Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1827-09-01

dyistn. We regret that the c)!nmencemel OF
Lord CocHRANE's active career i'm the service
OF Greece has been peculiarly unfortunate.
Ills Lordship had planned an expedition for
! the relief of Athens, now besieged by the
Turks, under Redschid, the Pac6a of Egypt.
The operations depended upon three attacks
beng made suddenly and simultaneously.
Owing to one OF those cOntrc TENS similar to
that which defeated the attack upon NAPOLEON
at Dresden by MoREAU, every thine failed
ihe attack to the West was rendered fatal by
the death of the leader, on whose fall the
Greeks, like all halfdisciplined troops in SINH
lar circumstances, became fngitves In the
mean time the attack to the East was DELAYED.
and instead of surprising the enemy by n hit
/ attack, the assailants were themselves taken in
a PLAIN Ill broad daylight, and being unfi,rnish-
ed with bayonets, the Turkish cavalry, always
their most efficient force, broke through their
enemy, and committed dreadful havoc. The
Turkish fleet is at sea, in force that, we al
most fear, Lord CocHRANE cannot resist. The
Turkish Admiral is renegade Greek, who
nearly suffered by the bow-string, for the
success which the Greek fre-ships obtained
over his fleet He consequently laid ND his
large uDwieldy ships of the line. and has
since cruised with light vessels, which pre-
vent any freshps fastening upon them We
! sec that he has again resorted to line of bat
ue-shiPs, In terror of Lord CocHRANE's ap-
Ipearance; 1t remains to be seen whether
TINS be to the advantage of the Turks or not.
| III Lord CoCHRANE can obtain an absolute
command of the sea, we have no doubt that
| ne Will try to pass the Straits i'm the
night, and, entering the Euxine, will inter-
cept the Corn Trade between ConstautinopIe
ana Odessa, and other eastern ports By
tins means he may nearly starve the Turk
lsl capital, and reduce the enemy to any
terms.
MORE "MIsrAKEs The honorable John
Z. Wright, lacquey for the administration, and
| MI. Ciay's tactotum in Ohio, has met with an
other rebuff and exposure. The Louisville
Advertiser OF the LIST inst contains the sub
| Iolned letter, addressed to the honorable J. C.
wright, by Mr.. Samuel Leech, Postmaster at
farheld, Illinois, to whom the honorable men,
Der had ranked copy of the secret circular.
issued from head quarters at Washington in
March last.
FAIRFIELD, Ill. 25th July, 1927.
TO the Hon. ], G.. WRIGHT, of Ohio:
SIR have received a CIRCULAR LETTER.
| dated Washington City, 9Th March, 1897.
| ranked by you as member of Congress, i'm
| which you say
he gentlemen whose names are hereunto
| annexed, are understood to be favorable to the
re election of Mr.. Adams-the list is transmit
ted to you, with the view of info, ming YOU that
1t any thing should transpire, making it neces-
sary to communicate with the sections of coun-
try where any of those gentlemen reside, to
whom such communication can safely be
made"
Then follows long list of names in differ
ent states and narfIf.uIa in
anaino ti%.. sf sl, A-.--..-;=,
found my name enrolled, as an actor in this
| UNHoLY CAUSE. BY what authority it was in
serted, j know not, as | ever have been, and
STILL expect to be, supporter of the HERO OF
NEW ORLEANs-and as | profess to be a man
of candor, and do not wish to deceive the pub
lie, take this opportunity to inform YOU that
decline the honor conferred upon me by this
dppOintment.--As l suppose it is important that
the list should be complete in the several coun-
ties in this State take the liberty of recon-
mending Calrin Ed,oartls, ESQ as the ONLY
suitable person in this county to fill the vacan-
Icy. SAMUEL LEIGH.
| MIR. Leech very frankly informs the honora-
6te j. G. Wright, who ranked the circular,
| that he cannot act "in this UNHoLY CAUSE"
as he is supporter of General Jackson for the
! Presidency; and moreover tells the honorable
member that he does not know "by what au-
thorIty' his name was made use of. 1t also
appears by this letter, that there is only one
man in the county where Mr.. L. resides, whom
he considers a suitable person to fill the vacan-
| cy. This is bad tsign" for the coalition in
Illinois. Poor Wright, he has suffered so much
in the cause, that we really think the admins
tration should do something for him-ifit were
only to appoint him manager of the household
troops in the III. r. in the room of Daniel
Webster We know no fellow SO eft to be sent
on errands," except Frank Johnson, and the
last Signs from Kentucky look as if he would
lose his election.-Nat. Rep.
| Mr.. Clay, in his speech at the Lexington
| dinner, stated that he was informed, that when
his nomination to the office of Secretary Of
State was acted upon in the Senate, " Gen.,
! Jackson and every other Senator present was
| silent as to the imputation of corrupton7 now
/ made, no one presuming to question my honor
or integrity" This, we assert, is not the fact :;
for we have understood, from source that can
be relied upon, that so far from this nominal
ton being silently acquiesced in, Mr.. Branch
one Of the Senators of this State, openly OPP
posed it on the floor of the Senate; and that
| the friends Of the Administration, rather than
incur the danger Of an investigation of the
circumstances, upon which the charge Of cor
ruption was founded suffered his remarks to
pass unanswered. We think it duty, which
Mr. b. owes to himself to the friends of Gen
jackson in the Senate, and to the public at