Narrative of a Second Visit to Greece, including facts connected with the last days of Lord Byron, extracts from correspondence, official documents, etc

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NARRATIVE OF A SECOND VISIT TO GREECE, *c. 2$tn& . i 7im- 8 \t ILn'dmd.from ai. Ongmal SKetclLlvU-olr Giep Esq d lot I' LaqTii ere s :j ei <<iul Vis Greece NARRATIVE OP A SECOND VISIT TO GREECE, INCLUDING .dfacts tormectett WITH THE LAST DAYS OF LORD BYRON, EXTRACTS FROM CORRESPONDENCE, OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS, fye. By EDWARD BLAQUIERE, Esq. AUTHOR OF " THE ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF THE GREEK REVOLUTION," *kc. " Publicity is the soul of justice."— Bentham. LONDON : PRINTED FOR GEO. B. WHITTAKER, AVE-MARIA-LANE. 1825. LONDON : GHACKELL AND ARROW5MITH, JOHNSON'S-COURT, FLEET-STREET CONTENTS OF THE VOLUME.

Part I. Paok

Introduction 15 Personal Narrative of the Author's Arrival, and various Journies in Greece, Statistical Details, Remarks on the Policy of the great Powers, Political Reflections, &c. &c 167

Part II

The Last Days of Lord Byron 32 Funeral Oration by M. Spiridion Tricoupi 39 Account of the Author's Visit to Anatolico, in company with the late Lord Charles Murray. 47 EXTRACTS FROM CORRESPONDENCE, &c I. From E. Blaquiereto John Bowring, Esq II. From the same to F. A. Hastings, Esq 50 III. From Prince Mavrocordato to E. Blaquiere 52 IV. From E. Blaquiere to the Contractors for the first Greek Loan 53 V. From the same to Mr. Bowring 54 VI. From the same to the same 55 VII. From Prince Mavrocordato to E. Blaquiere 57 VIII. From E. Blaquiere to Mr. Bowring CONTENTS. PAGE IX. From the same to the Hon. Colonel Leicester Stanhope , 60 X. From the same to the same 68 XI. From Prince Mavrocordato to E. Blaquiere 70 From the Secretary of the Provisional Government to Prince Mavrocordato ib. XII. From E. Blaquiere to Colouel Stanhope 72 XIII.

From Prince Mavrocordato to E. Blaquiere 77 XIV. From Colonel Stanhope to Prince Mavrocordato.... ib. XV. From Prince Mavrocordato to E. Blaquiere 7S 'translation of a Letter addressed to Prince Mavrocordato by General Scaltza, and subjoined to tlie foregoing , 85 XVI. From Yossouf Pacha to the Cadi, Moufti, Military Commandant of all the Beys, Agas, Officers, and the Inhabitants generally of Colon, intercepted on board an Ionian boat, on her way from Patrass to that place 87 XVII. From Prince Mavrocordato to his Secretary G. Praides, inserted in No. 36 of the Greek Chronicle, and referred to iu the two preceding Letters 88 XVIII. Translation of a letter from the Greek, and addressed to Demetrius Ipsilanti 90 XIX. From Prince Mavrocordato to Colonel Stanhope 93 XX. From M. Rodius, Secretary General ad interim of the Provisional Government, to E. Blaquiere 96 XXI.

From Lord Charles Murray to E. Blaquiere 97 XXn. From E. Blaquiere to Messrs. Barff and Logotheti.. .. 98 XXIII. From Messrs. Barff and Logotheti to E. Blaquiere.. 100 XXIV. From Prince Mavrocordato to E. Blaquiere ib. XXV. From Mo Rodius to E. Blaquiere 102 XXVI. From Lord Charles Murray to E. Blaquiere 104 XXVII. From the. same to the same 106 XXVIII. From the same to the same 107 XXIX. From Prince Mavrocordato to E. Blaquiere 108 XXX. From Lord Charles Murray to his Excellency Sir Frederick Adam, Lord High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands 109 XXXI. Correspondence between the Pacha of Romelia and General Panouria HI CONTENTS. III PAGE. XXXII. From General Panouria to the Pacha of Romelia.... 112 XXXIII- From E. Blaquiere to John Bowring, Esq 113 XXXIV. Address of E. Blaquiere to the Legislative Body of Greece, and of which a Romaic translation by M. Tricoupi was read to the Assembly on tlie dayofits date 116 XXXV.

From E. Blaquiere to M. Rodius, Secretary General ad interim of the Provisional Government, and referred to in the preceding 120 XXXVI. From Lord Charles Murray to Sir Frederick Adam 125 XXXVH. From Mavromichalis to E. Blaquiere 127 From Andreas Miaoulis, Admiral of Greek Fleet, to E. Blaquiere 129 From the same to the same ib. From J. Tombasi to E. Blaquiere 130 From tbe Ephors of the Philomusæ Society to E. Blaquiere 131 XXXVIII. Address to the Ladies of England, by Madalena Mavrojenes of Myconos 132 From E. Blaquiere to John Bowring, Esq 135 XXXIX. Address of Nicolas Geracaris, of Scio, delivered to a Meeting of Patriots convened at Napoli de Romania, on the 10th of August, 1824, to discuss the propriety of forming a Philanthropic Society in Greece 139 Memorial addressed to the Provisional Government of Greece, relative to the formation of a Philanthropic Society, and to which reference is made iu the preceding Address 142 XL.

Letter addressed by the Deputation of the Philanthropic Society of Greece, to Joseph Hume, Esq. M. P., William Allen, Esq. Treasure]- and Secretary to (he Committee of Friends, in favour of Indigent Greeks ; Jeremy Bentham, Esq. and John Bowring, Esq. Hon. Secretary of the Greek Committee ; enclosing a Copy of the Rules of the new Society, together with a power to act for itin the United Kingdom 145 X LI. Organization ofthe Philanthropic Society of Greece CONTEN TS. IV page; XLII. Extract of a Letter from Mr. Gropius, Austrian Consul at Athens, relative to the present State of the Ancient Remains in that City _.... 154 Address from E. Blaquiere to the Legislative Body, and of which a Romaic Translation was read to the Assembly by Mr. Tricoupi, on the day after its date 158 XLIII. From Prince Maviocordato to E. Blaquiere 164 Extract of a Letter from E. Blaquiere to John Bowring, Esq., Honorary Secretary to the Greek Committee 167 XLIV.

Extract from the Minutes ofthe Greek Committee, on the day the foregoing Letter was presented.. 169 XLV. Extract from the Minutes ofthe Greek Committee 170 An Appeal to the Public, from the British aud Foreign School Society, on the subject of Education in Greece ib. ERRATA. Part ii. page 27, — for, a soldier grave, read, a soldier's erave