Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-07-26
GREECE.
Official b,teWgence.--F'u First Despatch
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! To Messrs. John Orlando, aud Andreas Luriottis
The Government thinks Ii necessary to inform
you OF the state of affairs at present in Greece
]; Is very probable that report will have ausmen-
ted number OF troops Landed by Ibrahn Pacha at
Niodon AM Coron; learn then that the forces dis
embarked by lin at those places DO not exceed Y
uVO. Ii was a regular corps, co nsising of Arab
soldiers, and commanded by abotl forty European
adventurers; six thousand only OF them were fight
Ins men, the rest were servants, such "a grooms
sc. they were accompanied by about 800 horse.
men organized IN the manner of the Mameu!Se<
This corps able to advance to within eiaht
hours distance of Modon and Coron; but thev were
not able to do any injury; but on the contrary,
IN n skirmish which took place with 1000 Greeks
under our General Passos Mavromuniotiis they
were forced 20 retire. As however, our troons
were not in readiness oppose them they advance
ed snortly after towards Navarno, hopile TO be-
siege and take that fortress; bui it is too well deien
ded, and t" strong, to be taken even by four
times that number of enemies. Thus ND 10 this
day, there have Only been skirmishes, in which the
enemy have lost 10000 men. His Excellencv the
President, ~onduriotts. has been elected chief OF
the forces destined to besiege Patras and il is se
veral days since he proceeded on the expedition
but, on account of the landing of the Arabs at Mo-
don he proceeded thliher, and from thence he will
march TO Patras.
corps OF TO 10 900 men has entered into
western Greece. They must really imagine that |
they can strike terror into the deserts, since on
advancing into western Greece, they will only |
meet stones and gups ard il they succeed in reach
ing the interior, they will find that Anatoco and
Messolonshi are impregnabIe.
IL eastern Greece there have only appeared 400
horsemen, accompanied by the renegade Ody,seus.
who, not being able to seduce the people to his
traliorous opinions, threw OFF the mask deserted to
the Turks, and took up arms against his country
but the brave General Gouras, with force of 5000 !
chosen men, attacked him, and drove him, vlb is |
companions, TO Tarentum; he keeps them closely |
blocked up there, and we think that shortly Odys
seus and his troops will experience the fate thew |
rit
The enemy have begin the campaign this wear
much earlier than usual and we do not doubt that
in this fifth campaign they will employ all their
efforts, but we also confidently hope and believe
that those exerlions will fail and that the Greeks
by brilliant victories, will advance their ipdepen
dence. The government is occupied in expcdiling
three strong corps of troops will be stationed
at Volo, one is destined for the besiesing OF Ne
sropon', and the other for Agrapba 4 fourth
corps of less strength will be stationed at Pstran-
zilsi.
According to all Appearances, the Sultan has
placed all his hopes two iorces--tllt of the Al
Jsnians, and that Of Mehemid Ali Pacha As 10
he Egyptians, we have spoken of them above: and
rs 10 the AIbanans, the experience of four years
has taught u hat may be expected from them ,.s
1eciay on comparing our forces of this year wi n
hose OF The preceding campaigns. Our vessel, also
re- ruiIiug op tLe coaets NJ AIl,,,;,