The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-06-28

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liner. Is no nation N Europe. ,lo sincerely b,-
ieve, bni could tfainpie tl'rnau under foot They
have no strength; the peopie are worn down by
system m oppression, and the euiirators Of
thr soil have barely enough left them 20 drag out
miserable existence They l,se In wretch
ed mud huts, have sqnHlid children. and are all
badly clad. passed over one Of the fnesf coun-
tries have ever sem capable Of supporting an
immense population, which from the numerous
burial places # did al one time. II Is now
waste, and you would ride nearly a day eie sou
would see even wrefcled shlnge. aud that in
ruin met several detachments bound for
Cons'antuopls TO man their fleets, and such
looking SET of rag gamuflins I never saw. The
nc" troops are poor looking dirty crcatures, and
now they have hnLf christian dcss, without the
urban they are small looking men. The Tnr=
kt'h dress is we'll calculated 10 SET OF the humnn
irnmo. viii say nothing Of the description Of
Constantinople--this has been ably done by
Clark aud other writer's TO whom | must refer
! you.
From all | could learn at thr great city, do
not believe the Turks will ever grant any terms
to the Greeks at least. so long rs the Powers
will content themselves IN negotiation force
I may do, but diplomacy never: for they viii not
believe that the Europeans can be- mad enough
10 20 To wal for the independence OF people Of
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crasiinate and negotiate as long a YOU choose
and never thinks YOU in earnest uni,l us tee rio
| ~ Is actually invaded.-IIr is now using every
ekefiIon IN fitliug ont his squadron, aud ten hea-
Wy brIPs and cOrvcttcS are ready for sailing with
| Two iriedtes and line of battle slip nearly SO,
| to accompany them am inclined TO believe
| that both England and Russia will use strong
| language 10 induce the Pofc 10 grant terms, IT
| not independeneeto the Greeks. t. however
| am OF opinion, that the Porte will continue hcr
| cxertion 10 subdue them, and. il possible. bring
| It to close this Summer. Unfortunately for
the cause of the Greeks their differences are
NJ" 50 great, that ii is anticipated that England
will have TO cease her mediation, until The Am
| hassador can determine which of the Govern
! ments is TO he considered the hegitladie one.
To understand this must inform you thai
Conduriottos aud CoIocononi have unircd Al
| Castro, aud with such ofthe IslmatrS a. are %,
their side, have organized provisional Gosern-
nenti IN part. claiming Ia themselves, the r@b
so TO do as the g" Government" which was H.
| trrmincd on by the Congress nj Epidlurts, was
10 ceaae 81 that ongress could re-ts5 rui.
bic which was TO have heen IN August last
! That Congress had djournrd IN haste, on the
tail OF Nlssolonghi. In consequence oil tbe luke
"arlnnoss ofthe members, or Of intrigue, rs n
| IS supposed ofsome of the member, OF the pro-
| power with which they had been inv, srcd 10
meeting could he convened, until QUE was urged
! Nv the friends Of Greece, they saw the ftovIs-
| lonal Government bad not strength Mos of
| he frmates and Deputies to the nnmhetof sir
! " or more, met at Eeha, hut nOttuongh to form
| n quorum. In the mean time, the other party
was organized under these two men al Castro,
| tue residence ri uinrofroni. The mrnbcfs II
| Lena sent drputatIont 10 Castro, 30 propose the
union Of all the Drpullr. aud lrnnatue AMI 10
meei AZ Paros as ancntlal point This was nj
! listened to, and as neither party would give
| way, each had lis meeting the Government al
! fgma still Maintaining, that until the tonEresS
which had adjourned Al II Il fus coud reds
, ,cn,ble, they would Still hold the rclns of Gov
cfnmcnt, as it was from them they received
! then power, which they were to retain unit
they should again assemble
know not what has been the result of all this,
| but As Lord Coohranc has arrived with u brig
md schooner, and Gen. Church. to offer his B.
vices II Is hoped that they will induce the par
! ties 10 come 20 some dchntivc arrangement
| and until this can br done il is said the Ambas-
sador at Constanlinople will not be- able TO treat.
even fthe Turk should be so disposed.
| have thus as we'll as could, given YOU some
insight into this difficulty. lii no more than
what have before said to Won that these poo
pie nrr THEN own enemies and they are the same
| t,ctlous aud turbulent people they Ncre in nci-
ent times, and deserve but lhtlc OF our ,mpath,
II this cannot unite them. I know not WIN will
for they are in 4 miserable situation. and then
numbers have been fearfnlly reduced
After writing 10 You on the 9Th OF FEBRUARY,
went ovrrto Eginn, having head wind for
smyrna, and wishing to understand by personal
observation how affairs were progressing For.
tnuut"ll, tnri with Trccoupi, one Of Tie mem
bet> otfhr Government nj Paros lie had been
Que OF the Committee to Castro, and OF course
could give me all the information | wished
relative To that Subicet.---Owinr - bad weather
was compelled 10 run INTO Garden Bay, oppu-
site to II, drI. where fell in with Captain lam
ilton who lad likewise bern 10 Castro. 10 endeu
for Ia bring about reconciliation and mcetnl
At faro'. hut without effect. During the time
VI. iiceoupi was on board which was three oI
tour DAYS, We had many re Conversations rela
live 10 their situation. lie appears TO he tand
b,"s that claracterl an honest man. and tftt
aatfiot, and lie freely said that there wds net q
Greek among them that could unite ai the par
tres and II France OF England would give them
| heah TO the Government. II would meet mos
Of their views. He would, however. rather hav,
| Il Swiss, or some German at the head of the go.
Iyernment, who could afford To bring some few
Thousand troops, as we'll a. induce quiet men to
sctut the country anu cultivate the sou.
Another plan which i, thought OF, is TO agree
10 pay 10 the Sultan, as much revenue as he cv
! er received from the Grces--he giving them tho
same Government which is given TO Servia and
Naildehia that is, to have the right of choosing
then Governor. and that no TUX shall be allow
al TO put his foot on the soil. The real or land
~ property which held before the Revolu
. ton by the Turks. to lac taken by the Go'crmcui
and larmed out and those who would cultINat,
TO pay certain tan which would be conlmuted
and paid to the Sultan for the benefit of the for
ner owners, or SO much per annum az should
he determined on, as twas not their wish tc
conliscate such property. In the present propo
sition submitted through Mr.. Canning, they have
demanded. Internationally, their independence
aud that o. Gambia. Negropont. with the Greek
Islands nnd line drawn from the Gulf of Pa
tross ON the North SIDE including NisSoiongh
to the North Point Of Negropont. All this they