Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-02-12


only 10 those in the large towns and along the
sea coast, bur penetrated into the interior, and
W, re partalen Of by thousands Of those wretch
es who have escaped massacre and He'd from
these burning villages, to the caves OF the noun
tains; those who did not partake, heard oil mem
and we're cheered 10 their misery by the though
that their sQfferings were known and commas
Grated, and that they were considered worthy
OF having the hand Of charity stretched OUT 10
them across the globe.
This Wild. spreading feeling could not fail 10
do good, and encourage the people 10 perete,
in their noble cause; nor was 1t unaccompa"t.u
bv gratitude towards the donors; thousands VIII"
had never heard the name OF America, learheu
10 pronounce il for the first lime with bies-
sing; and Greece will never forget the KINDNESS
done her in her hour OF adversely.
The situation Of Greece, Gentlemen, pFe'l'
Gus 10 The battle OF Navarino was most aiarm-
ing; the Overwhelming superiority IN NUMBER,
and equipments Of the Turkish vessels, ehao'e"
them to pour in supplies and reiniorceme"'S
from Egypt and Consantinnple TO me m"rea'
and Ibraham Pa ha with his discIpired Ar'o''
was preparing TO sweep across II, ana Io'" '"e
hordrs Of Tie indrfatigahle Cutayhl, the coh>
oueror of Athens, before Corinh. And what
had the Greeks to oppose?- nothing-not the
mum ion, or provisions, how could he shgh'-
est force b. kept together? The Pel"ponessus
must have again been LAID Waste and would
have been useless TO both parties; tor tho me
Grerks could no, have defended 1T, they would
have retrea,ed to the Businesses Of t m"u ta'ns
and long kept up from ihem parisan wars
fare; but the mass Of The people must have ia
ken refuge in The islands.-Here WAS the last
hope of The Greeks, and here it is probable
they would have made good their stand, and
constituted small but free people But he
bat,lr OF Na,arino has hanged al, and it is
probable that the future fate t Greece Will bs
decided in ,hr Cabinets OF EuroPs; It left /"
continue the struggle single h nded with ur-
kew, she will probably come off oo'que'er; her
feet will be able 10 resist the ene'ry's and Il
the supplies are Gu, of From Egypi only three
months. lbrahim Pacha mus. quit The Nora,
or starvr, and in six, every fortress in i, must
fai: into he hands OF the Greeks. AS Tor re-
pewing the attempt To conquer II by force
from Romrlia cross the lsta'nuS Of l"rInth,
i, W ,uid y, beyond the pow IF The Snl al, IL
would require force Of $4,000 men, whose
line uf omm unir alton would have 20 he KEEP
up through as irac. of countr,, :ntersecltd
nv rugged mouarains, and d FIJI ul dc6es, mos;
da ne, rous in the hands ot mnuntain warriors;
such an exp" diriou would probably share the
fate of Dvama Ais in 1928, who Only saved
miserable re mnanl OF his array, witch on en-
terlng The M"rea consisted Of $4,000 men.
A, for Romclia, It is lost, ir'rcoverahly, Tor
the present, but Gambia, Cyprus, Scio, and MI
ylene will be recoveIed-and these, with the
Morea, will constitute an important ration;
and ,hnuld IL. cry Of the people lie heard,
thric government will he republic an one.
10 ally
assuming a more respe, abIe appearance, and
will SON he able to make teAd against any ma
val force the Turks Can SIND ont.
But, though IS | have stated, the resources
Of Greece ave nearly exhausted, and govern
ment has lcrom GoilaT.at Command, vet, tn
spirit Of III people is not crush d; md only
few DAYS sfnr. the battle Of Navarn", Their"
was ritt. d out, perhaas the. best I"pula'ed AID
most rational .xpeduinn thai has saird du>
ring the war-I mean that for the re'aklng a.
Sco; principally got up, and regulated by
GlaraH,s This txcellen, patriot, a:d shrewd
stat~sman, on the fir,t romors # the Intended
interfere nee Of the European So,.relgn~ l" IL
vor Of Greece, saw ia, they must inciude all
those parts Of It actually l. ar"'s; and ~ order
10 have & 10 included, y, sol, ed to attempt The
Rising the sranda o. revolt there. Hi pow
erFul inf]p, nee over the - totes induced them
to cone T.. adily into the plan, and 'hev all
cordially srConded nm. Let Vs. gle h poor
G eek, then due and # too Of e" we Fl th'm
and ,rickish, VIII n we SIC KAN
pies f genuine and gr"eroas parri nlism, II
Se known; no, only uId Gi. rIkis | Dor day and
night upon his plan, but AL the Sciolrs,>s al
tered 'hroug Greece, strained every "'r>'
and contributed all hoy could; mech ms
wound up their concerns, gave their m"hey M
10 the common st ., K, aud >hnu de ln@ mus
k.r, prepared to ST srt and risk Their lives tor
the delivery OF taeir native island. An expe-
di,ion. consisting OF 800 guiar and 1000
disciplined men, sale under The cpmmdnd +
Cot. T b,icr, wnh ese'y necessary tqnipmtn';
all III. expenses of which were paid 10y the 'o-
luntary sac rifce made by The Scioies; md q
few days beiorr left Greece, we heard OF iheiI
safe debarkmrnl upon thu Island, with every
prospect of"ffi citing It's conquest
The { andi"tes, also, were grlt & u2 an ex
oedition fer the re- onquesr Of their '>aod; and
if the Turkish feet is prevented from goiHg TO
sur cour it, Gambia (aimost equal % e Morea
in Importance must, il few months, be In
The hands Of its righlfi,l masters.
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