The Sun.
London, England, 1828-02-04 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Hampshire Telegraph.)
PORTSkOUTII, FEB. 2.---On Thursday his Ma-
jesty's ship Asia, 81, Captain Edward Curzon, C.B.
(late the flag-ship of Vice-Admiral Sir Edward
Codrington„ G.C.8.) ; Albion, 74, Captain John
Acworth Ommanney, C.B. ; and the Rose, 18,
Commander W. Wellesley, which ships formed part
of the squadron that fought the gallant and arduous
battle of Navarin, arrived from Malta, whence they
sailed on the 29th December. Sir Edward Co-
drington's flag was left flying in the Talbot, 28,
Captain Hon. Frederick Spencer, C.B. It cannot
be expected, having had occasion to recur so often
to the battle of Navarin, and drawn out information
from such various sources, that we have now many
new facts to communicate. When we reflect on the
lreadful nature of the battle, as
the circumstances
!lave been related to us by the victors,' it is a con-
'olation to know that the contest was unavoidable;
that it was evident, from the faithless, treacherous
(!onduct of the Turkish Commander, in the movements
(4' the fleet under his command, during the period of a
month previous to the action, that the Treaty for the
liberation of Greece from Turkish tyranny and cruelty
could not be carried into effect but by force of arms.
This appears to be a universal impression upon our
officers ; was equally felt, we are assured, by our
brave Allies; and has since been confirmed by the
words of the Egyptian Commander himself. We
have it confirmed, by the boarding officers, that tho
two ships of the line which bore the flags of the
Turkish and Egyptian Commanders, had 1050 men
killed and wounded. The carnage was so dreadful—
the sight was so appalling—that, as they passed
along the decks, humanity was affected at the sight:
They turned away, and did not visit those parts
where the calls of duty did not direct them.
There is no doubt but that the Turkish Admiral
had, for some time, contemplated a contest, and,
consequently; with the known characteristic of his
countrymen, he had, with the most savage cruelty,
determined to blow up his ships, with all their re-
maining crews, rather than make an honourable sur-
render to a victorious adversary. All his ships,
there is reason to believe, were previously prepared
with combustible trains, or fitted as fire-ships, to
effect this horrible purpose; and so determined and
direful were the means employed, that several of
the large ships which blew up, were not only torn
into fragments, but the concussion upset the smaller
vessels which lay near them, and threw their crews
into a scarcely less horrible abyss, and equally certain
death. It was found that our ships had a great ad-
vantage in well-practised gunnery; not a shot was
fired by them that did not some execution, while it
%vas evident that the Turks fired high, and at random,
by which our ships sustained the greatest loss in
t heir masts and rigging, and those of the crew suffered
most who were posted on the poop, forecastle, and
quarter-deck. Their guns were loaded with almost
every kind of destructive instrument, beside shot,
known in the heart of war; each of the line of battle
ships was fitted with four guns on a side, of about
ten inch bore, to fire marble shot, which passed
through the sides of our ships, and then broke, and
flew about in pieces; these shot each weighed 1201b5.,
It will appear, we think, that Sir Edward
drington'i instructions were, to oblio ineTurkish
and Egyptian ships to return to their. respective
ports of departure—Constantinople and Alexandria,
and to remain there whilst the negociations were
going on at Constantinople for the settlement of
the affairs of Greece, , according to the Treaty
of London. He was to understand that this
was the unalterable determination of the Allied
Powers, and, therefore; if, after using all means of
expostulation and of persuasion with Ibrahim Pacha
he should still persist in offensive operations against
the Greeks, he was to warn him of the danger he
was incurring by his conduct, and at last resort to
shot, to oblige him to comply. Sir Edward under.
took to convey Ibrahim Pacha's division of the ar-
mament back tO Constantinople, and Moharem Bey
to Alexandria, free from all danger or molestation
from either Lord Cochrane or any of the Greek
forces. In the last interview Sir Edward had with
Ibrahim, he forewarned him that any resistance
to this intention ntnst be attended with the cap-
ture- of his ships; Ibrahim replied—" You may
destroy them, but you will never capture them,"—..
This expression was understood to mean, that he
would himself give orders for their destruction, should
any collision take place between them ; and which
he fulfilled nearly to the letter, as not more than
three ships cf the fleet were seen to strike their
colours. Tahir Pacha (the Turkish Admiral) wen.;
on board the Asia the next morning; in conversation
on what had passed be shed tears at the destruction
of his ships.—lt is known that the Egyptian Admi-
ral's (Moharem Bey) ship had a considerable quan-
tity of money on board. It appears, by the last ac-
counts from Navarin 13,ay (brought to Malta by
the Parthian), that three of the Egyptian frigates
had been put into such a state of refitment, as may
possibly, if they do not meet with bad weather, enable
them to reach Alexandria; into one of which the
treasure had been put. Neither of the Admiral's
ships was totally destroyed; their crews cut their
cables and they drifted on shore. Never were ships
to beaten as those composing the Turkish fleet:
we are assured that scarcely a hand's hroadth space
appeared in their sides that was not shot through;
some ports were literally beaten in, the guns were
dismounted, and fell in upon the crippled decks.—
The Asia and Albion have not suffered much in their
hull; they would not have returned to England if
their services had been further required, as they
wanted only lower mast: and spars to put them again
in
nhethce Isis, to
into a state cf efficiency for service. Commodore
tSaitnainHesahmaidltorlie,ftc
succeed o Thomas
sp
to
of the detached squadron ir. the Archipelago, The
Cambrian will return to England, having been seve-
ral years employed in that service.

The following ships were left at Malta :—Talbot
(with the flag of Sir Edward Codrington), Dart-
mouth, Rifleman, Parthian, Ariadne, Rattlesnake
Pelican, 4T7,sper, Philomel, and Zebra, and the Rus-
sian squadron under Rear-Admiral Count Heiden.
The Warspite sailed for Corfu, on the 25th of Dec.
PASSENGERS BY TUE 'Ass/L.—Commanders J.
Monday and R. F. Gamble, of the Navy; Mrs.
Wylly (relict of Colonel Wylly) and family; Capt.
Wellesley, and Lieut. Bucknor, of the Rifles; Lieu-
tenant Jackson, 80th Regiment i Lieut St. John,
R.N. and Mr. Leonard, Assistant Surgeon, 85th
Regiment, By the Albion—Mr, Primrose Lyons,
late surgeon of.the Olasgow. By the Rose—Com-
mander., Hamilton, Hive, Spencer Smyth and Tr:Wil-
kins,

The Cato transport left Malta for this port, on
the 29th Dee. with condemned stores and invalids.
Last evening his Royal Highness the Lord High
Admiral arrived at the Admiralty Hour.e, and dined
with the Commander-in-Chief, Admiral the Hon.
Sir Robert •Stopford, K.C.B. This morning at nine
o'clock, his Royal Highness embarked in the Meteor
steamer,de under a
the
salute troops fromfo r theme(i batteries,around the lines
aninda
feu,
and proceeded to Spithead to visit the Asia, Albion,
and Rose. He was accompanied by the Colman.
der-in-Chief, and all the Captains of the Navy at the
port ; the ships saluting his flag, with manned yards.
At one, his Royal Highness landed,
.under the same
honorary salutes, anti:proceeded to the Admiral's
house, where.he is to dine with the Principals of ail
the public departments at the port. He will retail;
to Bushy to-morrow morning.
The Asia was towed into harbour this afternoonby the Carron steamer; on her passing the batteries
her gallant crew were cheered by the troops and
,
inhabitants, and by the crews of the different ship
in the harbour as she passed them—they manned
the rigging, and acknowledged the honourable eon,.
pliment with hearty cheers. The Albion and Rost
will come in on Monday. The Albion is to be paid oil.
(From the Devonport Telegraph of Saturday.)
FEB. 2.—His Majesty's ships Ocean, 80, Gape
P. Campbell, and Windsor Castle, Capt. E. L
King, were towed into the Sound on Wednesday
The lower deck guns of the Windsor Castle has

qeen taken out,- and she i to proceed to Lisbon, to
assist in bringing home the troops from Portugal.
The Ocean will also proceed to Lisbon, from whence
she will take the 43d regiment to Gibraltar, and, we
understand, is destined for Sir Edward Cothington's
flag, in the Mediterranean. They are under orders
to sail the moment the wind is fair, though it, is sup-
posed they will join the squadron intended to ac-
company his Royal Highness Don Miguel to Por-
tugal.
Yesterday the Dutch corvette of war, Lys, Capt.
Van Luxembourg, anchored in the Sound,. on .her
way to Cadiz and Batavia,, hiving injured her rudder
off Cape Finisterre, which obliged her to bear up for
this port to repair damage. • .
His Majesty's ship Maidstone was taken into'dock
yesterday. Her repairs will occupy a considerable:
time.

All was well,on board his Majesty's ship,Hussar,
46, Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, Bart., Captain
Boxer, at Bermuda, on the Bth ult., as also on
board the Coromandel, now permanently stationed at
that port.
His Majesty's ship Cordelia arrived at Shields on
Friday, the 2,5 th, having been blown off the Coast in
the late gales, which forced her to keep at sea nearly
seven weeks.

Thursday being the anniversary of the King's
accession, the usual salutes were fired from the bat-.
teries and the ships in harbour. The day was ulso
celebrated by the ringing of bells and other public
rejoicings.
ORDINARY SERVICE,..--.By a recent regulation,
Captains to be, in future, appointed to this service
must be out of the first hundred on the list, and the
Commanders to be of fifteen years' standing.
We stated in error last week, that Captain Usher
was to succeed the late Captain Shortland, as Com-
missioner of the Navy at Jamaica • it should have
been Captain Charles Inglis, of whose appointment
we were not then aware.

Lieutenant J. Maitland is appointed to the 'Fri.
bune ; Lieut. Sir W. Dickson, Bart. to the Raleigh;
Lieut. W. Pritchard, (1808) First Lieutenant or
the Britannia, is promoted to the rank of Commander.
Mr. Alexander Knox, from the Erebus, to be super-
numerary Assistant Surgeon of the Asia.
Lieutenant James B. Somerville, removed some
time since from the Windsor Castle, on the appoint-
ment of a Commander to that ship, has been re-ap-
pointed to her in the vacancy occasioned by Lieut.
T. Stewart, whose request to be superseded has been
complied with.
Mr. James Lash, Admiralty Mate, late of the
Genoa, is promoted to the rank of Lieutenant.
Mr. G. B. Grant, Senior Mate of the Genoa,
aethe battle of Navarin, is promoted to the rank of
Lieutenant,

The office of Agent Victualler is to be abolished.
Thos, Miller, Esq., who has been twenty-nine years
Agent Victualler at Plymouth, and upwards of fifty-
eight years in his Majesty's service, will be superan-
nuated. Mr. Miller will retire with tb.i, respect and
esteem of all classes. Mr. John Franklin, Master of
the Royal Sovereign yacht, is appointed Superinten-
tlant under Commissioner Sir James Gordon. Mr.
J. Town, Master of the William and Mary yacht,
is appointed Superintendant of the Victualling Esta-
tltislunent of Portsmouth, at Weevil, on the reduced
scale: '

Our Dock-yard is at present abundantly supplied
%vitt tvood from all. quarters of the world. We have
oak: from Africa, teak-wood front the East Indies, fir
from Canada and the Baltic, and mahogany fioni the
West Indie's. Some years ago, when captweed..SpELT!
nish ships were titkeit into dock, great c'ariosity was
excited among thevartificers, and the vessels were
isitedby many, to. observe the thensealled extrava-
gant use of so precious a.inaterial as mahogany. Now
it lies in immense masses around our docks, farms
portions of our ships, and is a part of the regular
yearly supply.
`We cannot with too much earnestness recom-
mend to the maritime counties of England the
adoption of Associations for the Preservation of
Life fro Shipwreck. • We happily boast, within
he limits of our port, of an Association and Branch
Of the Royal National Institution, for the Preserva-
tion of Life from Shipwreck, who have provided a
life-boat, which is stationed in Cawsand Bay ; and
raft truly add, that the adVantages' arising from the
establishment have been fully felt, during the 'late
gales, in the relief of many a shipwrecked fellow-
creature.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,

HUNTING APPOINTMENTS,

FOR THE PRESENT WEEK,
The H. 11., meet on Tuesday, at Matterly Gate; Thurs-
day, at the Chequers, Ropley ; Saturday, at Preston Oak
Hills-10.
hotindS,, on Thursday, at
verley Post ; Saturday, at -Densum Wood—half-past 10.
The Vine Hounds, on. Wednesday, at Worting; Satur
day, at Sherborn Church-10,
Mr. T. A. Smith's Hounds, on Tuesday, at Southgrove ;
Friday, at Abbot's Ann Wood-i 1. - • •

The Con Oak Harried, .on Tuesday, at liedhone Gate ;
Friday, at Southdown Barn,. near linher-11.
The Blaelcrooor Vale Hounds, on Tuesday, at Cherton
Fto)4)x-nl.-Ito!)nenid:'u
str,oLn Wednesday, at Kelve-
ElliirsitFdEaryisd'sae:x't e,
at Itomiland Wood.
c\lV:Tl'l94lhiliee:Derhyshire Deer-hounds, on Thursday, at New_
haven—halfilast 11.
The £44st Sussex Fox-hounds, on Thursday, at Plump-
tnl—at a quarter before 11.
Mr. Muir's Hounds, on Tuesday, at the Plummer's
Arms, Densigne--half-past 10.
The Marquis of Cleveland's Fox-hounds, .on Tuesday,
at Hoviden Hill ; Friday, at Gatterley Moor-11.
The Lambton Fox-hounds, on Tuesday, at Shadforth ;
Thursday, at Great Stainton ; Thursday, at Iloldforth
Bridge; Saturday, at Embleton-10.
The Hurworth Fox-hounds, on Tuesday, at Worsel
Dills ; Friday, at Neashant-10.
Sir T. Stanley's Fox-hounds, on Tuesday, at Hootou
Park-10.

The Oakley Hounds, on Tuesday, at Kempton Wood ;
Thursday; at Astweod ; Saturday, at Bletsoe--gnarter
before 11.

The Puckeridge Hounds, on Wednesday, at Peverelis ;
Saturday, at the 29th mile-stone, Buntingford-road— half-
past 10.

Mr.. H. M. Chadwick's Hounds, on Tuesday, at Dray-
cott Cross; Friday, at Watford Gap—hal f-past,lo:
Mr. Muster's Hounds, on Wednesday, at the 7th mile-
stone, Mansfiehkroad ; Friday, at Hahne Pierrepoint—_
half-past 10.

Tithe Barn-11.
Saturday,
adonHeWatedli.:"(l4l).'
1 t The
T hw
aNi t
ee New
ChurchU ni on; Harriers
rri y ilo(nt S
wwu (Suffolk),
bknta.e)e:
11.
ti Tuesday,
Mr. King's Hounds, on TouesdAY
Mahlon; Thursday, at Torbrian C0mm0n.....) on"--.) o.
Mr. H. Villebois' Harriers,
ham Green ; Saturday, at MarOm B:l;:llFatieaßrelitieinill
at Sibberteft ;
~Houndx,
Mr. Osbaldeston's Hound*,
Friday, at Chapel Cramptp" ; at Kelmarsh—
half-past 10.
The Duke of Graftan onWednesday, at Gayton ;
Friday, at Stonebridge.Moll"--half-past 10.
The Plass Teg qtrners) 011 Tuesday, at Llay-green Pin-
fold—half-past JO.

IginckdoAn,ct2or
an/.
vig,„111,,,,NG.—•-FIGHTS TO COME.
March 11.---14' "NI and Baldwin, within forty miles of
dtoJ2arNicholls, .51. a side.
AMparriethe.---Brown and Sampson, 2501. a side, half way
between Birmingham and Bridgenorth.
April 8. --Viefinch and Young Gala, 100/, a side

Great activity prevails at present in Paisley,
in almost every department of business - ' -the demand tbr
Weavers at present is greater than it bas been since the
year 1825. The consequence is, that during the Present
extended to the rwighbouring
ngten trade. This favourable
month a considerable advance has taken place on the prices
paid for weaving. The sales in the shawl and trimming
tines have been greater during the winter than usual ; con-
sequently the manufacturers are warranted in making ac-
,t,
ti va-
scare
of
e preparationsthing
sh fsa 1
villages, which participate in the Paisley ti ade ; particu -
lardy in Kilbarchan and Lochwinnoch, the population are
hilly employed, and are now able to earn better wages than
rhey have done for seine time past. Should this gratify-
ing prospect hold good' for any length of time, the indus-
a.l i ktehne 'ise spr
trious and ingenious inhabitanti of that district may regain
.omething like their former independence, and again taste
,ome of those enjoyments of which they have been so lone
deprived,.— Glasgow Chronicle.