The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1825-09-21

general desolatlon, aud would, if contir
ued, reduce the Peloponessus to de,
ert.
On the 25th OF June, Ibrahim Pach
appeared before Napoli di Romania, an
began an attack at FIVE in the mornn
on an important out-work, called tn
Mills, which was defended by Primo
YpsIlanti, and small body of Greek;
aided by the counsel and presence o
General Roche. The Egyptian force
consisted of $500 infantry, and from Il
700 cavalry. 10 spite of The great inc
quality of numbers, the post was brave
ly maintained by the Greeks, and afte
resolute resistance against all the at
tacks Of the barbarians, they succeeded
at eight in the evening, in driving away
ibrahim Pacha, with the loss of fou
hundred men. He directed his retrea
by the road which led both to Tripoliz
Ia and Calamata, and it was expected
the want of provisions would force hin
wholly TO withdraw, while the GueriIlas
were ordered to follow and harass hi:
march in every possible way
Several letters, dated Trieste, 28th
ult. give most important intelligence.
and are, we hope, from circumstances,
entitled TO some credit. Two vessel:
had arrived from the Levant with near.
ly similarreports respecting great success.
ses OF the Greeks; one of them had been
spoken by an Austrian vessel off Cape
Matapan, the other by Greek cruiser.
The captains had reported that the
Greeks had been completely successful
in the vicinity of Napoli di Romania.
lbrahim Pacha had found his situation
so critical, that he commenced rapid
retreat. but the Greek forces having
taken possession of all the passes, he
was brought to action, and completely
defeated himself prisoner, and brought
to the capital severely wounded. Both
accounts agree in this general outline.
We are, however, sorry to state, that
the Egyptian fleet bad succeeded in
throwing in reinforcements. into Navari-
no. Between five and six thousand men
are reported to have been landed in the
neighbourhood of Navarino.
A letter from Leghorn, of Aug. lst,
states that the same intelligence had
been received there by an Austrian YES.
sci from Constantinople. The Neckar
Gazette of the 9Th of August says, that
on the 10th Of June, 20. S. they observ-
ed from the ramparts of Napoli di Ro-
mania, retrograde movement of the
Egyptian army. Towards midnight the
government received the news that Co.
locotroni had attacked the rear of the
Egyptians and killed 800 men. On the
18th the enemy was already out of sight
of the fortress the Goth it was said that
lbrahim Pacha had sustained fresh losses
near Tigea. Colocotroni was there at
the head of $4,000 men. On the cath
Information was received that the Egyp-
!ians had sustained a new defeat al
Phloros, and that he was surrounded in
the dehies, or that it will be difficult for
him TO get back to the coast of Messenia
General Roche, WHO was sent TO GreeCe
by the committee at Paris, to obtain in
formation respecting the state of affairs
writes from Argos of the Cd July, thai
the Peloponnesus had arisen in mass
and that the Egyptian army was annihi
lated. Never was popular movemen
more terrible and more just, for the life
or death of a population of 400, 900 soul
was at stake.