Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-11-14
From the ~. Y. JOundt IF Commerce.
E'RDN GREECE

The brig Herald has arrived in safety at Pores
with the donations despatched rom the u >. for
is very orporune, a. the inhabitants Of the Morea
are said TO be IN state oil absolute Starvation
The following letter from MIR. King, who has ar
rived at PoroS in the Herald will be read with in
to the ladies OF the Greek Committee, thro' whose
agency he sent 10 that country.
PoRos, 9Th August, 1928.
have at length arrived al the place OF my des-
nation, and my feet have the happiness stand
on Grecian soil, My eyes now behold an immense
field ' white already 10 harvest" and 1 rejoice
that am sent hlher to lal,our. We arrived in the
harbour of Pores the Goth ult. in 30 days from n
York Being quite i'll the day of our arrv al and
learning that it was very slckly in this place, hav
ing no lodgings procured, and the LoId's day
was approaching, concluded to remain on board
ill Monday the 18th, at which time 1 came on
shore, and took lodgings i'll OF the best houses
could find, tho there was i'll il neither bed, chair
nor table. The same large trunk, which MIR
disk and myself used in the DESERT, and for long
time at Jerusalem for table, 1 now using "a
gain for the same purpose.
The cargo OF supplies Cor the Greeks arrived in
good order, and is now deposited in magazines fur
nshed gratis by the Government OF Greece. We
have called ON the President, his brother, Count
v. a. Capot:sriaS,) Mayrocordati, S. the Governor
Of the Island, all OF whom gave us the most polite
and cordial reception. The President has also
been with US TO examine the cargo, and seemed
Lightly grathed, tho he several times remarked,
that the things quite too good.
Our first interview with him TO me in the
highest degree interesting. After he had read sew
eral letters OF introduction which L had to him,
from Mr.. Galla,in, from the Duchess de Broglie,
the Countess St. Aulaire, and others of his friends
in France and switzerland, our conversation turn
ell upon the present state OF Greece, the means TO
be employed TO raise her from the low state 10
which she has been reduced By Turkish TYRANNY
war and anarchy; the importance of establishing
schools, of teaching the youth not only science,
but good morals and the religion OF the Gospel &c.
&C., which have not now time TO detail
On my observing 10 his Excellency ,lIat we, so
far as means were concerned, owed our indepen-
dence 10 the firm principles of probity which our
forefa hers possessed who fled from England to A
nerica with the Bible in their hands: 81 know it,
said he, 81 am well acquainted with your history"
After long conversation OF this kind, we came TO
The subjec, of the cargo sent out By the Greek
Committee Of New York. The letter from that
Committee had been given TO him by ms brother,
previous to our seeing him, rs he absent at the
lime of our arrival, and our first business was
transacted with bis brother.
was so unwcii for several days after my arri.
val, that could 10 little more than perform the
duties which were absolutely necessary, such as
calling on the authorities OF the place and making
such arrangements were necessary for the I'M
loading the cargo, taking the house, &c. Besides
multitudes calling on me TO beg the Gospel.
know not that ever saw people 20 absolutely hun
gTy for books they are in this place. N lot more
Than three or four have asked me for charity
hundreds have asked me Tor books. have many
things which interest Inc exceedingly, which
wish to communicate, but cannot now the He
raid, by which send this, is to sail at two o.
clock to morrow morning Suffice II TO say that
the way is perfectly opened for me to establish
schools to almost any extent.
Ii you can send me fifty thousand dollars can
employ il for that purpose. Could not the ladies OF
New York collect money enough for the building
q school house, an! the establishment Of a school
of superior order for females II. Greece, Would
not such an act Of charity in the Ladies of your ci-
To brill ant hair
ot gold and pearls have to-day had another in
feTYiew with the President, and he has invited me
10 visit the schools which he has established here
and then come 70 Esina, Oghere he IS going to-
morrow morning) TO be introduced by him to the
Bishop in that place, and 10 'ist the schools which
he has there established
Athens is still ia the hands Of the Turks, and
Ibrahm Pacha ard the plague are still in the
Niorea. In this place 1T Is sckly. DR.. r.
says that he thinks tlefe are Ave hundred in Pofos
III Of lcvers
One word now with regard 20 this place and
will coDciude:--POrOs IS small, rough, rocky Is
land, separated from Tie main land, the More3,
Nv narrow channel of water. The city, which
contains, perhaps, five thousand inhabitants, is
built on the decIvites Of steep hill, and the
h0:ses rice one above another, 80 that the founda-
tion of one is about on level with the top Of the
ptIet, q III he midst Of these lodges OF large
Incident rocks, which il would seem, little sla-
Hing Of The earth might set in motion and roll
dosn in dcso'aion upon a4 beneath
ThlS l7iano was formerly cdheu Nhld'Hs' ~
was here, that Dcmosthenes took refuge IN the
temple Of Neptune, and, where, 10 avoid falling
into the hands Of Tytant, he swallowed poison
and fell dead al the foot Of the Altar. Here fell
che Prince Of Orators. Here was husbod 10 u.
lence, more ibsn two thousaud yrsrs ago, the
rrighliest voice Of eloQuence, @htch the Pagan
7drId ever heard. Bu, the Liberty for which
= he plead though fallen, still lives, and now half
risn from ,he dust, 10 which Turkish Tyranny
rad crushed her, has seized her shield and swotd,
aud already performed deeds 81 valour. Thew
--7iil one day be- / doubt not, recognized as such
At present, hear little else from foreigners, but
base Greeks vie Greeks, lying Greeks, thevisl