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willitrgness to come forward with their contribution., iftould axy
project be found desirable and practicable.
Under a system of economy and wisdom, they thi-k that ■ sum
rot exceeding 150..000/., judiciously applied, would immediately
change the aspect of affairs in the Mtleca, and ive renewed hope
and prospetts to the friends of Grecian emancipat
Your Committee beg lease to Pohl, in conclusion, hat in the dis-
charge of the trust committed to them. they have held gh nu_ tin=s;
that they have pushed their inquiries into every quarter which
might elucidate any doubt, without the slightest reserve Of indivi-
dual feeling.
That at the expense of much personal obloquy, of many private
insinuations, and some public artacks, they have ;wistul those in-
vestigations which they undertink to conduct, and whose results
they now communicate to their constituents.
If in the progress of their inquiries they found many motives for
censure, if instances have presented themselves of ill-plseed confi-
dence, of ignorance, of want of zeal or of probity, the Committee
rather wish to presint facts to the Bondholders, than to qualify
such conduct by any terms of their own.
But they trust the errors of individual advocates will net attach
to the great and glorious cause of Grecian freedom. It would in-
deed be cruel, and no less cruel than unjust. if those who are light-
ing the battles of independence should suffer from misconduct to
which they are entire strangers. Whilst engeged in these investi-
gations, your Committee find that the Greek Government has itself
nominated a commission, specially charged with the examination
of all the matters which form the subject of this Report.
That commission will, no doubt, possess the means of conduct.
ing the inquiry fir more satisfactorily ; it will, as your Committee
trust, obtain access to every document aid to every source of infer-

In reply in the inquiries made by Tone Committee u to the au-
thority by which the too sums of 79,274 advinted by Mows. Ri.
tont i for the purchase of 18,3,000/. bonds of the second Loan, and
rolelll. S. advanced by Ur. lielii for the purchase of 33,6091.
bonds of the same, were eo expended, Mr. ',urinals Wives that
these immense. were urged on the Deeuties by Messrs. Ricardo,
end by representations from the Stock Exchange, for the purpose
of supporting the credit of the Greek Government and Securing the
payment of the instalments on the Loan.
lour committee have siren:unfitly urged on the Deputies the ne-
t:mail of havieg these bonds deposited in the flank of England,
but bate not been able to obtain the accomplishment of their re-
,.,rsouerroatien„ Again and again they have represented the imps
pries: of allowing so hive a corn in ()reek banal to he in the pos.
season of individuate. and they can canceive no mufficient or satis-
toter., motive for objecting to their h. in;; deposited in a place of
eretirey, where they would be beyond the reach of any improper
control.
Viler Committee desired to be informed on what grounds the sum
of 1,000/. was paid to Mr. Con:molter)/ on account of a projected
contract which was net carried into effect, and Mr. leurionie gated
that the Deputies had authority fretu the Greek Government to
make the contract with Messrs. Centostavin% fee an excliauge of
Mato guns. and therefore conceived themselves authorised to allow
the said 1,C90/. for its non-fulfilment.
The *UM of 2.643/, es. 31. for which the Greek Government is
debited, on account of the loan ordained by 31e. Slarrocorilato's
failure not appearing to he borne out by Mr. 31%vrocordetn's ae-
c tutu, which only recognise a balance of 490/. b.. 3.1., 3lr. Lo-
ri me. states that the excess of 2.19111. is held by him fur account of
t ie Greek Government. in two hills receivetl from Mr. NI avrocor-
Il ito in December Int. drawn on Malta., and protested for non-
acceptance and rmodynient.
Year Committee. undemanding from Mr. Lurintfie that no nica-
ores have been taken by him to obtain from Mr. Alavrocortlato.
the same dividend which his estate has paid to other creditors, hsvc
ettggemed teat an imineiliate application should be made to 31r.
'lam:monism far some settlement of thin account.
Your Co linioee were desirous of ascertaining or. what grounds
the suns of 4.7t20/. was peel for the purchase of 0,0001. stock, at the
pis 00(64 two ceno, aid the sum of 6,9101. for 13,0001. stock, at
t'ir price 4 43-1 anti 33, what the valve in the market was nu rum e
than half the amount paid.
Mr. Lied tetra informed your Committee, that the dent-mentioned
sem woe paid to a friend of Greece, who hail rendered services to
teat country, tint whose none he coula net pal-licit, emu ; that he
w.l:esetainunicate the name and correationdence (if wished) confl.
if tidally to Mr. Dente anti Sir Francis itur,lett, Avila wee (he
added) strangers ro she trenseetion. 31r. Spagniolacki disclaimed
all ktsowledge of thin matter.
Year Committee have been unable to obtain any further informa-
tion on thin head.
Year Committee have learnt, in the progress of their it ,orrice,
the a sum et 7,300/. wan allowed by Messrs. Ricardo out of their
commissine to the Deputies, 3lestra. oclontio, %Annie. and Im.
tiottie. Mr. lotriortis statm. that he has not participated in thin
earn, and that he was ali.ent when the arrangement wit made.
It would appear by the acceunts, that 7,4201. of this sten was
employed in the purchase of 14.000/. bonds, for the cent of whieli
Messrs. Ricardo lace debited the Deputies, having, per contr.,
credited them the said 7.5901.
0:55 other circumstance your Committee cannot but mention,
tie. that of the 2 2001. remitted from Calcutta through Messrs.
Fletcher, .tlotantler, and Co., as a subscription for the Greek
cause, only 1,"200/. appears in the account.
The balance+, which the areaunts famished by Messrs. Orlan.
On and Lurimtin recognise at due to their Government. are
rofftlel. 9.. lid. from the rennet, and 4,352/. lis. from the latter ;
hit it appears by letters from Mr. Eynard, that Mr. loirinitie has
eeeritted to him the sum of 4,11001., ant Mr. Imriottis state., in ad.
Orden. that there is a debt tine to him recognised by the Finance
M roister on the oth of July, 11123, of 8401. Toat he has executed
e ;idly to omissions, and paid several sinus for account of the
members of Government and for its seevice, amounting to I.le/.;
and has ether claims on the G detriment to the extent of affirm
1.300/. more. 1 twee statements it in impossible for your Cetrimittee
to verify ; and they wish to stare generally, that they canon!), corn-
manic ste to the Sandhi:Merl the information they have received,
the coerespondine vouchers being in almost all crates inaccessible.—
It is fair, however, to state, that they have discovered no falsifies-
tien of accounts, and they have no doubt of the correctness of the
copies which have been communit tted to them when copies have
been obtainable.
Your Committee now proceed to two most important items of the
ee•si rit of the second loan. which have swallowed up more than
o to-tli d of i 4 net proceeds; for objects whose accemplialunent
seems even ho h remote and uncertain.
A sum of 160.71.111. has been already. expended in building and
lee taring two 0i gun frigates inihe Untied Mates; and it appears
by the cerreepondence, that a Eton not less than 50,e001. more will
be requind to tit them for sea.
The Committee cannot understand the motives which induced
N e Greek Ileputirs to despatch from England a French military
ofhic r a i li instructions se vague and general as would authorise so
lucre an expenditure, especially as it appears there would have
been no difficulty in purchaeing and derenehing front the ports of
Europe vessels ready built and obtainable at a moderate price: and
the ice:ructions of the Greek Government appear to have especially
oirected the purchase of vessel+ reedy for sea. Your Committee
have aseerteined that many offers of warlike yeesels were really
m tile to the I)uptitiea, but always rejected by then,
Your Committee have to report. that it appears there is now some
pronpect that one of the frigate, will be despatched by making the
complete ail ridze of the other ; net they have felt that considerable
doubt touches even to this forlorn hope, ood they determined to co-
eetareeritt that an .Imeriean gentleman, who, her two years. hen Ito-
erourably served in the Greek navy, aed who kindly offered to pro-
ceed to the United :Rites in order to facilitate the departure of the
itiosere. lined lee timpotched-wiekonoelekne e btu pour Cniu-nalle,
tee !Met ....-eteC that their eseommendatioa was thwarted by indis-
;O:Osoon on the part of Mr. burnt tie to advance tae sum of 15W.,
ohlch was required to cover the expo--tea of a mission which they
coed not but torenuourly recommend.
'flue hmulholder% are aware, for great notoriety has been given to
threcircumso rice, that a large sum was set aside front the second
loan, to promote a naval expedition, which was to be commantletl
by an Moor:nue chieftain, whose services could not but be all-im-
pormrt to the success of the Greek cause- The amount so appro-
priated was Itill,oool. which was transferred to the names of three
gentlemen well kriown to the public, who undertook for its dee
application to the proposal purpose.
Tne engineer who wan employed at the instancs of the noble in-
dividual referred to, certainly failed altogether ii completing the
contract according to the stipulated terms. It does not appear to
year committee that this failure is to be attributed to dishonesty
or treachery, but to a want of appropriate knowledge and expe-
rience.
To the furtherance of the most important object of this expedi-
tion your Committee have directed their earliest and most constant
attention ; and it is with much sorrow they report, that they arc
unable to communicate any informatiei satisfactory to themselves,
or which would he deemed satisfactory to the bondholders. They
abstain from entering into many detail+, solely from the appyffien.
ei m that present disclosures might possibly frustffite an enterprise,
which they deem not only greatly important to Greece, but one on
which the very salvation of Greece depends ; and while the menace
hinge over your llituimii tee that premature discussion will Merit-
ably interfere with an object of such overwhelming interest, they
trust their constituents will reepect the caution with which they I
narrate their proceedings on this head. But your Committee have
deemed the object one of such primary anti imposing urgency, that
they have nnught and obtaieed the co-operaiion of the Conireitteee
of France and Soitocriend, who, with a confidence and a liberali•y
in which your Committee must offer a deserved homage, have
planed at time disposal of their Chairman. Colonel Smnhope, the
sum of 0.0001. fur the furtherance of this ohject, and holes are en-
tertained that Loge sums might be ebteined, were a sufficient con-
trol established.
Your Committee carnnt avoid this opportunity of expressing
their gratitude tla the cordial co-operation end the Important assis.
tense rendered them by the Duke Dalberg, a distinguished member
of the Paris Greek Cominittee.
Your Committee. however, not being able to ascertain that any
security had leen even now exacted t r received, for the completion
o' the tontrett, could only recommend tie offer of the sum placed
at Colonel Stenhope.'s disposal, when sufficient evidence was laid
before them that new diseppoitomente were completely wooded
againso—ehey have obtained no such evidence. 'a our Committee
trust the time will sewn arrive when publicity may be given to all
the measures they have taken in tie furtherance of this great
object.
Your f'ornmittee bete ascertained that a sum of about 20.000 L
remain% in Messrs. Iticartloht betels, which wile be sufficient for-
completing the expedition, should the present arrangements suc-
ceed, but wholly ineufiicient should they fail—a 'exult which your
Conar.ittee CatillOt but feet there is sone reason to anticipate.
Among the difiteulties which ynut Committee have had to en-
counter, the hostile feelings twisting between the different genle.
men with whom they have hail intercou-se have been a 'Atone of
considerable embarracoment. Your Coneuretee endeavoured to bring
about it cordial understanding. in furthering the objects of their Me
()miry, between the late leeputies of Greece, but unfortunately they
have wholly felled in the attempt.
Your Cornmi:tee have to report, that the following sums appear
01 bedue from the late Deputies to the ()reek (iovernment, accord.
lag to the statements presented by themselves:—
Balance recognised as due by Mr. Orlando -
Pete, ditto. by Mr. Luriratis - -
Belenee of cash on second Emus - -
Dee by Mr. Orlando on the Caleatts eulpieription .
ihildrilds no leend. hough' amid nut accounted for
I)itto ditto ditto - -
Reureeed by 31r. Ralhi from the insurers on money
too, which is charged to the debit of theOreek Go-
ea:lntent . - - 1,473 10 2
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Geremment, which would form a rurther NOM of 25.0081. lie did
not know how far those propositions would meet the views of the
Meeting. lie scarcely hoped that they would be generally assented
tn, but he had embodied them in the form of Resolutions, and
should read them, leaving it to she .Sleeting subsequently to die-
prise of them as they deemed hest. The Gallant Colonel concluded
t!n reading the followind Restitutions:—
" Re•olved—That the Greek Committee be requested to re-
assemble, and to appoint a Sub-Committee to lake into Immediate
consideration the means necessary to despatch a naval armament
to Greece, and to sdopt measures calculated to secure the defence
of Athens, Napoli di Romania. and hydra.
" fle•mlyed—That to provide for Me salvation of Greece, to
raise the value of Greek Scrip, and to secure the future payment
therein.. it is desirable that the Bondholders should lend to the
Greek Gobtrnment one-half of the nett dividend, amounting to
25,000/.
" Resolved—That the Greek Committee be solicited to use
evert- escrtion to obtain subscriptimis in England, In British India,
and from the Foreign Committees.
" 11mo:red—That the fundefor Greece obtained in this country,
and the appropriation of them, be placed under the absolute con-
trol of five persons who ;hall be named by the Bondholders.
llettolvett—That the following Gentlemen be appointed as a
Committee of Control Hume, M.P., Mr. Weardo. Sir C.
Forbes, Mr. Samuel Rogers, Mr. William Smith, !cr., Mr.
John Smith, M.P., Mr. J. Campbell, Mr James Barnett, Mr.
Doering, Lord Milton. Nlr Spring Rice, M.P., Alderman Wood,
Sir Ronald Fergussoo, Monsieur Eynsrd, Monsieur Sismondi, or
some distinguished foreigacts from the Paris and Geneva Com-
mittees."

. _
ntioi.m.
Your Committee have been compelled to real their statement on Mr. RonEaTsoN mid, that he felt himself under the necessity
such cielence, frequently very imperfect. as it has been in their of stating to the Bondholder., that he was no party to the Report
power to obtain, and can only my, that in their examination the
h tee employed all the caution and all the industry which circulny- which had been just reed, but at the same time he wished It to be
distinctly understood that he wtathed no bleme whatsoever to the
deuces seemed to require. framers of that Report, than whom he believed there were not In
England more staunch friends of Greece. While he was disposed
Colonel Sesseitore then obeervetl, that he wished, in the first to supportthe reception of the Report, he thought it his duty to
place, •to eel! the attention or the Bondholders to the circumstance* state to the Bondholders why it was that he had abandoned the
trust which had been reposed in him at their last meeting. Az.
connected with tl:e first loan. The Greek Comniittee had sec.
ceeded in establishing rennet hime like a control over that loan, and cording to the Resolution by which tit Committee had been ap-
anPointed three trustees in England ; these
Greece; were, .
Ellice, sod Alr. Lutton. They also appeusteMr m*
anpointed, in objects were to be an inquir into the causes which led
inted trustees Home,
31meet; m the del.. *attending an armament to see, and also to Amer.
these were, Lord Byron, Colonel (Orden, a Greek, and himself rain with wham the blame of those dams rested. Inquiry into the
(Colonel Stanhope). It was necessary that three of the Cruder* causes which led to thetlelays he belleveker be the priory
should meet in Greece to constitute amstortun. Imo, Byron died. for which the Committee wet allteisteckm‘his ;aslant thine:l4
anetb:r of the truerees quitted Greece, and the trustees appointed at th
ma Greece were ineffective. Mr. Hamilton Brown and 3fe. Balmer gentleemnen with wrnhoen.tnnhrelkehalcrl"etattnfnniteen•ppointtePnnd tottb."Trthe public
,were then appeireed as a Bono! of Control, and sent to Greece. prem. for some time past, had teemed with tonsures upon these
They conveyed the money sent from this mountry
to Napoli di mischievous delays, some of them directed against Mr. Ricerda,
Rumania, and, having pointed nut the terms upon which they were others against Mr. Galloway, others against Sir Franca Burdett,
empowered to AC', the Greek Government refused to listen to those and others also against the Greek Deputies. Amongst all these, to
terms. They then left Napoli di Romania, but, upon reconsiders- ascertain to whom the blame should be fairly attached was one of
tion, the Greek Government sent *nee them to say they would am the objects of the Committee ; bat lie regretted to say, that they
mule to the terms proposed ; upon which Mr. Hamilton Brown and were met at every turn with objections calculated to prevent them
31r. Milner returned to Napoli di Romanis; but, unfortunately, from acquiring
at slide period a malignant fever broke out, which was caught by fence of opinion A diffe.
the
hrseilineirrediseniniftrthaetionCOmmtitetneer, haesatro4whether it
both 3lr. Brown and Mr. Bulmer, so that it was no wonder that would berightn
to publish some facts which they had learned, and
the control which should be exercised over the funds was not ced. several of te C
cNet. Indeed, the trustees had not asu fficient control. They had kept secret untiannini
futuret""e were
6,perof
i opinion
He,
however,that the] ought
w ihsofegdhitd.e to be
rat
e
rowel to retain the money, but not to appropriate it. Although the opinion, and ihe preferred tendering his resignation rather than
Committee had teem:mended that steam-vessels should be fitted share in a Report which could give no information to the Meeting.
out, and oilier warlike promolinee adopted, those proceedings were Ile could not see the
i evil of making every thing publie. Every
not adopted. With respect to the first loan. he objected to the trans. newspaper of the
fer of 28,01191. into the betide of Menem Ricardo and Ellice, be.nyeaom teemed with an account of the steam-
fee preparingd to nail for Greece, and of the movements of the
ly control- Noble Conim an
cause it was taking the money from where it was strong
led. and placing it in hands where it was under no control whams- river was as notorliro*usTashtehfeseetunthaletnthooens.dhispsy wereif preparing in thin
ever. 1 lien, with respect to that noble subscription from Calcutta any intention of interfering, they would ha•ve done so before, and
in aid Me the cause of Greece, he had strongly objected to its being woad not now be induced to do so freen any thing emanating Item
placed in the hands of the contracture of the second loan, and his that Com n • - Although the Committee thought that now was
friend Mr. Bow, ing had glen remonstrated with Mr. Alexander on not time timelt;teire• exposition, he was of a different opinion, and rese-
ttle sulkiest. They had toll the parties that if they sent money to ing upon that opinion, he would rive to die Meeting a statement
Greece without a proper cough over it, it was no better than throw. of some facts that had *to his ^knowledge* (Hem hear.) If,
ing it into the sea. (Hear.)- ;With regard to the second loan, the in reading the letters whichnl he held in his hand, it Was perceived
first error was in the lenders lirei insisting upon having it put under that censure attached to any particular individtiels—to would-be
asullicient control; and the second was, in Mr. Ricardo's consider. n • ' the
i cause of Greece—that was not his fault. The first
ing himself a mere hanker, and proceeding in his transactions letter which would read to them would throw some 11 lo upon
with these new and revolutionary Governntents as if he was dealing the question he
sto whom the delays were to be attributed.g The
with the ancient and establish yd Governments of Europe. This ar epee - was dated as far lock as the 2 lth of Mar, and was addressed
was a gross error; but when 31e Ricardo ha.l seen its effect, lie to the Greek C met consisting of Sir Frands Butdett, fire
was forced to ;Minion his own principle, and to revert to those llobhouse, and Mr. Ellice!' and nn
follows:
measures which were first recommended to him. He was Com. "To Sir F. Burdett; Barr., 31111;7 John Cam Hobhouse, EM.,
pelted at length to exercise that direct control which had been re- ALP., and Edward Ellice, Esq., 31. P.
commended by Lord Byrom Mr. Hume, Mr. H. Brown. Mr.
Bowrinevery g, and gentleman who had taken an interest in the Alay 24,
1828.
affairs of Greece. Many points of contrast were to be found be- " Gentlemen.—The situation of Greece demands that shouldesin address you. The grestem and most dreaded misfortune that
tween the two loans, which he would take the opportunity of cam- ag
could happen to our country has befallen it. The brave garri-
menting upon. The first loan was obtained at M. the second at
Mi. retaking a difference of 3n per cent., which was equal to 70.000 e on of nlimolonglif, after holding out for more than four yeers—
after performing prodigies of valour, and staving the greatest
On the first loin two years' uttered was set aside for a sinking
fund ;on the second only one !ear's interest was set aside. The lint hardships and privetione—has beers compelled, by titmice, to abaft.
loan sent to Greece 312.0001. and paid over in easel 28,6324 7s. 5d.; don the town and its ithabitents to the ravages and vengeance
of our sanguinary enemies; whilst the means of ;noel/ling that
the second loan sent 291,0001. On the first hart the amounts were
audited by trustees; on the second loan the contractors made succour. which would have averted this heart-rending calamity,
have lly d. d th e arra ngem
purchase., and audited their own accounts. On the first loan only been tota
eluded with mot inneglecte August laHad been carrie4 inten ewe
ff ect, ircop.e
the regular brokerage was kliOWati ; on the second loan, besides the
should not have had to deplore this mid event: Within two
regular brokerage and interest on all the monies in hands and on
months, or within two months and a half at the latest (such is the
the goods sold, there was 4,30 M. given to Mr. Bontitld. On the
language of the agreement). from the 17th of August, five steam.
'led loan the money was left in the hands of the coutractors ; on
the second loan 31r. Ricanlo gave up 7,400/. to the Greek Melte were to have been placed at the disposal of Lord Cochrane.
Deputies; and, however generous this may have been on the part a Commander of the Auxiliary Marine Force in the service of the
of Mr. Ricardo, it was unities the interest of the Deenteles in Greek Government; and to secure this important aid, we weed to
direct oppoeition to their duties. The Deputies appointed three sat aPart no le" a earn then 150,000/. What has been sinter desist
merchants their bankers, one of which, alevrocordeto, moon after We nave indructiqns to Moats. Ward* to appropriate the seine.
failed. In the second loan there Was nobody responsible, Firer, lafed amount Iniffilment of that partelidethe agreement. Nine
moths have sins elapsed; not a sin atesin-boat has left this
there were the three contractors, Messrs. Ricardo and Ellice;
then the were the three Greek Deputies, Memel. Ostende, Lu. country, nor will one of them, wilco anagedoeisivestepnbeirtrredi-
viottio and Spaniolneki - and then there Vat the Committee, sir ately 'taken, be hi it- Manion es' 1111814illa flritrany months to
rmed* Vardett, Ur. fablioure, and Mieleitiemesand these three come. We therefor, call upon nen, tors being of our suffering
counter/MOO aarret 1:1111111t* artieffe dud Mr Chtfatthres,Mottr snide.
triumvirates were at war with each other, and in some instances
and prompt attention to the subject. When we refer to the agree.
with themselves, as in the case of the three Deputies. But under
all eiteunietences the Director was invulnerable. Ifyou went to
ment. and call back to our recollection all the circumstances which
speak to Mr. Ricatilo shout the loan you saw him in sleeves
preceded and attended the formation of it, we cannot but feel the
,
with a pen behind his ear, and lie told you he was only a banker greatest astonishment, mingled with the deepest regret, et the re-
sult. We wore assured by you, gentlemen. that, by entering into
acting like any other banker; but if you spoke to him of the naval
the arrangement, we should secure the independence of Greece.
armaments, or any other warlike proceeding, he was immediately
clad in the harness of wee, and knocked you down with the ' Within a few weeks,' said Mr. Ellice, ' Lord Cochrane will be 1
at Constantinople, and will bum the Turkish vessels in that port.
truncheon of authority. Speaking thus as he did of 3lr. Ricardo,
You will want 'neither Napier nor any other General ; Cochrane
whom conduct on this occasion he could not approve of, as far a,
alone will suffice at the same time for your Admiral and Genet a.
his probity and honour went he acquitted him wholly. He (Col.
If you wish, he can take 200 or 300 men with him, and land them
Stanhope) believed there was not an lionester man in this great
city. Much as he condemned him on this occasion, he was con- in Greece. Donee divide the sum with Napier, let the whole of the
winced his were errors of julgment. Then, as to the naval arms- 140,0001. be for the expedition of lined Cochrane; he will clear
Greece of the Turks.' • 1 will engage,' reign:id Sir F. Burdett to
meet, nothing could be better than its plan—nothing worse that(
its execution. It consisted of two frigates and six other Toledo Mr. Orlando, on his hesitating to appropriate so large a sum of
money to this one object, • ll will engage, I will give you my word
Nothing surely could be more foolish than, when Greece was pros.
of honour. that this arrangemept shall be faitloully carried into
'trate, and at the last gasp of her existence, to .end a Colonel of'
effect. Give yourself no further concern about the Miler, your
Dragoons to America. away from this maritime islacd, for the pur.
i pose of building two 61-gun ships. Then the enterprise was under. country will be saved.'
taken without any control or security, and the ship-builder be. " The name, the talent, and the intrepidity of Lord Cochrane
coming a bankrupt, the property was seized. necessarily inspired us with the most unbounded confidence in the
CeS of s oratios, and we for a moment hsve .
Mr. Bowater; begged to set his Gallant Friend right ; the ship.
sec
limed,S afterhi peran the assunces given to cow uld note, that the arrangement would
builder had not become a bankrupt.
not have been promptly and faithfully executed, so as to place the
Colonel STANHOPE continues!—At all events the ship-builder force provided for at his Lordship's disposal within the time
WAS not able to fulfil his contract. Then there was the enormous limited. Imagine to yourselves then, gentlemen, what must be our
expense of those two shim; they were to cost 165,000/., while disappointment and mortification when, after the lapse of en many
3leseroGoldschmidt had oftnred two excellent Swedish, vessels fur months,we find that not even one vessel is yet in the least ready
storm-vessel,47,ooo/. Ile now came to speak of the Enterprise storm-vessel, which
for sea.
had been sent from the river. The machinery of that vessel was so
bad that he understood when leaving the river they were obliged to " From the moment the arrangement was concluded, and we had
Jot the appropriaticin of the necessary fonds, the
get the ship under weigh wills the capstan bare and since then there given directions
M taken entirely oa t of our hands. We er ere not consulted or even
had been constant and continued failure.. This fact he hail from affAir W
m
informed of the measures taken fur fulfitliteg it. Instead of pur.
Captain Finlay, who had been sent home, and who requested him,
chasing vessels according to the terms of the agreement, orders, as
as a lover of truth, to give publicity to the circumstance. Ile
would now have hail semething to offer upon the other five vessels, we afterwards learned, were given for building them ; and, strange
to say, one engineer alone was employed to prepare all the
but upon that subject hie mouth WAS closed. In this hodiffered
Stearn and machinery. In vain hate -we applied and
front some of those gentlemen with whom he had the honour of
appealed to you on the subject. Our interference has been re-
acting on the committee. Messrs. Robertsen and Bailey, for
instance, were of opinion that publicity should 'e given to the whole Raided as improper, or we have been retested to Meters. Ricardo,
transaction ; but although on all ordinary occasions the friend of who have told us that the matter meted entirely with Mr.
publicity, on this occasion he confessed he was afraid of the arbi. Galloway, die engineer, wiiilst the latter gentleman scarcely
teary power of the Government, and that they would feel them-
recognises us as interested parties. and has more than once
A lets obliged to interfere if the subject was openly mentioned, lest hesitated to satisfy our inquiries. Whet; then. are we to do?
they should be coneittered by their non-interference to sanction a Is the money that has been appropriated to this object to be lout to
our country? and is the 'service we sought to render it, and
breach of neotrility. Tree he feareil, although he believed that
have purchased at so high a rate, to be withheld, or indefinitely
Mr. Cennitor and other Members of the Administration were in
their heart', as waned, interested in the cause of (}recce its he him- Motioned ? Our countrymen call aloud to us for the long-promised
aid. Our character is compromised by the delay, and your own
KV or any other gentleman was. (Ilear, hear.) He could not
cannot fail to be impugned should the facts come before the public.
ceinclude without elating his opinion that the eemblishieent of a
good Governmen
ot in the :mien Islands would effect more for the In the mean time the interests of Greece me deserted, and a whole
nation is on the point of again falling under the yoke of its bar-
Bondholden, more for the cause of Greece, and of the surrounding
world, than any other thing could. It was true Britain had given bayous and relentless oppressor. There is, however, yet time to
those lelatith a representative Gevernment anti a Censtitution. It we
this dire catastrophe, and, ere sr last shoal blow be given,
had humbled the feudal aristoeracy. 'Chat generous and spirited we call upon you to exert youradems, an odend the neceseary steps.
Will it be credited that it was left to one engineer to prepare the
Nobleman, Lord Geililford. had been allowed to establish a Col.
Icge there, And we had given them road., buildings, and public in. engines and machinery for six meets, which were to he got ready
for sea within two months and a Itelf, and that the engineer
stitutinne. This was noble; this was what one likes to think of as an
charged with this service on behalf of Greece should be one who is
Englielstron ; butt how would it be received in this country, where
employed by, and has for a long tinie past hag a son at Alexandria
a representative Government was first establithed, and in this proud
in the pay of, the Pacha of Egypt P We have done all in our
city where a free press was tiro established, that the representative
Marernment of the lonien Wendt was completely subverted, and Power to obtain for Greece the important aid Witch Lord Como
the tree mss
destroyed ? It Was by thole Institutions we excelled lane's enterprise and skill would hams /Applied. We have again
the moat famous countries of antiquity, and soy attempt to subvert and again solicited your attention to the affair, and urgeil upon
them was setreason. f/1 pplause.) Yet these to
is had been Sou the demdful consequenceC of delay ; and now once more
oubverted in the lonian Islands, and a reek despise:lm established- we call upon you, as you regard the cause of our country, to take
the beat and most efficient meats for furnishing the succour of
This was depriving the Kiln; of one of the noblest and most valu-
able parts of his prerogative, that of reigning the first Magistrate which the stands in so great need. Let two or three individuals,
wbo are thoroughly conversant with vessels of this description, be
and to
of the largest and greatest empire of free men the world had ever
immediately appoioted to examine the emend steam-mime,
known. In the !meth Islands only one newspaper was allowed,
and that Was a Government Gazelle. There was nothing in the state within what time they can be got ready, and what means must
kimelems of the Holy Alliance. or in the countries where the be employed for the purpose. Two of them, besides the Peree.
laciii:Alli:ln was ettablished—there was nothing in British India, verance, which is now (after having been ordeled more than 15
nor in our slave Colonies—worse than this. To return to the months aoo by Mr. Ellice+ and which was to have been ready am
-
nor
immediately befoye the Meeting. There had been meat cording ffi that gentleman's assurances lad August) nearly corm
dedruction of time and money, gross misapplication of funds, and pleted, miht, we conceive, be finished within ten daye ; but not
greet iliatr,,,e te, the minds of ail who were interested in the cause of If only tb?ee or four men are to be employed upon each vessel, as 1
Greece. To meet them combined evils, what he proposal was, was the case last week. If they can be so speedily completed, well ; '
that the Bondholders should invite the original Committee to assem. If not, let them be abandoned and sot& Lee the parties who
they
I
ble and appoint a Sub-Committee, to whom the control over the not fulfilled their engagements be made to return the money they
money should be given. What had occurred pointed out the neces-
thave received. Let what now remains, and what can be en ob. 1
'e 4 city of the strictest control being exereiseti. As to the fund which anted, be employed in the purchase of other steam-vessels, ready at !
24,10 J 0
miget be placed at the disposal of the Sub-Committee. there was once to put to ma.
flout be il murtsl fora remiesnee made to Mr. the hands of Messrs. Ricardo • there was 8,0001. whk./1 "In con I don e n ,we beg to assure you that we do not mean to
4,000 0 0 20,011. in
Lyme% of Germa, by Mr. Lutionisthe • holding behalf of the call ID
* he (Colonel Stanhope) had honour of on question the intention with which you entered into this
___...------ for• however he might be criticised in this affair, et to
20,195 6 4 Poring: Committer, .
otherwise reproach you in any MIMES a but we cannot do
ntry, the Foreign Committees had given the most substantial than express our deep regret that an undertaking
Were it eilesel your Committee to hope that It would be now mu e
of their confidence in him. There was this 8,0001., there- which was to l __,, . of Greece 11
&me ensure,. the treetlion
hey think tvidene
partible to rei.e a further sum for the service of Ureter, t , . .
fore, and he suggested that of the 50,0001. dividends still due to the have taken such a turn, that, without energetic and early
that some security might be obtained for its proper appropriation .
Bondholder., and which he tested would be the last if some roes- steps, it will, by depriving .
our country of aseistapee, be contlacive
and they see happy to state that Mr. Eynard, anitother generous
ere pot taken, ouethalf should be lent by tbdu to the Greek to lice fall. We trust
t then, gentlemen, that yeas will, by immediate
friends of the Greek cause at Geneva, have already exprelietel thiir sures w

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