The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-08-04
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( anoiher version efite naval battle be-
iwern tire Egyptians add the Grefss is ~
ven, s. Il more probabir oan ilIan HAT sblrh
! has dread beer pd,lished. The account =,
that Ihfahin Pacls, deslairinsof being u.
Bile to bold out any longer AT Modon, had
embarked on bpaal Of ail Egyptian squad
lr1nl,ing there, with an intention Of re-
iarmng IL lis native country. CanaIis
the Grefin admiral commanding paft Of
tire bldekhdlug squadron. taking advantage
of favorable wind. sailed IN the night into
the midst Of the Egyptian feet, and Crap
pied one Of llien ltis .ars with hre ship
Two or three other Inc ships we're equally
snece ssfnl.
The fire having spread, the conna-
graiion illuminated Cabfefa, The Greek
island, Sapienh, and the precpicrs Of
Mount i.saleus. The sight INV became
truly terrible on all sides were seen YES
SEA graphing, running iaul, Aging N sink
ing, Mingled with the slnieks of soldiefs
and sailnrs 10 the burning sessel-. Several
ships however succeeded il gaming the o.
pen sea, and II IS f,om six damaged trans
DttIl~ Just blilAftt II obl I'pilt ii't - ~
eei,rd the frst news ol the grand disaster
esprrienc.d by the Mdlmmrlan-, whose
los is estimated ~ amount To nearly seven
fy vessels, wrecked, burnt and sunk. The
coast Wa covered with fires and It was
thought TINT frahin Pacha had perlshed
in the terrible catastrophe.
Ihrahim previous 10 tins engagement, of
fered - capltaate, IN condition Of giving
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hui the Gfrrks were not willing to suffer
him to escape op such easy terms. The
traitor Odyssens, abandoned by his soldiers,
il WIS expected would share the fate Of
Cnlocotronl aud the other faction, chief
tans The defeat uf tedehld Pacha at
Anatulira, aud the burning of the Egyptian
feet 90 the night of the -ih OF May, are
conlirned beyond al reach Of doubt.
SO complete has been the victory thai
The Turkish campaign against the liberties
Of Geece is deemed nav at an cod, aud
that the Greeks i'll now acl on the often
ste part, and penetrate into the territories
Of the Grand Srisoior What shall we
think of on invasion Of turkey by the
Greeks. Thus does freedom convert the
shields WON by her children into swords.
Greece is destined to become iormida-
bic naval power--for five years have her
SONS assailpd the Turkish fleets with fire.
ships, and for that whole length Of lime
have they been successful. Having acquir
ed so much glory on the naval elemeni-
having in fact obtained their independence,
foi this fact we conceive no longer questI-
onabie, by that successful mode Of warfare,
they would as soon think of Abandoning
Greece Itself II the y ranpy Of Turkey, as
to abandon the ocean. We have already
seen how expansive the Grecian character
ls--how prompt to seize aud improve eve
ny opportunity offered for its own enlarge
ment--and il is very plain that the Greeks
will leave no means unemployed To con-
firm and establish their reputation aequir-
ed an the watcry element. They have
welded an engine Of hostility almost en.
tirely unknown in the modern records of
naval warfare, and they will soon adopt in
that line Of hostility, all the improvements
made by other nations. Never can the
Greeks be- persuaded now to abandon tue
ocean. What would be- thought now OF IA
propos to our government to build no
ships of war precisely the same jealousy
have the Greeks. They viii soon ccle
bratc their naval victories IN the same Ian
guage in which their Homer wrote.
FROM SMYRNA.
ErtrGcl Of letter receiUed IN Boston, from
Smyrna, .4prt 10.
" The Turks composing the Egyptian
expedition, have again been defeated be-
fore Nayarin, with the loss of celebrated
Renegads French General, aud the son of
PeIro Boy, and have been pursued into
Madon. President Conduriotli, cane up,
il appears, with reinforcement of 1000
men, aud relieved Navarin at very critic
al moment, and gave battle, in which the
Greeks have gained great victory. The
coming np Of Condoriotti, it appears, was
n the very moment when the little fortress
OF Navarin was N lis last struggle, after
having held ont for such length of time,
with a Formidable Egyptian expedition.
The holding out of the fortress has been
all important to the Greeks, as their feet
has had time To come To its succour, 81 the
troops under Conduiiotti TO assemble, by
which means Mah0met Ali may be block
AIDED, both by spa and land, and The Greeks
if success continues to attend them, may
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