Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-10-09

Greeksto the Island Of SAiamis, exesn,
little more than three hundred who
shut themselves up in the citadel. Thew
are furnished with provisions for a yea;
and they cannot wa ut for water, having
discovered the ancient spring, OF which
an account has been given, and united
it with the citadel by bastion. Tbi,
is of very difficult access, and to becom.
masters of it, it will be necessary 70
scale steep rock and to force success.
sively FIVE gates. While the Greek.
besieged it formerly, although thew
fired vast number of bombs, thew
killed but two persons. But at present
the Spectator adds, for military Dur,
poses the Turks have no need of tasipp
the citadel. 1t is only necessary to
take the plain, and to fortify the Pirs.
US, which can be easily done. Ia thi.
place the Turkish shipping would lie in
safety. Mr.. Fsuvei, the French Con.
sui at Athens. withdrew to syra, and
thence to Smyrna.
With the exception OF the Acropolis,
all the fortified places on the continent
but those in the Nlorea, are in posses.
sion Of the Turks, aud Of these they
hold Patras, Coron, Modon, and the CT.
tadel of Corinth. The town of Corlntb
is III possession of the Greeks. Tho
aptain Pacha has esta blshed himself
at Patras, and from this place he sends
his naval detachments without being
observed by the Grecisn fleet. By
means of HE fee. he transported to
Patras from Preueza Is 00O Aibsnians,
who were to advance into the Psninsu.
la from that direction, while larger
army entered by the way Of the 18th.
mus Of Corinth. This latter army, TO
the number it was said Of forty thou.
sand men, under lbrahim Pscha, had
already taken possession of the first
defiles of the Mores, and was waiting
! for the arrival OF provisions 1t Is
stated that the plan Of operations was
not to advance step without being as.
sured of an abundant supply ofprOvi-
sions for an expedition where the army
was cure to find only country entirely
laid waste. In pursuance of tbi, plan.
the Captain Pachs had procured provi-
sions at Patras, until there was NJ long.
er room to store them. La addition to
these two armies, third was sssemb.
ling near ThermopyIs, consisting Of 50.
verai bodies of men from the provinces
of European Turkey. We find little
account of the preparations makingby
the Greeks to reslst this formidable Inc
vasiou. 1t is said that there is still q
a want Of harmony and subordina'ion
among them, and that vi sses has made
an offer 10 join the Turks on condition
OF the arrears due to his corps OF 900
men being discharged. II does not ap.
pear that the offer was accepted. and 1t
nav be doubted whether is was made.
II il certain, however, that he has not
| performed those exploits which was at.
tributed to him, and that the plan OF
carrying the seat of war out OF the Pslo.
ponDessus was never executed.
The Egyptian fleet. consisting of a5
sail of vessels, two Of which were So.
perb frigates, under the command Of
| Gibraltar. had sailed from Alexandra,
having on board body Of five thous.
and troops, destined for Gambia. h
stopped at the Island OF Rhodes, where
some excesses were committed by re
Egyptian troops 1t had sailed again
on the Cd of July. 1t was said that 10
viceroy of Egypt had undertaken The
particular charge ofreducing The island
of Gambia The plague at Aiexa"dr's
had subsided. The Greeks continued
in possession of the interior OF the
country, but the Turks were In pos
session Of four principal places, Cam
dia, Rettimo, Came, and Sude The
Egyptian fleet was seen on the 9th OF
July, near the islands of Saplence, and
! it was supposed that it would land It's
troops in Gambia about the goth. .
Such is the picture of the affairs OF
Greece, as it 10 drawn from variety oil
articles in these papers. We hope II
may prove false picture. We have no
doubt that the accounts are exaggera.
ted in some of their details. We shall
give some translations, contaIng furth'
er particulars, hereafter. daily ddr.
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