The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1827-08-09

among the olive groves, while the other troops were
tn attack them in front. On the 9TH, kariaskak COM
menced the attack on the Turks, aud killed, trih
300 hundred Of his On the 9th, an cngagcment'
! took place between the Turks and the Greeks who
had effected landing from the feet. Two thousand
men, sent by Rcschcd Pacha, attacked them, and the
defeat and slaughter of The Greeks was horTld. Out
of - Philhc,loniss, Is killed. The total loss OF
the Greeks in killed {, 500 men. Lord Cochranc
with difficulty succeeded i'll taking on board the fcCt
! the of the army, and General Church, IN
rallying his troops narrowly escaped being made prl
sonrr. The expedition is said to have been well plan
nrd and the defeat is attributed to the superiority OF
/ the Turkish cavalry.
I The Greeks, however, though defeated with great
loss still continued their efforts for the preservation OF
Athens At the receipt of the last intelligence, Gen
Church still kept possession of the heights Phalcrmo
with 5000 men, and the 10th of May, that is ten
days after the defeat, the Acropolis held out On the
18th, Lord Cochrane was securing the Archapeiago
in search Of reinforceIncnts.
! There is an incident connected with this defeat,
which shows that the spirit of their fathers Is still alIvc
in the Greeks, and recalls the days and the deeds
of Lconides and the Spartans; After the battle, We
honorable capulatlon was offered to the Nrceks,
who vet bcseged in the Acropols; they returned
for answer that if the Pacha wished their arms ne
must come and take them, and that thcy would not
surrender the citadel until DEATH. Before the attack
! Lord Couchrane offered 1000 taars to the man wh"
should carry off the colour of Raschld Pacha ana the
same to him who should hoist the Admirai5 flag
on the gate of the citadel of Athens.
! The Augshurgh Gazette and the Austrian Observer
continue 10 letters from places III
Levantnc relative to the victories obtained by the
Greeks over the Turks, at Athens and in its vicinity
towards the end of April. They contain however,
very little that is new. 1t seems that III iortihed
convent, dedicated to ST. Spridon, few hundred
! Turks held for long time with remarkable cour-
age At length they offered to captulate, which the
/ Greeks refused. Gen. Church, however, struck with
! the rcsolute manner which they defended them
! selves, thought proper to grant them capulation
and free egress from the convent. The Greeks new
theless, have just learned that Ibrahim Pacha contn-
ned to murder their wives and children without pity
in the Morea, fell upon the garrison as they were go
/ ing out and in spite of the rcmonstranceS OF Cen
Church, massacred them ALL
f. The Augsburgh Gazette contains the following IN
telligcncc, dated Triest, May 81 A vessel arrived
here from Smyrna in days. announces that the Res
child Pacha enraged at the massacre OF the garrison
of ST. Spiridon, had caused all the Greeks that were
| in his power to be beheaded According to letters
from Zante, the Greeks who found along the ROAD
where Ibrahm Pacha passes, are obliged to flee INTO
the mountains, avoid being murdered. On the 10Th
| of April, upwards of 1000 women and children were
massacrcd. A great number who had gone in the d.
rection of the coast were taken by the enemys ycs-
ses succeeded in getting to Zants, from whence
they sent to Calamos."
The Augsbhrgh Gazette mentions report at Con-
stannope, that the first measure which VIII be taken
by the Courts of London, Paris, and ST. Pccrsburgh,
in the Porte in refusing to comply with
their demands, will be to prevent any Ottoman or r.
gyptan troops being sent to Morea OF Lvada, and to
stop the transport Of provision or amunition. The
| squadrons of the three powers stationed at smyrna
will be sufficient for this primary measure, winch VIII
be followed by one much more energetic on another
| side. The Marquis dc Ribeaupicrre, ambassador OF
Russia, lives quite retired at his country house at Bu-
( jackterc, and seldom quits IT,
I letter of the 25th ult. from Stockholm, says;-
ave are assured that orders have been given for "a
gun Ship rigates, and some other light vessels 70
be fitted by the middle of June. 1t is conJccturcd
that these vessels are to join the Russian squadron
! fitting out at Cronstradt for the Mediterranean. In
the diplomatic circles il is said that England and Rus-
sa are determined to settle the affairs Of Greece and
compel the Porte to acknowledge the independence
of that Inflated country and the principle islands, such
! as Cyprus, Gambia, ETC."
THE Aursburgh Gazette contains intelligence from
Constantnopie the 18th May, which announces that
the Dvan has in degree changed Its resolutions
eith respect the pacifcaton of Grecce--lhe Porte
upon the principles of legitimacy sanctioned by
the European powers at Congress, and the Gazette
adds that the European Ministers are thereby thrown
into dilemma.
Extract of private letter ofthe 11th ut from Con-
stantinopIe ;--"T The Marquis de Rlbeauplerre has
made known the Refs Efcndi, that even II the 9TH
Powers should abandon the intention OF interfering
in the affairs of Greece, the intervention OF Russia
would nevertheless take place. This declaration has
made deep impression on the Porte and the ilnpor-
tant crisis is at hand.'
| According to letters Of the 9Th ult from Smyrna,
and of April 30 from Syra several actions have been
| fought under the walls of Athens since April 23
Some batteries of the bescgers, and fortified tower
in which there nearly 400 Turks, were taken
| near Phalarls. The men in the tower would have
fer, and, entering sword in hand massacrcd almost
| all Of them.
| The following is the formula of the oath that Lord
Cochrane took before the National Assembly of Greece
at Trexena, on the llth pril -" swear to shed my
| blood, if it be necessary for the salvation of tho
Greeks and not to abandon them except they aban-
don themselves"
Extract of private letter Of the Goth ut from Ma
drid -" But few persons who initiated into the
secret of the Government surprised at the failure
of the Court dOfaas negotiations at Paris for the
| evacuation of the French troops. circumstance
that has occasioned more aStonshmcn is that fresh
negotiations should be set on foot for propositions
have been sent off to Paris, and King Ferdinand is
", begging him in the urgent to consent
to the retreat of his troops The British Ambassador
is reported to have counselled this lieu
tenant colonel, leader of band OF Calists has just
raised the standard of rebellion in Puyccrda. This
band pursucs the course as the others. 1t
appears from some correspondence seized mulct-
cer on his way from Puycerda to Furona, that the
chapter of the former Place is the principle support Of
this party and that it pays and provides for the per-
sons of which it consists. This constant multiplied
ton of bands, which the Captan-General at Barce
Iona declares himself unable to check seems to Gre
ate much disQuetude, for 10 council OF Ministers
held at Aranjnez it has been determined, that de-
tatchment Of the Army of Observation shall be sent
to Lower Arragon and Catalonia At this council the
question of sending to the Havana 5000 men, with
whom Gen. Wives pretends successful attempt might
be made Mexico, also treated, but the project
found very few supporters.
The Indicator Of Bordeaux contains the following
| extract of a letter of the I'd inst. from the
frontiers of Spain 1.-THE Alcads of Scgura, Cegan-
ma, Aspcta, Aseoita, Elgoiyar, etc. have made the