chants of the islands, the proestoi of the agricultural districts, and the traders of the maritime towns were all members of the Heteria, and even the patriotic females of the nation were said to have been enrolled in its numbers.*

An extended and perpetual understanding was thus maintained throughout every province and every community of the Greeks wheresoever established, and regular and authentic intelligence was procured, not only of the proceedings of the Turkish Divan and of every independent pachalic, but likewise of the feelings and projects of the European courts. The Heteria served as a powerful lens to collect and concentrate into one focus the scattered rays of patriotism and intelligence, and to direct their combined force so as to be productive of the most striking and effective results. The wide extent of Greece and European Tur

* Rizo, Hist. pp. 243, 247, 275. Carrel, p. 293. Pou queville, v. ii. pp. 217, 313. Soutzo, pp. 18, 19, 22. Mr. Waddington observes, that fear or interest prevented numbers of the wealthier Greeks from joining the Heteria, and that very few of the Athenians were known to be members. Of the Hydriots, likewise, some were held back by policy or prudence; "but no one will doubt," adds Mr. Waddington, "that they were all well aware of its existence, and were observing its secret operations with attention and anxiety." p. xxxi.

key, as it stretches from its southern limits to the stream of the Danube and the snows of the Carpathian hills, resembled one vast prepared mine, furnished with regularly disposed magazines, and traversed in every direction by secret trains, which on the application of the first spark, however trivial, were to explode with frightful havoc and hurl far and wide the superincumbent structure of tyranny and oppression. An accident,* it is said, at last applied the fatal flame; but a more probable cause was the sudden rupture between the Porte and Ali Pacha, who was declared fermanli by the Divan in the spring of 1820. The touch was electric, and almost simultaneously all Greece was in arms. Of the contest which ensued the details are still too recent to be recorded with confidence, and too conflicting to be judged of without the leveling evidence of time. A struggle, equal in

* According to a report quoted by Mr. Waddington, the revolution was precipitated by the discovery of a plot organized by the Heteria to seize on all the fortresses of the Morea. Another design of similar origin, which is equally said to have been accidentally discovered, was a plan for setting fire to Constantinople and effecting the murder of the Sultan. The existence of the latter is confirmed by Soutzo. Waddington's Introduction to his Visit to Greece, p. vi. Soutzo, Histoire, p. 41.

duration to the war which Homer sung, and in individual valour not perhaps inferior, has at last drawn to a glorious close; and Greece, though her future destiny be as yet obscure, has emerged from the trial regenerate and free. Like the star of Merope, all sad and lustreless, her darkness has at length disappeared, and her European sisters haste to greet the returning brightness of the beautiful and longlost Pleiad.

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* Ovid, Fast. 1. iv. v. 175.

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avoir ensevelis.-51. 19, After "Theodosius," insert II.-53. 15, for writing, read
writings. 54. 7, for dynasty read reign.--56. 2, for her history is blank, read her his-
tory is a blank.-ib. 13, for seems, read seem.-63. 27, for alarm the Greeks that,
read alarm the Greeks lest.-65. 9, dele “is."-ib. 19, for so that of all his gigantic,
read of all their gigantic.-69. 11, for their desolate domains, read its desolate domains.
-70. 12, for a detail, read detail.-71. n. and 76. n. for Vol. II. read Vol xi.-73. 15,
dele "the progress of."-79. 3, for legitimatizing, read legitimating.-ib. 24, for a
band of the pilgrims, read a band of pilgrims.-87. n. 16, for Scalvi, read Sclavi.-
100. the two first lines should read thus, "possessions, notwithstanding a previous con-
tract by which he had engaged to leave them," &c.-101. the 8th, 9th, and 10th lines
should read thus," after which he entrusted the government of his Epiriot despotate
to Michael Angelus, son to Michael Angelus Nothus, with the concurrence of Vataces
Emperor of Nice."-110. 4, for Court of Zante, read Count of Zante.-ib. 13, for
resources, read resource.-133. 11, for armed with assailants, read manned with as-
sailants. 150. 6, for in these attempts, read in their attempts.-161. 10, for Hence,
read Thence.-163. n. dele "page."-164. 6, for Catacuzene, read Cantacuzene.—
176. 26, for impatient of change, read impatient for change.-177. 3, for empire, read
state.-184. n. 4, for porta, read porto.--200. last, for though all furnished, read though
furnished.204. n. 11, for addressed to Leo and prefixed, read addressed to Leo, pre-
fixed.—209. 11, for seventeenth, read eighteenth.-226. 12, for defender, read defenders.
-254. 3, for one post being, read one part being.-273. 3, for qui, read que.-278. n.
11, for both, read each.-ib. n. 12. for each other, read the other.-279. n. 1, for la roy-
aume, read le royaume.-281. n. 1, for Baißwda, read Bwißwda.-255. 17, for domi-
nion, read dominions.-292. 10, for were liable to, read was liable to.-ib. n. 3, for
pouvent, read peuvent.-298. 24, for the conquests, read their conquests.-308. 1, for
seventeenth century, read eighteenth century.-316. 17, for Gynicæum, read Gyne-
cæum.-329. 9, for seventeenth, read eighteenth.-341. n. 1, for triune, read trine. —
332. 3, for distinguishes, read distinguish.-ib. 7, dele “ alone."-346. 3, for but perhaps,
read though perhaps.-353. 11, for Drekos, read Derkos.-ib. 19, for firmans, read
firhmans.-365. n. 4, for was appointed, read were appointed.-ib. 5, for of his
diocese, read of their dioceses.-378. n. for Therapeuta, read Therapeuteæ.-ib. n ||. 1,
for Singlese, read Singalese.-393, n. 2, for sola on in, read sola et in.-406. 2, for
ceit, read deceit.-411. 2, for subjects and, read subject and.--414. 6, for vigour, read
rigour.-429. 7, for henceforth, read thenceforth.-430. nt. 4, for Kissaros, read Kis-
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read returned to their.-71. n. 4, for Linacre's, read Linacer's.-94. 4, dele" national."
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appear, read appears.-135. 16, for educational studies, read education.-178. 3, for
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