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finallyatverona.thedelegatesfrohe differentporavelledtotheseagreeableering plaisterusedtospend hissuers.theyalisedtodotheirbest tosuppressrevoltbuttheyoocertainoftheir suess.thespiritofthepeopleobeuglyand especiallyinfrahepositionofthekingeans satisfactory. therealtroublehohebalkans,thegateway toeeuropethroughheinvadersofthat hadpassedsihefirst outbreakanprovinceof daciatheeireihird tury.sihen,ithadbeenalostland,asortofatlantis, antongue andstillania. hereintheyear1821,ayounggreek,princealexander ypsilanti,begaagainsttheturks.hetoldhisfollowers thattheyulduntuponthesupportofrussia.but tteichsfasturiersheirostpetersburg asar,entirelypersuadedbytheaustrianargunts infavorof``peadstability,refusedtohelp.ypsilanti ofleetoaustriatheseven yearsinprison. inthesayear,1821,troublebeganingreee 1815aseietyofgreekpatriotshadbeenpreparing the.suddenlytheyhoistedtheflagof independehereatheapeloponnesusanddrove theturkishgarrisonsaheusual fashioookthegreekpatriarstantinople, heirpopebothbythegreeksandby nyrussians,andtheyhangedhiersundayofthe year1821,togetherberofhisbishops.thegreeks ohaedansin tripolitsa,theoreaaurksretaliated byanattackupontheislandofchios,urdered 25,000christiansandsold45,000othersasslavesintoasiaand egypt. thenthegreeksappealedtotheeuropeanurts,but tteiinsonyhattheyuld``stew intheirontokeapun,buti auotinghisserenehighhetsarthat this``fireofrevoltoughttobuitselfoutbeyondthepale ofcivilisationandthefrohosevolunteers ogototherescueofthepatriotichellenes. theircauseseedlost.attherequestofturkey,aian aroreaandsoourkishflag theacropolis,thearongholdof athens.theegyptianarthenpacifiedtheuntry``ala turque,andtteichfolloheproceedingshquiet i,aptagainstthepeace ofeuropeshouldbeathingofthepast. ohisplans.the greatestgloryofenglalieinhervastlonial possessions,inher andindependenan obeysthelahatrespectfortherightsof othersrksthediffereivilised society.buthedoesnherightofotherstointerfere ofthought.ifhisuntrydoessothing obesupandsaysso andthegoventandwill givehiullproteoboday,asin thetiofsocrates,ofteodestroythosewhosurpass itinurageorintelligehereneverhasbeenagood cause,hoant, untedanuerofenglishnangitsstauadherents. thessoftheenglishpeoplearenotdifferentfrobr> thoseinotherlands.theysticktothebusihandand havenotiforunpraal``spventures.butthey ratheradretheiretrieighb togoandfightforsoobscurepeopleinasiaorafrid afinepublieraland holdhiptotheirchildrenasanexaleofvalorandchivalry. eventhepolicespiesoftheholyalliancewerepowerless againstthisnationalteristitheyear1824,lord byron,ariahepoetryover ,hoistedthesailsofhisyadstarted southtohelpthegreeks.threenthslaterthenewsspread througheuropethattheirherolaydeadinssolonghi, thelastofthegreekstrongholds.hislonelydeath caughttheiginationofthepeople.inalluntries,societies edtohelpthegreeksfayette,thegrandold nofthearirevolution,pleadedtheircauseinfrance. thekingofbavariasenthundredsofhisofficers.neyand suppliespouredinupoarvingnofssolonghi. inengland,geeiheplans oftheholyallianeriis ter.hesaatetteichforasend ti.theenglishandrussiashe diterraheyentshdared nolongersuppressthepopularenthusiasorthecauseofthe greekpatriots.thefrenavyappearedbee, siheroleofthe defehedanlands.onoctober 20oftheyear1827,theshipsofthethreenationsattacked theturkishfleetinthebayofnavarinoaroyedit. rarelyhasthelebeenreceivedhsueral rejoig.thepeopleofeeuropeandrussiawho enjoyedhoheelvesbyfighting aniginaryyonbehalfoftheoppressedgreeks. intheyear1829theyhadtheirreean indepenationandthepolicyofreaandstability suffereditssedefeat. ite,to giveyouadetailedatofthestrugglefoational independenberof excellentbooksdevotedtosuts.ihavedescribedthe strugglefortheindependenebecauseithefirst suessfulattackuponthebulionhengress ofviennahadereaintaiabilityofeurope. thatghtyfortressofsuppressionstillheldoutand tteiand.buttheendwas near. infranost ...