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was wholly destroyed. The enterprise
vas principally conducted by the Sami-
ans who led the way in the revolt Of the
isles on this quarter. Great excuses
were committed on the Christians at
Smyrna, at the tidings of these events :;
and so Greeks we're taken out of Rus
sian vessel in the port Of Smyrna and
hung on the shore. After these events,
the Capudan Pacha left the Dardanelles,
but did not succeed in bringing the Gre
clan fleet to action. The operations Of
the Turkish Admiral were confined to
throwing supplies into the fortresses of
the Morea and such of the isles as re-
NAMED in the hands of the Turks.
AS the news of the Grecian revolution
spread in Europe, not only supplies of
all descriptions poured in from Europe,
but volunteers crowded to the standard
of liberty. The sons OF Greece espe-
ciallY, in this hour Of evil, resorted TO
their native land. Among them came
Demetrius Ypsilanti, the brother of Al
exander, also in the Russian service.
Though but % years of age, he was ac-
knowiedged by the Senate Of the Morea
as Commander in Chief, and in this Ca
pacity issued his proclamation to the
whole Grecian race, on the cath of July.
But the want Of Discipline and subordina-
ton, and means ofall kinds, was great OBJ
stacle 10 the achievement Of any impor-
tant enterprise.
Ardour and desperation however, sup
piled the place of all other resources.
On the Sd of August the important fort
ress Of Mozembazia surrendered, and
about the same time that of Navarino.
In both these cases, the Greek bands,
exasperated by the long oppression they
had endured and by the murder of their
Patriarch, committed some excuses Oh
the Turkish prisoners. Ypsilanti, una
Bile TO restrain his troops, declared, that
unless full power were given him by an
assembly of all Greece TO enforce his or
ders, he would retire from the cause.
This firm step produced a general con-
ference Of deputies, by whom il was re-
solved to call convention of 10 men,
bers, TO form Constitution. Meantime
Ypslanti and the other commanders re-
ceived full authority 70 execute their
orders.
In Epirus, Churschid was still confined
at Yanina. In Macedonia, Cassandra
was sacked by the Turks, and frie htful
carnage Of the unarmed inhabitants en-
sued. In Thessaly, Ulysses, lately a
partizan in the service of Ali Pacha,
gained several victories in the defiles of
the mountains, where he was posted,
particularly at Thermopy ln. In Attica,
Athens was taken by the patriots, and in
the Morea, after hard pressed siege,
'Cripolizza, the capital of the province,
strong walled town, was taken by as
sault. To Tripollzza,,he principal Turk
ish population, with all the movable
wealth of the province, had fed, taking
withlhem eighty hostages of the most re-
spectacle ofthe Greek inhabitants. These
hostages were all murdered in the be GIN
ningof the siege, Exasperated by this, on
the moment of entering the city. the
Greeks put to the sword every Turk
they met, and were guilty Of carnage,
which cannot but be condemned. The
person of the commandment, the city of
Corinth, and the Harcm of Churschid
Pacha were spared. Shortly after this
great victory, the citadel of Cerinth cap
itulated. 10 the month of October, the
Capudan Pacha, having formed juno
ton with the Egyptian and Algerine
fleets, entered the gulf of Lepanto and
took 80 sail of small Greek vessels out
of port near Delphi, and this was the
only exploit of the Ottoman navy Of this
! year; though the Turks have several
three deckers and seventy-fours equal
to any ships in the world.
Ali Pacha held out to the close Of the
year, but was very hard pressed; yet as
he grew weaker, new enemy started
up on the opposite quarter in the Per-
slams, who made work for Turkish ar
my in the east. The Grecian Congress
assembledin November, and in six weeks
completed their work, and published
their Constitution the first day of the
New Year.-In another communication,
shall attempt TO sketch the events Of
1922. -e+e-
From the EvaneUiHe Gazette
The following singular relation of
facts has just been handed US for publ.
cation by General Evans. From the
kno wn responsibility of writer, we
consider his statements as entitled to the
fullest credit.
On the evening of the 18th inst.
was informed by Doctor Thompson and
several other gentlemen of high re-