The Litchfield County Post

Mr. Miller's Journal, entitled "The Condition of Greece," is now before the public. The work is however merely a journal of Mr. Miller's transactions in distributing the clothing and provisions, sent out under his care by the New-York Greek Committee, and as such will be interesting to the liberal donors to that truly honorable and national charity.-- The following extracts will show something of the character of the book :--.

"The wretched state in which this country is at present, renders it almost impossible to do business with any degree of exactness. I have found it impossible to keep a detailed account of all the articles as I gave them out, or to describe the individuals to whom I gave them. Many of the bundles and articles of clothing containing sentiments and directions with which it was entirely out of my power to comply. The man of business will understand me, and I hope all will excuse me for not being more particular, when they are informed that I have no one to write in English but myself, and this I do while sitting on a mat with my desk upon my knees, and often surrounded by a hundred beings of the grade between the pretended gentleman, and the downright knave, more ravenous in their disposition than Virgil's Harpyiers---too lazy to work, and too cowardly to fight, and who are constantly laying plans to induce the Government to persuade me to fill their maws with food designed for honest men.

"Oh! what a goodly outside falsehood hath."

Twice have I detected these fellows just as they were on the point of deceiving both the Government and myself."

"The remainder of the afternoon was spent in the laborious occupation of distributing personally, to those of whom a list was delivered to me in the morning by the Government.

Opened the box of clothing from Orange, N. Jersey, and began distributing to those who were nearly naked. in half an hour here was collected around my quarters at least a thousand women and children. In order to prevent any deception on the part of those to whom I should give, I placed several soldiers outside of the door, who selected those who were naked, and passed them into the house, where, with the assistance of two old women, they were clothed and passed out, the soldiers taking care that they did not come a second time.

It was a novel sight to see the young Hellenes rigged out in the Frank dress. Some of them were so much pleased with the chequered cotton dresses, that they would fairly laugh out when they were putting them on. The Greeks amid all their distresses are ever fond of jokes; and many pleasantries occurred to alleviate my feelings in witnessing so much misery.

Among the many real objects of charity presented to-day, there was one woman who was well dressed, but being in a situation which naturally excites compassion, she importuned me a great while to give her something to make her comfortable at the birth of her child. The naked remonstrated against her petitions, saying, that she had clothes and they had none. At length, I found some suitable garment, which I gave her; upon which, the ragged multitude raised such a shout of disapprobation, that the woman went away. and troubled me no more.

"The gown pattern, presented to some fair Miss of Greece, by two young men of New Jersey, I gave to an Athenian girl, who had lost her father and all her property in the recent fall of Athens. She was indeed beautiful; and if the young men who contributed to relieve her wants, had seen her in a new costume, I doubt if there would not have been a contest for her favor. I believe her charms would have produced a simultaneous expression in the words of Byron-

"Maid of Athens! ere we part,
Give, oh! give me back my heart."

I finished the distribution of all the ready made clothing in the boxes from Orange, in New Jersey, & the boxes of shoes from Newark.?"

"In the evening I took a long walk on the Peloponnesian side of the Island. After walking some distance in the mountains, I found a family under a tree, the mother of which was sick of a fever, with four children round her.----Having nothing else with me, I gave her two dollars, at the same time telling her that it was a donation from the ladies in America.--- The poor creature was overwhelmed with joy. She called upon God to bless the souls of those who had so liberally supplied her wants."

"The little girl which I had adopted was sent to the United States with Capt. Proctor, in the brig Jane, under the care of Dr. Howe and Mr. Stuyvesant.-- This afternoon the step-father called, and pretended much sorrow at having sent his child away; but as I knew that the scoundrel had on his second marriage, endeavored to kill the child, and had gone off and left her without a para (1-5 of a cent) for six months in Paros, I gave him a sound flogging with a cowskin, and sent him about his business."