Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-06-15
from the London Courier.]

Contained in an address from Societyo Greek Ladies,
to the PhiLhelens of their seq in the rest Of En-
rope.
TRANSLATED BY GEORGE LEE
We extract with plea sure the following pas
sages from this interesting appeal:--
"Friends Of Gresce:-The destruction and the
flames Of Cydonia, the inhuman and most bar
barous massacre Of the Sciots, the unexpected
captivity of Gambia, Cassos, and Eubea. the
sudden catastrophe of Ipsara, the conhagraton
Of different villages and towns of Greece, the
leading Of their inhabitants into slavery, and
the unhappy victims Of all those misforunes,
are still present to our minds. Nearly all OF
us have seen mothers dying in the arms OF their
daughters, daughters yielding their last signs
near their expiring parents, infants still hang.
ing at the breasts of their lifeless mothers. Max
edness, famine, cold, and the death which those
priva,ions occasioned, are evils of an inferior *
! lighter consideration, compared with those
which have often presented themselves TO our
eyes ovelRowing With tears. Many of US have
lost our brothers and sisters; others have been
rendered orphans, deprived Of every asylum.
Perhaps no misfortune has ever been heard OF,
to which either ourselves, or others OF our
country women, have no, been subjected Poet
ic fiction would be at loss TO describe dlstre SIS
so deplorable and so grie, Gus as we have seen
others suffer, and have ourselves undergone.
"But we assure you, friends Of Greece, none
of the ca.amiies we have Just mentioned, have
so much lacera,ed our hearts, as the inhumanl-
~, or rather absolute barbari:y, shown towards
our nation by manv Of those who boosted that
they were born in the more enlightened parts OF
Europe: that they had read admirable books on
morality written by our ancestors; and, what is
still more astonishing, that they were disciples
of the gospel, and had listened TO the precepls
of the most enlightened teachers OF virtue
"Yes, friends of Greece, these woes were in
deed oppressive, they were oyerpowering; but,
| by the independence of our country, we declare
that the unexampled courage, with which many
ofour country women have resolved rather 10
be precipitated into the depths Of abysses, TO be
cast into the flames, to become the prey Of wild
beasts, to contend with famine in deserts and
caverns, than again TO undergo the inhuman sla-
very of the Turks-lhe idea that all we suffered
was occasioned by the love we bore our countr?
made our misfortunes not alone supportable,
but even in some measure acceptable, amidst
our tribulations. Besides, had we 10 wonder
that such msfortunes were inflicted upon US by
such enemies!
"But who, we say not Of our coun,rymen, but
| of the Turks themselves, could have veniured
TO imagine that he would see millions OF Chris
tians regard with apathy and indifference, as 1t
| in Romon amphilheatre, the whole OF the
Turkish hordes, united and allied, prepared to
rush on few Christians in order 10 eXtrpate
them with fire and sword? And on what &C
count? because they had resolved to redeem
from slavery the land that gave them birth. and
10 prevent in future the Turkish tigers from
feeding on her entrais. Who could have
thought that the Koran would have more iniu-
ence in rousing the Turks unanimously against
US, than the voices of the sages Of Europe, and
the admonitons Of the expounders OF the Cos
pei, have hitherto had in exciting the sympa-
thy Of the Christians 10 avert the many evils to
which we have been and still continue 10 be eX-
posed.
"But, perhaps, as many enlightened persons
even Of our nation have endeavoured 10 per-
suade us, the just policy OF Europe, or the bal
ance the European powers, demands that IN
difference, or, as they themselves call It, neu-
trality, although we have always imagined that
a just policy could only consis: in lending as
sistance to those who were ualawiuy persecut-
ed, inhumanIy tyrannized over and oppressed,
particularly whilst it might be done without In
Jury 10 one's-self, and even with the greatest Ia
cility.
"Besides, is it not affecting to perceive, that
many Europeans, even after the proclamation.
of that indifference or neutrality, instead OF re-
naming tranquil and neutral spectators, have
given the Turks the benefit Of their advice and
assistance, and have furnished with supplies
the fortresses which we were beseging, and
which we had succeeded in reducing to state
of danger: Notwithstanding that the Turks had
mastered our innocent brethren whom they
found there? Is it not distressing 10 see that
those Europeans unite with our enemies and
wage with them their battles both by land and
sea- as lift were not sufficient that all the Otto
man nations are assembled 10 destroy the few
soldiers which we can oppose to them, & that
all their fleets are arrayed against our small and
feeble vessels? Who does not shudder 10 see
the cross raised with the crescent in opposition
to small Christian nation, which fights under
the very banners of that cross? Who can re-
frain from weeping and deploring, when he
hears that many of those, who are called all
Europeans, give balls and drinking parties on
learning that we have suffered some new mis-
|fortune?
owe know not how history will narrate this
inc omprehensb!e apathy of Europe; but we
think she will be at loss 10 find word suffi
GENTLY expressive to denounce the inhumanity
of those furious and implacabIe enemies of the
Greeks, who. instead Of remaining Indifferent