Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-12-07
~ LAST EVENINGS NEAL.
LATEST FROM GREECE.
From the NeU York Commercial advertiser

has received files of Smyrna papers down to Tho
9th ofOctober. The papers Of October 6. and
Sept 80, contain no account whatever Of mill
tary and naval operations, by the Greeks q,
Turks. The Spectator of Sept %, saws ,b..
steam vessel from England had arrived -.
Napoli, but that Lord Cochrane had no, arr; ~
ed there on the 4th. SO far from his Io,s
ships having arrived there, he has arrived bn.L
in Switzerland. He has thus far PLAYED onsa.
game, and seems 10 have done nothing but ~,
pend as muck Of the Greek money as he conI5
get. Much as the Greek ships built here bs"a
cost, the bills Of the Agents would moi bsr.
been protested, and both ships would have ss;,
ed for Greece early in the Spring, had it NJ,
been for Cochrane's prodigal expenditure Of al
the funds he could get Of this fact we we ,,s
informed before the blo,O up about these shin.
took place.
This paper says, ''We are destitute Of nsw.
from Ibrahim Pacha and from Attica." Tbo
latest information from Ibrahim is, that he w.s
a, Castro, Aug. "a. The family of Zaimi. tho
Presiden, of the Provisory Government &c
Greece, left Hydra, Sept. z, for Cerigo. 4 ps,
per of earlier date, Sept 3, gives the FOLLOWING
account Of the capture of Athens. 1t will bn
observed that the citadel is not taken, and thai
the city has been several times before abandon.
ed to the Turks on their approach. This an.
pears to have been one Of the most obstinatelv
contested actions which has been fought in
Greece. We have before had some account of
this bloody engagement, through other chan
nels. And considering that the present is the
Turkish account, it is very favorable to the
Greeks.
ATTIcA.-The Seraskier Of Romelia, after
having occupied Phocio and Beotia, without
meeting there the least resistance, fixed his
head quarters at Thebes, from whence lie in.
vaded Attica, by three bodies, one of Albanians,
the other Negropontines, and the last Osmau.
lis. The Greeks being alarmed at the entrance
Of the Seraskie- into Thebes, fled from Athens
& took refuge as in years past al Salamis The
Three Turkish corps surrounded the city of
Athens very nearly, having their advanced post
within gun shot Of the walls. The Greeks ne
vertheless kept post on the hill Of the muse
um, under the protection of the cannon of the
Acropolis, which has facilitated the entrance
OF several Greek captains into the fortress: a,
mong this number was Mastro Costa with $50
men: he is considered by his countrymen as a
vers skilful miner.
The Turks employed themselves in the FIRST
place with erecting batteries on the back of the
Pnyx, to lombard the city, and the Acropols.
At the beginning Of Angus; they had battery
of two mortars OF 4S, one long piece of 4s, one
Of 80, one Of 10 and two of IL. While the
Turks were establishing themselves in this
manner, Caraescacki with thousand men,
went from Salamis 10 Eleusis, where he main.
tanned himself against the repeated attacks Of
The light troops from the Ottoman camp On
his side Archondopoo, with some hundred
men, effected landing near Megara, and threw
himself into the mountains of The Isthmus.--
Since the beginning of July, Micarxi, the Bot,
zaris, Giaveili, Maeris, and other RomeIio can,
tains, spoke Of Joining and marching against
the Seraskier, but II was not until the end Of
that month that the provisionary government
could decide them TO attempt this operation -
On the 10th of August they were all at Sala.
mis-, where they were Joined by the Ionian
phalanx of four hundred men, commanded By
Omorphopolo, and shortly after by Col Favier
with near fifteen hundred Of the regular troops
who had been till that time encamped n the
peninsula of Methana.
On the 18th Of August all these Greek for.
ces sailed for the Pireus, where they landed
without opposition. From there they advanc.
ed across the wood of olives which covers the
plain, directing their course toward the T'uT.
kish camp, which was established near .he a.
cademy. Meantime Caraescaki, on his side,
advanced by the EIeusis road All the 18th
was employed in taking position and preparing
for the battle of the next day.
On the 18th, at day-break, Col Favier march.
ed first with his corps on the left of the field Of
battle, while Caraescacki advanced in good or.
der on the right. The Romeliotes formed the
centre, and the Ionian phalanx had been des.
tined to form a reserve, and sustain the first OF
the three bodies which might fall back. Attn
same moment Goura, who was acquainted with
these arrangements, made sorte from The Ac.
ropolis, and attacked with spirit the battery of
the Pnyx. But it was defended by the Turks
with great obstinacy, and remained in their
power. Goura, pressed by superior forces,
was obliged to return into the fortress; after
having lost some men.-The battle was keptup
with fury on both sides during several hours,
and with balanced success. Towards the mid
die OF the day Favier's corps, sustained by the
Romeiotes, succeeded in taking possession OF
mound, which was for a long time disputed
piece OF cannon and two standards The ad-
vantage of the day remained with the Greeks
who found themselves reduced to single piece
OF cannon out of the four which they had during
the battle, the other three having burst
The next day, the 18th, when the combat
was about cOnpepc;pn -o,, C,rv