The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane | Page 3

[1818-1820.]

Lord Cochrane's Voyage to Chili.--His Reception at Valparaiso and
Santiago.--The Disorganization of the Chilian Fleet.--First Signs of
Disaffection.--The Naval Forces of the Chilians and the
Spaniards.--Lord Cochrane's first Expedition to Peru.--His Attack on
Callao.--"Drake the Dragon" and "Cochrane the Devil."--Lord
Cochrane's Successes in Overawing the Spaniards, in Treasure-taking,
and in Encouragement of the Peruvians to join in 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.--Chevalíer 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