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31. V— Van Zandt— T. B. Johnson— Thomas Coll. Mrs Tudor

Lines.

For the Album of Mrs Eliza Johnston—of Louisiana.

13. January 1830—

Fair Lady, could thy will impart The cup of bliss or woe. Revolve within thy feeling heart The lot thou wouldst bestow— The life thy dearest friends would live In Fancy’s Vision see. And view, were mine the power to give The lot reserv’d for thee Thy book, Fair Lady, to the Critics eye, Perchance, a kindred destiny may claim— Gold, Silver, Copper, here in fusion lie, And yield their mingled tribute to thy fame Henceforth, no vulgar Fortune shall await Of Ruin recompos’d the blended Mass, Reserv’d to bear, till Time’s remotest date Thy beauteous Image, in Corinthian Brass. 106

I, John Quincy Adams of Quincy in the County of Norfolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts do hereby authorise and empower constitute and appoint Charles Francis Adams of Boston in the County of Suffolk and Commonwealth aforesaid, Attorney at Law, my Attorney, with power for me and in my name to appear at any Meeting of the Stockholders of the Boylston Market Association in said Boston, and to vote for me upon any proposition relating to the Interest of said Association and to do any other act concerning the same, as fully as I myself if personally present could do— Witness my hand at Seal at Washington in the District of Columbia this twenty-second day of January 1830—

Lines written in the Album of Mrs White of Florida—

Come! bring the Cup; and bring the Bells; And banish surly Melancholy— For who shall seek for Wisdom’s Cells, When Myra summons him to Folly. And if tis Folly to be wise, As Bands of mighty name have chanted— Who ever look’d at Myra’s eyes, And then for Wisdom’s treasures panted— Oh! take the Cup and Bells away! The very thought my Soul confuses. Like Jack, between two Stacks of Hay, Or Garrick’s choice between the Muses— 107

1829. December

24— Protocol of 1826.— Tripartite Treaty of 1827. Treaty of Bucharest— Treaty of Commerce Treaty of Jassy.

Condition of Moldavia, Wallachia and Servia.

Note of Reis Effendi— 9. 10 June 1827.

Euxine = Black Sea Bosphorus = Canal of Constantinople Propontis = Sea of Marmora Hellespont = Dardanelles

Chapter 13. Turkey.

Expulsion from Constantinople of Armenian Catholics.— Deputation of 4. Archbishops to offer an amnesty to the Greeks— Treaties with Spain, Naples and Denmark— Preparations for War— Efforts of the Austrian and Netherland Legations at Constantinople to avert the War— Answers of the Porte— Arrival of the Russian Declaration— Council at the House of the Mufti— Note from the Reis Effendi, inviting the return of the French and British Ambassadors— Answer of Count Guilleminot— The Sultan consults a Fortune-teller—decides for War— War measures— Levies of Troops— Fail in Bosnia and Servia— Disorders at Constantinople— Departure of the Grand Vizier for Varna. The Sultan removes to Ramish Tchifflik with the Standard of the Prophet— Landing of the French Army in the Morea— New Invitation to the French and British Ambassadors to return— Surrender of Varna— Youssouf Pasha declared infamous— His Estates Sequestered— The Grand Vizier displaced— Izzet Mehemed appointed to that office— Retreat of the Russians from Shumla—

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Siege of Silistria raised— Effect of these Events at Constantinople— Armies retire to Winter Quarters— The Sultan removes to Eyoub— Blockade of the Dardanelles, by the Russians— Negotiations at Constantinople renewed by the Dutch Minister van Zuylen— Declaration of the British, French and Russian Ministers at London 16 November 1828— Communicated to the Porte—

Chapter 14. Russia and Turkey

Campaign of 1829.

Preparations by Russia for the Campaign of 1829— Resignation of Marshal Wittgenstein— Appointment of General Diebitch to command the Armies in European Turkey. Military Operations in Winter— Kalé and Tourno taken by the Russians— Sizepoli taken by a Russian Squadron— Turkish Camp on the Kamtchik burnt— Campaign in Asiatic Turkey— Attack upon Akhaltysh by Achmet Bey—defeated— Attack of Kaya-Oglou repelled by Genl. Hesse— Entrenched camp of the Turks at Potskhoff taken— Battles of Kanily and Milli-Duzé, won by General Paskevitch— He takes Erzeroum and Hassan-Kalé— Kniss and Beibourt taken— Attempt of the Pasha of Van to recover Bajazet—repelled by General Popoff.— General Bourtsoff mortally wounded at Khart— Osman Pasha, and the Lasians defeated at Khart.— Campaign in European Turkey— Siege of Silistria resumed— Battle of Eski-Anavutlar, between Redschid Pasha, Grand Vizier, and General Roth— Affair at Eximil. Battle of Koulevtcha or Pravody won by General Diebitch over the Grand Vizier— Rakhova taken by

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Trunk at Washington Manuscript books and papers of John Adams—

A. Letter-Book. 1797. 18 Jany. to 22— Feby 1799. To page 58 17. July 1797— B. Quire 17. Octr. 1797—to 3. Novr. 1797. 24. pages— A. p. 58 18. Novr 1797.—to p. 87. 7. July 1798— C. Quire, marked Letter Book. From 10. Augt. 1798. to 21— Septr. 1798— D. Quire—covered— From 22— Septr. 1798 to 22— Octr. 1798— E. Quire, covered From 23. Octr. 1798 to 7. Novr. 1798. A. p. 87— 30. Novr 1798—to 22. Feby 1799—p— 99— F. Quire, marble covered— From 29. March 1799 to 8. July 1799— G. Letter Book. From 10. July 1799 to 26. May 1800 p. 85 From 5. July 1800 to 2. March 1801—p 88–162 a. Speech May 1797. Rough Sketches. b. Rough drafts of Speeches and Letters c. Letters to Charles Adams 1799–1800. d. Family Letters— A. A. J. Q. A. C— A— e Letters from T. B. Adams. f. Discourses on Davila— Draughts. g. File of Letters recd.— Trashy h— File of Rects— Small. 110

Trunk at Washington— Manuscripts of J. Adams—

M— War Department Correspondence & Regulations

E. T. Jefferson’s Letter to G. Hammond

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We have heard of the pride of Moab; he is very proud: even of his haughtiness, and his pride, and his wrath: but his lies shall not be so— Isaiah 16.6.

Yet gleaning grapes shall be left in it, as the shaking of an olive tree, two or three berries in the top of the uppermost bough, four or five in the outmost fruitful branches thereof, saith the Lord God of Israel 17.6.

O Lord, I know that the way of man is not in himself; It is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.

Jeremiah 10.23.

And say, Thus saith the Lord God; Woe to the women, that sew pillows to all arm holes, and make kerchiefs upon the head of every stature to hunt souls! Will ye hunt the Souls of my people, and will ye save the souls alive that come unto you? Ezekiel 13.18.

Say thou, Thus saith the Lord God; Shall it prosper? Shall he not pull up the roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof that it wither? it shall wither in all the leaves of her spring, even without great power, or many people to pluck it up by the roots thereof. Ezekiel 17.9.

The land is as the garden of Eden before them; and behind them a desolate wilderness. Joel. 2.3.

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General Geismar— Surrender of Silistria to the Russians— Passage of the Balkan by General Diebitch.— Passage of the Kamtchik river— Mezembri taken by General Roth, with co-operation of the fleet of Admiral Greig— Akhiola taken— Aïdos occupied by General Rudiger— Bourgas taken— Karnabat— Karabournar Yambol evacuated by Halil-Pasha— Slivno taken by General Diebitch— Surrender of Adrianople— Operations of Admiral Greig’s fleet— Turkish Vessels destroyed at Penderaclia and Chili— Turkish fleet on the Euxine— Russian frigate taken— Heroic defence of the Brig Mercury. Admiral Greig puts to Sea— Turkish fleet return to the Bosphorus Vassiliko taken— Agatopoli— Iniada— Midia— Proclamation of General Diebitch— He receives the name of Zabalkansky— Peace of Adrianople— Treaty— Separate Acts— Conclusion—

What our contempts do often hurl from us We wish it ours again— Antony and Cleopatra. Act 1. Sc. 2. 113

Chapter 15. Greece.

Arrival of Count Capo d’Istrias at Egina— Appointment of the Panhellenion— Inauguration of the Government— National Bank— Pirates delivered up at Carabusa— Prize Courts at Egina— Coll. Fabvier’s expedition to the Island of Scio— Its failure— Greek Blockade of the Morea— The Plague, in the Morea— Inhabitants disarmed— Arrest of Mauromichalis, Naxos, and Milaitti— Mission of four Archbishops from Constantinople to the Greeks— Its failure. Proclamation of the President announcing the War between Russia and the Porte— General Church attacks Vassiladi and Anatolico— Corps of Albanians at Coron, discharged— Admiral Codrington proceeds to Alexandria— Convention of the Vice-roy of Egypt with him for the evacuation of the Morea, by Ibrahim Pasha.— French expedition to the Morea— Their Landing. Second Convention for the evacuation of the Egyptian Troops— They return to Alexandria— Navarin taken by the French Troops—and Modon— Coron— Capitulation of Patras and the Castle of Morea. Turkish Agas resist the Capitulation— The Castle besieged by General Maison— The Agas surrender at discretion— Sickness among the French Troops—one division of them return to France— War in the Island of Candia— In Western Hellas— Proclamations of the President Capo d’Istrias— His Conferences with General Maison—with the allied Admirals— With the Ambassadors at Poros— Count Bulgari Minister of Russia to the Greek Government— Mr Dawkins British Consul-General— Discontent in Greece at the limits proposed by the allies— Genl Ypsilanti takes Livadia and Salone— Corps of Turks defeated by Ketzo Tzavellas— Prisoners branded— Conference of 16 Novr 1828. held by the Ministers of the Allies at London— Their Declaration— Mission of Mr Jaubert to Constantinople. The Porte consents to negotiate with Great-Britain and France— Conference 114between the Ministers of the Allies at London, of 22 March 1829— Protocol of that Conference— Boundaries of Greece— Tribute— Indemnity for Turkish Property.— Independence, qualified— Amnesties— Mutual Armistice— Russia to be represented by the Ambassadors of France and Great Britain— Sir Robert Gordon and Count Guilleminot arrive at Constantinople. Reception of Sir Robert Gordon— Conferences with the Reis-Effendi. Notification that the British Government disallows the Greek Blockades— Fourth National Assembly of Greece at Argos. Division of Greece into 13 Departments— Address of President Capo d’Istrias to the Assembly— Military Operations— Vonitza taken by General Church— The Castle of Rumelia by Augustin Capo d’Istrias— Mahmoud Pasha defeated near Talanti— Thebes evacuated by Omar Pasha— Lepanto.— Missolonghi— Anatolico surrender by Capitulation to the Greeks— Operations before Athens suspended— General Church resigns his Commission as Commander in Chief— Peace of Adrianople— Conclusion.