The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-11-20

Wnicn ~ fcpfcscbtoo tue isvSoSo Popots as
decisive Of ,he fourth expedition and Of the
ultimate triumph OF Greece:
I, was The intention Of The Turkish Piehss
10 combine their force, before risking battle,
in order 20 bear down oil before them with an
osefwheluaning foree. M.hmed, ,he Ssrssk.
er OF Roameli,, Ls,ing invaded Ailics sAd
Livsdis with 27 900 meo. did mol venture TO
susck Ody,,sas with HE 5000 troops, buI
wsi,ed 10 be joined by the Psehas OF Scp,sris
and Lsris.s, and also for the co-ope ration OF
Jo,suf Jussui vas on mis- wsy to Nlaefino os
~nh $4,000 men, inteodlng TO toree that place,
advance 10 Mi,solungh. aud pass isio the Pei.
oponoessus by the sssisiance OF the Turkish
feet. Mrhmsd was ~ the same ,ims 10 st.
'sck the isthmus Of Co'in,h with 10000 ban.
diu, and TO march into the Peloponaessus al
ter rsvsging I.ivadis.
The Greeks were sws'e or this plan, and
de,srrined TO 6gh, the pscbss io detail. Me.
nomet was attacked al 81. Lues by Odysseus
aud Ncki,ss, and totslly destroyed. This pro.
duced q tevol, among the mercenstiss OF JOS.
suf, who hardly saved himself. S,orasris,
WAS charged TO operate against the Pachs OF
Ssuiar ia ihc mountains o. Agtaia, opposed
HIM with success unlil the arrival o. 1000
Turks, which inctssseJ his snemies to the
oun,ber OF $4,000, and enabled them 10 pro.
ceed to Missi, when they joined the Pscns Of
Sstssa with the week al Mchned's srmy.
The two Paebss, with Is 900 men, set oui
for Iivsd,s 90 thc 20 h OF August, intending
10 cooperate with Jussuf, oi whose osfeU
they were yet ignorsni. Their advance guard
Of ls 900, under Djead,k Bey, halted 81 Las
pi on the a7'h, where he iouod $500 HELEN
tsns on their mach seaios him, snd now oc-
copying an ep,renchcd camp. In order To
ascertain the force OF his enemies, the Psohs
renaiped ipscuse oil thstd.y, intending on the
next 10 maze sD attack. On their aide iiel.
ienians were doubtful v hist To DO rs their num-
bars were ve,y smal, and ,heir Gen. Cssir
Cschi, was sick hu, In Ibis juuctare The brave
BcIzs,is arrived aud al once tcstored their
cou,see. As there was noshi0g 10 require his
presence al Msc'inoros, aud he had leaini
the coufse taken by the Pachs oi Scu'sri, be
set out with $40 Suliotes, 2esssd rapidly
through E,olis end Locri, into Thessnly whore
he hssrd that the eEiefs were determined TO
Join the Creeks. Wbco he arrived OF the
camp of Carafi Cacbi,he found ths. the Creeks
we're resolved az ell event. not 10 suffer The
Tu,ks TO entor Livadia, and seemed resolved
TO risk ba,ile. Bo1zsris Represented this es
desperate measure, and proposed tha, they
should fali upon tham suddenly IN the dslk-
ness Of shc night
"Wo can surprise thsm," said he, "for they
DO not expect 10 be attacked f; and know ihst
these bs' barisns never Toxic any precautions
assins, surprise. ! have with me $40 Sui.
oies, snd l will, at their head, enter tho Turk.
ish camp with no other arms DO, oor ,pistols
and sab es. Do you," said he 10 the HELEN.
isns, "p,esebt yourselves ~ four different
points, and commence y"or h'r when you are
recognised, 90 o, 20 d,st,sct he Tu'ks. and,
if YOU ,reoCd mo, We viii se'2e the Paeha T.
live or dead" ...... .......
The proposal me. nniv.rssl s9p'o6s ion,
end Boz za,is was desired 20 lead the enter.
prise. Al midnigh, be desired ali addition OF
100 chosen men to hi, li.le band OF Sulio'es
then sepsis,ioy inIo fou' divisions, prepared
for the hazardous enterprise. When he lett
the camp, he ssid 10 his chisis--"My friends,
il we sea,ter, you will be sure TO find me round
the tent Of the Pacha" Having said this, the
sigma! was given, and the heroes marched on
IN silence. Tho 10, ks were az en- entirely by
sur prise and the ten, of the Pacha surrounded.
Boxssri. toured the irhdcls iUr their care
Ie e.sness and their defeat and then xepping
forward seized the Pachs With his own hsnds.
He however received a mortal wound rom q
Moor, and was borne OF by his soldiers, while
the Pschs va, killed on tho spot. The iast
words Of Bosxsris were these:
My friends, TO die for I,be'ty !. pleasure
and not . pain. freedom i. no, acquired but
., great ,sc'i6ces. ] die content, because
have contributed 10 the Independence oi my
cosnny. Commute your services TO her, snd.
DO no, qui, your srnis but amid the destruction
Of your eoimiss." .:
TIL. Il, q deed worthy Of ancient Greece In
her mos, heroic ages. The character ss we'll
% the fale Of Boxznis may boar o comparison
With ,hs, Of Ep.minondas and the Sulio:e'
remind us Of ,he beroes OF The'mopyle.
Such men are worthy to fight for l'tcrty snd
10 enjoy H.
There were lately living at Broom
grove, Eng. four chrildren, in the filth
e - ,,.h,, oil I,Crf, af