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the War of Independence.--His Plan for another Attack on Callao.--His Difficulties in Equipping the Expedition.--The Failure of the Attempt.--His Plan for Storming Valdivia.--Its Successful Accomplishment - 148

CHAPTER VIII.
[1820-1822.]
Lord Cochrane's Return to Valparaiso.--His Relations with the Chilian Senate.--The third Expedition to Peru.--General San Martin.--The Capture of the Esmeralda, and its Issue.--Lord Cochrane's subsequent Work.--San Martin's Treachery.--His Assumption of the Protectorate of Peru.--His Base Proposals to Lord Cochrane.--Lord Cochrane's Condemnation of them.--The Troubles of the Chilian Squadron.--Lord Cochrane's Seizure of Treasure at Ancon, and Employment of it in Paying his Officers and Men.--His Stay at Guayaquil.--The Advantages of Free Trade.--Lord Cochrane's Cruise along the Mexican Coast in Search of the remaining Spanish Frigates.--Their Annexation by Peru.--Lord Cochrane's last Visit to Callao - 177

CHAPTER IX.
[1822-1823.]
Lord Cochrane's Return to Valparaiso,--The Conduct of the Chilian Government towards him.--His Resignation of Chilian Employment, and Acceptance of Employment under the Emperor of Brazil.--His subsequent Correspondence with the Government of Chili.--The Results of his Chilian Service. - 208

CHAPTER X.
[1823.]
The Antecedents of Brazilian Independence.--Pedro I.'s Accession.--The Internal and External Troubles of the New Empire.--Lord Cochrane's Invitation to Brazil.--His Arrival at Rio de Janeiro, and Acceptance of Brazilian Service.--His first Occupations.--The bad condition of the Squadron, and the consequent Failure of his first Attack on the Portuguese off Bahia.--His Plans for Improving the Fleet, and their Success.--His Night Visit to Bahia, and the consequent Flight of the Enemy.--Lord Cochrane's Pursuit of them.--His Visit to Maranham, and Annexation of that Province and of Para.--His Return to Rio de Janeiro.--The Honours conferred upon him. - 223

CHAPTER XI
[1823-1824.]
The Nature of the Rewards bestowed on Lord Cochrane for his first Services to Brazil.--Pedro I. and the Portuguese Faction.--Lord Cochrane's Advice to the Emperor.--The Troubles brought upon him by it.--The Conduct of the Government towards him and the Fleet.--The withholding of Prize-money and Pay.--Personal Indignities to Lord Cochrane.--An Amusing Episode.--Lord Cochrane's Threat of Resignation, and its Effect.--Sir James Mackintosh's Allusion to him in the House of Commons - 246

CHAPTER XII.
[1824-1825.]
The Insurrection in Pernambuco.--Lord Cochrane's Expedition to suppress it.--The Success of his Work.--His Stay at Maranham.--The Disorganized State of Affairs in that Province.--Lord Cochrane's efforts to restore Order and good Government.--Their result in further Trouble to himself.--His Cruise in the Piranga, and Return to England.--His Treatment there.--His Retirement from Brazilian Service.--His Letter to the Emperor Pedro I.--The End of his South American Employments - 266

CHAPTER XIII.
[1820-1825.]
The Greek Revolution and its Antecedents.--The Modern Greeks.--The Friendly Society.--Sultan Mahmud and Ali Pasha's Rebellion.--The Beginning of the Greek Insurrection.--Count John Capodistrias.--Prince Alexander Hypsilantes.--The Revolution in the Morca.--Theodore Kolokotrones.--The Revolution in the Islands.--The Greek Navy and its Character.--The Excesses of the Greeks.--Their bad Government.--Prince Alexander Mavrocordatos.--The Progress of the Revolution.--The Spoliation of Chios.--English Philhellenes; Thomas Gordon, Frank Abney Hastings, Lord Byron.--The first Greek Loan, and the bad uses to which it was put.--Reverses of the Greeks.--Ibrahim and his Successes.--Mavrocordatos's Letter to Lord Cochrane - 286

CHAPTER XIV.
[1825-1826.]
Lord Cochrane's Dismissal from Brazilian Service, and his Acceptance of Employment as Chief Admiral of the Greeks.--The Greek Committee and the Greek Deputies in London.--The Terms of Lord Cochrane's Agreement, and the consequent Preparations.--His Visit to Scotland.--Sir Walter Scott's Verses on Lady Cochrane.--Lord Cochrane's forced Retirement to Boulogne, and thence to Brussels.--The Delays in fitting out the Greek Armament.--Captain Hastings, Mr. Hobhouse, and Sir Francis Burdett.--Captain Hastings's Memoir on the Greek Leaders and their Characters.--The first Consequences of Lord Cochrane's new Enterprise.--The Duke of Wellington's Message to Lord Cochrane.--The Greek Deputies' Proposal to Lord Cochrane and his Answer.--The Final Arrangements for his Departure.--The Messiah of the Greeks. - 318

CHAPTER XV.
[1826-1827.]
Lord Cochrane's Departure for Greece.--His Visit to London and Voyage to the Mediterranean.--His Stay at Messina, and afterwards at Marseilles.--The Delays in Completing the Steamships, and the consequent Injury to the Greek Cause, and serious Embarrassment to Lord Cochrane.--His Correspondence with Messrs. J. and S. Ricardo.--His Letter to the Greek Government.--Cheval��er Eynard, and the Continental Philhellenes.--Lord Cochrane's Final Departure and Arrival in Greece. - 355

CHAPTER XVI.
[1826-1827.]
The Progress of Affairs in Greece.--The Siege of Missolonghi.--Its Fall.--The Bad Government and Mismanagement of the Greeks.--General Ponsonby's Account of them.--The Effect of Lord Cochrane's Promised Assistance.--The Fears of the Turks, as shown in their Correspondence with Mr. Canning.--The Arrival of Captain Hastings in Greece, with the Karteria.--His Opinion of Greek Captains and Sailors.--The Frigate Hellas,--Letters to Lord Cochrane from Admiral Miaoulis and the Governing Commission of Greece. - 368

APPENDIX.
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I. (Page 22.)--"Resum�� of the Services of the late Earl of Dundonald, none of which have been Requited or Officially Recognised," by Thomas, Eleventh Earl of Dundonald. - 389
II. (Page 23.)--Part of a Speech delivered by Lord Cochrane in the House of Commons, on the 11th of May, 1809, on Naval Abuses. - 397
III. (Page 258.)--A Letter written by Lord Cochrane to the Secretary of State of Brazil on the 3rd of May, 1824. - 400

THE LIFE
OF
THOMAS, TENTH EARL