Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-12-02
GflEECE.


ten from syria, detailing the various muynments of
the I'Hks against San,os, aud the heroic resisa,cr
OF me inhabitants Nhoevsr reads it, we t.nk can
never doubt OF the success OF the Greeks IN ,,,,
quarter The ie'ier will also be found 10 contain n
sunng corrobornun OF the reports we have alr,adv
received iiro Europe, OF a successful attack upon
toe kgyppau fe.i. j, will doubtless add still l,,
ther in'eres, 10 ihe leueI, when mention that ,.
writer who furnishes us ,his journal OF events al Sa.
mos, anu speaks so warmly OF the prospects Of
20 himself Gre X and Sumiot.
~. Y. Daily .4du.
THE VICTORY OF SAMOS
q letter from nhaJitapt n Sanfos 10 u friend in
Smyrna.
TRANSLATED for the New York Daily Advertiser1
~, SfhA, Srp,enher 81, 1871
BY he hands of Signor C. s. or ,b;. lei
ond: Yesterday received your es,een,ed letter of
oil August ihsi winch has afforded mr. and all INV "a,
mi> ihe hghcs' qualification. Our pieasure has been
red"uolcd, by the intelligence of the victory ATTAINED
y the Greek aoii!la at Samos, over The whole q .
tom|o 6eei, comm ,nded ty the f,mous CAPTAIN pa
cmasv sesshie are ouI hears 10 the interest fell b,
ell generous souls for the liberty of G,eece and
si'ii more since all the tine we have been be,o
we have NOT heard the sweet voice of friendship adj
.ressahg us IRON any oi ,hCse who call themselves
Europeans.
Tue following is an accoun. Of the measnrce ub;.h
'he SanIioies had taken 10 defend
'her e"rmies-sli foreigners were pernit,eJ 10 re-
= tfc from the island all the families of The ;uh,h
t'h's fereaed with ,heir valuable properly 10 the
mountains OF Ambeona & Chercli, viii, their s,oYcs
90 PROVISIONS and all their uomes ic animals aud
miles and In ren,n,e and .e", oi 'he Ia"
war. Armed men were stationed all round ,,,c
consi oil lac island TO prevent any Leharca,ion NJ m a
enemy All the uosi,;o,s we're $500, ;, W 'ne
mcs, wine wafer and a,omun;,;',, 49,: I'', o'eho,
mrics under the care OF persons mt intended IA he
arms' III the centre were assembled 1900 AIMED
wkcIe ihey might lie oecessarv rhs ~ "u"1 POM
lion wac, W case Of misfortune 10 burn aIi ,e v;lI
aSs'" NE plain, and lake position in the passes
wise measures NAV. perb,ns annear 80 I"ese
des craou bat ali would have iermn.,sd c.n. oh
yo them 10 the ,assos, for The nnm",a;n ,on,
ha,t given Them advantages over this ir e,s", @
in short would have ensbed Them n ex,a'n, a"n
their enemies in 3 months alier which ,;ae ,he a.
tomaI. fleet would have been forced 10 ai,ardon ,bs
pa, themselves on The eoas. Of Asia for soS 20
ed frs ~ heir enemies ''''''
lh,r now 10 reIue IN Won the ,,ano or H.. r..
tam Parha and The b,,,Ie which t. - W 're zap
Samos o. The 2Oh of IuIy Inc O,,o. e" naons", az
peared before Ssmos, heng comuossJ nr so nee, sp
greet a,.tI small IL The even;,g H. , ,ess1',
IandJng Preparatory TO their at,eo,p, on Cbe,nt; 80
were re, s.llsd viii, loss O., ,h. Sir ou'
Commanded Of All ile ho.,s nm a.. p'ess was
iake no Us, and The iaraer vessels sue 10
r%e lido fortress lately began and nnIy baIT G"
ed abovs the right point az The o,,t I -. .'"'
called logan The fortress re,n,aaJ sha, Cu now
and Il e.te beng damaged nv a haiI ra ~, s"o W
Ottoman ilee made reseai to Drport. under ,i's
mountain Alica
On the tame day, &c Hydriot yerse,s ss,, ,, :;
the morning, fell in with sbou, 40 bo,,, W, ~
spaii, eli Albsniaos beyond CarIoyss $3.50 I a"u
coue down from Cisme win ,,oo,s "n'.n n"o
Landing ON the coast ovoosi,c IN ,hc o,,oo, az
wiere all the forces Of The Samio,, syero ..a
TO have hfen withdrawn, and iius TO Obtain ppsss.l
sim of ,te oor,,e, :, ,,..t r. q .V ,'"'" ppsses-
hatan,s INTO confusion The Ss CT ss,, ~
fought all tay eih these 90 boa,s anne nr nt..'
they seat 10 the bottom, csp,ured obe,s al 49,,
The geaIei part Of them 20 run UPON lie COS, a2
STA IN dis STAR, about 1000 Turks and aIl,'n;an.
were destroyed of whoa about 100 were dro,yasd 20
the Sraus OF M.tatocaml,o ard f;,n,s; TT; ~, :"
Ghstks were killed and -four wounded.