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' | <p><hi rend="underline">the intrigues of Russia in the West Indies has turned<lb/> | ||
out to be correct & we have found out the the inviduals<lb/> | |||
whose names you gave me; were really engaged — but<lb/> | |||
we could not ascertain, that there was a Treaty for<lb/> | |||
the cession of an Island"</hi>. I said I believed the principal<lb/> | |||
Agent (Colombel) was now dead, but that another<lb/> | |||
individual had been since sent by Russia to treat with<lb/> | |||
Boyer.</p> | |||
<p>I then said—The immediate object Sir of my<lb/> | |||
wishing to see you was,to represent to you the state<lb/> | |||
of Greece & to communicate a number of facts, which<lb/> | |||
might perhaps be important in <unclear>assisting</unclear> a prompt decision<lb/> | |||
on the part of the British Government. — We<lb/> | |||
have news down to the 7<hi rend="superscript">th</hi> Dec<hi rend="superscript">t</hi> by which it appears<lb/> | |||
that new triumphs on the part of the Greeks have closed<lb/> | |||
the present campaign & have decided finally the independence<lb/> | |||
of Greece — <hi rend="underline">"I believe</hi> (said M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Canning <hi rend="underline">that<lb/> | |||
they are now convinced at Constantinople that the struggle<lb/> | |||
is a hopeless one for them"</hi>. I said Sir, It is not<lb/> | |||
Turkey, but Russia that the friends of Greece have<lb/> | |||
cause to fear. The Greek insurrection was originally<lb/> | |||
planned at Petersburg, where <unclear>Ipsilanti</unclear> <unclear>Stepetes</unclear>, & others<lb/> | |||
received their instructions. Their Russians have sent<lb/> | |||
several Agents <del>from</del> <add>to</add> the Morea — they have been in constant<lb/> | |||
intercourse with the <foreign><unclear>Kapstavos</unclear></foreign> — they have kept<lb/> | |||
the Metropolitan at Greece (Ignatius) long in their pay —<lb/> | |||
& <unclear><sic>thro'</sic></unclear> the <del><gap/></del> <unclear><add>Helerest</add></unclear> society at Warsaw they have long<lb/> | |||
sent supplies into Greece— Now the Greeks can have no <add>chance</add></p> | |||
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the intrigues of Russia in the West Indies has turned
out to be correct & we have found out the the inviduals
whose names you gave me; were really engaged — but
we could not ascertain, that there was a Treaty for
the cession of an Island". I said I believed the principal
Agent (Colombel) was now dead, but that another
individual had been since sent by Russia to treat with
Boyer.
I then said—The immediate object Sir of my
wishing to see you was,to represent to you the state
of Greece & to communicate a number of facts, which
might perhaps be important in assisting a prompt decision
on the part of the British Government. — We
have news down to the 7th Dect by which it appears
that new triumphs on the part of the Greeks have closed
the present campaign & have decided finally the independence
of Greece — "I believe (said Mr Canning that
they are now convinced at Constantinople that the struggle
is a hopeless one for them". I said Sir, It is not
Turkey, but Russia that the friends of Greece have
cause to fear. The Greek insurrection was originally
planned at Petersburg, where Ipsilanti Stepetes, & others
received their instructions. Their Russians have sent
several Agents from to the Morea — they have been in constant
intercourse with the Kapstavos — they have kept
the Metropolitan at Greece (Ignatius) long in their pay —
& thro' the Helerest society at Warsaw they have long
sent supplies into Greece— Now the Greeks can have no chance
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