Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-06-24

Turkish feet remains quietly at anchor
II its winter quarters at Constantine
lie, the Greek navy rejects all manner
Of repose, and spreads itself over the
cas- of the Levant, following up its su0-
GEES Sixteen Hydriot vessels, in com.
pany with several others from Casos,
eruize along the whole coast Of Syria,
and cut off all communication Of the
Turks. between that country, Egypt.
and Asia Minor. They have already
made many valuable captures. This
squadron has, on the other side, estab.
lished very active communications with
the revolted Pacha OF Acre, who con-
tinues a vigorous opposition to the
Porte. In virtue of q convention made
with this Pacha, the Greeks are to fur
nish him, at stipulated prices, with all
the warlike munitions and supplies
they may require. Since this squad
ron has been cruising on these coasts,
the Turks of Cyprus are far from exhi-
biting the same fe%rocIous spirit; they
are in daily dread, lest the Greeks
should make a descent upon that is.
land for the purpose of ~avenging the
massacres committed by the Mussel.
men.
Another Greek squadron composed
of more than twenty vessels, has sailed
fer the coast Of Africa, with tao inten.
ton of preventing q junction of the
Ro,ho vu aak s,ifh Tho, NJ Isanatontt-
nople Intelligence has already beer
received that it had taken up its crui
zing ground off Tunis. between Capes
Bon and Gusrdia. This squadron, a.
we'll as that first alluded to, has deliy.
cred many Christian prisoners, whom
the Turks were Transporting on board
of European vessels, to be sold as
slaves in Egypt and Barbary. The
greater number of'these unfortunate
prisoners were from the isle Of Scio,
whom the Turks had confined till this
time, in The slave depots which they
have established on the coast Of Asia
Minor. 1t is scarcely credible, how
readily the Christian captains Of Eu.
rope lend hemselyes to this infamous
traffic; and with how mach iDdiffer.
ence, they substitute in the Mediterra.
mean a slave trade in Greeks, for the
negro slave trade. Such il the conduct
of men, who are not ashamed at the
same time, to invoke the justice of
their governments to protect them a.
gaiast the Greeks, whom they style
skimmers Of tho sea, (ecumeurs de
mer,) because .hese latter, relying up
on the law Of nations, have required
from neutrals, the conduct which as
such they are bound to observe towards
the belligefeats.
The following are the only other
items Of interes, which the file Of Pa.
ris papers, by the Othello furnishes.
PERPIGNAN. April l2.-Two regi-
mentb of uomen nave been organized
at Barcelona, for the service Of the
rlace in case Of sei9s. We hold in
our hands an engraving of these col
diers-they are in q becoming dress,
and armed with a lance. 1t may be
recoliected that in the former war, a
battalion wasforned at Gronne,
whose courage is much spoken Of by
Marshal St. Cyr, in his work on Cata-
!onia.
PARIS, April l9.-M. de Lostende,
aid.de.camp of General Gu,I!eniinot,
who was arrested when with the army,
and brought to Paris by tho Gendar.
merle, has at the very moment, when
the discovery of some great conspiracy
WIS announced, been set al liberty. and
Is about to depart for head quarters.