Star.
London, England, 1828-02-04 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIG ENCE.

The Albners of Aberdeen, has been taken by lbs-General au
Martin pritotee;vand was spoitartskiron the Deeensbitrit
lat. 16. long. 31.
Extract of a letter front Calcutta, dated July 21 :—" The Sofro, j
from hence to New South Wales, which vessel was purchased to
carry the cargo of the Active that got on shore on Saugor Sand and
returned here, sailed in the early part of the N.E. Monsoon, and
as she bad not arrived on the 17th of May, nor been heard of at
any of the intermediate ports, it L feared that she must bare foun-
dered at sea."
CUISAVIN, ItICVAILY 21.—Ths Red Buoy is driven from its
station, and lies in tan fathoms water on the Vogel Sand, about
four miles to the North of its place." The rest of the buoys are ly-
ing is all directions in the channel of the river. The two light
boats are gone to Heligoland.
JANUAILY 30.—The light vessel No. 1 (Ouster) was not at her
station tbiLmorning. The light vessel No. 2 (Inner) was at her
station. The river was entirely clear of ice.

Fautouvu, Fessuaar 1 and 2.—WindW.toW.N.W.—Affived
the Princeu Elizabeth packet, from the Mediterranean; sailed
from Corfu the 12th December, Malta 20th, Gibraltar 29d, and
Cadiz 24th: Sailed the Duke of Kent packet, for Lisboa; Re-
covery, PAITIRION, for Bombay; Catherine Elizabeth, for Bata-
via; and William, TAYLOR. for Rio Janeiro.
PLYMOUTH FIRRUARY 4.—Wind W.—Arrived theDavtd, Riot.
•RDS, from Oporto.

PORISMOUtih Fxsavaare 2 and 3.—Wind W.—Arrived the 14
mate. tranwort, Musa., front Malta. Put back the &ling
Grove, Faccouza, for Dominica.

Mat,, FICIIIWART N.N.W.--Arrived from London
the Mersey, &EASILY, for Barbadoes; Berwickshire, hanntr)w, fcr
Bengal; and his Majesty's ship Gloucester, for Lisboa. Arrived
the Countess of. Errol, HaNDISSON, from I:eghorn.

PROM THE HAMPSHIRE TELEGRAPH, PEE. 2.
Oa Thursday, his Majesty's skip Asia, 84, Captain
Edward Curzon, C.B. (late the flag-ship of Vice.
Admiral Sir Edward Codrington, G C. 8.); Albion, 74,
Captisin John Acworth Ommaney, C.B. and the Rose,
18, Commander William Wellesley, which ships formed
part of the squadron that fought the gallant and ar•
duous battle of Nava' in, *stilted f. oin Malta, whence

they sailed on the 29th December. Sir Edward Cod-
rington's flag was left flying in the Talbot, 28, Captain
Hon. Frederick Spencer, C. 13. It cannot be expected,
having had occas oa to recur so often to the battle of
Navariniand drawn our information from such various

sources, that we have now many new facts to commu-
nicate. When we reflect on the dreadful nature of the
battle, Us the circumstances have been related to us

by the victors, it is a consolation to know that the con-
test was unavoidable; that it was evident, from• the
faithless, treacherous conduct of the Turkish Comman•
der, in the movements of 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 im-
pression upon our officers, was equally felt, we are
assured, by our brave allies, and has since been con-
firmed by the words of the Egyptian Commander him-
self. We have it confirmed by the boarding Officers,
that the two ships of the line, which bore the flags of
the Turkish and Egyptian Commanders had one thou-
sand and fifty men killed and wounded. The car-
nage 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
than. There is no doubt but that the Turkish Admiral
had for some time contemplated a ;contest, and conse-
quently with the known characteristics of his country-
men, he had with the most savage cruelty determined
to blow up his ships, wish all their remaining crews,
rather than make an honourable surrender to a vim
torious adversary.. All his ships, there is reason to
believe, were previously prepared with combustible
trains, or fitted as fire ships, to effect this horrible pur-
pose ; and so determined were the means employed,
that several of the large ships which blew up, not only
were torn into fragments, but the concussion upset the
smaller vessels which lay near to them, and threw their
crewel into a scarcely less horrible abyss and equally
certain death. It was found that our ships had a great
advantage in well practised gunnery ; not a shot was
fired by them that did not do some execution, whilst it
sires evident that the Turks fired high, and at random,;by
which our ships sustained the greatest loss in their masts
'and rigging, and those of the crew suffered most who
wore posted on the poop, forecastle, and quarter deck.
Their guns were loaded with almost every kind of de-
structive instrument, besides shot, known in the art 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 strips, and
then broke and flew about in piece; these shot each
weighed 1201 b.
It will appear. we think, that Sir Edward Codling-
ton's instructions were, to oblige the Turkish and
Egyptian ships to return to their respective ports of
departure—Constantinople and Alexandria, and to re-.
main 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 determine-
don 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 ope-
' rations against the Greeks, be 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
undertook to convoy Ibrahim Pacha's division of
the armament back to Constantinople, and Moharem
Bey's to Alexandria, free from all danger or molestation
from either Lord Cochrane or any of the Greek forces.
In the last interview Sit Edward had with Ibrahim, he
forewarned him that any resistance to this intention
must be attended with the capture 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, ai not more than three
ships of the whole fleet were seen to strike their colours.
Table Pacha (the Turkish Admiral) went on board the
Asia the next morning ; in conversation on what had
passed, he shed tears at the destruction of his ships.—
It is known that the Egyptian Admiral's (Moharem
Bey) ship had a considerable quantity of money on
board. It appears, by the last accoents from Navarin
Bay (brought to Malta by the Parthian), that three of
the Egyptian frigates bad been put into such a state of
refitment, as may possibly, if they do ant meet with bad
wegther, enable them to reach Alexandria; into one of
these ships the treasure had been put. Neither of the Ad-
miral's snips was totally destroyed ; their crews cut their
cables, and they drifted on shore. Never were ships so
beaten as those composing the Turkish fleet ; we are as-
sured that scarcely a hand's breadth 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 masts and
spars, to put them again into a state of efficiency for
service. Commodore Sir Thomas Staines had left
Malt} in the Isis, to succeed Capt.:Hamilton. C.E. In
the command of the detached squadron in the Archi;