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

: perish. The Turks protected by their shin,
teuoeavoured IN vain to effect landing The
= were constantly repulsed, with loss, by "a wei
Z nePs up nre on our part. Night put an end 4
ue co.hoat, but not to our uneasiness, for w,
saw Tong time lights nj a distance, which co,
yioced US of the presence OF our formidable on
eihy. Atday-break again s.y the Erynt,
! an vessels advance. The attack was r,atc W..
~ brs!iiy, and continued till four O'clock in Tn,
AFTERNOON. The squadron of lsmael Gibralte
! was then lost sight of. We hoped that we ha,
s"eu ourselves, and, after having returne.
| TANKS TO God, we looked after our wounded
,ut On the 10Th, lsmacl Gibralter, followed b,
Tie greater part of his forces, directed his rnar.
On Tue strongest part of the island, and 5er;,p !;
terrible ire. The combat had lasted several
hours, when we heard loud cries i'm our rear
the enemy had landed on the north east side OF
INC isiahd. we were thus taken between two
nres; orr efforts at resistance were unayailipo
| anu we were soon dispersed. Four or five hum
ared OF our countrymen have persisted viii. arms
ih 'heir hands: the remainder took refuge in the
mountains and the neighbouring islands. The
greater part OF our women and children, we
suppose, have fallen into the hands of the enc
my.
Inc Island of lpsara, which has recently been
the held OF such slaughter, as detailed above is
not hVe miles long, and scarcely any where two
mics broad.
| An Amsterdam paper Of Aug. 10, contains n
report that a Greek squadron defeated the Turk :
isn eot alter the fall of lpsara; and states that
affairs IN other parts were favorable to the
Greeks.
The seat of the Grecan government is fixed
at NaPoii de Rornan. The Turks from Negro
pont had effected landing on the ncirhbo,inp
coast, and penetrated as far as Athens, but fail
ell in getting possession of the citadel.
Omer Pacia, who commanded The Turkish
troops IN Western Greece, Is suspected of trca-
son, and remains in stale of inactivity.
AMSTERDAM, Aug. IA letter from Wen
ma, oil Aug. 4, brings the following extract from
Oiessa, sent u letter dated July 90 IN. SIX
CoNsrANTINoPL E, July 'I3.-Afier the arri-
val3t the news sent by.lfe Captain Pacsa of
Tue conquest and destruction of the island of
| ipsafa, and which was confirmed hy the Pacha
! OF SMYRNA oil Chos, and of NIityicnc the Eng.
'Si Legation here last night recei9td BY expires,
f'on smyrna, dated the 9TH of July, the news
that all the Turkish troops that landed at Isarl
are destroyed; that twenty five ships of HYDRA
and Spezzia, at the moment the landing at ip.
sara took place, sailed INTO the middle of the
Turkish ileet, did immense damage TO il, took
and sunk great number of small vessels, can
tufed three trigatcs, and damages the Gao
tam Paclia's own ship, that il wa, obliged to re-
treat with the loss of the bo,vsprit and other in
jury.
AT this moment it is strictly forbidden to
speak of lpsara. Numerous secret are.ts %,
the police are in motion, keeping vigiIant look
out on all that passes. This measure is a CON
irrnalion of the defeat of the Turks: we look with
mpatience for further information.
THE London papers remark that but little
confidence can be placed in the above.l
In the letter from Vienna il is stated th at an
express from Constantinople had arrived but
tsiat the news brought by ii had not TRANSFERRED
The Observer adds that Omer Pacha is Ger
tainly traitor to the Turkish government. He
was ordered two months before 10 MAJ CHI against
| lie GreetS with ~ 000 men bat stiil remains
| in Albania, where he refuses to receive the go
vernon named by tue Porte for Brevara aud Ar
Ia.
| Itaprears by letters from Constantinople, that
lntrlgues at present are very numerous III 'rur-
Key, and torrents OF blood are yet To be shed. ii
the unfortunate Greeks are to be eXternin3ted,
they Will owe their fall 10 the Christians of Eu-
:, rope.-Iheir vessel, transported The TROOPS OF
The Captain Pacha, and their iags are floating
tl the midst 81 Iii, feet. Christians ere the ne
gociators between him and these Albanians
rho sold Ipsara.
The London Courier contradicts the state
fnent which appeared in a London paper, that
The Ashantees had roasted Sir Charles M'Car-
thy aiye.-The contradiction rests upon the
authority OF cir. " iia,ns, the colonial secreta
~, VINO was wounded IN the same battle with
Sir Charles. Before he left the field, he saw
the bodies of Mccarthy, Buckle, and Wethercl,
headless trunks. lie is of opinion that Sir
Charles was killed before his head was severed.
Foreign .Ne,cs.--The New York CONNER
cia Advertiser Of Tuesday contains the follow
ing additional items of news brought by the Flo
rian from Havre:
Various statements are given in the London
papers of the capture of lpsara. Those from
Smyrna uniformly represent the Greeks 10 have
behaved in cowardly manner One letter,
| of July 9th, says -
s'About 10 or 10 of the best Greek yes
sells with the richest Greeks on board with
| their families, and it is said the public treasure.
Escaped at the very onset of the business.
! They sailed ont of port telling their betrayed
! couDtrymen, that they would attack the TurIs9
at another q,trrte1' Of The isi,d, md co;tse III
! rision - AL the ire ships and about IL or
f! ! armed vessels of the Greeks were DESTROYED
(burnO by the Turks, and 10 or 20 of the for
rner struck their colors, and had the Turkish
| flag fiying when the last accounts came away"
The fleet will go next to SaiRos which will most
likely be attacked in few days. We have
| Just learned officially that the island of Samos
! mas sent in its submission TO the Porte -
Another letter from Smyrna, dated the 10th
Of July, states that the Captain Pacha had so
vessels large and SMALL when he attacked the
/ island ofIpsara, and having landed $4,000 men,
! it was unnecessary for the Turkish feet to
| FIRE gun. The sea was covered with bo-
! dies of Greeks who endeavoured to escape in
small boats and vessels so heavily laden that