The Sun. — 1825-05-16 (London, England)

APRIL, 1823. " When it is considered, tat even here it is next to impossible to procure any thing like accurate intelligence, relative to the proceedings between the Greeks and Turks, it may perhaps be satisfactory to he enabled to state, on the authority of an eyewitness, the following recent occurrences : —ln the latter end of March 17,000 Egyptian troops were landed at Motion, from vessels chiefly under Austrian colours, which had been conveyed from the port of Lerida, in Ca:idia, by a Turkish squadron of 11 sail, under the commend of an Admiral. About the same time this squadron threw supplies of provisions and military stores, into the fortresses of Patrass and Coron, and thus, effectually relieved the only strong holds which the Turks at present possess in the Morca. A t Patrass, I was told, in the beginning of this month, that Trelawny, who, with Odysseus. lately deserted from the Greeks, had joined the garrison ot Lepanto. Trelawny is the same person who, some three years ago, accompanied Lord Byron as the voluntary and disinterested champion of liberty and of Greece; but it seems that the weight and solidity of some arguments recently advanced by the Turks quite convinced this Phil. Hellenist, as well as his worthy compeer, Odysseus, that they had espoused the wrong cause : where shall we find a term- mean enough to designate, in art Englishman, such a despicable apostacy ? On the 7th instant two of our ships of war visited Navarin, the amcie.nt Pylus, the kingdom of the venerable Nestor—  " That sacred seer, whose comprehensive view, " The past, the present, and the future knew." " The modern Pylians, at this moment, stands in great need of a little of the warlike wisdom of their immortal progenitor. Navarin is situated about fifteen miles to the northward of Modon, and possessed of an excellent harbour, which renders it a place of some importance to the Greeks ; at the above date its town was closely invested by 9,000 Turkish troops, who were keeping up a desultory fire from two batteries, the nearer of which was raised at the distance of about 700 yards from the town walls, on which it had made a perceptible impression ; the citadel of the town returned their fire with great spirit ; several shots passed over the English ships which were beating into the harbour. Four Greek men of war had just arrived from Napoli de Romania, and brought a very seasonable supply of shells and ammunition. The Greeks seemed in the highest spirits, and were quite communicative; they had lately received a reinforcement of 1000 men—the garrison now consisted of 1,600 men. The Turks had- been bombarding the town for the preceding ten days, but had done little or no damage, while the had made several sorties, and killed. great numbers; they also confidently assured the English Officers that 15,000 Greeks were not more than four hours disltaatnet thefr o niN Turks,a v rainn d, wtoi t oh b wt ahbol siemassistanceotfh e llodo!cid tbeforeo ans, hiend of the month.—" Audi alteram portent." On the very same day the Turks at Modon asserted, that they were in hourly expectation of the return of the Turkish squadron from Candia, with 60,000 men, who, in the end of March last were left at buds, ready for embarkation, with whom they intended to Starch over the Alorea, and rid the world of those Grecian dogs, whom they had suffered too long to disgrace the face of the earth.—Such was the information procured on the spot, the threats of each party respectively, were mere'sounds and fury signifying nothing," although both parties deserve full credit for the malignity of their intentions, which, there is no doubt they would instantly fulfil, could it be done without personal risk or bodily exertion. It is really painful to reflect on the probable duration of .this murderous warfare, which, one the one had, is carried on with all the haughty hatred and insatiable rancour, naturally inspired by a sense of superiority, and the dictates of an intolerant religion ; while, on the other hand, it is prosecuted with all that cruelty and excess of which men can be guilty, when their worst passions are exasperated by the meinory,of a thousand " Wrongs unredress'd, and insults nnreveng'd." To judge from the present attitude of th rig s, there does not exist the most distant prospect of a termination to this unavailing effusion of human blood ; unless an end so desirable shall be effected through the friendly interference of some one of the Powers of Western Europe.—( Hampshire Telegraph.)