Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-11-26

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themselves considered, is not much, but
il shows most lamentably the state OF the
country, through which such an army
can pass unresisted: and repeat II, un-
less foreign troops can be brought there
by the beginning of the next campaign,
Greece is probably lost. The next cam
paign do say God only knows what
may be her situation next spring.
enemy's feet are probably out, the rein
forcements will soon be landed at Mo-
don, and in one month all may be over
However, in this perhaps, | color too
highly, and speak rather the opinions
and fears of Others, than my own real
sentiments. ! ain not yet discouraged /;
Greece has resources and may do much.
Colocotroui begins to breathe again {:
men flock around him; Ypsilanti, whom
believe to be as brave and patriotic as
Washington, though unfortunately with
out his talents, has now marched after
the enemy with 90 900 men. hope
he will do something in the passes. The
proud Pacha may have led bis men to
their graves in the Morea. But can
not deny that the crisis is an awful one,
| and few weeks may decide the fate oil
this suffering country for fifteen years to
come.
AT sea affairs go badly; part Of the
enemy's fleet came out of Suda, and
we're fnriousIy engaged by the little
Greek vessels, and two burlots were
burnt against them, but unfortunately
without effect; and their heavy frigates
with troops on board, bore away for Mo-
don, where they have before now arrived.
One of the Hydriot briggs returning home,
was blown up by Turkish slave on
board, and so out Of her crew Of IS pc.
rished. This circumstance leads me TO
mention an affair which | shudder to re-
call to memory, and which | blush to re-
cord. On the receipt of the news of this
destruction of their countrymen, the Hy-
driots seized on the Turkish prisoners IN
this place, and barbarously murdered
200 OF them, with their pistols, yatagans,
and knives This was not merely a
burst Of fury, was not merely the act
of mob no! the melancholy truth
cannot be hid, three fourlhs of the PEG,
pie of Hydra did not--do not condemn
it. 1t was not the act of moment: the
work of death went on for three hours
in all this time the agonizing shrieks
Of two hundred mangled, dying victims,
reached the ears of the old Primates,
who sat 10 their Calednies, smoking
their pipes and merely saying, On ii
is very bad thing !" took no steps to
stop the slaughter. Not one lrieod oil.
humanity rushed forward to save them,
though the poor wretches, after being
stabbed, ran NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
through the streets, shot at by the men,
stoned by the children, until some lucky
ball essed them of their sufferings, and
they sunk down upon the ground; where
they lay unburied and kicked about like
dogs, till the Greeks we're Obliged for
their own sakes, TO throw them into the
sea.
Only twelve slaves escaped by con.
cealng themselves, and these were yes
terday sent home 10 Smyrna, in order it
possible, 10 pacify the Turks, and pre-
won't reprisal upon the Greeks there
and 1t is a fact, as strange as true, that
these slaves went home with reluctance
These very Hydriots, who barbarously
murdered 200 Turks, in general treat
them with so much kindness and indul.
gence, that they consider it misfortune
to be sent home. And is this the peo-
pie in whose cause am engaged, and
whose feelings and fears I'm axe my own?
Alas they have polluted cause the
most righteous, with deeds most diaboli-
cal, and almost as bad as their inbuman
enemies. But the philantbropist will
say, "il they are thus depraved so much
more need of their improvement" For
myself, my hopes are not in this genera
ton, but in the next; tor ages past they
have labored under an oppression the
most horrible, and their regeneration
canno, be effected in a moment.
The Greek feet has jus, anchored in
this harbor; they confirm the report tina
the Turkish vessels have got to Modou
with provisions, ammunition. and about
5000 troops. The Greek admiral says
he will be on, to sea again in 10 DAYS.
The sailors are not discouraged they
are brave, proud, and despise their ene-
mics. In fact the Turks have uniform
ly shown themselves, at sea, to be the
greatest luboers imaginable. They have
large beautiful frigates, which they man.
age admirably but so miserably do they
work their guns, that the Greeks suffer
l. - r.