Prince Maurocordato.
The Times, 1824-10-02T00:00:00

[The follo-ing account of this ehiesfand his family, from the Bri. tiL'l Traveller, isinuch fuller than lhe one which we gave yesterday from the French ps.pers.3 This distinguished Greek chief is descended from John Nicolas Alexander Maurocordato de Scaxiati, Wavwode of Walachia, whose father, Alexander, was interpreter to the Porte, and negotiated the peace of Carlowita- Jobn Nicolas, upon an Incursion of the Im- perialists into iValachia, was mn-de prisoner, and was detained some years iN Transylvania. During Ilis captirity, he wrote a treatise.de ojf<i is, in the ancient Greek, which was published, with his portrait prefixed, in 1722, at Leip.ic. hlis descendant. Alexander tauro. cordato, the subject of this brief memoir, was at an early age Secre- tary to Caratza, then Vay wode of WalaChia. When Caratza wan compelled toretire from Turkey, in consequence of having inicurred the displeasure of the Grand Seignor, Maurocordato followed him to 'is3-the place he fixed upon fbr bis residence. Shortl7 afterthis, the revolution broke out in the MoTra and the islands; and the sub. ject of our xotice having been appointed to take charge of some am. mnulition, &c. which ha been purchased with the money raised in different parts of Euirope for the assistance of the Greek cause, he arrived at Miusolonghi early in August, 1I21, whenhe began to for. tifv that place, and has since rendered it one of the greatest imrport- ance to the whole os Western Greece. In the first national Congress which wa held at E itiiaurus, the talents and knowledge of I%aorocordato were displayed in the most conspicuons manner; so muchi so, indeed, that the choice for Presi. e-dent of the F.xecutive (wwhich was then to be determrined) fell upon him. During the whole year of his Presidency, he discharged the dutics of his high office with tie strictest honesty and the most un- questioned ralent-ir.contestably proving, by his whole conduct, that the prosperity of his eomtry, and the success of her great cause, were the sole objects he had in view. The year followine that of his Pre- sidency, tic was appointed Seeretary ot State for Fereign Aftairs. This appointment, however, excitedt against him considerable jea. lousy in the minds of sornc of the Chiefs of the AMorca, and particu. larly of Colocotroni, w ho, hiaving obscrved that his (3 aurocordato't) inflruence with the people became every dity greater, professed to loolc upon him with suspicion, an(i di(d all he could to oppose his whole preedinp. At last indeed, the patience of Colocotroni becameex- gausted, and he openl'v menaced lllaHrocordato vwith his vengeance, unless he instantly quiitted the Mdorea, which country Coloco- troni professed to consider as hisz property, and that no other chief hat7 any pretence to interfere in its affairs. Circumstances were such, at the period now alludetd to, that AMaurocordato thought it best not to risk an open quarrel, and according- Iy be retired to Hydra, where hle found a stanch friend in the person of that honest zealous, and firn-hearted patriot, J. Orlando, one oftlic Greek eptites now in London. Shortly after the perinod now alluded to, Alaurocordate was again called itpo to takeadistinguished part in the struggle of his cotutry-beigap- pointed Director-General of the affilirs of Western Greece. On this he again repaired to Mliesolongbi ; and his name may be considered as in somedegree connected wVithi the two brilliant victories obtained in two successive campaigns, by the incomparable ,Marco Bozzaris, whose loss, in the lest of these victories, Greece will not soon ceasc to deplore. laurocordato, being a imian of considerable learning and acconiplishments, attracts to hitn all persons ofletters andl education, foreign as well as native, wlto are now its Greece. IBesides which, notwtthseandinghlis active engagement in the political affairs of htis country, he finds timnc to interest lilclf in her moral prosperity lso by establishing national schools itn various parts, conducted on the Lanrasterian principles; being convinced that the trues appi- ness of a people depends no less ott its moral than its political con- dition. PRIrCE AMfArROCORDATO.