Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-02-16


intuition, or provisions, how could the slightest |
force be kept together: The Peloponesus must |,
have been again laid waste & would have been use !
less TO both parties; for though the Greeks could
not have defended it, they would have retreated
70 the businesses oil the mountains, and hong kent
up from them partisan warfare: hut the mass of
the people must have taken refuge in the islands
Here was the last hope of the Greeks and here
1t Is probable they would have made good their
stan', and constituted small, but free people
but the battle OF Navarno has changed all, and il
IS probable that the future fate of Creece will he
decided In the Cabinets Of Europe: If left 10 con-
tnue the struggle single-hauded with Turkey she
viii probably come oil conqueror; her feet will be
able 10 resist the onemyS, and iihc supplies are cut
OIL from Egypt only three months, Ibrahim Pacha
must quit the Morea or starve, and in six, every
fortress in it must fall into the hands of the Greeks
As for renewing the attempt to conquer il by
force from Romelia across the sthmus Of Corinth il
would be beyond the power of the Sultan: il would
require force ofthirty thousand men, whose line
oil communication would have 10 be kept up through
vast tract oicountry, interSected by rugged noun
I tains and difficult dehles, most dangerous in the
hands OF mountain warriors; such an expedition
would probably share the fate of Dvana Ais in
1923, who only saved miserable remnant Of his
army which on entering The Morea consisted OF %,
GOO men.
As for Romelia il is lost irrecoverablv for the
/ present; but Gambia, Cyprus, Scio, and Mytene,
| VIII be reeovered-and these, with the Morea,
VIII constitute an important nation and should the
cry OF the people be heard, their government will
be republican one.
The Greek feet under Lord Cochrane, is daily
assuming more respectable appearance, and will
soon DE able TO make head against any naval force
the Turks send out
! But, though as have stated, the resources OF
Greece are nearly exhausted, and government. has
seldom dollar at command-yet, the spirit Of the
people Is not crushed and only few days before
the battle of Navarino, there was fitted out. per,
| haps, the best regulated and most rational expe-
diton that has sailed during the war-I mean that
for the retaSing Of Scio; principally got up and
regulated by Garakis. This excellent patriot, and
shreWd statesman, on the first rumors of the in
tended interference of the European Sovereigns il,
| iavor OF Greece, that they must include all
those parts-of it actually in arms; and i'll order to
nave Scio included, resolved 10 attempt the rails
ing OF the standard of revolt there. His powerful
influence over the Sciotes induced them 70 come
readily into the plan, and they all cordially Sc
conded him. Let give the poor Greeks their
due, and if too often we find them mercenary and
uicklsh, when we see examples of genuine and
generous patriotism, let it be known: not only did
Garakis labor day and night upon his plan, but all
the Scioes, scattered through Greece, strained
every nerve, and contributed all they could; mer-
chants wound up their concerns, gave their money
into the common stock, and shouldering musket
prepared TO start and risk their lives for the deve-
ry OF their native island. An expedition consist
ling OF 1900 irregular and 1000 disciplined men,
sailed under the command Of Col Fabviar, with
every necessary equipment; all the expenses OF
which were paid by the voluntary sacrifices
made by the Sciotes; and few days before left
Greece, we heard of their safe debarkment upon
the island, with every PrOspectof effecng its con-
quest.
The Candiotes also, were getting up an expe-
diton for the re-conquest of their island; and il
the Turkish fleet is prevented from going TO sue
cour 1t, Gambia almost equal 70 the Morea in i'm
portancel must, in few months, be in the hands
of its rightful masters
You have doubtless heard of the brilliant affair
at Salona, where Hastings entirely destroyed Sc
ven Turkish vessels, and obtained complete mas
terry of the Gulf of Corintli
Thus you will see, that though the originally
small resources Of Greece have been exhausted
by seven years struggle with their powerful
enemy-though the country has been wasted the
crops destroyed and the villages burned, and what
IS worse, brois and civil wars almost continually
kept up by the guilty inrigues OF her selfish and
avaricious Chiefs still the spirit of the people, tho
bruised, is not broken; and let us hope that Hea-
venhas in store blessings for nation so long and
severely tried.
have the honor to be,
gentlemen, your
Obedient serv't,
SAM'L. G. HOWE