The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-05-09
From the Boston Daily .qduertiser.
LETTER FROM DIR. HOWE TO GENTLEMAN IL
THE KEIGHBoRHooD OF BOSTON.

From the Boston Ddity s1dUeTeSeT.
LETTER FROM DIR. HOWE TO a GENTLEMAN ~
THE SEIGHBoRHooD OF BOSTON.
Steam ship Kateria, (PersererGRee,
Port Vathi, Isle of SamOs, Nor. %, 1896.
SIR,-My last was from Napoh di Ro-
mania, (Oct. I5) and gave you summary
detail of the public eYents up to that date.
Since my leaving Napoli, no opportunities
of writing have occurred. left Napoli, on
being appointed by government to the di-
rection of the surgical department in the
fleet, and arrived here Just when it was
supposed the Turkish feet were about to
make an attack on this island, and attempt
to react the tragedies of Scio and 1psara.-
But the Greek squadron was ready to OPP
pose them, and the addition of this vessel
was of the greatest Importance. The
Turkish feet then lay at Mitylene; it soon
retired up the Dardanelles, and has since,
according to the most positive information,
gone to Constantinople, thus leaving Sa-
mos safe for this winter at least. The
greater part of the Greek feet returned to
Hydra about ten days ago, and Admiral
Miaulis, with the six remaining vessels,
will sail Immediately. This vessel will re-
main here and about the Turkish coast for
few days, when, if nothing extraordinary
happens, she will go to SYRIA and Napoh.--
believe slightly mentioned to you in my
last, the arrival of this vessel in Greece,
the first of the expedition to be command
ed by Cochrane she is a beautiful thing,
! built under the eye of her commander,
Capt. Hastings carries eight siXty-eight
Founders, and will soon mount two MORE
a weight of metal small even, In proportion
to her size. She has an engine of eighty
horse power, and moves very well with her
sails; her huge guns are to be used prin-
cipally with shells and hot shot.-The plan
here, was to have waited for a calm, and
then for this vesselto tow up the fire boats
and attach them to the Turkish line of bat
tie ships. The immortal Canaris, with his
brulot, was to have accompanied us, and
there was every probability that, had moi
the enemy's fleet retired, there would have
been decisive work.
The plan of the Turks since the fall O.
Missolonghi has been, first, to subdue Sa
, mos, one of the largest and richest islands
f now in possession off the Greeks second
the capture of Athens and, THIRD, the
i prosecution of their advantages gained II
the Morea. The first of these was left tt
TOPAZ Pacha, who was named commander
, of the fleet, and who having taken OF
board troops from Asia Minor, has beer
threatening the island for the last sil
months. But all his attempts have beer
frustrated, by the Greek fleet. He ha
now returned to Constantinople, whethe
from the want of repairs, or on account o
disturbances in that city, have no mean
, of determining. But Samos is safe unit
Spring, when | doubt not the Turks vii
make more extensive preparations thai
ever to attack it. The second part of tn
enemy's plan, viz. that of taking Athens
was entrusted to Kutuckis Pacha, with tn
Albanian Turks, who set down before it il
August; what progress he had made, u
to the 18th October, I detailed to you il
nv last. Since then | only know, tina
Gourah, the commander of the place, wa
shot through the brain, upon the batterie!
of the place, by rifle ball that small
but select body of Greeks had made thei
entrance into the Accropolis, and that tn
\ and confidence.
: AS for the third part, the pushing of thei
advantages in the Morea, the enemy ha
3 been prevented from this, by the reduces
, state of the Egyptian Pacha's finances
which has prevented him from sending hi
feet with supplies of men, money and pro
visions, to Ibrahim Pacha. In fact the sit
uation of the latter must now be awkwar
E when left the Morea, his army was re
duced to such miserable remnant, that h
could not undertake any enterprise of i'm
portance, and every day that elapses mus
!, increase his troubles. That he will not re
ceive supply of money, clothes and pre-
I visions this winter, is quite possible, bu
, that he will not be reinforced in soldiers,
consider almost certain. Letters from Al
, exandria give such accounts of the trouble
: and endorsements of Ali Mehemet, tina
though know he will make every exertio
to relieve his son he cannot much reinforc
him. In fact, believe can now say, tina
the prediction | made you is fulfilled
Greece has ended the campaign of 1926
better than she began it.
remain, Sir, yours sincerely.
s. G. HOWE.