Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-05-06

at Smyrna, We should have been led "a
believe that the Greeks had been route.
By the Turks, and that the latter had OF
iained entire possession ot the Peninsula.
We are glad, however. tU Ind by the lo-
lowing article, deted six days later than
the above, that so tar tom ilhe Greeks
having the war,t OF the business, they
were every where triumphant, and in a
tair way 10 establish their independence:
From the Journal tes De6us.
ZAsTE, Feb. l4.-Aiter the victory
which the inhabitants OF Missolongi gain.
ed on the Shot this month, when thcv
repulsed six assaults OF the Turks, Omar
Brioni. P4cha OF Janina, Teireated leaving
1900 men On the field OF battle. During
Two days Vt was unknown what route be
had taken, and strcug re connoiiering par.
ties were sent out in different directions.
and beyond Zygos. At the same time
advice was received that a corps OF 1900
Greeks from the. Morea, had disembark.d
opposite to Trisokta. and were advancing
by the de6es OF Mount Caracas. towards
Tideria, while Marc Botzari:, al the head
of 1900 men was moving on by Lepepon
ongi having been calculated on this base Of
operations, lis first objec: was the camp
Quar- Brioni. which was found abandou-
ed Is pieces of cannon and ammunition,
and provisions were found left behind, and
even The magnificent tent OF Courschid
, Pacba. All the articles became The booty
OF The Christians, who scOn learnt that
Omar PaCbs bad retreated 10 keraCbori.
Our lates, news from the Continent. which
is up to ID. 10Th OF this month, says that
this proud Arnaut is surrounded 10 his po-
sIion, and we expect daily 10 hear Of his
complete ruin.
The Electoral Colleges OF Greece are
summoned Tor The 18th a this month, at
! Napoii di Romania, in order 10 renew
p, the Deputies who compose the Amphic.
tonic Congress, II is asserted that Athens
WI be henceiOr.h the thief pace Of the
. confederation Of the States OF all the pro.
yinces, and OF he President Of The Diets
OF Terra Firma, and OF the islands.
TIE Cattle OF Pstras as we'll ast " Lit.
! tie Dar,iane!Ies and Lapantum, have late
, " made some proposals which would lead
to The belief that these places will eIe
I long surrender.
! The Hydrio's are block aiding by seattle
! lortresses of Coron and fof Modon, which
doest not merit The honor OF siege, 10
which, moreover The Greeks do moi rea-
! div give themseIve up; it can no longer
| BIZ doubted but that the Peloponesus will.
before The month Of April next, BE- entire.
" free. Thus bandul Of men, at first
armed with sticks and implements OF bus.
handy, and with few towling pieces,
will have conquered affairs, laws, a coun.
try, arsenals and arms: Tor the Greeks at
present possess $50 pieces OF held arlIIIe-
~, 7UO mounted cannons. $4,000 mus
keis; and their navy consists OF 400 YES.
! sells, between 80 and 600 tons.
: Extract of a letter irom the agent 10
LIoyd's. at Smyrna, dated January 49,
"TIe Flora g. Lovely Ann, have returned
from NapoIi di Romsnia, the Greeks not
having permitted them 10 enter. The
Flora in attempting, was fired upon IRON
a Greek battery and the mate killed.
The garrison of Napoli di Romania has
since rendered 10 the Greeks by CAPT.
! tuIatlon. His Majesty's frigate was there
al the time, and captain Hamilton was
..i:.i In g., .L-. l.seh Chief 10 prevent
the capitulation being broken by his troops
whom he was fearful, from their being px.
aspersted, would massacre all the Turks.
in number abont 1000, Capt. Hamilton
succeeded in saving the whole. 500 Of
whom he brought here in tn. Cambrian,
d. and the remainder he caused TO be em.
barked in Greek vessels, TO be landed at
ScaIanova and its neighbourbood. The
Turks were obliged to capnuIate from
want OF provisions, about 1000 had died
! in the garrison from famine"
New YoRK, May 3.--The barque
Leopard; arrived at Boston, broug ht
: Gibraltar papers for tho editors OF The
Palladium TO the cath Of March, which
furnish Madrid dates to the 18th, nine
days later than previous advices. The
! following are extracts:
On tie 18th March, the King Of
Spain caused the written opinions of
seven gentlemen ef the faculty to be
laid before tile Cortes, five of whom
were decidedly against his undstsking
q journey in the present state Of hi.
health. On the next day, however,
the Assembly, after hearing the repor!
Of special committee upon the sob.
ject, sent deputation to his Msjea!
to request, that he would appoint for
his departure one Of the Intervening
days. betwee that and the 18th; but.
on his Majesty's expressing wish, tina.
it might be postponed to the Goth, the
Assembly agreed to it, provided no ez.
traordinary occurrence should, 10 the
meantime, render it necessary that he
should set out before that day.
The King and Queen Of Spain re-
manned il on the 18th Of March. Tho
l.