Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1823-10-18
EONEiGN.

Greeks and Tarks.-The Augsburg
Gazette states, that, on the 18Th Of July,
fire broke out in Conslaninople, ia The
suburb Constio, contiguous to the ar
senal. In short time $500 housss
were consumed by the flames. The Fl =
soon gained the arsenal, and all cffos 5
10 extinguish ii were in vain. |, was
re-lighted three times by the authors oil
the conspiracy. The Turks had the
grief of seeing consumed, one ship Of
the line, OF "A guns, TWO corvettes, five
briggs, and 10 smaller ships Of every
degree. Disnay prevailed throughout
the capital. The Greeks say thai God
is with them, on thus seeing thai ia lhe
space of one year, the two great arsena 5,
those of Tophana and Tersana, hays
been consumed by fire.
The accounts from the Archipc iago
are very gratifying. ltappesrs by then,
that The Greeks have gained triple
victory, whereby hey have wholly de
ranged the combinations Of the Turks.
After doubling Cape d Orc, the Captain
Pacha, commander of lhb Turkish COM
bined aeet, detached twenty transports,
escorted by some ships Of war, for Pa
tras, while he himself, with the main
force, made for the BY OF Corys'os, In
the the Isle of Eubea. Here, under
the protection of the batteries oil the
place, Occupied by the Turks, } be land
ed 5000 troops, which he ordered IL
gain A.lics, by the Strait of Negro pont,
and thence proceed to Phoris, in order
10 favor the entrance of the Turks FROM
Thessaly, by the pass Of Thermopy lac
The Greeks defending the pass would
thus have been placed between two tires.
| he Pacha, however, had scarcely Ell
iected the landing of the troops at CO.
rystos, when q Greek squadron, which
had watched his movements, attacked
him. The combat was long, and well
sustained by the Turks but at length
the Greeks, by their skill in manGaver-
ing, and their lire-ships, blew up several
Turkish vessels, took six, and put to
iignt and chased the rest of the eneny's
fleet. The squadron which s4iled fer
Patras, upon hearing of this disaster, in
stantly Quilted the harbor, and bore away
for the coast of Africa. As to the troops
Which were landed al Corystos, they had
advanced only seven leagues, when they
were attacked by. the Greek troops,
which had concentrated themselves on
the heights between Ruphalon and Pc
trlas. The barbarlans, accustomed to
the level plains of Asia, and i'll prepared
Tor lighting on ground OF unequal sur
face, were put to ront, and pursued back
10 Corys os.-Thc ground behind them
| remained strewed with their dead. The
| Turkish army of Thcssaly was to attack
the pass OF Thermopylae in concert with
he expected troops from Eubea on the
other side. 1t therefore marched upon
Thermopylae, and reached the pass OF
Zetouni. Here it was attacked by Odys-
seus (or C.ysses) and driven back into
the plains of Pharsalia. The details 81
The last affair have not yet been received.
II this intelligence be correct, and there
appears no reason to dis;rust ii, SO COM
plete disorganization OF the plan OF
operations of the Turks would disable
the enemy Tor the present year, it indeed,
il did not render wholly secure the indie
peDdence OF Greece.
Demarara. An Instruction of the
blacks on this island, il is said, has taken
place. We have not yet learned .whe-
Their it was general, nor what measures
have besn adopted to suppress ii.