Greece, @ in "1823 and 1824. 
aot Ghough. thete:- one * calculating. seliats 
Gane there also) there are individuals 
ho.¢an.act inlependently, upon more | 
princi First, for. the. im- 
te ai 
le pon the mind. of. rope. 
hut tag i a 
t 3 sel Ley. in 
¥iew towards Greece. I have endeavoured 
to. impress. a.contrary. conviction, founded 
on.our. interest... So.long as-Greece could 
be. kept down. by: the. Porte, the British go- 
.fernment sanctioned..her oppression. But 
the moment she freed. herself, and. the. ques- 
tion: was whether she. was to become. asub- 
stantiye state or to be, added to Russia, no 
doubt could,.remain on the mind. of. any 
‘statesman: efor itnevercould be the. interest 
of England.to i inerease.that. vast empire by 
adding to her, wealth, and Saising her into 
an-impeortant. nayal power,” 
cate ‘Otlier passage (p. '29) will Mie 
a Russia also, however jesuitically 
atious nay be'the conduct of the au- 
elt ay cabinet, there’ are hearts 
that ‘can be ‘interested 1 in the Grecian 
cause. 
“ You may rely son the following fact. 
year ASk. there has been a socie~ 
ablished at. Moscow, the . objeét of 
has “been ‘to. revolutionize Greece. 
a lent’s “fiime ‘is Nicolo Paximaii. 
fs members, named Anastasio Jor- 
mtributed 25,009 rubles” There 
Se toneinn ‘another party of Greeks who 
Were oppdsed:toithe' society, and who wish- 
editor Cheeleits progress. This faction per- 
; that-he*had acted foolish- 
yan gi 
adya 
the-money, as-it-would not .be 
, expended ; andthe. young 
ctive im judgment, acceded 
Sy and ae on the Com- 
it. 
to papel eit Fanny. 
nali explained that. it was a voluntary 
yotedto the service of his country. 
y. coul ; decide the question,-and-re- 
seit,to St. Petersburg. The answer 
y zeceived was, that if the imten- 
tienneak the Go Committee were not hostile to 
nt, they were at full 
interests of their 
eo pester to veins Greeks them- 
selyes, the above extract will shew, that 
even, in, exile;they are not without their... 
intrigtes, and, factions. The following... 
extshet: ease, the. vonth letter weal, shew. 
Yer mg tiny wre ) Josqasr 
“Cotoutt ‘Kn etyoall, sin 
uagucebe ae Sapa in 
Monrury Mac. No. 405. 
by, avaxiee or, low ambition... 
of, hy. all Europeans :, they, — 
stan 
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body ¢ as, “devoid of ‘public Mirtue, and actuated 
The, legislative 
ye always acted wi ith, “prea discre- 
. The armies.and Raa Mts ul’ spoken 
however, pos- 
2 LS RIE 
body, 
tion, 
sess this redeeming ‘quality, 
uccessful., The 
ably. s 
<prumates have many 
of them exercised power under the Turks, 
and are, generally, vicious and; sere of 
honour. _ The. clergy are illi rat nat 
distinguished for their moral lity. ‘Bat wha 
is most impoftant i is the character OF he 
people. They are said to possess many.of 
the vices of Asiatic nations ;. but. they are 
sensible, shrewd, discriminating, anxious to 
acquire knowledge, and attached to the le- 
gislative body. M. Paraidi, Mayrocordato’s 
secretary, called on me yesterday. He told 
me that Colocotroni. had filled ‘Napoli di 
Romania with his friends; that 1 the legisla- 
tive assembly had, in consequence ya ted 
it, and had settled at Argos. The. 
tive body adhered to, Colocotroni. oi 
the secretary, that while. the ‘government 
remained in this. state, of arate they could 
expect. no loan.” E 
_ The ensuing.letterxecor ds.(p. 34, ome 
28 Novy.) anaval victory:of-the Greeks: 
‘“ The following .account:Ofsa naval-vie= 
tory may be relied: on: The Greek» fieet, 
consisting of nine vessels, commanded by 
Miautis, attacked eleven--Turkishi:ships; 
near the: Island:ef “Skiatho: «Theyforght 
for six»hours, .‘LThe-resultavas glorious 'to 
the “Greeks, who took; ome \corvette» of> 
twenty-foursgans, ‘three. -brigs; and» ones 
transport. Two of the remaiding ships:they: 
burnt, four they drove. on shore, and,one 
only escaped.” 
A little further on, Colonel S. shewe 
that the Greeks.can fight. by land also, 
as well as by sea. . 
“ The first defence of Missolonghi,. with, 
only 500. men,.was wonderful, and its sue- 
cessful result most important. This for-_ 
tress has now some works, and its second 
defence, therefore, is’ Tess ‘extrac 
The Turks attacked it with 24,000° men. 
They 16st ‘by wounds and’ sickriess 3000,’ 
The ‘defence: of Anatolico, which is:in the: ’ 
neighbourhood, was also admirable. « «Pre- 
vious-to the siege of this place, it had al- 
ways been supplied with water froma dis-. 
tance. During the siege, howeyer, a shell. 
fell in the centre of the place, and out. 
gushed a spring of water, ‘from-which the. 
inhabitants have ever since been supplied. 
Whether this is amiracle or a falsehood, 
priests and historians must ‘decide.” ' 
We will bring together some other in-, 
es,of what may,perhaps_be called 
the. ficrceness of Grecian. valour; the. 
more especially. as the, sceptical or insi- 
dious part of the ‘daily. pier. is_ rather 
fond.of depreciating (perhaps Aisne 
ignaresron) sa: this, respect, N38 ’ 
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