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ОТЧЕТЪ О ТРИДПЛТЬ СЕДЬМОМЪ ПРИСУЖДЕНІИ 
lie had been really guilty of the charges, brougbt against him, bis coun- 
tenance and protection would be withdrawn frorn him for ever. Wliat proofs 
had we, His Majesty asked, of the attempts made to revolutionize the Ionian 
Islands? 
I told His Majesty, that I was unable to give any immédiate ans wer to 
that question, but I was convinced au accusation of so serions a nature 
would not bave been brought forward, unless His Majesty ’s Government had 
possessed not only the füllest conviction of Monsieur de Capodistrias’ com- 
plicity, but ample means to substantiate its charge. 
The Emperor observed, that the existence of such an accusation, whether 
well or ill founded, was an additional reason for proceeding without loss of 
time to the clioice of a Prince, to wliom the future Government of Greece 
miglit be confided. That I would do well to direct the attention of my Go- 
vernment to this object. 
The allusion, made in the mémorandum to the pecuniary succours, fur- 
nished to the President, afforded His Majesty fresli ground for observation. 
Не thought the case was not fairly stated. These pecuniary succours wcre 
not supplied to enable to President to carry on a war beyond the frontière 
of the Morea (whicli war lie had been invited to put an end to) but to enable 
him to exist, to prevent the stipulations of the 6th of July and of the se- 
veral Conferences from becoming a mere dilusion, by suffering the state to 
odrish from inanition, whilst we were disputing about the most proper 
means of supporting it. 
With respect to the danger to be apprebended from the propagation of 
revolutionary principles, the Emperor said, that the Duke of Wellington 
would find nobody more ready to subscribe to ail lie had advanced than 
himself. From the moment of his accession he had been at open war with 
the revolutionists. Не had given his proofs. Upon this point at least, he 
thought, ail Europe was disposed to do him justice. 
After I had completed the reading of the Mémorandum, His Impérial 
Majesty changée! the conversation and spoke of the Peace, lately concluded, 
and of the article concerning Greece, which general Diebitch had introduced 
into his treaty, askiug me, how it would be received in England? 
I told His Imperial Majesty I could not take upon myself to préjudice 
the opinions of my Government. That it was certainly a great point to hâve 
the question definitively set at rest, and that perhaps this considération 
might reconcile my Government to whatever there was of irregulär in the 
proceeding. But in saying this, I begged His Impérial Majesty not to under- 
stand me as pronouncing any official opinion. I could say nothing officially 
upon the subject, until I had heard from my Government. 
