Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-10-05

ftSNsvhs etttsCu ncfos Uouef the command ~
wee Admiral, amounting to six frigates AMI
} line of battle-ship, and on SUNDAY morning ibe
we're Joined by the squadron under the cdni
maud OF the Rear-Adnrai, whose Lag has bier
hoisted here some months since, on board I'm
Sante Petre. They remained at anchor Ii,
whole Of Sunday, and at 1 O'clock i'm the after
noon OF Monday they weighed anchor, an,
Steefed westward. Thetpoor Spaniarcls wei,
surprised TO see such q large French fleet be
tore their celebrated, and once repoyyned c;tv
ana they could not be persuaded but that Ers.
iand was gong to declare war against France.
III Is SAID this squadron is going to Tuuloh
to be inspected by the Minister of Marine. hui
many believe they have seated orders, and TIN,
''icir Interior destination is not yet known.
mere yet remain in the Bay of Cadiz, THREE
frigates and several smaller vessels.
/ 1.-The ships which arrived on Saturday. WEIR
very busy on Sunday and Monday buying M
Pro'isions which Induced many to suppose that
| iouion was not to be the place Of rendezyous.'
Dispatches to the 10th June have beei.re-
ceived from Sierra Leone; the colony was i'm a
healthy state.
.aIigortune to the G,cehs.-Thc news IF the
greatest interests Of the capture Of the siand
Oh ipsara, by the Turkish Captain Pacha. He
ie't ahtylene for lpsara, July ID, aud on ;lle 3d.
began a cannonade from his fourteen frigates,
winch In hours disnounted the Grccnn bat
teries, anu the Turkish troops, TO the number OF
| i4'ooo landed. The Greeks all retired to a
strongly fortified fort ia the centre of thu island.
which on the following day was attacked by the
| turks. On the 5th, at noon, the fort blew up,
whether from design or accident is not known
! ihere are several accounts of this trag cal e.
vent, which vary in the particulars, but al! a.
gree that there was an indiscrnnate Slaughter
| and nearly all the Greeks persisted.
Under the head Of CoustaGtinoplc J,ly Is
IS gwen Turkish half official lcccuut OF the
taking OF lpsara. The Turks had ships OF the
me, frIgates, 10 corvettes, some '.4lIer yes
sells, besides transports. The Captain Pacha
states, that he had made himself well accaaini
ed with the situation and strength of the Gieess
NC and that the sIaug liter of the latter became
so great he gave oriers 10 spare noi,-comba-
tanis, and even offered d reward Tor every such
one made prisoner; but the Jury OF the troops
could not be restrained. The Turks had 1900
nen--the account makes no mention of the
Greeks having blown themselves up-a fortified
cloister made Il desperate resistance.
CAPTURE OF IPSARA AND Case.
ZANrE, July l8.-I informed you, in one Dc
my former letters. that large sums of money hal
been sent from Leghorn 10 the Captain Pachs;
| mentioned the houses which had made the paw
ments, The captains employed in transporting il
the pleasure anticipated by the enemies OF thr
Greeks, who depended upon treason. | point
the lntrgues. A part of these mancruyrfs have
succeeded; the standard of the Cross is a@ain
bathcd with tho blood of martyrs. The Can
tam Pacha. khoreb, who had been living at aa-
Choir at Nitriene, for two months provided wild,
money, convinced that he had no chance fsnc-
cess from force, resolved to employ corr,pton.
Being Informed that the garrison at the fort AZ
lpsara consisted of 200 Schypetars n,ercena.
ries and Infamous, like all those who sell tl.eit
blood for money, he addressed himself 10 them
aud gave them earnest of a greater reward
promising each one l 90 piastres, if they would
| surrender the batteries they were appointed 10
defend. The thing was kept secret, and the
lpsaiiots Informed that the attack was to be di-
rectcd against their Island, thought themselves
IN condition 10 rcpulsc the barbarians, -whan
the Turkish squadron appeared off the Island on
July 4tii.
part of the lpsariots kept in the ofing, to
fall on the enemy at fhe moment when the ac-
ton should begin. The TURKS were 10 be al
tackled by fire-shps. whiie the batteries on shore
were firing at the ships. The people were ami
mated with an excellent spirit; men, women
old and young, received the sacrament, and pre-
pared to die fighting. The labarum was hois
ted at the telegraps, and all the people, with
the sign of the cross in yeir forehcads, implore.
of Heaven To grant them victory, or the palm Of
martyrdom.
| On the 1th, at o'clock in the morning, tie
Turkish advanced squadron doubled the Gaze
and approached The harbour; the batteries
were silent; the forts gareisoned by the SchvTe-
t,rs ho:sted Turkish colours. The Christians
hurried eagerly to the spot, AID found thc guns
had been spiked during the night by the traitors
who Immediately began TO fire on their fell0sy
| Christians. 'sEvery thing is iost--save YOU
selves" At this unfortunate signal, The sea-
men of Ipsara began to fire at the Turks, whose
large ships could not come near the shore. Eli
board the vessels, and some of them escaped.
At 9 o'clock, the Osmanls landed; and the
Schypetars, 10 whose treason they were indebt.
ed for success, their first victims. The
/, Greeks who could not get on board slip, took
refuge in the mountains, and the town was set
ON fire. The whole Of the 18th was passed in
| lighting and in numbering. On the STD, the
| Captain Pacha caused it 20 be published. thai
| he would give 500 Piastres to whoever should
| bring in a prisoner alive. This was an useless
promise. The tigers were at liberty; and all the
9th and 9Th of July the work of massacre was
going on. On the 9Th, khoreb blew up the
forts $500 heads Of women, old men and chill
dren, were hung to the shroutls and to the yards
of his ships. The Ambassadors of the Christian
Powers will soon see these glorious trophies OF
! barharism arrive at CoDstaninople.
| About two thousand sailors, thirty Of their
best ships, and the Pr,nacs, succ, eded in reach
ing Samos. On the 18th, the Captain Pacha
returned TO Mtylene, with ten old vesseIs which
lie had captured Treason only could have
given him success, but this success will inspire
! the Greeks with fresh energy, and ii NAV be