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of 200,000 dollars has been conveyed from Constantinople to Patras, by an Austrian brig.

Captain Sass was killed in a fray this morning, by a Suliot. The particulars of the affair are as follows: a Suliot, accompanied by Botzaris' little boy, and another man, walked into the Seraglio. The sentinel ordered him back, but he advanced. The sergeant of the guard, a German, said, What do you want here? and pushed him back. The Suliot said, What do I want? and struck the sergeant with his arm. They then closed, struggled, and the Suliot drew his pistol. The sergeant wrenched it from his hand, and blew the powder out of the pan. Captain Sass, seeing the fray, ordered the man to be taken to the guard-room. The Suliot would have departed, but the sergeant held him. Captain Sass drew his sabre, the Suliot his other pistol; Sass struck him with the flat of his sword. The Suliot then drew his sword, and nearly cut off his antagonist's left arm. He then shot him, with his second pistol, through the head, which deprived him of life almost immediately. The Suliot is distinguished for his bravery, and poor Sass was as mild as he was courageous.

This is a serious affair. The Suliots have no country, no home for their families; arrears of pay are owing to them; the people of Missolonghi hate and pay them exorbitantly. Lord Byron, who was to have led them to Lepanto, is much shaken by his fit, and will, probably, be obliged to retire from Greece. In short, all our hopes in this quarter are damped for the present. I am not a little fearful, too, that these wild warriors will not forget the blood that has been spilt. I this morning told Prince Mavrocordato and Lord Byron that they must come to

some resolution about compelling the Suliots to quit the place. Both are convinced of the necessity of that

measure.

19th February. This morning Captain Sass was buried. The priests and primates attended at the Seraglio, and the procession moved off from thence through the town. Nothing could exceed the respect shown to the deceased; the shops were all shut, the whole population were drawn out, and crossed themselves as the corpse passed the ceremony in the church was long, and resembled that observed in catholic countries.

In consequence of the foregoing and other events, the workmen in the laboratory have refused to stop here. I must plainly state to you, that while the Suliots remain, the persons of Europeans are not safe in Missolonghi. Parry, Hodges, and Gill, will, however, remain, and they, with the assistance of the natives, can perform all the work required of them by the committee.

I have been instrumental in establishing a polyglot newspaper, called the Greek Telegraph. The prospectus will be sent to you immediately. Pray endeavour to procure 100 subscriptions to it, at 6 dollars per annum each; relying on your so doing, 100 newspapers will be sent to you weekly.

I have solicited many persons to correspond with the committee. The letters and newspapers will be addressed to members. I depart for Cranidi and Athens to-morrow.

Yours,

L. S.

My dear B.

LETTER XLI.

TO THE SAME.

Missolonghi, 21st February, 1824.

I THIS morning left Missolonghi for Cranidi, the seat of the general government. You will, perhaps, blame my having remained nearly three months at the metropolis of Western Greece. In my defence, I have only to refer you to the state of affairs in this country, and to what has been actually effected at Missolonghi.

The committee will be much annoyed at the intelligence received concerning the laboratory. My former letters will have informed you of the difficulty experienced in selecting a place for this establishment. Missolonghi is by no means a favourable position for it; still, in the opinion of the most enlightened men that I could consult, it was preferred to Athens, to Spetzia, to Milo, to Corinth, in short, to all other places. The laboratory establishment was, therefore, brought to Missolonghi. I must hold myself responsible to the committee for the measure. During the first two months that I was at Missolonghi, all went well; but, latterly, our tranquillity has been disturbed by the Suliots, and by the emissaries of a faction in the Morea. An attack was made by some Suliots on the house of a burgher, in which some men were killed and some were wounded. Lieut. Sass was killed by a Suliot. We were more than once obliged to place our house and the Seraglio in a state of defence; and some of us were shot at, and one of the workmen of the laboratory struck down with a sabre. The result has been, that six of the mechanics have resolved on returning home. I listened to their

complaints and their claims; I told them, that the Suliots would depart forthwith, and that all would then be quiet. They, however, doubted my authority; said that they had come out to labour peaceably,-that they would, however, risk all against the Turks, but that they did not come to Greece to be assassinated, and to leave their families destitute. I repeated that the Suliots were about to depart, but said, that if they were resolved to return home, they had a right to receive pay up to the day of their departure, and £10 each, promised to them by the committee, to defray the expense of their home passage, after the expiration of their service. For all these acts, I alone am responsible. With respect to the result, I am of opinion that the loss of six able mechanics is much to be regretted; still, as other workmen may be found to labour in their stead, the laboratory may be carried on most effectually, under the guidance of Parry, Gill, and Hodges. On my arrival at Cranidi, I shall be able to decide on such further measures, relative to the laboratory, as may be dictated by a complete knowledge of the state of affairs.

After the first day's march, I bivouacked in the tent of the Prefect of the district. This tent was made of branches, in the form of a bee-hive; in the centre we had a blazing fire, and the company, consisting of the Prefect, his secretary, some primates, Mr. Humphreys, myself, &c. formed a circle round it. The Prefect told me, that he had conferred with the garrison of Lepanto, and that they would give up the place, provided a sufficient force appeared before it, and the arrears of their pay, amounting to 25,000 dollars, were paid to them. I endeavoured to impress on the Prefect's mind, the importance of his situation. In the present state of Greece,

even a good government could do little more than keep up an active control on their servants. The constitution and the laws could be put in force by active and able men on the spot alone, and by their again keeping their underlings actively and usefully engaged.

On the 22d we climbed over the mountains, and reached the monastery, near Lepanto. We could obtain no horses till the 24th. On that morning, scouts were sent out to reconnoitre. We were fortunately detained five hours, or we should have fallen in with a party of twenty Turkish horse, who would have defeated us and taken our baggage. Perhaps the emissaries of a certain faction had apprised the enemy of the approach of the English agent.

On the 24th, we reached Capitano Scalza's mountainous abode. He was absent, and his secretary swaggered and advised us to proceed on to another residence belonging to his chief. We grumbled, moved on with our jaded horses, lost our way in the dark, dispersed in the forest, re-assembled, and, at length, arrived safe at our destination. Scalza was out, but a peasant treated us with all the hospitality his dirty hut could afford. He made us a blazing fire, chopped up a lamb, skewered it on a long piece of wood, and then roasted it to our satisfaction. The peasantry of Greece are good; the extortions and the lawless conduct of the Turks, their Capitani and Primates, have not corrupted them. Let the wise solve the problem.

We reached the house of Papa Georgio on the 25th. We had no letter for him and he no hospitality for us, till I showed him a letter from Mavrocordato to the president of the executive body. His door was then open to us, and he treated us most kindly. Papa G. is

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