The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-08-22

Di"'u Jay nglh, secondly that the troops,
most of which were irregular and without
payonets, were exposed in the plain to the
cavalry and lastly, that the diversion which
was TO have been made by the corps encamped
TO tIe north OF the Pirmus, did not take place,
SO that the corps advancing on the east side,
was exposed to the attack of the whole force
Oh tne enemy, which the proposed diversion
would have divided"
M, TRIESTE, June 8.
The Austrian packet-boat which arrived
mere the day before yesterday, from Corfu,
after passage of four days, brought
among other passengers, the son of the
brave Bozzaris, who fell at Missolonghi, a
child OF nine years of age, attended by
another Greek. From, these Greeks, as
well as by letters from Zante, of Both May,
and from Corfu of the 18th inst. we have
further particulars of the decisive battle
which the Seraskier gained before Athens.
The loss OF the Greeks consists in between
2 and 300, of the choicest and bravest
troops, VIZ. all the 'Sutiots and Candiots, and
the remainder Of the garrison eff Missolon-
CHI: Gen Kard'Skaki died of his wounds,
eight hours after he was brought on board
the ilellas trigate. The troops of Karais-
kakl, which was the flower of the army.
G0LlIGlV
destroyed-of the other 5000 Greeks.
5000 threw themselves into the Piraug.
where they entrenched themselves; the
remaining 600 fled or dispersed in different
directions. General Karaiskaki, few
minutes before his death, being surrounded
by General Church, Lord Cochrane. and
several other Greek chiefs, recommended
his soldiers to their protection, to whom he
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turkish plasters. as to my son. said he.
Il leave him my arms, that the blood with
which they are stained NAV renew his
courage These were his last words
His body was to be transported to Napoi,
there to be inferred with the same pomp as
those Of Marco Bozzaris and Lord Byron.
The battle took place on Thursday. Some
letters affirm, that the Greeks had at first
resolved to make the attack on Sunday. on
which day they expected.a reinforcement
of 6O00 men, which were on their wav to
JOIN them; but the advanced posts first
challenging each other with words, and
then coming to blows, the battle was begun
at the wrong time, and KaraiskaN was un-
happily killed by the musketry of the
Turks, who took advantage of the disorder
which ensucd.-Fabvier is said to have in
formed the Greek Senate that the Acrapo-
lis has still a stock of provisions sufficient
for two months.
The Romeliots, one and all, took the
following oath after the death of the brave
Karaiskaki. eve call God to witness,
and swear by the Holy Trinity, to die un-
der our arms, or not to lay them down I'M
til the enemy is driven from the land of our
fathers, and in the bosom of which their
bodies are buried. We swear a perpetual
union and fraternal love; we will divide
amongst our families our last morsel of
bread, and will protect the women and
children of such of our companions as may
gloriously fall in battle. We swear eter-
nal vengeance against each individual, and
his descendants, who may violate this sa-
cred obligation and if "a single violator of
this oath should escape our hands, we sur
ronflor him to tho imprecaton and ven
geance of the Most High may God grant
that, he experience no happiness in this
world, and that his wife may bear him no
children to assist him in his last hour, and
close his eyes. We, in fine, swear to bring
up and instruct our children in an eternal
hatred towards our oppressors. Amen"