Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-11-26

However, they 6egin 10 see the utility
of all these things, and after while be.
come very fond Of the exercises. There
are 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. Isaw at the head of
one Of the companies an old priest,
who had forsaken the g(Un and clois-
ter for the sword and camp. Twas told
that great many priests, had volun.
tcered to take arms, and there are now
great many with the army. | must
say when those men we're marching be-
fore US, and endeavouring to do their
best, | could not help thinking what
they were in former days, and contras.
ting their present situation with what
it then was. When we reflect what they
have suffered Tor the last three hundred
and fifty years, under Turkish despo-
tism, how cold must be the heart, and
how contemplate the man with sucha
heart, who does not wish sincerely that
they will meet with succeo. The ar
my hitherto has been composed of
such men as thought proper to take up
arms, without discipline or order, and
who would disperse whenever they
chose to do SO; but they begin to find
the necessity of regular troops, and
they are going on forming them as
have told you.
Ibrahim Pacha is about thirty miles
from here; part Of his army occupy
Tripolitza. He came into the Morea
with twelve thousand well disciplined
troops; but by disease, capture, deser-
ton, SC. he has not more now than six
thousand effective men, and have been
told, that if he does not receive sue
cours or leave here, he will be entirely
destroyed this winter by the climate, as
his Arabs cannot stand it The Tur-
kish fleet has left Missolongi, suppose
you have heard ere this. Colocotroni
has about seven thousand men with
him, and is watching the movements
Of Ibrahim Pacha, but as his troops are
undisciplined, he keeps the hills, and
carries on a sort Of guerrilla warfare,
cutting off he,enemy in detail. In the
spring some decided blows will, l have.
no doubt, be struck Yesterday the
celebrated Canaris was on board; he had
lately arrived from Alexandria, where
he went to attack the Egyptian feet
lie succeeded in burning several with
his fire ships; but the main object fail
ed, in consequence of some French
cruisers telling the Turks what they
were when. they first made their APP
pearauce, and giving them time to run
their largest ships out Of danger. He
is very common looking man, but
they say he is a uan Of talents and Of
great gallantry.
Although We insert the following document
from the pen of our countryman W.T.. WASH
rsGToS, as matter of current news, we cam
not sanction the course he has pursued. His
conduct has been presuming, and we'll calcu-
lated to injure his fellow citizens in the esti-
nation of the brave men whom he was sent to
assist. He has been duped by the arrogance
of Frenchman, whose acts have been pro-
perly disclaimed by the society he represent
ed
"NapoH di Romania, mug. l. 1925.
"GENTLEMEN: / was informed last
Friday, from several quarters, that a
written in Corfu, in the TIA
liam language, translated at Hydra and
Spezzia, had been received here in Ma
POI di Romania, that two members Of
the Legislative body, almost all the
Of the Executive, and many
Of the Captains Of the Morea and Cam
dia, had signed it, and that the real oh.
ject Of this document is to apply to the.
English Goyer-nent for assistsr.
agains. the Turks and Arot., anu "
rive up to that Government the Sove.
Teignty of Greece. / have considered
this step, in the circumstances IN winch
his country is, as quite unnecessary;
and have besides considered 1t as ans
extraordinary violation Of the rights
and privileges belongipgto every mem
Der of the Greek Republic, which has
been committed by the individuals who
signed the document Under the ac-
,ual circumstances, l have thought 1t
my duty publicly to express my dlsap.
probation Of what has been done, and
accordingly / signed, together with
General Roche, Agent OF the Greek
Committee at Paris, protest signed
by him. At the urgent request Of a
number Of the Legislative Body, ! now
attempt to develope more at length the
motives which induced me TO sign that
protest.
"Allow me first to express my ideas
on the question, what right had the
members Of the Greek Government, or
the Greek Government itself, TO carry
on this negotiation with the English?
AS absolute Goyernrpsnfc are in every