The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1827-12-20

Ing IN tsreece. that u Is a country almost rsl-
med, 80 Car ss tradc and commerce are cen
ceTned: that its towns GoT the most part De
in the most deSolate state; that the common
class Of people appear more miserable. and
are worse of than the poorest people Of Ire
land. and that the richer class are prOverbial
for their rogiIery. Il is singular that the four
greatest European Powers should have each
taken such fancy for peninsulas--we for
that Of HihdOstan, the Russians for that,
the extreme point Of which is Constantine
pie, France for Spain aud Portugal, and Aus
tria for Italy, The Russians will eventually
seize the Peninsula belonging to CONSTANT
nople, there cannot be much doubt, and if
she pushes on at the same time towards Is
pa han, our peninsula Hindostan will be in no
little danger, and all this while We are lend
ing our money to Russia, to enable heI the
sooner to do these thngs.-LOnd. Her.
From the N. Y. American.
The following letter has been transmitted by Pre-
served Fish, Esq. one of the Executive Committee,
at present in England, to whom they addressed
by Mr.. Miller. They are of the latest date recei
we'd from this gentleman, butare interesting account
of the facts they contain.
ISLAND OF PARos, June 9th, 1897.
God Of mercy what my feelings, when saw
seven women and three children, who had just esca
ped from the Turks, arrive at this place.
"Oh Mercy dispel 49,
Yon sight, that it freezes my spirit to teIl!''s
The children were entirely naked, and the women
but little better off; one Of them had three wounds
the arm which she had received from an Arab her
brutal ravisher. | Immediately clothed her from the
charitable donations Of the ladies from New-Haven.
Lord COchrane has lately taken a Turkish brig of
twelve guns the Turks made no resistance and
all treated extremely well. wish it were in my pow
er to give you encouragement respecting the liberty
of Greece, but without foreign interference, she must
fall, and in such manner will even aStonsh the
ears of our savages, when they hear the tale told.
PerpleXty, anxiety, fatigue aud danger, are what all
or less exposed to in this country under lis
existing circumstances. .
To the Greek Frecutiue Committee in Ne,r- Iork.
Gentemen-l wrote under the date of the 3lst Of
May which letter | forwarded by the chancellor
Since that time have been obliged to make journey
to Napo di Romlpa for the purpose OF assisting Dr.
Howe in settling some difficulty which arose between
visions at that place. The affair amicably settled,
amcaby, however, before my ARRIVAL by the eXer-
tons of Capt. Patterson, of U. States Navyto whom
am under many obligations for the repeated faVors
he has shown me since my arrival in this county.
The distribution in Napoi is nearly finished, but ii
has been managed altogether under the direction of
Mr.. Howe, who will give detailed account of all
his proceedings, shall defer the particulars of the
distribution that place until another opportunity
ours of writing. have distributed all the ready made
clothes from the boxes, sent from Orange county n.
Jersey, to beings all but Naked Many time when
daughter of the Mountains, has presented her
ing at her. while she temblng like leaf, gathered
her rags around her to hide her nakedness. l have
distributed nnetyfve barrels of Indian meal here, &
have catalogues of more than thousand families
OF widows and orphans to whom ! shall distribute
-four in "A few days. The largest Turkish fleet that
ever has been employed against Greece is nearly
ready to sail from Alexandra. My hope for her
salvation rests only in the confidence have in the
God of battles. might write volume of my own
troubles and difficulties, but these look small in the
midst of nation the point Of being sacrificed that
shall mention Of them. Wishing you, gentle
men, health and prosperity, remain your humble &
ob't serv't. J. p. MILLER.
Agent for G. Ex Com. Of N. Y.
Island Of Paros, June l8, 1897.
FROM SMYRNA-We have been favored with
the following extract of letter from Smyrna. dated
the Gath of September, received in this CITY by an ar
rival at Boston,
"The Turkish Cabinet having obstinatclv refused
to accept the mediation Of England, France and Rus
sla it is apprehended that war may ensue
of opinion that in such an event. nothing is to
be apprehended by neutras in person property;
but, together with daily vexatiuos taxes which are
laid ON the people, our trade has been almost pros
rated. In case OF war we do not think it will be Of
long continuance; fanaticism and poverty, and total
absence of discipline, not calculated to oppose All
attack of opposite QUALITIES AN @
"Piracies have been frequent in the Archipelago
Vessels bound here should call at Malta for convoy.
An American cruiser is likewise stationed between
Cape Matepan and Candida
In confirmation of the above intelligence respect
ing pracies, we copy the following report made by
the master of the Ganges, at Boston from Smyrna
The Cherub, Lorng, from Boston was taken Sept.
by Greek polacre brig, of guns and 1000 men,
bout miles from Cerigo and taken to Gambia, and
there plundered Of all her cargo. all her spare SAIL
rigging, spars provisions best cable and anchor, haw-
ser, clothing, captains watch and threatened to mur-
der all board and destroy the vessel boat, with
several bags of coffee, had been taken at Milo, by the
U. s, ship Lexington part of which had been iden-
tilted as part Of the Cherub's cargo--four Greeks
taken in the boat had promised show where the
idue of the cargo WIS to be found The Lexington
had sailed for Smyrna with the Cd officer of the Che
rub in search Of the Pirate. The Cherub arrived at
Smyrna the 22d.