The Sun.
London, England, 1803-11-15 00:00:00

YARMOUTH, Nov. It.

•
Yesterday tile Yarmouth.Voltinteers'received their
Colour. from cite hand's of the Lady of our worthy
ChIU Magistrate, Ron e tur Cotti,, Esq. who, on de.
livgrin thein from the balcony- of the New Hall to
Col. GoLo the CoMmanding Offieer, made a short hut
appropriate Speech on the occasion. The-Mayoress
was accompanied:on balcony by.the Mayor and.
several Gentlemen Orthc Corporation, AdMirals Rtts.
set. and TOoa.i.lnokoUGp, and many Gentlemen
and Ladies Of respeaability. I.lte Colours, were then
given. to
.the Ensigns, and c•-)nveyed.bY thein,- under
the usual guard, to' the Regiment, which was drawn
Up' on the adjoining plain to receive them. . '
the Volunteert.then• proteeded to Church, where
a Sermon suited to ,the occasion, was preached by
the Rev. RictiAtio Tuailig,-. Minister of this
Parish after which the ceremony orConsecrating
. the Colours. took place in the chancftl, which was
accompanied by a most excellent .Charge from Mr.
TURNER to the Volunteers, who, on retiring from
Church, were drawn up in the Matket.place, and
fired three vollies.
A diniter was provided at the New Hall ,for the
Officers and the principal Members of the Corpora.
tabs; rind tcvernl parties of the Voltinttese were
forined at the different taverns. Upon the: whale,'
the day was passed with that decorum; regularity,
and good. order, which the solemnity of the
sion require& ; - • • • v?

' ANECDOTi OPENGLISH COURAGE.,---AhOUt the
tear 1638, the Captain Bass* of the Porte, witk
the whole Torki,h fleet under his command,' on a.
visit to Cairo •and -otherportst for the purpose .of
convoying the vessels laden
.at those places for Con.
stantitoptr, met 'with two English ships, the Nee.
icr, and. iri/tiani'and *Ash; lading torn in the
guiph of 1101,610.Cornlieing k'prohibited commo-
dity, andnotl4o be transpotta, under penalty of
forfeiting ship; tlirgni anciAltkliberty of the men,,
the &sea was; invited, by the tprosped of such a
booty, to command the seizdrd of-these vessels;
w as they 'Were but two, its-was not questioned
bet they' would-yield at 'the firat summons ; but. in
this the Turk' tvasfrhistakeolhePhad to deal with
people wh6 knew their iituation, 'who were unused
to fear, and-wire eesolved to miike,theinfidels pay"
as dear as-potisible.fer the property, -liberty, and
lives' of Erkcins.' Immediately the-English ships
cut theirichblesy and stood out t&llea, where they
*ere attackedi by the whbleOttoman fleet, being
sometimes boarded by one and 'then by two gallies
at Once ; yet as'they plied their l,guns with small
shot, and made a gallant defence 'with their half
pikes, they often cleared their decks; anti beat off
the' enemy' with great, slaughter. The Captain
BaaSa being-ashamed that lair whole fleet should
meet with. sueh Opposition from such vessels, re.
sOlVeti.to snterl his men 'at the guti.toom port of one
of the ships; and running the prdW'of his own galley
into the strire.--the valiant crew.elapt an iron.spike
into the' titthat:bolt the prow, -by' which the
galley being Witted fast Or the timbers of the
ship, they broiler 'their guns to, bear aft, and
charged them with oross.bars, pieces of iron, and
partridge shot,. raked them tore and aft, killed the
Captain Bassa- himself, and near three hundred in
the'galley'l-At length, having spent all their shot,
they Charged their guns. with pieces of eight, but
being 'Overpowered by. nuttillers of their enemies,
anti not ableto.make further 'resistance, *after ,Main.
raining thilf Unequal' eatiflitV for mote 'thin) 'three
hours, they tikt- fire- to the, ihips, which blowing
up, destroyed -two or- thrret galleys which lay along,
suit thern,otogither,with thoie Men who.Were,then
fighting Upon d'ebk, 'hand to' hand- with thedefen.
dants ;s so- that none -of these undaunted felloWs
were taken, but three or foist that' were-picked-but
of the sea. Thus ended this-extraordinary aftion,
the Titik4 gaining the .vidirry.with.the loss of
twelve- hunctred''slives.killed'and wciuntied,, besides
the Caittiinliassa; and !;everal'other officers of note
killed, and five horldred Turks' slain or wounded.
The gallies were forted into port,' where they. re-
mained 'a full month to. Cepair;."' This afflair struck
the whole Porte with amaztrilene 'at' the bravery,
or obstinaty,' as theyicallediit, of the English ;
and it lair matter not altogether forgotten at Con.
stantinopla at this day.. ,