 'he would do vel! TO go about his
fpnNness, or he would run the risk of being
'&paaE assos" that on Ibis being reported to
Pat Il. he went 10 board she Pacha's Ehip.
And was replied TO, if not in she same words.
Up lang mage nearly Of the same import. aud
bat, IN con'eq, ence Of ,hi,. treatment, tho
f5ritisb Officer had called to his assistance
vt other men OF war, then cruizing in The
tchlPeisSa, with which he anchored oppdsi,e
n h7 Turkish fleet. The Teipl. of his ma
nsVIe wa not exactly kuoRn, though some
PIstSndeo TO say az engagemektthaa taken
Iiscs, In which sume Turkish vessels we're
funs. This seemed rather exaggerated
Dat that some dispute exiSted, theFa wac nos
ne smai,ast donbt. 1t is farther etated ,bas
zoe Turkish govtrnheHt had rot only refused
10 send minister to ths Cougte.s OF Vero.
ma but has solsmpy protested agajss. the
| interfsrencs OF the European severeigns in
their affairs with the Greeks; who, they a.,
| teFt, are as much their subjects as thu PoIau.
| oer' are subject to Russia, and the East lns
dians suhjec' TO England. MHrmopd sdds,
that when be finds be cannot maoss. hi.
subjects, an thsir affair, he ,hau car for
! the interference Of his Chrsssn ceiehbors
but not bsfore.--N, y. Com .adg.