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<p>is a people almost emerging from barbarism<lb/> | |||
as the Greeks are.</p> | |||
The most difficult operation that you will have<lb/> | |||
to effect is, the reducing the power of the Military<lb/> | |||
Chiefs; this will require I should think considerable<lb/> | |||
caution & must be done very gradually fixing a<lb/> | |||
rate of pay for each of those, who have most distinguished<lb/> | |||
themselves, so as to keep them in good humour<lb/> | |||
& in the mean time raising and disciplining<lb/> | |||
a sufficient number of young men, upon different<lb/> | |||
points, who you could render attached & placed at the<lb/> | |||
disposal of <add>the</add> Government. — Another most essential<lb/> | |||
point in my humble opinion would be, to get some<lb/> | |||
of the principal chiefs out of the Morea. Collocotroni<lb/> | |||
& others it is true, have achieved much, but<lb/> | |||
hitherto it has been impossible to make one of<lb/> | |||
them budge: from what each conceived to be his district,<lb/> | |||
& none of them could be prevailed on last year, to<lb/> | |||
come to the Congress at Salamis, notwithstanding their<lb/> | |||
begging me to apprize the Gov<hi rend="superscript">t</hi>. of their approaching arrival,<lb/> | |||
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is a people almost emerging from barbarism
as the Greeks are.
The most difficult operation that you will have
to effect is, the reducing the power of the Military
Chiefs; this will require I should think considerable
caution & must be done very gradually fixing a
rate of pay for each of those, who have most distinguished
themselves, so as to keep them in good humour
& in the mean time raising and disciplining
a sufficient number of young men, upon different
points, who you could render attached & placed at the
disposal of the Government. — Another most essential
point in my humble opinion would be, to get some
of the principal chiefs out of the Morea. Collocotroni
& others it is true, have achieved much, but
hitherto it has been impossible to make one of
them budge: from what each conceived to be his district,
& none of them could be prevailed on last year, to
come to the Congress at Salamis, notwithstanding their
begging me to apprize the Govt. of their approaching arrival,
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