The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-12-26
From the Paris Journal des DsDats.


ZANTE, Der. %. The policy of M. de
Metterninch, which has caused floods of
Christian blood to be shed, has failed. The
inslorious flag of Austria, which is as yet
only known by the aid it has afforded the
intiiels, has been included in the catastro-
phe of Navarin with the Ottoman fleet, of
which no more remains than wrecks and
ashes. 1t was on the 25th, at sun rise,
that the combined squadrons Of France, Eng
land and Russia, wishing to try last effort
10 obtain a prolongation of the armistice,
violated by lbrahim Pacha, and to be assur-
ed OF its strict execution, presented them
selves at the Pass of Pylos, formed by the
Continent upon which Neocastro, or Nava-
rim, is built, and the island of Sphacteria.
or Sphagia, to cast anchor at its entrance,
In order to reduce the Turks to the impos-
slbility of again putting to sea, for which
they were. preparing. The Ottoman feet,
OF more thana hundred sail, was stationed
en- echetton, to defend the entrance of
the port which could scarcely admit two
vessels abreast; behind it there were six
ships of the line, and twelve frigates, at
anchor, close to the shore on the right side
near the fountain. These two first lines
by some batteries erected on the island of
Spacteria. The whole of this mass of sea
and land artillery was commanded-on the
one side, by the renegade Selves-and on
the other, by a man named Letellier, a
deserter from the French navy. The re-
mainder of the Turkish naval force, partly
under sail, and partly anchored around a
low island at the bottom ofthe port, pre-
sented n third line of battle ship.
At half past seven in the, morning, the
Admiral of the three allied Powers sent a
cartel to the Captain, to whom the latter
cried A Largd! sheer off, which he did. A
second cartel, sent with flag of truce, was
received with cannon shot. Then it was
that Admiral Codrington, who had COM
manded for the day, made the signal for
attack, and all the vessels, steering close
in his wake, advanced to penetrate in the
Port of Pylos. Admiral de Rigny received
the first fire, with cries of ViUe lie Roi and
instantly the Russians and the English
were engaged with the infdels. At nine
o'clock the batteries of Navarin and Sphac-
terra were silenced; five Turkish vessels
were on fire. At 10 o'clock, forty FIVE
Austrian transports, moored near the inner
island, were in flames. In fine, at noon,
the Turkish fleet, impiously made up of
vessels built BY foreigners and of galley
slaves, raked out of the filth of the ports Of
Europe, ceased to exist.
lbrahim Pacha, who never had any cour-
age but that of executioners, of whom he is
the most perfect model, took no part in the
battle. Engaged in hunting the Christian,
he was in the mountains of Messenia, pre-
siding at the punishment some Priests,
whom he caused to he crucifed upon the
olive trees; in offering holocaust of peas
ants, and making up bales girls and chill
dren, whom he intended to send to Egypt.
| could not paint to you the joy of US
lonians; the bells ring, bon6res blaze, the
Church gates are hung with garlands-
Greece is saved.