Lord Cochrane's Return to Poros.--His Attempts to Organise an Efficient Greek Navy.--The Want of Funds and the Apathy of the Greeks.--His Letter to the Psarians, and his Visits to Hydra and Spetzas.--His Cruise Round the Morea.--His First Engagement with the Turks.--The Disorganization of his Greek Sailors.--His Capture of a Vessel bearing the British Flag, laden with Greek Prisoners.--Seizure of Part of Reshid Pasha's Harem.--Ibrahim Pasha's Narrow Escape.--Lord Cochrane's Further Difficulties.--His Expedition to Alexandria.--Its Failure through the Cowardice of his Seamen.--His two Letters to the Pasha of Egypt.--His Return to Poros.--Further Efforts to Improve the Navy.--His Visit to Syra.--The Troubles of the Greek Government.--Lord Cochrane's Visit to Navarino.--His Defeat of a Turkish Squadron 77 CHAPTER XX. [1827.] The Action of Great Britain and Russia on Behalf of Hellenic Independence.--The Degradation of Greece.--Lord Cochrane's Renewed Efforts to Organise a Fleet.--Prince Paul Buonaparte, and his Death.--An Attempt to Assassinate Lord Cochrane.--His Intended Expedition to Western Greece.--Its Prevention by Sir Edward Codrington.--Lord Cochrane's Return to the Archipelago.--The Interference of Great Britain, France, and Russia.--The Causes of the Battle of Navarino.--The Battle 114 CHAPTER XXI. [1827-1828.] The First Consequences of the Interference of the Allied Powers and the Battle of Navarino.--Lord Cochrane's intended Share in Fabvier's Expedition to Chios.--Its Abandonment.--His Cruise among the Islands and about Navarino.--His Efforts to Repress Piracy.--His Return to the Archipelago.--The Misconduct of the Government.--Lord Cochrane's Complaints.--His Letters to the Representatives of the Allied Powers, acquitting Himself of Complicity in Greek Piracy.--His Further Complaints to the Government.--His Resolution to Visit England.--His Letter to Count Capodistrias Explaining and Justifying that Resolution.--His Departure from Greece, and Arrival at Portsmouth.--His Letter to M. Eynard 134 CHAPTER XXII. [1828-1829.] Lord Cochrane's Occupations on Behalf of Greece in London and Paris.--His Second Letter to Capodistrias.--His Defence of Himself with Reference to his Visit to Western Europe.--His Return to Greece.--Capodistrias's Presidency and the Progress of Greece.--Lord Cochrane's Reception by the Government.--The Settlement of his Accounts.--His Letter of Resignation.--The Final Indignities to which he was Subjected.--The Correspondence thereupon between Admiral Heyden and Dr. Gosse.--Lord Cochrane's Departure from Greece.--His Opinions Regarding her.--The Character and Issues of His Services to the Greeks 162 CHAPTER XXIII. [1828-1832.]