Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-11-18
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BALTIMORE, NV 10 by 'ue sH""
in this port of the Colombian brig OF war
Earle. after a tedious and boisierous pas
sage from La Guyara, We learn that early
ip October, the besiegrng army under Ge.
neral Paez. with Gen. Bermudez second
in command, had made considerable pro-
rress in the attack upon Porto Cabelio -
The town aud al the approaches bad been
taken. The Spanish garrison had been
forced to retire to the fortress IN the Isl,
and, upon which battery OF "a guns ana
two thirteen Inch mortars played almost
necessarily. On The 5th OF October, q di.
vision of two thousand men, unoer tne
command Of Col. Lyster, marched IRON
Caracas to reinforce the besleglng army
and Captain Co,tsral, OF the Eagle, speaks
of these troops in terms of The highest al
mirstion as to their appearance ana dlsci'
p,jne. Two sloops of war already block
ad.d the harbor Of Porto Csbello. aud
naval expedition. to blockade the place
by sea, was fitting out at La Guayra and
Cumana. The ship which had arrived
from Holland, is to lead IN the expedition.
She is fine ship, one OF those built ny
Napoleon, and carries sixty guns.
f. From the ~ Y. DAILY 9dverfiser. :,
As the Spanish struggle is ended. ana
The affairs Of the patton are about be'ag 'e-
placed ON their old footing of despolisn-
The king rendered absolute, the Constitu
ton abolished. the Clergy restored to their
estates, aud re installed in their former IN
luence, and the inquisition established IN
all its gloomy terrors--that country must
cease TO be an object OF such peculiar IN
terest and reg ard as il has been Tor the last
half year, sad we IN this country shall
have an opportunity to turn our attention
more earnestly to the condition and cause
Of the Greeks. Those persons Who have
read Mr.. Biacquiere's report, can scarcely
fail 10 experience still more anxiety 'han
heretofore Tor their success in their ardu
Gus struggle to throw of the Ottoman
yoke, The case OF the Greeks contains
some points of peculiar interest. They
commenced their instruction suddenly,
and without preparation or concert They
were encouraged tor long lime by show
OF effectual assistance from The Emperor
of Russia; and'in the end were most e
gregiously disappointed by his entirely a
hardening them and their cause. They
have endured every possible cruelty and
oppression from the Tuiks-murders.
massacres, devastation. and misery nave
been their lot, wherever blood. thirsty ty-
rants have been able TO lay ,helr bands
upon then; ami yet hey have surlnount'
ed ditfic ulties, vaHquished lher enemies
,riumphed over their fleets and armies, and
have, unassistei and single handed,
made great advances towards emSncipa.
ton, and the establishment OF their indie
pend-nce According to M. Biaquiere's
belief, little assistance promptly afford
ed them at the present time, would ena
BILE ,betp to achIeye th. great objects for
which they have so ioIg struggled, and
fought, and bled-,heir own freedom and
independence. They are peculiarly in
want oil money TO pay their troops. A mo-
derate sum contributed in foreign conn
tries, and RENTED to them with as little
delay as possible, would, W his opinion,
60 tar towards deciding the controversy
I in their favor. We expect to fDd that the
committee whom berepIeseni.d, and ibe
friends Of Grecisn independence 10 Great
Britain and on the continent of Europe,
are employed in raising contributions tor
their benefit. We should greatly rejoice
to see our countrymen thro" in their mite,
and help forward the good cause in which
the Greeks are so uaniuIIy engaged We
think the interests OF commerce, as well
as those OF humanity, are concerned IN
this important subject,