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the duty of the government to found central academies in the several provinces, in order that the pupils leaving the elementary departments may obtain in the former a more extensive knowledge of ge. neral literature, and of the arts and sciences.

A military school is already in operation, under the direction of an able and zealous principal, which promises success. This establishment forms a part of the corps of regular Greek troops. The report which was recently addressed to us by Colonel Heydeck, who had hitherto superintended the school, will make you acquainted with all that has been and will be done, to give to our troops of the line, and the branches of the military system 'Connected with the fortresses, the extent and consistency which are indispensable.

When you have attentively ex. amined, in this report, all that the general college has addressed to us, as well as our own observations, you will be enabled to judge of the actual condition of the na. tional forces, and of the measures necessary to be taken, in order to insure a suitable rank to the citizens who may be engaged in the military service, both by land and sea; that the army and navy may be organized in a manner corresponding to the resources and to the position of Greece.

Both have performed their duty equally well, and the nation owes to both acknowledgments for their efficient services to the state in the complete conquest of the provinces still held by the Turks, who kept Greece in a state of incessant disquietude.

The sacred standard of the cross

now waves in these provinces. Divine Providence, and the huma nity of the allied sovereigns, will doubtless never suffer them again to experience the dreadful evils of former times.

The account which the committee of finance will lay before you, will present to you details which must increase your gratitude towards the benefactors of Greece, and towards the illustrious and ge. nerous personages who displayed such zeal in her cause. Amount of the Receipts and Expenditures of the state from January, 1828, to the 30th of April,

1828.

RECEIPTS. Revenue of the state, Funds of the National Bank,

Prizes unliquidated, Several state loans, Funds administered by

me,

Subsidy from France, Subsidy from Russia,

EXPENDITURES. Army and Navy, Several establishments for the Public use,

Interest paid by the National Bank, Monthly pay to pub

lic funtionaries and to the internal government,

Orphan Hospital, for food and clothing, Alms and food for the poor, &c. Urgent payments to State creditors, Unpaid rents of public lands,

Paid to Lord Cochrane, Unliquidated prizes paid to the Austrian rear-admiral Dandolo,

Turkish Piastres. 8,539,969 04

2,034,660 03 233,414 02

455,845 14

1,706,576 11

8,265,000 00

4,383,200 00

25,618,664 34

Turkish Piastres. 18,647,214 01

684,335 22

38,779 28

1,879,864 17

666,508 21

356,880 00

281,771 09

658,948 03

159,510 00

115,831 08

Ready money

of the Trea

sury, 1,789,022 05

Money as

yet unac

counted

for,

the army of the west, is all that remains at our disposal.

We shall present a more detailed account to our benefactors, that they may see what uses we have 342,000 03——2,129,022 05 made of the funds with which they so generously intrusted us.

*25,618,664 34

It must here be observed, 1. That, in addition to the sup. plies of money received from the King of France, his majesty has benevolently granted to Greece, since the first of April of this year, 100,000 francs monthly, to answer the wants, and assist the organiza. tion of the regular troops; that the French army has furnished us with horses, &c.; and, lastly, that M. the Baron de Rouen has finally announced to us, that he will place at the disposal of the Greek government, 500,000 francs.

2. That, agreeably to the order of his majesty, the emperor of Russia, there have been assigned to us, within a few days past, bills of exchange for the sum of 1,000,000 rubles. These bills have been sent to Naples for payment; so that we may expect to receive the money in a few days.

3. That, of the sum of 1,706,576 piastres, employed to build and defray the expenses of an orphan hospital, and other public institutions, by means of which, thousands of unhappy people were supplied with daily sustenance, 900,000 piastres were the gift of the generous friends of the Greeks. The balance, that is, 800,000 piastres, added to 212,000, which we sent, previously to our arrival in Greece, to supply

*A Turkish piastre is about 14 cents of our currency; the amount will therefore be about $3,586,613.

You perceive, gentlemen, the weak state of our revenue, and you can, therefore, appreciate the importance of the duty which is imposed on you, of placing the goits pressing necessities, and to fulvernment in a condition to satisfy fil the obligations which it has contracted.

We have neglected nothing to raise funds. You will learn our proceedings with the allied courts, millions of francs, under their in order to negotiate a loan of sixty sovereign protection. When you shall have read the communications which have been addressed to us, on this subject, you will entertain the same bopes with ourselves.

in the present highly important state We desire, above all things, that of affairs, you will attentively consider the expectations of the country, of the allied powers, and of the civilized world at large.

present, you will not find it difficult By comparing the past with the to put in practice those wise measures which should conduct the na

tion to that state of prosperity which is reserved for it by Divine Provi. dence. All that we can do towards the attainment of it, is to declare the deep feelings which the sanctity of our cause excites in our bosom, by adopting principles fraught with purity and moderation, and fit to preserve the honour of this hallowed

cause.

Negotiations have been opened, and if we are invited to participate in them, agreeably to the articles

of the treaty of London, you must invest the government with full and necessary powers. You may henceforward be employed to this end, since you are fully instructed, and have before you documents which can leave no doubt on your minds, respecting the plan of pacification, which was adopted in the conferences held at London.

I cannot too frequently repeat this advice to you, thetruth of which your own hearts will tell you, namely, let all your endeavours-all your thoughts, be directed to the promotion of the Greek interests, never doubting the justice of the allied sovereigns. Pay, then, the most particular attention to the internal government of the state; and, if you adopt the opinion which I have declared, you will perceive that it will be impossible to establish constitutional and permanent laws, before the fate of Greece has been definitively determined. You will, perhaps, sanction the provisional system which exists at present, until that desirable period; modified, however, in such a manner, that the government, having new councils brought to its assistance, may restore tranquillity and order in the interior, commence the examination of such laws as should be proposed, and take, in fine, every measure which honour, justice and dent foresight recommend to your attention. Among such measures, must be numbered those which relate to the financial department, to our exterior relations, and to the indemnification which the government should proffer to the citizens who sacrificed their property for the good of Greece; in order that it may fulfil the promises of the assemblies of Astræa, of Epidau. rus, and Træzen; not only to these

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citizens, but to the valiant men who shed their blood in defence of their country. You should, in particular, afford relief and consolation, on the one hand, to the cities which are now unhappily reduced to ruins, and, on the other, to the honorable, though deplorable condition of the husbandmen.

In order to resolve all these problems with real advantage, as well as others which will hereafter pre. sent themselves, we must have time; or, I should rather say, we must have information, which can come only from abroad, and which we do not now possess, in addition to the advices obtained within our own territory, and which I have carefully collected. When, how. ever, you had laid down the prin. ciples on which the government, together with its council, should act with regard to those important questions and interests which are connected with it, you will have performed half your task. Having re-assembled, you will then finish and perfect it; you will also be required to examine the acts of government, and to regulate the laws which it will offer for your sanction.

If this preliminary plan meet your approbation, the government, according to the rules which you will have laid down, will answer the powers of Europe on any question concerning the execution of the contracts of the treaty of London.

These contracts bind the nation only so far as they have been ratified by you. The same may be said of the constitutional laws: they will be administered as you may direct; and it depends on you, after mature consideration, to give them your sanction. You will, in fine, establish the principles and

forms on which all other interests will be regulated until a new national assembly shall be convoked. During the sitting, and previously to the dissolution of this assembly, you will doubtless impress on your minds that, as you have become, on the one hand, the organs of the nation, through which it ad. dresses thanksgivings to the Providence which presides over the fate of nations; you are, on the other, the conspicuous witnesses of its acknowledgments to the august allied monarchs, its benefactors, to their admirals, to the naval force and its worthy chief, and, lastly, to all the Philhellenists who, by so many proofs of generous commis.

seration, especially by memorable exploits, have displayed their at tachment to Greece.

In all that I have thus candidly submitted to you, gentlemen, I have done my duty to the nation.

Having taken upon myself the direction of the affairs of the state, I deem myself happy in being able to sacrifice to it the remainder of my days; but the more particularly, if I could serve it as I desire, in the quality of a private citizen. I could them show to the Greeks, in the most satisfactory manner, the feelings which I entertain for the numerous proofs of confidence with which they have so generously honoured me.

PORTUGAL.

PROCLAMATION of the INFANTA RE

GENT OF PORTUGAL.

July 12th, 1826. PORTUGUESE!-The regency of the kingdom is about to relieve you from anxiety, and to fix your attention upon decrees, which interest you generally, and which his most faithful majesty Don Pedro IV., has deigned to issue from his court at Rio Janeiro. With these decrees will be also published the Constitutional Charter of the Portuguese Monarchy, which the same sovereign has deigned to decree, and which, according to his intentions, must be sworn to by the three or ders of the state, in order that it may govern the kingdom of Portugal and its dependencies. In the mean time, the regency informs you, that this charter differs essentially from the Constitution produced by infatuation in 1822, and which contained principles incom.

patible with each other, and condemned by experience. The character of the Constitutional Charter which his most faithful majesty gives you is quite another thing. It is not a forced concession; it is a voluntary and spontaneous gift of the legitimate power of his majesty, and matured by his profound and royal wisdom. This charter tends to terminate the contest between the two extreme principles which have agitated the universe. It summons all Portuguese to reconciliation, by the same means which have served to reconcile other people; by it are maintained, in all their vigour, the religion of our fathers, decorum, and the rights and dignity of the monarchy; all the orders of the state are respect. ed, and all are alike interested in uniting their efforts to surround and strengthen the throne, to contribute to the common good, and to

secure the preservation and ameli. oration of the country to which they owe their existence, and of the society of which they form a part; the ancient institutions are adapted and accommodated to our age, as far as the lapse of seven centuries will permit; and finally, this char. ter has prototypes among other nations who are esteemed among the most civilized and the most happy. It is our duty to await tranquilly the execution of this charter, and of the preparatory acts which it prescribes. If any among you should, by words or actions, aggravate resentments, excite hatred, or inspire vengeance, and interpose between the provisions of the law and its execution, he will be considered as a disturber of public order, and as an enemy of the sovereign and of his country; and he will be punished with the utmost rigour of the law. The regency flatters itself that the Portuguese people, both from the national character and for their common interest, will recognise, on this occasion, both what is their most important duty, and the way in which they may become principally useful.

Given at the Palace of Ajuda, this 12th of July, 1826.

(Signed) THE INFANTA. (Countersigned) JOSE JOAQUIM D'ALMEIDA E ARAUJO CORREA DE LA CERDA.

DECREE OF HIS MAJESTY THE EMPEROR DON PEDRO to HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE INFANT DON MIQUEL.

July 3, 1827.

his subjects; and, moreover, hav. ing in view the good qualities, the activity and the firmness of character, which distinguish my very dear and beloved brother, the Infant Don Miguel; I name him my lieutenant, bestowing upon him all the powers which, as king of Portugal and the Algarves, belong to me, and which are marked out in the Constitutional Charter, in order that he may govern and rule over the same kingdoms in conformity with the dispositions of the above-mentioned charter. The Infant Don Miguel, my very dear and beloved brother, will thus execute it.

Urged by motives worthy of my royal consideration, and considering that the safety of the state ought to be the supreme law for every sovereign who has at heart the welfare and the happiness of

Given at the Palace of Rio de Janeiro, the 3d of July, 1827. (Signed)

His Royal Highness the Infant
Don Miguel.

R.

HIS MAJESTY THE EMPEROR DON PEDRO to HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE INFAnt Don Miguel. Rio de Janeiro, July 3, 1827. My dear brother, I have the satisfaction to announce to you, that, taking into consideration your discreet conduct, and your known loyalty, I have just named you my lieutenant in the kingdom of Portugal, in order that you may govern it in my name, and according to the constitution that I have granted to the said kingdom. I expect, my dear brother, that you will look upon this resolution as the greatest proof I can give you of my confi. dence, and of the love I bear you. (Signed) PEDRO. His Royal Highness the Infant Don Miguel.

PROTOCOL.

Vienna, Oct. 18, 1827.

PRESENT.

On the part of Austria-M. le Prince de Metternich, M. le Comte

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