Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-12-20

and, and marched against the Turks, whom
II. defeated and forced once more 10 take re-
fng- IN the place of Negropont.
This commander, one of the most intrepid
aud most skfui Of Gr-see, deserves To BE-
known. Diamaniis is one of those Suuiotes
whom their courage and unmeriled misfor-
tunes have recommended la public -stepm.-
When, IN 1908, Soul after So unequal and so
glorious contest of near one hundred wears.
capl; ulaied Ia Ali Pacha, this chief would moi
follow his countrymru who retired To the
lonian Isles. BY daring retreat from noun
tain {" mountain, he attained the heights of
ASrapha, and offered his services To the two
brothers, Ca'zant"ni" and Lepiniote, who, IN
rebellion against Ali Pacha, were waging at
this period deadly war with the troops o,
this Sairap. After the death of these twu
chiefs, Diamantis continued the war hy him
SELF Ali Pacha, who, after a war Of fv.
years, could not reduce him by arms, at last
recognized him as .3rmaioie chief of the mill
tia of.Li,adia.
htihe beginning Of the Greek insurreciion,
l,lamanils fought at first, for three months, IN
l.iradia. Summoned afterwards To the aid .oI
Cassandra, he occupied this peninsuIa ard
posted with "A small number of troops ON the
isthmus which hears the name Of Gates uf Cas-
santira, he Kept in check, during six months, all
The Turkish forces of Macedonia.
Since this period he has constantly .Iistin
guished himself by the holiness of his enter
Iprizes-sometImes in Livadia, sometimes in
E"bea IN Olympus, al Volos, and elsewhere.
by the rapidity of his marches, which seemed
AS it We're to multiply his forces, he was al
ways present where urgent danger required
the promptest aid. AT this very moment, a
part oil his troops, commanded by one of his
othrers, occupies Cassandra in Macedonia an
Other part defends Volos, in the eastern part
oil Ihessaly. while he himself directs the siece
of Nrgropont.
Once shut up in this last place, the Turks
dared not TO make a second attempt ON Eubno.
Conhdlng, however, in their numb-rs, they re-
solved 10 attempt AN excursion into Aiiica /:
commanded by Jusssf- Brecou-Pacha, they
advanced as far AS Mount Parnes (Attica. y
but at the distance OF about ten leagues from
Athens, Gen. Odyssrus, who was advancing
upon them, met, and drove them back with
loss. A second attack made against them by
tins general, as they were crossing the d.fles
that lead from Atica to Euh9a, was very fatal
To them. Al this period the commander Di
1mantlS finding in this last island the strong
city OF Chalcde febly defended by the Turks,
great number of whom had gone over To the
continent, took possession of il without much
resistance. This city, situated at a Short dis
lance from the fortified place of Negropont.
and which it overooks, facilitated hitherto the
communications this place with the sea. and
those with Carystos by land. Its occupation
is valuable TO the Greeks, as, by that means.
they may press more closely the siege of Ne
gropont.
Isle Of CANDIDA Aug. 2I.-A division of the
Turkish fleet, surprised in the port of Cameo.
HydrIot brig commanded by the gallant Ma
cromuros, at the bottom Of the bav. witbou,
means to escape, the Greek was summoned TO
surrender; and on his refusal, heavy cor
'e,te and brig were sent against HIM, and pla-
ced HIM between two fires After sa nguna
ry combat of an hour, Macromaros shot A.
way the masts nf one of his adversaries. made
sail, and forced his way through the whole
Turkish squadron. They pursued. and not
heing able To escape by sailing, the Greek an
chorrd his vessel close in shore, at a fa,ora-
BILE point. landed part of his guns, established
u land battery, and completely succeeded in re-
pusing the Turks. Another Greek brig sur
priced in The port Of Suda, saved himself by
similar intrepidty and every where, events
have justified the supreme contempt with
which the Greek sailors look down upon the
Turks. fH