The National Register. — 1822-10-28 (London, England)

NATIONAL REGISTER.  LONDON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 28. The seizure of Mr. Bowring at Calais, and his imprisonment at Boulogne are the only topics of interest pt present on the political Noir.- Some of the newspapers rail loudly on the subject, because the usage adopted towards Mr. Bowring is not accordant to English custom—just as well might the British Government be charged with murder, when it sentences a Lascar to be hanged under Lord Ellenborough's Act—because in his own country stabbing and cutting are as common as pugilistic rencontres are here—the fact is, that when any man enters a foreign country he must become amenable to its laws—if those laws are strained or misipplied •ur Ambassador at Paris will doubtics appeal effectually against such injustice—but while we know that a foreigner here is punished for a breach of our laws as severely as though he were an Englishman, we really cannot join in the vioknt condemnafon of the French Government, until we have reason to know that there exists some ground of complaint on the score of illegal violence or uncalled for severity. The order fur Sir Bibert Wilson's quitting Paris is another ground of" complaint against the French Government—we would ask whether the English Ministers, armed as they are with that disgrace to our Legislature, the Alien Act, would allow any one to remain in London after he had once placed himself successfully between a person condemned and the execution of his sentence—we say no, and then why should we blame the police of Paris, fur having given Sir Robert Wilson his Congi de partir,  Accounts have been received from Greece of themost satisfactory nature. Oa the 24th September the Castle of Corinth surrendered to the Christians, and by this achievement the Mores has been again liberated from the Barbarians. This event will be considered important in history, because it has been recoiled by the most brilliant. successes on the part of the Greeks. The Turkish garrison of Corinth, on the 16th of September, made a great effort to raise the siege, but they were opposed by the most determined gallantry, anti driven into•the town with very great loss. One thousand•of them remained in the field, and three thousand wounded returned, and added to the difficulties of the garrison. The obstinacy of the Turks, which, if. it had been.displayed in the cause•uf humanity, would have been denominated the highest virtue, could not yield to tnie defeat, and another daring effort was made by them to open a passage through the Christian army, which was, however, repulsed, and the Greeks having, in consequence thereof, made themselves masters of the town and ()rile port, the castle surrendered at discretion on the 24th September. Gen. Colocotroni, who conducted these operations, has established his claim to the gratitude of the civilised portion of mankind. Descended from the most illustrious of antiquity, he has vindicated the character of the modern Greeks, and his brilliant conduct will soon add a name to his venerated country, which must gain the respect and admiration of Christian Europe. His countlynien are the descendants of the ancient Greeks, the patrons of virtue, of science, and of the arts, and to Englishmen free and enlightened, they must from nece►sity become the most valuable friends.  The Turkish Beet, after the loss of six ships which they sustained in an action with the Grecidn navy, attempted in vain to gain the Dardanelles, and were forced back into the. Laren of Napoli di Roma