Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1822-09-19

mean. he gives sOnC VICWS VI tuo ouo''
OF the Greeks, and of their prospects,
which, being direct and authentic, are in
teresting. The following are extracts:
[ib,d.
"Smyrna, 24th jane, 1922.
"There was final massacre OF the
Greeks OF Scio on Thursday last, or S
thousand, in consequence of the Greek
feet having sent fire ship among that OF
the Turks, and succeeded in blow ing up
one of their new 74's. with the captain
pa cha and two thousand men.
This has occasioned much irritation
here among the Turks. and alarm to the
Greeks, but il is believed it will pass with.
out any outrage upon the latter. There
has been no instance Of any injury done
the Franks, either in person or property,
and, so far from experimenting any, they
give a considerable protection 10 the Greeks
who are in the Town.
Il have endeavored to obtain some in
formation respecting the manner 10 which
the Greek government is administered,
their military aud naval force, and the
means they have Of supporting war; but
have not met with any person who knows
any thing of the subject.
81 shall ieave here tomorrow, and cali
at some of the most considerable OF their
islands.
"Their naval force is much greater and
more enterprising than ! believed it TO be
previous to my coming in the Archipela.
go. With it they have rendered the Tur-
kish feet Of 7.Iine Of battle ships, six
large frigates, and between go and 80
sloops of war, inactive and harmless, win
the exception of the massacre at the island
of Scio and there the Greeks, who DID
not amount to half the population, were
disarmed before their arrival"
Gibraltar Bay, Aug. I.
"We arrived here this morning from
Smyrna, which place we left the day at.
ter I wrote you from thence. We touched
at Ipsira and Idira, two of the principal
islands of the Greeks with respect to ma
rhine force, where had an interview
with their Chief Magistrates, who express
belief that, notwithstanding their want
of money, arms, and ammunition, they
shalI yet be able to free themselves from
the dominion Of the Turks, if none OF the
European powers take part against them:
They have an army of sixty thousand
men at present in the Morea, tina: is tole-
rably we'll armed, but in want of ammunl-
ton.
They had the entire possession OF the
Morea at the time, with the exception OF
three fortresses and Tripoli Romania,
the most important of them, was expect
ed daily to surrender. The Turks had al
ready offered to cap,tulate, on the condi-
ton Of being sent 10 some Turkish city in
neutral vessels, but refuse to be embarked
on board the Greek feet, which was Of
fered
s'The Greeks had taken Athens about
four days previous to my arrival at ldira,
the LIST of July, and had strictly observed
the terms of capitulation, not Turk be-
ing injured in his person or that OF his pro-
perry, which was allowed him by the
terms of the capituation. They expressed
the fullest belief, and believe sincerely,
that they could maintain their iDdepen-
dence, if they could but obtain a loan Of
arms and ammunition and declare their
resolution, in case they cannot, to leave
| the country, believing that no confidence
can be placed on any promise that may be
made by the Porte Two attempts were
made Zone The middle, aud the other the
| latter part of June) by the Egyptian aud
Barbary fleet, to relieve the Turks be-
sieged in Gambia, and were beaten with
considerable loss. The island of Crete,
| With the exception of the towns of Gambia,
and Cannus. is In the possession of the
Greeks. and they are besieged and, the
Greeks say, would have been obliged TO
have surrendered long since, had il no,
been for the supplies forced in BY the En-
giish.