Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-10-23
sErEcTIoMs.
EXON GREECE

" e have received our regular files of the Spec
! 'stor Oriental, TO the 18th OF August. That pa.
per, which we believe is the only one published
IN The TUki-h Empire, was suspended in April
Tor the purpose Of receiving new press and
types from Paris. On the 3Oih of June, the pub.
p2ation was renewed, a larger sheet, and IN n
trp' ovei style OF Workmanship, the previous in,
HeSsions having been hardly lsgble. is now
printed on new types, and is of the size Of most OF
me French papers. The paper of July 20, gives
The following narrative OF the transa ctions at Ma.
pom, IN a letter from Syra.
Boston Daily .ddverfissr.
SYRIA, July -.
Lord Cochrane left this piece two DAYS since.
aieT having order ed that the sum of 40 coo Span
hh dollars shohId he held ready for him. under
Tue name OF loan. This is The name given To the
extra rtnary coa,rihu'ion which is IMPOSED on
Inc island They succ-e,led IN making him ac.
cePt, p'oyisionally, 20 600 dollars and this sum
would have been paid him. if 1t had rot been tor
MS ITecpitate dspa tur-, which WAS occasioned by
The arrival Of a courier .eni from NsnoIi with
The news that Griva and Coleiii, the masters OF
the fortress If Palamlda, would no lonser ar
knowledge any authority, anl that the cny was
threatened with the greatest misioriunes. Seve
RAJ persons VINO have just arrived here thus relate
the events which have taken place:
Grnefsl Church, who arrived at Nanoli the
Sth, ordered that Palamida -hould be given up to
him. Co!etti aad GIiva, who commanded there
demanded the arrears due TO tL.eir troops The
Government made answer that they had no money;
10 which they replied tina, they would remain
possessors Ct the forts, ii the debt was satisfied
Church. aided by the son of Colocotron, made
movement against them, which caused them To-
lear serious attack, and they shut themselves u,
IN the citadel. The Government declared them
traitors TO their country. Church, seeing that his
eHoTts would be useless. quilted Napoli the 10 h,
and returned 10 his camp Egina.
Meantime, one OF The Lroihers of Griya took
AMI MI luI
Inc TWO oastions which overlook the city; they
were also masters of The two ports The Gotern-
mehi retired TO Rouzzi, llille island si,ra ed
Al me entrance OF the port, and surmounied
ny tower. Fauio Morss the commander of
he troops which rem aimed ithiul 10 the General
~ y iei, occupied ths batteries of the ramrar,s
lnd all the lower parts of the civ. On the
I'm, the hEina began a; Palsn,itla- and the Peo-
pie' alarmed, rushed towards the gates But, be-
ere they coHic escape, they were obliged alter.
lsieiy II Pay ransom 10 the two parties, who
were each In position 10 Il upon them Cen
,"i OoiocoHohl' hnding himself in the number of
uSluFes' was oD!igei 10 pay considerable sum
from ibe Ilth to The I5,h, there were about =
a"GIed people killed IN the ciiy, and great num-
ef Wounded. The ua fortunate Inhabitants took
eiuse 10 the plain OF Argos, where they were
''isd up ike Hooks, aud beset by the most dread.
VI misery he soldiers who held the little fort
IL NoOLzhe $50 demanded ransom from the e.
ne. But the English admiral, Sir Z. Codring,on
,hfased at so much inLuusniy, signifed that if
he tort did not allow tie boats TO pass, which
we're loaded with persons who had already bought
heir liberty, he would destroy it. For this pgI
ose' Ne u!semoarked some oIen, to watch over Ihe
aieiy OF The fugtives. Daring the whole of The /
an l5Ih, and i6h, the firing hardly ceased. : |
ne emigration continues: and the sea ', as cover
d with boats, carrying women. children, AID old
men, VINO we've going TO take refuge on The o,i.sr !
On the 18th and 2Olh, after an intery levy Of the
hieis OF tbs two parties on boad the Engli.l, |
hip Asia, at which Lord Cocbrsne was present. !
suspension OF arms took place, bat it was no,
ict known " hatwas definitely determined, to nat
stop 10 this civil war, shameful 10 the Greeks
md so ruinous to their interests.
General Church sailed from Esina III. y =
with 3OOO men, and is gone to diserabark at the
isthn'hs OF Corinth. Ii Is supposed that bis pro-
eet Is 10 20 and s=sis the garrison Of that u ace
which Is threatened by Cuisy pasha.