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1823. Novr. 5. Pisa Greece. Hon Leicester Stanhope to John Bowring esq.

large ones. They ohd on the contrary possess more
of each because the Govt ohd he on the spot & take the
best means to have an efficient head or president.
They talk of the prosperity of small republics & the de—cline
of large ones, they forget to cite the corruptible, the
efficacy, the disorder & the conclusions which large
Mouarelies are subjected, & the stability & grandeur
of America.— The metropolitan thinks that Corenth
must soon fall, because the supplies have been cut off
Patras cannot hold out many days against a regular
siege, because it is commanded, has no & is
crowded with people. The population of this fortress wd—
secure the fall of Lepauts & the command of the gulsass it
we prevent the Turks from effecting a landing in the Morea.
There is a report that Mitilive has revolted. This would be an
event of vast importance. The island has a warlike population
of 300,000 Greeks & about 30,000 Turks. There are in it two
strong fortresses. The capture of Mitilive will enable the Greeks
to abduct the mouth of the Dardanelles & might lead to the
capture of the Sea.

There is a manufacture of coarse gunpowder in
the More which Perry will perhaps be able to im—prove.
There is however at present an absolute want
of powder in that quarter. It would I think be
a good speculation to send a cargo of it out, from
the absolute necessity of its being purchased, with
money, goods, or promises.

The elletra

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Identifier: | JB/012/147/001"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 12.
Date_1	1823-11-05	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	012	Main Headings	constitutional code
Folio number	147	Info in main headings field	greece hon. col. leicester stanhope to john bowring esq
Image	001	Titles
Category	correspondence	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	e2
Penner	richard doane	Watermarks
Marginals		Paper Producer
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
Notes public	see note to letter 3020, vol. 11	ID Number	4208
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