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two fire ships, took advantage of the eve
ming, sailed into the midst of the Turkish
suaqdr on, and aiming at the AdmiraI's
vessel, and another of the largest three
deckers in the squadron, grappled to
them. The Admiral's was soon on fire.
No Turkish commanders head sits firm
ly on his sholders after surprise like
this, and the Capudan Pacha refused to
escape from his burning vessel. His
officers forced him into boat but he
was soon crushed by the falling of spar
from the colossal vessel which had Just
blown up. Her crew of more than 1000
persisted. The Capudan Pacha was
landed on the island, he had so lately
drenched in blood, and expired in few
hours.
The news Of this event produced a
great commotion at the capital, where
the citation felt at the pacific prospect
of the affairs with Russia, gave new fe-
rocity to the feelings produced by the
destruction of the Admiral's ship. Con-
stantinople was already distracted with
feuds existing in the divan, where Halet
EfEendi, an intriguing fovorite of the
Sultan, was extremely unpopular with
the other high officers and odlous TO the
JaDnissaries.-To hold the latter in
check, the Porte has found it necessary
to keep very strong body of Asiatic
troops from the North Eastern Provin-
ces of the Empire, encamped on the
Bosphorus. Notwithstanding this pre-
caution, towards the close of July, the
Jannissaries broke out into open revolt,
and lbrahim Pacha with his Asiatic host,
was called into the field against them.
A furious contest ragged for sometime in
the suburbs and the streets of Constan-
tioople; and the avenging angel of the
Greeks caused the scimetar Of their op-
pressors to drink deep Of the Ottoman
blood. Many of the Jannissaries were kill
led in arms; more were taken prisoners.
For these lasl the gallows was too slow,
and the place Of execution too far.
They were tied together in gangs, and
thrown into the Bosphorus.
After some partial actions in Ephirus &
Tbessaly, in which tho the Turks kept
the field by force of superior numbers,
they were nevertheless detained and
harra,.sed till near the end of July.
Churschid, informed of the appearance
of the combined Turkish feet, in the
lonian Sea, moved downward towards
the Mt'rea.- The Greeks had nothing TO
oppose TO this concentrated movement.
No SMALL portion of theil troops we're
occupied either in garrisoning the strong
holds M their own possessions, or in in
vesting those ofthe Turks the landing
OF powerful force at Patras, produced
necessary division in their army, and
Churschid was accordingly able to pen
citrate Liyadia and the lsthmus, and en-
ter tbs Morea. Corinth fell into the
hands of the Turks-the Greeks raised
the siege Of Patras, and retreated with
precipitation, and the Smyrna Specta-
tor and the Austrian Observer began
10 sing PIans over the ruin of the cause
of Greece. Till the middle of August,
the condition of the Patriots might in
deed he considered as desperate for,
in addition to all their other dangers,
were those which arose from discord in
their own counsels. But the extremity
of danger TO which they were exposed,
awakened them TO a sense of the neces-
silly of union, if indeed the rumours Of
their dissensions are not like thousand
other reports to their discredit, 10 be
krecS oned among the fabrications of their
encmies.-The Turkish army was able
to penetrate no farther than Argos.
There. they were met and vanquished
by the Grecian forces, and the Turk
ish commander, the lieutenant of Chur-
schld, was among the slain. From this
moment affairs wore totally different
aspect. The Mountaineers, who had sup
ported the cause of liberty during the
whole summer, in the environs of Thes.
sally, though unable to stop the march
OfChurschid, were in full motion from
the time he crossed into Livadia. To
protect the important city of Larissa,
and other strong towns in Thessaly,
Chnrschid was soon obliged TO make a
hasty retreat from the Morea. Scarce
was this retrogade movement known,
than the Albanians in his army IA race
that attaches itself to uccess-deserted
his standards by thousands; and this
terri . chief, who had marched down
on Corinth six weeks before as an ir-
reslstabIe conqueror, was scarcely able
10 cut bis way back TO Thessaly. Here
for three months, he was employed in
collecting the wrecks Of his army scat
tered in this hong meditated and fr6itIess
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