Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-08-16

of whom consulted with him on the affairs of
the State. His memorial announced his de-
termination to render his resignation, unless
some means were adopted to remedy those E.
evils. The Princess required time for consid-
Grafton. On the 18th, at the request of Gen.
Saldanha, all the Ministers were summoned to
meet at the Foreign Office, and then General
Saldanha presented each Of them with a copy
of his memorial Offended at his conduct they,
in their turn, resolved to give in their %resigna-
ton unless Gen. Saldanha was removed. Their
offers Of resignation were accepted, and a new
and popular Ministry named.
The Algemeine Zti,ung so the 18th Of June
contains sothe further accounts ofthe late defea,
of the Greeks, which will be read with inter-
est. II appears that Karaiskaki received a
mortakwound in the onset, and that the Turks
promp,lytook advantage. of the disorder which
ensued. Theloss of the Greeks is stated to
have been between two and three thousand men
but, subsequently, four thousand is named.
The arrival Of the son Of Bczzaris at Trieste,
on the 9th inst. is mentioned.
Trieste, June s-The Austrian paeket-boat,
(which arrived here on the daybefore yesterday,
from Corfu, after a passage Of four days, bro't,
among other passengers, the son vi the brave
Bezzaris, who fell at Missolonghi, a child of 9
years Of age, attended by another Greek. From
these Greeks, as well as BY letters from Zante
Of the So;h of May, and from Corrd Of the 4th
Of JuneS we have further particulars of the de-
cisive battle which the Seraskier gained before
Athens. The loss of the Greeks consists in be-
tween 2ooo and 5000 of the choicest and brav-
est troops, viz. all The Sulists and Candiots, and
he remainder of The garrison at Missolonghi
Gen. Karaiskaki dieG of his wounds, eight
hours after he was brought on board the HellaS
frigate Among the other brave Captains who
fell on the field of battle, are NJ. Rita Inglesi, Of
Cephalonio, and tialiano, leader of the Candi.
OTIS, who had come from ST. Petersburgh to he
assistance Of his countrymsn. The corps Of
Karaiskaki, which was the flower Of the army,
and amounted 10 1000 men, is almost entirely
destroyed; Of the other 5000 Greeks, 5000 threw
themselves intothe Pirsus, where they en:rench-
ed themselves, the remaining 5000 fed or dis
persed in different directions. Fabvier is said
to have Informed the Greek Senate that the
Acropolis has still a stock Of provisions sufi.
Gent for two months. Thu 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 oil
5000 men, which were on the way to Join them.
But the sivanced posts first challenging each
other with words and then coming TO blows,
the battle was begun at the wrong time, and
Xaraiskaki was unhappIIy krIIed,at me ursvr,',
the muskeuy of the Turks, who took adVan-
,age Of the disorder which ersued.
AUSTRIAN FUNDS Vienna, June ll.-Metal-
lioues 90 SIG; Bank Shares 1882.
CITY, tco o'clock, June ga decline OF a hall
per cent. took ~placeir the Funds in consequence
of the reported departure Of Mr.. Stra'iord Can
ming, from Constantinople. Other unfasoraoie
reports respecting Russia and Turkey were IN
circulation, and the price of Consols Tell from
Sc So, buyers to IS 7-s. 1t has since recover
ed to Sc IA. The improved price Of the French
Rentes, on Thursday evening, produced ataVor-
able effect on the market.
"Exchequer Bills are SO to SIS shilhngs pre-
MUM.
SIN the Foreign Securities there Is scarcely a
bargain doing. Mexican Bonds are 7o4; Co.
lombian sol; Spanish Il, Greek l65; Russian
90.
"The last prices of the French Funds on
Thursday evening we're 1927. $50; 7of. ssc.'
We have received, this morning, the Aige-
meine Zeitung to the l4th inst. An article
dated Constantinop!e, May 26. states thai capt.
tai 10 have resounded for some days with the
news Of victory, and some of the trophies have
been exhibited in The usual way. A thousand
or :welve hundred human ears have been dis
played before the Seragiio, together with the
heads Of seven Greek Captains. This spec'a>
Gle, though sufficiently revolving, does not prove
that the triumph achieved has been very great,
and as only eight cannon and one standard &C
companied the exposed relics, j! is suspected
that the Turkish account is much exaggerated.
There is something equivocal in the proof of
victory furnished to the Grand Seignior. The
1900 ears may have been taken from the heads
Of dead Greeks, but it is not the most imPro-
bable superstition in the world, that it a lew
hundreds were wanting to make Up the number
requisite to furnish what The people at Cons,an-
tinople would consider a fine sight, some OF the
Turks who had persisted in the battle might De
made to contribute their ears to CRAFTY their
.--.n ,nI .,ysu The olory of their rom