The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-12-26


rea, pursuing the Christians in the noun
tains of Messenia, attending the execution
of some priests, whom he had crucifed on
some olive trees. making hoiocasts of poor
/! peasantTy, or packages of young girls and
infants, to send into Egypt, and laying the
country waste by fire and sword, roofing
up the olives, vines, ig-trees, &c. &c.
A statement in the French papers, pro-
Tossing to be founded on letters from
I Zante, dated Oct. 25, says that +" Ibrahim
Pacha, on being informed of the memora-
bic events of the Goth, had retreated to Co
( ron, and had caused all the Greek prison
ers, men, women and children, who had
been in his power during fifteen months, to
be put to death by the sword. According
| to custom, the priests and other persons
devoted to religion, were cruciied, or burnt
by slow fire. The details given on this
subject make one shudder but every
thing announces that the last hour of the
Egyptian tiger approaches. The English,
French and Russian flags have been flying
on the walls Of Navarino since the 9th.
Modon must now he in the power of the
Triple Alliance" The French papers add,
however, that the above intelligence APP
pears to be of doubtful character.
Mr.. Eynard, the Chairman of the Greek
| Committee of Switzerland, writes from
Beaulieu, Nov. 8, that he has received the
official confirmation of the account of the
Greek fleet having burnt in the Gulf of Lee
panto, six Turkish briggs, and taken three
! Austrian transports.
The Morning Herald of Nov. Is, an
nounces the arrival of Mr.. Lindsay, with
despair hes from Vienna. Previous to Mr..
! Lindsay's departure, the British Amhassa-
dor had an interview with Prince Meter
ninch. 1t is understood that the Austrian
Cabinet approves-or rather does not com
plain-of the destruction of the Austrian
transports engaged in the service of the
Pacha Of Egypt.-A letter from Zante
says: 81 could not attempt to describe
the JOY ofoar Ionians; the bells are tolling,
wine is uncorked, gariands of flowers are
suspended from the church doors, and every
thing indicates the greater ejoicings at the
safety of Greece"
A letter from Paris, of Nov. 8, says
e" Some think that Ibrahlm, now driven to
despair, will listen to no proposals made to
him by the admirals. Destroy, if you
please the few vessels that remain in the
port of Navarin, will carry fire and sword
through the whole of Greece ? This threat,
it is much feared, he will be able to carry
into effect; he has "A powerful army at his
disposal, and the Allies are incapable Of
afiording any immediate assistanceto the
I unfortunate Greeks, unless, indeed, the
1 Russian army cross the Pruth."
OFFICIAL ACCOUNT.
HIS .Mqjesty's ship .4sia. in the Port Of
,NGUatin0, October q, 1927 =
SiR,-I have the honor of informing his
Royal Highness the Lord High Admiral,
that my colleagues, Count Heyden ard
Chevelier de Rigny, having agreed with
me that we should come into this port, in
order to induce Ibrahim Pacha to discon-
tinue the brutal war Of determination,
which he has been carrying on since his
return here from his failure in the Gulph of
Patras, the combined squadrons passed the
batteries, in order to take up their anchor
age, at about two O'Clock yesterday after
noon.
The Turkish ships were moored in the
form of a crescent, with springs on their
cables, the larger ones presenting their
broadsides towards the centre, the small
er ones, in succession within them, filling
up the intervals.
The combined feet was formed in the
order of sailing in two columns, the British
and French forming the weather Or star
board line, and the Russian the lee line.
The Asia led in, followed by the Genoa
and Albion, and anchored close alongside
a ship of the line, hearing the fiag.of the
Capitana Bey, another ship of the line, and
: a large double banked frigate, each thus
having their proper opponent in the front
line of the Turkish feet. The four ships
to windward, part of the Egyptian squad
ron, were allotted to the squadron of Rear
Admiral de Rigny and those to the lee
ward, in the blight of the crescent, were to
mark the sections of the whole Russian
squadron the ships of their line closing
those of the English line, and being fol-
lowed up by their own frlgates. The
French frigate Armide was directed to
place herself alongside the outermost frig-
ate, on the left hand entering the harhor
and the Cambrian, Glasgow, and Talbot
next to her, and abreast of the Asia, Genoa
and Albion the Dartmouth and the Mus
quito, the Rose, the Brisk and the Phllomel
were 10 look a1ter the eix fire vessels at
the entrance of the harbor. gave orders
that no gun should be fred, unless, guns
were first fred by the Turks; and those
orders were strictly observed. The three
English ships were accordingly permitted
to pass the batteries to moor, as they did
: with great rapidity without any act of open
hostility, although there was evident prep
aration FOR it on board all the Turkish
ships; but upon the Dartmouth sending a
boat to one of the fire vessels, Lieut.. g. w.
II. Fltzroy and several of her crew were
shot with musketry. This produced de-
fensive fire of musketry from the Dart
mouth and La Syrene, bearing the flag of
Rear Admiral de Rigny. That was sue
ceeded by a cannon shot at the Rear-Ad-
miral from one of the Turkish ships, which,
of course, brought on return, and thus,
very shortly afterwards, the hattie became
general. The Asia, although placed along