The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1822-12-24
FOREIGN.
iranslatiOnsf from, a rega,ar file Of Smyrna Pa
pers, TO Sept. %, 1922

( iraHslat5ons from, a regttlar file Of Smyrna Pa
pers, 10 Sept %, 1922
gHey eontaia marks ofSirong prediction IN fdrour
Of the cause Of The Turks, and of as strong
preju4icfs against The Greek 1rhose cGure
hey iaeessnntly pronounce as hopeless, and as
asndeserring success These papers h0wercr,
xontain q graf number Of tacts md remarks, on
The affairs Of he Greeks and Turks, qrhioh
hare nersr been GlIowed By the Greek Agents
and their friends, tO.bc circulated an E4rope !;
/. particularly saseh as record instances Of Greek
brr5urify and folly Cent.
SMYRNA, re Turkish Gty Of .asial July 10.
-When, in our last paper, we noticed the
Jews from Milo, Of the violation Of tie capt.
nlation Of .qflens by the Greeks, (Which has
turned 90, 70 be true in all lis circnmstances)
We did not believe il. We bad seen several
constitutions, which had issued from the Greek
presses, and several political articles which
accompanied them, which induced us 10 be-
lieve, that The Greeks wished TO adopt senii-
menls OF justice ard humanity worthy Of Chris
iisns. aud that they would act as they wrote
We have been deceived.--We now find, tina.
the Greeks cannot change The stamina Of their
character, and that they are yet modern
Greeks.
II is known. that after the capiiulaion Of
lie citadel of Athens, the twelve hundred
Turks (includiDg men, women and children,
who we're in it) who composed The garrison,
were allowed to descend into the city, and
were kindly received by the Greeks, snd in
duced 10 remain there, with view, as il now
appears, to lul them into fatal secdriy.-
Suddenly, reports were circulated in Athens,
that 1900 Turks were advancing upon the
city: and were at no great distance. What
WAS The first impulse Of the Greeks, On hear
ing this news? Il was, determination in
stsn,ly to Pot 10 death Tie 1900 unauned
Tmks, vino had surrendered under The faith
oi most solemn conventioni Three thousand
armed rulhsns rushed forth, spread themselves
over the city, and put to death every Turk
i~h man, woman and child ~ho came in their
way. Nearly 500 victims we're inundated 70
their fury IN short time and about 400
few fr refuge 10 the Con=ulaies Of Austria
and Ffsnce-the greater part to the latter.
This was on the lib July. The Greeks
threatened 10 { rec these asyums OF the Turks;
end M Tsusei. (lhe French Consul was
Under the most lively sppreheusions o. The
sxeculion Of the threat and took he most
spirited measures 10 prevent it, ~ Tie end
81 these days, French vessel of war, com-
msnded by Captain Argous, arrived a, The
PIfrns, having been sent there hy Com Mel
l'ere. commanding the French squadron IN the
Archipelago; on hearing of the events in
Iivsdis, and experimenting The consequences,
Captain Argus, with two officers and seven
men, fastened 70 the city, and there ltarrl
the enormiries which had been committed, and
those which were threatened. 49, Norwi'isiand
ig the menaces of the Creeks, this gallant
tiIieer determined Immediately to take . part
az the Mu>suDsns on board his vessel, and
he selected Gneen 81 the principal, Of BON
were tie late Governors uf the citadel and
city, aud tie Chiel of tie Jaaiz ries, and
Their families = Sword 10 hand, he conducted
them safely TO the PdTus, aud or buar,! Iii,
vessel He then FASTENED back 10 Athens
The fury Of The Greeks bad iuciessed, and
they talked Of nothing tul tic massacre Of lhe