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broken by the affiftance of Roffia; and 
on the failure of their expe@taiions from 
that quarter, had aiterwarus wifhed to 
apply to the houfe of Auitria, but had 
fecn that the circumftances of the times 
would prevent the Emperor from giving 
them any effictuai aid: they had then 
no other refource left, but to apply to the 
French. » Riga at the {ame time endea- 
voured to excite the comoaffion of the 
Auftrian miniftry by a pathetic difplay of 
the mifery and oppreffion under wiich 
his c untrymen groaned. But they could 
not we'l refule to deliver the con{pirators 
up to the Turks; eipectally as the Grand 
Seignor had given his word to the Empe- 
ror, that none of them fheuld be punifoed 
with death: Riga and {even more of 
them were accordingly {ent under a fireng 
guard to Belgrade, and delivered to the 
Bafhaw of that ety. But here little re- 
gard was paid to promites made by the 
Sultan. Nicolides, one of thele unfortu- 
nate victims, was an able phyfician. 
When they arrived at Belgrade, the Ba- 
thaw happened to be dangeroufly ili. Ni- 
colides retiored him to health: but not- 
withiianding this; he and his compani- 
ons were, in the night-time, drowned in 
the Davube. The door of the prifon was’ 
purpofely thrown open, and a report 
{pread aoroad, that the prifoners had 
made their efcape. Perhaps, in better 
times, their fate may become the theme 
of iome patriotic bard; and their names 
refound in the grateful fongs of their coun- 
try, like thofe of an Arittogiton and Har- 
dius. Among thoie who perifhed in the 
Danube, was 2 man of genius and learn- 
‘ing, of the name of Kanonico, and Ar- 
gentees an oj ulent merchant. 
The two brothers Parigi, who had 
prin ed the Greek newfpaper at Vienna, 
being fubjecis uf the Emperor, were only 
banifhed. They retired to Leipzig, where 
_ perhaps they ftillrefide. At firit they at- 
tempted to continue their Greek newfpa- 
per: but were obliged to give up this un- 
dertaking, as the Emperor would not per- 
mit it to pais through his dominions. 
This newfpaper had been regularly pub- 
lifhed trom the year 1790 to 1797, the 
time when the confpirators were taken 
into cuftody. It was circulated in the 
Autftrian dominions, in Wallachia, Mol- 
davia, and throughout New Natolia; and 
contributed a good deal to enlighten the 
Greeks. When a report was circulated 
at Jafli, that Bonaparte intented to pafs 
over with his army into Greece, it caufed 
a general ferment among the numerous 
Greek inhabitants of that city. The 
pafcal eggs were infcribed with the-words 
Confpiracy of the Modern Greeks. ; 21 
Liberté, egalité, fraternité ; and the ladies 
introduced trees of liberty into their em- 
broideries. ‘The Greeks are in fatt com- 
potéd of very inflammable materials ; and 
bear a ltriking refemblance to the French 
in many traits of their charater. Bat 
they are deficient in perfeverance and mi- 
litary difcipline. At that time they. 
dreamed of nothing lefs than of feeing 
their country reftored to its ancient {plen- 
dor and glory by the -aflilance of the 
French. Alimoit all of them had provi- 
ded themfelves with arms; as I have 
been affured by a Greek phyfician, who 
was then in Greece, “Yt has indeed been 
fuppofed by fome, that their bigotry would 
have hindered them from uniting with the 
French. But during my relfidence in: 
Turkey, I had many opportunities of 
obferving how little this circumitance 
prevented even the common people from 
being inclined towards the French : they 
faid, the French would not be fo unjuit 
as to attack their relizion. Befides, it is’ 
obviou-, that the dark clouds of fuper- . 
{tition begin to be difpelled: the mer- 
chanis and literary men continue to dif- 
fuie illumination among them, although 
the clergy do every thing in their power 
to hinder it. 
A certain Maurogeni, arelation of the 
princes Maurogeni in Wallachia, was 
likewife concerned in the confpiracy: but 
went, for what reafons I know not, be- ' 
fore the difcovery of it to Hamburg, 
whence he proceeded to Paris, where he_ 
lately ftill refided. He potlefles very con- 
fiderable property. | There are at prefent 
many Greeksat Paris, where they are per- 
haps fecretly exerting themfelves for the 
good of their native country. .Among 
others there is in that capital a certain 
Kodrika, an Athenian: he had been fe- 
cretary to Prince Michael Sugo in Mel- 
davia; and accompanied the Purkifh am- 
baffador to Paris, where he was confined 
along with him in the Temple; but was 
foon afterwards fet at liberty. He has tranf- 
lated Fontenelle’s work on the Plurality 
of Worlds into modern Greek, with notes. 
A certain Polyzo, who refided fometime. 
with profeflor Reinhold in Jena, and af- 
terwards ftudied at Halle, Leipzig, and 
Vienna, obtained the place of phyfician 
to the city of Jafli.. He was likewite in- 
formed acainft as one of the con{pirators, 
and arrefted by order of Prince Kallima- 
chi: but after lying three months in pri- 
fon, was again fet at liberty. In the 
year 1799 however he was banifhed by 
prince Yxfitati, the fucceflor of Kallima- 
chi. He went to Joannina in Theflaly, 
where he is at prefent phyfician to the 
. Bathaw, 
