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<p><hi rend="underline">the <unclear>intrigues</unclear> 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 <unclear>cession</unclear> of an Island"</hi>. I said I believed the principal<lb/> | |||
Agent (<unclear>Colombel</unclear>) 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 repreesent to you the state<lb/> | |||
of Greece & to communicate a number of facts, which<lb/> | |||
might perhaps be important in <unclear>assigting</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> <unclear>Dect</unclear> 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> <unclear>Canning</unclear>) <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> <unclear>Korea</unclear> they have been in constant<lb/> | |||
intercourse with the <foreign><unclear>kapitanoi</unclear></foreign> — they have <unclear>kefot</unclear><lb/> | |||
the Metropolitan at Greece (Ignatius) long in their pay—<lb/> | |||
&<unclear>tino</unclear> the <gap/> <unclear><add>Heterest</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 repreesent to you the state
of Greece & to communicate a number of facts, which
might perhaps be important in assigting 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 Korea they have been in constant
intercourse with the kapitanoi — they have kefot
the Metropolitan at Greece (Ignatius) long in their pay—
&tino the Heterest society at Warsaw they have long
sent supplies into Greece— Now the Greeks can have no chance
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