Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-12-02
From the Boston Ccniinej A.

with at Samos notwithstanding lbe e,,s
entertained that the Saa,ian. would n's
! be able 10 resist the captain pachs W"
are extremely happy to say they have dom
( IL. The Turks having commenced an az
tack on the land batteries al Sanos
Greek fleet, consisting OF about 60 Ios,r;n.
briggs, and other vessels, under atm;r'i
Apos'olina, fortunately arrived in lime II
succor The island The foremost sbio, y,
the Turkish feet, consisting of a razss
trigates and others, having got we'll H.
with the land, ia the channel, Grseb
, brig passed under the stern OF lhe razss
and did her considerable damage and
escaped without much injury BY lbj'
time several other vessels were nueaqeJ'
W hen thedreeks brought up four fire sbins
which, taking the advantage OF lsyors'
bic time, lbey launched on the rszee
frigste CT so guns, and TWO sloops of war
with unezsmp'ed bosdDess and steersd
their little bsrques with such precision
that in moment the two sloops of w.,
were in blaze. The one launched m
the razee went down before il resciad
The Turkish vessels were immediately in
confusion and crow ded all sail before Tho
t, ind to escape. lbe fire slip directed
against the trigste did not come up with
her ,!l she had got before The wind. and
chace commenced, during which fine
heavy fire was kept up from the trigste's
cbasers but The fire ship sailing fast
came up and run Der bows into tae se,n
OF The !rigste, and 10 few moment. she
was 10 blsze, and blew up with terri,
bic explosion. The :est OF ibe feet es.
capped into BoudroDn. n Drawer and more
daring action, it is believed, does not ey.
ist on record The brave, noble, and ge,
nerous Constantine Canar, commanded
the Ere ship that burnt the lrigate, which
carried SO gu0s, was first rate ship. and
was crowded with troops. saw her in
Smyrna shorl SINE since.
at is estimated that from $4,000 10
90 900 Turks bave persisted before Samcs,
The army assembled al Scala Nova cou.
sisted OF 300 sufficient TO have esten
all the inhabitants OF Samos This Amy
is fast dmindIiDg away A new one is,
however collecting, when another " i'll be
made. 1t is supposed that there are al.
ready 40, 900 assembled, which will be
sufficient 10 take the ISLAND ii a landing is
once made few days must DEF de il,
In the eatIu.ste OF The loss sustained by
the Turks, you will recollect thai betw cen
thirty and forty Transports, iull OF troops,
were also lost.
''Onr accounts from the Morea are most
satisfactory. The Turks have been re.
pulsed on all sides, and among the pri.
soners made from them are three three
tailed Pacbas. Complete harmony reigns
among the Greeks. The Senate exhibits
great energy and the troops are getting
well disc pIined.
I'm Gambia the Turks have the advan>
tage but the Candlsns are all ripe oi
revolt. as soon as the Morea IS tree
ibe Americans are much respected by
the Greeks. Not an instance has occurred
where their vessels. when visited by their
cruizera, have not been fully respected
In tact. The flags OF European nations Bey,
er sailed with greater security IN the Arch.
ipelago than at this moment.
The Greeks have retsken lpsara. desc.
lated as 1t is, and their flag now waves O.
yer ITS 'ort!esses.
SEPT l5.-Nothing new has occurred
since wrote to you on the Cd. The loss
OF the Turks off SamOs was fTiga'e, three
corvrti.s and briggs OF war. The fleets of
Al, Pacba, and captain Pacha, have fcras
ed junction, and at the last dates were
planning another attack upon Ssmus ~
Their whole .torce, including traDsporis,
is about 500 saII The Hydriots, SpeZ>
zio,s and lpsariot9. have formed juno
ton also, to the number OF lilo sail, and
To n iha
An article from Crete, 10 Smyrna pao
per speaks in high terms OF the mildDess
OF the Egyptian government in that island.
The Greeks are equally as well treated as
the Turks, and pursue their occupation.
undlsturbed.
The following postscript is added. in
manuscript, TO the last received Smyrnssn'
Sept. Is An order has been received
by The editor of this Gazette from the
French ambassador at Constautinople,
either 10 suspend II, or change its tone. -
1t being too liberal, he prelends the Porte
The capture of the Spanish pirate
brig Qulataniis by French sloop OF
wa. in the Pacific. seem. to have highly
incensed the Vieeroy of Peru, who has
in consequence detained French mer-
chant ship in ATequipa, and her cap'
tain and .upercargo. and il is thought
they will not be released until suitable
remons,rance is made. or the brig given
up to tbs captain. We hope the latter
alternative will be disregarded by ,he
French, as the repeated acts of piracy
committed by the Captain of the Quin"
lanilia have long since forfeited oil bis
r laims to protection. This is the same