TALBOT1424

Zante
13^th April 1826

My Dear Mother

I left Corfu early on the 11^th, to visit Santa Maura, where we arrived in the evening, finding the appearance of that town not very prepossessing, and the weather being most delightful with the sea like a mirror, I [illegible deletion] went on the next morning, and arrived in Zante at sunset – One voyage was most prosperous we were but 19 hours coming from Corfu (exclusion of the time spent in port). The sea was smooth as a river, and several dolphins accompanied us surprized at our unusual appearance, and emulous of our velocity – The Greeks have gained a great victory at Missolonghi ¹ last Thursday, everybody in these islands is rejoicing at it. – From hence I can see the low coast of Elis and behind it the snowy mountains of Arcadia.

Your Aff^te Son
H.T.

[illustration] A Greek windmill

address panel:
Lady E. Feilding
31 Sackville S^t
Londra