The New York herald., 1876-10-16
GREECE AND TURKEY.

GREEK BRIoANDs AND THE GREEK NAVY.
To THE EDITOR OF ruE HKRALD:-
In your OF the 5th inst brief article appeared
relative to the policy resolved upon by Greece ot remain
ing neutral the present struggle between tho Porte
and It's revoted Christian subjects sort OF surprise
is also exhibited to the way Of her getting into the
row. with briganas among her classic hilis brgands
around her treasury and fleet consisting OF brig
and yawL
As regards what is termed Greek brigandage. I
venture 10 say that Greece has excrted her utmost
power for the repression of that fearful scourgc upon
Its inhabiantsthe notorious idea that brigandage in
Greece is foscred and sheltered from justice by political
factions adverse to the parties in power II is
fiction Of European journalistic enterprise. and as
such has been condemned by even shoso very in
power whose political interest should demand
the establishment Of the truth. Il is true
that certain bands OF outlaws, inhabiting the
boundaries which separate Greece from Turkey most
OF whom cannot speak even the Greek language, but
only an incorrect Albano.Turkish dialect OF their
deprcdations Greece proper. often accompanied by
boodshed; but II Is equally true that, were
the proper authorities OF Greece IN their pursuit.
than they Aed Turkish soil inaccessible TO the
Greeks where in pence and without the least
OF molcstation the part oil the Turkish authorities,
they shared their plumber the old saying that ito the
vctors belong the spoils." II is few weeks only
since the reached us OF the plan thought OF BY
the Turkish government Of lnhabting the boundaries
OF Thessaia by a bl0odthrsy and !oathsome Aslatic
tribe aud but Tor the fearless Irotesiaons Prime
Minister OF Greece another plague would have been
added the many sulerings OF tho Christians nhAbt
that part country Has Turkey ponded
to The repeated appeals Of Greece for cooperation
in the extermnation OF br'g,ndages Perhaps she has
,ed to do 50, but when are Turkish promises TO
be ulnled they are Ike her maneslos issued TO
representatives abroad ull of soft soapsm describing
the brilliant achievements OF her armies, which subse-
quent aud aui hentic dispatches prove to be unreal
Why, SIR, they are not worth The paper they are
written on.
As to The brgands being around the Treasury guess
know how IL - ourselves. We are hving an age
OF money making; We are ali on the make; people
OF all natonalltcs and classes seem to be afflicted,
or less, with the itch OF making, and therefore,
| can see good reason why tho Greeks power
should become an exception to the general rule OF am
ncsty.
admit sir. that irregularities In the various hnan-
cia departments OF Greece have often occurred but
ust also admit that whenever the disclosures
according to the provisions OF the laws Of the land
which the laws of every civilized country, as
II was in tho OF those three bishops and two
cx-Cabinet officers, who. having been charged with
simony were brought before the highest tribunal OF
Greece tried onvictcd and sentenced, without
The benefit OF cecil siastca Intervention in their
behalf as Il might be expected IN country where
Church and State walk hand in hand together.
As regards the condition OF the Greek navy consist
ing OF brig and yaw, allow me- please. to remark that
II was a brig and a small one, too out ofwnich went
the Greek lire that destroyed the combined fleet Of
Turkey and Egypt during the Creek struggle for ,nde-
pendencc; while again. during the last Cretan war,
when the island was thi:kiy guarded around by tho
shmnn, IL again yawl which Piled regularly be.
Crete and the Greek ports escaping the notice
OF tho Turks and carried provisions for three hole
years handful OF Cretans lighting for their homes,
their lives and ihcr liberty, against powerful my,
and but tor the Tan OF moral support IRON the Euro
pean Powers the fate OF Crete the island OF Mipos
RhadunaUthuS, Greek
islands, the Cuba OF Greece, would have been different
New YORK, Oct. II, lS76 ALEXANDER.