Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-11-18

1 S'"p"".- "e crue' nut trembling Mos
ms shrink from single encounter with tn
d"ilenites, even with superior forces.
| AS a commencement or the campaisn
Hchmed, the Srraskrr OF touthelia, invaded
a't'ra and Llvadia with 81, 900 followers. hui
uId not dare To attack Odyssrus or Nikitas,
though they had only Q to 10000 men to M
pose Ia him. He waited the support of the
Pachas of Scutari and Larissa, and the CO.
Operation of Jessuf, who, at the head of
fourteen thousand men, Was 10 force Maori.
nuros, and advance 10 M.soonghi. from
whence, with the aid Of the Turkish feet. he
was 10 pass into the PelrpOnnesus while
Mehmed, with 10000 bandits, was To attack
the lsthmus of Corinth, and march on the
Morea after having ravaged Livadia. The
Greeks ON the'r,part, perfectly aware Of the
designs OF their enemies, took instant measures
To attack the Pachas in detail and beat them
separately. The brave BozZaris was To up-
pose Jussuf PaclIa (; StOrnaris was charged
With arresting the progress Of the Pacha or
Scutari IN the mountains of Agrafa; while
Odysseus and Nikias destroyed Mehmed's
corps, before his union will! the others
Colocotroni was toprotect The Isthmus with
corps of reserve, and mov. wherever his
presence became necessary. The important
held of San Lucca, which was fatal 10 the
Turks, and where the forces Of Mehmed were
destroyed by Odysseus and Nkiias, produced
| revolt among Jussufs Incrcenaries and the.
PacNa could scarce save himself BY flight
StOrnaris, on his part, was almost equally sue
cessful not content with rrtarding the marc,,
of the Pacha of Scutari, who had with him
5000 men, he pressed him continually in front.
with The loss OF more than two thousand of
his followers, and harassed him necessarily
nor would he have let him pass the mountains
of Agrafd, but fur reinforcement of 1000
Turks, who suddenly came To his aid thus
supported. their united bands arrived at
Capennissi, where the Pacha of Larissa i'm
patiently awaited them with the wreck of the
shattered army ofMIehmed. The two Pachas
obliged to take the field, and wishing to acccle-
rate their march in the hope of passing into
Livadia, 10 act with Jussuf's troops, the revolt
| Of which they did not yet know, set out on the
26th of August at the head OF I 900 men, their
| advanced guard of $4,000 being commanded
ny DJelad'k Bey, he arrived and halted at
l.aspi on the 9th there he found himself
suddenly threatened by corps of $500 H.le-
| mans, occupying an entrenched camp, and wi mo
were IN full march against him. The Bey re-
| manned inactive that day. gaining information
as To the strength of the Heenians and waited
the next day To attack them. Their General,
Caralr Cachi, was SICK, and they were hesita-
ting as TO what they should do, when the
brave Bozzaris arrived, and his unexpected
presence restored all tneir courage.
This gallant chief having nothing more TO fear M
Nlacrnoros, the frs, reaching him of the
direction taken by the Pacha of Scutari set out " h
$40 Suloies, Iraversed Eolia and Locr,s rapidly and
alter few DAYS found himself ~ Thessnly, where he
was appraised of the plans of its chiefs to unite with
the Greek Forces.-Having AT last joined the iarer
he learned their resolution suffer the forces of
The Pacla, however numerous To penetrate into Ii
vndia bur Bozzaris represented 10 them the danger
OF gvirg battle enemy SD superior in force and
communicated 10 them his own project 10 fall Thai
very night the Turkish camp &c We car surprise
ihem, said he, g. for they do expect To be al
tackled; and yor know that these barbarians never
take my precautions nganst surprise. / have with
me $40 Suoies and will their head, enter the
Turkish camp with no other arms In, pistols aud
sabres. " Do you, said he TO the Hellenians, 'pre-
sent yourselves III four different, points, and com |
uience your fire when we recognized, so AS TO |
distract the Turks and, il you second me- we will
seiZe The Pacha, niivc OF dead" The Greeks APP |
iaudcd the daring proposition Of the hero and con-
ided To him the Jierious execution Al midnight |
Mare" Bozzsris demanded d further reinforce me nj
oil iUU chosen men 10 lie united his Suliotes and
haiing divided The of the corps into four deaci-
mrnis The entire waited the moment of action The
hrsi signal bozzaris, IN separating from The oihrr
chiels, said NJ friends IL scatter YOU will I've
sue TO FIND me round the of the Pacba.'' In
effect the attack tras made the Turkish Camp COM
pieieiy surprised; The Pacha seized in his tent
10y The hero, who, after Surrounding IL with his fol- |
lowers, tainted the lnfdes, and ciuched their chief
MS la" prisoner. The hero, however, fell in The arms |
OF victory, MORALLY wounded by Maor but his die
voted followers bore linn off, and The Pacha was |
slain. The last words OF the dying chief were wor-
Thy oi Leondas =" My friends, said the expiring |
nero, p" to die ioi liberty rs pleasure, and n
r''n Freedom IS never acquired hut great sacrI-
hcss die content, because have contributed 10 |
the independence OF my country. Coniinue your
services 10 her. and do quit your arms hut amid
the destruction of your enemies."
This is record Of herosm worthy Of any age or |
CLINE, however distinguished or glorious IN former
days the genius of the poet would have immorialized
~ ~ eternal song, aud II would have lived forever
IN tte page oil history; but IL does not 10 r |
ISL, and Greece will preserve The name of Bozzaris |
high III tie list OF her departed heroes With such |
defenders, that deighIfui land-wheTe almost eyery
spot Us precious by thousand glorious recoectons
never can he ensaved. She aust he free and |
what is better, she deserves her lberiy, aud will win
II 10y tie heioism OF her own brave sons.
LONDON, Oct. 1--we understand that co- |
yerument has received information of the f. |
nal & complete settlement ofihe differences be-
tween Russia and Turkey under the arrange
ment ofLord Strangford. Ii is added that the
disputes between Greece and Turkey, are TO |
be lntrusted IN the mediation of Russia, Aus
tria, and g Britain.
AUGSBURG, Sept 3O.-Lptters from Italy /
announce that terrible insurrection has lust
broken out in Upper Egypt, where the whole
population of large section of country have
risen en- masse, and all communication has
been interrupted. At Suckot, all the Turkish
soldiers, foreigners and travellers, have been
assasslnated, the magazines paged, and the
caravans plumb ed.
The following Dote was addressed 10 the
Foreign Ministers at Paris on the 9TH of Oct.
:" / have the honor to- announce To your Ex-
cPlleny, that his Majesty's Government has
given orders to raise the blockade of the Spa
nish ports of Corunna, St. Sebastian and San
tOna, which have surrendered To the forces of
4. NJ. 81