The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1822-08-27
protfs,oati CorrInrfut aff,..

I Prorisioa1i GorsInr,ent Of Gtsy.
The Greek nation has taken arn,s
combats against Tyranny. The rgb,s io
the people are incontesiil,le. Tbe,s,l o
of sacrifices made by that people. bsya ai'
its object It's independence. and rs !, for
quainted with its rights, it knows plsa ar
duty. la declaring its independents !.
established a central government Ia Dc y
the former, and 10 fulfil the second :.
incumbent on the government TO alta :, .
object and to render the sacred cause or ~
people triumphant, 10 deprive the enc,, 'ne
of Greece of all their means of oppress,a,''
in consequence, the Provisional Go,.ll'
mcnt of Greece, in virtue of the law or
tons, of all the states of Europc. d.claa
now IN state Of blockade all the co,,st -.
cupied by the enemy, both in Ephrns -,
the Peloponnesus, Eubea, (Negropopt,s
Thesaiy from Epidaurus to Salonica -
Guiding that place-deelares also in s,' -,
of blockade all the isles and ports occnaips
by the enemy in the Egean Sea, the Spo,'
adian Isles, and the isle of Crete.
All vessels under whatever flag fbev s.n
which after obtaining a knowledge of ~
decree by the commanders Of the Great
squadrons, OF by separate vessels shall A.
tempt 10 enter these ports, shall be sei,ed
and treated according to the laws and nee
ees established in such eases. The eo,n
Inanders Of Greek vessels shall captinpe,,
cause 10 he published this resolution ii,
the government have acquired the ccr,a;n
ty that it has reached wherever it Is leee'
sary. The present declaration shal. be IA
sides communicated 10 all the consul, i,
the friendly powers in the different state, If
Greece.
The President Of The Executive Power
4. MAURo CORDATO.
The Minister OF Foreign Affair,
I'll. NEGRI.
Cor;nh, March Is, Ie2c.
SMYRNa,. May Is.
Extract of prionte Letter from 1asnr
Greek.
"MY DEAR BRoTHER--Prepare yon,.
self on reading this letter TO summon 10 tour
aid the strength of your character III. Blow
which has struck us is SO terrible that an
my reason is required not to succonab IN.
derit. This opening alarms you--essimate
at once the extent of our misfortun,s--we
have TO weep for our country, the beautiful
Scio, in the power of our barbarous enc
mics i; we have TO deploTe the loss of our
numerous family.
"Ofal our relations my youngest sister
alone escaped by miracle, owing TO the
protection of generous Frenchman, she
has been restored to my embraces. How
can speak to you of ply father; Alas!
this venerable old man now implores Tho
Supreme Being for his country, and forthe
unfortunate children who have Survived
him. The following are the details of his
dreadful assassination. You know that he
and our two brothers, Theodore and Con
staptne, and your father-in-law, were a.
mongst the hostages shut mp in the castle
on the 9th inst. they went out with the
Archbishop, and il appears that, notwith
standing the promises of the barbarians,
they had been all the time confined in dun
geons they were placed in two lines, and
were either hung or put to death with pro-
longed torments.
g Our father and his companions wltnes. ,
sed with tranquility the preparations fv
their execution, and these martyrs to thdr
fidelity did not lose their presence OF mind
for single instant. Our sister Henriettan
a slave, and | have not yet succeeded in
discovering to what country OF Asia the in
famous rayagcrs have carried her. Nor
have yet been able to obtain the least IT,.
formation respecting the fate of our dear
mother and 3 other sisters the destiny of
your wife and her family has also escaped
my search. In short, our misiOrtnnes ara
so great that ! can scarcely credit them.
" On the nth INST quilted Scio saved
by miracle from the dangers of the most
catastrophe, of which any ce
can form an idea. But do not feel th,t
JOY which one might experience on b1ing
delivered from the dreadful periIs to which
/ have been exposed. Hatred and indlgna-
ton against our executioner5 are lie only
Sc 'ments which can henceforth dwell in
my heart. Thanks 10 the European COS
tune, which | have adopted,the captain Ct
an English vessel agreed to take me on
board but my dreadful situation interested
neither Turks nor Englishmen.-The cap.
tain of the vessel would not allow me 10
embark till had reckoned out to him 500
pastries, and it was not TIL after he had ex-
amined them one by one, that | received
from him permission to set my foot on
board the vessel, whatever was my danger
IN remaining longer on board the ehalouPe
| have left the island in ashes. The Turks,
after rillagng all the houses, set them on
fire, and joining sword TO fire to demolish
them more readily, they demolished them
TO the last stone, in the hope of finding con-
cealed treasure.
" Throughout the opulent Scio only Is
houses are standing, containing our mo-
theirs, our sisters, and our daughters, redu'
ced to the most dreadful slavery. There
the monsters profane every thing to crafty
their rage and theirpGssions: and often the
virgins whom they have sulied BY theiremt'
braces receive from themselves the death