The Wilmingtonian., 1824-02-12

known than the Albanians in his army-S
race that attaches itself to success--de.
serted his standards by thousands, and
this terrible chief, who had marched down
on Corinth six weeks before as an irreslst-
able conqueror, was scarcely able to cut his
way back to Thessaly. Here for three
months he was employed in collecting the
wrecks Of his army scattered in this long
)me,litated and most fruitless campaign
It'll the year closed upon him in manner
which he hardly anticipated, when at th'
he betrayed Ali Pacha into the
|assassin's hand.
The important Islands Of Cyprus and
lCandia we're the scene ofrenewed carnage
and of hard struggles, in the course OF thl'
year, but the limits of newspaper 40 no'
hermit US to enter into detail ol them
lin Cyprus the Turkish population being T.
1.-The Greeks as three to one, it WAS wholly
lout Of the power Of the latter to make any
lyiporous resistance. The Christians we're
murdered en- masse. The En-
glish Annual Register, an authority BY no
means partial to the revolutionary cause
states that in the three cities Of Batfo, A.
mathus, and Famagusta, in Cyprus, 25.OOO
Greeks were mastered that "A villages
with population of $4,000 souls we're hts-
olated, and that not a Christian church
was left standing in the space of 40 s1nar'
leagues. In Gambia, lhe Christians gained
ground, and the Turks were kept confined
to their fortress.
The province of Waslachia and Molda-
via became comparatively tranquil IN the
course of this year. All prospect OF war
with the Russian Emperor disappeared,
although corps Of observation remained IN
Besarabia, the Russian forces were mostly
Withdrawn aud in the same degree the
provinces we're evacuated by the Turks
In the course of the summer two native
boyatds were named Hospnd 'rs, Ghlkl Tor
|Walachia and Stourdza for Mo|dava, and
the forms Of civil government were re-es'
|tablished. Then. however. began the Sc
|cond most terrible season of an unsnccess'
|fil revolution, the horrors ut what rs most
falsely called an amnesty. when every thing
lis raked up and every thing cody and de.
Ilberately punshed.-Lockily, the Turk
Iish lictors began too snon, AMI the grrate'
part of those, who had fed to the Austria.
Iterrtory. preferred to stay there, nhosp't
ably as ,hey were treated, to ncurring th'
hazard of Turkish Amnesty. In ap
pointing native boyards To the dignity q
Hospodar, the Porte declared its purpose
of never again raising Greek to that dig
nifty.
Meantime the Grecian Marine was rails
ing itself to glory destined, we trust T.
outlive the Ottoman Throne. The Capu
dan Pacha, who was appointed after tn
destruction by the fire ships oil Sclo, die
! in a few days of the plague. a third to
this year was accordingly named. and un
der him the Ottoman squadron made sa'
: For the Dardanelles. The Grocian tiet
eIpursued it as far as Tenedos. where II,
alCapudan Pacha came to anchor, till J
n could receive from Constantinop!e the #
Z, man permitting him to pass the Darda'
-leles. This piece ofetiqnette cost the A.
e mral dear. He would have done bette
: as our Captain Bainbridse did, to si'
1.-THE Commandant at Chanakalessi roa
: ing salute and pass on under cover oi II
r smoke. While the Capudan Pacha was
fIanchor between TcnedoS and the coast
lI'rroy. the same gallant lpsariots, who ha
rIdestroyed the Admiral's ship of SC
|. claimed the privilege of repeating the a
nItempt. At seven o'clock in the evenin
II they sailed in two fire ships, disguised
e Turkish vessels and seemingly chased
e the Grecian cruisers. The fire ships a
s. -cor,lingly were allowed to approa'
When their character could no longer
d concealed, they fastened upon the Adm
If al and another ship OF the line, and so !
v so!utc were the brave Greeks to effect thu
d dobiect, that their leader threw In live co7
l. with his hands into the fire ship, which h
d grapped to the Admiral, to set it on fl
Il the sooner. 1t shortly exploded, and
IS most all the crew were destroyed. WI
dIther the Capudan Pacha escaped is unc'
ir tain, Most of the accounts assert that
~ persisted some that he escaped, but "
n Immediately displaced on his arrival
,c Constantinnplc. Not one Greek perish
o. in this or the similar exploit in June.
v. This event and a decree ordering
n plate andjewels TO be br"nsht to thetreo
erIry raised revolt at Constantinoplr. III
oflwere continually occurring of the IN
Of fdestructive character, the Jannisaries r.
N in body, till at last the Sultan was fore
,s-.to yield and IIalet was t'cposed. AS
still clamored, his head Y
hetaken, but out of tenderness to the Sulta
. raJ;r.e ;,st,,I of naiiipu If to the o