Memoirs of the Affairs of Greece
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MEMOIRS
OF THE
AFFAIRS OF GREECE;
CONTAINING
AN ACCOUNT OF THE MILITARY AND POLITICAL EVENTS,
WHICH OCCURRED IN 1823 AND FOLLOWING YEARS.
WITH
VARIOUS ANECDOTES
RELATING TO
LORD BYRON,
AND
AN ACCOUNT OF HIS LAST ILLNESS AND DEATH.
BY JULIUS MILLINGEN,
SURGEON TO THE BYRON BRIGADE AT MESOLONGHI, AND TO THE
GREEK ARMY
IN WESTERN GREECE, PELOPONNESUS, &c.
LONDON:
PRINTED FOR JOHN RODWELL,
BOND-STREET.
1831.
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CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
Arrival at Corfu—Introduction to Lord
Byron—His view of Greek affairs—Conversation of Lord
Byron with Dr. Knox on religious
subjects—Intrigues of the Greek chiefs to acquire Lord
Byron’s favour and confidence
Page 1
CHAPTER II.
Arrival of Colonel Stanhope—German
Philhellenes—their disappointment and ill treatment by the Greeks—their
distress—Negotiations for a loan—Divisions among the Greek chiefs—Design
of Colocotrone against the government—Lord
Byron defers his departure for the Morea
22
CHAPTER III.
The author goes to Mesolonghi—Caraiscachi, a Greek
chief—Secret understanding between the Turks and the Albanians—Customs at
funerals—Ithaca—Hostility of Sir T. Maitland and British
agents to the Greeks—Honourable exception afforded by Colonel
Napier—Turkish brig attacked by the Greeks—Great sums of money
on board—The crew saved
34
CHAPTER IV.
Caraiscachi—Calamo—Bozzari and
Suliots—Arrival at Mesolonghi—Description of the town and its
environs—Various expeditions of the Turks against it without success—Heroic
exploit of Marco Bozzari—Siege of Anatolico
43
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CHAPTER V.
Effects of the victories obtained—The nation divided into two
parties—Colocotrone’s letter—The author
introduced to Dr. Lucca Vaya—Manner of living among the
Greeks—Account of Ali Pasha, &c.—Voutier’s
Memoirs
Page 56
CHAPTER VI.
Author introduced to Mavrocordato—Description and
character of that chief—Manner in which the Greek chiefs conducted
themselves—Cost of Greek arms and ornaments
64
CHAPTER VII.
Mavrocordato opens the sittings of the General Assembly—His
speech—Propositions—Manner in which the propositions are treated—Address
of the assembly to the government
72
CHAPTER VIII.
Publication of a newspaper—Conduct of Dr. Meyer, as
editor—Establishment of an hospital—Author appointed to the superintendence of
it—Lord Byron sails from Zante—Danger of falling into
the hands of the Turks—His escape—Lands at Mesolonghi—Generous conduct of
Mahmoud Capitan
81
CHAPTER IX.
Lord Byron endeavours in vain to unite the Suliots—Organizes a
corps of artillery—Major Parry—Errors of the Greek
Committee in London—German officers
90
CHAPTER X.
Application of Hatajè’s mother to the
author—Her introduction to Lord Byron—His adoption of
her—Jealousy of Mavrocordato—Conduct of Lord
Byron in respect to him
99
CHAPTER XI.
Author appointed surgeon-in-chief of the Greek army—Negotiation with the
Albanians—Manners, treatment, education and beauty of Greek women
105
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CHAPTER XII.
A Greek polyglott newspaper established—Anecdotes of Lord
Byron—Character of Parry—Lord
Byron seized with illness
Page 113
CHAPTER XIII.
A Turkish brig runs on a sand-bank—Conduct of
Parry—Conduct and trial of Caraiscachi
121
CHAPTER XIV.
Illness, and death of Lord Byron—Conduct of his
physicians
128
CHAPTER XV.
Anecdotes of Lord Byron during his last
illness—Post mortem appearances
139
CHAPTER XVI.
Grief of all parties at Lord Byron’s
death—Intrigues of Odysseus—Opinions of the people
respecting a form of government—Intrigues for a share of the loan—Account of
Mr. Trelawney
145
CHAPTER XVII.
Turkish expedition against Ipsara—Character of the
Ipsariots—Unhealthy climate of Mesolonghi—The author’s
illness—Kindness of Lord Charles Murray—Character of the
Greek peasantry—Their oppression by the capitani
154
CHAPTER XVIII.
Cogiabashi—Macri—His
character—Description of Cerasovo—Death of
Draco
161
CHAPTER XIX.
Religious observances—Fasts—Prejudices—Greek clergy
171
CHAPTER XX.
Influence of the clergy diminished—Despotism and avarice of the
capitani—Their insubordination—Illness and death of Lord Charles
Murray—His noble
character—Sessini—Character of the Greek Logiotati
179
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CHAPTER XXI.
Encampment at Ligovitzi
Page 189
CHAPTER XXII.
Neglect of the Greeks in guarding their outposts—Speech of the superior
of a monastery—Conduct of the Greeks at Babini
196
CHAPTER XXIII.
Peasants surprised by the Turks—Inhuman conduct of
Macri—Jani Souka and his mistress
203
CHAPTER XXIV.
Ligovitzi—Illness of
Mavrocordato—Chrysovitza—Spiro
Milio—Zagoriots or itinerary quacks
207
CHAPTER XXV.
Author, &c. arrive at Anatolico—Character of
Porphyrius—Phoca—Adventure of
Giulbeyaz—Meeting of the assembly—Subjects
debated—Prefectures—Author determines on going to Athens
214
CHAPTER XXVI.
Account of the police and administration of justice at
Mesolonghi—Revenues—Corinth—Dreadful scene there—Author arrives at
Megara
228
CHAPTER XXVII.
Author arrives at Athens—Its moral and political condition
235
CHAPTER XXVIII.
Ibrahim Pasha’s expedition against Greece—Battle of
Halicarnassus—The Egyptian fleet dispersed by a storm
244
CHAPTER XXIX.
Apathy and presumption of the Greeks—Ibrahim lands
at Modon—Commits a great military error—Conduct of the Greeks
251
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CHAPTER XXX.
Author goes to Anapli—Conduct of
Conduriotti—Disposition of the Greek
force—Expenses—Constitution
Page 259
CHAPTER XXXI.
Conduct of the Duke of Orleans—Count
Pecchio—Count
Palma—Tricoupi—Author arrives at
Tripolitza—Introduction to Conduriotti
269
CHAPTER XXXII.
Proceedings at Neocastro—Author arrives at Nisi—Family of
Mavromichali—Proceedings at Nisi—Conduct of
Caratasso, &c.—Battle—Greeks
defeated—Arrival at Neocastro—Proceedings of Mavrocordato
277
CHAPTER XXXIII.
Description of Neocastro—Character of
Stactouri—Conduct of Phoca—Battle of
Neocastro—Turkish method of firing—Turkish fleet arrive off
Modon—Battle—Distress of several Greeks in a cavern
294
CHAPTER XXXIV.
Condition of the Greeks at Old
Navarino—Battle—Ibrahim’s offers—Conduct
of Beysade—Gallant conduct of
Miaouli—Ibrahim’s offers to the Greeks—At length
accepted
310
CHAPTER XXXV.
The Author receives an invitation to become
Ibrahim’s physician— Capitulation of the
Greeks—Author’s application to Captain
Johnstone—Conduct of that officer—Author compelled to enter
Ibrahim’s service—Applications to the British
government in his behalf—Is at length allowed to depart.
