The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-01-24

NY nttu NouIbueu uASlt I6tIeal 10 me
shore opposite Sslamis, where, after
i burying their cannon, they embarked,
and crossed over 10 the Island, having
lost about 80 men. FabVier accuses.
Canascakis of having betrayed him, but
il will probably tuln out misunder-
standing; and, so far from Being dscouR--
aged, the Greeks are preparing 10 unite
again, and attack the enemy. Fabyier
will take possession of The Pnans, and
Canaseakis will take his position al Ath-
ems. in such manner as TO harass the
enemy in every way that be can. As
for the hecrOpoils, me Turks cannot
take il by assault as for famine, The
garrison have provision for two years.
Bombardment has been tried 10 vain, so
I that there remains no other way but
that of mining. This | fear IN some
measure for, from the almost perpen-
dlcular rising of The rock, on which the
fortress is built. an enemy, who has pos
session of the town, may commence his
operation almost under The feet OF the
besieged. However. il would be exhib-
ting a degree of skill and enterprise
which have rarely shown in Turkish
armies, 10 attempt so tedious !. process.
lbTahim Pacba, greatly weakened aud
in want OF reinforcement, Can undertake
no operation more important than thar of
burning villages, until the arrival of the
Egyptian feet. and this, i. appears. is de-
Iayeo BY other causes than the usual slu-
rid inactivity Of the Turks. Mehemed
Ali Pacha, the Bey Of Egypt, probably
undertook The conquest OF .he Motea,
under The supposltion that he should eff
feet it easily, as he did that of Gambia
but he has been misersbly disappointed;
and he now finds himself so drained by
the immense expense he has been at,
that he cannot command money 10 send
out this expedition. have the best rea-
son 10 think Thai his bills have been re-
fused, even at 25 per cent. discount
that the expedition cannot sail from AL
exandTis at present, and perhaps not this
season. His crops have failed he has
drained his county so completely 10 fill
up his ranks, that men enough are not
left for the cultivation Of the earth; so
that we are in come measure eased Of
our fears Of the most formidable enemy
ofGreece. Turkey, without Egypt, can
not Put her down, and IL requires all the
aid Of France to preycnt yMehemed ala
from becoming Bankrapt-lt was alto
gether probable that The show of Topal
Pacha, off Miiyiene, was only to draw eff
The Greek 1e<. to that place. in order to
allow the Egyptian feet TO fleet the dis
embarkment of the reinforce ments for
lbrahIm Pacha unmoested; but the dee
lay of the latter has banked the scheme.
Topal Pasha made, the other day, sec.
ond attempt upon Samos, and was repuls-
ed by the Greek fleet uoder Sacturis !;
but, since that time.s so many OF the Greek
vessels left Sacturis, in spite Of POSITIVE
orders to the contrary, to cruize for
prizes, that Miauiis has been obliged to
leave Hydra with twelve vessels TO go
10 his aid in defending Samos.
Ii was much. feared that the submits
sion of sumo districts in RoumeIna ouId
be a great damper TO The cause in that
part, but we see il was only on account
oftheiF inability TO oppose Cutuchis, that
some Cantons agreed TO suspension of
hos'ilires. They are now up again, and
We learn that Gen. Chongas has not en-
tered into any pa'ley as WIS reported.
remain yours, &c. S. G. HOWE.
GENERAL .aSHLEY,S EXPEDITION.
The recent expedition OF Gen Ashley
10 the country west of the Rocky Noun
tains, has been productive of information
on subjects of no small interest to the
people Of the union.