American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-09-24
From. The National Intelligencer.

merican gentleman IN the Mediterranean. He give
some views Of the affairs Of the Greeks, and of thsi
prospects which, being direct and authentic are in
teresting. The following extracts
Smyrna, gath June, 1922.
There final massacre of the Greeks
Sco on Thursday last, on thousand, in conse
quence OF the Greek fleet having FIRE ship a
mong that Of the Turks, and succeeded in BLOWN
up one Of their 74's with the captain Pacha an
two thousand men.
This has occasioned much irritation here amon
the Turks, and alarm to the Greeks, but it is beliey
ed it will pass without any outrage upon the latter
There has been no instance Of any injury done th
Franks either in person or property and so ia
from experimenting any, they give a considerable
protection to the Greeks who are in the town.
| have endeavured to obtain some information
respecting the manner in which the Greek govern
ment is administered, their military and naval force
and the means they have OF suppo' ting a war bu
have not net with any person who know any thin
OF the subject
| shall leave here tomorrow, and call at some o
the most considerable OF their islands.
Their naval force is much Greaer and more en-
terprisng than believed it To be previous to m,
coming in the Archipelago. With it they have rem
dered the Turkish Zee OF line Of battle ships
large frigaes, and between 90 and 80 >loops oil war
inactive and harmless with the exception Of tht
massacre at the Island of Solo, and here the Greeks
who did not amount to half the population, were dis
armed before their arrival
Gibraltar BAY, Aug I.
I'VE arrived here this morning from SMYRNA
which place we left the Gay after wrote you from
thence We touched at Ipslra and ldlrs, two of the
principal islands of the Greeks wi h respect to mari
time force, where had an interview with thei
Chief Magistrates who express belief that, not
withstandng tn If want OF money. arms and amuni
hp ahI IN hen calv
the dominion Of the Turks, if none Of the European
powers take part against them
They have an army OF sixty Thousand men
peesent in the Morea, that is toleraby well armed
but in want OF ammunition
They had the entire possession Of the Morea
the tlme with the exception oil three fortresses an
Itpoli Romania, the most important of them, Wa,
expected daily - surrender, The Turks had alrea
dy offered to caDtulate on condition of being sent 10
some Turkish ;ity in neutral vessels, but refuse to
be embarked on board the Greek feet, which was
offered
The Greeks had taken Athens about four day,
previous to my arrival at ldira the Isl of july and
had strictly observed the terms Of captulaton not
Turk being injured in hi, person that IF his pro
perry, which was allowed him by ,he terms of the
capltulatlon. They expressed the fullest belief ard
L believe sincerely they could maintain their indie
pendence, 1t they cou but obtain loan Of arms and
ammunition; and declare h+ir resolution, in case
they ca not leave the country, believing that no con
hdence c n be placed in any promise that may be
m tde ny the Porte. Two attempts were made one
the middle, and the other the latter part of June) by
the Egyptian aud Barbary feet. to relieve the Turks
besieged in Gambia, and were beaten with consider
able llss The island Of Crete, with the execution
OF the towns OF Gambia and Cannus is in the possess
sion OF the Greeks and they are besieged and the
Greeks say. would have been obliged to have sur
rendered long since, had il not been for the supplies
forced in by the English
was informed that the expenses OF their gov
ernment civil and military, were four thousand Mas
tres per month, and that the revenue was derived
from an income tax, that OF tenth, and cspitaon
tax OF one seventh OF dollar for each person But,
as their commerce is at an end, and their isla ID
badly cultivated, It appears to that. as extremely
small as they state their expenses, their revenue
must be inadequate to meet them
81 did not call off Algiers, having been informed
at Malta that the plague ragged badly at that place
but from the information have received am indu-
ced to believe that all The Barbary powers are friend
1y disposed towards Us
The following rs more correct account than
ahat published in yesterdays Gazette of the capture
OF the Spanish privateer brig Panchetta alias Pal
mera, by the ). schooner Grampus, Lieut. Com
Gregory, related by passenger:
From numerous depredatons committed on the
American commerce, several masters of vessels
had lodged complaints with Captain Gregory. in
consequence of which, as he was bound to ports on
the Maine, he gave notice to vessels bound that way
IN order that they might avail themselves Of the
convoy Accordingly. two schooners placed them
selves under protection Of the Granpus and tn,
second day alter leaving St Thomas, 'he Panchet.
ia was discovered to windward, 70 lowing the con
voy, wink she continued till next morning wber
Capt Gregory gave chace, and on coming up will
her she displayed an English ensign and pennan
and fred gun-but shortly after hauled dowr
both, and hoisttd the Spanish national flag.
wine one at the fore, and hove to. When thu
Grampus came within hailiDg distance, he reques
4ad hanA L. l.