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1823. Nov.r 20.
Col. Stanhope to M.r Bowring Milan 25. Octr. 1823.

1.

Dear Bowring,

I arrived here yesterday
Mons.r Stinos's friend, Chevalier M, is honest
and intelligent. I have endeavoured to obtain
from him information concerning the state of
Greece

The Chevalier thinks that Russia
wishes to confer benefits on Greece, to gain over,
by generous acts, some of the principal families,
and then, when the occasion offers, slily to assist
Greece in the management of her affairs, and in
the protection of that strong bond of union, their
holy faith. Austria he considers in a state of
perplexity. She dreads the spread of liberal
principles in the neighbourhood of Italy, and of
her own frontier; and still more the aggrandisement
of Russia England has changed her conduct
with the change of circumstances. So
long as Greece could be retained in a state of
thraldom and insignificance, she was content;
but finding that the Greeks had started from
their chains, that they must either become a substantive
state of importance, or a dependent
one, to swell the pride and power of an already
preponderating Empire, she now wished to model
her into a Monarchy of federal states. To generalize
all these interests, the Chevalier thought
that these three Countries would endeavour
to place the son of the late King of Sweeden on
the throne of Greece In this event, he must
commence his career by changing his faith
The Mogul uncircumeized and then baptized,
might be quite as acceptible to the Commonwealth.
Nothing he conceived was more likely
to thwart interference in the affairs of Greece
than a treaty between the belligerents, on the basis
of the acknowledging the independence of
Greece, on condition of the latter paying her an
annual tribute

The

Identifier: | JB/012/142/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 12.
Date_1	1823-10-25	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	012	Main Headings	constitutional code
Folio number	142	Info in main headings field	col. stanhope to mr bowring milan 25 octr 1823
Image	001	Titles
Category	correspondence	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	e1
Penner	john flowerdew colls	Watermarks	j whatman turkey mill 1822
Marginals		Paper Producer	jonathan blenman
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1822
Notes public	see note to letter 3020, vol. 11	ID Number	4203
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