Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-10-07
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LORD BYRON.

LORD BYRON.
The last plumber of the Westminster
Review contains particular history of
Lord Syron's expedition to Greece,
drawn up apparently, 10 great part.
from the papers left by himself. This
narrative 10 extremely interesting. not
only ss giving distinct account OF the
enterprises Of his lordship in aid OF the
Greek cauae, but from the information
it gives pom the affairs of the Greeks.
Lord Byron embarked at LeghorD I'm
an English vessel hired for the purpose,
attended by six or seven friends, and
arrived in Cephalonia in the begioDing
of August. 1898. Here he remained
until the latter part of December, and
was employed in collecting Information,
sud making preparations for the com.
mencsmeut of his operations. These
were much retarded by the difficulty Of
collecting his funds 10 that country.
Its remark able that the celebrated
Marco Botzaris, having heard of his ar
rival. ON the 9Th Of August, 0. S. the
day before he lost his life in the battle
OF Carpenissi, wrote letter to friend
10 Cephalonia. Inviting Lord Byron to
eoms Immediately to Missolonghi, and
promising as soon as he heard of his
arrival there. to leave the army, and to
come and join him.
Lord Byron arrived at Missolopghi
in the seginuing of January last, with
funds co pay off the arrears of the feet.
Some of his first efforts were directed
TO the introduction of moro humane u
saees in the conduct of the war, and to
healing the dissensions among the Greek
chiefs. He soon took into his Own pay
a body of five hundred Souliotes, and
he was shortly afterwards appointed to
sommand body of three thousand men,
ineludiug his Soulio,es, desrirsd to at.
tack the castle of Lepanto. Bot this
enterprise was delayed by various acct.
dents, one of which was the insubbor.
dination of the Souliotss, until it was
finally defeated by q severe illness with
which he was attacked on the 18th of
February. From this illnese he had
recovered, and was actively engaged in
other enterprises, when on the eth of
April he was again attacked by . more
violent disorder, of which he died on the
10th. Boston Repertory.
GREAT GALE AT DARIEN.
SAVANNAH. Sept. 23.-The ravagss
ofths storm, in our immediate vicinity,
have been confined principally to the
losses of individuals, in property, which
IL al nothing when compared with the
distressing and fatal accounts We have
received from Darisn, where. as will be
seen from our details of this day, the
mose dreadful sacrifice Of human life
has taken place.
From Capt. Vsrnard, Of the schr.
Thorn, arrived yesterday, and by let
tess brought by him, We learn that the
hurricane was tremendous & it's effects
awful, at Darien and les neighborhood.
AT Mr.. J. Shows. postmaster. plan.
tation, seven miles from Dsrien, on the
sea board, Sliss Harrison, q sister Of
Mrs. Snow, her two little brothers,
MIR. Rufus R. Merrill, who wac there
on visit, and all the house servants,
except one, unfortunately persisted.
The letter from which the above 10
taken. says. that the whole Of Mr..
SHOWS family, excepting himself and
wife, had persisted. and that the shove
names were among those who were
lost. The family consisted of ten per-
,ons altogether. bot whether they were
all at Mr.. Shows country place or not,
we have yet TO learn.
Mrs. Lafon, widow lady OF Patter>
SON Island, and the whole of her me-
groes, were swept away by the water
and drowued.
AT Creighton Island. Mr.. Thomas
Miller, aged about seventeen, son of
Mr.. John Miller. of this city, and per.
con of the name Of Miller, employed Oh
the plantation, were both killed by the
& y Of the dwelling house. The negroes
are missing.
The negroes Of Mr.. james White,
near Darien, were ell lost but one.
The loss Of eighty.three lives has al.
ready been ascertained-fourteen Of
which were white.
On St. Simon's Island, all the pro.
perty is destroyed. But only one life
ss vet known to be lost. On Sapelc
Island, MIR Spslding lost all his out
buildings and crop. and one negro. The
overseer's father, two some and four or
five negroes psrished.
In DsrieD, Mr.. Kings store under
the Bluff. is blown down, and also two