t the monastery has fallen without them. I must again repeat
how indispensable it is that this fleet should be in readiness to
encounter the Turks, who cannot now delay long their departure.

It is with deep regret I see the extreme discontent existing on board
the _Sauveur_ brig, which seems to me to be greatly augmented, if not
entirely owing to the Greeks being paid in advance and the English being
in arrears of wages. In this country, my lord, I must repeat, nothing
can be done without regular payments. By paying out of my own funds,
when others could not be obtained, I have established the confidence of
the Greeks and English in this vessel, as far as money is concerned; but
I cannot continue to pay out of my own pocket. If funds are not
forthcoming for the wages of this vessel, I must beg leave to resign.
Whilst I am on board my people will always consider me personally
responsible for their wages; and I must again remark I have suffered
already much too severely in my private fortune to admit of my making
further sacrifices. Besides wages for the crew, I have various expenses
here to repair damage sustained by the vessel.

I have the honour to be, &c.,

F. A. HASTINGS.

P.S.--It seems to me necessary to relieve the vessels at Volo, or they
will quit their station. Greek sailors on board their own ships will not
remain more than a month at sea.

X.

_Karteria_, Poros, May 6th, 1827.

MY LORD,

I do myself the honour of enclosing for your perusal two different
extracts from public papers sent me lately from Zante. I am now ready
for sea, excepting powder, of which I have only two quarter-casks of
very vile French stuff, received from Captain St. George. Mr. Hesketh,
amongst the other prizes made at Napoli, has brought some flannel
cartridges for our guns filled, and forty casks of powder. Would your
lordship have the goodness to cause an order to be sent me to receive
this powder? There is still a great quantity of the stores sent out from
England missing. I have the bills of lading, and can give copies to Mr.
Hesketh, if you think proper to send to Hydra, Spetzas, and Napoli again
to collect them. I suspect the Hydriots have now in their possession
about one hundred and sixty carbines such as I have on board.

It appears strange to everybody here that all the Commissary Department
should be absent. I am informed provisions