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