American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-10-12

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mos the gunpowder and provisions which h.d IL %
left by the Turks. The Captain Pacha apain ~sen
TO lpsara, but has returned to Mytelene p.c
him remain the Greek feet -Troons n I.
number have come from all parts for the a,,orl -
Samos, which has refused to submit Wha,bas
Pacha will be able to pass over the troops "e
to be II he can, FIVE Turks will 90 for a""
Greek on the Island and without miracle. ,has,
cannot escape. Turks who have been to Insas.'
say, that 1t the men had acted as the women ;d
they would never have succeeded. Hundre,s -
women threw their children into the sea. and ~ y
attacked the Turks with the utmost fury. Sor"a
when finding they were likely 10 be taken alive ds
stroyed themselves Few mot more than - Inv
riot women have been brought here. The norrla
ton OF the Island is stated to have been above 10 ono
Got which 1000 were Albanians, part of whom wsra
sold to the Captain Pacha,) and 1000 to $500 men
capable OF bearing arms. The force of the TINT.
was 5000 troops, besides large squadron Of men
oil war and transports
This affair has not distracted the Greeks :.
might have been expected. The large expedlion
against the Morea has not yet sailed from Aleyan'
dria. II the Greeks can bear out this summer II
they do not get their independence, thew will ;.
least, deserve it, for they must now make great ey'
ertions.
The Greeks say the French and Austrian men
OF war furnish the Captain Pacha with eyery intel.
llgence and advice.
A letter from Constantinople gives The rolIow;r,
as the fruits of the descent upon Ipsara lilo y1s'
sells, among which were % ships of war, 10 Chiefs
OF the lpsaros, and 500 other persons, taken nris
oners above 100 cannon, So standards 500 heads
and 2OOo ears, were trophies OF this victory The
Muhurdar OF the Captain Pacha brought the first
news to Constannople.--It is added with re-
spect to the future operations OF the Captain Pacbs
nc is to concert with the Egyptian Commander i'm
Chlei lorahim Pacha. The attack of HYDRA is re.
served Tor the Egyptian Admiral Ismael Gibraltar
ne INKS have plundered two villages at Mtylene
and nassacred ali the inhabitants. The Greek Pa
trlarch at Constantlnope was deposed on the OOH
July, aud succeeded by the Archbishop of Sores
We now recur to the brighter side of The picture
The London Courier oil the 5Oth contains a6yices
from SMYRNA and Conslanlinople by way of ltav
according TO which no doubt remains Of the deslruC.
ton oil the Turks at lpsara. 1t appears from the
reports that the blowing up of the fortress mention.
ed IN our letters above destroyed the most of the
Turks who were about the fort. A letter publish.
ed IN the Journal of Missolongh, received al Corfu
on the 2lst oil July by express, gives the following
account OF The Greek success: The Creek fleet
which lett Hydra the 9th July, FASTENED to the
coasts oil lpsara, where the Captain patha still |
'rulzed battle which took place there between |
;eeded, by means of freshps, in burning three 1u.
llsh irigates, which were commanded by the Ca. 1
'ouduna. Beg hey (Vice AdmiraI,) the Patrona.
'ey (ouo- Admirably and the Reala-bey (Rear-Ad.
nIral) blew up. The Captain Pacha saved himself, /
ut MS vessel was very much damaged many other
Turkish vessels of different dimensions were burnt
t taken, the remainder of the Ottoman feet fed !
nd took shelter, in very bad condition, at Nifty I
enc; lbs statement very satisfactorily accounts
Or the Constantinople story of his returning 10 Nifty
sne, to land his wounded, and repair his lneaes |
Inch would not keep the sea After this decisive
lctory the Greeks effected a landing on the island |
ipsara More than 5000 lpsarots held out in /
"o forts OF this Island. They favoured effectively
he descent OF their copatriots. From FIVE to six
1ousand Turks who were in the Island, terrified al |
ne deeal OF their lleet, took 20 fight, and being
uIsued to the utmost, were all cut 10 pieces"
1 his cheering intelligence is corroborated from
arlous sources. 1t was brought to Hydra by" an
dvlce boat swift as the wind" The blow was
ruck by 1000 Samians. A postscript to the Hydra 81
F'icle adds the following important news :" Still #
ood news The lpsariots have beat the Egyptians
the enyiions Of Cameo, and obliged them to shut
lemselyes up in that fortress. The open county
ID valleys are once more in the power of The in
lrgents. A landing, which lsmael Gibraltar at
'mPted IN the envrons OF Polycsstro, met with no
lccess, and the inhdels, every where repused ale +
eceiVed In their hopes" 1t is further said that l
le Greeks had landed the isle of Chios, and that
J the Turks In the village of Wona, were killed
one account computes the loss Of the Turks 10
eir operations against lpsara at twenty-five thou, I
nd men, The Greek feet has sailed in scarcho /
{ Captain Pacha. H.
An article dated Napol de Romania, July II an II
ounces that " The Island of Casso sees the stand {.
OF the Cross again a1oat. The Greeks who had
tred INTO the steepest rocks Of their country nav
3 received reinforcement OF 500 men, fell up "A
the oarbarians, 1900 in number. whilst d'F e.
IN entered the port. The battle was neither long
II obstinate. The Musselmans who were all
5yptian troops, being surprised, were overwhelmi IS
: SHOT, and not one escaped the just vengeance o. 81
Greeks. Cannons, baggage, warlike stores pro- 4