Star.
London, England, 1807-10-19 00:00:00

THE DARDANELLES.

The following letter was brought by the Electra,
Capt. Taoscova, which arrived at Plymouth IA
week, with difpatclit`s from Lord COLLINGWOOD:

• Off the Dardanelles, Aug. 30.
46 We arrived at Malta on the t9th ult. and de-
parted again on the :id, with the flips mentioned
in my Tall, with s fine wind, for the Archipelago,
which continued tint we got off the ifland of Ceri-
gotto, when it came round from the eallward, and
we were obliged, the remainder of our way to Te-
nedos, to turn to windward, at which place we ar-
rived on the 9th inn. after a tedious pale of nearly
three weeks, working 'brought the numerous paffages
between the iflands. We found lying in the Roads
his Majeny's (hip (eeen, Rear Admiral MARTIN ;
Kent, and Repulfe ; and the Herald and Philomel
(loops, off the Dardanelles, watching the motions of
three fail of Turkifh line of battle Chips, fit frigates,
and feverat (mall veffels of war.
" The Ruffian fquadron, under the command of
Vice Admiral Siniavin, the fenior flag officer, and
Rear Admiral Greigg, Commodore Ignatieff having
died Come time ago, confining of fix flips of the line,
were at anchor with our fquadron, and two flips of
the line, off Tenedos. They were all on the point of
failing for the anchorage off the Dardanelles, the
morning we hove in fight. The Ruffians, after hay-
ing withdrawn their troops, detlroyed every thing of
fuhtinence on the Maud of Tenedos ; the Turks
landed soon men, and the inhabitants, after placing
themfelves under the proteaion of the Ruffian flag,
revolted, and turned to the enethy. The Ruffians
Coon got the better of them, and obliged every one
to quit the Ifland, excepting a few, whom they took
prifoners, and employed undermining the fart and
batteries. The Turkifh fquadron, which accompa-
nied the (mall craft, with troops, were engaged by
the Ruffian fleet, who took one line of battle !hip,
and defiroyed two frigates. That Ifland is now re•
duced to nothing but the mere foil, and that fcattered
all over with ruins, which prefents a horrid (peEtacle,
efocially the dead bodies lying about, without cover-
ing on them.. Tenedos is immediately oppofite to
where old Troy Rood, about (even miles acrofs the
Roads.

41 We weighed in the morning of the lath, in con
cert with the Ruffian fquadron, and arrived at this
anchcirage on the 13th. A Meffenger of the Porte
went on board the Ocean, and communications took
place between him and our Ambaffador Sir Arthur
Paget, and loon after between the Ruffian and ours:
much correfpondence has paged between them (ince.
Ships at anchor off the Dardanelles :
Ocean, Lord Collinswood.
()Iteen, Rear •Admiral Mania

Repo*, Canopus, Montagne, Malta, Hind, Herald, Philo-
fuel, Delight and Eledtra.
The Kent Il Ilirreying the port of Skiro;

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The Seahorfe is examining Porto Trio. in Pares, to fee if either
of them is Et for Ihelter for a Squadron.
The Thetis is cruiling in the Gulph of Salonica.

The Wizard is at anchor off Tenedoa; and

The Adivc Is jolt arrived in fight from off Smyrna.

4' We (hall drop down to Tenedos perhaps to•mor.
row, it being the belt anchorage. Admiral Martin
will fhift his flag to the Canopus the firft favourable
opportunity. We hale been here three weeks, and
no perfon is yet appointed by the Sublime Porte to
conclude a treaty for the re•etlabii(hment of Peace.
It was agreed, that one &mild meet our Ambaffador
at the Dardanelles Cagle on Thurfday laft t accord•
ingly Sir Arthur and and his fuits went in, in the
Hind, but no one met him, and they returned again
the fame evening to the fleet, Sir Arthur had a
conference with Ifmael Pach*, at the Cagle. You
will have heard long 'ere this reaches you, that a
Peace has been concluded between France and Rufla
Admiral Siniavin has received orders from his Court
to cote all bonny againft tl:e Turks : he has, in
confequence, moved with his fquadron down to Tc.
nedos. The Seahorfe has been very fortunate
in prizes—the took in lets than a month, eighteen
veffels. The American brig Pembroke cleared for
Copenhagen, bound to Marfeilles, laden with oil, has
been condemned to her. A Ragufan brig has afro
been condemned to her, laden with barilla and bats
rope, from Carthagena to Leghorn--the has been a
great annoyance to the trade of the enemy : but I am
furry to fay, that I.ieut. B. Yoage and two men were
killed, and Lord John Hay, a midfhipman, loft his
left arm, by being fired at from a battery of one gun,
when purfuing Tome fmall coining veffels, which
took (helter under the land, and which it was found
impoffible to bring nut."

Saturday difpatches ware received at the Admi-
ralty from Admiral GAMBIER, by the STEP Lima gun
buig; the only information of interefi which they
enauntunicate, utters to the lots of the Railleur !loop
of war.• All her officers, it is tlattd, wee abfent in
prizes ; the telt of her crew, it is apprehended) havc
printed.

iVele ICA *TELL IG EA' :R.

, ZCLIWOUTH,OCTOPCR'6.

Sailed yeflerday, the foil minti packets, with
mails Lady Arabella, P. a tsovs, with mail
of the 7th intl. for New York stud Halifax ; the Doke
of Kent. Coareswortro, with ditto f fame dare,
fnr Jamaica ; the Princel% ElizaSvit, FMtRESDALk,
with ditto, of the 6.h ink. for Malta ; the Auckland-
SICUYLER, with mails of the 6th aid trh inff. for
; and the fchooner Ann, ItivErt. for M.ha.
—An ezprefs was ibis day received (Jr the ALUAN
cutter to hold he4fe;i in readincfs to fail at trn rrsi.
nutes notice. The outward bound Porrugol and
Mediterranean fleet are fill detained. The MiNSTRE
(loop of war made tignal of failing this day, but
was prevented, the wind being unfavourable.—Wind
S.W.