The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1826-06-29
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dredge, from Liverpool, and Edward Bo-
naffe, Funk, from Havre, have arrived a,
New York, bringing London papers to the
23d May, Liverpool to the Oath, Paris to the
18th, and Havre to the 18th. We gather
the following paragraphs from the New
York papers of Wednesday morning.
GREECE.
ANcosA, May 6. What melancholy and
affecting news hear on my arrival at
Ancona that Missolonghi no longer exists !!
am overwhelmed, asnihilated | arrive
full of hope and find that all is over That
population ofheroes is no more. The fol-
lowing are the particulars, too positive facts,
which have been able to collect:
On the 18th Of April, the Greek fleet had
an engagement with the Turkish squadron; !;
the combat was terrible-the Greeks had
the advantage, yet 1t was not so decisive es
to enable them entirely to drive away the
Turks, and throw provisions into Missolon-
ghi.-Miaulis therefore waited for fresh d.
visions to renew the combat. lbrahim,
wearied out by so many fruitless attacks,
in which he had sustained much severe
losses, directed all his attention to prevent
the arrival of supplies sent in small vessels
from Zante.
On the lGia, all communications were
cut off by means Of RATS and fiat bottomed
boats armed with heavy artillery. From
that time the provisions which were at Pc
tata and Porto Soro could not arrive the
besieged, who maintained themselves only
by means Of the few supplies which they
daily received, began to be in the most de-
plorable situation. On the 18th and 18th,
several women children and old men died
Of hunger. On the 10Th the evil increased
Notwithstanding the horrors of this situa-
ton, nobody thought of surrendering, all
still placed their hopes on the fleet but
every one prepared to sacrifice his life. Sc
veral parts Of the town were selected to
receive the women, the children, and the
aged, and every preparation was made to
blow up the place. On the 2lst and 22d
no prayers were performed, several parts
of the town were undermined, and the in.
habitants determined that all those who
could not be able to make sally, as well
as the wounded, the women and children,
should bury themselves by springing the
mines. On the 2lst and 22d, Miaulis a.
gain alta cked the Turkish feet, but what
could number of little vessels do against
six ships of the line, eight or ten frigates,
and ninety other vessels which had the ad-
vantage of the wind. All their efforts were
useless: it was impossible to get vessel
laden with provisions into the town, and
the Greek fleet in vain lost its best vessels,
exposed to the fire of the large Turkish
men NJ w-', The unfortunate bcsiegei,
y or e~oeuting their hefuar' hef'r. r..i. eho"i roa o
ry thing was prepared for the great sacri-
fice: the women and children were placed
over the mines. Some ofthe most intrepid
old men promised to set fire to the mines
the moment the signal should be given.
The men who were still able TO carry arms
resolved to make a sally, to force their way
through lbrahlm's army, TO Join their
brethren, and revenge, if possible, the wo-
men and children whom they abandoned to
death. About 1000 attempted to execute
this design, 100 or l40 men remained in
the town, and retired into a house, which
they converted into fortress.
On the Odd in the evening their DEPART
ure took place, and at the same momen, the
trightiul volcano blew up the population,
which was reduced to 5000 souls.-The
Turks, who know the project the unhap-
py besieged, made very great resistance
to the sally Of the Greeks. A dreadful
carnage took place, and at least half of the
sacred battalion pershed. II is hoped.
however, that about 700 or 500 may have
gained the mountains. On the following
day the heroic town and It's inhabitants no
longer existed. The Turks on entering
the town found only ruins and dead bodies
however the l3O men who had fortified
themselves in the house, defended them
selves the whole day, making a great car.
mage OF the Egyptians At length, exhaust
ed by fatigue and want of food, hsy hf,c
themselves up at The moment uhen The Turks
tcere going TO take them.
Almost every week, since the 5th of A. |
prll, English vessels entered Missolonghi.
Sir r. Adam, before his departure for Lon |
don, had irtcrpoSed between the town and |
lbrahim, and exerted all his efforts, as a |
private individual, to bring about capitu-
lation. The inhabitants Of Missolongbi
had consented to leave the town with their
arms, baggage, &c. and with drums beat.
ing. lbrahim refused: he promised that
property should be respected and their
lives spared, but he insisted that the whole
garrison should be prisoners of war. Our
heroes Indignantly refused, and declared
they would blow themselves up. The En-
giish. seeing that Missolonghi was not te-
nable, and that it was impossible for the
Greek fleet To throw in supplies. made the
greatest efforts to induce MissoloRghi TO
Surrender but all was in vain.
PARIS, May 20-"Letters from Smyrna
Of the 18th OF April say, tha, Sir Hudson