Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1822-11-14

the dispatches he had received from the
King. relative TO the commercial relations
lof this Island, and the Independent pro-
yinces OF South America and Colombia,
ia consequence of which dispatches, the
Island is now free, and the port open TO
these provinces under thesr oyn fog. This
IS equivalent TO an acknowledgement OF
their independence. and will no doubt
prove highly beneficial to this place, as
we shall have twice the amount OF pro-
duce coming in here. All are much plea.
sed, excepting the SPaniards. No furth,
er news srom Maracsi5o. Morales still
retains possession, but we know that Gen
Paez, has marched against him With 65uo
men. Markets for American produce
dull" Not. Iddu.
GREECE.
Gibraltar papers have been received at
Boston to the 9Th Of September, contain
ing Turkish accounts OF some OF the re.
cent events in the Mores, 10 which, altho,
IT is pretended that the Greek statement OF
victory obtained at Thermopyla is a Ia
IRRIGATION yet that they had succeeded IN
quarter, remote from that celebrated pass
IN not only checking the Turkish army,
which had penetrated into, and captured
several places in the Morea, but had actu.
ally compelled them TO retreat IN great
haste towards Corinth; and that during
their flight they had sustained immense
loss by the attacks of the Greeks. ana .ne
depriystions usually attending an inVaoihg
and discounted army 10 depopulated
country. These Turkish accounts, now
no Ottoman
having been compelled 10 ABANDON Co-
rinth But from what they have adm,'teo
we entertain no doubt that the oetaiis OF
subsequent victories obtained ny me
Greeks. and their re occupation OF the ca
p;tal are substantially correct. 1t seems
now to be pot beyond all question, that
the Turkish army had SO far advanced m
TO the country, as TO occasion lears that It
would overrun the whole peninsula. The
.Musselmen had even got complete posses
sion of Napoli d. Romanis, the garrison
Of which had signed capiulaion, and
were about 10 embark, only few hours
before the arrival of the invaders. As u.
sual, the followers of the prophet massa-
cred all the Greeks found 10 the place.
The Turks pretend, that they pursued this
COURSE I'D RETALIATION lot tUS NUfutT Vi
their Countrymen at Corinth According
to their statements, the Greeks unreslst-
iDgly fled in all directions, and even "a
bandoned the capital without firing shot.
In this il seems they acted wisely; for,
instead OF wasting their forces IN petty
skirmIshing with an army so greatly SUI
perIor in numbers, they rallied at one
point, and when they discovered they
could attack the invaders with advantage
they availed themselves of the opporiunl-
ty, and thus, even according to The ac-
counts of the enemy, obtained decided
triumph, compelling the latter to retrace
then steps with immense loss. A victory.
obtained in such circumstances, could not
fail to increase the number of the Greek
armies from among population already
convinced that they had nothing 70 expect
but death, or the most degrading slavery,
il they again tell under tue domination OF
the bsrbarisns Every Circumstance, there
fore, tends TO show that the cause Of Greece
will DE finally triumphant Ihis as the
zuinter of our discomfort
Commercial yAdy.