The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-12-28

brought back to assure them, verbally, that
their last hope had failed. Not a moment
was to be lost, for it had been ascertained
that the cisterns had only water for three
days longer. They. asked for a suspension
of hostilities; it was granted. Two of their
chiefs came from the citadel, for the pur-
pose OF treating with the Greeks-Mehmet
Aga, and Hassan Aga; the first we'll known
to the Greeks for his probity and manly
courage; the other considered as very
able negotiator. They declared to the
Greek Magistrates, that the Turks were
grown weary of this bloody warfare, and
least a month longer, (there being plenty Of
provisions in the citadel, and water enough
for that time,) still they felt disposed to put
an end to this war, which they had not be-
gun, which, in the midst of tranquility and
peace, had come unawares upon them, and
the cause and rise Of which they had always
been at loss to find out. Have we not
lived Continued Hassan Aga) for centuries
together in friendship and peace! Why
this sudden rebellion, this sanguinary war?
If you have suffered wrongs, why did you
not complain! have we never given redressf
We have heard that you have taken up
arms for your faith; who molested you for
it? have we forced you to embrace ours, and
was 1t not in our power for ages to have done
it? Have we not all one God, and are we
not all his children? Is it for his glory that
you have murdered so many of us, that our
houses are burnt, and that you take the fruit
OF our trees! we have conquered this coun.
try il is true, but not from you, from the
Franks: and we're they better masters than
we! You have had some success; but have
you heard that Turkey has persisted, Let
us make a fair agreement. These words
flowed from the lips of the venerable-look
ing man with much dignity and animation
The 22d of June was fixed for the surrender
OF the fortress. An immense number of
people thronged, the evening before, into
the streets of Athens; and early at day
break all the avenues to the Acropols, we're
beset by the crowd, to witness the glorious
event. The sun rose over the mountains of
httica in magnificent splendor; it was day
suited to the transports of liberty. At 8
O'Clock the gates of the city were thrown
open, and the Disdar with Mehmet Aga APP
peared to deliver the arms into the hands of
the Greek magistrates, who remained out
side the gate. After this was done, the
Greek magistrates and captains entered the
Acropolis under immense shouting from the
people. The Turkish flag was taken down
from the wall. and Captain Panagi, the
chief commander at Athens, gave the first
signal, by gun, that the Acropolis was in
the hands of the Greeks. But most dread
full accident threw a gloom over the trans
ports Of the day. Captain Panagia, when a.
bout to discharge the second gun, in (conse-
qucnce of some neglect or oversight, the gun
going off on sudden, was thrown over
the walls, and dashed to pieces on the rocks
The Turks, after having got what be-
longed to them, according to the capitula-
ton, were brought down from the Acropo-
lis, and lodged IN different houses, but the
greater number occupied the konaki, or the
house of the waiwode. Of about two thou
sand individuals, only one thousand one hun
dred and forty had survived the siege, and
halt of these were almost in dying state;
the want of water, and the EMBELLISHMENTS
of that which they had got from their cis-
terms, having brought diseases upon them.
AS the Greeks had pledged themselves to
send the Turks in European vessels to Asia,
the foreign Consuls, and particularly the
French Consul, Fauvel, expressed a wish
that this might be done forthwith; as he ap-
pre- hended that the Turks were not out of
danger from the fury of the populace. The
Greek magistrates gave evasive answers, and
in few days after, the Consus heard that a
direct breach of the capitulation had taken
place; the Greeks having taken in the night
seven Turks Of distinction up into the fort
ress and killed them there. The magistrates
of Athens pretended that this had been done
by the captains without their knowledge,
and that they were very sorry for it. 1t was
represented to them that their honor was at
stake if they did not hasten the embarkation
Of the Turks; and Fauvel offered to give
one thousand francs towards the expenses
of the transport, if the contract was imme-
diately entered into with some of the YES
sells that we're lying in the Pireus. This was
done at last; but, alas! too late.
The day before the Turks were to be en-
barked, letters were brought to Athens from
Livadia. that Choursit Pacha had passed the
'rhermopyle with thirty thousand men, and
that he swept every thing before him. Now,
shrieks of despair were heard in the streets
of Athens. 10 the Turks themselves this