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Fifty Years’ Recollections, Literary and Personal
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Preface
Vol. I Contents
Chapter I.
Chapter II.
Chapter III.
Chapter IV.
Chapter V.
Chapter VI.
Chapter VII.
Chapter VIII.
Chapter IX.
Chapter X.
Vol. II Contents
Chapter I.
Chapter II.
Chapter III.
Chapter IV.
Chapter V.
Chapter VI.
Chapter VII.
Chapter VIII.
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Chapter I.
Chapter II.
Chapter III.
Chapter IV.
Chapter V.
Chapter VI.
Chapter VII.
Chapter VIII.
Chapter IX.
Chapter X.
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“My dear Redding,

“I thank you for your remembrance and your kind letter. I assure you that if I did not write directly after, it was for the want of a sure occasion (conveyance), and because at the end of last year and beginning of the present I had important commissions at Athens.

“I felt the greatest pleasure in seeing our old friend Colonel Pisa. He is now commanding a body of Philhelenists, that acted extremely well in the battles of the 18 and 20 of August. He is greatly prized here. Where is General Pépé? How is our friend
340FIFTY YEARS’ RECOLLECTIONS,  
Campbell? Pray remember me to him most kindly. I send you a letter for Mr. L——. When shall we see each other again—I long for it. There is still hopes for Greece. If the Turks had acted in strength this year, no doubt Greece would have been lost, but except the fall of Missolonghi they have done nothing. They sent two fleets, one to Ibrahim Pacha in Navarino and Modon, the other with the Capitan Bassa, against Samos. The first fleet got the plague on board and never moved, the second is beaten by the Greeks. We now get many supplies from France, Switzerland, and the Netherlands, and are expecting Cochrane every moment. He is at Messina with a large frigate of seventy-four guns, built in America, two steam vessels, and two brigs. His conduct will secure all the islands from Milo to Samos, and perhaps he will be able to take some others. After that Ibrahim Bassa will never obtain more troops or provisions from Alexandria. We fought two battles a few days ago, and in a short time we shall try to beat Reschid Pacha who besieges Athens. Adieu, remember me kindly to Mr. and Mrs. L——, I will write to Sir C——.

“Believe me always your true friend,
“Porro.”