The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-08-02
GREECE.

GREECE.
According to the accounts contained in the
English papers by the last arrival. it would
appear that the affairs of Greece are ap-
preaching a favorable crisis. The most au-
thentic statements agree in asserting that
the Greeks under Generals Church, Karais-
kaki, and others, having attacked Redschid
before Athens on the 18th Of April, and the
two following days, had compelled him to
retreat two hours march from the city. The
Greeks might thus convey supplies into the
Acrepolis, and finally, it was possible, de-
liver it. BY sea like success had attended
them, ten vessels with warlike stores, in
tended for the Seraskier. having been taken
or destroyed in the Gulf of Volo. The Aus
trian Observer of the goth of May contains
a proclamation Of Cochrane's On the affair
before Athens, declaring it to commence a
new ara in the military system of Greece
The former Committee of Government has
been succeeded by one composed Of George
Marc Michali, MorIote, son of the Bey of
Mama; Naku, a Ronieliote, and Marki, an
Ipsariote. Cochrane is said to have planned
a great expedition by sea and land, for the
deliverance of Athens, and the decision of the
fate of Greece. 1t was confidently reported
that Russia had dccisively apprised the
Porte, that the independence Of the Greeks
must be acknowledged, and that the appoint
ing of Capo dIstria at the head of the Greek
government, had had favorable influence
on the Russian Cabinet. The army on the
Pruth was said to be on its march towards
the Turkish borders. This on dit is as prob
able as that it is in contemplation in order
TO bring Austria in favor of the Greeks, to
make the son of Napoleon the King of the
Grecian REPUBLIC. Nothing staggers the Gre
dulity OF a continental journalist. Letters
from Vienna state the argument of the
Turkish Divan against recognising the inde-
pendence of Greece, to be the imposslbility
Of ascertaining who are the heads of its go.
vernment. 1t appears that party OF Turk
ish prisoners Of war, had been ,wantonly
: butchercd by the Greeks in defiance of the
; captulation. In consequence Of this outrage,
General Church threatened to leave the ar
my, if those concerned in it we're not arrest
ed. This had been done. The General had
issued proclamation on leaving his head
quarters at Megara, to march to Athens
Bali. finer.
By later .frrival.
PARIS, June 14.-We were unwilling yester-
day to repeat the disastrous news from Athens,
which the Augsburgh Gazette gave on the faith
of letters from syria of the 18th and 29th of May,
received at Trieste on the Sd inst. We have
been in the habit Of receiving with caution eve
~ thing which emanates from city, whose OF.
fetal paper, under the influence of NJ. de Met
tcrnich, often substitute its wishes for the real.
ity. In general, we should endeavor to be on
our guard in receiving the various reports that
are in circulation relative to the affairs of Greece.
We thought that the Austrian Observer would
furnish us to-day with some particulars. We an
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Acropolis, if, as is stated, it has yielded to the
exertions of the Seraskier, and if the brave Ka.
raskaki has fallen, with three thousand of his
men under the walls of Athens.
We have the Observer of the 5th before us,
which is silent as to the affairs OF Greece May
not this silence augur well.
The difference in the dates Of the two letters
from Syra (the first being Of the 18th, and the
second of the 29tl of Aiay) also excites some
doubts as to the authenticity of its intelligence.
The interval of ten days between the two letters
which announce such important events, and
which arrived at the same moment at Trieste, is
not explained.
The followingis is an extract of another letter
1 from Trieste, dated the Sd of June:-
| srhe AcropoIis still held out on the 18th of
May, after the sangunary defeat OF the Greek ar
my 1t was reported at Syria that the Greek Ad-
miral dc Rigny and Com, Hamilton had arrived
at the Pireus for the purpose of obtaining an
honorable capitlaton for the brave defenders
of the Acropolis, but the Seraskier WIS not dis
posed to grant it. No circumstantal details of
the unfortunate events which have taken place
under the walls of Athens, are yet known; it is
only asccrtaned that the first attack of the
Greeks against the camp of the Turks promised
the most happy result, but the Seraskier having
during the action, received reinforcement Of
| 5000 men, the Greeks were compelled 70 sur
render" Alas it is no longer possible for us to
doubt the defeat Of the Greeks before Athens;
this sad news is confirmed from all quarters.
"lt is affirmed that the details given in the
, German journals are incorrect; but it is too true
that $500 Greeks have pershed. At the last
advces, 5000 Greeks, under Gen Church, sur
rounded the heights of phaleres. On the 10th
of May (tcn days after the defeat of the Greeks)
the Acropolic still held out. 1t was said that
1000 Greeks had marched towards Asomato, the
north Of the Pyreus in order to attack the Turks
in the rear whilst the other corps should attack
them in 'front.' On the 4th Karaskaki attacked
the Turks and persisted, together with 500 of his
men. On the 9th the action took place with
the troops who had effected landing. Fight
thousand men, sent by Redschid Pacha attacked
them and the defeat ofthe Greeks was horrible:
of % Philhellenes, IS were killed. Lord Coch-
rane escaped with difficulty by swimming to one
of his vessels, and Gen Church, in ralying the
Greeks, narrowly escaped capture. This dlsas-
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