The National Register.
London, England, 1822-08-19 00:00:00

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A mail from Turkey has just arrived, bringing
intelligence from Constantinople to the 11th, and
from Smyrna to the 3d ult. The disaster which had
happened to the Turkish fleet, brought about as it
was by a rare combination of skill, enterprise, and
intrepidity on the part of the Greeks, seems to have
spread consternation and dismay among the inhabi-
tants of Constantinople. Independently of the loss
of lives, the destruction of the Turkish vessels, with
their equipments, is estimated at not less than 1g
millions of piastres—an estimate probably beyond
the truth, which is however sufficiently disastrous.
It appears that the Greeks, though elated to the
highest pitch by this triumph, had not lost sight of
the due caution necessary to make it valuable to
their future interest. They had subsequently kept
the open sea, cruising off Ipsara, and occasionally
advancing to the north of Seto roads, but avoiding
all open encounter with the enemy. Their numbers
were from 45 to 60 sail, all small vessels, but well
manned and equipped. The Turks, on the other
hand, fatalists in their creed, were in a state of ex-
treme despondency, and were in constant apprehen-
sion of similar stratagems from the wily enemy that
had once overreached them. Cara Mehemet, Paella
of Patras, has been appointed to the command of the
Tur!:ish fleet.
FATAL DUEL IN FRANCE.—A letter in the Jour-
nal des Delmds, dated Bagnires, July 29, states as
follows:--" A deplorable event has jest taken place
is this town. The unfortunate young Pinac was
interred this day, having been killed in a duel with
an Englishman. The affair did not arise from any
personal quarrel. The Englishman being in the
reading room of Frescati, happened to write on the
margin of a pamphlet respecting the battle of Tou-
louse, that every thing in it was false; that Lord
Wellington had gained a complete victory; and that
our (the French) army was indebted to his generosity
for not having been put to the sword.' NI. Pinuc,
a young officer, not in actual service, who was first
made acquainted with this circumstance, called on
him to account fur having written these words.
The Authorities did all they could to prevent the
duel, but their precautions became useless; and Pi-
nac, having received a ball in his belly, died some
hours afterwards."

By the Waterloo, arrived off the Start from Can-
ton, letters to the 16th of March have been received.
The good understanding between the Chinese and
the English was then pet feet ly re-established. The
flictory returned to Canton on the 25th of February,
and the season being far advanced, every exertion
was made to complete the cargos, and despatch the
remaining ships. It appears that the Viceroy of
Canton had been placed in an awkward predicament,
on account of the supposed facility with which he
had allowed the quarrel with the English to be ad-
justed. Placards had been exhibited in the streets,
contrasting his conduct in the afftir of the American
seaman, strangled for accidental homicide, and in
allowing the Englisk to escape, who had collimated
wilful murder, at least according to the Chinese in-
terpretation of the affair. On the other hand, the
Vicero), it seems, has still to justify his conduct to
the Emperor for having restored the trade, though
his life would probably have ben sacrificed had the
revenue of Canton, which had depended on that
trade fallen short of its usual amount. The Wa.
!era* left China the 16th March, two days after the
Charles Grant and Kettle Castle, which ships she
came up with in the Straits of Sunda, and all three
without having sailed in company, anchored at St.
Helena the 18th of June. The Kettle Castle and
the Grant were to sail from St. Helena on the 23d.
The ships expected to sail from China wi.hin the
fortnight succeeding the departure of the Waterloo
were in the following rotation :—Bredgewater. Low-
ther Castle, Atlas, and Gen. Kyd. The Vansittalt,
arrived in China on the 2d of March, which ship,
and the Scabby Castle, were lying at Whampoa,
and would probably be ready to sail for England by
the middle of April.
GIBRALTAR, Juev 22.—1 t is mentioned in a pri
vate letter from Cadiz of the 18th instant, that the
convoy lately arrived from the Havatinah having
lost 50 men on the passage, it was understood that
the crews would perform quarantine in the castle of
St. Sebastian. A Capidgi Bachi, charged by the
Divan to poison the Viceroy of Egypt, was disco-
vered in disguise a short time ago, and by order of
the Viceroy was buried alive.
Dispatches of a recent date have been recei ed
from Petersb..rgh. Their chief object is to announce
that the Emperor Alexander was to set out at the
beginning of this month for Vienna, to attend the
Congress, which, it is now positively affirmed, will
assemble in September in that capital.
His Grace the Archbishop of York made an offer
to receive the King at his Grace's Palace, at Bishop-
thorpe, in case his Majesty returned from the North
through York ; but his Majesty has signified to his
Grace, through an official channel, that it will not
be in the power of his Majesty to avail himself' of
Ina Grace's offer, as his Majesty, according to his
present arrangements, will not have the opportunity
of visiting Y.a k.

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