Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1824-01-14
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From the Boston, Daily .AdO.
SKETCH OF THE REVOLUTIONARY
WAR IN GREECE, FOR THE PRES
ENT YEAR.

WAN IN GNEtIE, FOIC HE TRES-
ENT YEAR.
The. accounts which we have from
Greece, for the present year, come down
only to the beginning of September; but
they bring the campaign by land to a
close. 1t is not probable, from the posi-
ton in which these accounts leave the
Turkish armies, that any further attempt
to take the field in force will be made
this year AT sea, it is probable we shall
yet receive interesting accounts Of at
tempts, ifn Of success, on the part of
the Greeks.
AT the commencement of the present
year, the Turks were reduced, in the
Morea, to the four fortresses of Coron,
and Modon, (Which are Insignificant
Patras, and the castle of Corinth, which
are very important. When the army of
Churschid, the commander.in-chief, en-
tered the Morea, the last year, a very
powerful Turkish garrison was thrown
into the castle of Corinth, which stands
on lofty hill, at distance of about two
miles from the town. Finding their num-
bers too great for this confined position,
and wholly cut off from all communica-
tion with the surrounding country, con-
siderable part Of the Turkish garrison
made an attempt to cut their way to Pa
tras. They were surprised in detiIe,
about half way between the two places,
and refusing the terms Of capitulation Of
fered them, they were wholly destroy
ed. At subsequent period, an attempt
was made to throw supplies into the for
tress, previous to the arrival of the Tur-
kish fleet for that purpose. To this end,
large quantity of provisions was land
ed on the beach by neutral vessels char
tered by the Turkish commandant of Pa
1 tvde. a party Of TurIse from the sorri-
son attempted to descend the hill, to take
possession of the provisions but being
deferred by the appearance of numer-
GUS Greek force, retreated to the castle.
while all the provisions fell into the
hands of the Greeks.
The campaign of the Turks This year
was projected on the same plan with that
Of the las, but with more extensive COM
binations. From the head quarters at
Larissa, in Thessaly, the commander-in
chief was to collect an army to move
downward on the Morea. He was to be
supported by the Pacha of Negropont,
who was to cross to the adjacent CONT
nent, and having ravaged Attica, meet
the Seraslier al the istsmus of Corinth.
The Pacha Of Scutari was to descend
with the long expected supplies from up
per Albania: and passing through the
mountains of Agrapha, form junction
with the Pacha in Livadia while third
auxiliary corps under Omer Bey Brioni
and Jussuf Pacha. after having been re-
inforced by a body of troops, 10 be land
ed by the Capudan Pacha at Condyla, in
Acarnania, was to cross into Livadia, and
there meet the combined forces, which
were TO move down into the Morea, at
the moment when the feet of the Capu-
dan Pacha, having supplied the fortress
SEES of Carysto, Gin Negropont,) of Coron,
Modon, and Palras, should appear in the
guilt OF Lepanto, to support all these
, movements. The reader, who will be
at the pains TO compare this sketch with
a map, will see how skilfully it was de-
vised. The Oriental Spectator, in al
luding to il, exclaims in triumph, and in
capital letters, heure fGtdIe des Grecs est
pres de soaner. Unfortunately for the
prediction of this enlightened editor, no
one part of this plan succeeded. We
proceed bridy TO sketch the mode of its
failure.
1.-THE close of the year 822, we have
seen that Churschid Pacha, the Seras-
kier, had met the usual fate of an unsuc-
cessful Turkish General. His place was
supplied by Djelal Bey, Pacha OF Bosnia,
who died Immediately on his arrival at
the head quarters, and not without strong
suspicious Of being poisoned. He was
succeeded by Mehmed Ali, kraija, or
Lieutenant of Churschid, at the time OF
the death of the latter. This change OF
The persons of the commander-in-chief.
was doubtless among the causes which
retarded the operations of the campaign
| The first military attempt was on the
fortress of Msolunghi, strong town in
the possession of the Greeks, at the en-
trance Of the gulf of Patras. The Turk.
had already besieged it at the close Of
the year 1922; and at the beginning Of
this year, they determined to attempt il
by assault. On the 9Th Of January, il
was attacked by the Turkish army with
great vigor, and the first line of the for
tilicatons was carried. The besieget
, had reserved their strength to this mo