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Capudan Pacha would take the Turkish
army on board, and thus transport it in.
to the Morea, and thinking they could
better cope with the Turks in the 18th.
mus, fell back on Thebes, TO leave the
pass into the isthmus open. The Turk
ish Seraskier, however, deserted by the
commander of Negropont, and not Join
ed by the other auxiliary forces, neither
attempted the march by land, nor vet
the passage across the gulf. Not to be
wholly inactive, he laid siege to the con-
vent of ST. Luc, a strong fortified pile of
bnilding, within few miles of the high
road from Delphi to Thebes, whittier it
was reported that the rich inhabitants
OF Livadia had conveyed all their move
able property. Scarcely had the Turk
Ism army invested this convent, when
the Grecian generals fastened to its re-
lief. After five days spent in skirmish-
l. ing and observation, general battle was
fought on the 25th of June. After a
long and sangulnary contest, the Albani-
ans, who form a great part of the Turk
Ish armies, fled, and the Greeks from
that moment we're masters of the field.
The Turkish camp and baggage fell in
| 10 their possessloe. An interesting LET.
ter from a gentleman in Athens to his
friend in London, published in the Daily
AdVerilserin the course of the last week,
mentions, that the Albanians attached
paper to the gates OF the monastery.
setting forth, that as they had often found
refuge there, they would not allow it to
be destroyed.
The wrecks of The Turkish army re-
treated to Carpenitza, there to await
Jussuf from Acarnania, and the Pacha
OF Scutari, suPposing him not previously
to have effected his junction. Meantime. |
multiplied disasters had befaIlen the
Turkish cause, on the side of Acarnan. |
Ia. The Ottoman force, as we have al |
ready observed, hadbeen defeated in the
assault on Misolunghi, at the commence
ment of the campaign, and repulsed in
the attempt 10 cross the Apropotamo. |
When the news reached this force, of
the events at ST. Luc, of the defeat of
the Turks, and desertion of the AIbani-
ans there, their brethren in the army of
Jussuf thought proper TO follow the ex-
ample, and the greater portion of them
dlsbanded themselves and went home.
This left the intrepid SuIiote, Marco
Bozzarls, chef master Of the field al a
critical moment. Five Thousand men
had just been landed at Condyla, by the
Capudan Pacha, in the design of acting
IN concert with the army of Acarnania. |
This army was, in the manner related,
reducing to nothing. The force debark-
ed accordingly, fell into the hauds of
Bozzarrls, and very able body of Suli-
otes. The Turks, consisting mostly of
very unsollier-like individuals impressed
at Constantiuople, fed in detachments to
the coast, and escaped by water as thew
could whiIea few only made their way
to the general rendezvous at Carpenitza.
The Turkish forces being thus, after
series of disasters, collected at this
place, the Grecian leaders also assem-
bled their troops from all quarters, and
the 18th ofAugust was fixed on by them
for the attack. The brave and patriotic
Bozzarris, resolved TO render his coun-
try signal service, at the risk of his
own life, invited hundred HeIlenian
volunteers to join him with his corps of
onllotes in torlorn enterprise. While
the attack was made on three points, by
as many divisions of the Greek army,
the intrepid Bozzarris penetrated 10 the
tent OF the Pacha. He failed in his OBJ
Ject, but succeeded in throwing the
Turkish guard into confusion, increased
by the progress Of the assault through
out the line. The battle lasted during
the night. Bozzaris early received a
wound. but continued at the head of his
devoted band, till a second shot in his
forehead desh Dyed him. He lived, how
ever, to see the enemy fly in all drec-
tons. The appearance of day disclosed
the Turks in full fight and great dlsor-
der, while the field was covered with
killed and wounded.
AhiS Is inc last action, OF which we
have any intelligence, on the continent
of Greece. The remains of the Turk
ish armies retreated precipitately to
their old headquarters in Thessaly; and
the Capudan Pacha sailed about the lst
of September, for the DardaneIles, fol-
lowed by the Greek squadron, which
will doubtless attempt some enterprise
like those which signalized the naval
warfare of the Greeks last year. The
Austrian Observer, paper that has
echoed with great fidelity all the unfa-
vourable articles of intelligence from
Greece, admits, in the last extract we
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