The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-12-05
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LETTER FROM sMyRNh

nd c SnSl "Hola the young Sciote Iadv III
ed s6do ie I Us to Smyrna, had "a ken "n ~ q
)" ho'hoa+ ms house was situated IN up up 4
n sn oSt streets IN the Frank onar1a oiie
n ,psT I ~ rooeinsssfnd shady garden - y" y
S, ILL, lie ItlFlg up of. the emit, ~ u
/ ino IN lfehGid and the reDast nor,t We
co5d,,nto oic IuXuries of the conntr,, "i'' 4
J. ST. with the elegance of Fn,, va
e to! Hf entertainer had been ul ioI'ea
earIr az q natlve of Florence. who ,''' ne ne
The fa Ing nm son and two dangbt aie'
5 hnsaa 81 'iie preek revolution, engaged il
r gesS WIN ms father; but his ardent
t a. tieeis sthopgh concealed part in forwarding
'ne eilg Is OF his ccuntrymen, he was dee
,leLnoee 'othe PRsha of Smyrna. by one
u H. nIs cohPnlons who had been detected
nes whose lotltade could not withstand the
t;l VINO were applied to wiring from
nun Tue secre Of his associates: and while
~ go" iiterVps his teeth were one hv ono
IGA'Ldcted' anAthe nails SLOWLY tom from
ms 'oeS ana tigers, he delivered IN the
l aL Vi MS aFomplices, in order to BUR
S:iaSe d speedydeath in lieu of the ago-
b t,l1, nc was ehaFing. Young Lallaho had
a,,d Suiiicleit time to make his escape.
- - nyi,ig 70 the mountains above Kara
I p.;t;o' ne lay cPcealed, till, reaching
ptiSiSii vessel IN tie straits of Scio. he Was
landed at the Iqnian islands. and had
thehce reached the Morea, and openly ca
Poused The cause d the struggling insur-
gents. Nearly five years had now elansnd
since his flight, and, with the execution of
ceague funors, no news of his situation or
fortunes had ever cached his family. tin
one night. about a month previous TO onr
arrival, he entered the house of his father
by back passage from the garden. The
Joy OF his return was, however. ouickJv
clouded by the Consciousness that his Dis
G.oVefy by the Turks would ensure not only
ms own immediate slaughter. but the de.
structlon OF his entire family for having
Jared to give hlmshelter or protection. he
was accordingly concealed even from the
uotnestl's, IN one Of the most secluded parts
oI the mouse, and his society only epioyed
at intervals, and bv stealth
Almost IRON birth, and fiedlentlv pre-
Vious TO 1t, the children of the Greeks are
contracted In marriage by their parents I
nays SUCH hetrothings have been known /
even nefore the parents themselves have
oeen introduced into the world. From /
those destined for each other are /
iuty have stror.s++rrjpe;ated in the antiripa-
ong habit and association m Instances OF I
such contracts being dissolved by common
consent OF the parties are seldom heard
'ut were one individual, even under the
most uhPropltloas circumstances, to break
he long cherished alliance, the act would
tamp him with cureless infamy. A motive
NJ this kind had caused the return of the
'oung patriot; he had long been betrothed
o the daughter of a merchant of SMYRNA.
md sentiment of fond affection had sane
Toned the choice of his parents; his flight
rom his home had not been with SO much
Precipitation as to prevent him taking adieu
If his bride, and giving her assurances of
MS future return TO claim her and fly with
Ter to some more peaceful home, beyond
he reach Of their tyrants. He had now
his promise, and was about to
conduct her to Leghorn, where he had
made arrangements for opening a mercan-
lie house in conjunction with countryman
md correspondent of mis- father S, long resi-
lent in Tuscany. After many a narrow
'hance, he at last landed during a stormy
hight al an obscure part of the hay, and by
he utmost caution and conceaiment at
ength succeeded in reaching his fathers
house.
He made all his arrangements, and was
o sail in few days with his bride in an
Austrian vessel for Trieste, should he be
enabled to elude his enemies till the time
# departure. The daughters of the old
gentleman were two of the most beautiful
girls had seen in the Levant; their cos
nme was rather of the Italian than Greek
aste, but combined the elegancies of both
heir light silk dresses were made to suit
accurately to the figure, instead of flowing
oosely and ungracefully as in the Morea
: slipper with a high heel, such as are
worn in the north of Italy, richly |!
and covering only the front of
he foot, showing to full advantage deli
lately turned ankle, through a stocking of
letted silk fine as gossaner, whilst their
urbans oftransparent gauze, ornamented
With glitterng aigrette and wreath of
golden flowers, rather enhanced than shad-
ID the glossy ringlets which flowed over
/ brow fair as polished marble. Their ac-
'omplishments too had not been neglected,
md never heard the songs of Greece
sound so enchantingly as when breathed
" their sweetly toned voices, accompanied
~ uAtdi' hC diGSS VI Tic utdlG pOELlOH
If the company was European; their
rational costume being laid aside, either
rom choice, or for protection against the
usual insults Of the Turks. The son of
,ur host did not make his appearance, nor
vas his name mentioned by any; and in
act it was only on third visit that we
earned his tale.
A few evenings before our departure
rom Smyrna, we had gone out in boat,
lfter sunset, to observe n curious method
If fishing at night, practsed by the Smyr-
liots in the shadows Of the bay. A small
'essel of charcoal and burning sticks is
suspended over the prov Of the boat, and
~ striking the water with hollow stick
rom the stern, the fish, attracted by the
light, are driven into the net attached to
he boat. Inductive by the calmness Of
he night, and the numerous fires which
we're floating on every side around us we
lad passed to about two or three miles