Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-05-11

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story iHdow so Zee, high, ia tho rsmsr kabIs
nay even wonderful from inc tact OF her being -
very delicate circumstances.
About p'ne years since, fire occurscd in the san,
street, aud nearly opposi attended by very similar
and equally !nmcnI1b'c ,ircumstances Ii broke our
sho tly after in the evening" ard strange IA il NAV
appear, Elk OF the unfortunate tenants we're burned
/ 10 death. b"y saved Li- lilo by couinp down from
the fourth story BY the trunk or spout, and youpo
woman, who as sted in Ia get out, ard who nttcmpt
cd I" follow lie example, fell and was dashed to pic
Cos an the sidewalk.
! THE PARLIAMENT OF GREECE.
MAJOR kePp.IS narrative supplies the following
extracts Tn first relates to the Grecian Legislature
in session at Argos. II is strange picture,
The assembly Says the Mnjor)was sit,,ng when
we arrived they had commenced ia ir del cs
daylight and had been called together by he bent az
drum The piece of meeting was the aHt tent theatre
which l"xccpung those at Sparta anu Iau,na il the
largcS; III European Greece A temporary buildpg
had beon erected, semlcscuar success n Of bench
! e. on The ste OF the stcnd, and facing the ca,cr
I lhs structure had roof; but, Ike the most
4 pr mtNe Greek theatres, was covered in with boupIs
. OF trees. he summons 10 parliament by beat o.
drum had appeared alher military for our r,stidi
Gus no ms 81 Tree discussion; but more decisive
mars OF military Interference here met our view.
Like many other ancient theatres. this one at Argos
4 EeNcavnted on a hill: on the brow, at the uppev
beaches a the odUod, were five pskets of paikarf
: so posted "a 10 be abcto ire upon the assembled
senators IN case Of emergency There was. howsv-
et !ite casmcc o! their services being required; for
by hc wise arrangements OF the president the assem-
bly, was disposed 10 be nearly unanimous in comply
ing with any wish OF ils exce!rncy. hs,membeys
pr-sen, were about two hundred in number and were
Tor me most part blessed IL the Albanian cos, umes
which resembles III so many respects the ancient
dress as alwtys TO bring nd classical recolect-
ions indeed, the whole scene was lkelv IN nrodrco
tits effect, e the orators spoke in the langn,oe
nearly ii"lcnic, and With abuse truly Homcrc the
suolSe' pe,ns one 90 winch IN every nge. th,s ma
ton has always been most eloquent the division of
spoil sum OF money had been granted In tho
troops VIII" had taken part IN the late war and
Ihe present meeting was TO decide spon the mode in
wheel! ii was TO be divided hence arosc an animated
discussion IN which the Inhabitants of Pooponne-
sus and other people OF Greece, each insstod on
tGcl7 respective claims; and expressions of so,sf.c
ton from The one eide, and of dscontent from tho
Other assaed each orator IN his turn. Amopgst IN.
speakers 'hls morning was CClccotroni once a clam
orous patriot bur now gnvcrCmen, man, in con
siderairn IA report whlspersJ OF the sum Of eiph-
teen thousand DOL ars. This. man has pnyed so con
spicous part III the late revolron that could no,
help remembering has name, thou Oh II all who had
yielded to the SILVER persuas on of he president
were TO be enumerated, 1t wuld tie necessary to 60
Though the list Of nearly the whole parliament
, THE GREEK CAPTIVE, AND THE MAssA
GRE AT SCIO
The trave Ter, ON reaching Adriano lie was bospi-
bly, entertained BY Mr.. Duveluz,thc British Consul
The consu!s house IL nearly the beat in the town
Tn fate Of lis preceding CCcuuants an example Of
thu uncer sinty OF fis this country. II was succex.
svcy the property oftwo brothers One fell q victim
10 inc WHen tnat neaVy 6cOurge last cd
Adrlanopc; the other who succeeded him in his pro-
perty, was decap' ated shortly after. before his own
door Among the servants of the coasul IL n beaut
i'll Greek orthe name OF Marigo, who comes nearey
u ny idea of Hebc than almost any other wo-
man | ever saw. Moreover, che is not only ver,.
pretty, but very good Her adventures are q picture
OF the country and times in which she lives relate
them as heard them, partly from NJ. Develz and
partly from her mouth. She was horn in Sc;o
he father, man comfortable circums, nces was
t' MS facttious character, in that
land, the fo,mer abode Of wit and mirlh AT the in
snrrection OF Scio he Of the first who fell in
that terrible massacre. His unhappy widow with
four children, of whom NaTigo the youngest, fled
int" he mountains. with little dry bread and a
pitcher of water, and hid themselves in the ca
witty OF one OF the hIghes; rock in the island
/ They remained unmolestcd for two days though
:! they kept in dreadful alarm by the constant
report ot hre-arms, The seTage yelis of Turks and
: the dcHpalr!ng scream, Oftheir vctms. Their ,un-
ply f. water exhausted. the mother resolved in the
dead OF night 10 refill The pitcher but the coura geous
little Mango seized 1t from her mothers hands
said she would fetch the water that she WINS tho
igltest end smallest of them all, hrd he best
chance oi escsrng unseen by the Turks. AT mid
night she set out on her good and bold ent erprise
crept down the roch and arrived az a spring with
out any further than cutting her feet
W The sharp stones. As she was returning she
heard VOICES in the Turkish language near: she throw
herself into field Of adding corn. She had been
hoard md was pursued. The Turks hunted for her
with lhcr yatn9snS At last one ofthGr party slightly
wounded her. II I'D white beared negro,
who hurried her away towards the town They
stopped al house and were admitted by ano her
negro who proved to be The son Of her cspior The
! younger back immediately conceived violent af-
feet N for tn" pretty capivc: quarrel between he
men the consequences and It ended IN the IA.
Tiers seizng pistol and dIschsrglng the contents
in his sons body. The wretched old man became
frantic n what he had done, and mingled his yels e
/ grei with his sons dying groans The wounded
man soon expired; the old father then opened the
window, took up the corpse, and flung it into tho
street lie now became more furious than ever A.
length hc seized MatiEo by her ha r, dragged her
4 into tho street, and nflercd her for sale Hail Ba-
ba, nci'rous tlIvc dealer of Adrlsnoplc, bought
her for handful Of paras "a few pcncc,j and took
her TO hs depot, where he found number Of com
panipns IN III fortune, Who, together With herself,
were pat into .nrgc boat, and landed at Galpoli
whence size was brough' to Adrianoplc Here she
had The Happiness % Cal into The hands of my OK
ccltn friend IL Dnvc!uz. who redeemed her Ever
ucc, no has { Gated her like dsurh'er and she re-