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Eastern & Western Greece may be defended with abt. 12,000 men.
By taking one of the Castles at the mouth of the Corinthian Gulf
& blockading Lepanto & Patras, with 1000 men each, these fortresses
must fall. And Negropont might also be taken by a
blockade. During these operations the people of Olympus shd. be
encouraged to rise in the rear of the Turkish armies. After a
Summer's defensive campaign, the Greeks shd. push on in the
winter & surprise & conquer.

My principal exertions have been directed towards promoting
education, publicity, union & military exertion; & towards crushing
the oligarchs by giving power to the people & raising the character
of their representatives. I confess that I am sanguine abt. the
ultimate success of the Greeks. I found this opinion on the
virtuous character of the people, on the strength of their country,
on their martial character & their being all armed, on the multiplicity
of little chiefs, on the sudden rise & fall of their leaders, on
the love they have for their ancestors, on the clashing interests of their
enemies, on their attachment to the elective franchise, annuality
universality, publicity, &c.

Believe me ever
Your most devoted Servt.
(signed)(L.S.

P.S. I hope to be in
London in July next.

Identifier: | JB/012/282/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 12.
Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	012	Main Headings
Folio number	282	Info in main headings field
Image	001	Titles
Category	correspondence	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering
Penner	richard doane	Watermarks	j whatman turkey mill 1824
Marginals		Paper Producer	jonathan blenman
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1824
Notes public	copy of letter 3097, vol. 11	ID Number	4343
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