The Wilmingtonian., 1824-02-05

asd assassinasel, before the Temple Of Jupiter, a
magistrate, whom the law had declared sacred
and invoable.
The dead body Of Tiberius Gracious was cast
into the Tiber. The people beheld it. The wife
ofthe Edile L,tcretius Vespillo was passing by
"Lo /" said she, "one Of the JEWELS OF coRNE-
zIAu
Cornelia had still another--it was CAIus.
From the Boston Daily Advertiser.
The second year Of the Greek Revolution,
In the sketch of the year 1921, it was
observed, that the Grecian deputies assem-
bled at Epidaurus to form Constitution,
discharged this duty. and published the
Constitution Jan. |. (i2th, N. 81 1922.
Prince Alexander Mavrocordato, a patri.
otic Greek Of Constantinople, who, with
great personal sacrifices, had embarked,
in the cause from the first moment, was
chosen President of the Executive Consul
Of five, in which the supreme executive
powers of the State are lodged. Three
printing presses we're soon established, a
newspaper published, money coined, and
a system Of internal and eYterna. duties
adopted to the exigencies of the moment
organized. The Constitution was every
where received with Joy.
At the same time an event happened in
the north Of Greece, that cast shade over
this prospect. Ali Pacha, after sustain
ing siege Of nearly two years, in his cas-
tie at Yanina, was at length betrayed into
a surrender ofhimself to Churshid Pacha,
in the month of January, and on the 5th OF
February he was put to death. BY this e.
vent the army of Churshid was left at lib,
erty TO make descent on southern Greece
and the Greeks seemed to be left single
handed to sustain the encounter. The Tur.
kish plan of operations was the following
The Churshid, with all his force which he
could collect from Albania, Thessaly, and
Macedonia, should traverse ThessaIy, cross
Parnassus into I.avadia, and thence move
by the lsthmus of Corinth: while the OF
toman fleet, in two divisions, WAS to land
powerful reinforcements at Patras, which
were to form junction with Churshid al
Corinth, whence the combined army was
to reconquer the Morca. This well devils
ed plan was, however, unsuccessful in all
its parts. Though the death of Ali Pacha
in the beginning Of February left Churshit
at Liberty, the Montenegrins in the nortf
Of Albnia revoted, and the Pacha of Scu
tari being kept at home to watch them
could not afford the expected aid to Chur
shid. In Macedonia, general rising o.
the Greek peasantry took place, and the
Paeha of Salonichi, from which reinforce
ments were also expected, was beseiget
in his capital. Besides this, the passes o
the Parnassus, particularly Thermopyle
were occupiedby stroogan active guerilla
bands, under Ulysses and other par
tlzan chiefs. and presented formidable
obstacle to the passage of an army. Ac
cordngly when the first division Of tn
Ottoman fleet landed force in the begin
ming of March at Patras, Churshid, VIII
was to have joined them at Corinth. ha
not yet broken up from his camp at Van
ma. The force thus landed being who'll
unsupported was attacked with lmpetuo
ity by Colocotronl, the Greek general b.
seiging Patras, and the Turks instead {
forcing the Greeks to raise the seige, wei
compelled with great loss. to take reius
lNSlHselVcS WltlllH lne Walls VI tnt Guy.
After having landed these troops tn
Ottoman squadron sailed for Alexandria
Egypt, in order to effect junction vii
the fleet of the Pacha of Egypt, as we
as with those of 'runis, and Algiers. III
Greek squadron, however, hung close U
on the Turkish, and in severe action {
Zante, destroyed thirty five transport We
sels.-In the moment of arriving in Il
port Of Alexandria. the Turkish fleet W
much damaged by tempest, in which Sc
era vessels we're driven on shore and
thers sunk. AS soon as the contingent
Tnnis and of AIgiers had arrived, and III
of the Pacha of Egypt was ready, the co
bined squadron sailed for the Archipela;
throwing supplies and landing troops,
the way, in the islands of Cyprus and Ca
dia, in the latter Of which the Turks we
shut up in the fortress of Camel, and q
or two other strongholds. Having ettf
ed this object, the Turkish fleet await
the second division of their navy, un,
the Capudan Pacha, who mad not yet
the Dardanelles.
Meantime the most tragica event
the war took place. The island Of 5,
whose population was rated from 100.
to 10000, had enjoyed privileges, bey'
almost every part of Grecian Turkey.
was domain of the Sultana Valideh,
lightly taxed, had but few Turks in