iration of all
on-lookers. But the circumstances of his life were unfortunate; and
therefore he had to endure such hardship as falls to the lot of few. The
harsh judgment by which he suffered has already been reversed. It will
be atoned for when his worth is properly acknowledged by his fellow-men.

APPENDIX.

(Page 161.)

CAPTAIN ABNEY HASTINGS'S LETTERS TO LORD COCHRANE

So much had to be said in the body of this volume in evidence of the
insurmountable difficulties raised by the Greeks themselves to Lord
Cochrane's efforts to aid them as efficiently as he desired, that there
seemed no room, without wearying the reader, for there citing more than
two or three of the letters addressed to him by Captain Abney Hastings.
They have, therefore, been reserved for quotation here. Their
publication is desirable for two reasons. In the first place, they show
how Captain Hastings, whom all the historians of the Greek Revolution
join in praising, was harassed, and his work rendered almost useless, by
causes which Lord Cochrane, in a much more difficult position, was
blamed for not overcoming. In the second place, they will serve as a
contribution to the biography of a high-minded and valiant man, a sharer
in Lord Cochrane's zealous efforts on behalf of Greece, and in the
misfortunes incident thereto, of whose memorable career the world knows
little.

I.

_Karteria_, Hydra, March 26th, 1827.

MY LORD,

The usual contrarieties of the machine prevented my following you
yesterday according to your desire. Observing you went to Poros, I
thought I should act in conformity with your wishes by coming here to
take in coals, and avoid all possible delay. I have got on board enough
for about four days more. I have expected you all day, and not seeing
you I have taken upon myself to depart for the service you destined me
for; although I am not quite certain I know the exact station. I shall
go off Grabousa and endeavour to find Captain St. George. I leave a
letter here for the primates, requesting them to load a small vessel
with coals for my return, which I wish to take in on the opposite side.
This measure, far from occasioning delay, would be advantageous in that
respect as well as having less close connection with the Hydriots, whose
presence always has the effect of setting a bad example to the Greeks I
have on board. I should feel obliged to your lordship to insist on this
measure. Perhaps