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<p>Pisa 5<hi rend="superscript">th</hi> Ma<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> 1823.</p> | <p>Pisa 5<hi rend="superscript">th</hi> Ma<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> 1823.</p> | ||
<p>Dear Bowring,</p> | <p>Dear Bowring,</p> | ||
<p>I arrived here last night & pro—ceeded<lb/>to business with the metre politician | <p>I arrived here last night & pro—ceeded<lb/>to business with the metre politician Ignitius. He<lb/>considers it matter of first rate importance that the<lb/>London committee to do all in their power to influence<lb/>the British Gov<hi rend="underline">t</hi> in favor of Greece. England he says is<lb/>the only power that can injure her by a naval superiority.<lb/>Turkey cannot because her fleets are inferior; so are her<lb/>armies & the more numerous, the more difficult is their<lb/>supply. Russia cannot invade the islands because her<lb/>fleet is not equal to cope with that of England, nor<lb/>we with that of Greece; not by law without passing<lb/>into the Turkish territory, which neither the porte, nor<lb/>England, nor Austria would allow. It is true that Russia<lb/>looks with a steady eye to the conquest of Turkey,<lb/>but ere this happens, Greece may be mighty & invulnerable.</p> | ||
<p>I am grieved to report to you on the authority<lb/>of | <p>I am grieved to report to you on the authority<lb/>of Ignitius that Maurocordate has <hi rend="underline">resigned</hi> his office.<lb/>It must be our endeavour to get him restored.</p> | ||
<p>The metropolitan is of the opinion that a king ol<hi rend="underline">d</hi><lb/>be placed on the throne of Greece. No king, no bishops.<lb/>He would prefer a foreigner— the Prince of Coburg<lb/>of the son of the deposed king of Sweden. I have observed<lb/>that this | <p>The metropolitan is of the opinion that a king ol<hi rend="underline">d</hi><lb/>be placed on the throne of Greece. No king, no bishops.<lb/>He would prefer a foreigner— the Prince of Coburg<lb/>of the son of the deposed king of Sweden. I have observed<lb/>that this Monarchical spirit is prevalent among<lb/>the Greeks, with many eminent writers they think<lb/>that Democracies are not suited to large states, because<lb/>they possess they possess life vigor & proud <gap/> than</p> | ||
<p>I argu</p> | <p>I argu</p> | ||
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1823. Novr. 5. Pisa Greece. Hon Col. Leicester Stanhope to John Bowring esq.
Pisa 5th Mar 1823.
Dear Bowring,
I arrived here last night & pro—ceeded
to business with the metre politician Ignitius. He
considers it matter of first rate importance that the
London committee to do all in their power to influence
the British Govt in favor of Greece. England he says is
the only power that can injure her by a naval superiority.
Turkey cannot because her fleets are inferior; so are her
armies & the more numerous, the more difficult is their
supply. Russia cannot invade the islands because her
fleet is not equal to cope with that of England, nor
we with that of Greece; not by law without passing
into the Turkish territory, which neither the porte, nor
England, nor Austria would allow. It is true that Russia
looks with a steady eye to the conquest of Turkey,
but ere this happens, Greece may be mighty & invulnerable.
I am grieved to report to you on the authority
of Ignitius that Maurocordate has resigned his office.
It must be our endeavour to get him restored.
The metropolitan is of the opinion that a king old
be placed on the throne of Greece. No king, no bishops.
He would prefer a foreigner— the Prince of Coburg
of the son of the deposed king of Sweden. I have observed
that this Monarchical spirit is prevalent among
the Greeks, with many eminent writers they think
that Democracies are not suited to large states, because
they possess they possess life vigor & proud than
I argu
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