The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-09-29
LETTERS FROM GREECE,
From me Boston Conrier.

It n MT unknown Ia many al our read
ets that Dr.. \ g. linSE, young gentle
r.ut of III. town. sailed from here sum-
mphhs siare with N intention di luiolns
himself fn the Greeh army. We have
bern obliged hy filend 81 hls with the pc
rusal 81 tic frat letters winch lave been
received ffam hllu since his ARRIVAL IA
Greece. aud with ptfajrsion IL publish
suel paris as may be- thnHgbt INTERESTING
These lriftrs are Il TED March ~. - news
much later his reached us from the Greeks,
the details Of uaghke occurrences NJ that
date canuei nov IL subjects of importance.
The fpIlna ng pa-sagra we have selected ~
containing information of another chsrae-
tor thai my lr Interesting - u portion at
Our rcadort.
"lIau of the informa,ion which you re-
coiye IN America, comes by the way 81
England, whric they either know nothing
Of the true state Of this country, or wiIinlly
misrrpresent il, | do not moan ~ say that
the accounts are all deslgnrdy Injurious
Ear from il. The friends Of Grence magni-
T, aud cxiei her rs unrrason. bl, as her Gu
rmics rdicnie her. For ius aace, have
jlsl read IN an English newspaper OF high
credit, long and pompnns account ct the
reception If Sir Frederick Adam, Gotcr-
nor Of 'hr Iuuan Islands, at Napoll Oh Ho-
mania, the seat nt The Greek Gosernmcnt,
the paper stated that h. whs escorted INTO
town by 8O00 Greek troops, was met by TO
senators, elnihrd IN White robes, With wiuds
in their hands, and conducted by them IN
The senate chamber. Now let us ses how
much truth there - in ihis account SrrF
Adam nfrrr cas IN NJ .,lorea; aud there
never have been half the ninbrr nj troops
stated, a. ihr Nnpoli. ! cite tins example
not only To show that II was sheer tabIi-
cation, hnt that it, flhlcatnr knew nothing
Of the country, For my own part, have
found, by The experience Of three months,
residence In Greece, that all the ideas had
conceived OF her, feon Abe information |
was able Ia collect ia America, w.r. eutlr-
" fl4e have heen disappointed, but ny
dis ppon'mCnt IL a pleasant onr. Con
t.ast the situation OF n ,poii with ia state
six years 20 ssAen the G,rct was trem-
bling despistd sIav", he cared not M his
eyes from the ground rs the naughty Mos.
leon passeA by him; now, behold him ~
The sonatc house Of his own uailon, freely
and boldly drlihsra,ing on the good at the
country. | have beeu a,tnnished to find
! that the Impressed arspisrd Greeks, vino
were not allowed 10 pnss,ss arms, have
freed all the Morea with The exception Ut
| Patras, Modon, ard Corou; and knowing,
Is d., that the Gteeka began the war with
! clubs aud stones, that they have SLAIN 20O,-
600 Tnof stdartug its prog css aud that they
nnw dare think ol carrying the war into the
! ruemy's country; | cannot hnt hope much
! from ihrlf excrtions ! caunot but think
! thit latept spark Of The lirc of their ancrs-
tors haa been blown into fame, which
! Wll spread till il has humbled the power OF
! their eneinies.
"You must have heard ere this nf u srti
Gus disturbance, W rather an open rebel
! lion, carried on by coloctrones, Rnndas,
and othrr powerful Chiefs this is entirely
qurlled. and the chiefs have surrendered
thcmsel4 es to the authorities the affair
WIS very serious onr, AND the scales wcrc
equally balanced for some time; but After
the q is;s The provisional government be
came established more irn than before -
and this very rebellion has proved useful
H. the count Y, ia,mbch rs il has inspired
| the people with confidence in go,cto-
m"ut, which could put down so formida.
bile an opposition.
The Turks il seems were well aware Of
! this state of things. and have opened THEN
campaign much rarher iil},n usual, hoping
10 profit by I've dnlsion, aud gain over "N,
of the parties. 1t now appears that Odys-
srus. commonly called Ul,ssrs, n most
| powerful chief, was concerned in, aud peI-
! haps the secret spring of this rehcll,on -
| when hc found his plot hid ta,lsd, and that
4 the loan hpd f,llcn into the hands of the
provis nal government, he became ~, IN
ccd that his hope of esiabh hing military
despoiisn must fail unless ho struck 4 bold
stroke, he has therefore thsoHn of tht
mask, reprni..ied his cave or castle, lit
/ provisions, and iniaei himself with tn,
Turks, who, il is said, Incorporated hin
the island OF N,6ropnnt.
He Is new with d body OF his followers
and an army of furk., threatening 90 pour
down upon Attica aud take Atheas, Diys,
ses Is dangerous man, since he has m4n1
/ friends amnne the tower class of pruple
mud siger he Is decidedly superior, IN puin
of military talents. - any Grerk living =
HoweNrr, his lust sep, nt iolnlnG to Turks
| has hurt itis Saus. he was mnfe tn be- fear
I'd as deecitful friend .hau as an open en-
envy. IL You "S. cas, yonr eye urnn \
map of the Nerea, you ran conceive at once
the p!ai nf the Turkish campaign. THY
| hold Coron, aloden. AID Patrass, on one
side +; Nrxropon, on the other; while the
Cave or Castle Oft ,ysses is mt the north
No" they will attempt Junction of the
Iorcts these three places, and dssn'ate
Att'ea. lfthclr fleet effects landing upon
the western coist of the Mnrea, they may
attempt 10 establish chain of positions
from Patfas to Curinth, along the cnast OF
'he Gull ofthe Lrpani and hulding Cori.ih
tod th. i,ihmus 20 shut up the Morrn.-
THIS appears 10 be their aim, but /, is al.
most impossible, from ~ iuus causes, that
they should succeed. The object of the
"reeks is, 10 prevent the junction of the
enemy's forces, ~ invss, e.tras by land