it is not yet known how the Greeks will receive
the decision. There is fear that the Army may break out, and that the King will be dethroned. The Army, however, may be employed 'in part in occupying Thessaly and the ceded fraction of Epirus, and the King is much protected by the Greek belief that his 'personal relationships with London and St. Petersburg will bring to Greece some advantage. It is possible, therefore, that the 'Greeks will be contented with the fall of M. Conmoundouros, who has not displayed either much diplomatic ability or much Political courage. Had the Greek Government had the nerve to demand a settlement within a week, and then crossed the frontier, the European statesmen, alarmed for peace, would have acted with much more energy. As it was, they did not believe that the Greeks would fight, and so suggested a compromise which leaves everything unsettled.
• TIst, true misfortunes of Greece are that she has no Cavonr, no man whom the country completely trusts, and who can, there- fore, take a sudden resolution ; and no thoroughly disciplined nucleus for an army. With 15,000 first-class troops, she might bare insisted on the decision of Berlin, occupied Epirus, and called all Greeks to arms.
