Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-03-04
From the Philadelphia FIeemans Journal
TRAVFISIN THE EAST.

A gentleman Of this city has p,lte}y per.
mitted us to make the following extract from
a letter just received, dated = States ship On
tario, Smyrna, Oct 1925. 1t is rather lengthy.
but it cannot fail to elicit an attentive Perusal
from the friend Of Greece, and the polished
scholar. The valuable information which 1t
contains is accompanied with excellent re-
mark, and sensible observation. The beauty
Of the composition, alone claims Tor 1t meri-
torious character.
The present state of Greece may be summed
up in short space. The Sultan OF Constanti-
nople having sent three armies to the Morea, all
of which were overcome by their opposers,
issued declaration TO the effect that whoever
of his Pachas or governors OF Provinces,
should overcome the rebellious Greeks, should
inherit the land and govern il as theirs, The
Bey Of Egypt, an ambitious, polite man, has
fitted forth for the last two years expeditions
for this purpose, aided by Turkish fleet;
those Of last year were worsted and returned
TO Egypt after many disasters Last spring an
other army of fourteen thousand, landed on the
western coast of Greece, took Modon, Coron,
Calamata, and penetrated to the interior city
ofTrippolitza: they have been eneamped there
until within the last month, where they lett a
garrison Of 1000 men to hold il; the greater
part of their forces are now near Modon, where
il is understood the plague has made its APP
pearance and has extended itself to every town
held by them He now awaits succours from
Alexandra which may enable HIM to ret'in
his positions for the winter Should ne be So
enabled, his partisans say that next year will
end the contest. The Greeks have retaken
lately the strong post of Missolonghi. They
nossess Corinth, Athens, NapoIi Romania, and
mar, of I.aconia, rather more than half the Mo-
rea. beside. the Islands of Hydra, lpscia, inc,
Naxia. Paros, Andres, and some few others
ofht,lr import. The number OF men they have
embodied on land does not amount 10 more
than $4,000; at sea they have more than 100
sail of small ships and briggs, very active
force, and upon whose operations their tate de-
ponds. But the greatest and most to be regret
ted difficulty with the Greeks, is their own
iealousies Of each other, and their chiefs not
acting in concert Some recent events have
reflected much disgrace on the perpetrators OF
the murder Of Ulysses, one Of their first men,
and who would have been at this moment their
best chief. They confined him in the fortress
of Corinth, and knowing that his death would
be the event, he attempted to bribe the soldiery
thew seemingly yielded to the seduction, gave
him rome TO lower himself from the embat-
elements. and the moment he began 10 descend
cut il, and he was precipitated on ledge Of
rocks Some Of the first men were aceesary
70 this horrid crime, which ought to stamp in
famy on them forever! Colocotroni thelpresent
Commander of their armies, is a man dislike;
he Ar one time out the government at defiance,
took nossession Of the public treasures, sqaan-
dered or hid them, was taken and eonhned' out