The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1822-10-23

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commence hos'iities sgsins: The Tu'ks. A
fiies' 81 COO .sdera,Ioo had, st the same time, /,
loudly denounced Alexander lor bis iostnsi.
billy 10 the su6shngs oi his fellow religion
isis, and that ia se'y nnpsloiable language.
Dor ieadefs nlsy draw their owa conclusions
ho'n 'bese circumstances"
The Turkish eosernnen,, it is ssid, hes
| Communicated to the British Aubssssdor,
'hst ~ Russis has any Dew negotiations 10
make, she may send new Ambasssdo', pto-
vded he did no, come in ,hip Of wsr--ss
the batteries had positive orders to forbid The
eousnee OF any ssmed ship. Some diieren-
ees ate mentioned between the Porte end ,he
french Ambassador. who had threatened to
leave Constsn,inopIe.
Inc Egypiizn ard main Turkish f.en
formed Junction OF Scio about The lst Of
August. A letter feom Leeborn, Aug. IT,
says The combined Ottoman a=et, Of saii Of
ihe line, many frigsies and trsospous, have
landed a humber Of troops in the Morea. A
Maltese vessel, under English co!ors, from
Coo.tsntinopis, for Ne.soPour, with wheat
.or the Tu kish ior'es,, has been taken Ly
tho Greeks, the cargo taken out and condemo.
ed, aud the vessel PeImiued 10 depart.
THE GREEG VICTORY.
FRASxFoRr, Aug. "a.
We have at this instant received new de.
.aiis Of The victory gained by the Greeks on
sne l4ih ci July, which arc OF The greatest in.
,eFcst. As already stated, the Hclleniens
were forced on 'hr BIB, after fighting VAL
entity, 10 tetsest, and they toek up o new DO.
silIon in tho Straits Of Tbermopy,e. En-
coufsged by theiS success the evening befotc,
The Tu'ks attempted on the l4,b TO force all
passages. buJ 700 bisso soldiers, nnder ihc
command OF another Leooidas, young Boz.
z,ds, stopped their progress till night, re-
pesling thousand times ,he cty Of E!eulhe-
ris (Liberty) ihry defended with the great.
est befoi.m the principal deiiics. During
this 'ime the srsaIest part OF the Greek army
m,rched with great haste sDd arrived, after
making several delours, IN the rear O! The en-
smy's army, whese it took up a position.
The Turk, entirely surrounded were attack
ed with fu,y nod completely routed. The
re ults weie most brilliant three Pschas,
seveny beys, cod eleven thousand men, were
taken prisoners. Al the baggage of The OF
tomsp army, with It's stiiilefy aud tents, ieii
into the power Of the viciors. Nearly third
of the Turkish army was killed, and cunsid-
erabic number woIo1,6. Chsuf schid Pschs
had gree, difficulty 10 save himself with 1000
men, the Ini,etsbis " eek Of bis army al La
risss.
Doring ,he battle, Grecian wcn.- ,, ie a1ing
with hem boys OF ten yeefs Of eye, who fol
tcIs.d the example of their mothers, hurled
down stones on the To,ss from the tops oi
fhe mouDts,os. IN general, the Hcllenians
!oueht with an enlhu.iasfn, great almost be.
yond example. Their cry ~as, Dec!h 10 me
BGrbayians, Yrngeancr, our 6rofht-s ssere
massGesed az Scis. Young Dozzs,is, ibe
modefp hsro OF Thcrmopy .e, in his devotion
Tor his coun,,y, so'feiied his nie. His corpse
was transported TO Co'iath With the s,ea,esr
pompj 1000 ~omen, ~ ece dsd BY 50 priests,
eccompao'ed The p'oc They are pre-
pairing 10 that city TO pay him the g,esles
honois.