Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-02-07

persuaded there cannot be a single doubt as
to the result.
When Charles ". Emperor of Germany,
ask, d one of the Fren, h nobienen whom he
had taken prisoner, what was the distance be-
tween the frontiers and the city uf Paris -
the answer was five days inarch-but they
VIII br days of battle. And for three years
throughout Greece, every day has been !,
day OF battle, and during every day the sun
has set on blood there has been one iners.
SAINT, lnierminabIe struggle, which has been
unabaied, aud IN one direction OF the country
or other, the conflict has been Perp.luaily sus-
tanned. IL has been asked, know somewhat
tauntingiy, do ih- Greeks really possess the
Norea, do they hold the ancient Laced;n-
mon Yes, Sir, their exploits have rescued,
and feel convinced have secured far greater
lporiions of their ancient domain
Shortly after The first succ, ssps of the
Greeks, three successive Turkish grand arr
mics, have either attempted to penstrate in
one solid mass, else disposed in diGpren,
columns, into The heart of The nlorea.-They
have either been stretched in death or been
driven in disorder thr, ugh the Isibmus 10
the farther pro, incps nc the TrIkish Empire
Three different armies led by Chourschid
| Pasha, by Jus-uf Pasha and by Alahumm.d
Pasha have been destroyed in detail, and iho'
one division penetrated almost as far as Nal
vasia, none returned fo rpli the disaster. Three
Turkey, have been driven in disordrrly sail,
and confused movements, before the Grecian
hresh'ps aud curveties. One Captain Pasha
mas been binwD up IN his vessel another has
been decapiiatrd, and the third disgraced on
his return, for want of success The victories
OF the Greeks by sea have only been exceeded
hy their c"nqursfs by land. They have carried
the different fnrtressts of the .,lurea; they
have reduced the strong fortrrssrs of NIhIya-
r.; ~.
modern capital of the Alorra, though they
were defended by all the Jury and enthusiasm
ot bigotted ZealOts, supported by the regular
tactics and discipline of, Austrian engineers,
srnl Ivy The Holy Ally To assist his legitimate
brother the Ottoman Porte, in this holy con
met To sustain the divine right of Monarrhs
against republican insurreciion. The ancient
sites of those Republics mhose very names
cause The warm ST and fundest feelings of the
s"hi are IN their p"ssrsson. Argos, Lacedp-
mon, hessIna and ellis are occupied by their
forces. The whole NOrta is theirs, wiih the
single exception Of Curon on the Seulh, and
OF CorInihIn The lsthmus on the North both
Ut which, by the last accounts from that
quarter though they were not actually offciaI,
had surrendered 10 the Greeks Their forces
retain the districts of Ariica, of Thrssny, and
of considerable part of the ancient Epirus
and Thrace
But without reference to what has been ac-
lcomni;shed, The very physical asppcr of th.s
country insures the certainty Of stccrss--
| There are the rich aod luxuriant wales where
every breath of air WATTS the perfumes of The
low lirst i]owers and most odoriferous sb, ubs.
| There are the skies ever blue and clondIrss
and The sunr,er bright, aud The moons ofpur-
e't blaze. There are the fascinating spots
where earth and air, an scas,. vie in beauty and
captivating stiffness. A nd there are IN, noun
taIns of dreary ascrnt-nf dark and frow ming
peaks, where SHOWS ever rest, and below
whose SUBMITS lightnngs flash and ibuneers
roll. There are the gloomy crags of Mnmnt
| Athos, and the sumhre shades of the defles
ut ThermopyIn. There is natur.. exhibiting it,
sell M lis widest aspects. But in such rssces
the hardy mnniainerr has exhibited his 1--we
Tor hs home and country, with undertaking
| frmnpss.
| For the loud torrent, and the whirIwind,s roar
| " But bind him Z" his native mountains more.'
| The Greek has every inducen.ent which
can acfuaie man To maintain a contest of
death ar victory. His smiling plains stimulate.
and allure him 10 conquer The rich prize which
vas once the inhertaace of his forefahers
The dreary cliffs and dangerous recessps,
around which the winds of heaven howl only
serve Ia Increase his pin ysical aptitude and
strength of nerve for resistance.
But it is objected by some to our rendering
the Greeks any assistance. ar means of defence,
mar iney are iiarbdrous, cruel and savage
people, whose atrocities equally rrpreheu-
sbe with thuse of Inc Turks. ] know thar
This subject has been ldeseanf, d on FL know
that sorprtime since, in con junction With con-
tlneniM papers, every exerion was made in
The English government prints. during the
Casifrrsagh Administration, to backen and
Willy the character of the Greeks. The sue
cess which they had obtained IN capturing by
storm some cities, where they exercised The
laws OF war, was made the means of the most
Infamous charges against them. The charges
were rtiuird by the evidence OF EnelishmeH
/ who were ON The Spot, particularly by one
who then acted as Adintant General Of the
Greeks" But admitting that some excuses
| that even great eXcpsses were committed
J when the day of vengeance arrived let il
Ice remembered that the Greeks had been,
trampIed on--had been treated as the beast.
Of the firld-had tO endure the blow and
receive the sabre-cut of the dnminrering Turk
that especially since the ae rising, fheir
fathers and mothers had been murdered.
their sisters were made thr slaves Of Turks,
and their noble brothers had ~ indure The
tauns, the fortunes and The lingering death
inflicted 10y their Oppress0rs. Let it BE- re
melnbrred that year had passed Ivy after
I year, and the Greeks treasured zap ~ every
{ day son'e fresh insult, some new act OF
drspOlisnI ;-and after such continued sys
5 temaiic outrages- after suffering under the
most hlundy, uprelenting and stern civil ard
{ religious perscculOu--d after being deprived Of
, all rights and al appearance Of lHslice, was ID
to be supposed, that when The day of recknn-
? nag came, they would at once become he ci-
S ViiIzed, refined, generous eEemy--that they
Y would show mercy and friendship, when The
certain and inevitable rew.,td vtuld be- tho;