Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-12-07
INTERESTING FROM GREECE.

Ar1rdI0i Nr. Pry0r amd hc american SyunjroA-
.ltieai,oRS 10 tie Enroy-Doc'or Kings Cnse-A
Gnhed STATES Fr:gnte sH'"iDg 'hr Russian Gas.
ATHENS [Oct. 3l,) Correspondence Of London Posi-,
You will already have heard that an American En-.
yoy Extraordinary, Mr.. Pryor, has arrived here,
charged with mission from the United States to OBJ.
tain settlement of DR.. Kings claim for indemnity
for certain lands which he has been arbitrarily de-
prived OF by the Greek government. Yesterday, two
vessels of the American squadron, commanded by
Commodore Breeze, entered the Piraus they are the
frigare Congress and the war steamer OronOco. The
Commodore has no doubt been sent mp to add weight
to the arguments employed by their representative.
IL will bc remembered that Dr. King, an American
missionary at Athens was some yeurs ago cruelty per-
secuted by the Russian party, and actually lmprisOn
I'd in the criminal JAIL with felons and na!efactors
for having spoken dsresPccttuy in his own house ot
some OF the mulnmcrIes and supersttionS o the So
called orthodox church. Since then, however, the
tables are turned und the American alliance is now
as earnestly coured by the Russian party as it was
then despised and its unfortunate members persecu-
ted and traated. This being the case, il is not 10
be wondered at that the newly arrived American En-.
VOC il graciously received at the Greek Court tStrf
by the Russian Ministers, and tattered by his crea-
lures several of whom belong to the extinct sO-call-
ed English party. 1t must also be acknowledged
that in the present the English have NOT, gene
eraIy the sympshcs OF our American -religionis
Oh the other side the Atlantic. BE 1t jealousy, or be II
because extremes meet the STAKEHOLDER OF South
holder of northern Europe. Good, however, cometh
out of evil and the result Of this In Greece will be
that DR.. King will receive his money, and that the
Greek nation will have fresh lesson read TO them
OH religious liberty. The first one was rather harshy
inculcated by Admiral Parker, when they discovered
that although it might be perfectly orthodox to pill
laee Jews house, and 70 attempt to impae him on
Easter Sunday, yet that the luxury was rather costly
when the jew wils British subject. The RussIan
party assert that eet Of twenty sail of the line il
shortly expected in these waters from America, and
that the American Envoy Extraordinary has arrived
to form an offensive and defensive alliance between
Greece and America. And it is believed In fact
any lie answers the purpose of keeping up mo
mentary excitement. When the truth is discovered
O new falsehood is invented. Such is Russian policy
in Greece; unfortunately the seed sown by the Musco
vite agitators is adapted to the soil.
From Gulignans Messenger November le.
A letter from Athens states that "sOme days after
the King and Queen of Greece had visited the Rus
sian chapel, already stated, the Russian Minister
at Athens who had not been at the Pireus since IFS
occupation by the Allies, went there with certain
degree Of pomp, to visit tho American trgatc. The
rigne saluted him with l3 guns and hoisted the Rus
sian flag and it is impossible not to see all aectation
OF sympathy for Russia in the visit Of their MuJestes
to the chapel and in that OF the Russian Minister to
the frgate.