The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-08-22
GsmeraI 9,rtellt0emce.
BATTLE At ATHENS.

lamis, communicated by the Austrian OBJ
server, contains the following particulars
of the events before Salamis -
After several conferences between the
Commanders of the Greeks and Lord
Cochrane, which took place on the Cd and
Sd of May, it was resolved to make a gen
eral attack to deliver the Acropolis. Prep
arations were made to embark in the Pr
r9us $500 men, who, unperceived by the
Turks, were to land at Cape Colias, to adj
vance across the plain directly towards the
Museum at the south end Of the city, and
to assist the garrison of the citadel, who
would see the approach of their country
men, and to supply them at least with pro-
visions, ammunition and fresh troops, while
it was hoped also to remove the aged, the
sick, and the women out of their place. and
in the mean time, the corps of Karaiskaki,
which remained on the west side of the
city, at the north of the Pieus, was to at
tack on that side of the fortified position of
the Turks in the wood of olives. to fix the
attention of the enemy on that point, and
thus to facilitate the advance of the column
by which the real attack was to be made.
An unexpected event seems to have
contributed greatly to the failure of the
plan, the success of which chiefly depend-
ed on the simultaneous operation of all the
corps employed in it. Gen. Karaiskaki.
who had acquired great reputation among
the Greeks, especially by his late success
against Omer Pacha, in Livadia, at Racho-
va, Destonis, &c. was mortally wounded
by musket ball, on the 18th of MAY, in
tritiing skirmish of out posts on the west
side Of the wood of Olives, and in which
the Greeks had only so or 60 killed and
wounded. This so discouraged the troops
under him, that they abandoned the three
entertainments which were the nearest to
the enemy in the wood, and lost all incli-
nation to support their countrymen who
were to land at Cape Colias, by the prom
ised diversion on the enemy's right flank.
haraiskaki was brought on board schoon-
er that was at anchor in the Pireus, and
died about midnight. His body was con-
veyed the next morning to Kolieri, and in
tered with much solemnity. BY his will
he has left his arms to his son, and $4,000
plasters TO some persons, who were usually
with him, and were particularly attached
to him.
" In the night of the 5th of May, the
troops that were to make the attack on the
east side, amounting to about 5000 men.
were embarked on board ~ Greek vessels
for Cape Coias. Their Commanders. were
John Arckondupolo Notara, Kosta Bozzari
Makryanni, Lambro Veiko, George Drake
Demerius Kalergi. At the head of the
Cr9tans, Col. Inglesi with the Tacticos o,
regular troops, and the Philhellenes, Vasso
Parlotti, Grarezi, the brothers Zerba. Lii.
oni, and Argi.
"Three hours before sunrise, the YES.
sells sailed, and at A in the morninr. the
Landing was effected at Cape Colias. Max.
rUannl with the Athenians formed the van
then came the Suliots, then the Tactico:
with two pieces of cannon, John Notara
with his band, and Kalegi with the Gree.
tans; Vosso and Paianotti Notara remain
ca Dehind, protected, by some enrrencl
ments thrown up in tracts near the coast
and small corps occupied the half ruined
tort near the Cape, and two old redoubt.
on the beach where Lord Cochrane anc
General Church and his staff were The
shps lay at anchor along the coast.
p" AS day had broke during the advance
Of the Greeks, they were soon perceived
by the Turks, who Immediately STRENGTHEN
ed their positions, and sent against the
Grceks 500 cavalry, which was the mos
dangerous circumstance that could happier
to them on the plain. The plan of SURPRISE
half
ed on the plain, directly opposite the Mn.
scum, threw up, with all speed, some en-.
trenchments, in which they placed the two
cannon of their regular corps, hut tbe
Turkish cavalry did not leave them time f.
take up position, and divided themselves
into two columns, one of which surrounded
thelr right wing IN order to cut off their
communications with the entrenchments on
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Collas, while the other, supported nv SnC
regular infantry, who had arrived at Seras-
Klef camp short time before, impetuous-
~ attacked the entertainments in the plain.
SO that the Greeks being obliged to give
way to the Turkish cavalry, abandoned
them after short resistance. When these
Greeks, In their flight, came to the en-
ILchcnlnellts on the coast, they found them
already forsaken. Meantime the other col
umn of cavalry, which had turned tho
right wing OF the Greeks came up and
competed their defeat. Only few Greeks
succeeded IN reaching the landing place at
the Ihree towers; part fled into the
mountains, and the remainder to the num-
Der OF @,OUO were cut to pieces or taken
prisoners. General Church and Lord
Cochrane, who were at the Three Towers.
hastened TO the ship, Lord Cochrane throw
ing himself into the sea to swim to one of
the vessels. -
"The battle began att O'Clock, and all
was over at 10. The worst for the canse
Of the Greeks was the discouragement of
their troops, most of them left the camn.
and fled to Eleusis Megara. and Salamis''
The 900 Hydriots, whom Lord Cochrane
brought to Attica, have returned to the
island. All the Greek force that remained
together was under the command of the
English Major Charles Gordon Uroubart
IN the Phalerus, where General Church al,
SO still remained. AS far as can be learnt.