Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-10-16

VINO cannon snppor; them: there are hundreds OF
i"eiSners, men who Were only corporals or SER
Je1n's In the European armies who have got titles
AMI strut about with one or two ragsed soldiers at
their heels, and call themselves Colonies or Gene
rails IremsmbeI once bel with a body ofihree
hundred men; and council OF war being called
IN moment OF alarm, there appeared three Gene
rails, ioir FlcsetIenerais, Eve Colonies and more
than tw enty five Captains Th- has IN ale the BUSH
ness 20 ridiculous, that oiTceIs who have really
hsij any rank in a regular army, aye not willing
10 put themselves upon rank with corpoTsls and
sefsean's, many cot them the scum OF Eurore, and
tney CHI ose 10 serve as volunteers, or they quit
Tue co iIliy IN disgust. And they do well for,
as much as they pretend TO despiss Europeans, the
eiesAs nave, In reality, respect for them snl for
hsir orinons-- and they rejoice find selfish
who 'ior Their own interest, by action word x writ
ing, uphod Their ~ stem; men who cry that The pa.ii
csfi~ysten II the only 10 save Greece s. ccu,pa-
ring them (perhaps with juslice 10 the Ge1illas of
81 am, lhudns their kill in pillsging ther bravery
10 hsh'ing, sheltered behind stone wall, or their
sapsEness In whipping oil dead Tux; but they
krow not, or Ta;her know and care no, for their
d'-iressing the couniry-,he disputes among them
selves Their readiness to ii 81; the Guarres of
'her Chiefs, for The produce OF province, or FOR
'"e possession OF tow, and last their discbedi-
ence, ther rebellion To q ,ernn.ent Greece has
now I'VE Important foTires~e=, but yet an order
nom government Ia Governor chosen by the
unanimous safr ages OF the peop!el would be but
them, except that of Aiethana which j. held by
me remnant OF the regular troops. That un.
fortunate band, which has 80 of en- been d omed ,o
Hestructon by all The irregular chiefs --been asaiu
ana aSsia assaulted ny al! the OF intrigue mas
peea tie victim OF open treachery. 1t Is true that
'he travest of The soldiery never would enter H.
rank despsins what they called The life of .iave.
sun, thoush coz posed az il was of mere novs
the ou'scouring OF lie island-, it shoy. ed vha, dis
''Phne may do; and when in the face of The enemy,
rohuue'eI i'sei! ohen better, invariably as tc.N
do Tue oraVsst OF the iIIeguisr- and eigh, months
ago, when Aihers had not one hundr ed nou,Ls nj
powder, and the other Chiel- had been in vain i'm
pioIeu 10 felieve II, hundred Of ihsm with each
forty pounds OF powef on MS back mar ed 4, i'm
ene! Sei Dlyonets upon the lines of The enemy, on
" eie1t III on-hl"y night,ioTced themselves tLfoIgh
ana eaVec the place from falling; thing which
weeks ago saw 10 000 .rreeulars in VAN sttsn,,,
'hS 10 40. But the word iytgu irTs mast convey
70 you very imperfect idea ol Greek soldiefy
picture TO yourself rather hard of rtien who bava
eaen gun aud Two pi>tos, but who know moth
ing OF bSynnet, Iifie, or cannon; who know 9th
ing OF discipline, enough to form info InesyFo
Hever are enlisted but come aud 20 as tb.v cbooa.
VINO are never mustered, and whose number II l.
impossible 10 cslcuiste-a,e without any of the
appurlenaDces or camp, with neither drum nor
any musical instrument, nor uniform, not even a
tent, bht what Is worse han all. they have moth
i"s oil esprit dH corps, The real soul of an army:
and though personally rather brave are cowardiy
as oSoy have been witness OF numerous in.
s'"sces OF personal Courage on the part of the
soldiers ani sailors, but never OF wis, could b..
called general gallant aiFair; perhaps p,sv'eY
cept ihe'r deiences, which often very fac |
nave heightened out my letter, led on from one
oo-eiYstion To another, wifhCG; d-tans 10 YOU
me occurring events: bat you Will that affairs
are al low ebe, aud yen have gained, perhaps
some ne" IDEAS on the causes Of this 5nd noAy
Tor ihe future prospects of Gfesce. The question
In 4 81
sNe can Get the mastery Of the sea, al is tnish-
FL The Morea, Gambia, Cyprus, Neeropon, in
i'ct All me islands must, In SIX month"; be in her
power. l5TahIm Pacha cannot remain ,gi,h his
army In The Pe!opone.sus. nor hold his castles
thfee months without supplies from Al,xaniria
1t The Greek OnIy holi their own. he. ,,rs,
De content with the islands they now have The
hoIea, wHh the exception of y spoil III kon,.-
niA,NapolI ID MalYOisie, AID lLe province OF Mai.
ma must tail into the hands OF the Ta.k=, though
doubtless Partisan war VIII, tor Yeas be car
REQ On IN The mountainous districts.
say we must be acoaIenl WIZ. l!.s Islands arl
they are enough IF their revenues are proverlv
formed 10 support Cochtane and his fee; what
has the horea and RoHes done FIR the public
rhest f'r several years pasiI Nothing ali has
zee" PAD 1y the islanders C4cula log then upou
we very ~0tsi; GTeece has resource she can and
"ili hold out pehtps Tor years but in thai time i,
Is pToDso.e some sur IN Europe, some disarranse-
msn OF The nicely balanced Interests OF the q, eat
powers will make il Tor the interest OF some one
OF them TO give her helping hans. DO not think
an less 81 friend TO Greece Than formerly f. ON
the gloomy accounts have given you; Il look
upon The cause a. my own; shall stick TO /, while
there Is shadow OF hope. Bat IL is time 10 tel
The truth, and so Tar from assisting Greece ly con-
cesling IL, think her tue interests viii be bs-t
promoted by detailing things they are and let
ting the world know the hopes ard ftar- the wants
and resources OF the uSUy. In my next will
detail 10 you the ruDnr occurrences that sst lrons-
pre-. remain your. tt4lv
&. howe.
Extract ofa ieRer .jro0, .Nopoi, June 2, 1927.
" Alter leaving Psros the United S,ae-
iFIgate Constitution anchored az Napuli di RI
mania, tor The purpose of watering ,.he.e she tel,
~ WITH tie ChahSellor with Ir0yisous for the
rTeeks' The Chancellor disrhsrEed half her cargo
there, y went with the Temsi.dsf to- Paros leav
Ing l'r' Hove as agent for the distribution of the
provisions. Tie COhsti stIun convoted her AZ far
, as 'he island OF Sptzks, where enc sent some
men aud an ObiceT TO convey her 20 Paros and re
turn with her. She had not been day at Spez
~, when The captain, receiving letter IRON ID.
hove, got the Constitution under weigh, and a.
gain pfocesd TO Nspoli. about p miles from
spe1zia, where be leaned that one third of the
provisions brougnl by the Chancellor, was seized
10y Gteavi, the comm indan. OF the fortress who j.
reported TO be great rssrsi the other third wa
claimed 10y Colocofoni; AID ii agreed between
them 10 give the other thId 20 he moor for whom
the whole was DEFINED Fortunately, the Con.
s'ncuon sidvej ~ tine 10 remOnr;fate against The
proceeding, az The Provisions were American pro.
perry. they were accordingly given Up.