The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-10-08

rTasS whom We had ftfi IN the Mora Tue on
gentleman seemed deeply 70 regrei ine run al
| b,s trade in the ts.ands. oceas'gaed b. the con
vnision Of n VA "a ffw weeks before our ar
ryal. svri hsd bren throsn iniofte utns"st con
/ fusion b. he artisai ola Turkish eatYefie esca
! nins rom the general foui the ottutnHb nee
| had suffered At Audros and Cape def" 5a'
wss puilued bY fng Greek eraiseis WI
| ehnn N eapiinlsted on the terms OF gl'ins
~, tho vassei, a soon, however. - the i"fk'
we're landed. The tray was broken by me cap
taiH rs Blowing up the corvette an auemla "a'
immediately made to secure The crew, and aitei
.on,f riatint and the deaih Of few Of the nii
fortunate wtfichcs, tsy we're scared aud u
sbe number ola hnadted aud hfyS sent TO lly
dra ~ ptisoners Of wa. where lev days AZ
ter they were massaefedh, the islanders. The
wreck ofther vessel. and The nrbaried corpse,
9th Turks. we're still lying on the beach As We
ss.ed o. the present W.T. and its prospects
of snccess. nnr host ID Ike with that disintefesl-
ID enthusiasm which charheterisrs every class
Of the shoulders ,slos sc lot before the evolution
aas sufficiently happy to render them coniented
with their submission 10 the Sublime Porte. had
NOT y ieeling ofpatriofisn mpfbed them 10 run
their own tranquility IN urief 10 assist the noble
efforts O their les. fortunate coun'Yymeu. Gov.
erned bg their own law aud ~ the full exercise
ofhen osn clision, 'raing yearly haratscifto
the Porte pufchHsedthem permissoni0 elect then
governors a senate from aH'0ng themselves, 3.
tieed ibtm from the presence or tesidenecot u
Turk 10 the islands Sym was once tbe happesi
spoi Of the Archipelago, its pahsthefchesi oithe
fycia,les, aud II. merchants the niosi enterpTl-
ing IA the Levant its only p0 liItchl grievance
the necessity Of sending an annual number OF
sailor 10 tie Ottoman feet aud ITS only tar a
bout 300 piastres year, pad 10 The frlepng
fayofe ~ the imperial Harem. on whomihc re-
yfune ri the island was usually conferred by
iho Salla,I.
Aficr protraeied and gratifying visH we rose
20 arpait, bul w,tc pressed by oar hospiiabl'
be,t 70 pHttahe OF u desert preparing IN another
apartment IL wis the sue produce Of lGls own
Immediate household, con'iStins OF swcntmcats
oranges, iresh hg,. peaches, melons, aPrcpts
aud grapes snch as have never seen equalcd,
rot IN Smyrna some OF the lunches wclg nlng
ifnm five TO eighf pounds, OF the parest ambei
sprnklrd with red spots. and skin 50 drbeale
To- ruffle of'with tie slightes touch Of the I'm
ger. HIS vine wa, delicious and, after pledg
fng our host aud speedy freedom To Greece, W.
reached onr boat and agan frgained The frIgate.
y usual The breeze fr.shcaed ~ sunset. and Al
light we we're again ssliily cleayng the H2r-
an. It's phnspbeiescent waves leaving a long Inc
If liahi IA nur vessels wake ilnf tracked her
course along the pitcny deep We drove rapid.
" through the straits oi 'ieuos, whilst thr land
marks OF our pilot were the Haichlighis aud fires
lhal blaze Gom the cI,h, Of Myconi andibc dis
tant h,lls Of Delos.
The following day strong head wind detain-
cd rs al evening, heating through the struts Of
oclo. aud alterustrl, iaekng Gom lis wooded
coast Of Chesme aud Asia Minor This beauti-
hd Mm nfthc sea- once celebrated the scene
1tthr defeat OF Antnchus. has ~ later days been
rendered douhlv interesting by the struggles Of
tircecc II was ~ Chcsme, that IN l75O the Rus.
sian Admiral Orlpw destroyed the Ottoman fleet
aud i wa in this same strait thai IN 1922 the
Inodern IhemIstoclcs consigned to destruction
the anthnr of fIc Sciote Mas acre TIE lev on
either shore WIS splendlll, beautiful hut on
both, the dissertations ot memory cast feeding
II disgust over every ohIeci we could not look
pu the ycfdn0thills OF seio without shudderne
recollection Of the slaughter that had so lately
stained them whilst the onposfr aud equally
beautiful coast was alike detestabc as the hnlnn
81 rs perpetrators But whilst 10 us the scene
vas any hing hui pleasing one. there was one
ndlvdua on hoard Our vessel TO whom the sight
1t this devoted island served 10 summon mp the
HbN' iFHl'-lfH'AHlg 1flift'h'lls. ! MS wiz n
Young Greek lady Of twenis Two or twenty-thrcc
years of age, n native ofthe island, witness to
Is massacre and a destitute exile in consequence
# The murder Of bet family. She was now on
,er way with US Ia Smyrna in order to place her
eli rnder the protection of distant relative
whom SHE hoped, though family, to find still
ur,isiug. She eat all day uponthe deck watch
NJ with wistiul ewes the shores of hr uniiye is
aud, e atesery approach vhlch our vessel made
awards It. she seemed straning 70 recognise
ONE srene thai had once been familiar, or per-
APPS some noW-de serted somrtbat hadoncc been
lac shutter ofher friends and when. on the oppo-
lite tack we again neared TIE Turkish coast she
urned her back upon its hated hills to watch
he retrcailng shores of her desoacd home. |
lad not been aware Of her being ON board, MS
ter naiioaal retiring habit, had prevented her
appearing upon decl, during the carly part of
he voyage hat IL She drew near Scio. feeling
eemed to overcome education aud prejudice, and
M sat all day bepcath the awning 10 Satiate her
eff with gazing and with recollection.
towards evening We drew near the ruined
own, hulii an the sea shore. ~ the foot Of the
soodrd hill, which had been thc site the anci-
NJ city Of : 10. It, houses seemed all rooheSS
md deserted, whilst the numerous groups Of
MI aud graceful Expresses which rose amidst
nem, caniraaed sadly with the surrounding
lesoaion: M was solitude aud silence we
'ould MOI descry single living creature on the
peach, whilst from the shattered fortress on the
hore. the blood red flag Of Nahomed waved in
,rimsnn pride above ihr scene Gifts late barha-
-ous triumph. Al sunset the wind changed we
passed the spalmadnres aud Ipsara aud, rom.
ing the promontory Of EryhrH entered the bav
If smyrna. As We caught the last glimpse of
''' 'l''rS OF Sclo, the unfortunate lady pointed
cut the remains of a house TO the north of the
town, which had been her fathers; il was now
a ~ 81, and rs clearly as we could discern, ap-
pcared T. be of large dimensions, and situated on
one otthe most picturesque points of Scio. Her
uame, she SAID was kalcidJi. ard her father had
.reu one At the commissioners for collecting the
revenue OF the Sultanh from the gnm-nastic OF
the island Ion the hrealling out of the revolu.
ton ~ the Mcrea, strong appIchensiouS of a 81
nlar revolt in Scio wcrc entertained in the hi
an, aud n number of the most distinguished
Greeks Of the island were selected TO be sent TO
fooStantnonle us hostage, for the LOYALTY o
ihe remai adcr ;amouest these we've her only
brother; herself, her mother. aud her two elder
Sjsf'r> heiug LEFT alone in Scio Tranquility
continued mdiShnhcd IN the island for more
than year; though the accounts Of the rclterat-
I'D successes of the MoreotS were daily stirring