The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-05-18
From he Boston Daily oapertiscr.
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Letter rom Dr Howe TO a gentleman in this vi.
entity, twenty-five dal later than that which
was published on Tuesday


entity, twenty-five ia, later than that which
was published on Tuesday
Steam ship Kdteira, Sgra, Dec 10, 1926.
oIR-My last was from oamos, dated Nov.
%. This vessel having been left there. to cruise
about Tor some days, after periormine this with
out falling IN with any enemy, returned here. on
the 18th, and | amnaw able to inform YOU of
many things, OF which was then Ignorant, Or
which have occurred since. Athens holds out
ard VAL hold out; the rainy season has com.
menced, and must ever. day make the situa.
ton OF the enemy worse The garrison are
well supplied with all necessaries and we are
Httder no apprehension for the place CutuCkis
faSla met with severe loss the other day, in
an affair with harraSkaIkaS. This commander.
as Informed you, had changed his plan from
that Of openly attacking the enemy upon the
PLAIN OF Athens, 10 that of cutting oil his sun
phes from distance. HE had taken A most E r
this purpose. when a body of 1890 Turks sent
out by Cutuekis had advanced almost 10 Sa.ana
lie followed them up, attacked them in defle.
Killed eight hundred. and forced the remainder
to shut themselves up IN Vcuotion cha eau,
almost without provisions; and ne now holds
them in blockade.
Ibralnm Pasha remains, with his remnant of
an army, at Iripoliaza, entirely inactive, and
probably very weak though learn with sor.
row, that twenty transport vessels, laden with
provisions and supplies, have arrived safely at
Nayarln. NO troops, however, nave been
brought him, and this confirms. what has been
for a long time suspected that the Pasha of r
gyp, is hardly in a state tn support the troons.
he now has IL the AloTea rnaCh less to send fresh
ones
The expedition of Colletti to Enbna has fail.
q IN nd tho
he landed and attacked them. Gut it appears
he was perfectly prepared for and expeeted
them they fought, the Turks beat them bacl,
and drove them on board their ship. Thu,
ends the expedition of Cofictti-lfrom which |
had hoped something, for he is decidedly a man
OF talent, and his plan was a good one but he
was mseraby supplied With funds. and too
crippled IN means, to enable general TO exec
u'e dcS'gn with secrecy and desphtch. His
failure VIII much diminish his influence, which.
until now, has been very great especially over
The Roumehotes. Coilettl Is q man hard to IA
thom that he has. talents, none can doubt -
else how, wlthoutmoney, without family inAu.
enee, without any striking military successes,
could ne have risen frem the place of simple pbv.
sici'h' 10 The ehloyment ofan extraordinary IN
A"e''ce, winch ne has kept undminished from
me very commencement OF the revolution.
ie5u iar troops, now diminishing TO a
sn'"l nuhlhef, are at Alethina; entirely depriy-
eu o' Tue means disappearing this body Gov
eminent would have been obliged to abandon il
had 1t not been for French philanthropy their
committee having placed At the disposal Of { OIL
apy'ef' thirty thousand francs permonth The
CONDUCT OF the French people towards Greece
nas oeeh really noble and generous neither have
me .'ermans nor Swiss been behind. The safe.
~ OF the country now, as in the DAYS of Tbcn,is.
tocieS, lies IN her wooden walls. Mistress of the
sea; She IS secure upon the continent. This
,eans me to mention the arrival of the frigate
pail' ID america, and which has diifused iov a.
hong me Greeks learn that Mauis has gone
o % poaru ana taken her to Hgina, where the
National Assembly is now sitting. How sbo
wii be disposed Of, know not YET the gener.
al "'sh IS, that she may be commanded and
manned by AmericansA-butt this seems hardly
pfoo"o'e. Government have received letter
'i"'a tochraae, dated Marselles, whore he i,