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<p>the arrangement of all your own views. The de<lb/>puties are at Corfu in quarantine. Thence they pro—<lb/>ceed to England. I think you f<hi rend="superscript">d</hi> be silent & suspend<lb/>operations relative to the loan, till you receive further<lb/>authentic intelligence from Greece</p> | |||
<p>I have a plan in my mind for the establishment<lb/>of a post. Without the means of conveying ideas, neither<lb/>the military, commercial, nor political affairs can prosper.<lb/>I also wish to establish a hospital and dispensary.</p> | |||
<p>What is most wanted in Greece is, a press, cau—<lb/>tiously directed— cautiously on account of ears, noses<lb/>& heads. However it is fair to say that the Greeks have<lb/>not been guilty of enormities towards their Christian<lb/>brethren towards Jews indeed they have not display<lb/>ed much of their <gap/> kindness. Colloeotroni after<lb/>Corinth had surrendered to other chiefs, quietly march<lb/>ed up his followers for the purpose of plundering. The<lb/>friends of good Gov<hi rend="superscript">t</hi> pretend that he has no good<lb/>quality. He was truly brave they say before he became<lb/>wealthy. They pretend too that he & his adherents are<lb/>most unpopular.</p> | |||
<p>28<hi rend="superscript">th</hi> nov<hi rend="superscript">b</hi> The following account of a naval victory<lb/>may I hope, be relied on. The Greek fleet consisting of<lb/>9 vessels, cou<hi rend="superscript">d</hi> by <unclear>Meaouis</unclear> attacked 11 Turkish ships<lb/>near the island of Seiatho. They fought for 6 hours.<lb/>The result was glorious <del>for</del> <add>to</add> the Greeks. They took 1 cor—<lb/>vet of 24 guns 3 brigs & 1 transport, two ships they<lb/>burnt, 4 they drove on shore, & one only <del>esp</del> escaped.</p> | |||
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1824. Jan. 10.
How. Cal. Leicester Stanhope to John Bowring Cefalonia 26 Mar 1823
the arrangement of all your own views. The de
puties are at Corfu in quarantine. Thence they pro—
ceed to England. I think you fd be silent & suspend
operations relative to the loan, till you receive further
authentic intelligence from Greece
I have a plan in my mind for the establishment
of a post. Without the means of conveying ideas, neither
the military, commercial, nor political affairs can prosper.
I also wish to establish a hospital and dispensary.
What is most wanted in Greece is, a press, cau—
tiously directed— cautiously on account of ears, noses
& heads. However it is fair to say that the Greeks have
not been guilty of enormities towards their Christian
brethren towards Jews indeed they have not display
ed much of their kindness. Colloeotroni after
Corinth had surrendered to other chiefs, quietly march
ed up his followers for the purpose of plundering. The
friends of good Govt pretend that he has no good
quality. He was truly brave they say before he became
wealthy. They pretend too that he & his adherents are
most unpopular.
28th novb The following account of a naval victory
may I hope, be relied on. The Greek fleet consisting of
9 vessels, coud by Meaouis attacked 11 Turkish ships
near the island of Seiatho. They fought for 6 hours.
The result was glorious for to the Greeks. They took 1 cor—
vet of 24 guns 3 brigs & 1 transport, two ships they
burnt, 4 they drove on shore, & one only esp escaped.
I am grieved to say that the executive have refused
to
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