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GREECE.
The Paris Moniteur Of the al of NJ
vember contains an official despatch from
Lieut.. General the Marques de Mason
to the French Minister of War, dated al
Navarln, Oct. llth, detailing the particu-
lars of the surrender of the fortresses IN
the Morea, which Ibrahim left in the pos
session of Egyptians and Turks on his
embarking for Egypt. In the surrender of
these fortresses, the troops met with little
resistance. Several of the English naval
officers joined the French troops to font
at their side. The first fortress taken
was Navarin, the troops having penetrated
into the town, and thence to the cititlel
without meeting with any resistance. In
Navarin were found 60 pieces of cannon.
% OF which were mounted, and loaded
magazines ofprovisions for several months.
SOU, 1000 cartridges, and water for 80
days. The garrison was composed of an
Egyptian battalion of 400 men. 20 gun
ners, and go Maniote Turks who are To
be sent to Egypt with arms and baggage.
The Notifications were in bad condition.
and the town heap of infected ruins.
The next fortress which was summoned
to surrender was Modon. The same an
swer was given as at Navarin, to wit !:
/" The Porte is not at war with the French
or the English; no act of hostility will be
committed, but the place will not be Civ
en- up" Preparations were made to take
the town, both by land and sea forces. and
the troops had already began to force open
the gates in the presence of the garrison,
which made no resistance. At this mo-
ment the Marques Maison arrived. The
Pacha declared TO him that he could not
surrender the fortress, but that if he took
him prisoner in spite of himself, he hoped
he would give him as good terms as the
garrison of Navarin. This was promised
the Marques Maison ordered the gates to
be forced open, when the troops entered
and took posses sion. Modon is a vrey
strong place, which has, what is not com
moni in the East, a covered way palisadoed,
an enormous ditch, a double enclosure,
and walls Of considerable height. 1t was
provided with provisions for more than
SIX months-with ammunition for two
sieges, one hundred peices of cannon. a
garrison of lO7S men, of whom sos are
Turks, and $40 Arabs of the 18th battalion.
Coron was surrendered the same day.
though the garrison was not disposed to
do so. The Governour was permitted to
send an officer to convince him that Mo-
don had fallen, and in quarter of an
hour after his return, if the place did not
surrender to the French troops, it was to
be attacked by sea and by land and de-
stroyed with the garrison. This had the
desired effect, and Coron opened its gates.
This place, as far as concerns the fortifi-
cations, was not in SO bad condition, as
Navarin /: but like the two others, it pre-
sented only heap Of buildings in ruins.
It was amply supplied with provisions,
and had 80 pieces ofcannon and mortars.
The Marques Of Maison next despatch
ed by sea, the third brigade to the Gulf of
Lepanto, with orders TO drive the Turks
from Patras and Morea. Twenty-four
hours were granted to Hadii AbdalIah, to
surrender in the mean time the French
troops were drawn up and completely
surrounded the place within cannon shot.
On seeing this the Pacha capitulated.
Thus, says the Marques, has Greece
been cleared of its enemies. Ibrahim
embarked $1,000 men; he left, in the
fortresses of Messenia, more than $500
men, Turks and Egyptians. Gen. Schro-
cider found about 5000 men in the forts
of Patras and Morea. Thus between %
and 81 900 men have been forced TO quit
the country and the fortresses in few
days. Coron is to be delivered up to the
Greek Government as soon as it shall send
regular troops to occupy it. The Mar
guess thus closes II cannot conclude
without stating to your Excellency with
what frankness and zeal Admiral Malcolm
has seconded us. His ships were by the
side of ours, ready to fight with us, if it
had been necessary, at Navarin, Modon,
and Coron, and in the Gulf Of Lepanto.
Captain Maitland, Of the Wellesley, was
one of the first who entered Modon with
our. Voltigeurs, and ardentiy desired to
take part in an action.-N Y. Dai. ADJ.
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