Greece.
The Times, 1824-10-04T00:00:00

Letters, dated the 28th of August, have been received from Cortt by the Greek Committee. They state, that as soon as the Greeks beard of the arrival of the Egyptian fleet off Rhod&s, they despatched 60 vessels to meet it, leaving 40 vessels to guard- Samos, and to watch the move- ments of the Constantinople fleet, whicht was off MAitylene. By accounts from Miisolonghi, .Mavrocordato had pro- ceeded into Acarilania, to head a corps.of 3,000 rnen waitintg the approach of Omer Pacha, who had halted at Caravara, not daring, as the letters state, to proceed farther. In the Peloponnessus, near Calamata and Patras, a strong corps Was guarding that coast, in the expectation that an attempt would be made to land troopa in that neighbourhoDd from the Egyptian fleet. It is further stated, that the Greek Government had been 'enabled to detach 4,000 men to the defence of Hydra, and, a considerable force for the same purpose to Spezzia. The quarter from whence this intelli- gence proceeds renders it necessary to receive it with caution; i-adeed,thereisobviously much exaggeration in thernagnitude of the various militaryand naval operations sai(d to be under- taken by the Greek Government, which are on a scale that no previous information lias enabled us to anticipate. lf' a small portion only of this intelligenee is correct, and of that we can hardly entertain a doubt, the cause of the Greeks is pro- ceeding most favourably. These letters make no allusion to a victory of the Greek fleet over that of the Turks near Samos, an account of which has been for some days in circulation. It Wfas communicattd originsly from Marseilles, under date of the 24th of Septermber, whence it had travelled by Trieste from Corfu; and as it appears unlikely, through so circuitous a route, that later dates from Corfu could be obtained than that of the letters addressel to the Greek Committee, the event, which is in itself but vaguely stated, is far from being entitle(d to im- plicit belief., Tfe explosion of the vessel commanded by the Capitan Pacha, an(d the death of Cannaris, second in command of the Greek fieet, wbo is said to have perished' with him, are, however, circumstances not very likely to have been fabricated, and there is, on the whole, sufficient probability about the victory to make the friends of Greece lo ok with hope to the next arrivals from that quarter. Extract of a letter from the Agent of the Greeit Com- mittee, dated Napoli di Ros tania, Aug. 1, 1824:_ "I enly returned to the seat oi Government two days ago, after visiting in little more than the space of a week the ruins of Epidaurus, Egina, Salamis, and Athens. I reac cd Athens on the 24th, and had a long conference with G`._' neral Goura, who had just returned from Marathon, where he hal greatly distinguished himself on the 14th, at the head of' 300 men against s,o0o, vhom he forced back upon Ncgropont, with the loss of 400 mnen and 3 or 4 standards. From Athens, the mnost inltere5ing spot on earth, I return- e to Ambi]achi (the ancier2t Salamis), to confer with the members of the Philo-Mluse Society, and thence proceeded to Hydra, where I saw the Primates, who received mne in the most friendly manner, giving mse letters to the Central Government, expressing their anxiety that all the proposi. tions I had previously made to the executive and legislative bodies sliould be acceded to. The whole population of this trtuly interesting track vere busily occupied in fitting out a large (livision of the fleet, which has sailed ere this, and is destined to join the division intended to act against Ma. homed Ali ; they were also employed in adding to the de_ fences of the island, which are already of the most formid able description. From Hydra I passed on to Spezzia, in a vessel provided by the kindlness of Lazzaro Coniduriottis, in whose splendid house I slept two nights, and where I was treated en- Sy1arige. T he Spezziots, who are a keen and intelligent prople, wcre occupied in the same manner as their neighbours. On presenting myself to the President and Executive body here, I found them readiug a despatch received that instant from General Scalza, dated six leagues from Salona, and giving an account of the repulse and dis. coinfiturc of Dervish Pacha, who attempted to advance to that place for the purpose of opening a coinmutiication with l'atrass. This victory is the most iinportant and decisive of the camnpaign, as the Turks hadl fully calculated on the success of their plans. The first letters of the Genieral stated the enemn's loss to be 600 in killed alone; other ac- counts reached the Government last night, bv whicb it ap- pears that i,000 of the infidels fell: tfhe main body of 7 or S,(\00 retreated, leaving their baggage, stand- aids, and cannon, in the hanids of the Greeks. Owing to the judicious choice of the grournd, the latter did not lose more than twvelve rmen in killed and wounded. The whole attentior of the Executive is now directed to preparing for defensive and offensive operations on a large scale. Yotu have heard of Mahomed AlI'E expedition though considerable, it is by no means sufficiently so to induce a belief of its being intended for the Alorea. LWe all think the Egyptian tyrant intends to occupy Candia, whelnce he doubtless imagines there will be great ftcilities for carrying his ulterior designs into execution. The affair of Ipsara, though disastrous in every point of view, has, owever, co;mpletely roused Greece, and great things may be expected of her. Thc recent note of Russia would seemn to call for the immediate iiiterferencc of England. I was very negligeent in not tellilng you ere this, that the conduct of the French and Austrian squadrons in the Levaut has been most flagitious. They are, in fact, the active allies of the Turks, and doing their utmost to sacrifice the un- happy but heroic people of Greece. I have had a long conicrenee wvith the Executive, and settledl every thing about my departure. A vessel is ordered, and 1 hope to embark in three or four days. The new law itn favour of public credit authorizes the Executive to send home some produce with me, but, seeing the imp'-:rtauce of not losing awy time, I have made a commiunicatioll that I felt assured the creditors of Greece would be perfectly satisfied to wait a few months longer until the oil an(d cuirrants of this year were collect- ed. so that the articles proposed might be sent to England ii November, or the followiing monmh. In other respects the papers and documents, of which I hope to be the bearer, will, I feel assured, give great and general satisfac- tioni. The Greck youths, who scem most anxious to profit by the off.-rs of the Quakers, are ready, and will be embark- eci iininedliately. The vessel I have chosen is a fast-sail- itg schoouer of Hydra. It is hligh time to inform vou that the first instalment of the loan reached this from Zante a week since: 90,(oOO dollars have already been paid over to the fleet, the rest is distributing among the army. TIlhe emnplsyment of the whole will, I ain contvinced, give the utmost satisf'action. The situation of the lpsariots calls loudly for a sub- scription. 'lhose famiiilicswiho have been saved from the Turkish knife have taken refuge in Napoli d] Mialvoisia. their condition is indescribably horrible.' THEODORE COLOCOTRONT. (From tthe rcws of Litriaeurer, fc.} Theodore Cofcostrini is a native of Caritena, a sinaD toun of Ar. golir, in the Marea. He fbrnierly follo wed the calling of his father, who was a Cleftis. on the mountains ofi this place. The Turks, however, haring determined to get rid of Colocotroni and his follow- ers, marche4 some t-oops against then; aud having succeeded in defeating the whole band, Colocotroni hiniself narrowly escaped with his life. Ifc retired after this to the lonian islands, and the whole of his follh wers, and even his namie, were extirpated from the Sorea, in the rear IRIO, (jGneral Church, an English oflicer, who ic at prscent in the Neapolitan senrice, had formed a regiment, consisting entirel] yf Grelc refues who had escaped to the islanda to avoid the persecutious of the Turiks. And in thirs regimnent The. odorc C'olocotroni was received in the rank of Captain. Previoutly to the installation of the prcsent cnstitution of the Ionian Islands, this reginent had made very considerableprogrcss in Europesn tac- ics end discipline; but on that event taking place, it war imrne- tliatel disbanded, and Colocotroni retired to Zante, where be lived in a state of' considerable poverty. Still, however, be had not lost either his courage. OT the reputation it bad gained for hiim ; and onl7 the hreaking out of the present revolution, he irumediatel Z' relaired to the iMlotea, and was one of the chiefs who ak sisted at the assault and takinF ot' that p^lace, and becalne enriched with the booty whiclh fell to his hare on that oc-ci sion: for Tripolimza heing a place of great strength, mnany Turks ot' distinction had remOved their treasures there for saiety, frot otlier parts of the Atorea. After this, Colocotroni s%Ys ap pointed to lay siege ta Patrass bitt he is DOt considered to have conducted that affair with proper skill and energy: for a week before the rny of Chourchid Pasba entered the 1oreas, eh raised the siege, and ro_ treatca to Tripolitza,withoat any orders to that etllect from the Pro vincial Government, and greatly ag0in6t the views of the Executive. From that period-, the conduct of Coilecotroni began to be looked upon with suspicion; for it wastionmidered that ?isviews were per' sonally ambitious, and that he was anxious to eDcRpe from all eon- trol of the Provincial Grioernment, which was ther established. As, however, he had amassed Considerale wealth, which gave him great influence with a nqrit&Ut train -of followers, these supposed errors in his views were -for a time overlooked; especially as it coald not be denied that be had veer greatly distinguished himself for personal bravery, particularly' in the great'battles wvhich were fought at Argo- h3, in the betining of August, 1822; when, being as the headof eight thousasT inen.4he on one oceasion left five thousand of the ene- iay dead on the field. Unfortunately, however, the general vies's of Colocotronli were nO less selfish than his ideas were linsited; and though he lad served for more than five years in the Greek reghimez under General Church, he had by no means imnbibed those fe:eings of absolute sub. ordintion to stuperior, authority, which are so essential to the main. tenance of good order and the safetv of a country. At the secondt meeting of the iSational Gongress, however, Ithe Govecmient, awAre of theinfluence which Colocotroni possemsed over his soldiers, were induced to name -him Vice-President of the Executive. This, however, by no means satisfied his ambitious; views his object beiag to gain sole masterv over the whole Alores,; with the exception of having fer his coadjitor Petro-Slauromicha,i whe was at thLt time President of the Executive. ,Ad in order to hrti er as mnuch as possible these vIews, he enaeavoured to get rid of all those persons from the provisional government who possessed 'any predomtiinating influen c ever it. Accordingly, his grst quarrel w,ds with that eacellens Tasriot Alcatmde; aunoeetdatto th=tirst- vt!3Iz , tand Vdioin he considered to be his most da geroot ppo- tn Aza bia influenc in the Morea at tis time was to powerhl5; t 'at <3h abenacing the above.named perEon, una iniastig that he. tilonl qut the MIcrea, he wns, in fact, compelled to do so; and he QkyavOOcnlato) retired to Hydra, and from thence proceeded to llss5ol i we he was appointed Goiernor-General of t-e ALzmtWeatei Greece. At the time of t1e capture of Napoli di Romania by the Greeks, Colocotroni wns not present, but he aTTivedl there ahortlv afterwar(lds and wh7e in the act of bestowing the tneritetl praises 03 the galantry of thase soldicrs who had first g-ained possesmion of the place, he had the address, as well as the inso]ence, to displace themn all, ani to toke PoSssesir of the town in his own rame. This arbitrary act of vio- lr.nc and injustfce did not fail to excite the indignation of all parties against rin. However, he left his son, Panegiola Colocotroni, in command o sthe garxison of Napoii dl Romania, and himself repaired to Tripolitza. But on the third meeting of the Congress, George tRr i oti heinz appointed President of the Executive, Napoli di Rmamn. was named as the seat of Goiernment; and accordidigry rders were sent to the son of Colocotroni to prepare the place for-the recepti of the nembens. To this public decree, however, both fa- thrand emn refuses obedience; and both were immediately declared traitors to the nation, and means weTe taken to subdue and secure them. Butverv shortl after this event, hnding themselves dee$sed by the grester pa;t of thdir followers, thev determined on submission; and in June last, thev surrendered Tripolitza and Napuli di Roma- ths Into the hands of the Government, and at the same time gave rhennselve- up unconditionallr to the same authorities, who, in con- id eration of the former services of the father, Pardoned them both? depriving them, however, of all powJer; and Theodore Colocotron, himself now resides at Caritena, his native place. under the strict Srutiny of the Constitutional Government. GJLEECE.