with a severity, that seemed gradually to soften; for when I took a last look of him, the expression, at least to my eyes, was truly sublime.

April 24. On this day answers arrived from Zante, and we learnt that just as our messenger reached that place with the fatal news, Dr. Thomas, and another of the first physicians of the island, were embarking for Missolonghi. Sir Frederick Stovin, the resident, had attended to all our wishes; he had forwarded the despatches for Corfu and England; and was providing several Ionian boats for the transport of the remains, and of Lord Byron's household and effects, to Zante. The same or the next day also arrived Mr. Trelawny, the friend of Byron, and who had accompanied him from Genoa to Greece. He was at Salona when my first message respecting his Lordship's illness had reached Colonel Stanhope. He set off immediately, hoping to arrive in time, but he was too late.

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May 2.-We were some days occupied in the necessary preparations, and in waiting for the boats from the islands: at last they came; and on the morning of the 2d of May we embarked with the remains of our lamented friend, under a mournful salute from the guns of the fortress. How different from that which had welcomed the arrival of Byron only four months ago!

We were nearly three days on our passage, and it so happened that we were obliged, by contrary winds, to take that very course in our return in which we had risked such dangers on our voyage to Missolonghi; and we anchored one night near the same rocks where Lord Byron had sought shelter from the Turkish frigate.

May 4.- On the evening of the 4th of May we made the port of Zante, and heard that Lord Sidney Osborne had arrived, and not finding us in that island, had sailed for Missolonghi.

May 5. On the next day we took up our quarters in the Lazaretto, and we found that, two days after the death of our friend, the brig Florida had arrived, having on board the first instalment of the loan, under charge of Captain Blaquiere, who was also the bearer of a commission from the Greek deputies in London and the contractors and managers of the loan, by which Lord Byron was appointed principal commissioner for the transfer and disposal of the monies so obtained.

Had Mr. Blaquiere found Lord Byron in life and health, what innumerable benefits would immediately have accrued to

Greece! With so much additional authority, and such an incalculable increase of his means, he would doubtless have realised many of those hopes, and accomplished those projects, which might have fixed the independence of Greece on solid foundations. The organisation, of which he had already formed a sort of nucleus, would have spread itself into all quarters of the confederacy, and have given energy and importance to the national government. A proper application of the new funds would have at once decided the fate of the fortresses of the Morea-of Lepanto, and probably of the Negroponte; and might have enabled the Greeks to assume the offensive not only by sea, but by land. The very appearance of the success which had crowned his efforts to obtain the all-important aid from England would, even of itself, have increased the confidence of the Greeks in their illustrious benefactor, and would have

operated with decided influence on the ensuing campaign.

As it was, the death of Lord Byron was the signal of general alarm *, and of no less