The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1827-12-27

than before, putting women and children
to the sword, burning habitations, tearing
up trees by the roots, in order to COM
plete the devastation Of the country:
Considering that, with view Of putting
stop to atrocities which exceed all that
has hitherto taken place, the means of con-
Citation and persuasion, the representa-
tons made to the Turkish Chiefs, and the
advice given to- Manomet-Ali and his son,
have been treated as mockeries, whilst
they might, with one word have suspended
the course of so many barbariiies: ~ ~
Considering that there only remains to
the commanders Of the allied squadronS
the choice between three modes of fulfilling
the intentions Of their respective courts,
viz
1st. That continuing, throughout the
whole winter, blockade, difficult, expen-
sive, and perhaps, useless, since storm
may dispense the squadrons, and afford to
lbrahim the facility of conveying his deS-
troying army to different points of the Mo-
rea.
2dly. The uniting the allied squadrons
in Navarino itself, and securing, by this
permanent presence, the inaction of the
Ottoman fleets but which mode alone
leads to termination, since the Porte per-
sists in not changing its system.
5dly. The proceeding to take posi-
ton with the squadrons in Navarino, in or
der to renew to Ibrahim, propositions which
entering into The spirit of the Treaty, were
evidently to the advantage of the Porte it.
self.
Ate" having these three modes in con-
sideration, we have unanimously agreed
that the third mode may, without effusion of
blood and w.hout hoStilitieS, but simply
by the impos."g presence of the squadrons
produce a determination leading to the de-
sired object.
We have in consequence adopted it and
Sc; At forth in the present protocol. Oct.
Is, 1917.
(Signc3) EDWARD CoDRING-
TON, Vice Admiral and COM
mander-in-chief of his Britain
mic Majesty's ships and vessels
in the Mediterranean.
LOUIS COUNT DE Hell
DEN, Rear Admiral of his I'm
perial Majesty the Emperor of
all the Russias.
Rear Admiral II. DE RIGNY,
commanding the squadron of
his most Christian Majesty.
No. II.
Extract of IA letter from Captain Hamilton,
of his Majesty's ship Cambrian, to Vice
Admiral Sir Edward Codrington, dated
Kitries the 18th Oct. 1927. -:,.a...l I'D
1 have the honor of informing you that
| arrived here this morning, in company
with the Russian frigate Constantine, the
captain of which ship had placed himself
under my orders. On entering the Gulf
we observed by clouds of smoke, that the
work of devastation was still going on. The
ships were anchored of the pass of Ancy-
ro, and joint letter from myself and the
Russian captain was despatched to the
Turkish Commander, copy of which ]
inclose the Russian and English officers,
the bearers of it, were not allowed to pro-
coed to headquarters, nor have we yet re-
ceived any answer. In the afternoon,
we, the captains, went on shore, to the
0ICch Yuoi tCtS, uIii "CiC iCSCANCu Will
the greatest enthusiasm. The distress Of
the inhabitants driven from the plain, is
shocking have seen women and children
dying every moment of absolute starvation,
and hardly any having better food than
boiled grass | have promised to send
small quantity of bread to the caves in the
mountains, where these unfortunate wretch
es have taken refuge.
Il is supposed that if Ibrahim remains
in Greece more than third of its inhabit-
ants will die Of absolute starvation.
No. Ill.
Statement made by the Secretary to the
Capitana Bey in the port of Ma
varino, Oct. 21st, 1927.
Il Turkish line of battle ships; Tur-
kish Admiral--34 guns, $50 men, $50 kill
led; do. 81 guns, $50 men: l do. 70
guns, $50 men, 400 killed.
4 Egyptian double banked frigates-6A
guns each, from 45O to 500 men.
IS Turkish frigatcs-47 guns, from 450
to 500 men.
Is Turkish corvettes, Egyptian do
from Is to "a guns, 200 men.
Turkish briggs, s Egyptian do.--19
guns, from 100 to $50 men.
S Egyptian fire vessels.
$1,000 Egyptian troops in the Morea,
1000 of whom came with the above ships.