Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-07-22

hitherto formed an internal part Of Eastern
Greece. A local Junta has been in cons- guence
Installed to administer Immediately tn its par
ticular wants. Theoclitus Pharmacde, who
has been placed at the head ofthe Junta, is an
Eccesiaslic, distinguished by his intelligence
and his energy he resided a long time at
Vienna, as Archimandrite of the Greek
church. of that city, and managed the Literary
Journal, called the Greek Mercury. Two of
the most enterprising chiefs have also been
sent to arrange the military organization of
the island. BY their activity they have sue
ceeded in drawing from inaction Those of the
islanders, who, residing in the envrons of The
fortress of Negropont, had not hitherto taken
an active part This fortress, which had not
hitherto been seriously besieged, is now strictly
biockaded. As il is not we'll proyisioned, and
as the numerous Turks who inhsbit it consume
much, it is hoped that lis resistance will not
be long
TRIESTE, May 9.-We have accounts from
the Morea to the e6th April. They state that
the functions of the provisional government of
Greece have ceased, aud that congress had
assumed the reins of government. After
the installation of il, which took place at Ma
poll di Romani, Maurocortato was elected
president of the Congress, in the midst of the
VACCINATIONS of the people. Coloctrone has
been charged by the Congress with the defence
Commandment general of Thessaly Bozzaris,
Epirus and Arcanania.
Accounts from Malta of the Goth April,
state, that three Greek vessels have had
combat with some AlgeIine corsairs in the
neighborhood of their capital that two of
the latter were ran aground and frigate quit
ting the port to- come to their aid, was ublg-
ed to sheer off.
| PARIS, May e8.---Letters from Leghorn, OF
| the 18th inst. say -" The captain of an Al
gerine ship of war having approached an En-
ropean, on the promenade, in the environs Of
Alexandria, and having touched him as il in
mockery OF the fear of the plague, testified by
the latter in endeavoring to avoid him the
European, enraged at the insult, severely can
ed the captain, who complained tO the Ca!I.
Not only he was not listened to, but the go
vernon, informed of what had passed, issued
orders To all the Algerine ships OF war, six in
number, tn quit Immediately the port of Alex
andra. lrrltattd by this act of Justice, the
a Igerines attacked all The vessels, they met
an Austrian vessel destined for Syro, with
cargo Of wheat, was captured by them. and
an Italian sailor and also Greek who formed
part of the crew of an English vessel ; and
whom they forced The captain to deliver up to
them, were hanged tn yard arm on board one
of,her vesstls as signal of vengeance against
! IN" Europeans. The Turkish fleet had not
sailed up TO the 2oih April"
SWITZERLAND.
LONDON, May 3l.-We have referred with
some anxiety To the most recent information
| from Switzerland, in order to ascertain the
precise danger with which that country is
threatened, whether from Austrian interfcr-
ence, any other cause for that there is at
| this present moment something critical IN the
state of her foreign relations, no one, nOtwith-
Standing the reserve and equiyocations of MN
7lcrs, entertains the smallest doubt. We do not
( find any evidence that Austria has either de
manded military occupation or passage for
troops but il appears likely that some requi
| sltiOns have been made of the Diet not gene
rally in use towards independent nations, and
calculated therefore, to- impugn the ndepen-
tence of this free country. These have pro-
ceeded, il is said, not from Austria alone but
equally from the other members of the Holy
Alliance and have related chiefly to the shell
ter given by them to the Italian and other refu-
gees, and to the liberty Of the press enjoyed in
the Cantons. lthas been urged to the Diet,
that the insurrectiOns,' TOR the suppression
of which the Alliance was formed, are To no
purpose put down while Switzerland is allow
ed to become the focus Of new instructions,
by sheiterlng the original authors that they
must be called on to- leave that territory, and
tn prevent the use that might be made of so
potent an engine, that new restrictions should
j be placed on the press. Though the dehbera
lions the Diet are secret, enough has trans
PRED to show that this body has acted with
all the independence Of character consistent
with the very delicate situation in which they
were placed. There can be no doubt of their
having firmly disclalmed the right of the ALI =
! ed Powers To dictate on either of the points
mentioned, as violation Of their indepen-
dence, and an inter ference with the laws of the
country. Weak States are frequently com
PEELED by circumstances 10 adopt tempOriz-
ing policy but though il is believed that a
maj Ority of the members Of the Dirt have
granted TO the Executive the power Of sus-
pending the laws under which protection is
accorded to foreigners, and even that Of put
ting further restrictions on the press, it does
not appear that the extraordinary powers have
been acted on, nor that tune of submission
has been ever adopted towards the Members
7, of the Alliance.
Secret intimations have been conveyed t.
some of the most distinguished refugees, Ol
the wish, that by voluntary removal they
should cease to- place Switzerland at variance
with her powerful neighbours but force has
! not in any instance been used. Feeling deep
. ly, ai the same time, the insult to their indie
= PeDdcnce implied in the demand, the Sws.
: government has determined we understand, IA
assume such an attitude as will show at least
Il determined spirit. however physically una
bile IN resist such powerful antagOnists1 if the
course Ofaggressun thus begun is persisted IN
- Orders have hpen issued To exercise the mill
tia, The force on which the Cantons entirely
depend for protection more frequently: and il
y "as expected they would shortly be- called in
to active service. Pie impression has be-
come general that S,yifzcrIapd ia abnuf In be