2812 LE MONITEUR UNIVERSEL

LE MONITEUR UNIVERSEL

No. 213. Mercredi, 1er Aout 1827. In the absence of the President Count Kapodistrias, the provisional government committee appointed Mr. Renieri president of the Senate. This committee also voted thanks to His Majesty the King of Bavaria, the President of the United States, and Mr. Eynard. The amendments made to the constitution of Epidaurus have as their object the safeguarding and more precise definition of political rights, the limitation of the work of the deputies, purely legislative objects, the greater expansion of the imputations and rights of the executive power, the abolition of the titles and discrimination and the institution of courts. Corfu, July 3. On the 25th of last month, Lord Cochrane came into conflict near Crete with the Egyptian squadron, consisting of 120 sailing vessels. After a heavy cannonade, which lasted forty-eight hours, he succeeded in breaking her up and sinking some of her ships. The Greek squadron consisted of 80 sail. The Egyptian squadron had landing troops and a very large quantity of ammunition. The Turkish squadron retreated to Navarino. London, July 27, Times article. ...It may seem strange that we who thus preach the withdrawal of troops from the Iberian Peninsula, have advised (though without great hopes of success) the intervention of European powers in the bloody struggle between Greeks and Turks. We will answer that the cases are dissimilar: the first is a war of nations, the second led to a war of principles. Europe can say to Greece and Turkey: "You will no longer fight each other," but Europe has no right to state with slavish constitutional views: "You will no longer make progress, you will no longer convert anyone." Once Greece is liberated, it will be up to her to see and create the best system to suit her views and interests...2nd, p. 4. In French.