Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-06-01
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Several late arrivals from Europe At New
Ynrk, enable us To lay befire our readers the
tolloeing Items Our own flies Of Tnndan.ps.
pers TO the 2O.h came TO hand 10y the lslrlniag.
ham, GREECE, beng y oounsr, Of more than
ordinary interest TO tie American reader. NJ.
shall commence cur extracts by detailing the
unhappy event OF the tan of MisSalonghi, and
the murder Ut all It's unfortunate inhabnAnss.
Fat III .ifgss9oaeA h--The hSrole defenders Of
M,ssolenghi nayr ceased TO i've. Reduced
400 men, who were reduced 10 four ounces 81
Biscuit they saw I'll the 18th at February. 10.
storm gathering which Was 10 swallow tiis ~ an;
The Egyptians, directed ny Europeans. among
whom there were unhappil, some krenchmen.
having at that tine completed the panlouns. b,
means OF which they we're 20 cross the shadows
20 attack NlissoIonghi ON the side q Masr All
ki, At winch point there were no tofticAsious
because the lagoon defended tie town on that
SIDE On the 18Th the enem, examined the
ground, and the Turkish feet having ~ appear
ed At Procopanis,os, ri the entrance o the Gulph
OF Misso'ongiI, there Was every reason 10 ex.
|pect an sitrnpt to storm. From thai osy eve
ny inavielaai prepared himself Tor death, md
from he 18th 10 The .ist OF February all The
Christians celebrated their obseuaies. The
Bishop Joseph administered the sacrament 10.
hem. and the service for the dead having been
secrtd, every one repaired 10 bis post
Prom Tie 22d To The 25th all was tlaneti,l in
he camp OF lbrslnm, and the eneas began j,
tue. night to place his ponsoons Two hours
alter sunrise, the European engineers had sue
ceeded in approaching WITHIN leo ioises Of the
town, and shouts announced the stack. Two
iines al po,'toons ending At ths same point Join
d, The ri the Christians began 10 roar,
he firing 81 the muskeiFy coinmenccd and at
eleven O'Clock, twopontoons hayiig heenaes.
tro}ed, the barDarlans retired in disorder. Ac.
Carnations and cries OF 10, announced TO the
inhabitants OF M'ssolos Obi the triumph OF the
LCross.
! he Goth of Feb lhrai.im having united all
his forces, made a second attack, nut wtiluut
success. On the 81 OF March ~ third attack,
he harbarians made themselves H.as,ers.of the
lead Of the causewsy and from that moment,
he pontoons having been united At that poinf,
tbe destruction OF the Christians, who had ani,
~ able u fight, WAS considered inevitable. Vet
30 thought OF surrender entered any hody's
mind, and no mouth pronounced the word ca
pituia,ion--eseiy one seemed only 10 think OF
eIislg his lie dear AT length. OH the 9th OF
March, Goth March, new siyie,) the las, hour
ot the Christians sounded. At ten o'clock the
Turks iiati taken Missolonghi by storm, tie
islsuop Jordan had been burnt by q slow Ere,
all the ren had been put 10 the sword, and the
number Of corpses OF drowned women ana ci,l.
dsen ehDaked up the sgo,ns
The fatal assault on Mlssolonerhi, il appears.
was made by iorce OF 10000 men. ISS can
mons. and Eo mortaFs. he majority Of the gar.
rlson was killed, and the place II, RUNS before
II surrendered The Governor OF the citadel
blew il up with 20UU Turks. The writer OF the
ietter OF which this ~ an extract, was one az
oOu1 who fought their way out of the garrison.
Upwards OF 1900 Cracks were destroyed
Fran tie London Courier az .9brif 10.
1iSsolongii--;We copy the following from q
Moinlns paper, where il ia described as an ssl-
lhentc letter iron, an English Colonel. who was
one OF the brave defenders a the place. and
with copy OF which the paper had been IA
yored BY the gentleman to whom ii was adj
dressed
.'Sr. AsSE's near LfrAsro. March ID
snlssolonghi has fallen! That heroic city
which tor eighteen months had defeated the
power OF the infidels and re..ulsed 50 attack !.
was taken BY storm on the 10th Poor ST All
byn fell on the occasion. but be died nobiy On
the 9Th while we were rejoicing Tor our late
victory, lbrahim having been reinforced by
7000 troops. arrived before the place, and again
summoned us to surrender promising favora-
ble conditions, which being refused. sharp
affair took place, tue result Of which WIS, that
he tell back. having lost 700 killed 200 wound
ed, 40 prisoners. pieces Of cannon, ana Two
Standards. On the OH he returned with 10000
men, and a formldaDle train OF artillery, sur
rounding the town on al Sides
We bad only ZOO men to oppose him. and
those worn out with fatigues but all resolved to
conqaer or die. In the evening we received
the Sacrament in the Church OF ST Sophia and
marched to our posts, from which few return.
sd At II O'Clock the enemy opened tren.en.
deus fire from 1856 cannons and AZ morsars
winch Continued without iniermission till 10
9 CLOCK next morning, when the walls became
neap OF ruins. The enemy than vigorously at.
lacked US in four directions, aud after two
hours hgbtipg, forced their way INTO the town
Inc Conflict was raging III the most dead
" iorm The streets were chosked with the
dead and woended. whilst the blood was run
ning IN streams. The slaughter Of the Turks
was excessive, as every house was . complete
torifsss, and the groand disputed AZ ihe point
% me bayonet. inch by inch. Our gallant
french volunteers did wonders Three times,
headed by our brave and ismentsd St Aufrn.
they charged and drove back the enemy uItl
great loss. taking number Of prisoners, but in
making fourth and desperate attack. our gal
liant st. Aubyn was shot in the bresst. and died
IN my arrvs. begging me with bis las. breath 70
die rather than Yield
In the meantime the Governor defended him.
sell with heroic obstinacy IN the grea, Church;
bat the doors being forced, and NEST of hisren
being killed or ~ounded he sprung the mine,
which DESTROYED that and the citadel, over
whelming himself and two thousand Turks IN
one tremendous ruin The enemy having now