The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-05-29
FOREIGN,

/ tfilsfHtf Oh WnlCh, we irar we must say
the certain fall Of Misso!onghl, and the
massacre of all the inhabitants, il the chief
and most distressing incident - There is
indeed, some confIsi IN OF dates, but the
artcle below, from the Journal dps De-
bats explains that too well and inasmucb
rs the Varilades, an isnlaied fortified rock,
III the midst of the marshes of Missolon4|
! ghl, and defending its passes, had undoub
teddy been taken by assaults on a previous
/ day, thee Is no room, we fear, 10 hope
that the calamity which lays western
! Greece open 10 the inroads and devasta-
tons of the Ba,barians has not happened.
Great as thus disaster undonbiedlv is. il
VIII not it's hoped prove fatal To Grecuan
| liberty. A letter Ia the editor from Gen
eral Latayafte of the 10th April, thus
speaks of thceyent. "1'he news Of the take
Ing OF Mlssolonghl, while it has afflicted
every honest heart and liberal mind, IS nat
| however dealh-blow to the cause."-
| Aud very certainly thousands aud tens of
thousands of honest hearts and liberal
minds throughout Christendem, will ioin
n ferVtnt aspirations thatit may not prove
so.
The commsrcia, accounts by these yes.
sells continue gloomy. Some failures had
hccurr' d in England, though none III 1
we can learn of much extent. Cotton, has
again fallen.
The French papers, az far they are per-
mltted, and our private letters concur In
expressing the belief, I at both Russia aud
Poland are IN state of Fermentation.
The English journal tthe Commercial
ChronIcie) announces in the most positive
terms, that Lord Cochrane had arri, ed At
|, NapolI dl Romanla about the FIST of
March and that lie had caused to be pre-
pafed under his direction, pieces ofaltillr
~ /" calry SO pound balls, destined To br
: employed IN the Greek gun boats against
the fleets and forts of the Turks. An AZ
ilcle, however, from a Brussels paper OF
18Th April states, that Lord Coo hrane was
sui inhahIlng that city.
A discussion had taken place in the
, House OF Commons, ON proposition In
allow h Mr.. Huskisson $4,000 Der annum
as President of the Board of TRADE. and
to abolish the office now held by Mr.. II.
as Treasurer OF the Navy, which resulted
: IN granting 10 Mr.. Huslisson the uropus.
cd salary, and retaining, al the instance al
I Mr.. Ticrney, the Office of Treasurer OF the
? Navy, which Mr. L. said he bad himself
held, and knew To be necessary. Mr.. Hus-
klsoon declined holding it any longer. The
increase of Mr.. H's salary however, beng
only voted by 81 to &c, Mr.. Ii. renounced
It.
The Journal DIES Debats ofthe 12th ol
April, thus speaks IN relation To the fail OF
Missoloogh. This is Chateauhlland. or.
, gan. and he is a prominent friend OF
Greece It must, therefore, VIC fear, be Ia
ken as authentic.
, The last i'ngeringing doubts as to the
tate oil hissolon6h' have disappeared. The
news OF The day before yeslerda, is uu.or.
, tunateiy confirmed. The coufuslon OF
dates which yesterday caused us to cher.
ISL ray at nope, IS explained. II was
the 9TH March Old Style, or the 10Th New
Style, that Mllssolonghi defended by to
1000 men only capable of bearing arms,
yielded 10 an assault which cost III. lives
OF some thousands of the as atlantis. TIL.
bishop Joseph was burnt at a SLOW fire
the SICK, the priests. the women and the
children, persisted in the flames or beneath
the swords of the Tnrk,. The marshes nj
Missolonshi are chokrd with the dad
Thu bulnafk of Western Greece has C,I.
len And why did 1t fall ? Oh,
ln.xln gnlshable shame of the French
Ministry !-lw" French officers conduct.
ed the RATS armed with cannons-two
French officers taught the frrociou, Egyu-
tan "herc to place his batteries 40 a.
most e1ectoally 10 crush the Christians
1t apptds that Missolonghi has surrpn.
dered to the Turks. According to the ac.
; counts received, 1t was attacked on tn,
9Th OF March by 10000 men. but did moi
yleld I'll the majority of he garrison were
DESTROYED, aud the place IN ruins from IN,
: attack, and the blowing up of the citade
u by th' governor with himself and Qoof
luiks. 5000 the survivors, succeeded
' IN lighting their way ont OF the garrison.
Ereece'-The Courier Francois of Apr
IL, contains the Whole particulars of The
turkish attack on Missoinngbi, in which
ibrahim was repulsed with great loss. Il
appears that many rumors had been anoa,
n on the continent that Mlssolonghi had fall
= Ten bat II wants confirmation. Anatolico
/ and Fasllades had fallen into the unwt,
O. got the Turks, but the Greeks of Alisso.
> lonShl had shewn much spirit and cour-
= aye. 3etween the Cd and 10Th March
. ihrahIn made four assaults ON this far.
J, tress. The "omen and cAldr.n assisted
5 IN repelI'ng the Turks. hrahim finding
B. his efforts trnltless drew OFT his army a.
t ganst Vasllades, which fell into hi. hands.
? The only hope for hissolonghi vas the
! arrival uf the Greek feet, which had MAE.
ITS appearance IN the gulf of Lepanto to
great Joy OF the oesleged. AT the last
dates tins city was represented to be in
the last extremity.