Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-09-20

Ior a little pay.
~ have thus far been Of no expense
to Greece. 1t is my wish 10 serve
them, and not enrich myself. AS 10
my qualifications for usefulness in the
country, others of course, not myself,
must Judge. If, however, the commit.
tee wish me to be useful to Greece.
they must give me a small support for
one or two years. l ask for no Iuxu.
ries-I am willing to fare as a Greek.
But to follow in the track of those 70.
reigners of all nations, who without
ever seeing the enemy or rendering the
least service to the country, have ne.
vertheless been importuning the gov.
eminent for bread and money, is what
| would not willingly do. l wish to
be understood, that | have no claim
upon the committee whatever, and wish
them to act in this case for the good
Of Greece, and not for me.
"There are now four Americans
here. General Jarvis l have already
mentioned DR.. Howe is a fine young
man, and is giving an example Of mo.
raj and political principle, which does
honor to u country: There is a Mr..
Allen Of Kentucky"
In a joint letter, subscribed BY Gen.
Jarvis, |. P. Miller, and Samuel G.
Howe, addressed to the Greek Com.
mittee, is the following passage:-
GAS to the progress Of the revolu.
ton, we jointly give it as our opinion,
that, taking into consideration ali
things, the Greeks have exerted them
selves beyond every thing which could
reasonably be expected, and Judging
from the past and present state Of al,
fairs, we do not hesitate in SAYING that
we believe they will succeed in estab.
fishing their freedom. Two hundred
thousand Turks have already persisted
in the %sanguinary contest. There are
now in Greece more than two hundred
thousand stand Of arms, which though
not good, are nevertheless equal to
those Of the Turks. Order is daily
gaining ground, with the principles Of
rational liberty learned in the school of
adversely. We would exhort the friends
Of Greece in America, to exert them
selves for this suffering people, re-
Wondering that the struggle is not We,
over"
In addition, we give the following
extracts Of letter to a gentleman in
Boston, dated Leghorn, July 90.
"Ihe cause Of Grecian liberty an.
proaches near to tina. period when they
will be for ever emancipated from Ma
hometan slavery. BY letters Yesterday
from the Morea, we have TIE copy of a
letter from Colocotroni, commander Of
the Greciah troops, in which he as
sures the Senate, that he has so encir-
cled lbrahim Pacha that he will in q
few days be compelled to surrender
With this prisoner they will be able to
repay the loan in England, as he is i'm
mensely rich, independent of his father.
He had the imprudence to penetrate
thirty miles into the Morea, where he
has fallen into the snare, after losing
about one half Of his troops. He mas
with him, by the latest accounts only
6ooo."
The letter proceeds to relate the de.
feat of the Turks at Salone. Of which
we have had repeated accounts, the de-
feat of the Turkish squadron, and the
raising Of the siege Of Missolonghi,
respecting which we have had contra.
dictory accounts.
"Admiral Miaulis is before Suda,
with fifty Grecian ships and ten bruIots
He has written to the Senate that he
will perish or destroy the whole of the
squadron in Suda. This is composed
of about 50 Egyptians, 81 Of which es-
capped from the destruction of the Tur-
kish squadron near Athens, and Alre
rines and Tunisians, which may be Is
to l8; in all about 90 to 100 sail of
ships Of war and transports. Modon,
Coron and Patras are SO closely block
AIDED that not a fishing boat can enter
or escape. Thus | have in haste, and
in a few words. given you the present
state of Greece On board of the 81
Turkish vessels brought. into Hydra,
were 46Austrian officers, whs it is said
were put to death. The other vessels,
nearly 6O,were burnt or driven on shore.
In those taken were found immense
quantities Of provisions, ammunition
and clothing. Among these were 2ooo
barrels Of powder, as much in car
tridges, many besieging cannon, scaling
ladders, RATS, and every implement Of
siege. When soldiers are taken it is
always a rich booty. Every Turkish
soldier has on an average thirty dol
lars in gold in his belt, besides his
musket, a pair of pistols and a sabre.
They in no wise resemble European
soldiers, where not as many pence are
found as dead bodies after a battle"
NCESSANT INCUBATION.
Last summer a turkey cock, the pro-
perty Of Mr.. Thomas Band, of Pentlow,