Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-10-07


from the island oi Eubea.
AS soon as the approach Of the Turks was
known the Heparch gave notice To the Euro
peans and others at Athens that they must re-
tire to some other place for safety, for he could
not answer for what might happen. Almost
every body fled upon this alarm,-the Greeks
TO the island Of Salamis, except little more
than three hundred who shut themselves up in
the citadeL-They are furnished with provi-
si0ns for a year, and they cannot want for wa
ter having discovered the ancient spring, of
which an account has been given, and united
it with the. citadel by baston. This is FIVE
nv difficult access, and TO become masters Of
it, it will be necessary to scale steep rock and
In force successfully five gates. While the
Greeks besieged il formerly, although they
fired vast number of bombs, they killed but
two persons. But at present the Spectator
adds, for military purposes the Turks have M
need Of taking the citadel. tits only necessa
ry To take the plain, and TO fortity the Pireus,
which can be- easily done. In this place the
Turkish shipping wouId lie in safety. MIR.
Fauvel, the French Consul mt Athens, with
dew 10 SYRIA, and thence 10 Smyrna
With the exception of the Acrnpolis, all the
fortified places on the continent but thnse in the
Morea. are in the possession of the ks, and
of these they hold Patrss, Coron, Modon, and
the Citadel of Corinih. The townof Cornth
is in possession of the Greeks. The Captain
Pacha has established himself al Pairss, and
from this place he sends his naval detachments
without beiag observed by the Grecian fleet.
BY means of his fleet he transported Ia Patras
from Preueza $4,000 Albanians, who were To
advance into the Peninsula from that direction
while larger army entered by the way of the
isthmus of Cornh. This latter army, to the
number il was said of 10000 men, under Ibra-
FIRST defiles Of the Morea, and was waiting for
the arrival of provisions. Ii is stated that the
plan of operations was not to advance step
without being assured of an abundant supply
of provisions, for an expedition where the ar
my was sure to find only country entirely
laid waste In pursuance Of this PLAZA, the Cap
tain Pacha had procured provisions at Patras,
until there was no longer room to store them.
In addition to these two armies, a third was
assembling near Thermopyle, consisting of
several bodies of men from the provinces of
European Turkey. We find little account of
the preparations making by the Greeks TO re-
sist this formidable invasion. 1t is said that
there is still want Of harmony and subordina-
ton among them, and that Ulysses has made
an offer to Join the Turks on condition Of the
arrears due to his corps of $500 men heng
discharged. 1t does not appear that the Of
fer was accepted, and it may be doubted whe-
Their il was made. Ii is certain however that
he has not performed those exploits which
rumour has attributed TO him, and that the plan
of carrying the seat Of war out ofthe Pelopon-
nesus WAS never executed.
The Egyptian feet, consisting of forty three
sail of vessels, two of which We're superb fri
gates, under the command of Gibraltar, had
sailed from Alexandria, having on board a
body of 5000 troops destined for Gambia. Ii
Of ID
excuses were committed by the Egyptian
troops. Ii had sailed again on the Cd of Ju-
ly. Ii was said that the viceroy of Egypt
had undertaken the particular charge OF re
ducing the island of Gambia. The plague at
Alexandria had subsidized. The Greeks con-
tinued in possession of the interior of the
country, hut the Turks were in possession Of
four principal places, Gambia, Rettimo, Came,
and Sude. The Egyptian fleet was seen on
the 9Th of July near the islands of Sapience,
and it was supposed that it would land its
| troops in Gambia about the Goth.
| Such is the picture of the affairs of Greece
as II is drawn from variety of articles in
| these papers We hope it may prove a false
picture. We have no doubt that the ac-
counts are exaggerated in some of their details.
We shall give some TRANSACTIONS, containing
further particulars hereafter. Boston ID. .4du.
~ T. III
SONS ISLAND.
NORFOLK, October 3-Arrived on Wed
ncsday from Thompson's Island the United
States sloop Of war Peacock, STEPHEN Cas-
SIN, Esq. Commander, bringing further in
tclligence from that Inflated spot, which will
he heard throughout the country with the
iiveliest sorrow: WATSON, The gallant and
distinguished officer, the estimabe aud noble
spirited gentleman, has sunk beneath the ruth
Ice I<.r
| chieved for him deathless name, and shed
fresh ustre on Interpolation of our gallant
navy, now sleeps in the silent tomb but 1t is
The tomb oftbe hero bedecked with never fad
ing laurels. and believed with a nations tears.
Captain WATSON for such his station in the
squadron ranked him) was appointed to ihe
command of the John Adams in place of
Capt Rcnshaw, who had left that ship TO re-
turn to the United States. He was attacked
with the prevailing fever on the 9th of Sep
tember, and after severe struggle of four
days fell victim to it on the 18th We would
attempt to inscribe his eulogy, but feel our
selves inadequate to the task 1t was glow :
ingly depicted in The saddened countenances of
our citzans on the announcement his death
never have we seen a more general gloom
or more heartfelt manifestations of sorrow
He was known to us all beloved, admired
and respected by all His courteous demea-
nor, his sprghtliness and alfability, his frank
and generous nature, his correct and gentle
manly department, had endeared him to our
hearts, and we united in the pIaudits ofthe ma
ton on his recent heroic atchieyement ON the
coast of Cuba, with the Iiveliest feelings of
joy.
Captain WATSON was native ofthis state,
and though young, being we believe, about
90 years Of age) had been long in the service.
As has already been stated in this paper, he