Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-12-06
GREECE.

! The Connecticut Mirror gives the following ex-
tract oil letter from an American officer on board
the Erie, dated at Naloli de Romania Septein-
Der 49,
After leaving Gibraltar, we shaped our course
Tor the Archipelago, stopping, W. came along,
| at the Barbary ports. AT Milo, we took our pi-
lots, as II is always necessary to have them on
Board III sailing about the Islands. We made ano-
Their stop at Paros, where we had an opportunity
OF visiting the celebrated Groto Of Antparos short
distance of; cannot give you any description of
it--but can only say, got most com ple,ey tired,
scrambling over hills and rocks. True was
as'raddie oil little donkey; but unfortunately his
legs were so short, or mne so long, my feet
| touched the ground the greater part of the time
Ahei leaving that place, we passed Xavia, Delos,
Samos, lpsara, Scio, and dozen other Islands
which are all very interesting in history but do not
go much for beautiful appesrsnce--an in a few
DAYS arrived at smyrna one OF the most important
| towns in the Turkish dominions
| What struck me most lorcibly in the appearance
oil lie town, were the beautiful groves of cypress
trees which are planned in all their burial places in
The suburbs OF the town; the Turks are very fond OF
pleasant grave yards he streets are like all others
In the Turkish towns Ihave seen, narrow and dirty
! saw sight one morning / was walking in ono
oil them, whichdisgusted me more than any thipg
| had seen OF the rascally Turks Close by shop
that was passing, came near to Stumbling over
adead body; 1t was much mang;ed that al first
q
ed m' that Greek shop keeper had been reported
10 u e bashaw, Tor having in his possession some
pad money Withom any thing in the form OF a
tiai, the Bashaw sent his execulioner who dragged
the poor wre Oh right in front of his own door, and
there, before his family and friends, cut his
mead oil and piacedit on the other extremity of the
body as Tie great est insult he could add
| NO one dare touch the body Until the Bashaw
4sas peiiiioned for permission 10 have i, buried.
went as soon as possible; but had OF gone far when
saw another " no had been treated in the saue
way, and for the reasons. Thus it is, the
poor Greeks treated like dogs, as they are call
ed, whenever ii suits tie yyhim of a Turk TO COM
plain ithe,n; and the Franks here look on in cold
indifference al every thing that is done. In my
opinion, they are not much better than The Turks
| themselves. There are two exceptions, and am
| proud TO say they are both Americans: Mr. Offlev
| our Consul, and MIR. Langdon OF Boston. They
have released by purchase about SIXTY Greek slaves
and sent them amongst their friends in the Islands
ana lhe Morea' Mr. l.. has with him beaut-
iu little Ipssriot girl about years old, The daugh-
I ter OF captain OF Greek vessel of war; she was
taken at the time Ipsara fell into the hands of The
Turks. She IN the Fort that was blown up
and escaped from The general destruc 100 By creep
| ing INTO an oven, as she calls it. She was sold
about tweaiy times: first for twelve Tur<ssh piss
tres, which Is dollar and enty cents Her ,rice
gradually rose until MIR. L. gave three hundred dol
| lars for her.
| We left Smyrna the Sih inst. and after a
passage oil two three days, arrived at this place
which Is very strongly fortified town. The work.
we're built by the Venetians when they had posses
sion here 1t Is walled, and very difficult to APP
proach by land has the water on the left hand
and in 'front.' and in the OF high bill on which
are very extensive works. On the right, cause |
way on the space between the bottom of the hill
and water. II is very full of men who are
coming from The Islands acd different parts of the
country around, TO be enrolled in the lists and
thousands are encamped under the walls who have
been obliged TO fly from the towns and villages that
nave been destroyed by the Turks.
had an opportunity OF visiting the Senate, Pre-
| sldent, Ministers, &c. Prince Mavrocordato, the
Secretary OF State, is very socisbe man. and with
MN had some conversations, being OF the lev
who speak like French, amongst the officers |
1e talks in very haterng terms OF their prospects,
and says he has very little doubt but that If The Aus
trians or Russians do trouble them, and they had
no other enemies but The Turks, they will Ultimately
succeed: and from what have seen and can under
stand, | think so 100.
| After our visit of ceremony was over, we were
conducted TO the public square, where the soldiers
were raraded, and through all their evolutions
They are armed like own soldiers, and their |
dress is fashioned like the Scotch kilt and logging;
hey have taken it, believe, from the Albanians;
III white. AT present there is but one regiment |
oil thousand infantry; company Of artillery and |
two oil horse are attached 20 1t. They have had il
under way about two months. They exercise I'M
commonly well for men who have been drilled so |
short time, and for such wild creatures as they
are. When they first arrive, they cannot reconcile
It with their notions Of liberty TO give up their arms
Tor Inspection, to march with so much precision
However, they begin TO the utility OF all these
things, and after while become very fond of the
exercise There about twenty foreign officers,
French, Germans, sc. This regiment is the only |
one they call regulars They expect TO have by |
spring, 1000 infantry, well disciplined, and sup
pose the other corps will increase in the same ratio
saw at the head Of one OF the companies an old |
priest, who had forsaken the gown and closter for
The sword and camp. ] was told that great many |
priests had volunteered TO take arms, and there are
now great many with the army. ! must say |
when those men marching before u.s. and en- |
deavorng TO do their best, could not help think
ng what they were in former days, and contrasting
their present situation with what it then was
When we reflect what they have suffered for the |
last three hundred and fifty years, under Turkish /
despoiism, how cold must be the heart, and how |
contemplate the with such heart v no does
not wish sincerely that they will meet with success |
The army hitherto has been composed Of such men /
as thought proper TO take up arms, without disci.
pine or order, and who would disperse whenever
they chose TO do so; but they begin 70 find the ne
cessity Of regular troops, and they are going on !
forming them as have told you.
Ibrahifn Pacha is about thirty miles from here: |
part OF his army occupy Tripolitza. lie came into /
the Morea with twelve thousand well disciplined |
troops; but by disease, capture, desertion, sc. be
has not more now than six thousand effective men, /
and have been told, that If he does not receive
succours, or leave here he will be entirely DESTROYED
This winter by the climate his Arabs cannot stand
It, The Turkish feet has left Missilong, sup
pose you have heard ere this. Colocotroni has