Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-02-03

made IN the career of her independence,
advances the more solid and encourage
ing, as they have been won amidst for
midable difficulties, oy the mere unas-
sisted efforts of her own valor and con-
stancy. Since the capture of Napoli
de Roma"ia, the Strongest frress
which the Turks had in the Morea, he
seemed to consider that the cause of
iudep ndence was placed upon a
surer basis. The Greeks, since this
even, have removed the seat of their
government from Corinth, where it was
fixed at first, to Napoli.
Andreas LuriottiS, ENJOY Of the Pro-
sonai Government Of Greece. to the
H,norabie Joan quincy Adams, Sec.
rotary Of State TO The United STATES of
II nerica,
SIR: | feel no slight emotion, while,
in behali of Greece, my country, strue-
! Cling Tor independence and liberty, ad-
dress myself to the United States of
! Il nerIca.
The independence for which we CON-
| bat, you have achieved The liberty TO
which we look, with anxious sciicitude,
you have obtained, and consolidated in
peace and in glory.
Yet Greece, Old Greece, the seat OF
early cisillzaio ion and freedom, stretc hes
out her hands, inpiorinely, to land
which s3rung INTO being, Gas it were,
ages after her own lus,re had been ex-
tinguished; and ventures TO hope, that
The Youngest AID m pst vigorous sons OF
liberty will re ard, with no common sym
patty the eli ,rts OF the descendants OF
the heir and the elder born, whose pre-
cepts and whose example have served
though Insufficient hitherto, for our com.
peIs egenoraiion--to regenerale half "a
world.
know, sir, that The sympathies Of the
generous people of the United States
have been extensively directed towards
us; an since have reac he'd this coun
try, an III ierview with their Minister, Mr.
Rush, has served to convince me, more
strongly, hoy great their claim IS on our
gratitude and our affection. May | hope
that some means may be found TO com
mun,ca.e these our feelings, of which !
am SO proud to be the organ? We will
sill venture to rely on their friendship ;
we would look To their individual il no,
10 their national co-operaiion. Every.
the Sigh est assistance, under presen
circumstances, will aid the progress
/ II, # ND
ing, as we have stood, alone and unsup-
ported, with every thing opposed to US,
! and nothing to encourage us but patrI-
otisn, enthusiasm, and, sometimes, even
despair: II thus We nave gone forward,
iberailDg Our provinces, one after ano-
her, aud subduing every force which
has been direc ed agains, US, VIVA, may
we not do with the assistance tor Which
we venture % appeal to the generous
and The free
Preciplated, by circumstances, into
that struggle Tor Independence which,
ever since the domH,atlun OF our cruel
and reck less tyrauts, had never ceased
to ne the obIcct of our Vows and prayers,
we have, by the blessing OF & :,
freed considerable part OF Greece from
the ruthless invaders. The Peloponnes-
sus, Eloiia, Carnantl, A!tica, Phocida,
8eotia, and the islands of the Archipe-
lago and Gambia, are nearly free. Tb,
| armies and ne fleets winch have bee,
sent against US have been suOdued D.
the valor OF our troops aud oar marine.
Meanwhile, we have organized govern
nent, founded upon popular suil'rages !,
and you will probably have seen ho"
closely our organic law assimlateS to
| hat constitusi,n under which your nation
so happily and so securely lives.
| have been aent here by the govern
nent of Greece, to obtain assistance III
| our determined enterprise, on which we,
| Ike you. have staked oul lives, our for
| unes, and our sacred honor; and be-
iieve my journey has not been wholly
without success. | houid have been
wanting to my duty, had not addressed
you: supplicalns ne earliest display OF
! your amicablc purposes; enlreating that
diplomatic relations may be es ablshed
between US; communicating the most
earnest desire OF my government, that
we may be allowed TO call you allies as
we'll as friends; and stating that we shall
rejoice to enter into discussions which
may lead to immediate and advantageous
treaties, and TO receive as to expedite
diplomatic agents i,hout delay. Both
a, Madrid and Lisbon have been re-
ceived with great kindness by the Ame-
rican representative, and am pleased to