Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-12-10
Inter sting from Greece

lCorresponle nce of the London Post
You will already have heard TINT m American
Envoy Extraordinary, Mr. Pryor, has arrived
here. charged with mission from the United
States to obtain settlement of Dr. King
claim fcs indemnity for certain lands which he
has been arbitrarily deprived of by The Greek
government Yesterday two vessels of the
American squadron. commanded by Cpmmodore
Breeze, entered the Prmus; they ARE the irigat"
Congress and the war steamer Oronoco The
Commodore has no doubt been sent up to add
weight to to the arguments employed ny their re-
representatives.. 1t will be remembered That DIR.
king, an American missionary Mt Athens. was
some years ago cruelty prosecuted by tho Rus
sian party, and actually imprisoned III the crn'
nal Jail. with felons aud malefactors Tor having
spoken disrespectfullv ia his own house OF some
OF the mummeres and superstitious OF the SO
called orthodox church. Since then, however,
the tables are turned, aud the American nh
ance is now earnestly cou1ted by the Kus-
sian party us it was then dcspised. and its I'M
fortunate members prosecuted and III treated
This being the case, it is not To he wondered at
that the newly arrived American Envoy is gra'
ciously received ut the Greek Court, tetedby the
Rus sian ministers, and hatteredty his creatures.
several of whom belong to the extinct SO called
English party. 1t must also be acknowled that
in the presen. war the English have not, gener
ally, the svmpathies of our American co reli-
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| il jealousy or be it because extremes meet, the
slave holder of southern America feels his eau 81
one with that Of the Shareholders Of northern
! Europe.
! Good, however, cameth out ofevl. aud the re
! suit of this in Greece will be that DIR. King vii
| receive his money, and that the Greek nation
| will have fresh letter read to them on religion:
| liberty. The first ono was rather harshiy in
! culcated by Admiral Parker, when they d>coy
cred that. although it might be perfectly ortho
| dox to pillage n jews house. and Ia attempt tt
impale him ON Easter sunday yet that the luxu
| ry was rather costly when the jew British
subject The Russian party assert that flee
Of twenty sail of the line is shortly expected il
| these waters from America. and the American
| Envoy Extraordinary has arrived to form an of
fen i've and defencive alliance between Greco,
| and America And it is believed In fact, an,
| lie answers the purpose of keeping up momen
| tary excitement. When the truth is discovered
| a new falsehood is invented. Such is Russian
| policy in Greece: unfortunately the seed sow
by the Musoovite agitstors is adapted to the soil
From Galignani's Messenger, Nov. l6l
A letter from Athens states that "some day,
after the King and Queen of Greece had y-ite,
the Russian chapel, already stated, the Rus
sian Minister at Atht NJ. who had not been nj In,
| PirRus since its occupation by the Allies, wen
| there, with a certain degree 1T pnmp, {, vSi, III,
! American frigate. The frigatr salat.l him wiil
| I3 guns. and hosted the Russian Rag. and il j.
| impossible not to see an aifectation OF sympatl,,
for Russia in the visit of their Maiesties to tn,
1 chapel, and in that of ia. Russian Minister TO ia.
| fgate.