The Portland daily press., 1867-01-21

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from the island of Syria in sight of Crete, gives
the following account of the posture of affairs
ON the Doth December:
If any one doubts thu vitality of the Greek
race, atew days spent here OF in Athens will
suffice to satisfy him Of the resuscitation OF
the Hellenic stock. Nothing SO like the Am
erican people exists out of the United States
Of America. Enthusiasm without restraint,
fire and courage al least, if no other civic vir5
tues, they have in abundance. The rush o.
volunteers for Crete is numerous, though on,
ly one boat is in lit condition 10 carry 'u1n.
there, and that so closely chased at tlhe, .ii''
it seems the extreme of impidehce W pen'ue
a voyage in her. The Panheiienlon has DC
come already historic. She caves noie WIN
more regularity and mass t nh iole
mails tn and from Crete. She is the only
hoat the Greek nation pronounces fast enough
and ali tle fastest ships in the Turkish navy
have chased her month without having cot
a shot at her SO far. And every man who en-
banks on her as q volunteer knows that he
goes to certain death iishe be captured, orders
having gone from Constantinople TO Crete to
shoot every European volunteer captured
But three Panhellenions would not suffice to
do the work demanded. Half the youth of
Greece would so if means were forthcoming to
arm, equip and send tEeln. Ihave never seen
anything like it since the magnificent out
burst after the firing on Sumter.
But the sinews of war are lacking; the
yaaro aso thar o,oorred Az Tom p tha most nttnr
mi, "a 80 Ri ot;o 80 ired
th,o,,SIs rS,;t;a:9 ali hnn,ha,da u;IIanas laid
$50 ~. an otlar 3hrongh
10 Iand Com;tni ;nGl,,Str5 an maans of pros
naritv conc The nonnlat;on unfinished to a
remn y 80 Greaca was reborn naked as a babe.
Ita Lind foster'm ,,bers unable to prevent its
birth took GOOD care fo Stop its growing. They
CHARGED II With n king, a court, and loan Of
STA ,y00 OOo francs. then turned round and
robhed II of most of the cash, leaving less tban
eII0o0 nOO bejn0 dctuaLY realized bu the ,lo-
linn And on this they must keep their kin, o
and his suite. paw interest, &c. and Bayari.
an army - Pr s1ai t'- .l
TO assert that. in face of all This. the nation
has moi an inextinouishahle VITALITY is to to-
more cause and effect. Rut add To oil This
that all the richest parts of Greece the most
productive and imnortant. are in the hands of
the Turks. their hest eyiIed fake ref1oe in
f,ee Greece and while tbevl demand nrotac-
tion and assistance can do little to advance
the nrosner;tv Of a nation. crinhad cah;nad
and confined ne this Rennblicans Ia their
very honns The Greeks have no word IN their
ianSn,"a oven for titles of nohil;ty1 thev are
forcnd 70 M maintain q ling who hos M svmna
1hky In hnI ~ a MI
di1icnlr;es no head To Govern them and in
o,naJio of hoadin% the 5ation in a crisis The
I,,1fnst;nn of Creta ia n vital one for Greece.
iiia,. o,aonronbicaj ,oliticai. and economic uosi
t;on 7Jon'apd ;ts apnexafion MANY of the hest
a,,d most anorgetic administrators and soldiers
arc t,retan tbe hest of the Cretan blood has
IL, 1r;,,ar w. Great ;ndonandanoo. 70 ont
1,ota aft from creece is like cnttnc Now Emo.
ianS from America me, 1,1st 5e ,n,;teJo
tTbc eyantiof tbe dav here is the "ntervan.
t;onn of,ha Enol;sb on,r hoat ssuranca which
IoJ 10 oudac;,y 70 y;oIa,o his inSt,,ot;oas
$50 ,,raSor,,a tho most strict nentrai;tu and 10
csr,p off from tbe Turkish terr;torv 500 moor
stary;na men women and cbildren nnln'
macv a3 Athens land nerbans other canitajs,
stands ogbast ySncb mouaStionad bmmanity1
ia ;ncredihIe and ;nconvsniant The gaiiant
sailor conId not andure their misery and be
r;sLed mora than tan battles IN save one Ioad
Of ieos+ tor n sail that he will he casbeired
and he I,ayy heforahan5 ,,l,at n,;ght oo,oa
hut IL soid 10 baya dacIarad that come ,yh AZ
ha 'naS nontont and tbat L;s heart inc
4;S9Sii ~, Gf hi; 1,ouaInYnent ill not Of III
s11 so-,Is Nj o5 uere mon and Of tbeSe oni,1
~ ~. 49, o,,J r,ii,No,,a nor orinn,a5
~" iiya ,rn,TdS nod for two ,yeol-S CIV aaton
,,;;ld soiad. oil ,,aro hair StoruoJ AMI ,'anr
had to he carried Only three ahle- hodiaa
non wore WILLING IN embarL and not ono Of
+hon, octnaIIu went Fven .yon,e, nh, \ =
nn nb;idre, refnsed IN 90 nreferrina 70 ou r.a
tho arr;yai of the COMEDIANS None emharL'
cd Int those who had children or aoed mar
ents 70 care for or were themselves sick
Cant Pvm would have oladlv returned for ALI
other ioad Int his consul frightened NV his
last instructions. nut a veto on it. The crew
nTtha Ass,,ronoe r. 10 said chafal as IL tbey
wara ordered ont Of q battle. at beino nrevent-
oil from returnino to Suda tor more Of the nm
fortnnates.
The moor Cretans are diving by hundreds
hut reso1l1e to tee iast-anvthing and every,
thino for liberty. II is to t6e honor of Amer
ica that we have at Const,ntinonIr a minister
whose conduct in this affair has won the
hearts of the whole Greek race. while com.
mand;no the resnect of the Ottoman. The
name of Mr.. Morris is today. where fine Creek
lannnaoe is read regarded as among its Chief
benefctors. His Iabors among his colleaoues
of the Diplomatic corns win have done what
we all believed impossible. and If Crete is
saved to Greece. it will be owing TO him and
his humanity. If he had been listened to in
the baginnina there would have been no in
surrecfion: If his earnest counsels had been
heard even after tbe affair was afloat n miobt