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' | <p>Eastern & Western Greece may be defended with ab<hi rend="superscript">t</hi>. 12,000 men.<lb/> | ||
By taking one of the Castles at the mouth of the Corinthian Gulf<lb/> | |||
& blockading Lepanto & Patras, with 1000 men each, these fortresses<lb/> | |||
must fall. And Negropont might also be taken by a<lb/> | |||
blockade. During these operations the people of Olympus sh<hi rend="superscript">d</hi>. be<lb/> | |||
encouraged to rise in the rear of the Turkish armies. After a<lb/> | |||
Summer's defensive campaign, the Greeks sh<hi rend="superscript">d</hi>. push on in the<lb/> | |||
winter & surprise & conquer.</p> | |||
<p>My principal exertions have been directed towards promoting<lb/> | |||
education, publicity, union & military exertion; & towards crushing<lb/> | |||
the oligarchs by giving power to the people & raising the character<lb/> | |||
of their representatives. I confess that I am sanguine ab<hi rend="superscript">t</hi>. the<lb/> | |||
ultimate success of the Greeks. I found this opinion on the<lb/> | |||
virtuous character of the people, on the strength of their country,<lb/> | |||
on their martial character & their being all armed, on the multiplicity<lb/> | |||
of little chiefs, on the sudden rise & fall of their leaders, on<lb/> | |||
the love they have for their ancestors, on the clashing interests of their<lb/> | |||
enemies, on their attachment to the elective franchise, annuality<lb/> | |||
universality, publicity, &c.</p> | |||
<p> | |||
Believe me ever<lb/> | |||
Your most devoted Serv<hi rend="superscript">t</hi>.<lb/> | |||
(signed)(L.S.</p> | |||
<p> | |||
P.S. I hope to be in<lb/> | |||
London in July next.</p> | |||
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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.
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richard doane |
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copy of letter 3097, vol. 11 |
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