The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-05-27

ALARMING lNCKkASE OF BNfGhSDAGE.
The public journals Of Athens and Smyrna are
almost entirely taken up with details ofthe dreadful
pitch to which brigandage, open barefaced brigand-
age and robbery, on the highway, by large bands
Of assassins have arrived at in the unfortunate and
sIuled kingdom Of Greece; and though in some
few case. the armed force Of consta bulary and
g7id1rmoit has come to blows, and even had some
long and strongly contested fights with the bandits,
STILL in almost every case, the public force has had
the worst Of il, and been obliged to ny before the
robbers.
The first article on that subject, in the Courier
r. dfhes Of sth April, says that the bandits al
most al the very gates Of the capital, that
known band had attacked the post Of Tatoi, three
hours distance from Athens, had killed gem
darme, and that the rest had taken to fight. and
when they arrived at the capital bringing the news,
. stronger detachment sent out, but the robber
band had very naturally disappeared before their
arrival. The same article adds that under such an
administration a. the present, they may look for
similar circumstance every hour IN the capital IL
self The next article is from Lvadia, stating that
band Of thirty brigands, commanded by Cslamata
and Ias 30. had attacked in broad daylight. and by
the high r4ad, the village OF Nranesi situate in the
plain. After committing various atrocities, and
pouring boiling oil on the breasts Of three women,
aud wOunding peasant, the baud completely sack
oil and ransacked the village, and left unmOestedly
by the same route, leading away seven horses laden
with booty.
The next article in the same paper mentions some
trhng Of the parties sent out against them,
whose bravery IL most ridiculously cxtols and
goes on to state that the Turkish troops on the
frontier had co.Operated with the Greek IN fighting
the bandits ON the Ottoman territory at Argyri,
but 1t slyy enough insinuates completely Of nilu-
entail parties with the bandits, of whom il gives
the list Of III bands, who act either separately in
injunction as opportunity offers.
The Siocls, another Athenian paper, Gays that on
the 18th February, a band, commanded by the ia
nous Gradoula, entered n village in the commune
Of Apcrantion, in Arcanania, and carried OF two
children. one Of whom contriyed to escape, and
that this band, notwithstanding this outrage, has
always a refuge in that commune, where il enume-
rates sixty relations without counting friends, and
that when attacked il slips the Turkish from
tier. On the I'D Of February, the house OF j.
Sismam, at Hypate, was attacked by band who
had their head quarters at Sterfak and Ieli, and
after having sacked IL, they proceeded to Frantzi,
where they we're pursued by Lieut.. Myona, who,
and fought them, killing certain Ghyftak, and
taking two prisoners.
The military authorities succeeded in arresting
several receivers Of stolen goods, and amongst
others the son Of Neromiti, the assistant mayer,
and IL IL very strongly remarked and commented
on that the public authrities such the assistant
mayor and the police gave no information OF the
robbers. and even refused TO act on this occasion.
On the 22d March, the village Of Chalca was pill
LACED in open day, the robbers having been lurking
about the place ever since the I'd Of March, in hopes
Of carrying of the public treasure, which was, how
ever, too securely guarded Several Of them we're
disguised as gendarmes. The whole village reused
Themselves ana remained three days under arms,
but no one would denounee the place of refuge Of
the band. News from Stylide, dated 20th March,
mentions that band Of forty brgands Is distributed
about The eastern villages &c ,mia, that the Fl.
n0us Casilata /! al elc time ,srVIed With refuge