The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1822-10-18

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Ssh troops brought into action, Chours-
hid Paeha was only able to rally 1000 Of
hem, with which he He'd from the field of
battle.
The number Of the Greeks engaged is
not mentioned /; but their loss Is estimated
n 1900. They are said to have been
principally indebted for their success to an
ambuscade, and to the waat of discipline ia
the enemy. Bat il might have been sta
ted with greater TRUTH that they triumphrd
because every one of them was animated
by the spirit of liberty, and fought for their
individual rights; whereas, their opponents
were hurried on by blind zeal, and conten
ded in cause in which they participated
only as hirelings of slavish and barbarous
policy, that existed by rapine, and trampled
on the most sacred rights OF humanity. 1t
is impossible that battle so decisive should
not produce the most beneficial result to
the conquerors. The CONSERVATION which
the destruction Of part of their fleet lately
created at Comstantinople, may enable us
To form some idea of what will be the gen
eral feeling there when the intelligence ar
riyes of this new and terrible disaster.
Naturally towards, the followers Of Maho-
met, in the moment Of victory, are the
most insolent people on earth.-When de-
feated, none will crouch or humble them
selves more TO the victor. Ii the Greeks
are as united in their councils as they are
in the field, they will now follow up the OPP
portunity which this battle has given them,
aud dictate their own terms TO the haugh-
ty Ottoman. TemporizIng policy will ruin
their cause. They must, and we are per,
suaded they will, strike the final blow with
promptitude, and thus give another memo
rable proof TO the world, of what people
can accomplish when reused by oppres-
sion, and animated by the love of liberty.
Amidst the pleasure which we feel at con-
templatng the prosperous state of the at
fairs Of Greece, we derive no mconsidera-
BILE qualification from the circumstance,
that they owe this entirely to their own ef-
forts and that, while we looked in vain for
assistance from the Emperor Alexander,
and regretted the covert aid which other
powers were seemingly lending the enc
mics Of truth and Justice, the Greeks have
accomplished their deliyerance by their
own patriotic eXertions.-May the result be
as satisfactory, as the commencement has
been glorious.
\ report is stated to have been brought
To SouIoD, by two French vessels, that the
Turks had defeated the Greeks at Their
mopylT, taken possession OF Thebrs and
approached Athens aud in consequence Of
this Intelligence having reached the latter
place, the Greeks massacfed GOO TURKS,
the remnant OF the garrison OF Athens,
which they had promised to spare. Three
hundred Womtu and children, it is added,
who had escaped on board the French
vessels, had arrived at Toulon. The IT.
cumstantial details OF the total overthrow
of the Turkish army, rctutes that part Of
this statement which speaks of the defeat
of the Greeks. We are therefore inclined
to think that the account of the massacre
will turn out to have been equally incor
rect.
SPAIN.
Accounts from Madrid TO the 10Th Aug
state, that the trial of the royal rebel
guards was progressing, and that one OF
them, d Lieutanant Goiher had been found
guilty, and Condemned Ia death. i he
consort of the beloved Ferdinand bad
been sick and before the departure of die
courier she was SO apprehcnsiye OF her life,
that she had demanded the ridticum.
The King himselfis represented ia some
of the pape $, asa captive IN his palace.
The London Courier Contradicts The
rumor of an attempt to as.assinatc the King
of Sweden. There was not the slightest
truth in the report.
The reports OF the illness, and even of
the death of the Pope, had revived with
more than usual keenncss, and the politl-
cal and ecclesiastical intrigues To obtain
the prize of the pontifical chair, were more
active than ever. One of the Austrian
Archdlkcs, already Cardinal, is spoken
| OF as the successor of his Holiness. Subse-
qnent accounts say, that the Pope had re-
covered his Nonted health. The Dutch
States General had passed the new Tariff
OF Customs, by majority u 62 against
| one.
The celebrated Woolcr BLACK Dwarf
has been released from Warwick prison
his term of imprisonment, for libel ha-
wing expired. a public dinner was given
him at Manchester in honor Of the event
on the Goth of July, a humorous account
| OF which is given in the London Sun. The
procession, ii is said, was attended by ma
ny of his tried friends.
A volcano in Iceland, which had remain
ed quiet fer half yeai since its first eInp-
| ton, broke out again with great violence
on the Goth June, aud had done great da-
mage to the surrounding country by the
vast quantity of ashes which it had cast
up.
The Hon. VIM. Erskine, one of the
Scotch judges, had lately deceased, and
Nh John Clark, the leader of the v hgs
at the Scotch bar, and one of the most
profound lawyers m Great Britain, is spo-
ken of AS his successor ON the bench.
A merchant of Perth had invented a
new machine for fishing Oysters, the pow