The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1822-07-24


Every male Greek that was found was
cut to pieces, and it is said that $4,000
have pesished. Many fed 10 va.ious
parts OF the island, and the Turks are in
pursuit. The same dreadful fate awaits
them, as they must submit 10 the 1ur-
kish force, which is slropg-1 re town
was given up TO pillage and p'.nder, and
all the females were made slaves: they
were selling them at frC.n 2Oto 40 pias-
tres each, tor Algiers and Egypt. Suth
is the melancholy picture oi that fine
island, entirely ruined, which belonged
to the most opulent merchants OF the
Greek nation, the whole Of whom that
unfortunately were there have perish.
ed.'
ETtr0c' Of letter from Smyrna, d,.t4a
.4Pru II, 1899.
cit is melancholy subject Cor hui
manity TO think Of the late events Mt
Sclo: and amidst the savage low Of a
baTbarous people al their successes, we
must eommlsserate the Sciots; reject
ing on the numerous population of The
beautiful island, whom but few daya
ago LETT intoxicated with their yisiona.
airy emancipation, now a prey 10 car
mage, Plunder, and all the hor.ors
which an incensed. savage encmy can
intlict. A dreadful vengeance over
took them on the arrival OF the formida-
BILE feet of the Captain Pacha on the
18th inst. The Castle having held out
against the Greek assaiIants, was speedily
relieved by the Turks landing in great
force, who immedmteIy rushed towards
the city Itappears the armed Greeks
made but feeble resistance to The FIRST
shock, and fled, abandoning the town
TO The fury of the Turks. Tie inhabit-
ants with their families, having remain
ed IN their houses, an universal scene OF
Carnage commenced, and all the Greeks
were put TO the sword, except such Of
the women and children as the 'furks
chose TO spare, and thousands of these
were dr. en- into the Castle. It's COM
pnted that not less than $4,000 souls
persisted and | think il probable. know.
ing the crowded state Of The town. MANY
OF The principal merthantsmust be amonp.
the number, and most Of the families Of
these have been DESTROYED, or their
wives and children dragged into brutal
slavery. Short-lived was The happiness
lett theR induIgiag in-waving their
handkerchlefs from their WindSNs and
balconies over the banners of their
countrymen, with deafenmg EXPLANATIONS
as the new soldiery passed through the
town. BY tins time, probably. the male
Greek population is nearly exterminat.
ed throughout the island.
"tiiteen or twenty thousand are snid
to have been collected IN posture of
defence at Athemiana, village near
: the town, latter the first disaster. The
Turks were preparing to attack these.
and we mHy soon hear tidings of their
destruction TO add to the other melar.
choIy details.
" After completing the reduction og
SEQ, 1t appears the Captain Pacha will
proceed TO attack in turn Samos, and
The rest of the revolted islands. none az
which can be expected 10 resist efrectu-
ally the overwhelming force of the
Turks, though the struggle may be pro-
longed for a time, only to lead to such
horrible events as the fate of scio,
Such are The fruits of this fatal in
surrection and war of determination COM
meneed by the Greeks themselves. We
shall now be believed in saying what we
formerly asserted in vain, that the Greeks
were incompetent to go on with their
cause, and that in excAauge for the
yoke OF the Turks, degrading certainly,
but falsely represented as generally OPP
preslve, they were drawing accommodating
horrors On their own heads, and bring
ing destruction on themselves and fang
lies, and the loss of the riches which were
augmenting rapidly, even under such u
rule as that Of the Turkish Govern.
ment."
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