Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1822-07-20
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| this morning furn,sh melancholy peopf. OF
The still suffering condition ofthe wre,cbed
| peasaniry. In the town Of Sligo, commit.
Tee Of gentlemen have been exploring N. nb-
| scare aoodes Of their misery, and their report
OF what they saw is indeed sad and melsu-
choiy one. The town was divided into four
districts, for ths greater convenience ofvisi,.
ing, and the following are a lew of the rfilict.
log facts, which arc authenticated by the
| names Of the narrstors
In district No /, there were 400 individ.
uals in absolute want. Many -tdmilIea had
been wholly without food for 81 sua So hour,
One family had sub'i.ted from Friday to
Sunday, upon boiled tcater grass, and one
wretched woman died from want!
In district No 2, where not more than two
thirds OF the hous-s had been visited, 6IS
persous were found in u starving ndi,,ou.
many of them not having tasted loud of any
kind for two days and others sustaining ma
tare by water crosses.
10 dIstrict No. g. 600 individuals were sui.
fering under the same depiorao'e privstion..
In district No. 4, the number of furnishing
crsstuTe' amounted to nearly 1000 "We
were very PARTICULAR observe the gentlsme
appointed 10 visit this district, I" in gong in.u
every house, and minutely examining inin
their general conduct, state of health, and
means of support attended and assisted by
two respectable men living in the same dis.
trict ; and we'll acquainted with its inhabit-
ants; that ddring such examination we wit
messed several instances of distress not to be
described; many of them, particularly on last
Sunday, a dread:ully wet day, J berg with.
out turf, and destitute of either meal or q
poLatoe."
Ertracs Of a letter from Smyrna, dated
6prH liz, 1922
"lt is a melancholy subject for humanity
to think OF the late events at Scio; and u.
midst the savase joy OF barbarous people at
their successes, we must comniserate the
fate OF the unfortunate Scitoe; refectlng on
the numerous population of the beautiful Isl.
and, whom but few days ago | left iotoxi.
Gated with their visionary emancipation, now
prey to carnage, plumber, ana ell the nor
rors which an iacensed savage enemy Can in
hict. dreadful vengeance overlook them
on the arrival of the formidable Heet of the
Captain Pacha on the l,ih inst. The Castle
having held on. against the Greek asssiiants,
was speedily relieved by the Turks landing in
great force, who i'm Inediateiy rushed towards
the City. IL appeecs the armed Greeks
made bat feeble resisancs to the first shock
md He'd, abandoning the town 20 the fury or
tbs Turks. The Inhabitants, with their ia
miles. having remained in their houses, an
universal scene at carnage commeDced. and
all th- Greeks were put to the sword, except
such OF she women and children as the Turk,
chose TO spare. aud thousand. Of .hese we're
driven into the Castle. 1. 10 ed tha,
not le's thAn $4,000 soul. per,heI, aud
think ic probable, that knowing The crowded
state OF the town, many Of he prI1clpal mer.
chants aust be among he numJer, Add most
OF the iamiiiss Of there have been destroyed,
or their wives an chisdTen dragged into bru-
tai slavery. Short lived was tha hsnpiaes S.
lett them induigiaS in-w4vlng their hand
kerchiefs from their windows and balconies
over the banners of theis couDtrytnen, with
deafeaing EXPLANATIONS, as the new soldiery
passed through the town. By this time, pro-
badly, The male Creek population is nearly
extermluated tbraus hout the l.and.
Fifteen tn twenty thousand are saia to have
been Collected in posture of defence at A..
themana, village nsar the iowa, after the
first disaster; the Turke were preparing 10
attack these, and we may soou hear tidings
of their deslrpction TO add to the other Tue.
lancholy details.
''After completing the reduction of Sco,
it appear, the C"p'ain Pscha will proceed 10
attack, IN turn, Ssmos and the rest OF the re
volteJ islands, none Of which can be expect.
ed to resist acSuaily, the overwhelming force
ct the Turks, though the struggle may be
prolonged for time, only TO lead 10 such
horrible events eS The fate of Sco.
such ere the fruits Of this fatal insurrec-
ton and war of discrimination, commenced
by the Greeks themselves. We shall now
be believed In saying what we formerly as.
serted in vain, that the Greeks were neon
peteDt to go on With their Gauss; and tn IN
exchange for tho yoke of the Turks, degra,
ding certainly. but falsely represented as ge-
nerally oppressive, they were drawing accu
mulatIue horrors on their own heads. and
bringing destruction on The m selves and fsmi
lies, and the loss of the riches winch were
sugmenIing rapidly. even under Such role
as that of the I'ufkih Government
GREECE
EEtract from, letter gUTitten at ALheas bv
~. p pupil of the Poiytechnic
School, formerly an officer IN tie French
NaDy noJO commanding, 1Uith the rank
Of General, the artillery of YpSitanN'S
army
''ll Is only by living among the Greek.
that an suequat1 ides can be formed of he
courage aud devotion Of thn people, which 80
long has grosned under the mot frigk,tful ",
TaDny.
'Our cause prospers on every ride We
have just gained important advantages at Pa
truck, end have almost totally des Toyet the
Turkish troops which had jissn,bs5ked at
Pstra'. This feet, after 80 wrelched an ex
peditiO0, could rot return TO Cou.tsnlmople
Either from the bad weather, or through
fesp Of the Greek feet, It = entirely di.psy.
sedz part Of the ships made Tor the coast of
Barbsry; the rest for EgyP-, where sig or
eight Of them have been wrecked.
''rhe Samisns, after providing for The safe.