Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-02-21
FROM SMYRNA.


We have been obliginsiy furnished with n
letter direct from SMYRNA, which we presen.
IN this paper, and which gives mrlancho-
iy picture of the situation Of the Greeks in
that quarter, while it shows that the Francs
have stood manfully on the defensive agains.
the barbarians, who assai them. The spi-
ritrd conduct of the French Consul. and the
French and Austrian forces form singular
contrast with the cold and heariless indiIer-
ence, with which the English commanders
refused interference refuge To the per
secuted Greeks. Wca glad to be corrob o.
rated, from so intelligent a source, in our OPT
Mon, that these procedures on the part of
the MusselmeD, will tend to their ultimate
expulsion from Europe TBaH Pct.
Extract Of u letter receiUed IN Baltimore, datc,t
Smyrna, 26M .NoU 1921.
From the accounts you have in America
respecting this country, perhaps you have
numbered me among the dcad--in reality
there has been only hairs breadth difference
between your news and the truth.-Sevcral
times we have expected to see our quarter Of
the town destroyed--a few days past we
thought there was little doubt of it, and even
at present are not AT all easy.-The cruelties
OF the Turks towards the Greeks has been
such, that every friend to humanity was pleas
ed to assist the latter in getting away. Mon
sieur Darid, the French Consul, and the ships
of wal Of that nation, have been particularly
useful TO these poor people, and certainly he
has, at the risk of his own life, saved thou
sands of them. These beastly Turks are not
capable Of grinding grain, or making it into
bread when ground--in fact all kinds of
trades were carried on by the Greeks, so that
their going away began rather to enbarrass
the Turks, who tlcreupon made their com
plants to Monsieur Ddpii lie replied to
them, that so long as tbey continued killing
the Greeks, so long would ne assist their rs-
cape. They threatened as usual TO burn the
city-he told them To be assured, that when
they SET fire TO our quarter, care should also
be taken that theirs should also burn. TAX
ing advantage Ofthe absence Of nearly all the
men of war on station here, they killed three
Francs Of the poorer class, who in return Kill
led one and wounded another Of the Turks
That night all the Francs, or nearly so, armed
the vessels Of war took their stations, and
we expected really they would put their
threats into execution. The French Consul
assured the Pacha, that the Francs had orders
10 defend themselves, and were determined so
to do--That he must not imagine, like the
poor Greeks, we should suffer ourselves 10 be
killed without resistance--and that every in
jury done to Franc in his person or proper
ty, should be retaliated on them. Seeing
therefore that attacking Francs laltbough 100
Turks to ! France was attended with some
danger, they turned upon the poor Greeks, of
whom, on the 10th or Goth inst. they killed up
wards Of three hundrcd.-The boats Of the
men Of war, that is French and Austrian,
armed with cannon, remained at the guays,
and thus not one Franc was mOlcsted. The
English kept themselves quietly on board, and
when some poor Greeks, who had escaped
with wounds, went To them for assistance,
would not even look at them.-T'he French,
on the contrary, extended every assstancr.--
The Jannizaries have taken the town under
their protection, and promise no dependence is
to be placed.-To the presence Of a rcspecta-
he force, which arrived some days SINCE and
the persuasion that all Francs have arms a.
bout them, we owe the quiet We now enjoy