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

churches tor the blessing OF Almighty Oou
to rest upon those, who, at the distance OF
Ave thousand miles, have not forgotten
their fellow beings in the hour of their
greatest need. Greece, thanks to that Al
mighty Being who governs the destinles of
nations, has escaped the sword of the
Turks at q moment, when all hope was
nearly lost, and when a few short months
more would have passed only to have seen
the crescent waving on all the fortresses
from Corinth to Navarino. What the re-
suit will be of the present hostile appear
ances of the combined Powers against the
Porte, time must disclose. This much is
certain, that the Sultan will go to all
lengths possible, without actually waging
war with three of the most formidable Pow
ers in Europe, before he will consent to
treaty, SO humbling to his pride, as the one II
question. | make no pretensions to skill,
or of possessing a deep knowledge of tie
politics of Europe, but if storm is Dt
gathering, which it will require years to
settle, shall be as much disappointed as |
should be not to see a storm follow tile,
clear winters day in the Green Mountains.
Lord Cochrane is gone with the Greek feet
against some fortress, it Is supposed IN
Gambia while the combined fleets of Eng
land and France are cruising off the MCrea
and among the islands Of the Archipelago.
Lucien Bonaparte died on board the Hell
las few days since, from wound receiv-
ed through his body by pistol going off
by accident. DR.. Howe attended him, and
from him learnt. that he met death, like
one worthy the name which he bore.
To describe the present state of Greece
with any degree of ACCURACY would require
volumes. 1t can however De conceived of,
when one considers, that Ae has had a war
of determination for neirly seven years,
and has existed duringthat space of time
without any thing like astable government,
or laws. The approaching winter must
sweep off by famine Thousands of her starv-
ing inhabitants, unless the inhabitants of
Europe should follow the philanthropic ex-
ample, set them bg the inhabitants of the
United States and send them sufficient to
prolong their existence until spring.
have sent to Boston by Captain Bray,
two Greek children. One boy by the
name of Epaminondas. His father was kill
ed by the Turks when he was an infant.
His mother dying two years since, left him
destitute of a home, and until | took him
under my protection he has been beggar
from the death of his last parent. He was
naked when | found him, and in state of
absolute starvation. The little girl is from
the ancient Phocis. She is ten years of
age, and has father and mother both liv-
ing, but so extremely poor, that little
Sappho must have pe:ished from hunger
before the coming sp,ing, had it not been
for the American donations. | have sent
them to the care ofmy honorable and wor-
thy friend, Thomas L. Winthrop, Esq.
HoRos, SEPT. 20, 1897.
INCHES, ESQ. Chairman ofthe
Boston Greek Committee.
SIR-Yours of the Goth June was handed
me by DR.. Russ, who arrived safely at this
place with the Statesman, on the 18th.
| accept with cheerfulness the honora-
BILE part Of coadutor with DR.. Russ and Mr..
Miller, in the distribution of this noOAe gift
of the inhabitants of Massachusetts, TO the
wants of the suffering Greeks II Is indeed
a noltle gift-it viii feed and clo!he thous-
an,fs Or hungry and naked, and beget for
the donors their gratitude and their prayers.
1t will be my endeavor, with the consent of
my coadjutors, to push these provisions as
much into the interior of the country as
possible, and not to continue tn, distribu-
ton along the sea shore, where lie people
are more demoralized 1t is trle, to get
them into the interior is more difficult, but
still is practicable, and it is there that
scenes of human woe and wre.chedness
present themselves, in worse forms than
elsewhere: for three years have been ia
miliar with such scenes, and have seen ev-
cry year the misery augmenting,i if any
was possible. To present in
1ividual cases is enough to move the stout
est heart; to see a woman who, after hav-
ing had her husband and children butcher
ed before her eyes, herself VIOLATED, her
nose and lips cut off, and then sent birth to
wander friendless and houseless, and half
naked, is indeed dreadful but, wien we
make the case of the individual, that OF the
we see the inhabitants of vii
ages, towns, and provinces, flying firm the
ruthless Turk, their path lit up by the blaze
Of their houses-when we contemplate
them months after, wandering among the
their shoes worn out, their
clothes ragged, sleeping in caves, living
upon grass and snails, rarely tasting ,read,
and never meat, the cup of woe seems full,
and when we add weakness and Sickness,
it runs over. Human nature can endure
no more; and the poor Greek, abandoned
by those who have no possible meansof as
sisting him, dies without roof above his
head. Think not that color the picture
too high or that repeat to you the taos of
others. All this | have seen, and not in
one place only, or in one instance.
In order to get at such scenes, propose
10 take part of this cargo and transport it
across the isthmus of Corinth, and take it
downin boats as far as Vostitza, flor moves
sci can get past the Turkish fortress's at
the mouth of the gulf; from Vostiza L
shall penetrate into the interior, as nelr as
possible to where the enemy's ranges
cause the greatest woe, and give dt to
every distressed family orders for flour ac-