The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-06-29
4 FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
DISASTROUS NEWS FROM GREECE

nc packet sup Ohdo iNiS",
Holdrege, has arrived at New York from
IiverpooI. and brings papers to the Gath
May.-These we regret to say, connrin OUT
previous accounts of the FALL OF Mlo-
SOLONGHI. There has been SO many
contradictory statements lately respecting
the fate of this bulwark of Grecian liberty,
that we are still at a loss whether to place
implicit faith in that which has just reacneo
us in conhrmatory form. A letter writer
says
"ANcoNA, May 8.
"What melancholy and affecting news l
hear on my arrival at Ancona that M'ssoion-
Obi no longer exists am overwhelmed,
annihilated arrived full ofhope, ana ma
that all is over That population OF heroes
is no more. The following are the particn-
lars, too positive facts, which have been a
bic to collect =
".On the 18th 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 aec,s-
i've as to enable them entirely to drive away
the Turks. and throw provisions INTO Missoi-
onghi. Maulis therefore waited tor 1resh
divisions to renew the combat. lbrahim'
wearied out by so many frutless attacks, in
which he had sustained such severe losses
1
val of supplies sent in small vessels from
Zante.
".On the 10th, all the communications
we've cut off bv means Of RATS, and Hat. bot
toned boats armed with heavy artilcry.-
From that time the provisions which were
At Petala and Porto Soro could not arrive
the besiered who maintained themselves on
lv by means of the few supplies which they
daily received began to be in the most dcpio-
rable situation. On the 18th and l8th, sew
era women, children, and old men died OF
hunger On the 18th the evil increased
notwithstanding the horrors OF this situation
nobody thought of snrrendering all still
placed their hopes Oh the feet but every
one prepared to sacrifice his life. Several
parts of the town were selected to receive
the women, the children, and the aged, and
every preparation was made to blow up the
5 place. On the 21st and 22d no prayers were
! performed, sever. Il parts Of the town were
! undermined and the Inhabitants determined
that all those who should not be able to make
4 sally, as well as the wounded, the women
and children. should bury themselves by
sprincing the mines.-On the 2lst ana 2@a
G Miaulis again attacked the Turkish fleet,
I but what could number of little vessels do
= against ships Of the line, 3 or 10 tr'gates,
tace of sthe wind All their efforts were
useless it was impossible to get vessel
: laden with provisions into the town, and the
u Greek Meet in vain lost its best vessels e'c-
I posed to the fire Of the large Turkish men
!" of war. The unfortunate beSieged, seeing
their last hopes vanish thought only OF exc
: cutting their heroic project, Every thing
e was prepared for the great sacrifice tn,
women and children were placed over th'
= mines. Some of the most intrepid old mel
promised to set FIRE to the mines the momen
= the signal should be given. The men VIII
l. were still able to carry arms resolved t.
! make sally, to force their way through 10
20 ratins army. to join their brcthcrn, and re
venge if possible. the women aud chldrel
'e whom they abandoned to DEATH About :,
'e 600 attempted to execute this design, $50 %
Q. l40 mcn remained inthe town and retired in
v to house, which they converted into for
iG tress.
OF son the 2Sd, in the evening their depai
IN ture took place, and al tho same moment tn
'e irightful volcano blew mp the population
ne which was reduced to 5000 souls. rh
Is, Turks, who knew the project of the unhar
~ nv beseigcd, made very great resistance
IN the sally of the Greeks. A dreadful Cal
r mage took place and at least the half of th
u" sacred battalion peIished 1t is hoped, how
"' ever, that about 700 or 900 NAV have game
'e the mountains On the following day til
ny heroic town and its inhabitants no longer e.
isted. The Turks on entering the tow
eu found only ruins and dead bodies howeve
as the $50 men who had fortified then
~ selves in the house, defended themselvt
III the whole day, making a great carnage
!, the Egyptians. At length, exhausted by {;
ea GU tigue and want of food, Mcy bte7p Memseiu
VI IN al the momem 7vhen tie Turks 7vere g.
- Mgto take them.
~ ~ "'Alnost every week, and since the S,
y. w of April every day. English vessels entert
- Missolongh! Sir T. Adam, before his d
parture for London, had interposed betwet
M,s- M the town and lbrahim. and exerted all h
a'. ne efforts, private individual, to bring abo
~ ~ a capitulation. The inhabitants of Missolo
~ " CHI had consented to leave the town wi
oe their arms baggage, &c. and with drum
~ beating. Ibrahim refused he, e,promised tn
ns properly should be respected, and their liv
:.a spared. but he insited that the whole garrist
.' i.n should be prisoners of war Our heroes i
IVY dignanty refused, and declared they won
7en blow themselves up. The English, seeil
; &c. a' that Missolonghi was not tenable, and tn
w. se it was impossible for the Greek feet to thrc
COZ in supplies, made the greatest efforts to
=. duce Missolonghi to surrender; but all W