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greater efforts, that it will always defend 
its King and its liberty. x 
. Fhe. Cortes are, persuaded, : that! -your 
Majesty, will adopt }the, most ) energetic 
measures to repress the misconduct of. 
functionaries who trespass (on) and abuse 
their. powers, aad to exterminate the fac- 
tious ;wherever-they may appear. The 
Congress flatter themselves, that with re- 
gard. to, Ecelesiasties and Prelates, who 
preach fanaticism» and. rebelliun, your 
Majesty will take measures so energetic 
and so efficacions, that they will disappear 
terrified from the soil-of Spain, never to 
retuyn to-blow-the fire of discord; and light 
up-the torches of snperstition. 
- <The Cortes ‘suppiicate your Majesty to 
carry into execution these measures, which 
seem to them to. he, now. indispensable, 
without prejudice to those which: the at- 
tributes, of your Majesty may dictate to 
secure (public. order,-and consolidate the 
safety of the State. ‘ 
The Cortes hope also, that your Majesty 
will strictly unite yourself to the National 
Repzresentation;*which is only actuated by 
the desire of rendering for ever stable and 
inviolable the. throne of: your Majesty, 
and the: Constitution’ which ‘governs us, 
and which the general and extraordinary 
Cortes promulgated in 1812... Strong, by 
means of this union, Jet us labour in con- 
eert)/ forthe happiness of this heroic na- 
tion, and to.render unalterable its repose, 
itsholy laws,-and its glory.” 
ait Ad » TURKEY. 
Phe ‘legitimates have confederated 
to*rescué this barbarous state from the 
domination of Russia, and the Grecks 
arvéleft to their fate for daring to assert 
“liberty and independance. 
'Of-all the events of this extermi- 
nating war, the destruction of the 
beauntiful.island of Scio, is one of the 
most aillicting... The following details 
are from. the journals: 
_ Smyrna, April 17.—The rebellion in Scio 
was occasioned by the landing of 3 or 
4000 Greeks fromthe island of .Samos, 
also in revolt, when they, were. instantly 
joined, by all the peasantry, who. rose en 
masse, took possession of the town, and 
drove the, Turks. into. the -garrison,, , The 
latter had, about 3000, troops ;,,.the, Greeks 
Mel abdesst 20,000, men imder arms.,.| The 
‘urks remained in the Castle, waiting) for 
re-inforcements, .which,. were ,effectually 
granted,,to, them,.by..the arrival..of the 
Turkish sguadson of forty-seven sail, com 
manded by the Captain) Pacha,, who con- 
veyed, there a, great. numberof troops. 
An, attack, was, then, immediately, made 
on, the Greeks, who defended, themselves, 
but were, defeated, aud ithe Turks re-took 
possession of the town, A scene of car- 
nage then took place bLorrible to relate,— 
every male Greek was cut,to. pieces; and 
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its said that 153000 have perished. Many 
fled to various parts of the island, and the 
Turks are in pursuit; ‘the same dreadful 
fate’ awaits 'them,\\as they must 'subniit to 
the ‘Tarkish force;::which ‘is: strong): Phe 
town was given up to:pillage and plunder, 
and all: the: females: were made .:slaves. 
They were'selling themiat from twenty to 
forty piastres:each, for Algiers and Egypt. 
Smyrna, April 18.—The Turks “who 
landed at Scio'on the! 12th haveshed much 
blood: 12,000: dead bodies: of ‘Christians, 
of allages and both sexes, were lying in 
the streets, squares, and environs of the 
city. “The Turks had, on their side, 4,000 
killed, and 10,000 wounded.’ The Greeks 
are now entrenched in the mountainous 
parts of Scio, Le 
Trieste, May 11.—Thirty European fa- 
milies arrived here the day before yester- 
day, from Scio, and are now in quarantine. 
They state, that the carnage was dreadful 
the greater part of the women have been 
carried off, and are to be conveyed °to 
Asia; the men have been massacred, and 
the children have been preserved,in order 
to compel them to adopt ‘the religion! of 
Mahomet.—The number of Sciotes killed 
with arms in their hands is estimated at 
16,000, and that of the unfortunate per- 
sons who were massacred, though they 
took no part in the insurrection, at 
40,000. The ruin at’ Scio has spread ter- 
ror in the Levant, and menaces with new 
dangers the wealthiest Greek mérchants, 
Intelligence has jast been received, 
that numbers of Greek merchants, un- 
der the protection of the British am- 
bassador, have been seized and put to 
death in Constantinople. " 
Cydonia, a city of Asia Minor, lately 
surprised and destroyed by the Turks, 
contained some establishments of great 
public utility; among others;\a, college, 
and a rich library. The barbarians 
set fire 1o every thing, and-there is no- 
thing now to be scen but the bones of 
the slaughtered, and the stones’ and 
bricks of the houses. 
SOUTH, AMERICA.) 
Some, contention between\IturvEeBE 
and the Cortes of Mexico is said to be 
adjusted, and the: Generalis declared 
Regent, big tsyaty oF . 
A quarrel between ‘SAN MEARTIN and 
CocuRaneé afforded temporary hopes 
tothe ehemics of liberty in’ Peru; but 
a government has been formed, and its 
provisions séem wise and liberal. 
In the Washington-like character of 
Botiyar,, the, Republic, of Columbia 
seems to, acquire stability; and the 
following .address. of the Congress of 
Columbia, at: the close of their late 
session, to the constituents and the 
people 
