The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1822-11-27

II LeHer TO the Earl Of Ltv1heol. on fAe
su3iees eft the Greeks.
NJ THOMAS LORD ERsKINE.
(Conetuded.
The king Of Great Britain ought not to
be styk j the Brother Of the Sultan, whilst
the dcsolation Of Scio and the butchery
Of the hostages are unstoned for. These
authorized murders are not the acts of .
civilized nation. 1.-THE voice Of their
blood" like that or the FIRST victim of
violence, 'scries unto God out of the
ground" and the judgment Of God ought
to be an example to the nations who wor-
ship Him.-"Les them Be agittyes ana
vagaSonds shon the earth"
1t has been the continuance, my lord,
disappearing the Ottoman Porte as le-
climate sovereignty, that has been the
parent Of so many wrongs. l do not know,
indeed, how can better illustrate the
baseness ofsuch an alliance, than by re.
minding your lordship. that the manner
in which had written Of and concerning
the grand seignor, and Of and concerning
his murderous divan,) he being an ally Of
Great Britain, is misdemeanor, pun
ishable by Indictment and accordingly,
when the emperor Paul of Russia had
published an ukase, though Of the most
hostile description to British interests,ye
your lordship may see in MIR. Howclps
state trials, that a severe animadversion
on that emperor was held to be libel
lord Kenyon, who presided upon the tri-
al having instructed the jury that 1t was
their duty to convict the printer, as the
emperor Paul was our ally, and, after
all the exertions could make for him
he was convicted. Now let me suppose
that such an indictment were to be pre-.
fcrred against my bookseller, or myself
at the instsnce of the Turkish ambassa.
dor at our court, for libel upon his mas
ter, do not see how any Judge in
Westminster Hall could direct a Jury
differently from that able lawyer and
great judge, have referred to; but
where could be found, in the case before
US, (sinee t6e .5i5ei aet, jury who
rvould follow &nch direction q? most
probably, no where and verdict Of &C
quittal on such prosecution, would on
ly remaia upon record as a judgment o
the nation against its government, for q
DOPING such a sultan for our ally.
My own opinion undoubtedly is, al.
ways has been, and ever must continue
though Ihave NOT dressed it ufon you,
'0rdshih, nor mean to press it, that the
Turks should be thrust forth at once
from Europe by its united force jfif can
be obtained, and in effecting this should
not think it necessaryto consult the duke
of Wellington, as the greatest man fol-
conducting an army that ever existed a.
mongst US, or 1 believe ever will;
should rather confide the matter to some
long practised diplomatist, with The assis
lance of a iazvyer TO draw u1t the notice Il
quiz.
This is no 6gure,m lord, -since wha
possible resistance could Turkey make
if Europe could settle to whom posses
sion should be delivered.
They who are disposed to consider the
abatement Of this nuisance as an under.
taking of great expense, difficulty and
danger, cannot have sufficiently consid.
cred the progress which the Greeks,
though unassisted, have already made
and are hourly making, to establish theil
own independence, nor with how little as
distance it might be completed. The
only one indeed Of an Immediately deei
sive force, would be to prevent, in the
interval, such an affecting effusion o
blood. Whoever is at oil acquainted
with naval affairs, must be astoDish ed a
The courage and skill with which their in
tant navies have been conducted, ant