The Litchfield County post., 1826-08-15
GREECE.

GREECE.
The annexed dispatch has not before APP
peafed in our papers. We translate il
from the Journal des Debats. Can the
spirit which it brcathes be subdued7 Can
Christendom still look tamely on, when
the blood of such men, split in defence Of
country, affairs, home, cries aloud for sue.
cour and for vengeance 9-M Y. Amer.
SaIona, May 17th.-The chiefs of the
garrison of Missolonghi to the government,
greeting.
The city, the defence Of which you con.
fided to us, is in the hands Of the enemy,
but transformed into vast heap of ruins,
which cover many hundreds of our brave
companions, reposing amid thousands OF
our fallen enemies. We blame no one.
Every Greek has done his duty-and we
saw from the summit of our ramparts the
unavailing efforts of our fleet to come to
our relief. But the God of the christians
decided otherwise. A prey during three
days to the torments of calamity the most
terrible-to famine-we took the resolu-
ton to abandon the town rather than fall
into the hands of our enemies. Our wives
prayed to accompany us: alas how could
we refuse~to these dear halves of ourselves
the hope of safety We granted their de-
mand. The last defence Of the place was
confided to the generous patriotism Of the
aged and wounded who had not sufficient
strength to accompany us in the sortie.
On the 22d, at o'clock, at night, we
opened the gates of the sacred city. Con-
trary to our hopes and expectations, we
found the barbarians ready to receive US
Our surprise was extreme; and we are igs
norant to this moment of the manner in
which the enemy could have been inforni-
ed of our project. But this we can assure
you, that not one Of the brave and devo-
ted garrison sullied his glory by treason.
Many died like heroes-the rest still breathe
but they breathe only for vengeance. The
appearance Of the barbarians did not throw
us off our guard--and their bayonets pro-
we'd powerless against our swords. Their
columns, regularly formed, were pierced
after horrible carnage, and we gained the
mountains. The greater number of our
wives and children fell in this struggle; but
the barbarians gained nothing but their
dead bodies, for not Greek was taken a.
live.
Arrived among the neighbouring noun
tains, we took several hours of repose, and
then directed our steps at the break Of day
towards Salona, where we arrived at the
end of four days, in number 1,8OO.-Ma-
ny others Of our brothers were saved and
dispersed among the mountains, and made
haste to join us.
Governors Of Greece! you to whom
the nation con6des the noble task of di.
recting her destiny, lose not your courageI
If You confde in US, we are proud that we
still live to avenge the violated graves Of
the immortal Marcos, and that English
chief, who consecrated to us his song, his
love, and his life. The memory of Mis-
solonghi is ever with us the blood which
runs in our veins is still the same! Chill
dren of Greece and Of misfortune, we are
still the same men who defended your lib
critics and your rights on the rugged hills
of Souls, and on the tottering walls Of Mis-
solonghi We wait your orders, and We
are ready to execute them at the price Of
the last drop Of our blood.
The commandments of the garrison Of
Missolonghi: Signed, NorH1s BorzARls,
K1rzos TzAvELLAs.
Neo- York, Axg. BY the brig Trent,
which arrived yesterday in SO days from
Havre, we were favored with papers of that
place to the 21st, and from Paris to the
18th Of June, inclusive.
The Greek Committee at Paris have
received intelligence that tho Greeks I'M
der the command of Nicetas, entered Fri.
politza on the 18th Of May. The efforts
of Ibrahim to succor that place, were who'll
ly unavailing, and he had returned to Pa
tras, after suffering considerable losses.
Gen. Roche has addressed to the Greek
Committee at Paris the following docu-
ments:
Resolutions of the Eighth National Assem-
big at Epid0wus.
"His Excellency the British AmbassaA
dor at Constantinople is requested to treat
for peace between tho Ottoman Porte and
the Greeks, on the following conditions.
viz:
1. No Turk shall be permitted to inhab-
it the Grecian territory, nor to hold any
property in Greece.
2. All the fortresses in the possession Of
the Turks shall be given up to the Greeks.
8. The Sultan shall have no influence
on the internal organization of the country