Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-05-23

aus P'' 'oh anu per cent p.imaSe has been
paid for ,esyels to Havana and back"
New YoRk, May 1--we are indebted |
to a gentleman who came in the brig Shep- !
herdess, Capt S,orer arrived on Saturday
rom Messina and Gibraltar, for file OF
Gibraltar papers Ia the LIST April, and for the |
following information respecting the Greeks, |
which comes from the most authentic source |
The Shepherdess carried out the Palestine |
missionaries who sailed from this port they
all aiitied safe, in good health aud excellent
spirits.
The Greeks in their struggle for freedom
have succeeded beyond the hopes OF the
warmest friends to their noble cause. Reduced
oy The most ahlect slavery for many centuries
IN civilization To the level OF the Turks them
selves, without any regular concerted plaus
ana iit!e harmony among them, they have, i'm
the Morea &c SOME ofthe isaiiIls in the vicinity
resisted every effort the Ottoman government
has been able To make To crush the renovatin:,
genius of their ancestors. After long CON
tlnudiiOn of sanguinary engagements and
horrd cruelties en- both sides, they have finally
destroyed the whele Of the Turks excepting
the garrison of Coron, VI odon and Patras the
two former consisting of about three hundred
men, aud the latter Of a thousand, have de-
manded ii capitalization, hut we have not vet
received amy information of its having been
agreed To.
Several strong squadrons have heeri sent
oy me Ottoman government To raise the
blockade these and other lnrts in the Morea,
but their designs have been constantly frus-
trated by numerous squadron Of armed
merchant vessels manned by old aud enter
pricing sailors, commanded principally nv the
owners of the vessels, Inhabitants OF tn,, Islands
of idra, Ipsei-n, and Spezia. In these attempts
I" relieve the garrsons, the Turks have lost
by conHagration three Ships of the line, several
|! figatrs, aud the whole Of the troops that they
conveyed in small vessels.
The last Turkish army stationed on the
North coast of the Gulf of Lepanto, com
| 'nanded by Cmer Pasha, has, by the last ac-
counts we have received, been completely
beaten near Nlnoosli. The Greeks have
! pursurd him and the straggIers of his army
as far as the port OF Velrizzo, which they
nave taken, and Omer Pasha has retired with
| fifteen of his followers t0 Orta This leaves
tie whole of Lividia, drawing line from
I Forrigla TO ThermopylG, free of the Turks.
| excepting small garrison at Lcponte, which
70 all probability will capitulate it'll that of
! Patras.
| The inhabitants of the Isle Of Gambia, who
have suffered the greatest cruelties since the
arrival of the Turkish squadron there, have.
assisted by the Greek ilotla retakcn will,
great loss ON both sides, the forts occupied by
the Turks.
The troops of the Bashaw of Egypt; who
Is the brother Of the Snltan's mother, form
| ing part ofthe garrisuns, have been sent by
capitalization 10 Alexandria,; aud the Others,
who were Turks, have agreed To live in har-
mouy with the Greeks.
The Inhabitants Of this island, composed Of
Greeks and Turks, Camlliarize together more
thln in any other part If the world ; they in
ternarry frequently, notwithstanding The laws
OF Alahomet punish by death their women
who have had conneXion with Christians.
Since the surrendrr of Napo de Romania,
the Greeks have established the seat of their
government in that city.
Lord North, OF Clifford, arrived at Zante
the 25ih january, 323, and sent II person to
the opposite coast To MessoIongi, in order TO
make AN offer To the Prince Morrorcordato of
the loan of two and half millions Of dollars
at the rate of iper cent. per annnm. This
affair though treated by indyduas, is 90
vernment transaction.
Another EnglIshman IS gone to Napuli de
Romania, 10 make another offer 10 the Sc
nat of five millions of dollars ~. .ldu
GIBRALTAR, March 29.-Four hundred
N"lcOntents were defeated on the 10th Of
March by the government troops, near Sabra-
do, with the loss of 30 killed.
A good deal Of skirmshiug had taken place
in various parts of Spain, between the troops
OF the Constitutional army and army Of The
Faith.
Outhe 18th inst. the Spanish ports in the
peninsula and adacrnt islands were closed a
gainSt all vessels aud effects belonging to
France Austria, Prussia aud Russia.
i The hinS If Spain arrived at Nladrilejos
on IN" 22d inst. al half past o'clock p. NJ
The Coucs have adjourned thsir sijtings to
the Esd Of next month, when they intend to
meet in Seville the President and sccreta
ri"s being cmp0we~cd TO convene them on an
I earlier day, IT necessary.
4 column of rcors has been sent from
Madrid against thr Macnnteots who the other
day presumed To shrw themselves in Guada-
iajara.
! A Logrono article of the 18th complains
OF the facility with which the leaders of that
party IN the province of Alva the Regency
succeed in obtaining men ADD money.
/ LisB0N, MARCH IL BY accounts rcceiv ed
yesterday, dated the 15h inst from Villa
Puucn de Aguiar. IL appears that TIE Factions
concentrating all their forces, attacked on the
morning of tiai day, the Light Division that
OCCUPIED the position nf Vcnmzello and Re
deel, and was commanded by Brig. Pamplo-
"a. The conflict was severe, and considera
Die loss on both sides was the result I; but the
particulars were moi known.
TheIight division appears, by the same ac-
co'iuts, To- have been composed of the 9TH, 9th,
IClh, and 18th Bats. of Chasseurs, and the
2lst Rrgi. ofuIe Lire.
Gen Rego WAS advancing with his forces
IN ;llat direction. IIb.
} Er'rGri nm letter from q gentleman attached 10
y Gmcyai Demjoru's Legation 10 his Ejiend
IN this CiN, Huftd Lisbon 10Th DfgrcL fG23