The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1826-12-05

tess 0ubAtou 70 sympathy tnan tho 1urk5.
This Is doing them much injustice, though
! am forced to say that many Of them JUS
tify such an opinion but there are redee-
ming spirits there are men who would
honour any cause, any country /; do not bc-
lieve those who may denounce the nation
as wanting honour OF patriotism; such do
not know the Greeks, or from disappoint-
ed hopes detract from their merits. They
Judge the nation by those they meet with
in Napoli and tho seaports; men who
nave spent their lives in Europe, having
adopted European vices they do not look
at the character Of the peasantry Of the
mountaineers they do not take in
to consideration that Greece has for
400 years been crushed under the
weight of despotism more grinding than
that Of the West India slave system. But
| say without fear of contradiction, that
the modern Greek, notwithstanding his
life of slavish oppression, is a more virtu-
Gus, pleasing character than the Sicilian.
the Italian, the Spaniard or the Russian;
and that he has more shrewdncss and
qnickDess, and as, much talent as the ma
tive of any other part Of Europe. 1t is
curious to hear the relations of the wander
ings of one of them there is in the same
house with me, an old Greek who delight
much TO talk with; he is a man of tried
courage and covered with, wounds he has
fought with the Mamelukes IN Egypt. he
served as a Cossack and fought with the
Russians, followed them to Paris, wander
ed in every corner of Europe, knows the
character of all its nations he has been a
most shrewd observer of men and manners;
such man is precious volume out of
which one may CLEAN much valuable mat
ter; it is his pride to boast that neither he
or his father ever paid tribute to the Turks;
that he has killed them on every occasion,
and that he left a Majors commission in
the Russian army to come and fight as
common soldier for his country. Perhaps
/ weary. you with these details, but / as
sure you, could you hear them from his
mouth you would never tire; last night,
talking over with him the clouded pros
poets of the country, said to him, Well
we viii stand it QUITO the last, and when
allisoyer we shall go together to America;
the old mans eyes flashed fire, then mel
ted, a tear obscured it. No, said he, save
yousclf; GO and live beloved in that happy
land of liberty; but |, have drawn my
sword for my country, and T. swear that
when she falls, / will sllcathe il in my own
bosom.
Russia oni Persia.-TRe emperor Of Rus
sia published formal declaration of war a.
gainst Persia, on the cGth of Saot. but bat
tie had previously occurred on the Cd, in which
the former were victorious. The Russians
attacked the Persians at Chamora, 10000
strong. and killed 1000. Gen Yermenloff. in
an order Of the day says-the Persian Court
has been treacherOus; and the Russian Mani
festo intimateS that war will be carried ON till
security and indemnity. shall be Obtained
Hence it may be concluded he will use every
possible eXertiOn to secure some of the from
tier provinces and strong holds of Persia, and
thus throw every possible obstacle in the way
of future irruptions Of his enemies into his own
lominions.
A letter from st. Petersburgh has the fol-
lowing passage" The Persian war with this
resembles the Burmese war, the Per-
slams having taken fancy to conquer Russia
with 20,G00 men. The result 0f such affairs
with the Persians is generally the loss of a
few heads and noses among the unlucky cOun-
Sellers"
Russia and Turkey.-H is probable that the
negotiations now pending between the Court
of st. Petcrsburgh and Constantinople, may
be facilitated by the present movements Of
the Persians. The Russian autocrat may be
anxious to avoid the embarrassments in which
he Mould necessarily be involved, by war
with two distinct nations, whose armies. Ope-
rating in distinct places, would compel him to
divide his forces, and would harass him in va
riOus directions. Hence he win probably be
induced to grant milder terms to the Turks
than those on which he would have insisted
under other circumstances. The first Bank
ing Houses at Frankfort were looking with an
anxious eye to the political movements on the
Peninsula, and the conferences of Ackermans.
Although they were convinced that the great
powers of Europe would use every exertion
70 preserve peace, still they were prevented
from undertaking any very important opera
tons. so ~
g A letter of the nth Oct. from Frankfort,
announces that courier from Vienna had Just
brought intelligence that the Uitimatum Of
Russia had been definitely acceded to by the
Porte. Thisintelligence reached Ackermann
ON the 9Th, and the Russian Plenipotentiaries
LEFT the place on the following day for Odessa.
Several couriers were immediately despatch
cd for the different commercial towns. The
public effects were got up in consequence Of
this. ga