cident to a warfare so cruel as the present. When do not quite understand the little discrepancies in the dictates of humanity are in question, I know no these countries, and are not used to see shooting difference between Turks and Greeks. It is enough and slashing in a domestic quiet way, br (as it that those who want assistance are men, in order to forms here) a part of housekeeping. claim the pity and protection of the meanest pre- "If they should want any thing during their tender to humane feelings. I have found here quarantine, you can advance them not more than a twenty-four Turks, including women and children, dollar a day (among them) for that period, to purwho have long pined in distress, far from the means chase them some little extras as comforts, (as they of support and the consolations of their home. are quite out of their element.) I cannot afford them The government has consigned them to me: I more at present."

transmit them to Prevesa, whither they desire to be sent. I hope that you will not object to take care that they may be restored to a place of safety, and that the Governor of your town may accept of my present. The best recompense I can hope for would be to find that I had inspired the Ottoman commanders with the same sentiments towards those unhappy Greeks who may hereafter fall into their hands. "I beg you to believe me, &c."

LETTER DCXVIII.

TO THE HONORABLE DOUGLAS KINNAIRD.

LETTER DCXX.

TO MR. MURRAY.

* Missolonghi, Feb, 25, 1924.

"I have heard from Mr. Douglas Kinnaird that you state a report of a satire on Mr. Gifford having arrrived from Italy, said to be written by me! but that you do not believe it.' I dare say you do not, nor any body else, I should think. Whoever asserts that I am the author or abettor of any thing of the kind on Gifford lies in his throat. If any such composition exists it is none of mine. You know as well as any body upon whom I have or have not written; and you also know whether they do or did not deserve that same. And so much for such matters.

« Missoloughi, Feb. 21, 1834. "I have received yours of the 2d of November. It is essential that the money should be paid, as I "You will perhaps be anxious to hear some news have drawn for it all, and more too, to help the from this part of Greece, (which is the most liable Greeks. Parry is here, and he and I agree very to invasion;) but you will hear enough through pubwell; and all is going on hopefully for the present, lic and private channels. I will, however, give you considering circumstances. the events of a week, mingling my own private pe"We shall have work this year, for the Turks culiar with the public, for we are here a little jumare coming down in force; and, as for me, I must bled together at present. stand by the cause. I shall shortly march (accord- On Sunday, (the 15th, I believe,) I had a strong ing to orders) against Lepanto, with two thousand and sudden convulsive attack, which left me speechmen. I have been here some time, after some nar-less, though not motionless-for some strong men row escapes from the Turks, and also from being could not hold me; but whether it was epilepsy, shipwrecked. We were twice upon the rocks, but catalepsy, cachexy, or apoplexy, or what other this you will have heard, truly or falsely, through exy or epsy, the doctors have not decided; or other channels, and I do not wish to bore you with whether it was spasmodic or nervous, &c.; but it a long story. was very unpleasant, and nearly carried me off, and

"So far I have succeeded in supporting the Gov-all that. On Monday, they put leeches to my temernment of Western Greece, which would other- ples, no difficult matter, but the blood could not be wise have been dissolved. If you have received the stopped till eleven at night, (they had gone too eleven thousand and odd pounds, these, with what near the temporal artery for my temporal safety,) I have in hand, and my income for the current year, and neither styptic nor caustic would cauterize the to say nothing of contingencies, will, or might, orifice till after a hundred attempts. enable me to keep the "sinews of war' properly "On Tuesday, a Turkish brig-of-war ran on shore. strung. If the deputies be honest fellows, and ob- On Wednesday, great preparations being made to tain the loan, they will repay the 4000l. as agreed attack her, though protected by her consorts, the upon; and even then I shall save little, or indeed Turks burned her and retired to Patras. On Thursless than little, since I am maintaining nearly the day a quarrel ensued between the Suliotes and the whole machine-in this place, at least at my own Frank guard at the arsenal: a Swedish officer was cost. But let the Greeks only succeed, and I don't killed, and a Suliote severely wounded, and a gencare for myself. eral fight expected, and with some difficulty pre"I have been very seriously unwell, but am get-vented. On Friday, the officer was buried; and ting better, and can ride about again; so pray quiet Captain Parry's English artificers mutinied, under our friends on that score. the pretence that their lives are in danger, and are for quitting the country:-they may.

"It is not true that I ever did, will, would, could, or should write a satire against Gifford, or a hair of his head. I always considered him as my literary father, and myself as his 'prodigal son; and if I have allowed his 'fatted calf' to grow to an ox before he kills it on my return, it is only because I prefer beef to veal. "Yours, &c."

LETTER DCXIX.

TO MR. BARFF.

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"February 23.

"On Saturday, we had the smartest shock of an earthquake which I remember, (and I have felt thirty, slight or smart, at different periods; they are in the Mediterranean,) and the whole army discharged their arms, upon the same principle that the savages beat drums, or howl, during an eclipse of the moon-it was a rare scene altogether-if you had but seen the English Johnnies, who had never been out of a workshop before!-or will again, if they can help it-and on Sunday, we heard that the Vizier is come down to Larissa, with one hundred and odd thousand men.

"In coming here, I had two escapes, one from My health seems improving, especially from the Turks, (one of my vessels was taken, but afteriding and the warm bath. Six Englishmen will ward released,) and the other from shipwreck. We De soon in quarantine at Zante; they are artificers, drove twice on the rocks near the Scrophes (islands and have had enough of Greece in fourteen days. near the coast.) If you could recommend them to a passage home, I

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"P. S. Tell Mr. Murray that I wrote to him the at my own charges. One little girl of nine years other day, and hope that he has received, or will old, who prefers remaining with me, I shall (if I receive, the letter.' live) send, with her mother, probably, to Italy, or to England. Her name is Hato, or Hetagee. She is a very pretty, lively child. All her brothers were killed by the Greeks, and she herself and her mother merely spared by special favor and owing to her extreme youth, she being then but five years old.

"My health is now better, and I ride about again. My office here is no sinecure, so many parties and difficulties of every kind; but I will do what I can.

have little time to write.

"Believe me yours, &c., &c.,
"N. BN."

LETTER DCXXI.

LETTER DCXXII.

TO DR. KENNEDY.

“ Missolonghi, March 4, 1924.

"I have to thank you for your two very kind

Prince Mavrocordato is an excellent person, and "MY DEAR DOCTOR, does all in his power, but his situation is perplexing in the extreme. Still we have great hopes of the letters, both received at the same time, and one success of the contest. You will hear, however, long after its date. I am not unaware of the more of public news from plenty of quarters, for I precarious state of my health, nor am, nor have been, deceived on that subject. But it is proper that I should remain in Greece; and it were better to die doing something than nothing. My presence here has been so far useful as to have prevented confusion from becoming worse confounded, at least for the present. Should I become, or be deemed, useless or superfluous, I am ready to retire; but in the interim I am not to consider personal consequences; the rest is in the hands of Providence, -as indeed are all things. I shall, however, observe your instructions, and indeed did so, as far as regards abstinence, for some time past. "MY DEAR MOORE, "Besides the tracts, &c., which you have sent "Your reproach is unfounded-I have received for distribution, one of the English artificers (hight two letters from you, and answered both previous Brownbill, a tinman), left to my charge a number to leaving Cephalonia. I have not been quiet' in of Greek Testaments, which I will endeavor to an Ionion island, but much occupied with business, distribute properly. The Greeks complain that the -as the Greek deputies (if arrived) can tell you. Neither have I continued Don Juan,' nor any other poem. You go, as usual, I presume, by some newspaper report or other.

TO MR. MOORE.

"Missolonghi, Western Greece, March 4, 1824.

Bambas can decide on that point. I am trying to translation is not correct, nor in good Romaic: reconcile the clergy to the distribution, which (without due regard to their hierarchy) they might "When the proper moment to be of some use, contrive to impede or neutralize in the effect, from arrived, I came here; and am told that my arrival their power over their people. Mr. Brownbill has (with some other circumstances) has been of, at gone to the islands, having some apprehension for least, temporary advantage to the cause. I had a his life, (not from the priests, however,) and apnarrow escape from the Turks, and another from parently preferring rather to be a saint than a shipwreck on my passage. On the 15th (or 16th) martyr, although his apprehensions of becoming of February I had an attack of apoplexy, or epilepsy, the latter were probably unfounded. All the Eng-the physicians have not exactly decided which, lish artificers accompanied him, thinking themselves but the alternative is agreeable. My constitution, in danger, on account of some troubles here, which therefore, remains between the two opinions, like have apparently subsided.

more taste.'

Mahomet's sarcophagus between the magnets. All "I have been interrupted by a visit from Prince that I can say is, that they nearly bled me to death, Mavrocordato and others since I began this letter, by placing the leeches too near the temporal artery, and must close it hastily, for the boat is announced so that the blood could with difficulty be stopped, as ready to sail. Your future convert, Hato, or even with caustic. I am supposed to be getting Hatagee, appears to me lively, and intelligent, and better, slowly, however. But my homilies will, promising, and possesses an interesting countepresume, for the future, be like the Archbishop of nance. With regard to her disposition, I can say Grenada's-in this case, I order you a hundred little, but Millingen, who has the mother (who is a ducats from my treasurer, and wish you a little middle-aged lady of good character) in his house as a domestic, (although the family was in good worldly "For public matters I refer you to Col. Stan- circumstances previous to the Revolution,) speaks As far as I hope's and Capt. Parry's reports, and to all other well of both, and he is to be relied on. reports whatsoever. There is plenty to do-war know, I have only seen the child a few times with without, and tumult within-they kill a man a her mother, and what I have seen is favorable, or I week,' like Bob Acres in the country. Parry's should not take so much interest in her behalf. If artificers have gone away in alarm, on account of a she turns out well, my idea would be to send her to dispute, in which some of the natives and foreigners my daughter in England, (if not to respectable were engaged, and a Swede was killed, and a Suliote persons in Italy,) and so to provide for her as to wounded. In the middle of their fight there was a enable her to live with reputation, either singly or strong shock of an earthquake; so, between that and the sword, they boomed off in a hurry in despite of all dissuasions to the contrary. A Turkish brig ran ashore, &c., &c., &c.*

"You, I presume, are either publishing or meditating that same. Let me hear from and of you, and believe me, in all events,

"Ever and affectionately yours,
"N. B."

• What is omitted here is but a repetition of the various particulars, respecting all that had happened since his arrival, which have already been given in the letters to his other correspondents.-Moore.

in marriage, if she arrive at maturity. I will make proper arrangements about her expenses through Messrs Barff and Hancock, and the rest I leave to your discretion and to Mrs. K.'s, with a great sense of obligation for your kindness in undertaking her temporary superintendence.

"Of public matters here, I have little to add to what you will already have heard. We are going on as well as we can, and with the hope and the endeavor to do better. Believe me,

Ever and truly, &c."

LETTER DCXXIII.

TO MR. BARFF.

"March 5, 1824.

LETTER DCXXVI,

TO MR. CHARLES HANCOCK.
“ Missolonghi, 10th March, 1824.

"If Sisseni is sincere, he will be treated with, and well treated; if he is not, the sin and the "SIR, shame may lie at his own door. One great "I sent by Mr. J. M. Hodges a bill drawn on object is to heal those internal dissensions for the Signor C. Jerostatti for three hundred and eightyfuture, without exacting too rigorous an account of six pounds, on account of the Hon. the Greek comthe past. Prince Mavrocordato is of the same mittee, for carrying on the service at this place. opinion, and whoever is disposed to act fairly will be But Count Delladecima sent no more than two fairly dealt with. I have heard a good deal of Sis- hundred dollars until he should receive instructions seni, but not a deal of good; however, I never judge from C. Jerostatti. Therefore I am obliged to adfrom report, particularly in a revolution. Person-vance that sum to prevent a positive stop being ally, I am rather obliged to him, for he has been put to the laboratory service at this place, &c., &c. very hospitable to all friends of mine who have "I beg you will mention this business to Count passed through his district. You may therefore Delladecima, who has the draft and every account, assure him that any overture for the advantage of and that Mr. Barff, in conjunction with yourself, Greece and its internal pacification will be readily will endeavor to arrange this money account, and, and sincerely met here. I hardly think that he when received forward the same to Missolonghi. would have ventured a deceitful proposition to me I am, sir, yours very truly. through you, because he must be sure that in such "So far is written by Captain Parry; but I see a case it would eventually be exposed. At any that I must continue the letter myself. I underrate, the healing of these dissensions is so impor- stand little or nothing of the business, saving and tant a point, that something must be risked to ob- except that, like most of the present affairs here, it tain it." will be at a stand-still if moneys be not advanced, and there are few here so disposed; so that I must take the chance as usual.

LETTER DCXXIV.

TO MR. BARFF.

"March 10.

"Enclosed is an answer to Mr. Parruca's letter, and I hope that you will assure him from me, that I have done and am doing all I can to reunite the Greeks with the Greeks.

"You will see what can be done with Delladecima and Jerostatti, and remit the sum, that we may have some quiet; for the committee have somehow embroiled their matters, or chosen Greek correspondents more Grecian than ever the Greeks "Yours ever, are wont to be. "NL. BN.

"P. S. A thousand thanks to Muir for his cauli

"I am extremely obliged by your offer of your flower, the finest I ever saw or tasted, and I believe, country-house (as for all kindness) in case that my the largest that ever grew out of Paradise or Scothealth should require my removal; but I cannot land. I have written to quiet Dr. Kennedy about quit Greece while there is a chance of my being of the newspaper, (with which I have nothing to do as any (even supposed) utility:-there is a stake worth a writer, please to recollect and say.) I told the millions such as I am, and while I can stand at all, fools of conductors that their motto would play the I must stand by the cause. When I say this, I am devil; but, like all mountebanks, they persisted. at the same time aware of the difficulties and dis- Gamba, who is any thing but lucky, had something sensions, and defects of the Greeks themselves; to do with it; and, as usual, the moment he had, but allowance must be made for them by all reason- matters went wrong. It will be better, perhaps, in able people. time. But I write in haste, and have only time to say, before the boat sails, that I am ever

"My chief, indeed nine-tenths of my expenses here are solely in advances to or on behalf of the Greeks, and objects connected with their independence."

"Yours, "N. BN. "P. S. Mr. Findlay is here, and has received his money."

"DEAR SIR,

"Massolonghi, March 10, 1824.

"You could not disapprove of the motto to the Telegraph more than I did, and do; but this is the land of liberty, where most people do as they please, and few as they ought.

"I have the honor of answering your letter. My first wish has always been to bring the Greeks to agree among themselves. I came here by the invitation of the Greek Government, and I do not think that I ought to abandon Roumeali for the Peloponnesus until that Government shall desire it; and the more so, as this part is exposed in a greater de- "I have not written, nor am inclined to write, for gree to the enemy. Nevertheless, if my presence that or any other paper, but have suggested to can really be of any assistance in uniting two or them, over and over, a change of the motto and more parties, I am ready to go any where, either as style. However, I do not think that it will turn a mediator, or, if necessary, as a hostage. In these out either an irreligious or a levelling publication, affairs, I have neither private views, nor private dis- and they promise due respect to both churches and like of any individual, but the sincere wish of things, i. e. the editors do. deserving the name of the friend of your country, and of her patriots.

"I have the honor, &c."

"If Bambas would write for the Greek Chronicle, he might have his his own price for articles.

"There is a slight demur about Hato's voyage, her mother wishing to go with her, which is quite natural, and I have not the heart to refuse it; for even Mahomet made a law, that in the division of captives, the child should never be separated from the mother. But this may make a difference in the larrangement, although the poor woman (who has