Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-09-26

cast a Ieeilng OF oi'bu''
object: we could not look on the Feraa". NUS
of Scio without shudderlng recoiee,io" u
the slaughter that had so lately s'ainea 'hen,
whilst The opposi,e and equally beautiful coast
,ras alike de,es,abie as the home OF its perpe-
traitors. But whilst TO US the scene was any
thing but pleasing one, there was one inaiSi>
dusI on board our vessel to whom the sight OF
this devoted island served TO summon up inc
most heart-rending reflections. ms was
Young Greek lady OF twenty-five or twenty
three years Of age, native OF the island, q wiz
ness 10 its massacre, and a destitute exile IN
consequence OF line murder OF her family: one
was now on her way with US 10 smyrna III OF
der 10 place herself under the protection oi
dis,an, relative, whom she hoied, thongh rant
", 10 find still surviving. She sat all DAY upon
the deck. watching with wistinl eyes 'he shores
Of her native island, at every approach which
our vcssrl made towards It, she seemed strain.
in, n rrcopnize some scene that had once been
f,mi,iar. or perhaps some now deserted home
,ba, had once been the shelter OF her friends;
and when, on the opposite tack, we again near
cd The Turkish coast, she turned her back upon
lis hated hills to watch the retrea,ing shores o,
her dcsola,cd home. ] had not been aware OF
her being on board, as her national retiring ha-
bits had prevented her appearing upon d'cH
during the early part Of the voyage; but as she
drew near Scio, feeling seemed 10 overcome
education and prejudice, and she sat all day be-
meath the awning TO sa,iate herself with gazing
and with recollection. :.
Towards evening we drew near the ruined
town, built on the sea shore, at the foot OF
wooded hill, which bad been the site OF The an
Gent city Of Scio. It's houses seemed all roof
less and deserted, whilst the numerous groups
Of tall and graceful expresses which rose a.
midst them, con,rased sadly with the sur
rounding desoIation; all was solitude and ST.
lence; we could not descry single living crea-
,ure on the beach, whilst from the shattered Tor
,ress on the shore, the blood red flag OF Maho-
med waved in crimson pride above the scene oil
ITS lat. barbarous triumph. At sunset the wind
changed; we passed The Spalmadores and IPsa'
ra, and, rounding the promon,ory of Ery,hra,
entered the bay OF Smyrna. AS we caught the
last glimpse Of .he ruins Of Scio, the unforiu-
nate lady pointed out The remains ol house TO
the north of the town, which had been her Ia
her's; it was now in ruins, and as clearly as we
could discern, appeared TO be OF large dimen>
sioBs, and situated on one of the most pictu-
RESCUE pcins Of Scio. Her name, she said was
kaierdji, ard her father had been onc OF the
commissioners for collecting the revenue OF the
Sultana from the gum ,ma.lic OF the Island
| On the breaking out Of the revolution in the
Mores, ong apprehensions OF similar revolt
in Scio were entertained in the D!van, and
number Of the most distinguished Greeks OF
| the Island were selected TO be sent to Constan-
tinople as hostages inr The loyalty OF the remain
der; amongs these were her only bro her; her
self, her mother, and her two cider sisters
Icing Jeff alone in Soie. Tranquility continued
unds urbed in the island for more than year;
! though the accounts OF the reiterated successes
Of the Moreo,. were daily stirring up the eners
GIGS Of the Inhabitants, whose turbulence was
only supprr ssed by the immediate dread Of the
Turkish garrison in the GeHoese fortress on the
beach, the only strong hold in Scio.
! One evening, howeytr,a squadron OF three
vessels, manred with Samians, entered The har
Dor, attacked the unsuspec,ng garrison, and,
aided by the lowest rahble Of the town,succeed
ed in tespa,ching ,h' guard, and taking pos.
session Of The fortress. But the deed was done
without alcnla,ion, and could be productive
or NO beneficial re sVit; the fort was untenable,
and on the Amos, immediate arrival of The OF.
,oman feet, capitalization without blow ensu-
ed The news brought by the hostile arma-
| ment was OF the instant execution OF the ilifal-
I'd hostages the moment the accounts Of the re-
volt had reached the Porte. Overwhelmed with
grief for the loss Of their only and dearly below
ed p,otret tors, the family Of Kaletdji spen, the
few intervening days in vain but poignant re-
grei, and, in the seclusion Of their bereit man
sion, knew nothing OF what was passing at the
| town; where whilst the Greeks were occupied
in supplications and submission 10 the Captain
Pacha, and the Turks in false p:otcstaions of
forgiveness and amnesty, he troops of the Sui
tan disembarked al the fortress. AlIengh the
preparations for slaughter were completed, and
the work Of death commenced
1t was on the evening of the Sd day from the
arrival Of the Turkish admiral that the family
of the wre,ched being who lived TO tell the tale,
de serted the flames that rose from the burning
mansions Of heir friends, & heard, in the calm
silence Of twIiight, the distant 1ealh.scream of
their butehered townsmer; whilst few flying
wre,ches, close pursued by their infuriate muir.
dcrers, old them but TOO truly Of their inirend-
ing fa,e. AS one of The most important in the
valley, their family was almost the first mark
ed GU, for murder, and, ere they had moment
to think of precan,on, party of Turkish SOL
1erS bt the honSP h,r N affnrIpI I'm a 70,