Greece, in’ 1823 and 824. 
point of action, the/cngine of snost po- 
pular.excitement.and information, js, in, 
fagty theamost,potent engine of the wan? 
~ffeEweritso change every noment.» The!) 
Turkishifieetis retiring into» port,+Since I: 
lastiaddrésséd you):Iohave had another hot 
fight'in defenceof the:press. » Dr. Meyer 
calledicon' smeitoo say that Bentham’s re- 
marks'could:notiappear in the prospectus. 
I,told‘him that they must, or I would re- 
tire fron)my connection with him and his 
press.’ ‘They haye appeared. You will 
judge of the importance of the impression 
which this passage must make on men about 
to’ legislate’ on’ the measure, and on the 
measure, and/ ona’ people about to stare 
and’ wonder at something new. 
“SS The legislative “body is settled at 
Cranidi, ‘opposite to ‘Spetzia.’ - There the 
may deliberate safely. .Ulysses-has ea 
catisto; in’ Negropont. No place .of 
rength now rémains there inthe hands of 
the Turks but the capital.” 
‘What follows is already familiar to 
the’ public: but what pen can dip into 
the record of this epoch of the struggle 
of Grecian liberty, and leave unregarded 
an incident connected with the name of 
Byron. 
“Tord Byron’s two servants haye just 
arrived here, and have brought me a letter 
from ‘his Lordship. He and Count Gamba 
set of in two vessels from Cefalonia. They 
went to Zante, and thence proceeded for 
Missolonchi, with their bills of lading made 
out for! Calamata. Just as they were com- 
ing into, port, out, came the Turkish fleet, 
Gamba was taken. by. a frigate, and convey- 
ed to, Patras. The Zante Government will 
demand, his restoration, and that of our 
“press, &e.. Lord Byron had a narrow es- 
cape, He got into Scrofus, a little island, 
a few hours’ sail. Thither I have sent two 
Sint boats, anda company of Suliots, so 
vat he’ yay “come by sea or land, as he 
pleases. He will be here to-morrow. If 
he lad not come, we had, need have prayed 
fordairnweather ; for both, fleet and army 
are hungry and inactive.” 
“Mie XX Letter, 3d Jan. 1824, gives 
dn account of the meeting of the pri- 
mates and Capitani of Western Greece 
in the yard of the seraglio at Missolonghi, 
‘an Nhe conciliatory speech of Prince 
Mavrocordato, which congratulates“ the 
patriot warriors who had driven the 
enemy, with great loss from their soil, 
‘and thereby saved Missolonghi and Pe- 
loporiesus from pestilence,death and ruin; 
and exhorts them to like patriotic union 
SHADE ‘themselves. It states also'the 
ceedings and admirable con- 
age of the exe, bt lle 
ef. on, (p. 68, as frequently in former 
Au Glia 
595 
lettters) gives’a'very different’ picture of 
another branch of thé States “99 
“The executive, after much fencing, have 
at Jast had a fray with. the lezislative body. 
The story. isjas follows: The legislative 
body expelled Count Metaxa from the exé- 
cutive, for absenting himself from his duties 
without permission, and Jeaying only two 
members, who could not form.a quorum, to” 
pass laws, &e. They then named a succes- 
sor. The minister of finance was, in. like” 
manner, displaced, for haying, without any 
authority, established a salt-monopoly : four 
representatiyes were also dismissed for not 
attending their duties when called on, at 
Napoli, to do. so. The executive, irritated 
at these acts of justice, sent, Niketas and 
young Colocotroni, with two hundred men, 
to Argos, to explain. matters, On their ar- 
Tival they proceeded. to the house of assem- 
bly. The members had just terminated 
their sitting. Two. of. them,,in going, out, 
met, this armed. body, and conducted them 
into the senate, which was soon filled, with 
soldiers... They were questioned as to their 
conduet in remoying ,Metaxa and. the 
finance’ minister, from their offices. They, 
in reply, contended against, the neglect ,of 
sacred duties, monopolies, and arbitrary 
power. © Niketas then said, he would make 
the law with his, sword, and have a military 
government. It was at length agreed, that 
the assembly should meet to consider ‘the 
message in the afternoon. | Meanwhile the 
soldiers siezed the archives of the legislative 
body. The moment the members heard of 
this outrage, they ordered the Capitani, at 
the head of the police, to recover.the, ar- 
chives This order was obeyed with admi- 
rable courage and address. 
The executive body is hateful to the 
People: they wished not to see a monopoly 
of power ; but a monopoly of salt came still 
more home to their feelings. They rose in 
favour of their representatives. The tyrants 
retired. The legislative body then removed 
to Cranidi. There they issued a proclama- 
tion, protesting against this lawless act, and 
threatening to prosecute the violators of the 
constitution. The people of. Hydra, the 
great naval state, have addressed both bo- 
dies in a becoming strain on this subject, 
and the assembly here will follow the ex- 
ample. Two days before the receipt of 
this intelligence, Colocotroni addressed se- 
veral of the Capitani at Missolonghi, and 
called upon them to meet him at Gastouni, 
to form an efficient “military government 
The letter was read aloud at the general 
assembly. The people murmured, and not 
a voice was raised in favour of the proposi- 
tion.” : sind 
The ensning letter. informs us, that 
“, After, Zukaropulo, had. recovered 
e 
-avehives; by direetion,of the legislative, a 
the troops sought, Londos, ,, 
‘ortunately 
for him, he was out, but they pilla sed his 
house. ‘The members of the Aepatitive 
4G2 body 
