THE WAR OF GREEK INDEPENDENCE 1821 TO 1833 BY W.ALISON PHILLIPS 1897

BATTLE BETWEEN THE FACTIONS 377
full of armed men.
Already, on the afternoon of the
21st, there had been a skirmish in the streets, between
Grivas and the Suliot Djavellas; and the greater number
of the Capodistrian majority in the Congress had
fled in alarm to Nauplia.
On the 23rd there was a
regular battle between about twelve hundred Rumeliots
and the troops of the Government, in which the
former, who had insufficient
ammunition and no artillery,
were beaten, and compelled to withdraw from
the town. Kolettes, ousted from the Government,
now determined to throw in his lot with the Rumeliots;
and, followed by about sixty of the deputies and
several of the more important leaders, he proceeded to
the Isthmus.
At Megara the Rumeliots had gathered
their strength, and here it was determined to set up a
provisional government in opposition to that at Nauplia
while at the same time
;
negotiations were opened
with the Hydriots. Kolettes himself, Zaimis, and
Konduriottes, were elected to form the governing
committee; and Mavrocordatos, who had come over
from Hydra, was made State secretary. Greece was
once more rent in twain, and threatened anew with the
horrors of civil war.
The Powers had now begun, after a long interval,
to concern themselves again with the affairs of Greece.
On the 26th of September the Conference had met