The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-11-07

n he other. Here he rested three days,
hl- ca. .lry securing the plan. ana e,en
yepfnrIng within the reach oi the guns rom
I'M. l..rt-. On IN, fourth day he set IRE 10
Argos. snd took up the line III march ior
Trlppnlizza. winch place, shameful To tn,
n. reached without opposition. Tn"
t,r..l. indeed say he is now surrounded
.,d .l,rk ed M IN the plain nf TnppuizLd /,
hd suspect he Nih siay there M longer
than az chooses, which VIII he to receive
lr.nlnrcemenls aud prov slOns from Mo
don.
:" II il mol the strength Uf the enemy, II IS
not the weakness of the Greeks, thai has
brought tins blow upon the county the
halter appeared terror.struck nj the ap-
pros,h of II regular army and LEFT undeleh
lded pa-sr- where 400 men could Keep
back trn thousand. Perhaps am wrong
10 say they we've teffOr-struck II - not
fear. bat It II the aaafchy that relgns IN the
country, aud the completely unorganized
ESTATE of the army, which have brought
Greece to situation So perlons, that no
thlns but q body of foreign troops can sase
her. Look at her situation 800O troops
Iba.e marched from ModUn, across the
whole Morea, tn the very galrs oi Napo-
lie they have lid waste her plans, drs-
tro,ed her crops, and burnt four OF her
mort popnlous towns. The loss of the
places, in themselves considered, is mol
much, bul il shows, most Iamenlably, the
state of q country, through which such an
army can pass unressted and repeat II,
unless foreign ttoOps can bs brought here
! by TIM beginning Of the next campaign,
Ureece 10 probably lost. The mex, cam
pagn, do | say? God only knows what
may be her situation nrxt spring The
cnem,'s fleets are probably out, tn" rein
foroements will soon be landed at Modon,
and in one month, all may be over. How
ever, ~ this, perhaps | cGlor too highly,
aud speak rather the opinions and fears oil
Others, than my own real sentiments.
ann not vet discouraged, Gferco has re-
sources, AVID may do much. Col"otron'
brgins 10 breathe again men lock around
him .Ypsilanti, whom | believe to be AS
brave and patriotic As Washington, though
unfortunately without his talents, has nov
marched after the enemy with 1000 men.
hope he will do something in the passes.
The proud Paeha may have led his men 10
their caves IN the Morea. But ! cannot
DENY the crisis is an awful one, and f."
wrecks may decide the fate of this suffering
country for fifteen years 10 come.
Al sen afisirs go badly ; part Ut the enc
nv = fleet came out of Suda and wee iu-
riously engaged 10y the little Greek vessels,
aud two buriois were burnt against them,
but unfortunately without effect; and their
hrav, frigatcs, with troops on board, bore
away fur Modon, where they have before
now arrived. One of the Hydrlot bugs
returning home, WAS blown up by Inr-
ksh slave on board, and 60 out oil her Gre"
Of 80 pe,shrd. This Circumstance leads
me In mention an ailnw which | shuddel
to recall to memory, und which blush Ia
record. On The receipt nl the ne"s OF this
destruction of their c. s'itlymen, the lily
driots seized on the Turkish prisoners IN
tins place, aud balbarously murdered 200
OF tholn, with their pistols, yatagaus, dnd
kui,rs. This WAS not merely Il bulst oil
lury--lt WAS not merely the act ola mob
no the melancholy truth cannot he hid
three lourths OF the people oil II dra did
nnt-dn not condcmn II II was not the
act ol moment the work of death went
on for three hours :-t0 all this tine the
agunAlng shrleks oi mo hundred mangled,
dying ,lcnms, reached The ears OF The Pr-
mates. WHO sat In their Cnledules, smoking
their pi es, aud merely saying, Oh IL Is
u very bad thing :" took no steps to stop
the slaughter. Not one friend of humanity
rushed forward to save them, tn ugh the
poor wrctches, after being stabbed, ran
,hrieklng staggering throughthe streets,
Il l,ts l.In
unul some lucky bal eased them Of then
sutlerings, aud they sunk down upon the
or und where they lay unhuried and
KICKED about like dogs, till the Greeks
were obllgr d, for their mn sakes, In thro"
them INTO the sea Only twenty slaves
escaped by concealiug themselves, and
these were yesterday sent home 10 Smyr
na. in order, lfpossibIe, To pacify the Turks,
aud prevent a teprlsal upon the Greeks
there aud il is a fact AZ strange rs true,
! that these slaves went home with reluc-
tance. These very Hydtiots, who burbar-
ously murdered 200 Taiks, in general treat
them with 40 muCh kindnCss and Indul-
grnce that they consider ii misfortune 10
be sent home. And is this the people in
whose cause | am engaged, and whose
feelings aud Tears | make my own Alas !!
they have polluted II cause the most RICH
trous, with deeds most dlabolicai, and al
most as bad as Their lnhumsn enemies
| But the phltnlhrOplst will say, II they
are thus deprayed, 50 much more need al
their Improvement" For myself my
hopes are not IN this generation, but in IN.
next for ages past they have lahowed
under an oppression The most horrible, and
thrlr regeneration cannot be effected IN u
uument.
The Greek ifeet has Just anchored IN
this harbour they confirm the report thai
the Turkish vessels have got to Modon
with provisions, ammnnl,ions, aud about
5000 troops. The Greek Admiral says he
! N m In nLl II ana 40 ain In 10 laAh. lhl