Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-01-19
INTERESTING LETTER.

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The following letter from our valued i''end
DR.. Howe, is short, blu, interesting. IL came
by the big Delos. Cap, Smith, from SMYRNA
and last from Malta, who put into Plymouth On
Saturday morning The reported death oil our
counlryman, Gen Jarvis, is a source oil deep re,
rret to the friends Of Greece and Liberty. In
other respects, the news from Greece is OF the
most cheering chsracter:--N. 7. COMMERCIAL
MALTA, November 4, 1928.
Dear Sir--I arrived here yesterday, ana we
are now getting under weigh again 10 continue
our voyage 10 Greece; but can hastily give
you en- PEASANT, the latest news from that coun
try, as have seen several persons lately from
there. The Foreigners are all leaving. no" tna'
The war is over. Our coun'ryman, brown is
here, performing his quarantine: ne Is Slowly
recovering from severe illness; but, feeble as
he is, he may feel himself highly favored, IN oe
ing among the few who have come on win me
The fate Of the Philhellenes has been terrio'!
severe: at least two thirds OF the numoer o.
those foreigners, who have enlisted the'r ,or>
tunes in the cause, have persisted 10y disease OF
strife" Jarvis, too, is gone, am 'o'd; poor
fellow! he has sealed his devotion 10 the cause
with his life. The news we had Of the deatn o,
Capt. F. a. Hastings, proves too true; ne dieo
Of wound ne received in attacking the TURKS
near Missolonc hi. He certainly was among
The brayrst and most meiitorious champions OF
Grecian independence; without osten'aiion, he
expended large sums Of money in the cause:
without any parade before the public, he
achieved many daring exploits; and his naval
actions, Il well known would give him glory
fai above that which Cochrane, or any other
foreigner has gained
Capo d'Islria, it seems, is getting along won
derfully well with the internal administration:
the people are reforming 10 their former oc'u>
pations; the peasant 20 his vineyard; the sailor
10 his ship; piracy has ceased entirely, and the
| country is quite tranquil.
Cochrane has returned, and is now al Eglna
with another armed steam vessel; but me hoo'
is out i, is said, demands five thousand dol
lars, ere he will hois, the Greek Tag upon her.
| Contosiavlos is here: he has the manage
men, Of the financial department, under CaPo
d'Is,ria, and has just Obtained $4,000 On a
loan. Greece is looking up. nope to lind
things in such state on arrival there, that
shall be able to send you good report OF The
land: till then, adieu.
Yours, &c. SAMUEL G, HOWE.
| P :. do no, give entire confidence to the
report Of Jarvis death.
FROM THE MEDITERRANEAN.
A letter from Malta, November IS, makes
no mention Of the reported defeat Of the Turks
al Choumla, and it is therefore possible that
the affairs Of Varna and Choumla have been
COMPOUNDED. The Boston Bulletin gives the
| follow extract Of letter from Malta, dated
November IS
"You will have learnt, via Europe, the defeat
OF the Viser and the fall of Varna. This is a
| heavy blow to the Turks, who will now be o.
| biiged 10 defend the passage Of the Balkan
But we do no, know it the Russians inlend TO
perform winter campaign, or rest till the
spring at Vsrna. The Sultan has ordered out
all the priests and lawyers, and ordered them
to prepare the war turbar. They are pow
erful body, and are said 70 amount to $4,000 in
| the capi,al-lhe sultan tells them the moment
has arrived when their religion is invaded, and
,ba, they must go out, sword in hand, 10 de
ftnd it, or he shall trca, them as he did the JAN
nissaries. The capital is Tranquil, and the
Turks rather low spirited, owing 10 their late
defeats. The government Of Greece is daily
improving, and we never hear OF piracics or
any other disorders. The Ambassadors are
ts,ill at Poros, but are going down TO Naples TO
pass the winer.
Almost every day this month was marked
by attacks and repulses, with equal fury on both
sides, and considerable loss OF men TO each par.
". The Russians, who were constantly re-
ceiving relnforcements concluded by invest
ing the place with 10000 men, in order 10 pre-
ven, any reinftrcements reaching the Turks
From the lth TO The l4'h, fighting was kept
up with little in,ermis>io ion. Un the l4lh, the
Grand Vizier made sor,ie from his camp,
and made false step by offering battle in all
open space. He was beaten, his corps in part
destroyed, aud himself wounded, which COM
PEELED him TO retreat with tbe balance Of his
troops four leagues beyond Varna
On the morning Of the 18th, a general as
saull was made on the place. After in ffec'uaI
efforts, aud prodigies Of valour worthy Of bet.
fate, The Turks, surrounded on all sides could
no longer preven' the enemy from penetrating
into tae cily; overwhelmed by numbers, they
still defended themselves, aud ,he struggle be-
tween man and man, Wherever the situation Of
the ground would permit, was as fatal 10 the
conquerors as TO the vanqnished. The Cap
tain Pacha who animated every one by his ex-
ample, repulsed from post 10 post, reduced 'oa
handful oc b-ave sni, iis who sill sui rtundrd