The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1824-12-02
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Foreign Summary.
SUCCESSES OF THE GREEKS.

tors from Athsns announce thst se,ions of no
grss. importance are slmosi daily iough' In A.
ljcs TO tho sdvsn.sge Of the Greeks. ''chs
u the head ot several fhoussnd men was lsteIy
s,tacked st Thsrmopeie dnd IVES obliged 10
retire with loss. A more important engage
men, lately took place OF Marathon, and the
Mu.sulmen were defeated The Tuiks hsve,
il appears, been compieteiy dsfes'ed IN thelr
formidable attack ON Samos, and tho Host of
the, IsIsud have suffered great loss' principal
Jy from the daring and beroic attacks OF me
@ eek fts.shIps. Tho Turks having Gem
mencsd 90 attack op the fsod bstenea st "a
mos, . G eek 0sst consisting OF about 20 lp'
ss'io, hssgs, &c. undsr Admiral hposolios,
fortunately arrived Ia lime to suecor the 10.
land. The foremost Of the Turkish hasi,
consisting Of o razee, ftiga,ss, &c. hsv'og so'
we'll in With the land, in the chsnnei, . Greek
brig passed snder the stern Of ,hs rszse, did
her considsssbls damsgs, end escaped Without
much injury.-By 'hh ,ime ssvs'si other
vessels were engaged; when the Greeks
brought up. four Grs.ships, which, taking the
advantsge of Q fsvosable timo, they launched
on the Iazse, frigsie Of 80 guns, and TWO
aloop. Of var, with noexsmplsd boidness; snd
stored their little hsrquss with such prseis.
ion, that 10 momsp, tho Two slocps OF war
wsre in o bIase. The 90 launched on the
rsgce weu, down bsions Il rssched.--Tho
Turkish vessels were immodisieiy 10 confu.
sion, and crowded sli ssii before tho wind to
s.cspes Tho 6,e ahip directed sgsinst tho
frieals did DOT como up with her ill she had
go, before the wind, and chaco commences,
during which line heavy fise was kept op
from the ffigate's ehsscss out tho firs'ship
sajling swift, came up, and ron he' bows into
che storm Of the fdga,s, and IN . few momsn,s
sho wss 10 blaze, and blew up with . terrible
oxplo,lsn. The rest Of tho flset escaped into
Bourbon. A brsver and more daring sction,
doos nor exist on record. The brsve, noble,
end gomez Gus Constantine Csnsti, commend.
ed tbs fire ship ths, bu'p, tho tiga,e, wn'en
carried IS guns, was first rate ship, and wss
crowded viii troops.
Il u es,imsied that from Is 600 70 1000
Turk, have perished before Samov. The OF
my ssembisd at Scala Nsuvs, consisted OF
$1,000, sufficient 70 hsve eaten oil Tho Inhsb''
sants OF Ssmos. This army is fast dvindlins
away. A new ore y, however, collecting,
when another attack will be Gpsde. II issu?
pcssd tina, there are already 10000 sssesshIed,
which VIII DO sufficient 10 Uke the is'snd, 1t a
. slsnding 10 once made. A few days mus, de
eide II. The lass sustained by tho Turks, in-
cludes be,vsea-so and 40 transports, full OF
troops.
400, accounts ksn the NIo.es are mos
Satisfactory. The Tu. ks have bsep repulssd
ou oil sides aud smons ,he prisoners made
from them are 9 thrse.isiied Paehas. Com
pls,e b,,rnony rsigus smoag ihe Greeks The
Senate exhibits greet energy ! and tho troops
ere geuiog we'll disciplined. e.. 70
oh Gambia the Turks have tho sdvantsge;
but the Canadians are oil ripe Tor sevoit, - soon
a tho MotcA 10 free.
Tho Americans ere much respected BY tho
Greeks. Not On instance hss occurred whore
their vessels, When visj,ed by their ctulssIs,
have no, bean fully respected. In fact, tho
flags Qt Europesn nations never sailed whh
greater securi,y in tho Archipelago, than at
Shis moment.
",ThsIC Crssks bsve retsksu Ipssss, desola.
ed ss Il J, sod iheir f.g now waves over ito
Iu consequences Of tho refossl Of tho p owls
tonsi Govosnmen, Of Gesce, TO rescind their
decree for tho desuuc,iso Of Europssu vessols
and ,hsir crews, 10 the Turkish Governmeoi
70, ususports, tho High Commissiooer of,hs
King Of Gfost. Btiiian, commanding st tho
Ionisn Islei, has issued HE Proclamation for
ti,c capture and destruction Of all aimed yes.
aeis squipped With OF without the authority OF
ahs -0feeiao govsrnmenI OF recognizing its
~, u,bority I; this order to continue In force ub.
,il The above decree Is revoked. "a eonph-
sncs with this order, two English ffigstes have
sailcd from the port OF Corfu for the Moros.
al the Admiral 10 TO join them at Zsoss.
The decree Of the GreeiAn govs'nmsn,
undoubtedly goes TO for in authorizing the de-
auuc,ioo Of The sIsvs Of neutral vessels 10 the
service Of the Tutks, bu, they eerhssly have
yigh, 10 inIoscs the neutrality OF vessels Do.
longing to powers with whom they are a.
pssce Tho French ieurnsls ssvers'y con.
depp this proceeding 90 the pert ot'hs High
Commissioner. bot the EngIsh pspsss defend
il, ss consisssni wuh The imps'tiAIity which
toe, nation Intends TO mslpssin in this centss,.
A similar order hss beed ISSUED By Austria to
protect their vessels. II does not appear tibet
the G. osks had carried their decree into exc
cu,ion and smyrna leusrs mention. that no