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VI. il. a

To Sir Bcary Wellesley.

France is evidently piaying a double gamc. On the one hand , she bas aided the formation and discipline of the Egyptien Army ; and , on the other hand, she is encouraging the Greeks to persévérance, by the intrigues of Secret Ëmissaries and by promises of future countenance , which will be realised, or not, as circumstances may prove favoorable or other wisc to the Grecian Arms.

The suggestion of a Prench Prince to «Il the Tbrone of Greece . crcctcd into a separate State . may have corne |»«vhaps rather from thc (ireek Com-

mittee at Paris, tbao from the French Government Itself ; Bai that Committec is Dotorioasty in constant Communication with the French Government, some of it's Members even belong to the Court of Hîs Most Christian Majesty , and eoald hardly bave become Members without at last a tacit permission.

That such suggestion bas been oflered to the Greek Provisional Government tbere is little doubt; thougb it does not appear to bave met with nmeh encouragement.

In this state of tbings , and with the consciousness of wbat tbey are themselves doing, or allowing to be done, the French Government may naturally be alive to the suspicion of similar intrigues on the part of Great-Britain. lt must be owned , indeed , that the Resolutions of Greek Clergy , Représentatives and Chiefs-Civil and Military, tendering to Great-Britain the Protectorate of Greeee, roigbt bave fnrnished a reasonable ground of sucb suspicion , had the candour and directness of ail the procedings of this Country , doring the War in Greeee , been less notorious and unquestionable toan they are.

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