Extract of a letter dated...
The Times, 1824-10-15T00:00:00

I Extract of a letter datedi Smyrna, Sepl. 2:-" About fourteen (lays ago the ( :d1itall Pacha einbarked part of tile troops at Scala Ntuova for attacking Sainos, and migght have effhcted a lan(lihng had not abouLt 5 armedl Grcek vessels, withi soinc fire-shps, imade sail towards his fleet. One, Un- der the cotnmaiid of Canaris, who has on three formner oc- casions distinguished hiinself by burning the Tiurkish Adlmiral's aianl other largo ships, took cf,;ct on a large fri- gate, an(d shie, with tivo siuialler shlips, were btirnt, creating conftusioii ainongst the Turks, anid( causinig a precipitate retreat. Tlhe Capitan Pachia had gone to Boudroun to col- lect small vessels for transports, andl still threatens Samos, though the T urkishi forces are (liminisbed by sicktiess, and return of voluniteers to their lhomnes. Tlhe Egypitian flcet, fermidable in its number of' ships and troops, was in the port of Macri ahout Ibur weeks ago. Wie he;ard nothing further of its movemrsentts, nior is there other authentic in- fornatioll to add." An erralum worth noticinig occurred in our leading article of yesterday on the finances-thirteenith linie firomi the enl- for " intercst has fallen in the proportion of five to two," read " intercst lias fallen in tbe proportion of five to three." The proclamation of the lonian Goveriiinent against the Greeks has excited a great sensation in the city. A letter has been addressed to Mr. Canning on this subject by gentltnien interested in the Greek cause, but u p to this hour no answer lbas been received. Air. Canning is repoirted to have axpressed, in thci most unequivocal terns, his goad wishes for the (Greek cause...A'venigpaper.. Mr B1laquiere, the agent of' the Greelc Commiinttee, who arrivedl three days ago in the AmPlitrilc, was still perforiaing qua. rantine on Wednesday in Stanga t Creek ; but we understancl that. pr atiqac was sent down last night, as there is no sickness onl board, aid that itr. Blaqtiere may be expected in town this afterioon. MIr. Blaquiere is accomipanied by nine Greek youths, who are comiie here ibr cducation. There were ten, but one of them (lied three weeke ago, froni an imiprudence in blithileg when hot. The *ic- spatches fromi the Greek Government, of whichm AIlr. Blaquierc was the bearer, were sent to the Dcpuies yesterday.-Evenin5 paper. Mr. Scarlett, M.P'., whooissojourniiigatBriglmtoi, has been paying a visit to lXord GIeorge Cavendish, at Colnpton.place: he passed(i through I,ewes, and cahicd on several of the electors.. /Brirg'dop parper. The tenm porary stotpage of carriages, &c., over Black. friars-bridge, is su.tevAc,& with very unrpleasant circuinstances ho (Cheapeidec, many timecs in the course of the day the carriage-wav 4ulef 1-P_-- tuU~ ltuititefr 0t Carts, stages, dtc., tuirninig into Qen-stret, for lthe purpose of passing over Southwark-bridge the trustees of which, nmuch to their credit, have adopted every me- thod to keep theaveni ues lotheerame clear by additional strect-keeperg, who vse thleir utmost eftorts for that purpose. On Wednesday, at halt.past two, an aceident took place at ttic corner ot Queen-street, which stopped up the thorou hfarc for a long time, occasioned by a light cart being. upset at itlr. Turner's, stationer. The horse fell with its head against the iron guard at the corner, and lay In a senseless state for half an hour. During the time gome of the light-fingered gentry were on the alert. A lady in getting out of a cliariot at the corner of Lawrence.lane, had her reticule taken front her. MR. SADLER, SzN.-One of the most recent acts of be. nevolence of His AIaiety is an order that AIr. Sadler,. the veteran aeronaut, should be enrolled among the brethren of the Clharter- house, which see SteO tobat entcrprtisig tman a Colnforrble asylum for the reinainderof his days,